The pathway for young girls to get into football has grown as Workington Town Ladies and Allerdale Girls FC have announced a team up.

Taking to social media the recently renamed Workington Town Ladies announced that the team up with Allerdale Girls FC will happen with immediate effect. 

The move will see nearly 300 female footballers coming together and will strengthen the opportunities across the full playing lifecycle for our community. 

Following a period of transition whilst the administration work is carried out it is expected by the start of the new season, the Junior and Summer League section of Allerdale Girls FC will be known as Workington Town Girls FC and will carry the same badge and identical strip to that of Workington Town Women FC.

Workington Town Women’s manager Paul Mackenzie spoke on the merger saying: “This is a big opportunity for us to grow as an organisation and offer a clear pathway to adult football to young footballers with aspirations to play at the highest level they can locally.

“John Barber has been the figurehead of Allerdale Girls FC since its conception 13 years ago and he and the many other people involved with the club have done an amazing job over that time.

“Our new structure will ensure that both clubs will continue to influence their own operations, but will also benefit from an overarching philosophy that reflects the aims of the organisation.

“It is also important for us to make people aware that this move will strengthen Workington Town Women and our aims to attract the best players available in the years to come.

“I’d also like to make it clear that opportunities to join us as an adult footballer will always be open to players, irrespective of their background in junior football.”

This is seen as an essential and hugely important step forward by both clubs and a decision that has brought much excitement to everyone connected to the clubs. 

Allerdale Girls FC’s founder, John Barber added, “We are all immensely proud of Allerdale Girls Football Club and what many people have helped to build over the years.

“It is clear that those representing Workington Town Women FC respect the work we have done and they value what an organisation like ours brings to the table.

“Similarly, we can see the value in the moves that they have made over recent years, culminating in their name change for the coming season.

“Us joining together is an extremely important and powerful move forward in our joint desire to deliver the best we can for the football players we represent.”

Workington Town Ladies will be taking part in the North West Women’s Regional Division One North, two below the national league and are currently looking to enter a team into the Lancashire County Women’s League.