Woodford Green with Essex Ladies

Woodford Green with Essex Ladies
Founded	1908
Ground	Ashton Athletic Centre
Location	Woodford, London
Coordinates	51°36′26″N 0°03′00″E / 51.60722°N 0.05000°E
Website	www.wgel.org.uk

Woodford Green with Essex Ladies is one of the leading British athletics clubs. They are based at Ashton Athletic Centre, Woodford, London and share the stadium with Woodford Town F.C..^[1]

History

Woodford Green was established in 1908^[2] and admitted to the Amateur Athletic Association in March 1908.^[3]

Essex Ladies AC began life as Eastern Ladies AC in 1921, in 1922 became Manor Park Ladies AC and finally Essex Ladies in 1924. ^[2] Woodford Green AC merged with Essex Ladies AC in 1998.^[4]

The club topped Division 1 of the British Athletics League for the first time in 2005.

Honours

British Athletics League: winners 2005; second place: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011; third place: 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012
UK Women's Athletic League, winners 1987, 1988 (as Essex Ladies)

Olympic athletes

Athlete	Club	Events	Games	Medals/Ref
Harry Payne	Woodford Green AC	marathon	1928
Nellie Carrington	Essex Ladies AC	high jump	1936
Dorothy Manley	Essex Ladies AC	100 m, 4 × 100 m relay	1948
Joan Shepherd	Essex Ladies AC	long jump	1948
Geoff Elliott	Woodford Green AC	pole vault, decathlon	1952
Jean Desforges	Essex Ladies AC	80 m hurdles, 4 × 100 relay	1952
Pam Seaborne	Essex Ladies AC	80 m hurdles	1952
Gerry Carr	Woodford Green AC	discus throw	1956
Derek Johnson	Woodford Green AC	800 m, 4 × 400 m relay	1956
Dave Chapman	Woodford Green AC	3000 m steeplechase	1960
David Jones	Woodford Green AC	100 m, 200 metres, 4 × 100 m	1960
Ron Jones	Woodford Green AC	100 m, 4 × 100	1964, 1968
Sue Longden	Essex Ladies AC	pentathlon	1976, 1980
Gladys Taylor	Essex Ladies AC	400 m, 400 m hurdles, 4 × 400	1976, 1984
Kim Hagger	Essex Ladies AC	long jump, heptathlon	1984, 1988
Jenny Stoute	Essex Ladies AC	200 m, 4 × 400	1988, 1992
Prince Amara	Woodford Green AC	800 m, 4 × 400	1992, 1996
Sally Gunnell	Essex Ladies AC	100 m hurdles, 400 m h, 4 × 400	1988, 1992, 1996
Josephus Thomas	Woodford Green AC	4 × 100	1996
Ashia Hansen	Essex Ladies AC / WGEL	triple jump	1996, 2000
Shelley Holroyd	Essex Ladies AC	javelin	1996
Joice Maduaka	WGEL	100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100	2000, 2004
Uchenna Emedolu	WGEL	100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100	2000, 2004, 2008
Musa Audu	WGEL	4 × 400	2004
Malachi Davis	WGEL	400 m, 4 × 400	2004
Joanne Fenn	WGEL	800 m	2004
Emeka Udechuku	WGEL	discus throw	2004
Robert Wolski	WGEL	high jump	2004	^[5]
Sarah Claxton	WGEL	100 m h	2004, 2008
Jeanette Kwakye	WGEL	100 m, 4 × 100 m	2008
Daniel Awde	WGEL	decathlon	2008, 2012
Shana Cox	WGEL	400 m, 4 × 400 m	2012
Tiffany Porter	WGEL	100 m hurdles	2012
Mark Dry	WGEL	hammer throw	2016
Cindy Ofili	WGEL	100 m hurdles	2016, 2020
Phil Norman	WGEL	3000 m steeplechase	2020
Daniel Rowden	WGEL	800 m	2020

English unless stated

Club kit

The club vest is green and white alternating hoops, with black running shorts.

References

↑ "Woodford Green - Ashton Playing Fields Track". Run Track Dir. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
1 2 "History". Woodford Green and Essex Ladies. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
↑ "Amateur Athletic Association". Sporting Life. 4 March 1908. Retrieved 28 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Club night: Woodford Green with Essex Ladies". Athletics Weekly. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
↑ Robert Wolski at Power of 10 (archived)

External links

Official website

[1] "Woodford Green - Ashton Playing Fields Track". Run Track Dir. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

[club_history-2] 1 2 "History". Woodford Green and Essex Ladies. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

[3] "Amateur Athletic Association". Sporting Life. 4 March 1908. Retrieved 28 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Club night: Woodford Green with Essex Ladies". Athletics Weekly. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

[5] Robert Wolski at Power of 10 (archived)

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