Norwich City Women F.C.

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Norwich City Women
Full nameNorwich City Women Football Club
Nickname(s)
  • The Canaries
  • Yellows
Founded1982
GroundThe Nest, Horsford
ManagerScott Emmerson
League FA Women's National League Division One South East
2022–23 FA Women's National League Division One South East, 4th of 12

Norwich City Women is the women's football club affiliated to Norwich City F.C. [1] Previously operated by a board of volunteers, Norwich City F.C. formally integrated the women's side into the club in February 2022. [2] [3]

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The club was originally founded in 1982 and competed in the East Anglian League for their first season before transferring to the Chiltern League. The club dominated both of these leagues until 1987, a spell which included a Women's FA Cup win in 1986 against Doncaster Rovers Belles at Carrow Road. [4]

Norwich City appointed former footballer Flo Allen as general manager of the women's side in June 2022. [5]

Scott Emmerson is the current manager, having been appointed to that post in February 2024. Norwich City Women compete in the FA Women's National League Division One South East, in the fourth tier of English women's football. [1] According to Norwich City, "they are the official women's team of Norwich City Football Club". [1] Norwich City Women play their home matches at The Nest. [2] Norwich City Women are the current 2023 Norfolk County Cup Champions.

In April 2023, Norwich City Women played their first match at Carrow Road since their integration into Norwich City F.C., running out 5–3 winners against Ashford Town in an FA Women's National League Division One South East Fixture. The match was played in front of a crowd of 7,585 spectators. [6]

Players

First-team squad

As of 29 December 2023 [7]

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 Chardonnay Johnston
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Summer Ward
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alice Parker
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ceri Flye
7 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Megan Todd
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Millie Daviss
9 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ellie Smith
10 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Natasha Snelling
11 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rebecca Russell
12 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Anna Larkins
14 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kathryn Stanley
15 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Naomi Cooper
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Katie Knights
17 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jess Harper
18 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Freya Symonds
19 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lauren Hailes
20 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Eloise Morran
21 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lauren Tomlinson
22 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Shannon Shaw
23 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Olivia Cook
24 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rachel Lawrence
25 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Hope Strauss
26 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Felicity Limage
27 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mary Croft
31 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Sarah Quantrill

Honours

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  2. 1 2 City, Norwich. "Club announce full integration of Norwich City Women". Norwich City. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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