Keynsham Town L.F.C.

Keynsham Town Ladies
Full name Keynsham Town Ladies Football Club
Nickname(s) K's
Founded 1993 (as Super Strikers Girls)
Ground Crown Field, Keynsham
(Capacity: 3,001)
Manager Barrie Newton
League FA Women's Premier League Southern Division
2009–10 3rd, FA Women's Premier League Southern Division
Home colours
Away colours

Keynsham Town L.F.C. are an English women's football club affiliated with Keynsham Town F.C. and currently playing in the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division.

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History

The club was formed under the name Super Strikers Girls in 1993, as an U-11 six-a-side team, by pupils of Chandag Junior School. Over the next four years they were re-named Protel Super Strikers and adopted a green and white kit modelled on that of Celtic F.C..

In 1998 the club linked up with Keynsham Town F.C., became Keynsham Town Ladies, and entered a senior team in the South West Women's Football League Division Two.

The team progressed through the league, winning promotion to Division One (South) in 1998-99, to the Premier Division in 2001-02, to the South West Combination Women's league in 2003-04 having won the Premier Division title, and eventually to the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division in 2005-06, having won the South West Combination Women's league.[1]

Due to the club's proximity to universities in Bath and Bristol, Keynsham Town Ladies were able to attract a number of international players to an increasingly cosmopolitan squad.[1] When the club reached the quarter-finals of the Premier League Cup for the first time in 2009-10, the squad named for the 4-0 defeat to Arsenal contained nine different nationalities.[2]

After the club's most successful league finish of third in 2009-10, manager Barrie Newton signed a number of prominent players, including Corinne Yorston (on loan from Bristol Academy), Suzanne Grant and Jade Radburn.

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
GK Irena Miljkovic
GK Amber Thornell
DF Andreea Cristina Alexandru
DF Tanja Andjelkovic
DF Jade Radburn
DF Corinne Yorston (on loan from Bristol Academy)
DF Amanda Blakeley
DF Louise Hutton (captain)
DF Danielle Collins
DF Louise Fensome
DF Dana Hinton
DF Tracey Rouemaine
MF Heather Barnes
MF Katie Bonser
No. Position Player
MF Ana Bruni
MF Katarzyna Rusek
MF Ashley Reinecke
MF Brianna Oeser
MF Hajrija Sabic
MF Becky Tweed
FW Sheila Rocha
FW Luciana Silva
FW Agnieszka Ziolek
FW Leanne Lapham
FW Kayleigh Sage
FW Polly Wardle
FW Naomi Clipston
FW Suzanne Grant

Coaching Staff

Name Role
Barrie Newton Manager
John Ranahan Assistant Manager

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References

  1. ^ a b Brown, N. (2006-08-17). "South west samba". FA Women's Premier League. The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/Womens/PremierLeague/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2006/08/South_west_Samba.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-13. 
  2. ^ "Fleeting return sinks Keynsham". Women's Soccer Scene. 2009-11-02. http://www.womenssoccerscene.co.uk/womens-football-news-2009-2010/091102-05.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
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