Crewe Alexandra L.F.C.

Crewe Alexandra
Full name Crewe Alexandra Ladies Football Club
Nickname(s) The Alex
Ground Alexandra Soccer Centre
Ground Capacity 600
Chairman Ray Walker
Manager Nick Pearce
League North West Women's Regional Football League Premier Division
2012–13 North West Women's Regional Football League Premier Division, 4th. NWWRFL Plate Winners

Crewe Alexandra Ladies FC are a ladies football side that play in the North West Women's Regional Football League Premier Division, and are associated with Crewe Alexandra FC. They train at the Alexandra Soccer Centre on a 3G pitch. They are managed by Head Coach Nick Pearce, Former Reserve Team Manager of Birmingham City Ladies FC.

History

The original Crewe Ladies joined the North West Women’s Regional Football League in 1985 and folded on 14 February 1993 with their season incomplete. In season 1999-00 Crewe Alexandra Ladies FC where elected into the North West Women’s Regional Football League but they would disband on 28 August 2001, after just two seasons in Division two South. In 2000–01 a new club had begun life called Crewe Vagrants, who played their football in the West Midlands Regional Football League and they won their Premier Division in 2002–03 with 58 points. The club then moved into the Midlands Combination and success continued with a second Championship in 2005–06. This was the season the club became Crewe Alexandra and two seasons were spent in the National League North, with a highest placing of 4th in 2006–07, before being relegated back to the Midlands Combination. The best season in the FA Women's Cup was a Fourth Round appearance in 2007–08, while in the Cheshire County Cup; they have been finalists on three occasions and won the Trophy once in 2004–05. In 2012–13 the Alex won silverware in the shape of the NWWRFL Plate beating Kendal Ladies 7–1 in the final played at The Pavilions, Runcorn. In the same season the club also established an U21 Development Squad, playing in the Cheshire Women's and Youth League to further enhance the first team set up. The most famous player ever to play for the club is Kerry Davis, a prolific striker who scored 44 goals in 82 appearances for England. This goal scoring record would only be beaten in February 2012, when Kelly Smith reached 45 goals versus Finland in the Cyprus Cup.

Staff

Chairman: Ray Walker

Club Head Coach & First Team Manager: Nick Pearce

Football Development Manager: Tony Heron

First Team Assistant & Club Secretary: Ian Wood

Development Team Manager: John Evans

Youth Team Manager: Karl Turley

Goalkeeping Coach: Adam Livesey

Fitness & Conditioning Coach: Alison Hartopp

Fitness & Conditioning Coach: Scott Halliday

Club Head Physio: Lee Wilkinson

Club Sports Therapist: Liz O'Keefe

Treasurer: Katie Nuttall

Players

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 Ellie Fox
2 England DF Amy Thompson
3 England DF Leanne Derry
4 England MF Michelle Saunders
5 England DF Katie Nuttall (c)
6 England DF Beth Ragdale
7 England MF Natalie Tomkins
8 England MF Shelly James
9 England FW Amanda Fallon
10 England FW Claire O'Reilly
11 England FW Kim Cahill
12 England DF Jess Smith
14 England MF Megan Booth
15 England DF Jess Sheradin
16 England DF Claire Beresford (club captain)
17 England MF Laura Goom
18 England MF Holly Fowles
19 England FW Katy Connell
20 England DF Sarah Gill
21 England GK Kara Townsend
22 England DF Lorna Taaffe
23 England DF Cat Stobie
24 England DF Kerry Green
25 England DF Kirsty Stafford
26 England DF Amy Smith
27 England MF Alicia Taylor
28 England MF Vikki Owen
29 England MF Lydia Hooley
30 England FW Lucy Pye
31 England FW Almarni Williams
32 England MF Jess Hartopp
33 England MF Charis Chambers
34 England FW Jess Welch
35 England MF Amy Cookson
36 England FW Stephanie Ambo

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