Raising the game on and off the pitch at Hendon FC – in pictures

Patience Kavule is a volunteer coach for the Jason Roberts Foundation in Stonebridge Park in north-west London. Kavule started at the foundation as a player, training with the boys since there were no girls playing. After a few years, she began coaching. Every Monday and Wednesday, she trains the under-10s team

Patience Kavule: ‘I want it to go as far as it can, I want it to get to the men’s stage. I want everyone who invests in men’s football to also share that same time and money in women’s football’

Demi Fiddes, 11, has been playing for Hendon since she was seven and is a striker for the team. She is a Man City supporter and a fan of Demi Stokes since they share the same first name and a passion for football

Manisha Tailor is Assistant Head of Coaching at Queens Park Rangers FC, the first woman and first person of South Asian heritage to hold such a role. She began coaching as a primary teacher working with schools’ teams and volunteering for the grassroots community club Gibbons Wreckers Youth. Encouraged by England and Arsenal Ladies star Rachel Yankey to gain coaching qualifications, Tailor went on to work as a Coach at QPR.

In 2014, Tailor created Swaggarlicious, an organisation that champions mental health and through football and education. In 2017, she received an MBE for services to football and diversity in sport

Manisha Tailor: ‘Women’s football has definitely moved on from when I was growing up. The visibility that we have for women’s football now is great, because for me, as somebody growing up in the 80s, I didn’t see women playing football. I didn’t see women who were Black or Asian playing football, women that look like me’

Ellie Murphy, 10, is a midfielder for Hendon. She joined the club, following in the footsteps of her brothers, who are also players. The club has an under-11s team and an under-9s team for girls; both teams play in the Capital Girls League. The club hosts a registered Wildcat centre, which is part of the FA’s commitment to doubling the participation of women and girls in football

Fatima Husein is a coach, referee and player. Having played football at school, Husein’s coaching path began after a visit from a coach at Queens Park Rangers. She volunteers for Sport at the Heart, coaching young people in football. In 2019, she won best grassroots leader at the UEFA Grassroots awards for her work for the charity. The previous year, she was the first winner of the Bobby Moore award at the newly created FA Grassroots football awards

Fatima Husein: ‘If it wasn’t for Covid, I would not know how much football actually helped me mentally. Once I wasn’t able to actually play, I could actually fully understand why I’m such a happy person when I am able to play. Once I get on to that pitch, every single frustration goes on to that ball. And when I do leave, I’m leaving with a smile’

Eartha Pond is a footballer, teacher and campaigner. At 12, Pond began playing for Arsenal, and she also went on to play for Chelsea, Everton and Tottenham. While playing for Tottenham, Pond was also assistant headteacher at Crest academy in London. She was a finalist for the Global Teacher prize out of nearly 34,000 nominees

Eartha Pond is also the founder of the ESP Foundation, a charity that creates opportunities for underprivileged young people in education, sport and policy. Last year, Pond was appointed to the FA women’s football board to advise on its strategy. ‘When I got to my first FA Cup final, it was a little daunting, because usually that’s just something that you watch on TV, and now I was participating in one myself. It’s something that made so many people proud’

Emma Michalskas-Corer, 11, is a midfielder for Hendon. She found out about the team from Demi at Holy Communion and decided to try out.Roy Mehta’s portraits are part of a larger exhibition of memorabilia including football kit and trophies from participants and the local football community that is being shown at the Civic Centre in Wembley close to Wembley stadium in north-west London. The exhibition is part of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 heritage and legacy programme funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Brent council