Reading F.C. Women

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Reading WFC
Full nameReading Football Club Women
Nickname(s)The Royals
Founded2006
GroundBarlow's Park,
Tadley
Capacity1000
SecretaryKelly Chambers
ManagerPhil Cousins
LeagueFA Women's Premier League Southern Division
2011–129th, FA Women's Premier League National Division (relegated)

Reading Football Club Women is an English women's football club affiliated with Reading F.C.. The club currently play in the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division, after being relegated from the FA Women's Premier League National Division at the end of the 2011-12 season. They had previously won promotion to the National Division from the Southern Division in 2009–10.

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.[1] In their very first season they achieved a Southern Region Women's Football League and Cup double[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] In March 2012 Reading lost top goalscorer Nikki Watts to WSL club Bristol Academy.[6] They finished 9th in the National Division in the 2011-12 season, resulting in their releagtion back to the Northern Division for the 2012-13 season.

Stadium

Reading FC Women play at Barlow's Park in Tadley, the home of Wessex League men's club Tadley Calleva F.C..

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Background of our women's team". readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
  2. ^ "Women secure league & cup double". readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
  3. ^ "Royals celebrate promotion to top flight!". readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  4. ^ http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/WomensNews/0,,10306~2330585,00.html
  5. ^ http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/WomensNews/0,,10306~2352693,00.html
  6. ^ "Vixens announce new signings". Bristol Academy WFC. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.

External links

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