Hampton & Richmond Borough Ladies F.C.

Hampton & Richmond Borough Ladies FC
Full name Hampton & Richmond Borough Ladies FC
Nickname(s) The Beavers, Hampton
Founded 2002
Ground Beveree Stadium
Capacity 3,000
Chairman N/A
Manager Leah Ambridge
League Greater London Women's League Division One
2017–18 Greater London Women's League Division One, 5th of 9

Hampton & Richmond Borough Ladies F.C. are a women's football club based in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom, and are affiliated with Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C.

This team was formed in 2006 at U18 level, and became a Ladies team in 2008. Since 2004/2005, they have been playing in the Greater London Women's League, and have just won the Greater London Women's Football League Division 2 South.[1][2]

The club's colours are red and blue - identical with all the affiliated clubs of Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C., and all first team home matches are played on Sundays at the Beveree Stadium, with a 2pm kick off.

Formation and Early years

The current HRBLFC team were formed over 12 years ago at U12 level at Chessington & Hook FC. After a number of years there, the team moved to Tooting & Mitcham FC and had success in the many years there. In 2006, after winning the treble at T&M, the team moved to Hampton & Richmond Borough FC to become the U18 side under the former Women’s Team. After a season at U18 level, the team moved into the Women’s side where Dave Marlow continued his role as manager.

Club Officials

Leah Ambridge stepped down at the end of 15/16 season and the team is now managed by Andrew Hatcher.[3] Andrew is a coach and manager with a lot of experience behind him. Having played at a very high level herself for QPR, Fulham and Chelsea, Leah has made the team aware of the hard work and determination it takes to make it into the next level of football, and has done a solid job in taking over from Dave Marlow.

Leagues and status

After a number of successful years, the Ladies team have been bouncing around in Step 5 of the Women’s Football pyramid with some promotions and some forced demotions due to a change in league structure. In the 2014/15 season, the team have won their league (Greater London Women’s League Division 2 South) by a massive 12 points (as of mid April 2015)[4] and so will be promoted into League 1. Leah has built a very strong successful side and have applied for promotion into Step 4 of the pyramid and are currently waiting to hear the verdict.[5]

2014-15 Season

The 2014-15 season was challenging for the team. Manager for over 10 years, Dave Marlow stepped down at the end of the 2013-14 season giving the club the challenge to locate a new manager before the start of the season in September. At the end of September 2014, the team appointed manager Leah Ambridge who would take the team on to having a successful season. Leah worked hard over the season improving the dynamics of the side proving her ability to manage this side. At Christmas, the team were sitting 2nd in the Greater London Women’s Football League and remaining in two cups. Winning every single league game since Leah’s appointment saw the team take the league title by March 2015 with league games remaining to be played.

Current squad

As of 4th May 2015: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England DF Kim Duffin
England DF Louise Harris
England DF Allie Simmonds
England DF Becky Payne
England MF Bianca Underhill
England MF Lisa Traynor
No. Position Player
England MF Louise Clarke
England MF Kerry Celino
England MF Hayley Lyon
England MF Candy Hayward
England FW Kate Foster

Stadium

Beveree Stadium in April 2016

The home of Hampton & Richmond Borough Ladies is the Beveree Stadium, sometimes referred to as the "Accord Beveree Stadium" due to a sponsorship deal. It is situated in Beaver Close, off Station Road in the heart of Hampton village. It has a total capacity of 3,000, with roughly 300 of this being seated and 900 in covered terracing.

For more information, see the article on Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C.

References

  1. ↑ Hampton & Richmond: Ladies win to claim league title at Beveree (From Kingston Guardian)
  2. ↑ Women's Football News - Hampton and Richmond enjoying successful season - 13 Mar 2015
  3. ↑ She Kicks - News Section: Hampton Appoint Leah Ambridge
  4. ↑ Hampton & Richmond: Ladies thirsty for more after maiden title (From Kingston Guardian)
  5. ↑ Greater London Women's Football League
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