London Bees

London Bees
Full name London Bees
Nickname(s) The Bees
Founded 1975 (1975) (as District Line Ladies F.C.)
Ground The Hive Stadium, Edgware
Capacity 6,916 (6,186 seated)
Chairman Anthony Kleanthous
Manager Luke Swindlehurst
League FA Women's Championship
2017–18 FA WSL 2, 6th of 10
Website Club website

London Bees is an English women's football club affiliated with Barnet F.C.. They play in the FA WSL 2. The club has been in existence under several names since 1975, originally being called District Line Ladies F.C.. The team became officially affiliated with Barnet F.C. when Barnet F.C. Ladies, were re-branded as London Bees after joining the new WSL 2 for the 2014 season. The club have a first team and development team (U21s) at present which all train and play at the Hive Stadium under the management of head coach Luke Swindlehurst.[1]

History

The club began in 1975 as District Line Ladies FC then tied up with Wembley FC in 1993 to become Wembley Ladies FC. In 1997 the club moved to play at Hanwell Town FC but kept the Wembley Ladies name. Then in 1998 the club became affiliated to Barnet FC, amalgamating with the existing Barnet Ladies FC from the Greater London League to form Barnet FC Ladies.

In March 2010 Barnet F.C. Ladies were announced as an unsuccessful bidder for the FA Women's Super League.[2][3] In 2013, they were successful in their bid to join the WSL under their new name of London Bees for the 2014 season.

In the 2016 FA WSL summer season, London Bees became the first WSL 2 club to reach the semi-finals of the FA WSL Cup, after notable wins against Chelsea Ladies on penalties and Sheffield Ladies in their quarter-final fixture. They were later defeated in the semi-final by Birmingham City Ladies.

Stadium

London Bees play at The Hive Stadium in Edgware, the home of Barnet F.C..

Current squad

London Bees team with their player escorts in May 2018 after a match against Tottenham Hotspur
As of 21 August 2018
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Sarah Quantrill  England
2 Defender Annabel Johnson  England
3 Defender Ellie Wilson  England
4 Midfielder Destiney Toussaint  England
5 Defender Danielle Lea  England
6 Defender Rosie Lane (Vice-captain)  England
7 Forward Lucy Loomes  England
8 Forward Anne-Laure Davy  France
9 Forward Katie Wilkinson  England
10 Forward Ruesha Littlejohn  Ireland
11 Midfielder Paula Howells  England
12 Midfielder Lauren Pickett  England
13 Midfielder Taylor O'Leary  England
14 Forward Tricia Gould  England
15 Defender Ocean Rolandsen  England
16 Midfielder Nicola Gibson  England
17 Midfielder Emma Beckett (captain)  Ireland
18 Midfielder Brooke Nunn  England
19 Midfielder Kelsey Gibson  Scotland
20 Forward Connie Forman  England
22 Defender Mollie Dench  England
23 Midfielder Merrick Will  England

Current technical staff

First team manager Luke Swindlehurst in December 2017

As of August 2018.

Position Name
General Manager England Natasha Kleanthous
First Team Manager England Luke Swindlehurst
First Team Coach England Sian Osmond
First Team Coach England Rachel Yankey
Goalkeeper Coach England Gary Bailey
Club Doctor Belgium Naheem Ali
Lead physiotherapist Italy Nicola Bottioni
Conditioning Coach Greece Kostas Lofitis

Notable former players

Players who played for District Line Ladies, Wembley Ladies, Barnet FC Ladies or London Bees and received recognition at full international level

Honours

Player honours

  • FA WSL 2 Golden Boot Award
    • Winner: Jo Wilson with 10 League goals in 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Breaking | Luke Swindlehurst named as new London Bees head coach". londonbeeswsl.com. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Lincoln Ladies FA Women's Super League bid success". BBC. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Leighton, Tony (21 March 2010). "Lincoln City the surprise name in newly formed Women's Super League". London: The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
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