Aberystwyth Town Ladies F.C.

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Aberystwyth Town Women
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Full nameAberystwyth Town Women's Football Club
Nickname(s)The Seasiders
Ground Park Avenue, Aberystwyth
Capacity5,000 (1,002 seated)
ChairmanDonald Kane
ManagerChris Church
League Adran Premier
2023–24 Adran Premier, 4th of 8

Aberystwyth Town Women's F.C. is a football team, playing in the Adran Premier, which they were founder members of in 2009. [1]

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The club plays its home matches at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth, which has a capacity of 5,000.

The team's first choice strip is green and black striped shirts with black shorts and green socks. The second choice strip is yellow shirts with black trim, green shorts and socks.

History

Founder members of the Women's Welsh Premier League in 2009, Aberystwyth Town were an ever-present part of the league until they were relegated at the end of the 2016–2017 season. [2] After two seasons in the second tier of Women's Welsh football, Aberystwyth Town were promoted back to the Welsh Premier League for the 2019–2020 season.

They reached the semi-finals of the FAW Women's Cup in 2010/11, losing 4-1 to Caernarfon Town. [3]

In 2022/23, they reached two cup semi-finals, losing to Cardiff Met 3-1 in the Genero Adran Trophy, [4] and to Briton Ferry Llansawel 3-0 in the FAW Women's Cup. [5]

Current squad

As of 8 September 2023 [6]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Margot Farnes
2 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Lucie Gwilt
3 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Rebecca Mathias(vice-captain)
4DF/MFFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Bethan Roberts
5 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Elin Jones
6 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Kelly Thomas
7 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Niamh Duggan
8 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Emily Thomas
9 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Libby Isaac
10 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Shauna Chambers
11DF/MF/FWFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Ffiona Evans
12 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Gwenllian Jones
14 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Lily Moralee-Hughes
15MF/FWFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Tania Wylde
16 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Imi Scourfield
17 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Amy Jenkins(captain)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Sian Evans
19 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Modlen Gwynne
20 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Lleucu Mathias
30 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Sophie Steele

Staff

PositionName
Club chairman Flag of Scotland.svg Donald Kane
Club secretary Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Thomas Crockett
Women's committee chair Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mair Pugh Jones
Manager Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Chris Church
Assistant Manager Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Craig BowlesCoaches Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kelly Thomas


Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Roy Tourle

Physio and sports therapy team Flag of India.svg Hozefa Mohamed Husain
Kitman Flag of England.svg Nathan Perkins

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References

  1. ↑ "Welsh Premier Women's Football League Launch". welshpremier.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ "League Tables - Welsh Premier Womens League". www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Thomas and Evans on Aber Town Women's return to the Cup semi-finals - 12 years on".
  4. ↑ "REPORT: Aber knocked out of Trophy in semi-final".
  5. ↑ "MATCH REPORT: Aber Town Women sunk in FAW Women's Cup semi-finals".
  6. ↑ "Aberystwyth Town Women's FC" . Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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