Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

WOMEN’S SOCCER at GLADESVILE RAVENS

1981 - 2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

• NOVEMBER 1981

• Raven’s Committee agrees to form women’s & girl’s soccer teams for 1982 season

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

• LEE OWENS,Ravens Club Secretary leads the planning.

• Becomes first Women’s Soccer Supervisor at AGM of 1981

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

1982 Ravens become foundation member of new GLADESVILLE HORNSBY WOMEN’S SOCCER ASSOCIATION (GHWSA)

Later to become North West Sydney Women’s Soccer (NWS WS)

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Women’s Soccer at Ravens is officially underway

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Recruitment started for the first teams

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Our first teams played in the first competition run by the Gladesville

Hornsby Women’s Soccer Association.

Ravens formed 5 teams for that first season

ALL AGE THREE

UNDER 16

3 UNDER 12 TEAMS .

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

And players for the first season were …

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

And …

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Under 12 White (1982)

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Ravens made 2 Grand Finals in 1982

Our top team, All Age 3, lost 1-2 to Macquarie Uni in a grand final replay after the first game had finished 0-0.

Our U/16s went down 0-1 to Hills Memorial club.

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

1983 SEASON 2THE PROMISE OF GREATER THINGS TO COME

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

The early seasons produced some great teams

1985 Under 14

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006 1985 ALL AGE 3

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

1985 All Age 2

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

1985 All Age 1

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

In 1988 Ravens entered the Women’s Super League Competition for the first time

Ravens have continued in this top level competition every season since. We are the longest surviving club in WSL Competition

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Club

Newsletter

1988

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

WSL 1989

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

WSL 1991

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

WSL (Div 2) PREMIERS 1990

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

WSL 1994

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

WSL PRELIMINARY FINAL 1995

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

WSL 1997

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

WSL 2005

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

2003 Ravens Continue to Offer More for Girl’s Soccer

Ravens enter teams in first ever Girl’s Only Under 8 Competition

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

2004 – Ravens Win Their First AA 1 Premiership

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

2005 Ravens add 3 junior teams toplay in expanded 5 team WSL format

WSL 14s 2005

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

OVER 25 YEARS MANY THINGS HAVE MADE

GLADESVILLE RAVENS A GREAT

WOMEN’S SOCCER CLUB

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Great Promotion

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Great Publicity

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Development of Junior Girls Teams

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Development of Junior Girls Teams

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Development of Junior Girls Teams

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Development of Junior Girls Teams

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Development of Junior Girls Teams

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Development of Junior Girls Teams

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

COACHING CLINICS for GIRLS

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

SUPPORT FOR REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Development of Female Coaches

And coaches of the female game !

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

WOMEN’S TEAMS FOR ALL LEVELS

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

And mostly …

A LOT OF FUN

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

GLADESVILLE RAVENS

WOMEN’S SOCCER

1982… 53 players

1999 … 118 players

2006 … 480 players

Gladesville Ravens: Celebrating 25 Years of Women’s Soccer 1981-2006

GLADESVILLE RAVENS

WOMEN’S SOCCER

1982 … 5 TEAMS

2006 … 37 TEAMS

2031 … ???

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF SOCCER FOR WOMEN & GIRLS

1981 – 2006