Middlesex Football Association is delighted to have won the Women and Girls award at the 2024 County FA Recognition Awards for its Lost Generation Programme.

The Awards, which were hosted at Wembley Stadium connected by EE, recognise and endorse the best projects, products and services delivered by County FAs over the past season while sharing best practice and learnings from around the country.

Over 220 submissions were entered from across the County FA network operating across England, highlighting continuous improvements and showcasing how they are innovating to improve grassroots football and increase participation across all levels of the game.

Middlesex FA was handed the Women & Girls Award for The Lost Gen Programme which has engaged women aged 35+ with football for the very first time through addressing 3 key objectives:

1. Create ACCESSIBLE opportunities for women to play football who did not get the chance to growing up.
2. Build INCLUSIVE playing environments to allow women to begin their footballing journey and build their confidence.
3. Provide SAFE spaces for women to focus on their social, mental, and physical wellbeing through the powers of football.

Since September 2023, Middlesex FA have…

• Onboarded 5 Lost Gen providers through local grassroots clubs and community groups.
• Delivered a total of 7 weekly sessions between the providers.
• Engaged 214 unique participants.
• Invested back into our local women’s recreational game.

Middlesex FA CEO, Kayleigh Saunders said: 

"We are delighted to have won the Women and Girls category at the 2024 County FA Recognition Awards for our work with The Lost Generation Programme. The idea behind the programme was to reach women that were part of the generation that never had the opportunity to play football and the reaction has been incredible! This recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of everyone at the Middlesex FA but particularly our project lead Kate Wells who has brought this together so successfully. We are thrilled to have been successful on the night at this fantastic event and would like to congratulate all the other County FA's who were shortlisted across all categories.”

The FA’s Head of Operations for Grassroots Football, Tim Foster added: "Once again, these awards have provided us with a brilliant platform to celebrate the tremendous work that takes place across all of our County FAs. 

"I am always impressed by the quality of the projects submitted which demonstrate the hard work, passion and dedication across our County FA teams, who work tirelessly to support our grassroots game.”

"My congratulations go to all of the winners, and to everyone involved in delivering new and innovative projects to grow and enhance grassroots football."