Millwall Lionesses L.F.C.
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Millwall Lionesses Ladies Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Lionesses | ||
| Founded | 1972 | ||
| Ground | The Den, Bermondsey, London | ||
| Capacity | 20,146 | ||
| Chairperson | Louise Newstead | ||
| Manager | Alberto Kurti | ||
| League | FA WSL 2 | ||
| 2014 | 8th, FA WSL 2 | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Millwall Lionesses Ladies Football Club is an English women's football club based in East Dulwich, south-east London, that plays in the FA WSL2, the second tier of English women's football. Founded in 1972, the group of women who made up the Lionesses were at first snubbed by Millwall FC but went on to became the first women's football team to affiliate to a professional men's team, Millwall F.C. who are nicknamed "The Lions". The Lionesses pioneered the now common "Football in the Community Scheme".
History
Millwall Lionesses remained an independent club in their initial years of existence. In the mid–1980s Millwall FC, who were trying to mitigate an appalling reputation for football hooliganism and racism, embraced the female club as part of their community project.[1] Development officer Gary Stempel sourced funding from the Greater London Council (GLC) and then a combination of Lewisham and Greenwich Councils, as well as the Sports Council.
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, of which there eventually became 42 in England. Millwall Lionesses field teams with an age range of eight, to thirty plus.[2]
The former England women's national football team coach Hope Powell began her career with The Lionesses at the age of eleven, making her international debut at the age of 16.
The Lionesses won the FA Women's Cup in 1991 and 1997.[3]
The Lionesses won promotion back to the FA Women's Premier League National Division in 2008–09, following an eight-year absence since their relegation in 2001.[4]
2014 squad
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| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | Goalkeeper | Gibbs, FrancescaFrancesca Gibbs |  England
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| 13 | Goalkeeper | Quantrill, SarahSarah Quantrill | England
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| 6 | Defender | Lennon, DionneDionne Lennon (Captain) | England
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| 3 | Defender | Strugnell, FrancescaFrancesca Strugnell | England
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| 14 | Defender | Davies, KylieKylie Davies |  Wales
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| 35 | Defender | Cole, NaomiNaomi Cole | England
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| 2 | Defender | Perry, SophieSophie Perry |  Ireland
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| 30 | Midfielder | Sherwood, CiaraCiara Sherwood | England
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| 36 | Midfielder | Rutherford, LeetaLeeta Rutherford | England
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| 24 | Midfielder | Maple, LilliLilli Maple | England
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| 15 | Midfielder | Fenlon-Billson, LilleLille Fenlon-Billson | Ireland
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| 28 | Midfielder | Lamb, StevieStevie Lamb | England
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| 8 | Midfielder | Agg, LilyLily Agg | England
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| 7 | Midfielder | Griffiths, ShauniShauni Griffiths | England
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| 11 | Forward | Plewa, EmmaEmma Plewa | Wales
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| 17 | Forward | Whitter, EmmaEmma Whitter | England
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| 9 | Forward | Stenning, KimberleyKimberley Stenning | England
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| 31 | Forward | Edwards, ShirvaeShirvae Edwards | England
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| 10 | Forward | Albert, CherrelleCherrelle Albert | England
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Former players
For details of former players, see Category:Millwall Lionesses L.F.C. players.
English Football Hall of Fame
Millwall Lionesses inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame:[7]
- Hope Powell (2003 inductee)
- Debbie Bampton (2005 inductee)
- Pauline Cope (2008 inductee)
References
- ↑ Davies, John (22 September 2007). "Football gets a kick start". Times Educational Supplement. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
“The mid-80s was a violent era, and the club was desperate to get away from its (fans’) racist image and really take the club back to the local community,” recalls Hicks.
- ↑ Millwall Lionesses History and Honours
- ↑ Mike Rowbottom (5 May 1997). "Football: Lionesses bring pride to Millwall". The Independent. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ↑ Tony Leighton (13 April 2009). "Millwall Lionesses set for Premier League return". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ Millwall Lionesses LFC
- ↑ Official Matchday Programme 'The Lioness' 29/06/2014
- ↑ "Hall of Fame — National Football Museum". National Football Museum. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
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