West Bromwich Albion F.C. Women

The club was founded as West Bromwich Albion Women's F.C. in 1989 playing local and recreational football.[2] In 1995 they joined the Midland Combination Women's Football League, but was not part of West Bromwich Albion F.C.[2] In the 2004–05 season they were incorporated in the WBA Community Programme and committed to developing youth players. They continued in this way for four more seasons.[2]

In 2009 the club was part of The Albion Foundation and was incorporated into Sporting Club Albion, alongside the Basketball and Disabled Sports teams. Their second season in this format saw them win the Midlands Combination Women's Football League title and gain promotion the FA Women's Premier League in the process. In the summer of 2011 the announcement of the Girls Centre of Excellence brought new promise of improvement in the development of young players.[2]

Over the next seasons they have stabilised themselves in the Premier League Northern Division and are looking to become one of the strongest teams over the next few years.[2]

In the 2015/16 season under the leadership of manager Graham Abercrombie, the club achieved a league and cup double winning both the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division and the Birmingham Ladies County Cup. They narrowly missed out on promotion to the FA Women's Super League Division 2, losing 4-2 in a playoff with FA Women's Premier League Southern Division champions Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. They also made it to the quarter finals of the FA Women's Cup, losing 2-0 to Super League side Manchester City W.F.C.

For the 2016–17 season, the club reverted to the West Bromwich Albion name where they had another successful campaign winning the Birmingham Ladies County Cup for a second year running under new manager Craig Nicholls.

In the 2017-18 season, the club appointed Louis Sowe as new manager, but despite reaching the Birmingham Ladies County Cup Semi-Final, they suffered relegation to the newly named FA Women's National League Midlands Division One.[3]

As of 31 July 2020.

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 Scarlett Field — DF  ENG Bethan Jewitt — DF  ENG Ria Elsmore — DF  ENG Emily Owen — DF  ENG Hannah George (Captain) — MF  ENG Fran Othodoxou — MF  ENG Natalie Murray — MF  ENG Chloe Harper — MF  ENG Evie Gallop — MF  ENG Nicole Nymoen — MF  ENG Leigh Dugmore — MF  ENG Shannon Stamps

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Brodie Vincze — MF  ENG Trina Greaves — FW  ENG Jade Arber — FW  ENG Jade Benford — FW  ENG Jessica Davies — FW  ENG Hattie James