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 Championship and play at The Dripping Pan. The team's highest ever league finish was 8th place in the second-tier FA Women's Championship in 2019–20.

Lewes F.C. Women
Full nameLewes Football Club Women
Nickname(s)The Rookettes
Founded2002[1]
GroundThe Dripping Pan, Lewes
Capacity3,000 (600 seated)
ManagerSimon Parker[2]
LeagueFA Women's Championship
2019–208th of 11
WebsiteClub website

History
"Equality FC" badges on Lewes kit in 2020

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.[3]

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.[4]

In 2018, the team was awarded a place in the FA Women's Championship.[5] 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".[6]

Lewes were awarded Her Football Hub’s ‘Club of the Year’[7] award during the 2020 ceremony. Crowning the club due to their campaign in gender equality within sport.

Current squad
As of 28 January 2021.[8]

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  ENG Tatiana Saunders
2 DF  WAL Samantha Quayle
3 MF  WAL Rhian Cleverley
4 FW  ENG Danielle Lane
5 DF  WAL Nicola Cousins
6 DF  ENG Ellie Hack (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
7 FW  WAL Emma Jones
8 MF  ENG Ellie Noble
9 FW  ENG Georgia Timms
10 MF  ENG Sarah Kempson
11 MF  ENG Simran Jhamat
12 DF  ENG Charley Boswell
13 FW  WAL Ellie Leek
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  ENG Paula Howells
15 FW  NGA Ini-Abasi Umotong
18 MF  ENG Lucy Ashworth-Clifford
20 MF  ENG Sophie O'Rourke
21 MF  CYP Filippa Savva
22 FW  NZL Katie Rood
24 MF  IRL Megan Mackey
26 MF  ENG Mollie Rouse
27 MF  ENG Zoe Cross
31 GK  ENG Laura Hartley (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
— GK  ENG Zahra Cheeseman
— MF  ENG Ava Hutson
— FW  WAL Emily Jones

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[9] 167632621273rd
2004–05 SEC[10] 1810533514353rd R2
2005–06 LSEWRFL[11] 2218138520552nd
2006–07 LSEWRFL[12] 2018116815551st
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10 R3
2010–11 R1
2011–12 R2
2012–13 WPL South[13] 187292324235th R2
2013–14 WPL South[14] 209473132316th R3
2014–15 WPL South[15] 2263133137217th R3
2015–16 WPL South[16] 2281133042257th R3
2016–17 WPL South[17] 207493136257th R3
2017–18 WPL South[18] 2214264525445th R5
2018–19 Championship 2052132347179th R4
2019–20 Championship 12237101898th R5

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. "Alonso departs Lewes FC as Parker takes up the reins". www.lewesfc.com.
  3. "History". www.lewesfc.com.
  4. Christenson, Marcus (12 July 2017). "Lewes FC become first professional club to pay women and men equally". The Guardian.
  5. "Lewes FC Women win a place in the new FA Women's Championship". www.lewesfc.com.
  6. "'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.
  7. Hub, Her Football (20 December 2020). "2020 Her Football Hub Awards". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. "Women's 1st". www.lewesfc.com.
  9. "South East Counties Womens League 2003–04". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  10. "South East Counties Womens League 2004–05". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  11. "London & South East Regional Women's League 2005–06". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  12. "London & South East Regional Women's League 2006–07". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  13. "FA Women's National League South 2012–13". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  14. "FA Women's National League South 2013–14". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  15. "FA Women's National League South 2014–15". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  16. "FA Women's National League South 2015–16". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  17. "FA Women's National League South 2016–17". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
  18. "FA Women's National League South 2017–18". fulltime-league.thefa.com.
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