Lewes F.C. Women

Lewes Football Club Women is a women's football club affiliated with Lewes F.C. The club compete in the FA Women's National League South and play at The Dripping Pan. The team's highest ever league finish was 5th place in the second-tier FA Women's Championship in 2020–21.

Lewes F.C. Women
Full nameLewes Football Club Women
Nickname(s)The Rooks
Founded2002[1]
GroundThe Dripping Pan, Lewes
Capacity3,000 (600 seated)
ManagerScott Booth
LeagueFA Women's National League South
2023–24Women's Championship, 11th of 12 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

History

Lewes Ladies FC was established in 2002 as the women's affiliate of Lewes FC, a not-for-profit club helping pioneer 100% fan and community ownership. The team started playing in the South East Counties football league and within a ten-year period climbed through the pyramid, winning promotion to the fourth-tier FA Women's Premier League in 2012 following an unbeaten season.[2]

In 2017, Lewes became the first professional or semi-professional football club to pay its women's team the same as its men's team as part of their Equality FC initiative.[3]

In 2018, the team was awarded a place in the FA Women's Championship.[4] In September 2019 club director Barry Collins resigned, frustrated at the board's preoccupation with equality campaigning: "I joined a football club and feel like I'm leaving a political party".[5]

Managerial history
Name Nationality From To Ref.
Jacquie Agnew  England 2002 June 2014 [6][7][8]
John Donoghue  England June 2014 November 2018 [9][10][11]
Fran Alonso  Spain December 2018 January 2020 [12][13][14]
Simon Parker  England January 2020 [15]
Scott Booth  Scotland Present

Current squad
As of 24 September 2023

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  IRL Sophie Whitehouse
2 DF  ENG Grace Riglar
3 MF  WAL Rhian Cleverly
4 MF  ENG Amelia Hazard
5 DF  ENG Grace Garrad
6 DF  ENG Ellie Hack
7 MF  NIR Caragh Hamilton
8 MF  ENG Grace Palmer
9 FW  ENG Valentine Pursey
10 FW  MLT Maria Farrugia
11 MF  ENG Anna Grey
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF  ENG Shauna Vassell
14 MF  ENG Reanna Blades
15 MF  ENG Hollie Olding
16 FW  ENG Kate Oakley
18 MF  IRL Lois Roche
19 FW  IRL Kate Mooney
20 FW  ENG Eve Clarkson
21 MF  ENG Sarah Brasero-Carreira
25 FW  NZL Jacqui Hand
26 GK  CAN Emily Moore
36 FW  ENG Chelsea Ferguson (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)

Season summary
Key
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos FA Cup
League
2002–03
2003–04 SEC[16] 167632621273rd
2004–05 SEC[17] 1810533514353rd R2
2005–06 LSEWRFL[18] 2218138520552nd
2006–07 LSEWRFL[19] 2018116815551st
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10 R3
2010–11 R1
2011–12 R2
2012–13 WPL South[20] 187292324235th R2
2013–14 WPL South[21] 209473132316th R3
2014–15 WPL South[22] 2263133137217th R3
2015–16 WPL South[23] 2281133042257th R3
2016–17 WPL South[24] 207493136257th R3
2017–18 WPL South[25] 2214264525445th R5
2018–19 Championship 2052132347179th R4
2019–20 Championship 12237101898th R5
2020–21 Championship 208481922285th R4
2021–22 Championship 2292112324298th R3
2022–23 Championship 2275102029269th QF
2023–24 Championship 22441422391611th R3

See also

References
  1. "Lewes Ladies looking for new Coach to work with management team". Lewes F.C. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. "History". lewesfc.com.
  3. Christenson, Marcus (12 July 2017). "Lewes FC become first professional club to pay women and men equally". The Guardian.
  4. "Lewes FC Women win a place in the new FA Women's Championship". lewesfc.com.
  5. "'I joined a football club and feel like I'm leaving a political party' – Collins explains Lewes exit". Nonleaguedaily.com. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. "Donoghue switches from Brighton to Lewes". ProTalent Sports. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. "Marrs leaves Gillingham for Brighton Super League challenge". Lewes FC. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. "Donoghue switches from Brighton to Lewes". Sent Her Forward. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. "Donoghue switches from Brighton to Lewes". Sent Her Forward. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  10. "Thanks and goodbye to John Donoghue". Lewes FC. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  11. "Lewes Women part company with Donoghue after poor run". Sussex Express. 14 November 2018.
  12. "Fran Alonso: Ex-Everton and Southampton coach named new Lewes Women manager". BBC. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  13. "Alonso departs as Parker takes up the reins". Lewes FC. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  14. "Fran Alonso to manage Celtic Women after Lewes exit". BBC. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  15. "Alonso departs as Parker takes up the reins". Lewes FC. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  16. "South East Counties Womens League 2003–04". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  17. "South East Counties Womens League 2004–05". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  18. "London & South East Regional Women's League 2005–06". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  19. "London & South East Regional Women's League 2006–07". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  20. "FA Women's National League South 2012–13". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  21. "FA Women's National League South 2013–14". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  22. "FA Women's National League South 2014–15". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  23. "FA Women's National League South 2015–16". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  24. "FA Women's National League South 2016–17". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  25. "FA Women's National League South 2017–18". fulltime-league.thefa.com.


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