Below you will find links to the various articles that have appeared regarding the COGs, in no particular order….
Crawley Old Girls proving a real hit! – Sussex County FA – October 2015: http://www.sussexfa.com/news/2015/oct/crawley-old-girls-proving-a-real-hit
Crawley Old Girls growing in numbers – EFL Trust: http://www.efltrust.com/crawley-old-girls-team-growing-in-numbers/
FA Peoples’ Cup 2016 – Camaraderie of Female Vets – BBC Sport: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03nf2j4
Minsterial Recognition for the COGs with the visit of Sports’ Minister, Tracey Crouch MP & Henry Smith, MP.: https://www.henrysmith.info/news/ministerial-recognition-cogs
COGs pick up prestigious FA Award – EFL Trust: http://www.efltrust.com/crawley-old-girls-pick-prestigious-fa-award/
Crawley COGs triumph at Wembley – Sussex CFA: http://www.sussexfa.com/news/2016/aug/crawley-cogs-triumph-at-wembley
FA Peoples’ Cup 2017 – Stories from the Dugout: BBC Sport: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/38675749
Appearance on BBC Radio London – March 2017: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04thvzd
BBC News – Crawley Old Girls learning to play football: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-sussex-38774872/crawley-old-girls-team-learning-to-play-football
Crawley Old Girls bringing great publicity to Crawley Town FC – Crawley Observer: http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/sport/football/crawley-town/fan-s-view-crawley-old-girls-bring-crawley-town-great-publicity-1-7808399
Girls on Film! – Crawley Town FC: https://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/2017/january/girls-on-film/
Crawley Old Girls get into Coaching – Sussex CFA: http://www.sussexfa.com/news/2016/jul/crawley-old-girls-get-into-coaching
The Old Girls Rocking the World of Football – BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04rfw7v
Girl Power – Crawley Town FC: https://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/2016/august/girl-power/
Jordan Nobbs’ COGs’ Visit – EFL Trust: http://www.efltrust.com/cogs/
Jordan Nobbs’ Visit – Crawley Observer: http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-and-england-star-visits-crawley-town-to-promote-cogs-initiative-1-7093537
FA Womens’ Awards – The FA: http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/nov/18/fa-womens-football-awards-181116
The Amazing COGs – 4 The Love of Sport: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2016/12/04/the-amazing-cogs/
FA Award Winners! – Crawley Town Community Foundation: http://www.ctcommunityfoundation.com/single-post/2016/11/22/COGS-Our-Crawley-COGS-are-National-Winners
COGs win Sussex County FA Community Award: http://www.sussexfa.com/news/2017/jul/community-awards-winners-announced
Sussex Sports Awards 2017 – Finalists Announced: https://www.activesussex.org/sussex-sports-awards-2017-finalists-announced/
Kudos Sports – Blog – Interview with Carol Bates after Women’s Sport Trust #BeAGameChanger “Inspiring Initiative – Local” Award win: http://blog.kudos-sports.com/2018/06/crawley-old-girls-interview/
Connect Sport UK – Interview – How “Old Girls” sparked a Football Revolution: http://www.connectsport.co.uk/news/how-old-girls-sparked-football-revolution
BBC Sport – Get Inspired – The Football Team getting Women into Football: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/44444876
The FA – COGS’ Pioneer Carol Bates Reviving the “Missed Generation” of Women’s Football: http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/jan/30/crawley-old-girls-fa-peoples-cup-310118
Time Out – London – Feb. 2018 – Not sure how I ended up on this incredible list of 64 women, but… https://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/64-inspiring-women-pay-tribute-to-the-heroines-who-blazed-a-trail-before-them
The First National Women’s (over 30s) Recreational Football Festival – The Crawley Observer: https://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/sport/football/crawley-old-girls-organise-first-national-women-s-recreational-festival-1-8547624
Crawley Old Girls win top Trophy at Sussex Sports Awards in Brighton: https://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/sport/football/crawley-old-girls-win-top-trophy-at-sussex-sports-awards-1-8718671
Video of Winners of The Grand Hotel “Community Impact Award” at the Sussex Sports Awards 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sY4xrHjJG0
Sport Relief 2018 – COGS vs. Robbie Savage’s Allstars: https://youtu.be/84iOXGnsGFg
FA People’s Cup 2019 – Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts and fellow DJs/Presenters play Women’s Walking Football against the COGS: http://www.thefa.com/news/2019/feb/07/adele-roberts-radio-one-peoples-cup-walking-football-070219
BalaSport UK – Fantastic account and video record of the #OGWC19, in Soissons, France: https://www.balasport.co.uk/old-girls-play-fair-at-their-own-world-cup/
FIFAWWC – BBC Radio 4 – You and Yours – Carol Bates & Jade Harker talk about COGS & the WWC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0006djf?fbclid=IwAR3icPX0RHlUDyozd2bUgAk82_N3UQn7uMTSQy4xSQq5do0v18KrMiaU5Bk
BBC News UK – The “missed generation” and the Old Girls’ “World Cup” 2019 #OGWC19 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-kent-49681983/the-missed-generation-of-women-s-football
Daily Express – Jane Warren – “Come on you COGS” – Jane Warren writes about trying football for the first time after visiting the COGS – Dec. 2019 https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-express/20191205/page/25
Podcast Sept. 2020 – Hot Flush Rebels – “Get off the sidelines and follow your Dream” – Carol Bates talks about growing up in the 70s, her non-diminishing passion for football and how it came to be that she eventually got to follow her dream. https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/hot-flush-rebels/get-off-the-sidelines-and-S-7YgLO4DEU/
October 2020 – COGS on the feature photograph for The Guardian’s story – Strength in Unity. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/nov/10/strength-in-unity-working-to-give-fans-of-womens-football-a-collective-voice
March 2021 – Carol chatted with Abi Ticehurst for Abi’s SELK Women’s Grassroots’ Podcast to celebrate International Women’s Day. https://soundcloud.com/selkpodcast/matchfixx-episode-3?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=0
March 2021 – This Fan Girl – The Biggest Fan Pod – Podcast with Carol & Sandra talking all things football and COGS. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-biggest-fan-pod/id1552698443
May 2021 – COGS feature in a Women In Sport/Getty Images Research project to “Inspire Women to get Active during Midlife and Menopause”. The curation of visuals will sit in Getty’s Disrupt Aging® collection. The images and videos are available on Getty Images and their sister site iStock for editorial, commercial and stock usage. Webinar – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji4Jn7sY5iA Website: https://www.womeninsport.org/our-work/campaigning/women-in-sport-x-getty-images-menopause-curation/
June 2021 – Game Changers podcast with Sue Anstiss MBE. https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers/carol-bates
June 2021 – Crawley Observer – Carol Bates BEM Announcement: https://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/people/queens-birthday-honours-list-crawley-old-girls-founder-carol-bates-shocked-and-proud-to-be-given-british-empire-medal-3270754
June 2021 – Appearance on Austrian TV for the Men’s EURO2020 Comp.
September 2021 – Interview with Carol Bates in Midlife Magazine – Midlife_Matters_2021_ii
October 2021 – Interview with Carol Bates in Townswoman Guild Magazine – https://www.facebook.com/Townswomen/photos/4254664634630906
December 2021 – Women in Sport podcast – Exercising in midlife – the challenges and how companies can support their female workforce. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/exercising-in-midlife-the-challenges-and-how/id1477178369?i=1000544548644