Millwall Lionesses L.F.C.

Millwall Lionesses
Full name Millwall Lionesses
Ladies Football Club
Nickname(s) The Lionesses
Founded 1972 (1972)
Ground St Paul's Sports Ground, Rotherhithe
Chairperson Emilie Perry
Manager Lee Burch
League FA WSL 2
2016 8th, FA WSL 2
Website Club website

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 become 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]

Players

As of 5 February 2017.[5]
Millwall Lionesses team in February 2015
First team manager Lee Burch in April 2017
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Quantrill, SarahSarah Quantrill  England
2 Defender Butler, JordanJordan Butler  England
3 Defender Rolandsen, OceanOcean Rolandsen  England
4 Defender Read, PhoebePhoebe Read  England
5 Defender Brooks, BillieBillie Brooks  England
6 Defender Robe, LeighanneLeighanne Robe  England
7 Midfielder Horwood, BonnieBonnie Horwood  England
8 Forward Hinks, AshleeAshlee Hinks  England
9 Forward Cheatley, AshleyAshley Cheatley  England
11 Forward Kempson, SarahSarah Kempson  England
12 Midfielder Wynne, MeganMegan Wynne  Wales
14 Defender Giddings, GeorgieGeorgie Giddings  England
15 Midfielder Mason, EllieEllie Mason  England
16 Forward Rutherford, EllaElla Rutherford  England
17 Midfielder Nicol, LeighLeigh Nicol  Scotland
18 Forward Fowle, BrionneBrionne Fowle  England
22 Midfielder Gaylor, AmberAmber Gaylor  England
32 Defender Cowan, LeanneLeanne Cowan  England

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Millwall Lionesses History and Honours
  3. ↑ Mike Rowbottom (5 May 1997). "Football: Lionesses bring pride to Millwall". The Independent. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  4. ↑ Tony Leighton (13 April 2009). "Millwall Lionesses set for Premier League return". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Millwall Lionesses LFC

Coordinates: 51°30′23″N 0°02′24″W / 51.506255°N 0.040111095°W / 51.506255; -0.040111095

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