Crystal Palace F.C. (Women)

Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) is a women's association football club based in south-east London which competes in the FA Women's Championship. The club, known as the "Eagles", is affiliated to Crystal Palace F.C., the men's equivalent. The women's section offer female football from under-9s through to senior level, including an academy at The Priory School in Orpington.

This article is about the women's football club. For the men's football club, see Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace F.C.
Full nameCrystal Palace F.C.(Women)
Nickname(s)The Eagles
Founded1992
GroundHayes Lane, Bromley
Capacity5,000
ChairmanRichard Spokes
ManagerDean Davenport
LeagueFA Women's Championship
2019–20FA Women's Championship, 9th of 11

The club play their home matches at Hayes Lane, after forming a partnership with Bromley in 2014.

History

The club was formed in 1992 as Crystal Palace Ladies, and initially played non competitive matches against local teams. However since 2003, the club has risen up the pyramid, and had their first success winning the South East Combination Women's Football League in 2003–04, and later had their first cup success beating Chelsea in the Surrey FA County Cup final. Palace reached the FA Women's Premier League in 2013–14.

In 2018 The Guardian newspaper claimed that female reserve team players had to pay £250 annual subscription fees. The Crystal Palace F.C. men's star first team player Wilfried Zaha, who had just signed a new contract made "a substantial financial contribution" to the club's female section.[1]

In 2019, Crystal Palace Ladies featured in Harry's Heroes: The Full English, a television documentary shown on ITV. They lost 1–0 to a team of male former professional footballers, despite their opponents being in advanced middle age and/or obese.[2]

On the 10 June 2019 the club announced it was changing its identity and would play as "Crystal Palace FC" in recognition of the growing trend within the women’s game to move away from the term "Ladies".[3]

Current squad

As of 12 August 2020[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ENG Annabel Johnson
3 MF  ENG Nicole Pepper
4 DF  ENG Amy Goddard
5 DF  ENG Jordan Butler
7 FW  ENG Amber Stobbs
8 MF  ENG Amber Gaylor
10 FW  ENG Ashlee Hincks
11 FW  ENG Bianca Baptiste
12 DF  ENG Lizzie Waldie
13 FW  IRL Cherelle Khassal
14 DF  ENG Siobhan Wilson
15 MF  ENG Andria Georgiou
17 DF  ENG Amy Taylor
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK  WAL Emma Gibbon
21 MF  ENG Leeta Rutherford
23 MF  ENG Ashleigh Goddard
26 MF  ENG Aoife Hurley
27 MF  ENG Hannah Churchill
— GK  ENG Chloe Morgan
— MF  ENG Kate Natkiel
— MF  WAL Ffion Morgan
— DF  ENG Georgia Clifford
— MF  SCO Leigh Nicol
— MF  ENG Coral-Jade Haines

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ENG Charlie Goad (at Kent Football United)

Former Players

Club staff
Position Name
Chairman Richard Spokes
Vice Chairman John Harney
Director of Football Alberto Kurti
Honorary President Bill Nighy
Head coach Dean Davenport
Assistant manager Ritchie Callaghan
First team coach Kirk Stoneham
Goalkeeping Coach Lee Heywood
Strength and conditioning coach Chico Lyons
Sports Therapist Laila Braam
Matchday announcer/TV Presenter Matt Hall
Cameraman Ronan Howard

Honours

Leagues

Cups
  • Surrey County Cup Winners (2): 2011, 2016
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See also

References
  1. "Crystal Palace Ladies: Wilfried Zaha makes 'substantial financial contribution' to club". BBC Sport. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. Jeffries, Stuart (18 March 2018). "Harry's Heroes review – an answer to the question: 'Who ate all the pies?'". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. "A new identity for Crystal Palace Ladies Football Club". CPFC Official Site. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. "Crystal Palace FC - Palace Women". www.cpfc.co.uk.
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