Ipswich Town F.C. Women Explained

Clubname:Ipswich Town Football Club Women
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Fullname:Ipswich Town Football Club Women
Nickname:The Blues, The Tractor Girls
Ground:The AGL Arena
Portman Road
Capacity:2,000 (AGL Arena)
29,673 (Portman Road)
Manager:Joe Sheehan
Website:https://www.itfc.co.uk/itfc-women/
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Ipswich Town Football Club Women is a women's team affiliated with Ipswich Town Football Club. They currently compete in the FAWNL Southern Premier Division, the third tier of women's football in the country. They play their home games at the AGL Arena in Felixstowe, the home of Felixstowe & Walton United.[1]

On 19 February 2024, it was announced that Ipswich Town Women would play their first ever game at Portman Road for the game upcoming game on 23 March 2024 against Chatham Town with all four stands being open for ticket sales.[2] They went onto win the game 5-0 in front of an attendance of 10,173.[3]

First-team squad

[4]

Out on loan

Club Officials

Non-coaching staff

PositionName
scope=rowGeneral Manager Rachel Harris
scope=rowInterim Assistant Manager Simon Tricker
scope=rowMedia & Communications Manager Kieren Standley

Coaching staff

PositionName
scope=rowManager Joe Sheehan
scope=rowHead of Goalkeeping Paul Walker
scope=rowAssistant Coach Phoebe Webb
scope=rowHead of Performance Nicola Stolworthy
scope=rowSports Therapist(s) David Smith/Sophie Wright

Women's Player of the Year

Women's Player of the Year
YearNameRef
2021–22 Bonnie Horwood[5]
2022–23 Megan Wearing[6]
2023–24 Sophie Peskett[7]

Honours

Domestic

Runners-up: 2022-23

Promotion: Ipswich were top of the league in both the 2019-20 & 2020-21 seasons but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no teams were promoted or relegated. Ipswich won promotion to the National League South via application at the end of the 2020-21 season

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ladies team . Ipswich Town F.C. . 23 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150123160450/http://www.itfc.co.uk/team/ladies-team/ . 23 January 2015 .
  2. Web site: Ipswich Town F.C. Women to play at Portman Road . Ipswich Town F.C.. 15 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Ipswich Town F.C. Women win at Portman Road . TWTD . 15 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Ipswich Town F.C. Women – Squad . Ipswich Town F.C.. 22 February 2023.
  5. News: Women's Awards at End of Season Dinner . Ipswich Town F.C.. 22 April 2022 . 30 April 2023.
  6. News: Megan Wins Award . TWTD . 29 April 2023 . 29 April 2023.
  7. News: End of Season Awards . Ipswich Town. 13 April 2024 . 18 April 2024.