The club was formed under the name Duke of York in 1971, as founder members of the North West Women's League. They were renamed Preston Rangers W.F.C. in 1977 and reached the semi-finals of the FA Women's Cup in 1982–83 and 1989–90.
The club was rebranded Fylde Ladies F.C. in May 2016 after switching its affiliation from Preston North End to AFC Fylde.[1] The name was changed to AFC Fylde Women from the start of the 2019–20 season.
On 28 April 2020, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the team was disbanded due to growing uncertainties within women's football, and the financial implications of the pandemic. One month later, on 26 May 2020, AFC Fylde reversed its decision, thus saving the club.[2][3]
fylde, women, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2022, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources AFC Fylde Women news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message AFC Fylde Women is an English women s football club affiliated with AFC Fylde and currently playing in the FA Women s National League Division One North AFC Fylde WomenFull nameAFC Fylde WomenNickname s The Coasters Founded1971 as Duke of York GroundKellamergh Park WartonManagerKim Turner amp Danielle YoungLeagueFA Women s National League Division One North2023 24FA Women s National League North 12th of 12 relegated WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Grounds 3 Players 3 1 Former players 3 2 Retired numbers 3 3 Coaching staff 4 External links 5 ReferencesHistory editThe club was formed under the name Duke of York in 1971 as founder members of the North West Women s League They were renamed Preston Rangers W F C in 1977 and reached the semi finals of the FA Women s Cup in 1982 83 and 1989 90 In 1997 they became Preston North End W F C and finished 1997 98 as champions winning promotion to the Northern Combination Women s Football League In 1999 the club was officially affiliated with Preston North End F C The club won the Northern Combination Women s Football League in 2005 06 and were promoted into the FA Women s Premier League Northern Division for the first time In June 2011 Luke Swindlehurst was appointed first team manager following his previous role as assistant manager in the 2010 11 season The club was rebranded Fylde Ladies F C in May 2016 after switching its affiliation from Preston North End to AFC Fylde 1 The name was changed to AFC Fylde Women from the start of the 2019 20 season On 28 April 2020 because of the Covid 19 pandemic the team was disbanded due to growing uncertainties within women s football and the financial implications of the pandemic One month later on 26 May 2020 AFC Fylde reversed its decision thus saving the club 2 3 Grounds editThe team played in Preston when the club was affiliated with Preston North End In 2016 they moved to Kellamergh Park in the village of Warton Borough of Fylde In August 2018 they briefly moved in with their male counterpart team at Mill Farm training at The Fylde Sports and Education Centre 4 The club returned to Kellamergh Park a few weeks later Players editAs of 22 August 2021 5 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 nbsp JAM Ellie Etheridge 2 DF nbsp ENG Alex Taylor 4 MF nbsp ENG Hannah Forster 5 DF nbsp WAL Olivia Fuller 6 DF nbsp ENG Jenna Carroll 7 FW nbsp ENG Danielle Young 8 MF nbsp ENG Jess Holbrook 10 FW nbsp WAL Emily Hollinshead 11 DF nbsp NZL Laura Merrin 12 MF nbsp ENG Jodie Redgrave 14 MF nbsp ENG Sasha Rowe No Pos Nation Player 16 FW nbsp ENG Melanie Bartley 17 DF nbsp ENG Becky Abbott 18 DF nbsp ENG Hannah Fryer 20 FW nbsp ENG Amy Hughes 21 FW nbsp ENG Jodie Mortimer 22 GK nbsp ENG Khiara Keating 23 FW nbsp ENG Faye McCoy 24 MF nbsp ENG Kaya Pottinger 28 MF nbsp ENG Eve Whitaker GK nbsp ENG Megan Hunter Former players edit For detail of current and former players see Category Fylde Ladies F C players Retired numbers edit Main article Retired numbers in association football 19 nbsp Zoe Tynan Midfielder 2016 6 Coaching staff edit Name Role nbsp Kim Turner First Team Manager nbsp Danielle Young Joint First Team Manager nbsp Jennie Swarbrick Strength and Fitness Coach nbsp Alex Hilton Slee Goalkeeping Coach nbsp George Barnes Sports Therapist nbsp Alisa Cowen Media Officer nbsp Josh Brown and nbsp Ross Conway AnalystsExternal links editFixtures and Results Official websiteReferences edit Agnew Daniel 25 May 2016 PNE women s team have fresh start as Fylde Ladies Blackpool Gazette Archived from the original on 1 July 2016 Retrieved 20 June 2016 Wrack Suzy 28 April 2020 AFC Fylde women s team disbanded after club takes tough decision The Guardian Retrieved 28 April 2020 AFC Fylde reverse decision to disband women s team BBC Sport 26 May 2020 Retrieved 26 May 2020 Fylde Ladies AFC Fylde 29 August 2018 Retrieved 3 August 2021 Fylde Ladies 2021 22 squad AFC Fylde 22 August 2021 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Zoe Tynan Fylde Ladies FC retire midfielder s number 19 shirt BBC Sport 2 September 2016 Retrieved 27 September 2016 53 45 29 N 2 54 06 W 53 758156 N 2 901770 W 53 758156 2 901770 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AFC Fylde Women amp oldid 1166186097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
