Loughborough Lightning F.C.

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Loughborough Lightning
Full nameLoughborough Lightning Football Club
Nickname(s)Lightning
Founded1999 (as Shepshed Foxes)
GroundLoughborough University Stadium, Loughborough
Capacity3,300
ManagerCharles Baxter
League FA Women's National League Division One Midlands
2023–24 FA Women's National League Division One Midlands, 2nd of 12
Website Club website

Loughborough Lightning Football Club (formerly Loughborough Foxes) is a football club based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the FA Women's National League Division One Midlands and play at the Loughborough University Stadium.

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History

The club was founded in 1999 as Shepshed Foxes by Gail and Paul Fox, who wanted to give girls in the surrounding area an opportunity to play football, before becoming Loughborough Foxes in 2002. [1]

After playing in local leagues for much of the first 15 years of their history, Loughborough were promoted to the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division (the 3rd tier of women's football) for the first time in 2015 from the Midlands Division One but would suffer relegation back to the 4th tier after just one season. The Foxes returned to the now renamed FA Women's National League in 2018 having secured promotion and the Midlands Division One title with a record of 21 wins and 1 draw from 22 games. [2]

In January 2019, Loughborough Foxes player and junior team coach Molly Webb died aged 25, with Director of Football Steve Wilkinson describing her as "a joy to spend time with; she was vibrant, enthusiastic, a motivator and someone you want in your team whatever the situation.". [3] The Foxes would end their first season back at the third tier of women's football in 7th place in the 2018–19 FA Women's National League Southern Division before being realigned to the Northern Division for the following season.

In June 2021, the club merged with the Loughborough University performance team to become Loughborough Lightning F.C. [4]

Players

Current squad

As of 15 October 2022 [5]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Kiya Webb
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Sophia Poor (on loan from Leicester City)
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ciara Albas-Martin
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ella Smith
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Emily Sharpe
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Grace Walters
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harriet Petley
— DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Katrena Morrison
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lauren Taft
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Abbey Hateley
— MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Chloe Young
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ella Powell
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jessica Richardson
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kayleigh Hines
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Laura Steele
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Melissa Turton-Burrell
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Monique Robinson (on loan from Leicester City)
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sophia Bonser
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Anna Renken
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Georgia Stevens
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Katie Middleton
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Nicki Russell
—Flag of England.svg  ENG Mikayla Wild-Goose

Recent seasons

YearLeagueLvlPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPosition FA Women's Cup League Cup
ResRecResRec
2006–07 Leicestershire Women's Senior League7129035117+34272nd of 7 [6]
Promoted		 PR 0-0-11R [7] 0-0-1
2007–08 East Midlands Regional Women's Football League
Division One South		6168715023+27312nd of 9 [8]
Promoted		 1Q 0-0-11R [9] 0-0-1
2008–09 East Midlands Regional Women's Football League
Premier Division		52014426221+41461st of 11 [10]
Promoted		 1Q 0-0-1QF [11] 2-0-1
2009–10 Midland Combination Women's Football League 42223172378-55912th of 12 [12]
Relegated		 2R 1-0-1
2010–11 East Midlands Regional Women's Football League
Premier Division		52016228123+58501st of 11 [13]
Promoted		 3Q 1-0-1
2011–12 Midland Combination Women's Football League 42082103539-4266th of 11 [14] 2R 2-0-1QF [15] 1-0-1
2012–13 Midland Combination Women's Football League 42061133246-14199th of 11 [16] 2R 2-0-1QF [17] 1-0-1
2013–14 Midland Combination Women's Football League 42082104863-1525 [18] 7th of 11 [19]
Transferred		 1R 1-0-11R [20] 0-0-1
2014–15 FA Women's Premier League
Midlands Division One 		42216426926+4352 1st of 12
Promoted		 1R 1-0-1 1R 0-0-1
2015–16 FA Women's Premier League
Northern Division 		32232172658-3211 12th of 12
Relegated		 4R 2-0-1 QF 2-0-1
2016–17 FA Women's Premier League
Midlands Division One 		422180411131+8054 2nd of 12 3QR 0-0-1 3R 3-0-1
2017–18 FA Women's Premier League
Midlands Division One 		4222110919+8264 1st of 12
Promoted		 2R 2-0-1 2R 2-0-1
2018–19 FA Women's National League
Southern Division 		32210484832+1634 7th of 12
Transferred		 4R 2-0-1 SF 5-0-1
2019–20 FA Women's National League
Northern Division 		3 Season abandoned 3R 1-0-1 1R 0-0-1
2020–21 FA Women's National League
Northern Division 		3 Season abandoned 2R 0-0-1 Not held 0-0-0
2021–22 FA Women's National League
Northern Division 		32465133563-2823 10th of 13 3R 2-0-1 2R 3-0-1

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References

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  2. ↑ "Loughborough Foxes clinch league title". Loughborough Echo. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Outpouring of grief for 'kind and caring' footballer Molly Webb who died suddenly aged 25". Leicester Mercury. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Loughborough football merger creates new Lightning team". Loughborough University. 28 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "FIRST TEAM". Loughborough Foxes. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "2006–07 Leicestershire Womens Senior League".
  7. ↑ "2006–07 Leicestershire Senior Womens League Cup".
  8. ↑ "2007–08 East Midlands Regional Women's Football League Division One South".
  9. ↑ "2007–08 East Midlands Womens Regional Football League League Cup".
  10. ↑ "2008–09 East Midlands Regional Women's Football League Premier Division".
  11. ↑ "2008–09 East Midlands Womens Regional Football League League Cup".
  12. ↑ "2009–10 Midland Womens Combination League".
  13. ↑ "2010–11 East Midlands Regional Women's Football League Premier Division".
  14. ↑ "2011–12 Midland Womens Combination League".
  15. ↑ "2011–12 Midland Womens Combination League Cup".
  16. ↑ "2012–13 Midland Womens Combination League".
  17. ↑ "2012–13 Midland Womens Combination League Cup".
  18. ↑ 1 point deducted
  19. ↑ "2013–14 Midland Womens Combination League".
  20. ↑ "2013–14 Midland Womens Combination League Cup".

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