Best All-Time XI’s for North Wales Women’s football clubs: No 2 – Airbus UK Broughton

Here’s the second feature of a new women’s football series where we choose North Wales clubs’ best all-time XI – in our opinion at least!
Today we feature Airbus UK Broughton, a flourishing team which finished runners-up in the Central Wales North Ladies Football League last season.

Many thanks for photos supplied by Airbus UK Broughton, as well as Matthew Jones and some of the players

AIRBUS UK BROUGHTON ALL-TIME STAR XI

Ruby Stevens

Cracking young 19-year-old keeper who came up through the ranks at Airbus, made her senior debut in September 2022 and went on to chalk up 40 first team appearances before switching to Flint Town United in October 2024.
Later joined Connah’s Quay Nomads in January 2026 and ended last season as first-choice, playing in the team’s Adran League Promotion Play-Off.

Sian Smith

Long-serving defender who can play anywhere across the back and has also filled in the goalkeeper’s role.
Strong presence at the back and one of the best known players to represent Airbus.
Also had a stint at Belle Vue in 2023-24, Has represented Airbus in Adran North.

Jenny Broughall

Retired from football five years ago to develop into a world-class foot-golfer.
Outstanding former defender with Airbus, she also represented Llanidloes Town in the Welsh Premier and reached the League Cup Final with the Daffs.
Possessed a tremendous shot, also strong in the tackle.

Catrin Ellis

Captain and inspirational defender whose loyalty and dedication to the Airbus cause in a credit to her.
Has made close on 100 appearances for the team since the start of 2021-22.
Aged 33, her experience and leadership qualities remain as key as ever to the Wingmakers.

Hana Eagles

Outstanding defender with a smart skill-based passing game.
Last played for Airbus in 2021-22 before moving on to CPD Y Rhyl 1879 and then Flint Town United, where her wife Beca Eagles is now player-manager.
Hana once made the Wales Under-17s squad for the UEFA Tournament.
She learned the football ropes at Mold JFC and later the LFC Foundation College where she benefited from the expertise of Fara Williams and Natasha Dowie before Airbus became her first senior team.
Her sister, Laura, is an ex-Northop Hall player.

Grace Kehoe

Dazzling left-winger who rose through the club’s junior system before taking her senior bow at the beginning of 2023-24.
Has netted 23 goals in 50 first team appearances for the Wingmakers having just had her true breakthrough season when scoring 15 times in 16 outings for the Central Wales North Ladies League runners-up.

Abby Williams

Former captain and true club legend who began representing the Airbus women’s team in 2009 but has not featured since 2022-23.
Midfield general whose dead-ball deliveries from corners or free kicks always made her an opponent to be feared.
She played in the boys team for Broughton Supersaints until the age of around 11 (she was the only girl in the team), then joined Penyffordd Girls until she was 15.
At that point Abby took a few years out from football until joining Airbus Ladies in 2009 and what a tremendous success she has been!

Becky Lees

Great goalscorer and skilful attacking player who has not played for Airbus since 2021-22, but will always be remembered at the club for her goals, heading and classy forward play.
Started playing for a boys team at the age of 7 and moved to Burnley FC Girls and Ladies aged 8 where she played for 12 years.
While studying at Chester University, former team-mate Laura Borley persuaded her to join Airbus and the rest is history.

Mari Edwards

Brilliant striker who spent four seasons at Airbus, taking over as manager in 2019 before leaving the Wingmakers in 2021 to become Wrexham AFC Women boss.
Her first-ever team was Ruthin Under-12’s, then she played for Corwen before in 2014/15 standing out as a prolific goalscorer in the Denbigh Town team which won the North Wales League and later reached the Welsh Cup semi-finals.
She joined Airbus in 2016-17 as assistant player-boss and scored a number of vital goals for the team over the next four campaigns, bagging 23 in the 2017-18 season.

Tegan Hewitt

Rapid and sharp attacking player who did some great things in an Airbus shirt, one of the most memorable being back to back hat-tricks in 5-0 and 5-4 wins over Llanfair United and Wrexham AFC Women respectively in 2021-22.
Netted 20 times in total for the Wingmakers that season, including five trebles.
Signed for Connah’s Quay Nomads in 2022-23 and later moved to Abi Dhabi where she is still employed by Manchester City.

Ffion Jones

Prolific goalscorer who has risen to prominence for Airbus over the past two seasons.
The 27-year-old has knocked in a remarkable 39 goals in 20 appearances for the Wingmakers since 2024-25.
Returned to action for the all-blues in December 2025 and her glut of goals helped ensure Airbus finished runners-up in the Central Wales North Ladies League, as well as being the only team to take a point off champions Wrexham Foresters.