Ipswich Town F.C. Women

Ipswich Town Football Club Women is a women's team affiliated with Ipswich Town Football Club. They currently compete in the FA Women's Premier League South, the third tier of women's football in the country. They play their home games at the AGL Arena in Felixstowe, the home of Felixstowe & Walton United.[1]

Ipswich Town Football Club Women
Full nameIpswich Town Football Club Women
Nickname(s)The Blues, The Tractor Girls
GroundThe AGL Arena
Portman Road
Capacity2,000 (AGL Arena)
29,673 (Portman Road)
ManagerJoe Sheehan
LeagueFA Women's National League South
2023–24FA Women's National League South, 4th of 12
WebsiteClub website

On 19 February 2024, it was announced that Ipswich Town Women would play their first ever game at Portman Road for the game upcoming game on 23 March 2024 against Chatham Town with all four stands being open for ticket sales.[2] They went onto win the game 5-0 in front of an attendance of 10,173.[3]





First-team squad
As of 19 June 2024[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ENG Maria Boswell (captain)
3 DF  ENG Summer Hughes
6 DF  ENG Leah Mitchell
7 FW  ENG Natasha Thomas
8 MF  ENG Kyra Robertson
10 MF  ENG Eloise King
11 MF  ENG Lucy O'Brien
12 FW  ENG Issy Bryant
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  PHI Nina Meollo
17 MF  ENG Sophie Peskett
20 DF  SCO Megan Wearing
21 DF  ENG Maisy Barker
22 DF  ENG Evie Williams
23 MF  IRL Abbi Smith
25 MF  ENG Erin Williams
31 GK  ENG Laura Hartley


Club Officials

Non-coaching staff
Position Name
General Manager Rachel Harris
Interim Assistant Manager Simon Tricker
Media & Communications Manager Kieren Standley

Coaching staff
Position Name
Manager Joe Sheehan
Head of Goalkeeping Paul Walker
Assistant Coach Phoebe Webb
Head of Performance Nicola Stolworthy
Sports Therapist(s) David Smith/Sophie Wright

Women's Player of the Year
Women's Player of the Year
Year Name Ref
2021–22 Bonnie Horwood [5]
2022–23 Megan Wearing [6]
2023–24 Sophie Peskett [7]

Honours

Domestic
Runners-up: 2022-23
Promotion: Ipswich were top of the league in both the 2019-20 & 2020-21 seasons but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no teams were promoted or relegated. Ipswich won promotion to the National League South via application at the end of the 2020-21 season

References
  1. "Ladies team". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. "Ipswich Town F.C. Women to play at Portman Road". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. "Ipswich Town F.C. Women win at Portman Road". TWTD. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. "Ipswich Town F.C. Women – Squad". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  5. "Women's Awards at End of Season Dinner". Ipswich Town F.C. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. "Megan Wins Award". TWTD. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  7. "End of Season Awards". Ipswich Town. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

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