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club affiliated with

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. The club currently plays in the

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(WSL), the top flight of

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. The club gained promotion for the WSL after finishing second in the

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. Tottenham Hotspur plays its home games at

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, and occasionally at the

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. The club has been training full-time at Hotspur Way since 2020. The club has won twelve titles, the most recent being the overall

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in the 2016–17 season.

History

Early years and amateur era (1985–2017)

In 1985, the club was founded as Broxbourne Ladies by Sue Sharples and

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, following the folding of East Herts College. Permission was obtained to change the club's name to Tottenham Hotspur Ladies F.C. in the 1991–92 season. The reserve team started in 1992–93. In the 1996–97 season, the club's teams started playing in the national division. In the 2015–16 season, the club completed a historic double as they won the Ryman's Women's Cup and the FA Women's Premier League Cup. In the same season they finished runners up in the Capital Cup nearly completing a cup treble. The following season was the team's most successful, claiming the quadruple including winning promotion to the WSL 2.

Promotion campaigns (2017–2019)

At the start of the 2017–18 campaign, the club made high-profile signings such as former England U20 midfielder Coral-Jade Haines and

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international forward

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. The season saw the team claim their first ever victory over a top flight side, beating Bristol City in their

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matchup. The club finished their first season in a professional league in seventh place out of ten sides. In March 2018, it was confirmed that the club would apply to remain in the newly re-branded Women's Championship and would compete in the upcoming season. There were several moves in made the lead up to their first season in the newly reformed Championship, this included the return of Welsh international Megan Wynne who played on loan for the club in 2015 as well as the departure of long time players Katie O’Leary and Shannon Moloney who played for the side for five and seven years respectively. The club announced on 26 April 2019, that the team would be renamed to Tottenham Hotspur Women starting with the next season as well as the appointment of Heather Cowan as Head of Women's Football. After a 1–1 draw with Aston Villa on 1 May 2019, Spurs secured a promotion spot to the FA Women's Super League for the first time in their history. Their licence for the top flight was officially confirmed on 10 May 2019.

Women's Super League and professionalisation (2019–present)

On 17 November 2019, the North London derby against

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at the

recorded an attendance figure of 38,262, the highest ever for a

match at the time. In the 2020 summer transfer window Spurs reinforced their squad with a mix of players with WSL and NWSL experience. On 12 September, 2020, United States women's national team forward

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signed with Spurs on a contract that reportedly ran from September through December 2020, with an option to extend the deal through the end of the 2020–21 FA WSL season. Still trying to regain fitness having not played since August 2019 and giving birth in May 2020, Morgan eventually made her Spurs debut nearly two months after signing, on 7 November, appearing as a 69th minute substitute in a 1–1 WSL draw against

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. Spurs had started the season winless in their first seven matches, just one spot above last place and relegation. Due to this form,

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was appointed as the new head coach of Tottenham on 19 November 2020, replacing long time managers

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and

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. Hills had been in charge of the first team since August 2009 while Spurs were playing in the then-third tier

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and Amoros joined the club soon after in February 2011. On 6 December 2020 in Skinner's first match in charge, Spurs took their first league win of the season with a 3–1 victory over

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. The match also featured Morgan's first goal for the club, an 84th-minute penalty. On 21 December, Tottenham Hotspur announced that Morgan would end her contract with the club and return to the US. Spurs would finish the season in 8th place, well clear of relegation and just a place under their initial WSL finish in the 2019–20 FA WSL season. Skinner's first full season in charge of Spurs would see the team reach new heights and accomplish team firsts. Spurs' second match of the 2021–22 season on 12 September saw them beat

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for the first time in team history. The defeat was City's first at home in the WSL since April 2018. The win resulted in Spurs taking points from any member of the "top four," the other three sides being

, Chelsea, and

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. That November Spurs would take their first ever point from Manchester United and Arsenal after drawing 1–1 against both sides in consecutive matches. Spurs had not taken any points against United since the teams first faced off in the

season. Spurs' League Cup campaign saw them advance out of the group stage for the first time. Spurs would beat

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in the quarter-finals to advance to their first ever semi-final in any major cup competition, but would bow out after a loss to eventual champions Manchester City. Spurs finished the season in 5th place, their highest ever WSL finish in club history. Following the end of the season Spurs confirmed the departures of Rachel Williams, Angela Addison, and Josie Green. The trio had each joined the club at a different level of the pyramid, Williams in the first division WSL, Addison in the second division Championship, and former captain Green was the last player who featured in the third division, joining the team ahead of Spurs' quadruple and promotion winning 2016–17

season. On 4 January 2023, Tottenham Hotspur broke the WSL record for highest transfer fee paid when England international,

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, arrived from Chelsea on a contract until June 2026. On 7 July 2023, the club appointed

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as head coach of Tottenham Hotspur.

Kit

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur Ladies moved home grounds to

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in 2016, moving from Barrows Farm Stadium, the home of Harlow Town F.C. However, the alternative first team stadium stayed the same, as Goffs Lane. On 5 June 2019, the club announced that their 2019–20 season home matches will be played at

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. On 6 June 2022, the club announced that their 2022–23 season home matches would be played at

. The women's team have had matches at both

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and

. Their final match at White Hart Lane on 19 April 2017 saw them win the FA Women's Premier League South title against rivals West Ham United Ladies.

Training ground

The women's team began training full-time at Hotspur Way, the club's main facilities, in December 2020. The women's team had previously trained there once a week, with the rest of the time spent at The Hive Stadium.

Social responsibility

Tottenham Hotspur Women work closely with Tottenham Hotspur Men, such as when supporting CoppaFeel!, a

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awareness charity, and when promoting the

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Rainbow Laces campaign.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Former players

Academy

Tottenham Hotspur Women also run a

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in partnership with

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for girls aged 16–19. WSL Academy is an U21s team which plays in the WSL Academy fixtures North & South and acts as a pathway to the First Team for those talented players.

Coaching and support staff

''As of 8 June 2025''

Head coaching history

Notes:

List of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women seasons

Key

Key to league competitions: *

(WSL) – England's top women's football league, established in 2011. *

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(Prem) – the former first tier of English women's football until the inception of the WSL in 2011. *

FA Women's Premier League Southern Division The FA Women's National League South is a league in the third level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Northern division. These two divisions are part of the FA Women's National League and below the Women's Super Le ...

(Prem South) – the former second tier of English women's football, along with the Northern Division. * South East Counties League (South East League) – the former third tier of English women's football between 1998 and 2011. *

Greater London Women's Football League The Greater London Women's Football League is an amateur competitive women's association football competition based in Greater London, England. The league is affiliated with the Amateur Football Alliance, Middlesex County Football Association, a ...

(Greater London) – an amateur competitive competition based in

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. Key to colours and symbols: Key to league record: * Pos = Final position * P = Games played * W = Games won * D = Games drawn * L = Games lost * F = Goals for * A = Goals against * Pts = Points * Pos = Position Key to cup record: * En-dash (–) = Did not participate * Group = Group stage * R1 = First round * R2 = Second round, etc. * R32 = Round of 32 * R16 = Round of 16 * QF = Quarter-finals * SF = Semi-finals * RU = Runners-up * W = Winners

Seasons

Honours

First team

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** Runners-up: 2023–24 *

** Championship Play-off Winners (1): 2016–17 *

** Winners (1): 2016–17 * FA South-East Combination ** Winners (1): 2010–11 * London and South-East Regional Women's Football League – Premier Division ** Winners (1): 2007–08 * Greater London Regional Women's League – Division 1 ** Winners (1): 1997–98 * London County Senior Cup ** Winners (1): 2011–12 * Greater London Regional Women's League Cup ** Winners (1): 1995–96 * Russell Cup ** Winners (1): 1997–98 * Ryman's Women's Cup ** Winners (2): 2015–16, 2016

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17 *

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**Winners (1): 2015–16, 2016–17

Reserves

* Capital Women's Intermediate Cup ** Winners (1): 2016–17 * FA Women's Premier League Reserve Cup ** Winners (1): 2016–17 *

Reserve Southern Division ** Winners (1): 2016–17 * Greater London Regional Women's League – Reserve Division 1 ** Winners (1): 2006–07 * London County Junior Cup ** Winners (1): 2012–13 * Sue Sharples Memorial Trophy ** Winners (2): 1995–95, 2006–07

Youth

* Greater London Regional Women's League – Reserve Division 3 (West) ** Winners (1): 1997–98 * Greater London Regional Women's League – Reserve Division 2 ** Winners (1): 2003–04

Footnotes

References

External links

Official website
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