Coventry United L.F.C.

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Coventry United Ladies
Cov United LFC logo.jpg
Full nameCoventry United Ladies Football Club
Nickname(s)Cov United Ladies
Founded2013
Dissolved2021
GroundButts Park Arena, Coventry
ChairmanMarcus Green
ManagerJay Bradford
LeagueFA Women's Championship
2020–21FA Women's Championship, 10th of 11
WebsiteClub website

Coventry United Ladies Football Club was an English women's football club affiliated with Coventry United F.C.. They were founded in 2013 as Coventry City Ladies; on 4 July 2015 the club announced that they had merged with Coventry United, a local non-league side only two years old at the time.[1] They currently play in the FA Women's Championship.

The club also comprises youth teams at u-11, u-13, u-15, u-16, u18 and a reserve team.

History[]

Founded in 1991, the club began in the West Midlands Regional League. In 1997, as Coventry City, they were promoted into the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division, where they stayed until relegation in 2002.

In 2002–03 the club developed closer relations with Coventry City F.C. while revamping and expanding the youth centre of excellence. In 2004 the club were promoted back to the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division, but lasted only a season at the higher level.

After three consecutive runners-up finishes, Coventry won the Midland Combination again in 2010 – scoring 66 goals in 22 league games.[2]

The club played at Coventry University Sports and Conference Centre, Westwood Heath and at Coventry Sphinx FC, before moving to the Oval, Bedworth. In August 2014 the club announced a move to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry for the 2014–15 season.[3] Midway through the 2014–15 season, Coventry Ladies were forced out of the Ricoh Arena after the arrival of Wasps RFC to the Ricoh. They found themselves playing at the Bedworth Oval once again.

In July 2015 they merged with Coventry United and moved into the Butts Park Arena, home of Coventry R.F.C. where Coventry United play. April 2019 saw the side win the National League South, the third tier in the women's game, seeing them gain promotion to the . There followed two hard-fought seasons in 2019/20 and 2020/21 where the club have established themselves in the FA Women's Championship with a 9th and 10th place finish respectively.

In 2021 , Paul Marsh and bought a 49% stake in the club.[4] The club announced plans to turn professional and are beginning their first season as a fully professional club in 2021/22. They were liquidated on 24 December 2021.[5]

The clubs last fixture before liquidation was a 1-0 home victory over fellow FA Women's Championship side, Watford.[6]

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 29 August 2021[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Wales WAL Olivia Clark
2 DF England ENG Holly Chandler
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR Nat Johnson
4 MF Wales WAL Charlie Estcourt
5 DF England ENG Anna Wilcox
6 DF England ENG Grace Riglar
7 MF England ENG Fran Orthodoxou
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Phoebe Warner
9 FW England ENG Katie Wilkinson (captain)
10 FW England ENG Rio Hardy
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW England ENG Olivia Fergusson
12 DF Northern Ireland NIR
16 MF England ENG Mollie Green
17 MF England ENG Anna Colville
20 MF England ENG Destiney Toussaint
21 MF England ENG Katy Morris
22 DF England ENG Naomi Hartley
23 GK England ENG Lucy Thomas
24 DF England ENG Alanah Mann
28 FW England ENG Keeley Davies

Out on loan[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
25 GK England ENG Jodie Whiteman (at until 30 June 2022)[8]

Former players[]

For details of former players, see Category:Coventry United L.F.C. players.

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Interview: Paul Cudby (Coventry City Ladies manager)". She Kicks. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Coventry City Ladies Football Club will call the Ricoh Arena home this season". BBC News. BBC. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Exclusive: Coventry United "Not finished yet"". Her Football Hub. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59776827
  6. ^ Freville, Chris (18 December 2021). "Championship: Coventry take on Watford in relegation battle". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Squad 2021/22". culfc-media.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Coventry United's teenage goalkeeper Whiteman loaned to Solihull Moors". FAWSL Full-Time. 12 July 2021.

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