Ipswich Town F.C. Women

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Ipswich Town Football Club Women
Full nameIpswich Town Football Club Women
Nickname(s)Town
The Blues
The Tractor Girls
GroundThe AGL Arena, Felixstowe
Capacity2,000 (200 seated)
ManagerJoe Sheehan
League FA Women's National League South
2022–23 FA Women's National League South, 2nd of 12
Website Club website

Ipswich Town Football Club Women is a women's team affiliated with Ipswich Town Football Club. They currently compete in the FA Women's Premier League South, the third tier of women's football in the country. They play their home games at the AGL Arena in Felixstowe, the home of Felixstowe & Walton United. [1]

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First-team squad

As of 1 March 2024 [2]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Maria Boswell(captain)
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Summer Hughes
5 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bonnie Horwood
6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Leah Mitchell
7 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Natasha Thomas
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kyra Robertson
10 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Eloise King
11 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lucy O'Brien
12 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Issy Bryant
13 GK Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Nina Meollo
14 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Milly Boughton(Dual registration with Tottenham )
16 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Elkie Bowyer(Dual registration with Tottenham )
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sophie Peskett
18 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ruby Doe(Dual registration with Arsenal )
19 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Lenna Gunning-Williams(on loan from Tottenham )
20 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Megan Wearing
21 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Maisy Barker
22 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Evie Williams
23 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Abbi Smith
25 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Erin Williams
31 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Laura Hartley

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Holly Turner(at Chatham Town until 31 May 2024)
15 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Nia Evans(at Billericay Town until 31 May 2024)

Academy squad

As of 23 January 2024 [2]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kelsey Morgan
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Leonie Telford
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kaci-Jai Bonwick

Club Officials

Non-coaching staff

PositionName
General Manager Flag of England.svg Rachel Harris
Interim Assistant Manager Flag of England.svg Simon Tricker
Media & Communications Manager Flag of England.svg Kieren Standley

Coaching staff

PositionName
Manager Flag of England.svg Joe Sheehan
Head of Goalkeeping Flag of England.svg Paul Walker
Assistant Coach Flag of England.svg Phoebe Webb
Head of Performance Flag of England.svg Nicola Stolworthy
Sports Therapist(s) Flag of England.svg David Smith/Sophie Wright

Women's Player of the Year

Women's Player of the Year
YearNameRef
2021–22 Flag of England.svg Bonnie Horwood [3]
2022–23 Flag of Scotland.svg Megan Wearing [4]
2023–24 Flag of England.svg Sophie Peskett [5]

Honours

Domestic

Runners-up: 2022-23
Promotion: Ipswich were top of the league in both the 2019-20 & 2020-21 seasons but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no teams were promoted or relegated. Ipswich won promotion to the National League South via application at the end of the 2020-21 season

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