Fylde Ladies F.C.

Fylde Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club affiliated with AFC Fylde and play in the FA Women's National League North.

Fylde Ladies
Full nameFylde Ladies Football Club
Nickname(s)"The Coasters"
Founded1971 (as Duke of York)
GroundMill Farm, Fylde
LeagueFA Women's National League North

History

The club was formed under the name Duke of York in 1971, as founder members of the North West Women's Football League. They were renamed Preston Rangers W.F.C. in 1977 and reached the semi finals of the FA Women's Cup in 1982–83 and 1989–90.

In 1997 they became Preston North End W.F.C. and finished 1997–98 as champions, winning promotion to the Northern Combination Women's Football League. In 1999 the club was officially affiliated with Preston North End F.C..

The club won the Northern Combination Women's Football League in 2005–06 and were promoted into the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division for the first time.

In June 2011 PNE appointed Luke Swindlehurst as the 1st Team Manager. This follows his previous role as Assistant Manager in the 2010/11 season.

The club was rebranded Fylde Ladies F.C. in May 2016 after switching its association from Preston North End to AFC Fylde.[1]

During the Covid-19 global pandemic, on 28 April 2020, the team was disbanded due to the growing uncertainties within the women’s game, and the financial implications the pandemic had taken. One month later on 26 May 2020 AFC Fylde reversed the decision, meaning the club was saved. [2] [3]

Grounds

The club used to play in Preston when the club was affiliated with Preston North End. This was until 2016 where they moved to Fylde to Kellamergh Park in the village of Warton. In August 2018 they moved in with their male counterpart team to Mill Farm in Fylde, training at the The Fylde Sports and Education Centre.[4]

Players
As of 3 August 2020[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Brittany Jackson
2 DF  ENG Olivia Wild
3 FW  WAL Emily Hollinshead
4 MF  ENG Hannah Forster
5 DF  ENG Olivia Fuller
6 DF  ENG Jenna Carroll
7 FW  ENG Danielle Young (captain)
8 MF  ENG Hollie Kelsh
10 FW  WAL Alys Hinchcliffe
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF  NZL Laura Merrin
12 DF  ENG Erin Staunton-Turner
13 GK  ENG Jen Myler
14 MF  ENG Sasha Rowe
15 MF  ENG Chloe Rowe
16 DF  ENG Lucy Staunton-Turner
17 MF  ENG Megan Taylor
18 FW  ENG Nikki Berko
20 GK  WAL Grace Burke
21 MF  NIR Kim Turner
— FW  ENG Georgia Stevens

Retired numbers
Main article: Retired numbers in association football

19 Zoe Tynan, Midfielder (2016)[6]

Coaching Staff
Name Role
Kim Turner First Team Manager
Danielle Young Joint First Team Manager
Jennie Swarbrick Strength and Fitness Coach
Alex Hilton-Slee Goalkeeping Coach
George Barnes Sports Therapist
Alisa Cowen Media Officer
Josh Brown and Ross Conway Analysts

References
  1. Agnew, Daniel (25 May 2016). "PNE women's team have fresh start as Fylde Ladies". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. Wrack, Suzy (28 April 2020). "AFC Fylde women's team disbanded after club takes 'tough decision'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. "AFC Fylde reverse decision to disband women's team". BBC. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. http://www.afcfylde.co.uk/fylde-ladies/
  5. "Fylde Ladies 2018-19 squad". AFC Fylde. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. "Zoe Tynan: Fylde Ladies FC retire midfielder's number 19 shirt". BBC Sport. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.

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