Keynsham Town Ladies
Full nameKeynsham Town Ladies Football Club
Nickname(s)K's
Founded1993 (as Super Strikers Girls)
GroundCrown Field, Keynsham
Capacity3,001
ManagerBarrie Newton
LeagueFA Women's National League Division One South West
2022–23]FA Women's National League Division One South West, 9th of 12

Keynsham Town L.F.C. are an English women's football club affiliated with Keynsham Town F.C. and currently playing in the FA Women's National League Division One South West.

History

The club was formed under the name Super Strikers Girls in 1993, as an U-11 six-a-side team, by pupils of Chandag Junior School. Over the next four years they were renamed Protel Super Strikers and adopted a green and white kit modelled on that of Celtic F.C.

In 1998 the club linked up with Keynsham Town F.C., became Keynsham Town Ladies, and entered a senior team in the South West Women's Football League Division Two.

The team progressed through the league, winning promotion to Division One (South) in 1998–99, to the Premier Division in 2001–02, to the South West Combination Women's league in 2003–04 having won the Premier Division title, and eventually to the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division in 2005–06, having won the South West Combination Women's league.[1]

The current main stand at the Crown Field

Due to the club's proximity to universities in Bath and Bristol, Keynsham Town Ladies were able to attract a number of international players to an increasingly cosmopolitan squad.[1] When the club reached the quarter-finals of the Premier League Cup for the first time in 2009–10, the squad named for the 4–0 defeat to Arsenal contained nine different nationalities.[2]

After the club's most successful league finish of third in 2009–10, manager Barrie Newton signed a number of prominent players, including Corinne Yorston (on loan from Bristol Academy), Suzanne Grant and Jade Radburn.

Current squad

As of 13 August 2023[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   Charlie Haynes
2 DF   Lorna Coates
3 DF England ENG Corinne Yorston
4 MF England ENG Jade Radburn
5 DF   Emma Norris
6 DF   Nadine Grogan (captain)
9 FW England ENG Naomi Clipston
10 FW England ENG Justine Lorton
11   Amber Coates
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK   Xanna Kierk
14 FW   Brooke Stirrup
18 FW   Gracie Reed
19 DF   Lily Withers
24 MF   Lily Reed
28   Kirsten Rendall
31 DF   Darcey Banfield
42 DF   Celyn Garton

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:Keynsham Town L.F.C. players.

Coaching Staff

Name Role
England Barrie Newton Manager
England Mark Ranahan Assistant Manager

External links

References

  1. ^ a b Brown, N. (17 August 2006). "South west samba". FA Women's Premier League. The Football Association. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Fleeting return sinks Keynsham". Women's Soccer Scene. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  3. ^ "FIRST TEAM". Keynsham Town Ladies F.C. Retrieved 13 August 2023.


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