Briton Ferry Llansawel A.F.C. Ladies
Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC Ladies is a football team, playing in the Women's Welsh Premier League, to which they were promoted in 2024. Briton Ferry Llansawel run a senior ladies team, a ladies reserves team and a ladies youth team.
| Full name | Briton Ferry Llansawel Athletic Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Ferry | ||
| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Ground | Old Road Ground, Briton Ferry | ||
| Capacity | 2,000[1] | ||
| League | Adran Premier | ||
| 2023–24 | Adran South, 1st | ||
| Website | http://www.britonferryllansawelafc.com | ||
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The club plays its home matches at Old Road Ground, Briton Ferry, which has a capacity of 2,000.
The team's first choice strip is red shirts, shorts and socks. The second choice strip is green shirts with white stripe, black shorts and socks.
History
editAfter Briton Ferry and Llansawel Football Clubs merged to form Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC in 2009, the ladies team was later set up and began playing in the South Wales regional leagues, finishing in the top three in the 2013-14 season.[2] They played their first season in the Women's Welsh Premier League in 2016, however they finished bottom of the league after the 18 game season and were relegated back to the second tier.[3] After winning the Welsh Women's League in the 2017-18 season[4] to gain promotion back to the Premier League with a last day of the season win away to Barry Town, Briton Ferry Llansawel.
Demotion to the Adran South
editDespite successfully earning a tier 1 license, and finishing 7th out of 9th in the previous season's Welsh Women's Premier League, Briton Ferry Llansawel were demoted to the second tier.
Briton Ferry Llansawel's General Manager, Ross Norgrove condemned the demotion as "unfair and discriminatory" [5]
In the 2021-22 season; their first back in the second tier, Briton Ferry Llansawel finished in the runners up spot.[6] They went won better the following season, winning the Adran South, but losing out to Wrexham in the North-South promotion playoff.[7] Ferry also reached the FAW Women's Cup final, losing to Cardiff City.[8]
In then 2023-24, however, they finally won the promotion back to the top flight, beating Llandudno 4 - 0 in the promotion playoff final.[9]
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| General Manager | Ross Norgrove |
| Media Officer | Tom Knight |
| Digital Communications | LINDSEY BROWN |
| Position | Staff |
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| Assistant manager | SIMON POWELL |
| 1st Team Assistant Manager | RHYS JAMES |
| First-team coach | BEN GORVETT |
| Head goalkeeping coach | ROB BROWN |
| Position | Staff |
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| Head of Youth Development | SIMON POWELL |
| Goalkeeping coach | DAVID PUGH |
| Under 19's Head Coach | FINN HARRIS |
| Development Squad Head Coach | FINN HARRIS |
| Under 16's Head Coach | Richard Jones |
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Club Doctor | TBC |
| Physiotherapist | Lydia Thomas |
| S&C Coach | Dafydd Rotie
Samuel Thomas |
| Performance analysis | STEPHEN HANDLY |
Former staff
edit| Position | Staff | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Ross Norgrove | June 2013 - June 2020 |
| Manager | Andy Jones | July 2020 - October 2020 |
Sponsorship
editKit Sponsors
| Period | Kit Manufacture | Kit | Shirt sponsor (Chest) | Shirt sponsor (Back) | Shorts | Warm up |
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| 2013-14 | Macron | Home | McDonalds | Macron Store Neath | ||
| 2013-16 | Adidas | Away | Mail online | Pro direct | McDonalds Briton Ferry | |
| 2014-15 | Macron | Home | Happy Home Furnitures | Macron Store Neath | McDonalds Briton Ferry | |
| 2015-17 | Macron | Away | Mark Jones Financial | Macron Store Neath | McDonalds Briton Ferry | |
| 2015-17 | Macron | Home | Mark Jones Financial | Macron Store Neath | McDonalds Briton Ferry | |
| 2017-19 | Macron | Home | CMB | Macron Store Neath | McDonalds Briton Ferry | |
| 2019-21 | Macron | Home | Synergy Heating | Macron Store Neath | Wales & West Utilities | |
| 2019-21 | Macron | Away | Setech | Macron Store Neath | Macron Store Neath | |
| 2021-23 | Macron | Home | Westward Energy | Bespoke Education Service Team | Megan Mai Foundation | Macron Store Neath |
| 2021-23 | Macron | Away | Westward Energy | Browns of Neath | Megan Mai Foundation | Macron Store Neath |
Players Sponsors
References
edit- ^ "Old Road, home to Briton Ferry Llansawel, Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies - Football Ground Map". www.footballgroundmap.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "History - Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC". www.britonferryllansawelafc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "League Tables - Welsh Premier Womens League". www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "South Wales Women's & Girls' League - Season Archive". www.swwgl.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Rees-Julian, George. "Tier One and Two league placing: RECAP as sides issue statements after demotion". clwbpeldroed.org. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Frith, Wilf (2022-03-24). "Genero Adran Leagues: Abergavenny seal South title - SheKicks". Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Genero Adran Premier: Wrexham 1-0 Briton Ferry - Red Dragons clinch promotion". BBC Sport. 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "FAW Women's Cup Final: Cardiff City beat Briton Ferry Llansawel 4-0 to earn historic double". BBC Sport. 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Briton Ferry back in Adran Premier after 4-0 play-off win". 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Ladies Team - Profiles - Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC". www.britonferryllansawelafc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "- Welsh Premier Womens League". www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2019.