If the 14/15 season taught the team how to lose, the following campaign taught them how to win. Having lost their influential captain in the summer, a new club captain was appointed in Grace Warren, and the season saw further recruitment of high-quality players, paving the way to a massively successful season.
Brighouse won all but one of their league games, a draw at home to Wortley the only blip on an otherwise flawless season. Beating the noisy neighbours Clifton in the second game of the season 9-2 showed how far the team had come in a short space of time. They followed that up with a 4-2 win against a talented Bradford City team, with Poppy Eccles scoring all 4 goals that day. The next 2 games brought late drama. After being 2-0 down at Horsforth, the team battled back to make it 2-2 before Warren’s spectacular volleyed goal in the last minute earned 3 points for the team and the ‘Goal of the season’ trophy at the end of season awards presentation. 7 days later, Zoe Fryer was the hero, scoring with the last kick of the game to take 3 points from Marsden.
A long break in play due to poor weather meant no football in the month of December. The team picked up 2016 where they left off in 2015 with a ground-breaking win at home to Whitkirk. Katja May starred that day and continued to do so throughout the season, claiming both top scorer and most assists. The cup competition proved less successful this season, as the girls were unlucky to lose to Carlton after the original draw was scrapped which would have given the team a friendlier route via Bradford. The season ended with the total demolition of Clifton, signifying the end of an era at this level. The 17-1 win signalled the dominance of girls’ football in the region, which is now firmly yellow.
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| Squad photo with the league trophy |
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| Recognising success at the league presentation |
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