Football News
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Abbey Boys Fly into First Final
30 Mar 2020Abbey boys produced a vintage performance to make it the fourth Byron Coomer Cup final in four years; as they picked up the baton from last year’s Abbey side and 2018/2019 Byron Coomer Cup winners. However, this was to be a tough test against a strong Westcliff School side. Both sides fought for possession in the early minutes of the game without either side really threatening to score. However, it was in the 16th minute that the game had its first real moment, when Mensor Draij went on a mazy run beating 3 players before being chopped down by the last West Cliff defender inside the 18 yard box.
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National 9v9 Football Tournament
16 Jan 2020St. Georges Park, the home of football, was the stage that was set for the Barking Abbey girls academy football team to take part in a National 9v9 Football Tournament, organised by National Football Youth League and included 14 teams from across the country. For our qualifying matches, we were placed in to a difficult fixture group, but the girls showed their quality and winning edge easing through to the semi-finals with wins over This Girl Kicks, Durham & Sunderland. In the semi-finals we were met with local opposition EDSV college & some of the best football was on display from our players.
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Ex BA Students continue their journey with fantasic scholarship opportunities in the US
Four Graduates of the Barking Abbey Football Academy are proud to announce that they have continued to develop their student-athlete careers with long term scholarships in the United States of America. Joe Bowles transferred to Akron University (junior). NCAA DiV1 Sofian Maghouz to Carson-Newman University (Freshman). NCAA Div 2 Peter Oyetunji to West Alabama University.
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- 4th Barking Abbey Girls Football Academy Season Review
- 1st U19 Jeff Saxton Essex Schools & Colleges Cup
- 13th Barking Abbey Girls Secure Fantastic Scholarship Opportunities
- 5th Barking Abbey Girls Football Academy Stay Unbeaten
- 2nd Double Triumph at the Disney Showcase for Barking Abbey Football Academy
- 1st Barking Abbey Football Academy Florida, USA - Tour 2026
- 20th Barking Abbey Girls Football Academy on course for quadruple in 2025
- 19th Barking Abbey Boys Football Academy look to retain National ESFA title
- 25th Student Athlete earns professional scholarship with Division One club Leyton Orient
- 25th Barking Abbey graduate helps Daytona win NJCAA title for first time in their history
- 21st Barking Abbey Striker Signs Professional Contract
- 5th Barking Abbey Boys Football Academy seal a historic treble
- 16th Abbey players shine in Fantastic FA Youth Cup run
- 13th Barking Abbey Boys - September - October 2023
- 12th Barking Abbey Girls - September - October 2023
- 19th Girls Football Academy play National Final at the home of championship club Queens Park Rangers FC
- 10th National team call up
- 6th Football academy student-athlete makes his senior international debut
- 17th Abbey Boys Football Academy advance into another cup final
- 3rd Abbey boys football academy pass National Elite Super Cup test
- 28th Abbey advance to the last 16 of the ESFA National Super Cup
- 21st Boys Football Academy cruise into second semi-final of the season
