Rhyl Ladies Football Club, until 2016 known as Rhyl & Prestatyn Ladies Football Club[2] and previously Prestatyn Ladies & Girls Football Club,[3] are a women's association football club based in Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales. They play their home matches at Rhyl F.C.'s Belle Vue Stadium.
| Full name | Rhyl Ladies Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Lilywhites | ||
| Founded | 2009 (as Prestatyn Ladies & Girls Football Club) | ||
| Ground | Belle Vue Stadium, Rhyl | ||
| Manager | Cassandra Thomas | ||
| 2018-19 | 9th[1] | ||
| Website | http://www.rhylfc.co.uk/teams/Rhyl-Ladies-FC | ||
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History
editPrestatyn Ladies & Girls were founded in 2009 in Prestatyn by Tom Jamieson with a five-year plan to eventually reach the Welsh Premier Women's Football League.[4] In 2014, Prestatyn Ladies & Girls won promotion from the North Wales League to the Welsh Premier Women's Football League[5] by winning a play-off against the Ceredigion League's Aberystwyth University 10–0.[6] Owing to ground regulations, the club moved away from Prestatyn and joined with Rhyl to play at Belle Vue Stadium. The club were also renamed Rhyl & Prestatyn Ladies as a result.[3] Following the club's move to Rhyl, a new women's football club was set up in Prestatyn and became affiliated with Prestatyn Town F.C. which became known as Prestatyn Town Ladies in order to continue women's football in Prestatyn.[7]
Following the disbandment of Wrexham Ladies F.C., a number of players moved to Rhyl & Prestatyn Ladies.[8] Rhyl & Prestatyn Ladies along with Llandudno Ladies were the only teams from North Wales competing in the Welsh Premier Women's Football League with concerns expressed that they would be the main teams representing the region as North Wales League clubs had been dissuaded from applying for promotion due to the expense.[9]
In August 2019, it was announced that Rhyl Ladies would be withdrawing from the Welsh Premier Women's League citing a lack of commitment to playing in a national league and were therefore unable to attract a team.[10]
Youth
editRhyl & Prestatyn Ladies run a number of youth teams. In 2016, their under 16 team won the North West Wales League title.[11]
Current squad
edit- As of 25 July 2019.[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
edit- ^ "League Tables - Welsh Premier Womens League". www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Rhyl Ladies FC Club Information - Welsh Premier Womens League". www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Rhyl & Prestatyn Ladies Club Information". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "Prestatyn Ladies Reach Welsh Premier League". Welsh Premier League. 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "Four new team names in Welsh Premier Women's league". BBC Sport. 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ Jones, Dave (2015-10-08). "Female focus: Rhyl and Prestatyn's Joy Jamieson". Daily Post. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "Prestatyn Town Ladies FC". Welsh Football Trust. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ Jones, Dave (2016-02-04). "Women's football: New signings for Rhyl and Prestatyn LFC". Daily Post. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ Jones, Dave (2016-04-08). "Losing another North Wales team from the Welsh Premier Women's League would be a disaster for the region". Daily Post. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ Jones, Jordan (1 August 2019). "Rhyl withdraw from Women's Premier League". YClwb Pêl-Droed. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ Jones, Dave (2015-04-28). "Women's football: Prestatyn Under-16s secure the North Wales Girls League title". Daily Post. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "- Welsh Premier Womens League". www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2019.