GNG F.C.
| Full name | Guru Nanak Gurdwara Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1969 | |
| Ground | Riverside, Leicester | |
| Chairman | Nash Bains | |
| League | Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division | |
| 2021–22 | Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division, | |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The club moved into Riverside in 2014.[4]
Records
[edit]- Best FA Vase performance: First qualifying round, 2019–20
References
[edit]- ^ "History". GNG F.C. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Buildbase FA Vase first round qualifying" (.ashx). The Football Association. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "History". GNG F.C. Retrieved 17 July 2019.