Gillingham L.F.C.

For the football team based in Dorset, see Gillingham Town F.C.

Gillingham L.F.C.

Full name

Gillingham Ladies Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Gills

Founded

1995

Ground

The Sports Ground, Chatham

Capacity

5,000 (500 seated)

President

Ted Larkin

Manager

Jack Wheeler

League

WPL South East Division One

2014–15

11th, FA Women's Premier League Southern Division (relegated)

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Gillingham Ladies Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with Gillingham FC. The club compete in the WPL South East Division One for the 2015–16 season. Home matches are staged at Chatham Town FC.

History

In 1995 Gillingham FC owner Paul Scally co-opted a local women's football team called Borstal '88.^[1] In June 2014 the team was brought back under the banner of the male club, after a period as an independent outfit.^[2] They played home games at Priestfield Stadium and Simon Ratcliffe was appointed as manager, but the club was relegated in 2014–15 and Ratcliffe departed.^[3] In September 2015 Pauline Cope-Boanas joined as a goalkeeper coach.^[4]

References

↑ "Gillingham Ladies / Girls Football Club". femaleSOCCER.net. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
↑ "Gillingham FC proud to announce that Ladies Football is to be played at Priestfield". Gillingham F.C. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
↑ "Darren Hare and Jack Wheeler replace Simon Ratcliffe as manager of Gillingham Ladies". Kent Online. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
↑ "Gills Ladies Welcome England Legend To Coaching Set Up". Gillingham F.C. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

External links

Official website

Gillingham Football Club

Gillingham F.C. Priestfield Stadium

History	Seasons Records Managers

Matches	1999 Second Division play-off Final 2000 Second Division play-off Final 2009 League Two play-off Final

Players	50+ appearances 25–49 appearances <25 appearances

Related articles	Gillingham L.F.C.

FA Women's Premier League

Northern Division	Blackburn Rovers Bradford City Derby County Guiseley Vixens Huddersfield Town Loughborough Foxes Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Nuneaton Town Preston North End Sporting Club Albion Stoke City

Southern Division	Brighton & Hove Albion C&K Basildon Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Coventry United Forest Green Rovers Lewes Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United

Seasons	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Cup seasons	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Plate seasons	2014–15 2015–16

Women's football in England

The Football Association

National teams

League system

Level 1	Women's Super League 1

Levels 2	Women's Super League 2

Levels 3–4	Women's Premier League (Northern, Southern)

Levels 5–6	Eastern East Midlands London & South East (level 5 only) North East North West Southern South West West Midlands Greater London (levels 6–9) South East Counties (levels 6–8)

Levels 7–10	Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Birmingham Cambridgeshire Cheshire Cornwall Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Dorset Durham East Riding Essex Gloucestershire Greater Manchester Hampshire Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Liverpool Midwest Counties Norfolk North Riding Northamptonshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Sheffield & Hallamshire Somerset Staffs Suffolk Surrey (level 9) Sussex (level 8) Thames Valley Counties West Riding Wiltshire

Cup competitions

List of clubs

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