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Father and daughter make history at football club

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A 16-year-old girl and her dad have made history after becoming the first father-daughter duo to play for their football club.

Richard, 39, plays for Gloucester City AFC's men's senior team, having made his debut 20 years ago.

Now, his daughter Imogen has made the transition from the under-16s squad into the women's senior team.

Gloucester City said Imogen continuing her "family legacy" marks a "special bit of history" for the club while Richard said he was "immensely proud" of his daughter.

"Gloucester have had father and son duo's that have played for the team, but as far as I know we're the first father and daughter to play at senior level, so it's quite an honour really," Richard said.