Swindon Spitfires Women's and Girls' Football Club

Swindon Spitfires
Full name Swindon Spitfires Football Club (Women, Girls' and Men)
Nickname(s) Spits
Founded 1967 Men's section 2011
Ground South Marston Rec, Wiltshire
League FA Women's South West League
Divsion1 East Wiltshire County League Swindon and District League
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Swindon Spitfires is an English women's, girls' and mens football club. They are currently made up of two senior teams and nine junior teams, with a men's team created in 2011. The First team play in the South West Women's Football League Division One East the Reserve team play in the Women's Wiltshire League and the men's team play in the Swindon and District League. They play their home matches at South Marston, Swindon, Wiltshire.

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Swindon Spitfires Women's, Girls' and Men's Football Club

Swindon Spitfires founded in 1967 is one of the oldest Women's and Girls' Football Club in the country and the first in Wiltshire to receive the FA Charter Standard. Spitfires is the first and original women's and girls' football club in Swindon and has achieved the Regional Charter Standard Award in 2005 and the County Charter Standard Award in 2004, 05 and 2009. In the 2011/12 season Swindon Spitfires created a men's team which have joined the Swindon and District League. The men's team also received FA Charter Standard Status in August 2011.

Honours

Charter Standard Award - 2011 (Men's team)

Thames Valley Women's Football League - Division 3 Runners Up 2010-11 (Reserves)

Regional Charter Standard Award winners - 2005

County Charter Standard Award winners - 2004, 2005 and 2009

South West Women's Football League - Division 1 Runners Up 2006-07

Southern Regional League - Champions 1995-96

First team Seasons Records

Season Division Position
2005-06 South West Division 1 2nd
2006-07 South West Premier Division 9th
2007-08 South West Division 1 9th
2008-09 South West Division 1 5th
2009-10 South West Division 1 6th
2010-11 South West Division 1 6th
2011-12 South West Division 1

Current first team squad

As of August 2011 (including Reserve team players).[1][2]

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
1 GK Julia Caton
2 DF Emma Blackwell
3 DF Debbie Rose
4 DF Jess Dent
5 DF Jenna Blake
6 DF Laura Mason
7 MF Kayleigh Reeves
8 MF Catt Baird
9 MF Cara Costello
10 MF Jenny Gray
No. Position Player
11 FW Vicky Wilkes
12 FW Lyndsey Ball
13 GK Ellie Rickeard
14 MF Emma Pinkney
15 MF Laura Ball
16 MF Emily Sparks
17 MF Lyndsey Welsh
18 MF Rachel Eley
19 DF Diane George
20 DF Jenny Galvin
21 MF Sophie Tyla Jones

First team 2011/12 Fixtures and Results

Opponents Home/Away Type Score Goalscorers
St Nicolas Home Friendly 0-3
Banbury United Away Friendly 3-3 Julia Caton, Kayleigh Reeves, Vicky Wilkes
Wootton Bassett Town Home Friendly 5-2 Cara Costello (5)
Nailsea United Away League 3-1 Kayleigh Reeves
Cirencester Town Home League 0-3
Swindon Supermarine Away League 8-0
Blandford United Home League 1-2 Cara Costello
Poole Town Away League 0-0
Bridgewater Town Home League 2-1 Emily Sparks (2)
Bridgewater Town Home FA Cup 0-1 (AET)
Cam Bulldog Away League 3-1 Laura Ball
Forest Green Rovers Reserves Home League 1-0 Cara Costello
Cleeve West Town Away League 7-0
Bishop's Lydeard Home League 1-2 Lyndsey Ball
Downend Flyers Away League 0-0
Blandford United Away League 1-0
Alderbury Home Wiltshire Cup 7-0 Debbie Rose (3), Emily Sparkes (2), Kayleigh Reeves
Downend Flyers Away Bristol Soccerworld Cup 2-1 Emily Sparkes
Cirencester Town Away League 3-0
Cleeve West Town Home League 2-3 Cara Costello, Og.

Reserve team Seasons Records

Season Division Position
2004-05 Wiltshire County 4th
2005-06 Wiltshire County 2nd
2006-07 South West Division 1 7th
2008-09 Thames Valley Division 3 12th
2009-10 Thames Valley Division 3 South 3rd
2010-11 Thames Valley Division 3 2nd
2011-12 Wiltshire County

Current reserve team squad

As of August 2011 (including First Team players).[1][2]

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
1 GK Ellie Rickeard
2 DF Bev Maull
3 DF Diane George
4 DF Elizabeth Coles
5 DF Michelle Maull-Hutfield
6 DF Zoe Gleaves
7 MF Lyndsey Welsh
8 MF Zofie Stepien
9 MF Emma Pinkney
10 MF Naomi Bell
11 MF Caroline Hook
12 FW Lisa Curtis
No. Position Player
13 FW Amanda Cook
14 DF Jenny Galvin
15 MF Laura Ball
16 FW Kristina Digweed
17 GK Rachel 'Gazza' Eley
18 FW Victoria 'Maggie' Robinson
19 DF Chloe Titcombe
20 MF Diane Rogers
21 MF Pippa Greenwood
22 DF Victoria Parry
23 MF Kimberley Sharp
24 GK Shona Hanlon

Reserve team 2011/12 Fixtures

Opponents Home/Away Type Score Goalscorers
Carterton Home Friendly 4-0 Amanda Cook, Emma Pinkney (2), Lisa Curtis
Stanford Away Friendly 4-2 Lisa Curtis, og
Bracknell Town Reserves Home Friendly 2-0 Lisa Curtis, Rachel Eley
Melksham United Away League 0-5 Caroline Hook, Diane George, Kristina Digweed, Lisa Curtis, Victoria Parry
FC Chippenham Town Home League 1-0 Diane George
Marlborough Town Away League 0-0
Cirencester Town Reserves Home Friendly 5-4 Lisa Curtis (3), Zofie Stepien (2)
Larkhall Athletic Youth Away League 1-4 Caroline Hook (2), Emma Pinkney, Zofie Stepien
Highworth Town Away League 2-1 Emma Pinkney
Highworth Town Home League 3-4 Caroline Hook, Emma Pinkney, Zofie Stepien
Melksham United Home League 3-2 Caroline Hook (2), Emma Pinkney
FC Chippenham Away League 3-0
Marlborough Town Home League
Larkhall Athletic Youth Home League
Larkhall Athletic Youth Away Cup
Melksham United Home Cup

Mens team Seasons Records

Season Division Position
2011-12 Swindon and District League

Current mens team squad

As of August 2011.[3][4]

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
1 GK Stuart Hutfield
2 DF James Culley
3 DF Mike Skinner
4 DF Wayne Hearne
5 MF Steven Maull
6 MF Marc Cowan
7 MF Luke Burroughs
8 MF Barry Winslow
9 DF Neil Coles
10 MF Tom Saunders
11 FW Adam Wood
12 FW Aron Simmonds
No. Position Player
13 FW Shane Johnson
14 MF Matthew Gale
15 MF Peter Cox
16 FW Matthew Robinson
17 DF Colin Nunn
18 DF Shaun Martin
19 MF Michael Warren
20 FW Michael Cox
21 GK Ryan Doberty-Clarke
22 FW Ewan Williams
23 FW Chris Horne
24 DF David Bush

Mens team 2011/12 Fixtures and Results

Opponents Home/Away Type Score Goalscorers
Dorcan Old Boys Home Friendly 3-5 Adam Wood, Aron Simmonds, Shane Johnson
AFC Swindon United Home Friendly 2-4 Adam Wood, Shane Johnson
Spectrum Home Friendly 0-5
Queensfield United Home League 0-18 (Match awarded to Spitfires)
Old Town United Away League 3-9 Luke Burroughs, Peter Cox, Shane Johnson
Korr Services Home League 0-5
DJC Marlborough Home League 0-14
VBA Rangers Home League 1-12 Aron Simmonds
Chiseldon Reserves Away League 11-0
Lower Stratton Home League 1-7 Colin Nunn
Ramsbury Away League 4-1 Marc Cowan
Marshall FC Away Cup 8-0
Auto Engine Tune Harlequin Away League 6-0
Highworth Town A Home League 1-8 Luke Burroughs
Seend United Away Cup 12-0
Korr Services Away Cup 2-5 Barry Winslow, Shane Johnson
Fratellos Home League 0-20
Pembroke Away League 6-0
Marshall FC Home League 0-3
Village Inn FC Away League 10-0
AFC Swindon United Away Friendly 3-2 Aron Simmonds
AFC Swindon United Away Friendly 6-2 Barry Winslow (2)
Queensfield United Away League
Old Town United Home League
Korr Services Away League
DJC Marlborough Away League
VBA Rangers Away League
Chiseldon Reserves Home League
Lower Stratton Away League
Ramsbury Home League
Auto Engine Tune Harlequin Home League
Highworth Town A Away League
Spectrum Home League
Fratellos Away League
Pembroke Home League
Marshall FC Away League
Spectrum Away League
Village Inn FC Home League

References

  1. ^ a b "Ladies Players". swindonspitfiresfc.co.uk. http://www.swindonspitfiresfc.co.uk/15173/the_squad.pl. Retrieved 2008-12-26. 
  2. ^ a b "Ladies Statistics". swindonspitfiresfc.co.uk. http://www.swindonspitfiresfc.co.uk/15173/the_squad.pl. Retrieved 2008-12-26. 
  3. ^ "Mens Players". swindonspitfiresfc.co.uk. http://www.swindonspitfiresfc.co.uk/159128/the_squad.pl. Retrieved 2008-12-26. 
  4. ^ "Mens Statistics". swindonspitfiresfc.co.uk. http://www.swindonspitfiresfc.co.uk/159128/the_squad.pl. Retrieved 2008-12-26. 

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