Brentford Women FC

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Brentford Women Football Club is an English women's football club based in West London, that plays in the London and South East Women's Regional Football League. They are affiliated with the men's team Brentford FC.Brentford Women play at Bedfont Recreation Ground, in Feltham. [1]

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Brentford Women's FC
Nickname(s)The Bees
Founded1990
GroundBedfont Recreation Ground, Feltham
Owner Matthew Benham
ChairmanRoger Crook
Manager Karleigh Osborne
League London and South East Women's Regional Football League
2021/224th of 9
Website Club website

History

The Women's team began in July 1990 by Roger Crook, for under-14s when his daughter needed somewhere to compete. [2] [3] It entered the Greater London Women's League in the season 1991/92. [4] In 1995, the team merged with SmithKline Beecham to form Brentford Beechams. [4] In 2005/6 the team merged again, this time with Viking Ladies.

In the 2022/23 season, Brentford Women broke the record for a tier six women's game with an attendance of 5,116 at the Gtech Community Stadium, against Watford on 13 November 2022. [5] [2]

First Team

The first team has been managed by Karleigh Osborne since 2018 and the Assistant Manager is Sean Hillier. [6] [2]

B Team

The B Team play in the Greater London Women's Football League Division One North. The head coach is Tommy Ryan-Maynard and Assistant Head Coach is former Bee, Charlotte Tanner. [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Harris, Jay. "The sky is the limit for Brentford Women after dramatic win fitting for such an historic occasion". The Athletic. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
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