A.F.C. Wimbledon Ladies
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AFC Wimbledon Ladies are the women's football
team representing Wimbledon
, London
. The team currently competes in the London and South East Regional Women's Football League.
Originally affiliated to Wimbledon F.C.
, the Ladies club recognised that Wimbledon FC's proposed move to Milton Keynes
would represent the end of the club's association with the area of Wimbledon and consequently decided to realign itself with AFC Wimbledon
. The AFC Wimbledon Ladies are now owned by The Dons Trust, which states as one of its aims:
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.
Women's football in England
While women's football has been played in England for over a century, it has only been in the 1990s that the game has seen a large increase in female players, as well as in female spectators, culminating in England hosting the Women's European Championships in 2005....
team representing Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The team currently competes in the London and South East Regional Women's Football League.
Originally affiliated to Wimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...
, the Ladies club recognised that Wimbledon FC's proposed move to Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
would represent the end of the club's association with the area of Wimbledon and consequently decided to realign itself with AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is a professional English football club that traces its origins to Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton. Based at Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, the club are members of Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football....
. The AFC Wimbledon Ladies are now owned by The Dons Trust, which states as one of its aims:
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
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
or Football League.
Performance
- FA Nationwide Women's Premier League SouthFA Women's Premier League Southern DivisionThe FA Women's Premier League Southern Division is a league in the Third level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Northern division. These two divisions are below the FA Women's Super League and National Division...
2003–04: 3rd - FA Nationwide Women's Premier League SouthFA Women's Premier League Southern DivisionThe FA Women's Premier League Southern Division is a league in the Third level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Northern division. These two divisions are below the FA Women's Super League and National Division...
2004–05: 5th - FA Nationwide Women's Premier League SouthFA Women's Premier League Southern DivisionThe FA Women's Premier League Southern Division is a league in the Third level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Northern division. These two divisions are below the FA Women's Super League and National Division...
2005–06: 7th - FA Nationwide Women's Premier League SouthFA Women's Premier League Southern DivisionThe FA Women's Premier League Southern Division is a league in the Third level in the women's football pyramid in England, along with the Northern division. These two divisions are below the FA Women's Super League and National Division...
2006–07: 11th - South East Combination Women's Football LeagueSouth East Combination Women's Football LeagueThe South East Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the South East Combination, is at the third level of the English women's football pyramid, along with the three other Combination Leagues - South West, Midland and Northern...
2007–08: 11th - London and South East Regional Women's Football League 2008–09: 6th
- London and South East Regional Women's Football League 2009–10: 10th