Notts County Ladies F.C.

For the men's football club, see Notts County F.C..
Nott County Ladies FC
Full name Notts County Ladies Football Club
Nickname(s) Lady Magpies
Founded 1995 (as Lincoln Ladies)
2014 (as Notts County Ladies)
Ground Meadow Lane
Nottingham
Ground Capacity 20,229[1]
Chief Executive Matthew Alexander
Chairman Ray Trew
Manager Rick Passmoor
League FA WSL
2014 6th
Website Club home page

Notts County Ladies Football Club is a women's football club based in Nottingham, England. They currently play in the FA WSL, the top tier in the English women's football league system. Like the club's male affiliate Notts County FC, they play their home games at Meadow Lane.

Notts County Ladies were created in 2014 when Lincoln Ladies were controversially relocated from Lincoln to Nottingham and rebranded. The club were originally formed in Lincoln in 1995 and also spent a period known as Lincoln City Ladies while affiliated to Lincoln City. Sincil Bank and other smaller venues staged the club's matches during their time in Lincoln. The club was named OOH Lincoln Ladies from 2008 until 2010, due to sponsorship from Ray Trew's OOH Media PLC.

Lincoln Ladies

Logo from OOH Lincoln era 2008–2010

Lincoln Ladies FC were founded in 1995 and began playing in the East Midlands Combination League.[2] The club was promoted in each of the following seasons, bar one, until reaching the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division in 2002.[2] This feat was achieved with the same core group of players.[3] The team finished as league runners-up in four successive seasons (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10) and reached the semi-final of the FA Women's Cup in 2007–08.[4]

A five-year sponsorship deal with former Lincoln City F.C. board member Ray Trew in June 2008 led to the club's change of name to OOH Lincoln Ladies.[5][6] Trew had previously sponsored the club through his SportsTV company, and made available extra funds for signings such as England internationals Kay Hawke and Amanda Barr to assist the club's promotion bid.[3]

In November 2009 the club announced a bid to join the FA WSL.[7] If successful the club planned to divide home games between Sincil Bank and current home, Ashby Avenue.[8] In 2009–10 they had taken second place in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division to Liverpool LFC, after finishing second to Sunderland WFC, Nottingham Forest and Liverpool LFC in the three previous seasons.[6]

On 22 March 2010 Lincoln were announced as one of the eight FA WSL teams for the inaugural 2011 season,[6][9][10] which was televised on ESPN.[6] In August 2010 the club signed Jess Clarke and Sophie Bradley for their FA WSL campaign.[11] In the same week Sue Smith also joined from Leeds United.[12] Weeks before the start of the new competition, Lincoln made another major signing with the capture of Casey Stoney from Chelsea.[13]

Stadia

Lincoln Ladies in 2010

Lincoln Ladies FC ground-shared with Lincoln United F.C. at Ashby Avenue after summer 2009.[14] Before that the club spent three seasons playing in Collingham, Nottinghamshire at the Station Road ground, which became a "fortress".[14]

In 2002–03 the club played their home games at Sincil Bank and became the first women's club to play a full season at a professional Football League stadium.[2]

On 7 January 2013 the club announced that they would play their fixtures for the 2013 FA WSL at Sincil Bank.[15]

Supporters

Lincoln Ladies FC claimed to have had one of the largest fanbases of any female club in England.[7] The FA Women's Cup semi-final in 2008 attracted 3,000 fans to Sincil Bank, while over 1,500 attended other high profile home matches.[2] By the last two seasons in Lincoln, 2012 and 2013, average home attendances had slumped to 526 and 269 respectively.[16]

Notts County Ladies

Move to Nottingham

On 26 April 2013, the club said it would become Notts County Ladies from the 2014 season onwards, but did not reveal logistics of the presumed move to Nottingham.[17][18] This has not been without controversy.[19][20] There has been talk of creating a wholly new team in Lincoln as a consequence.[21] A link with a male club was necessary to meet the criteria for the new two tier FA WSL.[22] Angry supporters in Lincoln compared the move to the 2003 relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes.[16]

Colours and badge

The playing colours of Notts County Ladies FC are black & white striped shirts and white shorts.[23] The club also uses the same badge as their affiliate club.

Stadia

The rebranding to Notts County for the 2014 season entailed a relocation to Meadow Lane, Nottingham.[22]

Players

As of 23 March 2016.[24]

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Carly Telford
2 England MF Dunia Susi
3 Australia MF Aivi Luik
4 England MF Danielle Buet
5 England DF Sophie Bradley (Captain)
6 England DF Fern Whelan
7 England FW Jessica Clarke
8 England FW Rachel Williams
9 England FW Ellen White
10 England FW Rachel Yankey (on loan from Arsenal)
12 England GK Megan Walsh
No. Position Player
14 England MF Sophie Walton
15 England DF Amy Turner
16 Wales MF Angharad James
17 England DF Rachel Unitt
18 Scotland MF Leanne Crichton
19 England MF Ashleigh Plumptre
20 England FW Aileen Whelan
23 England DF Laura Bassett
30 England DF Laura Jayne O'Neill
— Sweden DF Maja Krantz
— England DF Chelsea Weston

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:Notts County L.F.C. players.

Managerial statistics

As of 28 April 2015
Name Nat From To Record
PWDLWin %
Rick Passmoor England 2014 Present 25 10 9 6 40.00

Honours

As Lincoln Ladies F.C.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Notts County Secure Full Safety Rating". nottscountyfc.co.uk (Notts County F.C.). 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Club History". Ladyimps.com. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  3. 1 2 Tony Leighton (6 November 2006). "Lincoln's original imps still set for the top despite cup defeat". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Lincoln City Ladies v Arsenal Ladies". BBC Lincolnshire. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "OOH Lincoln". Ladyimps.com. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "The OOH Lincoln Ladies". LincsMag.com. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Lincoln Ladies F.C. Super League Bid". Ladyimps.com. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  8. ↑ Leighton, Tony (30 November 2009). "OOH Lincoln declare intention to join women's Super League in 2011". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  9. ↑ "Lincoln Ladies FA Women's Super League bid success". BBC. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  10. ↑ Leighton, Tony (21 March 2010). "Lincoln City the surprise name in newly formed Women's Super League". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  11. ↑ "Double is major coup for Lady Imps". Give me football. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  12. ↑ "Lincoln Ladies sign England winger Sue Smith". BBC Sport. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  13. ↑ Jessica Creighton (16 March 2011). "Casey Stoney moves clubs ahead of the new Super League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  14. 1 2 "Lincoln Ladies to return to city". BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  15. ↑ Barnaby Banks (7 January 2013). "Lincoln Ladies in deal to play home games at Sincil Bank". This is Lincolnshire. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  16. 1 2 Magowan, Alistair (3 May 2013). "Lincoln Ladies: Casey Stoney accepts fans' anger over move". BBC. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  17. ↑ "WSL 2014". Lincoln Ladies. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  18. ↑ Fish, Elizabeth (26 April 2013). "Lincoln Ladies to become Notts County Ladies in 2014". The Lincolnite. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Lincoln Ladies: Move to Nottingham branded 'own goal'". BBC news Lincolnshire. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  20. ↑ "Lincoln Ladies' move to Nottingham will 'kill Forest Ladies'". BBC news Lincolnshire. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  21. ↑ Whiley, Mark (23 May 2013). "Lincoln City Ladies could be reborn if FA backs proposal to form new women's club". Lincolnshire Echo. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  22. 1 2 Dewar, Heather (15 January 2014). "Scotland defender Rachel Corsie signs for Notts County". BBC. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  23. ↑ http://www.nclfc.co.uk/team.html#5jqmHdeJ4uSOQS5F.97
  24. ↑ "Team". Notts County Ladies F.C. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

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