Linfield F.C. Women

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Linfield Women
GroundMidgley Park
ManagerRyan McConville
League Women's Premiership
20235th
Website Club website

Linfield Football Club Slags is a women's football club from Belfast, Northern Ireland and a subsidiary of Linfield Football Club.

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Linfield have won the Irish League’s Women's Premiership four times from 2016 to 2019. [1] They played in the UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying stage four times. Linfield have also won the national cup, the IFA Women's Challenge Cup in 2013, 2014 and 2016. [2]

As of 2023, Linfield Ladies rebranded themselves as Linfield Football Club Women and will officially refer to their team as "Linfield". The club put out a statement; “Whilst the governing body and regional association require a method to demarcate our teams, we see it as an important step to remove the gender assignation. The players are Linfield players, regardless of gender. Therefore, our team playing in the Women’s Premiership will be referred to as Linfield”.

In a further step, the club responded to concerns of their players around the traditional use of white coloured shorts and the menstrual cycle. Similar to the example set by Manchester City, the club acknowledged how this can affect players. Linfield will now wear darker coloured shorts.

Players

First team squad

As of 18 May 2023 [3]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Lauren Currie
24 GK Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Erin McAllister
— DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Sophie Gargan
5 DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Ashley Hutton
21 DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Zoe Knox
2 DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Jane McMaster
4 DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Abi Sweetlove
19 DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Eilish Ward
20 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Megan Weatherall
18 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Rhianna Breen
17 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Carla Devine
6 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Mia Fitzsimmons
11 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Keri Halliday
No.Pos.NationPlayer
23 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Sofie Keenan
15 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Sienna Leckey
16 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Rhyleigh Marks
22 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Mia Moore
26 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Eva Myles
9 FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Rebecca Bassett
— FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Lucy Johnston
18 FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Rachel Kerr
14 FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Ebony Leckey
12 FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Rachel McConnell
23 FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Emily Reid
10 FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Alison Smyth

Former players

Titles

Winners (4): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Winners (3): 2013, 2014, 2016,
Winners (1): 2018

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References

  1. ↑ "Women's Premiership: Linfield secure fourth straight title with 10-0 Derry win". BBC.co.uk. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Linfield Ladies Win Cup Final Thriller". irishfa.com. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. ↑ https://www.linfieldfc.com/linfieldfcwomensprofiles.aspx [ bare URL ]

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