Loughborough Foxes W.F.C.

Loughborough Foxes Women & Girls Football Club is a football club based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the FA Women's National League North and play at the Loughborough University Stadium.

Loughborough Foxes
Full nameLoughborough Foxes Women & Girls Football Club
Nickname(s)The Foxes
Founded1999 (as Shepshed Foxes)
GroundLoughborough University Stadium, Loughborough
Capacity3,300
ManagerIssy Martin
LeagueFA Women's National League North
2018–19FA Women's National League South, 7th of 12 (transferred)
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in 1999 as Shepshed Foxes by Gail & Paul Fox, who wanted to give girls in the surrounding area an opportunity to play football, before becoming Loughborough Foxes in 2002.[1]

After playing in local leagues for much of the first 15 years of their history, Loughborough were promoted to the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division (the 3rd tier of women's football) for the first time in 2015 from the Midlands Division One but would suffer relegation back to the 4th tier after just one season. The Foxes returned to the now renamed FA Women's National League in 2018 having secured promotion and the Midlands Division One title with a record of 21 wins and 1 draw from 22 games.[2]

In January 2019, Loughborough Foxes player and junior team coach Molly Webb died aged 25, with Director of Football Steve Wilkinson describing her as "a joy to spend time with; she was vibrant, enthusiastic, a motivator and someone you want in your team whatever the situation.".[3] The Foxes would end their first season back at the third tier of women's football in 7th place in the 2018–19 FA Women's National League Southern Division before being realigned to the Northern Division for the following season.

Players

Current squad

As of 02 September 2019[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
GK  ENG Amy Burle
GK  ENG Laura Parsons
DF  ENG Katie McLoughlin
DF  ENG Olivia Bramley
DF  ENG Siobhan Eastham
DF  ENG Harriet Simes
DF  ENG Tiana Hicks
DF  ENG Philippa Cassidy
MF  ENG Becky Knight
MF  ENG Shauna Chambers (Captain)
MF  ENG Becky McGrother
MF  ENG Eva Rogers
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Sarah Brown
MF  ENG Laura Steele
MF  ENG Chloe Young
FW  ENG Charlotte Cooper
FW  ENG Grace Stanley
{{{pos}}}  ENG Becky Matlock
{{{pos}}}  ENG Simran Singh

Recent seasons

Year League Lvl Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Position FA Women's Cup League Cup
Res Rec Res Rec
2006–07 Leicestershire Women's Senior League 7 12 9 0 3 51 17 +34 27 2nd of 7[5]
Promoted
PR 0-0-1 1R[6] 0-0-1
2007–08 East Midlands Regional Women's Football League
Division One South
6 16 8 7 1 50 23 +27 31 2nd of 9[7]
Promoted
1Q 0-0-1 1R[8] 0-0-1
2008–09 East Midlands Regional Women's Football League
Premier Division
5 20 14 4 2 62 21 +41 46 1st of 11[9]
Promoted
1Q 0-0-1 QF[10] 2-0-1
2009–10 Midland Combination Women's Football League 4 22 2 3 17 23 78 -55 9 12th of 12[11]
Relegated
2R 1-0-1
2010–11 East Midlands Regional Women's Football League
Premier Division
5 20 16 2 2 81 23 +58 50 1st of 11[12]
Promoted
3Q 1-0-1
2011–12 Midland Combination Women's Football League 4 20 8 2 10 35 39 -4 26 6th of 11[13] 2R 2-0-1 QF[14] 1-0-1
2012–13 Midland Combination Women's Football League 4 20 6 1 13 32 46 -14 19 9th of 11[15] 2R 2-0-1 QF[16] 1-0-1
2013–14 Midland Combination Women's Football League 4 20 8 2 10 48 63 -15 25[17] 7th of 11[18]
Transferred
1R 1-0-1 1R[19] 0-0-1
2014–15 FA Women's Premier League
Midlands Division One
4 22 16 4 2 69 26 +43 52 1st of 12
Promoted
1R 1-0-1 1R 0-0-1
2015–16 FA Women's Premier League
Northern Division
3 22 3 2 17 26 58 -32 11 12th of 12
Relegated
4R 2-0-1 QF 2-0-1
2016–17 FA Women's Premier League
Midlands Division One
4 22 18 0 4 111 31 +80 54 2nd of 12 3QR 0-0-1 3R 3-0-1
2017–18 FA Women's Premier League
Midlands Division One
4 22 21 1 0 91 9 +82 64 1st of 12
Promoted
2R 2-0-1 2R 2-0-1
2018–19 FA Women's National League
Southern Division
3 22 10 4 8 48 32 +16 34 7th of 12
Transferred
4R 2-0-1 SF 5-0-1
2019–20 FA Women's National League
Northern Division
3 TBD of 12 TBD 0-0-0 TBD 0-0-0

Records

References

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