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Revision as of 16:22, 6 February 2016
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| Full name | Reading Football Club Women | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Royals | ||
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Ground | Adams Park | ||
| Capacity | 9,617[1] | ||
| League | WSL 1 | ||
| 2015 | 1st | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Reading Football Club Women is an English women's football club affiliated with Reading F.C.. The club currently play in FA WSL 1. 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.
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]
From 2014 Reading FC Women have been granted to play in the FA Women's Super League 2.[10] They finished in the top two in the 2015 season and were promoted to the WSL 1. On 10 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
- As of 25 January 2016[13]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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
- South West Combination Women's Football League:
- Winners (1): 2007/08
- FA Women's Premier League Southern Division:
- Winners (1): 2012/13
- FA WSL 2:
- Winners (1): 2015
References
- ^ "Capacity of terrace at Adams Park reduced". Wycombe Wanderers.
- ^ http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/women-to-be-honoured-820602.aspx
- ^ "Background of our women's team". readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
- ^ "Women secure league & cup double". readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
- ^ "Royals celebrate promotion to top flight!". readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/WomensNews/0,,10306~2330585,00.html
- ^ http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/WomensNews/0,,10306~2352693,00.html
- ^ "Vixens announce new signings". Bristol Academy WFC. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/women-seal-the-title-817101.aspx
- ^ a b http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/women-secure-cup-double-290413-799254.aspx
- ^ http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/ladies-in-the-limelight-030613-853060.aspx
- ^ http://www.wycombewanderers.co.uk/news/article/reading-fc-women-come-to-adams-park-2845082.aspx
- ^ "The Team". Reading FC Women. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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