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Crystal Palace W.F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club Women is a women's association football club based in South London, England, which competes in the FA Women's Super League 2, Women's Super League 2, the second tier of Women's football in England#Pyramid, English women's football. The team, known as the "Eagles", is affiliated to the men's equivalent Crystal Palace F.C.. The club play its home matches at the Gander Green Lane, VBS Community Stadium in Sutton, London, Sutton, South London, as well as select matches at Selhurst Park. They previously played at Hayes Lane, the home ground of Bromley F.C., between 2014 and 2023. History The club was formed in 1992 as Crystal Palace Ladies F.C.. Since 2003, the club has risen up Women's football in England, England's football pyramid, winning the South East Combination Women's Football League in 2003–04, and they later achieved their first cup success defeating Chelsea F.C. Women, Chelsea in the Surrey Football Association, Surrey FA County Cup final in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gander Green Lane
Gander Green Lane, currently known as the VBS Community Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Sutton, South London, and is the home ground of Sutton United Football Club and Crystal Palace Women. The record attendance for Gander Green Lane is 14,000 when Sutton United lost 6–0 to Leeds United in the fourth round of the 1969–70 FA Cup.Ground history Sutton United F.C. In recent times the pitch has played host to England C team and FA Sunday Cup matches. From 2015 the surface was a |
AFC Wimbledon Ladies
AFC Wimbledon Women are a women's football team from London. The team currently competes in the FA Women's National League South. The club was founded after the ladies team representing Wimbledon F.C. decided to transfer to AFC Wimbledon, after the old club's relocation. The ladies team of Fulham F.C., known as Friends of Fulham, started its bonds with the name Wimbledon, when they voted yes on the decision to transfer to Wimbledon F.C., as a new entity. AFC Wimbledon Ladies are now owned by The Dons Trust. From 2003 to 2006 it was one of the few Women's Premier League sides not to be affiliated with a club from the male Premiership or Football League. On Sunday 24 October 2021, AFC Wimbledon beat Walton Casuals 7–1 in the FA Cup 3rd qualifying round in their first game at the club's main Plough Lane Plough Lane, currently known as the Cherry Red Records Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose football stadium in Wimbledon, south-west London, which has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elise Hughes
Elise Anna Hughes (born 15 April 2001) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace and the Welsh national team. Early life Hughes was born in Hawarden, Flintshire. Her grandfather David and father Peter were both footballers. The family supports Everton. Club career Hughes came through Everton's Regional Talent Centre. In February 2018, Hughes made her first team debut for Everton in a 1–0 loss against Arsenal at 16 years old. Hughes scored her first professional goal in a derby win against Liverpool during the group stage of the FA WSL Cup. On 4 January 2020, Hughes joined Bristol City on loan for the rest of the season. However, Hughes returned to Everton on 30 January to rehabilitate after suffering an ACL injury. In 2023-24, Hughes scored 16 goals in 21 games for Crystal Palace, winning the Championship Golden Boot as Palace won promotion to the WSL, however she suffered another ACL injury playing against Lewes in the pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly-Mae Sharpe
Molly-Mae Sharpe (born 12 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as forward for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace. She previously played for Durham, NCAA Division II college team Barry Buccaneers in the United States, and Bradford City in the National League. Early career Youth Sharpe began playing football with her local club Thackley Juniors before joining Leeds United Academy at the age of 9. Age 12 she moved to Bradford City. Originally a midfielder, she made the switch to a forward in her Senior debut aged 16. In her first year she scored a hat-trick in the final of the West Riding County Cup which saw Bradford City crowned champions over arch rivals Leeds United. College In 2015, Sharpe moved to the United States with a scholarship, attracted to the financial opportunities that the US provided. She studied at Barry University in Miami, Florida, alongside playing football for the Barry Buccaneers college team. She was awarded Offensive P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimee Everett
Aimee Everett (born 2 August 2001) is an English professional footballer who captains and plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace. Youth career Evertt is a product of the Blackburn Rovers academy and signed with Liverpool in June 2017. She previously played for Preston North End, Holker Old Boys and Crooklands Casuals. Club career In the 2023–24 season, Evertt captained Crystal Palace to win the Women's Championship. On 16 January 2024, she signed a new one-year contract with Palace, On 23 August 2023, Everett was named permanent captain for the Crystal Palace. International career In January 2016, Everett was called up to the England under-15 national team. In May 2018, Evertt was called up to the under-17s for the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, making one appearance during the tournament. Honours ;Leicester City * Women's Championship: 2020–21 ;Crystal Palace * Women's Championship The Women's Super League 2, also kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Cato
Ann My Cato (; born 25 April 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays a midfielder for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace. She has previously played for Swedish clubs Norrköping, Kvarnsveden IK, and Linköpings. Youth career Born in Norrköping, Cato began her youth career at Swedish club Eneby BK, later joining Division 1 side IFK Norrköping aged 14, and making her senior debut in 2016. Club career In 2019, Cato signed for Elitettan club Kvarnsveden IK for the 2020 season, prior to joining Linköpings FC in the Damallsvenskan for the 2021 season, in the top tier of women's football in Sweden. Cato spent 8 months on on loan with Norrköping in the second division for the 2021 season, scoring eight times in 24 appearances. The following season, she helped the team to gain promotion to the top tier as runners-up of the Elitettan. In 2023, she became captain of the team. On 1 September 2024, Cato signed a three-year contract with Women's Super League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloe Arthur
Chloe Susan Arthur (born 21 January 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crystal Palace in the Women's Super League and the Scotland national team. Club career Arthur broke into the Celtic first team aged 17, coming through the club's Youth Academy. In December 2014, Arthur transferred together with Heather Richards from Celtic to Hibernian, where she was part of the team that reached the Scottish Cup final and finished second in the league. In January 2016, after a year in Edinburgh, she joined Bristol City in the FA WSL 2. On 14 February, she scored on her Bristol debut in a 7–1 win against Queens Park Rangers in the FA Cup. She finished her first season at the club with three goals in 20 appearances. On 8 February 2017, Bristol announced that Arthur had signed new deal with the club. She finished her second season with two goals in 8 appearances. In July 2017, she signed a new contract with the Vixens. On 25 July 2018, Arthur joined Birmingham Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicity Gibbons
Felicity "Fliss" Gibbons (born 9 July 1994) is a retired English football defender and striker who most recently played for Crystal Palace. Early life Gibbons was born in Maidstone, England and began playing football at the age of eight. She played for her youth side the Castle Colts in Kent. Club career Gibbons started her senior career at Charlton Athletic before moving on to Watford F.C. While at Watford she went on a four-month loan at Gillingham W.F.C. in the fall of 2013. She then moved onto her first spell at Brighton & Hove Albion for the 2014/2015 season. During this season she scored 10 goals in 17 appearances and won the club's Women's Player of the year. In 2016 Gibbons left the Seagulls for the Millwall Lionesses. She then returned to Gillingham L.F.C. for the 2016/2017 season. While at the Kent club she scored 33 goals in 19 appearances and won the FA WPL Division One South East Top Goal Scorer award. She then rejoined Albion in August 2017 ahead of the cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katrine Veje
Katrine Vejsgaard Veje (; born 19 June 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, left back or left wing-back for Women's Super League club Crystal Palace and the Danish national team. She has previously played for Arsenal in the FA WSL, LdB FC Malmö of Sweden's Damallsvenskan, Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League as well as Odense Q and Brøndby IF of Denmark's Elitedivisionen. Club career In 2007, Veje was awarded the Danish Football Association's prize for Young Player of the Year. Seattle Reign In January 2015, it was announced that Veje had signed with Seattle Reign FC for the third season of the National Women's Soccer League in the United States. Of her signing, Reign FC head coach Laura Harvey said, "I have had my eye on Katrine for many years, having first seen her when I was an assistant coach with the U17 England squad...We believe she is capable of bringing something special to our club and to the NWSL." She made h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunderland A
Sunderland () is a port city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the most populous settlement in the Wearside conurbation and the second most populous settlement in North East England after Newcastle. Sunderland was once known as 'the largest shipbuilding town in the world' and once made a quarter of all of the world's ships from its famous yards, which date back to 1346 on the River Wear. The centre of the modern city is an amalgamation of three settlements founded in the Anglo-Saxon era: Monkwearmouth, on the north bank of the Wear, and Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth on the south bank. Monkwearmouth contains St Peter's Church, which was founded in 674 and formed part of Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey, a significant centre of learning in the seventh and eighth centuries. Sunderland was a fishing settlement and later a port, being granted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
