Plymouth Argyle W.F.C.

Plymouth Argyle

Full name	Plymouth Argyle Women Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Pilgrims; The Greens
Founded	1975;50 years ago (1975)(as Plymouth Pilgrims) 2001;24 years ago (2001)(became Plymouth Argyle)
Ground	Foulston Park (from 2026-27 season) Manadon Sports Hub Home Park
General Manager	Elaine Dalton-Fyfe
Manager	Marie Hourihan
League	FA Women's National League South
2024–25	FA Women's National League South, 10th of 12
Website	pafc.co.uk
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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

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

Formation and early years (1975–2010)

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 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 South West Combination, were invited to compete under the umbrella of Plymouth Argyle F.C., and Plymouth Argyle Ladies were formed.

Plymouth won the 2010–11 South West Combination, and were promoted to the Southern Division, but faced relegation at the end of the 2011–12 season.

National League and Affiliation (2010–present)

Versus Lewes in October 2024

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]

The team officially becomes part of Plymouth Argyle Football Club on 1 July 2024 and on the same day, the young goal-scorer Ellie Sara became the first woman to sign for the newly organised Plymouth Argyle Women. ^[3]

Sponsorship

Since the 2017–18 season, Plymouth's kits have been sponsored by the main club sponsor, such as Cornwall-based company Ginsters until 2022. ^[4]

Period	Brand	Shirt Sponsor
2017–2022	Puma	Ginsters
2022–2023		Project 35
2023–2024		WH Bond Timber
2024–Present		Classic Builders (SW)

Players

Current squad

As of 31 August 2025 ^[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ENG Hermione Cull 2 DF   NIR Katie Dickson 4 DF   ENG Amii Kearly 5 DF   GRE Panagiota Papaioannou(Captain) 6 MF   AUS Layla Proctor 7 FW   ENG Charlotte Whitmore 8 MF   ENG Imy Crawford 9 FW   WAL Phoebie Poole 10 MF   ENG Lulu Jarvis 11 DF   IRL Róisín Kivel

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF   ENG Katie Wilson 15 FW   ENG Tamara Wilcock 16 DF   ENG Ella Stephens 17 MF   ENG Paris Dalton 18 DF   ENG Caitlin Smith 19 MF   ENG Ellie Noble 21 GK   ENG Eilish Brogan 23 FW   WAL Olivia Francis 25 DF   ENG Jess Geach 26 DF   ENG Arabella Suttie

Retired numbers

• 12 – The Green Army

Notable players

• Jemma Rose – England ^[6]
• Chloe Roberts – England U15 ^[7]
• Chynna Evans – England U15 ^{[8] [9]}

Honours

League

• South West Combination League (level 3)
  • Champions: 2010–11, 2013–14
• FA National League Division One South West (level 4)
  • Champions: 2017–18

Cup

• Devon Women's County Cup
  • Winners: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06

References

1. "Ladies Appoint New Manager". 11 August 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
2. "Argyle Women Boosted by Club Support". 9 August 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
3. "Ellie Sara Becomes First Women's Player to Sign Argyle Contract | Plymouth Argyle - PAFC". www.pafc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
4. "More Power to Argyle". Plymouth Argyle. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
5. "Women's Team". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
6. 'England battle hard against Bosnia to end 2015 on a high'. Thefa.com, 29 November 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2019
7. 'Chipchase Makes Changes Thefa.com, 3 August 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2007
8. 'Youth Squads Named' Thefa.com, 5 February 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007
9. 'U15's Training Squad' Thefa.com, 20 July 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2007

External links

• Official website

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