Aston Villa L.F.C.

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Aston Villa Ladies
Full nameAston Villa Ladies Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lady Villans, The Villa, The Lions,
Short nameVilla, AVFC
Founded1973;46 years ago (1973) (as Solihull FC)
GroundTrevor Brown Memorial Ground, Boldmere
Capacity4,565 (seated 518)
Owner NSWE Group (55%)
Recon Group (45%)
Chairman Nassef Sawiris
ManagerGemma Davies
League FA Women's Championship
2018–19 FA Women's Championship, 6th of 11
Website Club website

Aston Villa Ladies Football Club is an English women's football team affiliated with Aston Villa, currently playing in the FA WSL 2. [1] The club has been in existence under several names since 1973. Originally titled Solihull FC, the team became officially affiliated with Aston Villa F.C. in 1996. The club have a senior team, a reserve team and several other teams of younger age groups under a Regional Talent Club FA license.

Aston Villa F.C. Association football club

Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were one of the founder members of the Football League in 1888 and of the Premier League in 1992. Villa are one of only five English clubs to have won the European Cup, in 1981–82. They have also won the Football League First Division seven times, the FA Cup seven times, the League Cup five times, and the UEFA Super Cup once.

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History

Aston Villa Ladies Football Club was formed in 1973 as Solihull FC. When Aston Villa asked for help in forming a ladies team in 1989, Solihull responded. The club agreed to change their name in 1996 to become the officially recognized ladies team of Aston Villa. As Villa Aztecs they reached the 1995 League Cup Final but lost 2–0 to Wimbledon. In 1998, the Senior Team won promotion to the Northern Division of the FA Women's Premier League. [2] After 13 seasons in the Northern Division, the Lady Villans won the league in 2011 and gained promotion to the National Division. [3] However on 5 May 2013, the club had its greatest achievement by winning its first ever trophy, the Women's Premier League Cup, beating Leeds United Ladies 5–4 on penalties. [4] In 2014 they were one of ten teams who joined WSL2. [5] In 2018 Aston Villa were elected into the newly formed WSL Championship [6]

Current squad

As of 8 July 2018

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

As the governing body of association football, FIFA is responsible for maintaining and implementing the rules that determine whether an association football player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognised international competitions and friendly matches. In the 20th century, FIFA allowed a player to represent any national team, as long as the player held citizenship of that country. In 2004, in reaction to the growing trend towards naturalisation of foreign players in some countries, FIFA implemented a significant new ruling that requires a player to demonstrate a "clear connection" to any country they wish to represent. FIFA has used its authority to overturn results of competitive international matches that feature ineligible players.

No.PositionPlayer
Flag of England.svg GK Sian Rogers
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK Aja Aguirre
Ulster Banner.svg DF Hayley Crackle
Flag of England.svg DF Jade Richards
Flag of England.svg DF Aoife Hurley
Flag of England.svg DF Ria Elsmore
Flag of England.svg DF Elisha N'Dow
Flag of England.svg MF Amy West
Flag of England.svg FW Ashlee Brown
Flag of England.svg DF Asmita Ale
No.PositionPlayer
Flag of England.svg DF Alice Hassall
Flag of England.svg FW Natasha Baptiste
Flag of England.svg MF Jodie Hutton
Flag of England.svg FW Kerri Welsh
Flag of Ireland.svg MF Phoebe Warner
Flag of England.svg FW Sophie Haywood
Flag of England.svg DF Hollie Gibson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg MF Nadine Hanssen
Flag of England.svg FW Alison Hall
Flag of England.svg FW Tanisha Smith

Non-playing staff

Corporate hierarchy

PositionName
Chairman Nassef Sawiris
Chief Executive Officer Christian Purslow
Board Member Tony Xia
Board Member Wes Edens

Reference: [7]

Management hierarchy

PositionName
Head CoachGemma Davies
First Team CoachIain Sankey
First Team Coach and Development CoachCorinne Mitchell
Technical DirectorRon Mellor

Regional Talent Club

The club also run several other teams under the auspices of an FA Tier Two Regional Talent Club. This centre aims to develop the talent from within the local area. The RTC teams include an under-10, under-12, under-14, under-16 and development squad"

In August 2010, Aston Villa LFC supplied eight players to a 30-strong England Under-17 training camp. [8] Over the years the Villa Ladies have provided many players for the England young teams, including Mollie Rouse who represents England at Under 19 level

England womens national football team womens national association football team representing England

The England women's national football team has been governed by the Football Association (FA) since 1993, having been previously administered by the Women's Football Association (WFA). England played its first international match in November 1972 against Scotland. Although most national football teams represent a sovereign state, as a member of the United Kingdom's Home Nations, England is permitted by FIFA statutes to maintain its own national side that competes in all major tournaments, with the exception of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament.

Notes

  1. ↑ "2012/13 National Division table". FA. Retrieved 30 July 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "About Aston Villa Ladies football club". AVLFC. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2007.
  3. ↑ "2010/11 Northern Division table". FA. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "2012/13 FA Women's Premier League Cup fixtures". FA. Retrieved 30 July 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "INTRODUCING ASTON VILLA LADIES". FA Women's Super League. Aston villa women's team have won 18 major trophies. The FA . Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  6. ↑ http://ladies.avfc.co.uk/news/villa_secure_place_in_fa_womens_championship.html
  7. ↑ "Revealed: Aston Villa fan appointed to club's board by Tony Xia". Birmingham Mail . Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Training camp squad selected". TheFA.com. 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2010.

Coordinates: 52°32′30.300″N1°50′32.690″W / 52.54175000°N 1.84241389°W / 52.54175000; -1.84241389

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