Football Academy tops the league

Hopwood Hall College’s league-topping Football Academy 1st team

Hopwood Hall College Football Academy topped their league after winning all of their fixtures in the 2015/16 season.

The team won the English Colleges FA North West Category Two Premier League, adding another title to the previous eight the team has won since its inception in 2000.

Rob Johnson, Football Academy Head Coach, said: “Securing another league title has been a real team effort as we operate a player rotation policy; if you’re not in the squad one week, you’ll definitely be in it for the following game.

"Watching the players develop has also been a joy to see, with some of the lads having progressed from the second team to the first and play an integral part of this ‘invincible’ season.

"Our players are also in the ‘shop-window’ with vice-captain Kieran Glynn being spotted and offered a contract with a semi-pro club and has also been invited to trial with a local professional club."

The College second team narrowly missed out on retaining the title they won last year, finishing runners-up in the Category Three Premier League.