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Stoke City F.C. Women
Full nameStoke City Football Club Women
Nickname(s)The Potters
Founded2001
GroundCommunity Drive
Smallthorne,Stoke-on-Trent
Head CoachMarie Hourihan
LeagueFA Women's National League North
2023–24FA Women's National League North,5th of 12
Websitehttps:// stokecityfc /club/women
Current season

Stoke City Football Club Womenare anEnglishwomen's association footballclub affiliated withStoke City.They are currently members of theFA Women's National League Norththe third tier ofwomen's football in England.

The club were formed in the summer of 2001 and had a successful first season in the West Midlands league Division One finishing third before gaining promotion to the Premier Division via the play-offs. Season 2008–09 saw the Ladies gain promotion into theMidland Combination League.A title-winning 2012–13 campaign saw the team gain promotion to theFA Women's Premier League Northern Division.

History

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Early history

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An early Stoke Ladies team was formed in 1921 by Len Bridgett, a director at Stoke.[1]His side were generally referred as "Stoke United" and their games were mostly for charitable causes. They played againstDick, Kerr's LadiesfromPrestontwice in April 1921 in aid of the Royal Staffordshire Infirmary.[1]However, in December 1921the FAbanned woman's football claiming it to be "unsuitable for females".[1]Undeterred Bridgett arranged for his side to play inBarcelonaagainst French side Les Sportives de Paris. They played two matches against Paris and won both. Their final match was against Dick Kerr's inColne,on 22 September 1923.[1]

Modern history

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Stoke City Ladies were formed in 2001 and began playing in theWest Midlands League Division One,the sixth tier of Woman's football in England. They finished in third position gaining promotion to theWest Midlands League Premier Division.They spent the next seven season's in the fifth tier before winning the league title in 2008–09 after amassing 81 points scoring 95 goals and conceding only 14 in just 22 matches. They also won theStaffordshire County Cupfour time in a row from 2009 to 2012. In March 2013 with the side well on top of theMidland Combination Leaguethe club decided to apply to join the expandingFA Woman's Super League,however their attempt was unsuccessful.[2]They won their sixth County Cup by beating their reserve team 5–1 on 19 March 2013.[3]They won the Midland Combination League title on 26 March 2013 beatingLeafield Athletic1–0.[4]

The club re-branded in July 2019 dropping the "Ladies" sub-title becoming Stoke City F.C. Women.[5]In March 2023 it was announced that the team are to turn semi-professional for the 2023–24 season.[6]In July 2023, the team appointedMarie Hourihanas their first full-time head coach.[7]

Honours

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Leagues

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Cups

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  • Staffordshire County Cup:(14) 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
  • Midland Combination League Cup: 2012–13

League history

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Source:[8]

Season League Women's FA Cup County Cup League Cup
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
2001–02 West Midlands Division One↑ 20 14 2 4 83 17 44 3rd — — —
2002–03 West Midlands Premier Division 20 10 4 6 58 43 34 4th — — —
2003–04 West Midlands Premier Division 20 9 6 5 44 35 33 4th — — —
2004–05 West Midlands Premier Division 18 7 3 8 34 33 24 6th — — —
2005–06 West Midlands Premier Division 20 7 3 10 36 53 24 7th QR1 R2 RU
2006–07 West Midlands Premier Division 21 14 0 7 55 29 45 3rd QR2 W —
2007–08 West Midlands Premier Division 21 14 1 6 67 21 46 3rd — RU —
2008–09 West Midlands Premier Division ↑ 22 20 1 1 95 14 81 1st R2 W —
2009–10 Midland Combination League 22 9 6 7 49 44 33 6th R3 W —
2010–11 Midland Combination League 22 10 6 6 46 30 36 4th R2 W R1
2011–12 Midland Combination League 22 14 3 3 55 23 45 2nd R3 W R1
2012–13 Midland Combination League ↑ 22 18 1 1 72 9 55 1st R3 W W
2013–14 FA Women's Premier League 20 10 3 7 51 45 33 5th R3 W R1
2014–15 FA Women's Premier League 22 8 2 12 38 38 28 7th R4 W R1
2015–16 FA Women's Premier League 22 14 2 6 59 28 46 4th R3 W R3
2016–17 FA Women's Premier League 20 8 6 6 43 37 30 4th R1 W R2
2017–18 FA Women's Premier League 22 12 4 6 52 38 40 4th R2 W R1
2018–19 FA Women's National League North 24 9 6 9 59 51 33 7th R4 W QF
2019–20 FA Women's National League North 14 8 1 5 32 17 25 4th — — —
2020–21 FA Women's National League North 8 3 2 3 15 22 11 7th — — —
2021–22 FA Women's National League North 24 8 1 15 36 54 25 9th R3 W R2
2022–23 FA Women's National League North 22 7 3 12 32 49 24 10th R3 W R3
2023–24 FA Women's National League North 22 10 4 8 41 37 34 5th R3 SF R1

References

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  1. ^abcd"Stoke Ladies FC".Donmouth.Retrieved13 March2015.
  2. ^"Ladies in bid to join big league".The Sentinel.Retrieved18 March2013.
  3. ^"Stoke City Ladies win County Cup".The Sentinel.Retrieved20 March2013.
  4. ^"Stoke City ladies on course for treble after winning league title".The Sentinel.Retrieved27 March2013.
  5. ^"New Name For Club's Female Team".Stoke City.Retrieved4 July2019.
  6. ^"Ricky Martin: Stoke City technical director says Potters women are to turn semi-pro".BBC Sport.Retrieved8 March2023.
  7. ^"Marie Hourihan appointed head coach of women's team".Stoke City.Retrieved24 July2023.
  8. ^"Stoke City FC Women - League History & League Tables".Stoke City Ladies FC.Archived fromthe originalon 19 January 2018.Retrieved21 June2020.
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