GNG F.C.

GNG
Full nameGuru Nanak Gurdwara Football Club
Founded1969; 56 years ago (1969)
GroundRiverside, Leicester
ChairmanNash Bains
LeagueLeicestershire Senior League Premier Division
2021–22Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division,

Guru Nanak Gurdwara Football Club is a football club based in Leicester, East Midlands, England. They are currently members of the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division and play at Riverside.

History

GNG were formed in 1969 by a group of Sikh teenagers, naming the club after the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Leicester. GNG's first game was a 4–3 win over Melbourne Hall in the Evington area of the city. GNG's early history was spent in the Leicester City League, before moving up to the Leicestershire Senior League.[1] In 2015, GNG won Asian Football Club of the Year at the Asian Football Awards at Wembley Stadium.[2] GNG entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2019–20.[3]

Ground

The club moved into Riverside in 2014.[4]

Records

  • Best FA Vase performance: First qualifying round, 2019–20

References

  1. ^ "History". GNG F.C. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Swansea's Neil Taylor expresses his delight after being named Player of the Year at Asian Football Awards". London Evening Standard. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ "The Buildbase FA Vase first round qualifying" (.ashx). The Football Association. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. ^ "History". GNG F.C. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

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