Aberystwyth Town Ladies F.C.

Aberystwyth Town Women
Full nameAberystwyth Town Women's Football Club
Nickname(s)The Seasiders
GroundPark Avenue, Aberystwyth
Capacity5,000 (1,002 seated)
ChairmanDonald Kane
ManagerChris Church
LeagueAdran Premier
2023–24Adran Premier, 4th of 8

Aberystwyth Town Women's F.C. is a football team, playing in the Adran Premier, which they were founder members of in 2009.[1]

The club plays its home matches at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth, which has a capacity of 5,000.

The team's first choice strip is green and black striped shirts with black shorts and green socks. The second choice strip is yellow shirts with black trim, green shorts and socks.

History

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Founder members of the Women's Welsh Premier League in 2009, Aberystwyth Town were an ever-present part of the league until they were relegated at the end of the 2016–2017 season.[2] After two seasons in the second tier of Women's Welsh football, Aberystwyth Town were promoted back to the Welsh Premier League for the 2019–2020 season.

They reached the semi-finals of the FAW Women's Cup in 2010/11, losing 4-1 to Caernarfon Town.[3]

In 2022/23, they reached two cup semi-finals, losing to Cardiff Met 3-1 in the Genero Adran Trophy,[4] and to Briton Ferry Llansawel 3-0 in the FAW Women's Cup.[5]

Current squad

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As of 8 September 2023[6]

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 England ENG Margot Farnes
2 DF Wales WAL Lucie Gwilt
3 DF Wales WAL Rebecca Mathias (vice-captain)
4 DF/MF Wales WAL Bethan Roberts
5 DF Wales WAL Elin Jones
6 MF Wales WAL Kelly Thomas
7 MF Wales WAL Niamh Duggan
8 MF Wales WAL Emily Thomas
9 FW Wales WAL Libby Isaac
10 MF England ENG Shauna Chambers
11 DF/MF/FW Wales WAL Ffiona Evans
12 FW Wales WAL Gwenllian Jones
14 FW Wales WAL Lily Moralee-Hughes
15 MF/FW Wales WAL Tania Wylde
16 DF Wales WAL Imi Scourfield
17 FW Wales WAL Amy Jenkins (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Wales WAL Sian Evans
19 MF Wales WAL Modlen Gwynne
20 MF Wales WAL Lleucu Mathias
30 GK England ENG Sophie Steele

Staff

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Position Name
Club chairman Scotland Donald Kane
Club secretary Wales Thomas Crockett
Women's committee chair Wales Mair Pugh Jones
Manager Wales Chris Church
Assistant Manager Wales Craig Bowles Coaches Wales Kelly Thomas


Wales Roy Tourle

Physio and sports therapy team India Hozefa Mohamed Husain
Kitman England Nathan Perkins

References

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  1. ^ "Welsh Premier Women's Football League Launch". welshpremier.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. ^ "League Tables - Welsh Premier Womens League". www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Thomas and Evans on Aber Town Women's return to the Cup semi-finals - 12 years on".
  4. ^ "REPORT: Aber knocked out of Trophy in semi-final".
  5. ^ "MATCH REPORT: Aber Town Women sunk in FAW Women's Cup semi-finals".
  6. ^ "Aberystwyth Town Women's FC". Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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