London Bees

London Bees

Full name	London Bees
Nickname(s)	The Bees
Founded	1975; 46 years ago (1975) (as District Line Ladies F.C.)
Ground	The Hive Stadium, Canons Park
Capacity	6,500 (5,419 seated)
Chairman	Anthony Kleanthous
Manager	Sian Osmond
League	FA Women's Championship
2020–21	FA Women's Championship, 11th of 11 (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

London Bees is an English women's football club affiliated with Barnet F.C. They play in the FA Women's National League South. The club has been in existence under several names since 1975, originally being called District Line Ladies F.C.. The team were re-branded as London Bees after joining the new WSL 2 for the 2014 season. The club have a first team and a youth academy; both train and play at the Hive Stadium.

History[]

The club began in 1975 as District Line Ladies FC, then merged with Wembley FC in 1993 to become Wembley Ladies FC. In 1997 the club moved to play at Hanwell Town FC but kept the Wembley Ladies name. In 1998, the club became affiliated with Barnet FC, amalgamating with the existing Barnet Ladies FC from the Greater London League to form Barnet FC Ladies.

In March 2010 Barnet F.C. Ladies were announced as an unsuccessful bidder for the FA Women's Super League.^[1][2] In 2013, they were successful in their bid to join the WSL under their new name of London Bees for the 2014 season.

In the 2016 FA WSL summer season, London Bees became the first WSL 2 club to reach the semi-finals of the FA WSL Cup, after notable wins against Chelsea Ladies on penalties and Sheffield Ladies in their quarter-final fixture. They were later defeated in the semi-final by Birmingham City Ladies.

In the 2020–21 season, London Bees finished bottom of the Championship and were relegated to the third tier of English women's football.

Current squad[]

As of 1 February 2021.^[3]

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  ENG 2 DF  ENG 4 MF  ENG 5 DF  ENG 6 DF  ENG Hannah Porter 7 FW  ENG 8 MF  IRL 9 FW  ENG 10 DF  ENG Parker Dunn 11 FW  ENG 12 MF  ENG 13 FW  ENG 14 MF  ENG 15 FW  ENG 17 DF  ENG Sophie Lee 18 MF  ENG 19 DF  ENG 22 MF  ENG 23 DF  ITA 24 MF  ENG 39 DF  ENG

Current technical staff[]

Notable former players[]

Players who played for District Line Ladies, Wembley Ladies, Barnet FC Ladies or London Bees and received recognition at full international level

Former managers[]

Honours[]

• FA Women's Premier League Southern Division:
  • Winners (2): 1992–93 (as District Line), 2009–10 (as Barnet F.C. Ladies)
• FA Women's Premier League Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1995–96 (as Wembley Ladies), 2010–11
• FA WSL Cup:
  • Semi-Finalist: 2016, Continental Cup

Player honours[]

• FA WSL 2 Golden Boot Award
  • Winner: Jo Wilson with 10 League goals in 2016
• FA WSL 2 Player of the Month (April 2017/18)
  • Winner: Katie Wilkinson
• FA Championship Player of the Month (January 2019/20)
  • Winner: Sarah Quantrill

Manager honours[]

• LMA Women's Championship Manager of the Month (September 2019/20)
  • Winner: Lee Burch
• LMA Women's Championship Manager of the Month (January 2019/20)
  • Winner: Lee Burch

References[]

External links[]

• Official site