Keynsham Town L.F.C.

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
2023–24FA Women's National League Division One South West, 7th 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

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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]

Historical photo of the 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

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As of September 2024[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 Poland POL Klaudia Wojtyczka
2 DF England ENG Lily Withers
3 DF Wales WAL Celyn Garton
4 MF England ENG Jade Radburn
5 DF England ENG Emma Norris
6 DF England ENG Nadine Grogan
7 FW England ENG Vicky Vipond
8 FW England ENG Brooke Stirrup
9 FW Wales WAL Naomi Clipston (captain)
10 FW England ENG Justine Lorton
11 MF England ENG Lily Reed
12 FW England ENG Sophie Price
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Xanna Kierk
14 MF Canada CAN Ciera Lundy
15 FW England ENG Hannah Price
16 FW Brazil BRA Beatriz Kretteis
18 FW England ENG Gracie Reed
19 MF England ENG Scarlett Mills
20 FW England ENG Amber Coates
21 DF England ENG Liv Bees
22 FW England ENG Immi Stocker
23 MF England ENG Nellie Bullock
24 DF Northern Ireland NIR Alexandra Hurst
30 DF England ENG Lorna Coates

Former players

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Coaching Staff

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Name Role
England Mark Ranahan Chairman
England Pamela Newton Club Secretary
England Barrie Newton Manager
England Avril Cooke Head Coach
England Sven Kierk Development Manager/Coach
England Mark Graham Player Development Coach
England Liam Jacques GK Coach
England Eliott Puzey GK Coach
England Callum Barnfield Physio
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References

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  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 26 July 2024.


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