Lincoln City Women F.C.

Women's football club in Lincoln

Football club

Lincoln City FC WomenFull name| Lincoln City Women Football Club

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Nickname(s)| "Imps"
Founded| 2008 (as Nettleham Ladies)
Ground| Moorlands Sports Club, Lincoln
Manager| Charlotte Dinsdale
League| FA Women's National League Division One Midlands
2023–24| FA Women's National League Division One Midlands, 8th of 12
Website| https://www.weareimps.com/women/

Home colours

Current season

Lincoln City FC Women is an English women's football team affiliated with Lincoln City FC. The club play in the FA Women's National League Midlands Division.

## History

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Lincoln City FC Women has evolved over the period of time since the club's inception in 2008.[citation needed] They started life as Nettleham Ladies FC and entered the Lincolnshire County Women's League in the same year. In 2009, the club won the Lincolnshire County Women's League and were promoted to East Midlands Women's Football League Division One North, where they remained until 2012.

For the start of 2012–13 season they gained promotion as league champions and were promoted to the East Midlands Women's Football League Premier Division,[1] where they competed until 2017–18 season. They clinched the title by three points, losing just one game all season. The season ended with a 7–0 victory over Grimsby Borough in the County Cup Final.

Another title winning season was followed by their first season at Tier Four of the women's football pyramid in 2018/19 and they have continued to dominate the Lincolnshire Women's Senior County Cup by winning it in each of the last six seasons.

The summer of 2019 was a landmark in the development of the club as a successful name change[2] to Lincoln City Women FC meant a total rebranding for the 2019–20 season[3] and a change of Club colours to the famous red and white stripes. The women's team came fully under the men's club as of the 2022–23 season, playing numerous games at the Sincil Bank Stadium.

### Season-by-season record

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Season | Division | Position | Women's FA Cup | Notes
2009-10  | Lincolnshire County League  | 1st  |  | Promoted
2010-11  | East Midlands Division One North  | 5th/12  |  |
2011-12  | East Midlands Division One North  | 1st  | 1st Qualifying Round  | Promoted
2012-13  | East Midlands Premier Division  | 5th/12  | 2nd Qualifying Round  |
2013-14  | East Midlands Premier Division  | 2nd/10  | 1st Round Proper  |
2014-15  | East Midlands Premier Division  | 2nd/11  | 2nd Qualifying Round  | Missed promotion by 1 point
2015-16  | East Midlands Premier Division  | 2nd/10  | 4th Qualifying Round  | Walkover against Leicester City in FA Cup
2016-17  | East Midlands Premier Division  | 5th/11  | 4th Qualifying Round  |
2017–18 | East Midlands Premier Division | 1st/12 | 1st Round Proper | Promoted
2018–19 | FA Women's National League Division 1 Midlands | 7th/11 | 1st Round Proper |
2019–20 | FA Women's National League Division 1 Midlands | 5th/12 | 2nd Round Proper | Null and void due to COVID-19 pandemic[4]
2020–21 | FA Women's National League Division 1 Midlands | 3rd/12 | 2nd Round Proper  | Curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2021-22  | FA Women's National League Division 1 Midlands  | 3rd/12  | 4th Round Proper  |
2022-23  | FA Women's National League Division 1 Midlands  | 6th/12  | 3rd Qualifying Round  |
2023-24  | FA Women's National League Division 1 Midlands  |  |  |

## Stadium

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Lincoln City Women play their home games at Lincoln Moorlands Sports & Social Club.[6]

The Under 23s play at Active Nation Yarborough.

## Players

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### Squad

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As of April 2023.

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | GK |  ENG | Lana Timson
-- | DF |  ENG | Sinead Fletcher
-- | FW |  ENG | Leah Hardy
-- |  |  ENG | Faith Horner
-- | DF |  ENG | Rachael Howes
-- | FW |  ENG | Chantelle Robinson
-- | DF |  ENG | Ella Thompson-Moulding
-- | DF |  ENG | Katy Thornley
-- | MF |  ENG | Katie Williams
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | MF |  ENG | Holly Wilson
-- | DF |  ENG | Tilly Fantom (Captain)
-- | FW |  ENG | Lucy Farrow
-- | FW |  ENG | Maddi Green

-- |  |  ENG | Neve Hincks
-- | FW |  ENG | Toni McHamilton
-- | FW |  ENG | Abi Ringrose
-- | MF |  ENG | Jodie Steadman |}

### Former players

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Ellie Gilliatt July - December 2020[7]

Olivia Clark (As Nettleham Ladies)[8]

## Other teams

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Lincoln City Women FC Under 23s compete in the FA Women's National Reserve League Midland Division.[9]

Lincoln City Women work closely with the Lincoln City Foundation and the Academy for Women.

## Club officials

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Coaching staff

* First team head coach: Charlotte Dinsdale
* Goalkeeper coach: George Bellerby

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Former manager: Richard Cooper June 2018 - January 2021.[10]

## Honours

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* East Midlands Women's Football League Premier Division Winners (2017/18)
* Lincolnshire Football Association County Cup Winners (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)[11]

## References

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1. ^ Whiley, Mark (2018-05-16). "Nettleham Ladies eyeing successive promotions after winning East Midlands League". lincolnshirelive. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
2. ^ Whiley, Mark (2019-06-01). "Lincoln City Women are official - and this time they should be here to stay". lincolnshirelive. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
3. ^ "Nettleham Ladies to rebrand as Lincoln City Women". BBC Sport. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
4. ^ Association, The Football. "Update on non-league, women's & grassroots football seasons amid COVID-19 outbreak". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
5. ^ Women, Lincoln City (2021-03-15). "2020-21 Season Curtailed". Lincoln City Women. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
6. ^ Women, Lincoln City (2021-06-15). "Club Announcement". Lincoln City Women. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
7. ^ "Ellie Gilliat Joins".
8. ^ "Olivia Clark - Nettleham Ladies First Team". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
9. ^ "FA Women's National League". fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
10. ^ Women, Lincoln City (2021-01-22). "Club Statement". Lincoln City Women. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
11. ^ Christopher, Dean (2019-04-16). "Nettleham Ladies see off Lincoln Moorlands Ladies to retain County Cup". lincolnshirelive. Retrieved 2020-05-26.

## External links

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* Official site
* Team details at the FA.com

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FA Women's National League

Seasons|

| Top level|

* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
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* 1998–99
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* 2024–25

Clubs
2024–25|

| Northern Division|

* Burnley
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* Halifax
* Hull City
* Liverpool Feds
* Nottingham Forest
* Rugby Borough
* Sporting Khalsa
* Stoke City
* Stourbridge
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Southern Division|

* AFC Wimbledon
* Billericay Town
* Cheltenham Town
* Exeter City
* Gwalia United
* Hashtag United
* Ipswich Town
* Lewes
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Oxford United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Watford

Div. One North|

* AFC Fylde
* Barnsley F.C.
* Cheadle Town Stingers
* Chorley
* Doncaster Rovers Belles
* Durham Cestria
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Middlesbrough
* Norton & Stockton Ancients
* Stockport County
* York City

Div. One Midlands|

* Barnsley Women's
* Boldmere St. Michaels
* Leafield Athletic
* Lincoln City
* Lincoln United
* Loughborough Lightning
* Northampton Town
* Notts County
* Peterborough United
* Solihull Moors
* Sutton Coldfield Town
* Worcester City

Div. One South East|

* Actonians
* AFC Sudbury
* Ashford Town
* Cambridge United
* Chatham Town
* Chesham United
* Dulwich Hamlet
* London Bees
* London Seaward
* Norwich City
* Queens Park Rangers
* Real Bedford

Div. One South West|

* Abingdon United
* AFC Bournemouth
* Bournemouth Sports
* Bridgwater United
* Bristol Rovers
* Keynsham Town
* Maidenhead United
* Moneyfields
* Portishead Town
* Southampton Women's
* Swindon Town
* Worthing

Associated
competitions|

* FA Women's National League Cup
* FA Women's National League Plate
* FA Women's Premier League National Division (defunct)
* Combination Women's Football Leagues (defunct)

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Women's football in England

National teams|

* Women's
* U23 team
* U21 team
* U20 team
* U19 team
* U17 team

League
competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Women's Super League
* Women's Championship
* FA Women's National League
* North
* South

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Levels 5–6|

* Eastern
* East Midlands
* London & South East
* North East
* North West
* Southern
* South West
* West Midlands

Levels 7–10|

* Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire
* Birmingham
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* Thames Valley Counties
* West Riding
* Wiltshire

Cup competitions|

* Women's FA Cup
* FA Women's League Cup
* FA Women's National League Cup
* FA Women's National League Plate
* Women's FA Community Shield
* FA People's Cup

Awards|

* The FA Women's Football Awards
* PFA Team of the Year
* PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year
* PFA Women's Young Player of the Year
* FWA Women's Footballer of the Year
* BBC Women's Footballer of the Year

History|

* British Ladies' Football Club
* Dick, Kerr Ladies
* English Ladies Football Association
* Women's Football Association

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* List of clubs
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