Sunderland A.F.C. Women Explained

Nickname:The Lasses
Ground:Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
Capacity:2,500 (250 seated)
Current:2023-24 Sunderland A.F.C. Women season
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Clubname:Sunderland AFC Women
Fullname:Sunderland Association Football Club Women
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Manager:Melanie Reay
Website:https://www.safc.com/safc-women

Sunderland Association Football Club Women[1] is an English women's football club that plays in the . They play their home games at the Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground in Hetton-le-Hole, in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

Sunderland won the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division in 2004–05 to reach the top tier National Division. After relegation in 2007, they returned to the National Division in 2009 and also lost that season's FA Women's Cup final, 2–1 to holders Arsenal at Pride Park Stadium.

The club's bid to join the FA WSL for the initial 2011 season was controversially rejected in favour of the relatively newly formed, but big spending, Manchester City. This decision led to the departure of many star players (3 of whom represented England in the 2015 World Cup) and is thought to have damaged the development of the women's game in the North East for years to come. Despite this they responded by winning the Premier League National Division, which had become the second tier, on three consecutive occasions and also collected the 2011–12 FA Women's Premier League Cup. In 2014 Sunderland were accepted into the second division of a newly expanded FA WSL. They won the league on the final day of the season and were promoted into FA WSL 1 for 2015.

At the end of the 2017–18 season, Sunderland A.F.C. Ladies were unsuccessful with their application for a license in both FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship, meaning the Lady Black Cats, were demoted to the FA Women's National League North, for the 2018–19 season. In 2021, the club made a successful application to join the FA Women’s Championship, resulting in their promotion to join the league for the 2021-2022 season.

History

Early history

The Football Association (FA) banned affiliated referees from officiating women's football matches and affiliated grounds and pitches from hosting them from 1921 to 1970.[2] [3] [4] The Women's Football Association (WFA) was formed in 1969 to govern Women's football in England until it ceased to exist in 1993, when the FA took over this responsibility.[5] [6] [7]

The club began in 1989 as a five-a-side team called The Kestrels. It played its first match in an informal friendly against Darlington Ladies on [8] and won the WFA Yorkshire and Humberside League in 1990. Over the next decade, they competed in the Northern Premier as Cowgate Kestrels, RTM Newcastle Kestrels and Blyth Spartans Kestrels.[9] [10]

In 2000, the club merged with an independent Sunderland Ladies club and the Sunderland A.F.C. men's club to become Sunderland Women's FC after winning promotion to the top tier FA Women's Premier League National Division for the first time.[11] [12] The new club was originally financed as part of the established professional Sunderland A.F.C. men's club.

2000–2010

Following financial troubles in 2004, the women's side was forced to become financially independent. Sunderland A.F.C. only provided some kit and the home ground.

In 2001–02 Sunderland won one league game all season and were relegated back to the Northern Division.[13] On, they won promotion from the Northern Division as champions. In the 2005–06 season, they finished 9th in the league (then the penultimate position), but stayed up after tying a promotion/relegation playoff against Southern runners-up Bristol City W.F.C. 5–5 on aggregate.

With the emergence of Jill Scott and Steph Houghton, the club began to develop a reputation for producing England women's national football team players.[14] On 6 May 2007, with all their games finished and only having 11 points, Sunderland were relegated after Cardiff City beat Doncaster Belles 3–2.

In Season 2007–08 Sunderland finished in 3rd position in The Women's Premier League, Northern Division, behind Champions Nottingham Forest and Lincoln City. The top 3 were almost in a league of their own as Sunderland finished 17 points ahead of 4th placed Newcastle – who only finished 15 points ahead of bottom-of-the-table Crewe Alexandra.

With team re-building completed, the 2008–09 season began with high hopes for the Wearsiders who had six England youth internationals in their ranks and had recently recruited full England international midfielder Kelly McDougall from Everton Ladies.

On 22 March 2009, Sunderland WFC reached the final of the FA Women's Cup after beating Chelsea 3–0. Goals from Williams (2) and Gutteridge ensured their place in the final against holders Arsenal at Pride Park Stadium, home of Derby County on 4 May. In the final, favourites Arsenal beat Sunderland 2–1. Despite dominating possession and creating several chances, Arsenal found it difficult to convert their opportunities. Arsenal's Katie Chapman scored in the first half, their second coming in extended 2nd half injury-time from Kim Little. However, Sunderland never gave up and scored a consolation goal from Kelly McDougall just before the final whistle. Lucy Bronze gave a superb display at right-back, earning herself the Player of the Match Award for the Black Cats.

Sunderland won promotion to the National Premier Division after defeating Preston 4–0 away in the last match of the 2008–09 season.

Back in the top flight, Sunderland exceeded expectations and topped the league for five months. They also handed Arsenal Ladies only their second league defeat in six years.

2010–2020

The club's bid to join the newly established FA WSL was rejected on commercial and marketing grounds – leading to the departure of star players Lucy Bronze, Jordan Nobbs, Lucy Staniforth, and Helen Alderson.[15]

Despite the exodus of these players, Sunderland secured the FA Women's National Premier League title with two games to spare, following their victory over Millwall Lionesses on 3 April 2011. They defended the title two further times in 2012 and 2013. In 2013 they were formally integrated into the Sunderland AFC structure.

In the 2014 season Sunderland entered the newly created FA WSL 2. On, they were crowned inaugural champions of the FA WSL 2, beating Millwall Lionesses 4–0 on the final day of the season to finish two points ahead of Doncaster Belles.[16] As a result, Sunderland returned to the top division, taking their place in the 2015 FA WSL 1. Manager Mick Mulhern, who won more silverware for the Sunderland Ladies than all other combined northern football teams (Men and Women), stepped down after 15 years for work-related commitments. He was replaced by former professional Carlton Fairweather.[17]

On, before the 2017 FA WSL Spring Series, the club announced they switch to part-time players only after three years of having a mix of part-time and full-time players.[18] [19] [20] On, Carlton Fairweather was replaced as head coach by his assistant Melanie Reay.[21] [22] [23] During the Spring Series, she guided the Lady Black Cats to a creditable 5th place finish with her new assistant and former player, Victoria Greenwell. Results in the Spring Series included victories against Yeovil Town and Bristol City WFC and draws against Arsenal W.F.C. and Reading F.C. Women.

After the Spring Series, Sunderland A.F.C. Ladies moved from their home venue at the Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground to Mariners Park home of South Shields FC. Prior to the start of the 2018–19 season, the team was demoted two divisions from the WSL1 to the FA Women’s National League – Northern Premier Division after a bid to join the FA Women’s Championship was rejected.[24] [25] [26] After a season at Mariners Park, the Lady Black Cats decided to return to their Hetton-le-Hole home, for their debut season in the FA Women's National League North.

2020–present

On, the team applied to join the FA Women's Championship from the Northern Premier Division.[27] [28] [29] On, the club announced the FA had accepted this application, resulting in their move into the Women's Championship in the following 2021–22 season.[30] [31] [32]

Prior to the start of the 2022–23 season, the team officially changed its name from Sunderland Association Football Club Ladies to Sunderland Association Football Club Women in order to maintain "a contemporary, inclusive outlook as the club further develops into its new era in the women's game".[33] [34] [1] Before the start of the 2023–24 season, the team moved back to a hybrid model, signing some players on full-time professional contracts.[35] [36]

Past seasons

, the team has the following record in its past seasons:

KeyKey to league record:

Key to divisions:

Key to rounds:

Key to rounds:

bgcolor=goldChampionsbgcolor=silverRunners-upbgcolor=PaleGreenPromotedbgcolor=PinkRelegated
Divisions in bold indicate a change in division tier.
SeasonLeagueFA Women's League CupWomen's FA CupFA Women's National League CupTop league goalscorer
Division (tier)PWDLFAPtsPosNameGoals
2003–04[37] WPLR (2)2010735631372nd
2004–05[38] WPLR (2)221723662653bgcolor=PaleGreen1stStephanie Houghton, Melanie Reay[39] 16
2005–06[40] WPLN (1)1834112257139thDonna Lanaghan[41] 6
2006–07WPLN (1)223217157211bgcolor=Pink11thn/aR4R1Stephanie Houghton7
2007–08WPLR (2)2216245230503rdn/aR4QFSarah Danby14
2008–09WPLR (2)221723951653bgcolor=PaleGreen1stn/abgcolor=silverRUQFSophie Williams11
2009–10WPLN (1)2212193635375thn/aR4SFKelly McDougall7
2010–11WPLN (2)149323016301stn/aQFQFDemilee Stokes7
2011–12WPLN (2)1813324918421stn/aQFbgcolor=goldWBeth Mead18
2012–13WPLN (2)1814315416451stn/aQFSFBeth Mead17
2014WSL2 (2)181521471547bgcolor=PaleGreen1stGrpR5n/aBeth Mead13
2015WSL1 (1)146262424204thGrpR3n/aBeth Mead12
2016WSL1 (1)1624101741107thR1SFn/aBeth Mead5
2017 Spring SeriesWSL1 (1)823341495thn/aQFn/aBeverly Leon2
2017–18WSL1 (1)185112152016bgcolor=Pink7th*QFQFn/aLucy Staniforth, Keira Ramshaw, Bridget Galloway3
2018–19WNL North (3)2415368336482ndn/aR2R3Keira Ramshaw24
2019–20WNL North (3)0000000n/an/aR5Final**Bridget Galloway21
2020–21WNL North (3)95041717155th*n/aR3n/aKeira Ramshaw5
2021–22[42] Womens Championship (2)2266102332249thGrpR4n/aKeira Ramshaw, Neve Herron, Emily Scarr[43] 4
2022–23[44] Womens Championship (2)22531426381811thGrpR4[45] n/aEmily Scarr[46] 8

Current squad

[47]

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Former players

For details of current and former players, see .

Club officials

[48] [49]

Management and backroom staff

Honours

League

Cup

Footnotes

A.  The FA Women's Super League was formed in 2010 for the start of the 2011 season, Sunderland Ladies were not chosen to participate in the newly formed top tier of women's football. Although Sunderland Ladies were not relegated from the top tier of Women's football in England in 2010, they found themselves playing in the second tier at the start of their 2011 campaign.

B.  The FA Women's Super League was expanded to two divisions in 2014 for the start of that years season with the formation of the FA Women's Super League 2. Sunderland Ladies were one of 10 teams elected to participate in the newly formed second tier of women's football for the start of the 2014 season.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Wrack . Suzanne . How the FA banned women's football in 1921 and tried to justify it . The Guardian . 15 August 2023 . https://archive.today/20220803075904/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jun/13/how-the-fa-banned-womens-football-in-1921-and-tried-to-justify-it . 2022-08-03 . 13 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Kicking Down Barriers - The story of women's football in England . www.thefa.com . 15 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331163637/https://www.thefa.com/womens-girls-football/heritage/kicking-down-barriers . 31 March 2023 . en.
  4. News: Wrack . Suzanne . Sir Denis Follows: the man who ended the ban on women playing football . 15 August 2023 . The Guardian . 10 April 2020 . https://archive.today/20230815102734/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/10/sir-denis-follows-the-man-who-ended-the-ban-on-women-playing-football . 2023-08-15.
  5. News: Garry . Tom . The truth about how the FA were forced to lift their ban on women's football . 15 August 2023 . The Telegraph . 26 August 2021 . https://archive.today/20230414135327/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/08/26/truth-fa-forced-lift-ban-womens-football1/ . 2023-04-14.
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  7. News: Can Grimsby lay claim to a milestone in women's football? . 15 August 2023 . BBC News . 2 February 2012 . https://archive.today/20230815104112/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-16814902 . 15 August 2023 . Spurred on by England's 1966 World Cup win - and in the context of the political and social upheaval of the 1960s - the Women's Football Association was formed with 44 member clubs in 1969..
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  10. Web site: Speight . Rich . Way Back When: The founding of Sunderland Ladies in April 1989! . Roker Report . 14 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329025256/https://rokerreport.sbnation.com/2022/4/17/23027961/way-back-when-the-founding-of-sunderland-ladies-in-april-1989 . 29 March 2023 . en . 17 April 2022.
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  18. News: Sunderland Ladies change to part-time . 14 August 2023 . BBC Sport . 5 January 2017 . https://archive.today/20230814201735/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38525966 . 2023-08-14.
  19. News: Sunderland Ladies to return to part-time status, club announce . 14 August 2023 . Sunderland Echo . 5 Jan 2017 . https://archive.today/20230814201700/https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/sunderland-ladies-to-return-to-part-time-status-club-announce-361376 . 2023-08-14.
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  21. Web site: Reay appointed head coach . Sunderland Association Football Club . 13 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230813221724/https://safc.com/news/women-news/2017/march/reay-appointed-as-head-coach . 13 August 2023 . en . 16 March 2017.
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  25. News: Sunderland Ladies demoted two divisions after losing FA appeal . 13 August 2023 . Sunderland Echo . 23 Jul 2018 . https://archive.today/20230813133515/https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/sunderland-ladies-demoted-two-divisions-after-losing-fa-appeal-349847 . 2023-08-13.
  26. News: Taylor . Louise . West Ham the big winners, Sunderland key losers in women's football revamp . 13 August 2023 . The Guardian . 28 May 2018 . https://archive.today/20230813133516/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/may/28/west-ham-winners-sunderland-losers-womens-football-super-league . 2023-08-13.
  27. Web site: Chamberlain . Oscar . Application to join FA Womens Championship . Sunderland Association Football Club . 13 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230813121321/https://safc.com/news/women-news/2021/may/safc-ladies-apply-to-join-fa-womens-championship . 13 August 2023 . en . 8 May 2021.
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  30. Web site: Chamberlain . Oscar . Ladies secure FA Women's Championship status . Sunderland Association Football Club . 13 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230813121241/https://safc.com/news/women-news/2021/june/ladies-secure-championship-status . 13 August 2023 . en . 2 June 2021.
  31. News: Wilson . Scott . Sunderland Ladies' application to join FA Women's Championship is approved . 13 August 2023 . The Northern Echo . 2 June 2021 . https://archive.today/20230813131022/https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/19345962.sunderland-ladies-application-join-fa-womens-championship-approved/ . 2023-08-13 . en.
  32. News: Hewitt . Matty . Sunderland AFC Ladies set to play Championship football next season . 13 August 2023 . ChronicleLive . 3 June 2021 . https://archive.today/20230813131020/https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-afc-ladies-set-play-20731507 . 2023-08-13 . en.
  33. News: Smith . Phil . Sunderland Ladies announce rebrand ahead of the next Women's Championship campaign . 13 August 2023 . Sunderland Echo . 3 May 2022 . https://archive.today/20230813101333/https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-ladies-announce-rebrand-ahead-of-the-next-womens-championship-campaign-3679005 . 2023-08-13.
  34. Web site: Lasses to rebrand to SAFC Women . Sunderland Association Football Club . 13 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230813101529/https://safc.com/news/women-news/2022/may/lasses-to-rebrand-to-safc-women . 13 August 2023 . en . 3 May 2022.
  35. Web site: Club announce hybrid playing model . Sunderland Association Football Club . 13 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230507095331/https://safc.com/news/women-news/2023/april/hybrid-announcement . 7 May 2023 . en . 25 April 2023.
  36. News: Smith . Phil . Sunderland Women confirm the major step they will take towards professionalism this summer . 12 August 2023 . Sunderland Echo . 25 April 2023 . https://archive.today/20230812192625/https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-women-confirm-the-major-step-they-will-take-towards-professionalism-this-summer-4118382 . 12 August 2023.
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  50. Web site: Godfrey . Dan . Craig arrives as Women's Goalkeeping Coach . Sunderland Association Football Club . 12 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221224235832/https://safc.com/news/women-news/2022/october/craig-arrives-as-womens-goalkeeping-coach . 24 December 2022 . en . 5 October 2022.

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