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Revision as of 11:22, 20 January 2016

Reading WFC
Full nameReading Football Club Women
Nickname(s)The Royals
Founded2006
GroundAdams Park
Capacity9,617[1]
LeagueWSL 2
20143rd
WebsiteClub website

Reading Football Club Women is an English women's football club affiliated with Reading F.C.. The club currently play in FA WSL 2. The club played in the FA Women's Premier League National Division after being promoted from the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division, which they were relegated to at the end of the 2011–12 season. They had previously won promotion to the National Division from the Southern Division in 2009/10. They have gained Super League status for 2014.[2]

History

Reading FC began an association with women's football when it affiliated with Reading Royals LFC (previously Twyford Comets) in 1988.

    2006-2013

In May 2006, Reading ended this affiliation and started their own women's team, Reading FC Women.[3] In their very first season they achieved a Southern Region Women's Football League and Cup double[4] and were promoted to the South West Combination Women's Football League. They followed this with an unbeaten 2007–08 League season to gain promotion to the Premier League Northern Division (in which they competed due to an overload at the Southern).

After finishing sixth in the Northern Division, Reading were transferred to the Southern Division for the 2009–10 season. In 2010 they won their last four games of the season to finish runners–up to Barnet and secure promotion to the FA Women's Premier League National Division.[5]

On Sunday 3 April 2011 Reading Women successfully defended the Berks and Bucks County Cup trophy, cruising past Milton Keynes Dons 3–0 in the final.[6]

Their first season in the FA Women's Premier League National Division (the second highest league, following the formation of the Women's Super League) saw Reading finish third.[7] In March 2012 Reading lost top goalscorer Nikki Watts to WSL club Bristol Academy.[8] They finished 9th in the National Division in the 2011–12 season, resulting in their releagtion back to the Southern Division for the 2012–13 season.

In 2012/13 Reading FC Women won the FA Premier League Southern Division by eight points and a goal difference of 41,[9] while both the first and reserve team managed to retain the County Cup.[10]

Reading FC Women's top scorer in 2012–13, Fran Kirby, was rewarded for her campaign by being named as Player of the Season – as well as receiving a call up to play for Great Britain in the World University Games in Russia. Kirby surpassed the 30-goal mark this season. The striker was also selected for an England under-23s Camp.[11]

    2014-

From 2014 Reading FC Women have been granted to play in the FA Women's Super League 2.[10] They finished in thee top two in the 2015 season and were promoted to the WSL 1. On 10th December 2015 it was announced that Reading FC Women would be playing their home games at Adams Park, the home of Wycombe Wanderers F.C., for the next two seasons. [12]

Management

Reading F.C. Women Director of Women's and Girls' Football and First Team Manager is former captain of Reading F.C. Women, Kelly Chambers. Kelly took over from former manager Jayne Ludlow who stepped down to manage Wales. She is assisted by former manager Sean Cousins who stepped down in 2012.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Grace Moloney [13][14][15]
— GK   Claire Skinner [13][16]
    Defence
19 DF England ENG Eloise Wilson [13][17]
5 DF England ENG Molly Bartrip [13][18]
2 DF England ENG Rebecca Jane [13][19]
— DF Wales WAL Kylie Davies [13][20]
— DF Wales WAL Nia Jones [13][21]
No. Pos. Nation Player
    Midfield
— MF   Harriet Scott [13][22]
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lois Roche [13][23]
— MF England ENG Rebekah Haines [13][24]
15 MF England ENG Bianca Bragg [13]
6 MF England ENG Kirsty McGee [13][25]
14 MF England ENG Georgina Giddings [13][26]
16 MF England ENG Megan Ryan
8 MF England ENG Bonnie Horwood
14 MF Wales WAL Laura May-Walkley [13][27]
No. Pos. Nation Player
    Strikers
— FW Wales WAL Helen Ward [13][28]
20 FW Wales WAL Melissa Fletcher [13][29]
9 FW England ENG Lauren Bruton [13][30]

Stadium

Reading FC Women play at Adams Park in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire the home of League Two men's club Wycombe Wanderers F.C.

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Capacity of terrace at Adams Park reduced". Wycombe Wanderers.
  2. ^ http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/women-to-be-honoured-820602.aspx
  3. ^ "Background of our women's team". readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
  4. ^ "Women secure league & cup double". readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
  5. ^ "Royals celebrate promotion to top flight!". readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  6. ^ http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/WomensNews/0,,10306~2330585,00.html
  7. ^ http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/WomensNews/0,,10306~2352693,00.html
  8. ^ "Vixens announce new signings". Bristol Academy WFC. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  9. ^ http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/women-seal-the-title-817101.aspx
  10. ^ a b http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/women-secure-cup-double-290413-799254.aspx
  11. ^ http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/ladies-in-the-limelight-030613-853060.aspx
  12. ^ http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/news/article/reading-fc-women-come-to-adams-park-2845082.aspx
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q http://www.readingfc.co.uk/team/ladies_profiles.aspx
  14. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/news/moloney_gets_the_ireland_callup.html
  15. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/grace_moloney.html
  16. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/claire_skinner.html
  17. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/eloise_wilson.html
  18. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/molly_bartrip.html
  19. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/rebecca_jane.html
  20. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/kylie_davies.html
  21. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/nia_jones.html
  22. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/harriet_scott.html
  23. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/louis_roche.html
  24. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/rebekah_haines.html
  25. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/kirsty_mcgee.html
  26. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/georgina_giddings.html
  27. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/eloise_wilson.html
  28. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/helen_ward.html
  29. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/melissa_fletcher.html
  30. ^ http://reading.fawsl.com/playerProfile/lauren_bruton.html

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