Full name | Lincoln City Women Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | "Imps" | |
Founded | 2008 (as Nettleham Ladies) | |
Ground | Moorlands Sports Club, Lincoln | |
Manager | Lee Mitchell | |
League | FA Women's National League Division One Midlands | |
2023–24 | FA Women's National League Division One Midlands, 8th of 12 | |
Website | Club website | |
Lincoln City FC Women is an English women's football team affiliated with Lincoln City FC. The club play in the FA Women's National League Midlands Division.
Lincoln City FC Women has evolved over the period of time since the club's inception in 2008.[ citation needed ] They started life as Nettleham Ladies FC and entered the Lincolnshire County Women's League in the same year. In 2009, the club won the Lincolnshire County Women's League and were promoted to East Midlands Women's Football League Division One North, where they remained until 2012.
For the start of 2012–13 season they gained promotion as league champions and were promoted to the East Midlands Women's Football League Premier Division, [1] where they competed until 2017–18 season. They clinched the title by three points, losing just one game all season. The season ended with a 7–0 victory over Grimsby Borough in the County Cup Final.
Another title winning season was followed by their first season at Tier Four of the women's football pyramid in 2018/19 and they have continued to dominate the Lincolnshire Women's Senior County Cup by winning it in each of the last six seasons.
The summer of 2019 was a landmark in the development of the club as a successful name change [2] to Lincoln City Women FC meant a total rebranding for the 2019–20 season [3] and a change of Club colours to the famous red and white stripes. The women's team came fully under the men's club as of the 2022–23 season, playing numerous games at the Sincil Bank Stadium.
Season | Division | Position | Women's FA Cup | Notes |
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2009-10 | Lincolnshire County League | 1st | Promoted | |
2010-11 | East Midlands Division One North | 5th/12 | ||
2011-12 | East Midlands Division One North | 1st | 1st Qualifying Round | Promoted |
2012-13 | East Midlands Premier Division | 5th/12 | 2nd Qualifying Round | |
2013-14 | East Midlands Premier Division | 2nd/10 | 1st Round Proper | |
2014-15 | East Midlands Premier Division | 2nd/11 | 2nd Qualifying Round | Missed promotion by 1 point |
2015-16 | East Midlands Premier Division | 2nd/10 | 4th Qualifying Round | Walkover against Leicester City in FA Cup |
2016-17 | East Midlands Premier Division | 5th/11 | 4th Qualifying Round | |
2017–18 | East Midlands Premier Division | 1st/12 | 1st Round Proper | Promoted |
2018–19 | FA Women's National League Division 1 Midlands | 7th/11 | 1st Round Proper | |
2019–20 | FA Women's National League Division 1 Midlands | 5th/12 | 2nd Round Proper | Null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic [4] |
2020–21 | FA Women's National League Division 1 Midlands | 3rd/12 | 2nd Round Proper | Curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic [5] |
2021-22 | FA Women's National League Division 1 Midlands | 3rd/12 | 4th Round Proper | |
2022-23 | FA Women's National League Division 1 Midlands | 6th/12 | 3rd Qualifying Round | |
2023-24 | FA Women's National League Division 1 Midlands |
Lincoln City Women play their home games at Lincoln Moorlands Sports & Social Club. [6]
The Under 23s play at Active Nation Yarborough.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Ellie Gilliatt July - December 2020 [7]
Olivia Clark (As Nettleham Ladies) [8]
Lincoln City Women FC Under 23s compete in the FA Women's National Reserve League Midland Division. [9]
Lincoln City Women work closely with the Lincoln City Foundation and the Academy for Women.
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Former manager: Richard Cooper June 2018 - January 2021. [10]
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