Plymouth Argyle Women Football Club, formerly known as Plymouth Argyle Ladies Football Club, are a women's amateur association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. They compete in the FA Women's National League South.
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| Full name | Plymouth Argyle W.F.C. |
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| Nickname(s) | The Pilgrims, The Greens, The Green Army |
| Founded | 1975 (as Plymouth Pilgrims) 2001 (became Plymouth Argyle) |
| Ground | Manadon Sports Hub, Plymouth Waterways Stadium, Saltash Haye Road, Elburton Home Park, Plymouth |
| General Manager | Elaine Dalton-Fyfe |
| Manager | Ryan Perks |
| League | FA Women's National League South |
| 2023–24 | FA Women's National League South, 9th of 12 |
| Website | https://www.pafc.co.uk/news?category=945 |
Founded in 1975, they come under the bracket of Plymouth Argyle F.C., and play their home games at Manadon Sports Hub, Plymouth, which is owned and operated by the PAFC Community Trust.
History
editThe club was formed in 1975 as a result of a 5-a-side league at the Mayflower Leisure Centre. Two teams merged in order to enter an 11-a-side football tournament in Newquay, Cornwall with the team creating the name of 'Plymouth Pilgrims'. Following the success of the tournament, Plymouth Pilgrims played in numerous competitions throughout the 1970s and 1980s with the most notable achievement being reaching the quarter-finals of the Women's FA Cup in both 1976 and 1977.
The club name changed to 'Saltash Pilgrims' in the late 1990s and the early part of the year 2000 to reflect their home ground at the time – Saltash United's Kimberly Stadium in Cornwall. It was not until the 2001–02 season that the club, then competing in the SW Combination League, were invited to compete under the umbrella of Plymouth Argyle F.C., and Plymouth Argyle Ladies were formed.
In August 2020, Ryan Perks was appointed manager.[1] A year later, ahead of the 2021–22 season, the club changed name, replacing the suffix Ladies Football Club with Women Football Club, as the club transferred from under the management of the Argyle Community Trust, to being taken under the professional wing of Plymouth Argyle.[2]
The team officially becomes part of Plymouth Argyle Football Club on 1 July 2024 and on the same day, the young goal-scorer Ellie Sara became the first woman to sign for the newly organised Plymouth Argyle Women.[3]
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 2 June 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers
edit- 12 – The Green Army
Notable players
editHonours
editThe club held the Devon Women's County Cup for a record number of years from 2002 to 2006 with a second-placed finish in the SW Combination league (Two steps below the National Premier League) in the 2006–07 season.
Sponsorship and fundraising
editSince 2017–18, PAWFC's kits have been sponsored by the same main sponsor that Plymouth Argyle have been, with both the logos of Ginsters and Project35 appearing on shirts.
The club also does its own fundraising, including a weekly half time draw, weekly match day programmes advertising local businesses and individuals, match day sponsors, and individual player sponsors.
References
edit- ^ "Ladies Appoint New Manager". 11 August 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Argyle Women Boosted by Club Support". 9 August 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Ellie Sara Becomes First Women's Player to Sign Argyle Contract | Plymouth Argyle - PAFC". www.pafc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ 'England battle hard against Bosnia to end 2015 on a high'. Thefa.com, 29 November 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2019
- ^ 'Chipchase Makes Changes Thefa.com, 3 August 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2007
- ^ 'Youth Squads Named' Thefa.com, 5 February 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007
- ^ 'U15's Training Squad' Thefa.com, 20 July 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2007