June Batt - The Lutonian

Luton to host FA women’s league cup final – 40 years after staging first-ever Euro decider

March 22, 2024 Sportsdesk Comments Off

Luton Town will be the first Premier League stadium to host the FA Women’s National League Cup Final tomorrow – 40 years after playing host to the first-ever Women’s European Championships showpiece. Newcastle United and […]

The blue plaque that can now be seen at the entrance to the Crawley Green Recreation ground, commemorating Harry and June Batt and the players of the Chiltern Valley Ladies and the British Independents teams of 1967-1972

Blue heritage plaque unveiled to commemorate women’s football trailblazers

September 30, 2023 James Cunliffe Comments Off

A blue plaque has been unveiled in Luton to honour the role that two trailblazing women’s football teams played in the history of the women’s game in England. Despite a Football Association-enforced ban since 1921 […]