GNG F.C.

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.

GNG
Full nameGuru Nanak Gurdwara Football Club
Founded1969 (1969)
GroundRiverside, Leicester
ChairmanNash Bains
LeagueLeicestershire Senior League Premier Division
2018–19Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division, 3rd of 16

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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