Our football team have returned having played as Swansea City in the Southern Finals of the EFL Cup. They had a great experience, stopping to pick up their personalised kit at the Liberty stadium before travelling on for a hotel stay at Birmingham. They wore their ‘hoodies’ provided by the Friends of the school and looked great in these. Thank you to the Friends and Menna Kerrison in particular who ensured that these were ready on time for Monday morning.
After an overnight hotel stay in Birmingham they travelled to Boldmere FC to compete with 11 schools who had won the right to represent their regional EFL Championship team. Our players acquitted themselves with pride and great skill, reaching the final and losing 1-0 to a last minute goal to Brentford. Brentford will now play in the EFL Final at Wembley stadium in May.
It has been an incredible journey for our team and they came within one win of playing at Wembley. The day started really well with wins against Norwich, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and a resounding 3-0 win against Bristol City in the group stage. They drew 0-0 with Brentford and then progressed into the semi-finals from Group 1. They defeated Group 2 winners Ipswich Town in the semi-final before meeting Brentford for the second time in the final. Again, there was little to separate each team before an exceptional goal saw Brentford run out as winners. We wish Brentford well for their big day at Wembley in May.