On Saturday 8 August 2026, Bootham Ladies made the long journey south to Portsmouth to compete in the Aztec Women’s Summer Cup. Having entered the tournament last year, Bootham found it to be an excellent part of their pre-season preparation, providing valuable game time against Tier 1 opposition as well as the opportunity to renew […]

On Friday, England Futsal, the new operators of the National Futsal Series, announced the format and participating teams for the 2026/27 National Futsal Series. Following our National Tier 2 Championship success, Bootham Ladies earned the right to be promoted to Tier 1. After careful consideration, however, the club has made the difficult decision not to […]

Bootham Ladies Futsal Club are delighted and honoured to announce a new leadership team ahead of the upcoming season. Long-standing captain and club legend Ellie Whittaker has stepped down from the role due to injury. After leading the Ladies team since its formation, Ellie hands over the captain’s armband to club stalwart and last season’s vice-captain, Jess Baker. […]

Bootham Futsal Club are delighted to announce that Head Coach Chris Collins was recently awarded a Love of the Game Award by North Riding County FA in recognition of his outstanding support for grassroots football and futsal in the city. Award-winning coach Chris, who has previously coached at York Railway Institute FC, Rawcliffe FC, York City Boys […]

Bootham Futsal Club are delighted to announce that, following the latest round of trials, two more Bootham players have joined the England Futsal Development pathway. Elena has been selected for the U17s Development Squad, while Hannah has earned her place in the U19 Development Squad. Hattie also has a further trial as she looks to […]

On Thursday 16 July, Bootham Girls’ & Ladies’ Futsal Club – York held its annual Awards Night, celebrating achievements across every age group within the club. The event brought together players, coaches, volunteers, and families for an evening of recognition and celebration following another successful season. As always, the popular and notoriously difficult quiz proved […]

After 10 months of coaching, countless training sessions, and many matches in Leeds, Hull, York, and Italy, we came to the final session of the season. It was a celebration of everything we have achieved this year: lots of great play, plenty of smiles, and, of course, a few moments of cheating—mainly from the coaches, […]

In front of more than 1,000 players, coaches, and parents, the girls proudly walked onto the main stage to collect their well-earned 3rd-place trophy. It was a moment that perfectly reflected everything they had achieved during an unforgettable week in Italy. From the very first game, this incredible group showed determination, resilience, and togetherness. Despite […]

After the disappointment of yesterday’s semi-final defeat, combined with a very early 6:30 a.m. start, the girls were understandably subdued this morning. Their opponents in the third-place play-off were the very first team they had faced in this year’s tournament — a team they had already beaten once. Knowing that result was in their favour, […]

After an amazing three wins from three, the girls faced their toughest test yet today against a very strong Finnish side. The opposition had been scoring goals for fun throughout the tournament, sweeping teams aside with some outstanding futsal, and our girls knew they would be the underdogs going into the match. But do you […]