Plymouth Argyle W.F.C.

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Plymouth Argyle Women
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versus Lewes FC Women in October 2024
Full namePlymouth Argyle W.F.C.
Nickname(s)The Pilgrims, The Greens, The Green Army
Founded1975;49 years ago (1975)(as Plymouth Pilgrims)
2001;23 years ago (2001)(became Plymouth Argyle)
GroundManadon Sports Hub, Plymouth
Waterways Stadium, Saltash
Haye Road, Elburton
Home Park, Plymouth
General ManagerElaine Dalton-Fyfe
ManagerRyan Perks
League FA Women's National League South
2023–24 FA Women's National League South, 9th of 12
Website Club website

Plymouth Argyle Women Football Club, formerly known as Plymouth Argyle Ladies Football Club, are a women's amateur association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. They compete in the FA Women's National League South.

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Founded in 1975, they come under the bracket of Plymouth Argyle F.C., and play their home games at Manadon Sports Hub, Plymouth, which is owned and operated by the PAFC Community Trust.

History

The club was formed in 1975 as a result of a 5-a-side league at the Mayflower Leisure Centre. Two teams merged in order to enter an 11-a-side football tournament in Newquay, Cornwall with the team creating the name of 'Plymouth Pilgrims'. Following the success of the tournament, Plymouth Pilgrims played in numerous competitions throughout the 1970s and 1980s with the most notable achievement being reaching the quarter-finals of the Women's FA Cup in both 1976 and 1977.

The club name changed to 'Saltash Pilgrims' in the late 1990s and the early part of the year 2000 to reflect their home ground at the time – Saltash United's Kimberly Stadium in Cornwall. It was not until the 2001–02 season that the club, then competing in the SW Combination League, were invited to compete under the umbrella of Plymouth Argyle F.C., and Plymouth Argyle Ladies were formed.

In August 2020, Ryan Perks was appointed manager. [1] A year later, ahead of the 2021–22 season, the club changed name, replacing the suffix Ladies Football Club with Women Football Club, as the club transferred from under the management of the Argyle Community Trust, to being taken under the professional wing of Plymouth Argyle. [2]

Players

Current squad

As of 2 June 2024

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jasmine Read
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Katie Dickson
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rosie McDonnell
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Panagiota Papaioannou(Captain)
6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lucy Hack
7 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlotte Whitmore
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Imy Crawford
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ellie Sara
10 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rebecca Danridge
11 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jade Widdows
13 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Grace Smith
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tamsin Medd-Gill
17 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Libby Waylen
18 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Taya Pomfret
19 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Erin O'Shea
20 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Fern Orchard
21 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Maddi Curno
22 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Emily Elliot
23 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Katelyn Bell
24 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Grace Perrins
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Comfort Erhabor(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion )
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lulu Jarvis

Retired numbers

Notable players

Honours

The club held the Devon Women's County Cup for a record number of years from 2002 to 2006 with a second-placed finish in the SW Combination league (Two steps below the National Premier League) in the 2006–07 season.

Sponsorship and fundraising

Since 2017–18, PAWFC's kits have been sponsored by the same main sponsor that Plymouth Argyle have been, with both the logos of Ginsters and Project35 appearing on shirts.

The club also does its own fundraising, including a weekly half time draw, weekly match day programmes advertising local businesses and individuals, match day sponsors, and individual player sponsors.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Argyle Women Boosted by Club Support". 9 August 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. ↑ 'England battle hard against Bosnia to end 2015 on a high'. Thefa.com, 29 November 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2019
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