Notts County Women F.C.

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Notts County Women FC
Notts County Women F.C. Logo.jpg
Full nameNotts County Women Football Club
Nickname(s)The Magpies
FoundedMay 2018
GroundCoronation Park, home of Eastwood C.F.C.
ManagerAdam Dunleavy [1]
League FA Women's National League Division One Midlands
2023–24 FA Women's National League Division One Midlands, 10th of 12
Website https://www.nottscountywomenfc.co.uk/

Notts County Women F.C. founded in May 2018, [2] is a women's football club based in Nottingham, England. They are currently playing in the FA Women's National League Division One Midlands. The club is an affiliate of the male football club Notts County F.C. They play their home games at Coronation Park, which is the home of Eastwood C.F.C. They previously played at Greenwich Avenue, Basford, which is the home of Basford United F.C. [2]

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Under the management of Adam Dunleavy and Adam Woolley they won promotion into the East Midlands Regional Women's Football League with an unbeaten league run stretching back to November 2018. On 28 March 2023, the team beat Mansfield Town Ladies and became league champions securing promotion to the FA Women's National League Division 1 Midlands. [3]

Background

Notts County Women have their origins as a successor to Notts County Ladies, whom were established in 2014 following the relocation of Lincoln Ladies and played in the FA Women's Super League. [4] [5] In 2017, two days before the start of the FA WSL Spring Series, Notts County Ladies folded as a result of £1 million needed to run the women's club and facing a winding up petition from HM Revenue and Customs over unpaid tax debts and a predicted £500,000 loss. [6] Thirteen months later, the Notts County owner Alan Hardy announced they were reforming their women's team as Notts County Women. [7] Despite this, Notts County Women state they are a separate club and make no claim to the history of Notts County Ladies. [8] They would start at a regional level of the English football pyramid and initially planned to play at Ilkeston Town instead of Meadow Lane. [7] However, they instead moved to play at Basford United's Greenwich Avenue. [9] [10] Despite this, they do occasionally play matches at Meadow Lane. [11]

In their debut season in the 2023-24 FA Women's National League, Notts County Women finished in 10th and a point above the relegation zone. [12] They also competed in the FA Women's National League Cup for the first time but lost in the First Round 6-0 to AFC Fylde Women. [13] In 2024, Notts County Women announced they were moving to Eastwood's Coronation Park for the 2024-25 season. [14]

Reserves

Notts County Women Reserves were founded at the same time and entered step 7 of the English football pyramid. Due to the senior team getting promoted into the Women's National League, Notts County Women Reserves were moved to the FAWNL Reserve League. [15]


Seasons

SeasonLeagueFA CupLeague Cup
LeagueTierPWDLGFGAPtsPosCupRound
2018-19East Midlands Division 1 South61813235526412East Midlands League PlateF
2019–20 *761039519 PR East Midlands League CupSF*
2020–21 * EPR
2021-22East Midlands Premier5187384134246 R3Q East Midlands League CupSF
2022-231614113820431 R2Q QF
2023-24 FAWNL D1 Midland422441425761610 R3Q FA WNL Cup R1
2024-25 22102104353327 R1 FA WNL Plate R1

Key:
This key provides a key to the abbreviations used in the Seasons table.

DefinitionAbbreviation
PlayedP
Games wonW
Games drawnD
Games lostL
Goals forGF
Goals againstGA
PointsPts
Final positionPos
Women's National LeagueWNL
Champions Relegated

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Notts County launching new senior women's team". 21 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Notts County FC - Women's team". Notts County. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Frith, Wilf (28 March 2023). "Notts County and Chester le Street Town promoted to FAWNL". She Kicks. She Kicks Ltd. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lincoln Ladies: Casey Stoney accepts fans' anger over move". BBC Sport. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Anka, Carl (8 January 2019). "Manchester United disrupt the women's second division in England by quickly assembling a powerhouse". New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Notts County Ladies: WSL 1 club fold on eve of Spring Series season". BBC Sport. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Notts County: Owner announces women's team to be reformed 13 months after folding". BBC Sport. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Slegg, Chris (2021). A history of the Women's FA Cup Final. The History Press. ISBN   9780750997713.
  9. ↑ "Notts County Women net new partnership with Portland Centre". She Kicks. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Barlow, Jamie (22 May 2018). "Notts County relaunch women's side & want promotion to top flight in five years". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  11. ↑ King, Oliver (3 April 2023). "From back garden to Meadow Lane: Fowler reflects on title-winning Notts season". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Table | Division One Midlands | The FA Women's National League". The FA. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "Boldmere give Newcastle an FA Women's National League Cup fright". She Kicks. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Notts County Women FC, Coronation Park = Home". www.nottscountywomenfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  15. ↑ "Notts County Women Reserves Notts County Women FC | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire". www.nottscountywomenfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
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