Millwall Lionesses L.F.C.
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| Full name | Millwall Lionesses Ladies Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Lionesses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Southern Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Southern Championship, 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Millwall Lionesses Ladies Football Club were founded in 1971 and became the first women's football team to affiliate to a professional men's team, Millwall F.C.. The Lionesses were pioneers of the "Football in the Community Scheme" which is now common in football, but completely unheard of in the early 1970's.
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Millwall Lionesses became a leading force in both the women's game as well as the "Millwall Community Programme", and played an active part in the development of girls football. Millwall Lionesses were the first club to have a Female Centre of Excellence. Millwall Lionesses field teams with an age range of eight, to thirty plus.
The Lionesses won the FA Women's Cup in 1991 and 1997. They are currently playing in the Women's Southern Championship.
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