GNG F.C.

Last updated
GNG
Full nameGuru Nanak Gurdwara Football Club
Founded1969;55 years ago (1969)
GroundRiverside, Leicester
ChairmanNash Bains
League Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division
2021–22 Leicestershire 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.

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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

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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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