Interest in women’s football soared after England’ World Cup success in 1966, leading to the formation of several regional leagues.
The Midland Ladies League was founded in 1968. Several cup as well as a league competition were established.
Leicestershire’s leading women’s teams of the 1960s were British Railway (Wigston), Emgals (Leicester), Leicester City Supporters (Leicester) and Rainbow Dazzlers (Moira).
Arthur Hobbs organised a soccer tournament for local clubs in Kent in 1967, the matches taking place at Betteshanger Colliery Welfare ground. In the same year Warwickshire Ladies League established with 8 teams from Birmingham, Bedworth, Coventry, Nuneaton and Warwick.
Butlin’s Cup in association with ITV and the Daily Mirror. Games were played at Butlin’s holiday camps during the summer months of 1969 and 1970 with national finals for England and Scotland. The winners playing off to decide the ‘International’ champions.
The Women’s Football Association (WFA) founded with 51 clubs in 1969.
Winners and Runners-Up Midland / Leicestershire Women’s Football 1967-68
Season | Competition | Winner | Runner-Up | |
1966-67 | Warwickshire Ladies Football League Knock-out Cup | ? | ? | Leicester City Supporters LFC (SF) |
Winners and Runners-Up Midland / Leicestershire Women’s Football 1968-69
Season | Competition | Winner | Runner-Up | |
1968-69 | Midland Ladies League | ? | ? | |
1968-69 | Midland Ladies League Cystic Fibrosis Cup | Swindon Spitfires | Emgals | British Rail (2nd out of 9 Emgals (3rd out of 9) Leicester City Supporters (6th out of 9) |
1968-69 | Midland Ladies League Cup | Nuneaton Wanderers | British Railway [Wigston] |
Winners and Runners-Up Midland / Leicestershire Women’s Football 1969-70
Season Competition Winner Runner-Up 1969-70 Midland Ladies Football League ? ? Emgals (SF) 1969-70 Midland Cup Nuneaton Wanderers British Railway [Wigston] British Rail (SF_ Emgals (RU) Leicester City Supporters LFC 1969-70 Midland Ladies Football League Cup ? Emgals (SF) Midland Ladies League Cystic Fibrosis Cup Nuneaton Wanderers / Swindon Spitfires (Shared) Emgals (R2) 1969-70 Midland Ladies Football League Vice-President’s Cup Emgals Nuneaton Wanderers British Rail (?) Emgals (W) Leicester City Supporters LFC (?) Rainbow Dazzlers (?) 1969-70 Pat Gwynne Invitation Cup Bedford Ladies Notts United Leicester City supporters LFC (R1) Rainbow Dazzlers (SF) 1969-70 Rose Cup Nuneaton Rangers Rainbow Dazzlers [Moira] Leicester City Supporters LFC (SF) Rainbow Dazzlers (RU) 1969-70 Stan Haines Cup ? ? British Rail (SF) Emgals (?)
Midland / Leicestershire Women’s Football Results & News Stories 1960s
Midland / Leicestershire Women's Football 1960s |