Plymouth Argyle W.F.C.

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Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C. logo.svg
Full namePlymouth Argyle Women Football Club
Nickname(s)The Pilgrims; The Greens
Founded1975;50 years ago (1975)(as Plymouth Pilgrims)
2001;24 years ago (2001)(became Plymouth Argyle)
GroundManadon Sports Hub
Home Park
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 pafc.co.uk

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.

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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

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–presant)

Versus Lewes in October 2024 Lewes FC Women 2 Plymouth Argyle Women 0 06 10 2024-482 (54048173391).jpg
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]

PeriodBrandShirt Sponsor
2017–2022 Puma Ginsters
2022–2023Project 35
2023–2024WH Bond Timber
2024–PresentClassic Builders (SW)

Players

Current squad

As of 22 November 2024 [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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Lily Felgate
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Katie Dickson
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Roxy Thomas
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Amii Kearly
5 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Panagiota Papaioannou(Captain)
6 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Taya Pomfret
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 Georgia Wilson
11 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jade Berrow
13 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Grace Smith
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Georgie Knott
16 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ella Stephens
17 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lulu Jarvis
18 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Katie Rigg
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
24 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ava Kuyken
25 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jess Geach
26 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Caitlin Smith
56 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Comfort Erhabor(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion )

Retired numbers

Notable players

Honours

League

Cup

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  2. ↑ "Argyle Women Boosted by Club Support". 9 August 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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