London City Lionesses

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London City Lionesses
LCL Crest.png
Full nameLondon City Lionesses Football Club
Founded13 May 2019;4 years ago (13 May 2019)
Ground Princes Park, Dartford
Capacity4,100
Owner Michele Kang
Head coach Remi Allen
League Women's Championship
2022–23 Women's Championship, 3rd of 12
Website Club website

London City Lionesses is a professional women's association football club based in Dartford, England. [1] The team competes in the Women's Championship, the second tier of English women's football. The club was founded in May 2019, as an independent breakaway club from Millwall Lionesses. [2] [3]

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History

On 13 May 2019, a statement was released by Millwall F.C. announcing that the board of directors and senior management at the team's official women's affiliate, Millwall Lionesses, had declared their intentions to split from the club, becoming an independent entity and operating under a new name. [4] [5] The breakaway was already agreed in principle by the FA. [6] The transfer of Millwall's Championship licence was officially approved by the FA on 29 June 2019. [7] The newly-independent club's operations were funded from 2019 by blockchain entrepreneur Anthony Culligan and his wife Diane, with Diane Culligan serving as chairwoman and running the club's operations. [1] [8]

The start of the 2022-23 season saw considerable optimism from club management after England's triumph in the 2022 Euros drove an increase in club season-ticket sales. [9] The Lionesses hit challenges later that season, however, with their manager Melissa Phillips resigning in January 2023 to take an assistant manager role with Angel City FC, despite the club sitting in first place. [10] [11] In June 2023, all 20 of the club's players sent a collective message to owner Diane Culligan asking her to sell the club or raise additional investment, citing financial instability, a lack of players signed for the upcoming season and the lack of a permanent manager. [12] On 15 December 2023, the Culligans sold the club to entrepreneur and Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang for an undisclosed price. [13]

Players

Current squad

As of 4 October 2023. [14]

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 Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Grace Moloney
2 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Grace Neville
3 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Emma Mukandi
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Georgia Brougham
6 MF Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Sonia O'Neill
7 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lois Joel
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Connie Scofield
10 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Izzy Groves
11 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Tinaya Alexander
12 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Hermione Cull
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Paige Satchell
17 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lucy Fitzgerald
18 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Danielle Carter
20 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Maddi Wilde
22 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Paige Culver
28 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Sophie Hillyerd
31 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Ruesha Littlejohn
32 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Leanne Cowan
33 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah
71 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Niamh Farrelly
TBD MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Megan Campbell
— MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Lotta Lindström

Former players

Club staff

As of 27 February 2024. [15]
PositionStaff
Manager Flag of England.svg Remi Allen
Assistant coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicola Williams
Goalkeeper coach Flag of England.svg Darren Smith
Performance analyst Flag of England.svg Beth Wood
Lead strength & conditioning coach Flag of England.svg Stuart Pearce
Lead sports therapist Flag of England.svg Laura Clint
Nutritionist Flag of England.svg Jake Elliott
Kit & Equipment Manager Flag of England.svg Ciaran Williams

Managerial history

Information correct as of 4 July 2023. Only competitive matches are counted.

List of London City Lionesses managers
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin% [nb 1] Notes
Chris PhillipsFlag of England.svg  England 13 May 201915 October 201974031116057.14 [16]
John Bayer (interim)Flag of England.svg  England 15 October 201927 May 2020144371727028.57 [16]
Lisa Fallon Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 27 May 20209 October 20205014211000.00 [17]
Melissa Phillips Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 9 October 202024 January 2023613112189265050.82 [18]
Nikita Runnacles (interim)Flag of England.svg  England 24 January 20234 July 2023127052418058.33 [19]
Carolina Morace Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4 July 2023present000000!— [20]
  1. ↑ Win% is rounded to two decimal places

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
SeasonDivisionPWDLFAPtsPos FA Cup League Cup NameGoals
LeagueTop goalscorer [nb 1]
2019–20 Championship 158252524264th R4 GS Elizabeta Ejupi 4
2020–21 Championship 206681919246th R4 GS Atlanta Primus 4
2021–22 Championship 2213273522412nd R4 GS Karin Muya
Amy Rodgers 		7
2022–23 Championship 2214354920453rd R4 GS Sarah Ewens 14
  1. ↑ Goals in all competitions (Championship, FA Cup and League Cup are counted.)

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  13. ↑ "Washington Spirit owner Kang buys London City Lionesses". ESPN . ESPN News Services. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "First Team Squad" . Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Club Staff Members" . Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  16. 1 2 "London City Lionesses sack manager Chris Phillips". 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  17. ↑ "Lisa Fallon and Melissa Phillips announced as new London City Lionesses coaching team". London City Lionesses. 27 May 2020.
  18. ↑ "Phillips named London City head coach". BBC Sport.
  19. ↑ "Melissa Phillips departs as London City Lionesses head coach". London City Lionesses. 24 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Italian legend Morace appointed head coach of London City Lionesses". FAWSL Full-Time. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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