Fylde Ladies F.C.
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| Full name | AFC Fylde Women Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "The Coasters" | ||
| Founded | 1971 (as Duke of York) | ||
| Ground | Kellamergh Park, Warton | ||
| Manager | Kim Turner & Danielle Young | ||
| League | FA Women's National League North | ||
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AFC Fylde Women Football Club are an English women's football club affiliated with AFC Fylde and play in the FA Women's National League North.
History[]
The club was formed under the name Duke of York in 1971, as founder members of the North West Women's Football League. They were renamed Preston Rangers W.F.C. in 1977 and reached the semi finals of the FA Women's Cup in 1982–83 and 1989–90.
In 1997 they became Preston North End W.F.C. and finished 1997–98 as champions, winning promotion to the Northern Combination Women's Football League. In 1999 the club was officially affiliated with Preston North End F.C..
The club won the Northern Combination Women's Football League in 2005–06 and were promoted into the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division for the first time.
In June 2011 PNE appointed Luke Swindlehurst as the 1st Team Manager. This follows his previous role as Assistant Manager in the 2010/11 season.
The club was rebranded Fylde Ladies F.C. in May 2016 after switching its association from Preston North End to AFC Fylde.[1]
In Summer 2019, the team went through a name change and were known as AFC Fylde Women from the start of the 2019/20 season.
During the Covid-19 global pandemic, on 28 April 2020, the team was disbanded due to the growing uncertainties within the women’s game, and the financial implications the pandemic had taken. One month later on 26 May 2020 AFC Fylde reversed the decision, meaning the club was saved.[2] [3]
Grounds[]
The club used to play in Preston when the club was affiliated with Preston North End. This was until 2016 where they moved to Fylde to Kellamergh Park in the village of Warton. In August 2018 they briefly moved in with their male counterpart team to Mill Farm in Fylde, training at The Fylde Sports and Education Centre.[4] The club returned to play at Kellamergh Park after a few weeks.
Players[]
- As of 22 August 2021[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players[]
Retired numbers[]
19 
Zoe Tynan, Midfielder (2016)[6]
Coaching Staff[]
| Name | Role | |
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 Kim Turner
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First Team Manager | |
| Danielle Young
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Joint First Team Manager | |
| Jennie Swarbrick
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Strength and Fitness Coach | |
| Alex Hilton-Slee
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Goalkeeping Coach | |
| George Barnes
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Sports Therapist | |
| Alisa Cowen
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Media Officer | |
| Josh Brown and Ross Conway
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Analysts |
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Agnew, Daniel (25 May 2016). "PNE women's team have fresh start as Fylde Ladies". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Wrack, Suzy (28 April 2020). "AFC Fylde women's team disbanded after club takes 'tough decision'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "AFC Fylde reverse decision to disband women's team". BBC. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Fylde Ladies". AFC Fylde. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Fylde Ladies 2021-22 squad". AFC Fylde. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Zoe Tynan: Fylde Ladies FC retire midfielder's number 19 shirt". BBC Sport. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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Coordinates: 53°47′50″N 2°53′24″W / 53.7973212°N 2.8899875°W
- AFC Fylde
- Preston North End F.C.
- Women's football clubs in England
- Sport in the Borough of Fylde
- Sport in Preston
- 1971 establishments in England
- FA Women's National League teams