Curzon Ashton L.F.C.

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Curzon Ashton FC Women
Full nameCurzon Ashton FC Women
Nickname(s)The Nashettes
Founded1988 (as Oldham Athletic LFC)
GroundTameside Stadium
Capacity4,000
ManagerDean O'Brien
League North West Women's Regional Football League Premier
2022–23 North West Women's Regional Football League Premier, 4th of 11

Curzon Ashton FC Women is an English women's football club affiliated with Curzon Ashton F.C. The club were known as Oldham Curzon Ladies Football Club. [1] They play in the North West Women's Regional Football League Premier. The club also has youth teams from U10s and a reserve team. They also host the Greater Manchester girl's Centre of Excellence. [2]

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History

The club was founded in 1988 as Oldham Athletic Ladies FC and began playing in the North West women's league in 1990. [2] Several promotions were won over the following seasons and the club set up youth squads. [2] In 1998 they moved to Ashton-under-Lyne and changed their name to Oldham Curzon Ladies FC.

A third-placed finish followed in 1998–99, in the club's first season in the Northern Combination. Then in 1999-00 Oldham Curzon won the Northern Combination and promotion to the Premier League Northern Division. [2]

In 2000–01 Oldham Curzon were runners-up to Leeds United, then they finished third in the following two seasons. Performances did not improve and the club flirted with relegation in 2005–06 and dropped back into the Northern Combination in 2007.

Curzon Ashton won the 2007–08 Northern Combination and sealed the title with a 15–0 home win over Hull City Ladies. [3] Mark Bradshaw took over as manager and led the club to Premier League Northern Division safety that season. [4]

In 2008–09 they finished in tenth place in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division, two points clear of relegation.

After a difficult run of seasons and relegation, the club entered into the North West Women's Regional Premier League. An all-new management and team began a fresh era for the Ladies, and an all-new ethos began. Curzon Ashton Ladies now look to draw on previous success and build a solid and secure future for the club.

Colours and badge

The playing colours of Curzon Ashton Ladies are identical to those of Curzon Ashton men.

Stadium

In summer 2005 the club moved into the £4m Tameside Stadium, a Conference compliant stadium including a separate third-generation full-size all-weather facility. The ground was built for the club by Tameside MBC assisted by a £500,000 grant from The Football Foundation. [1] [2] Currently the squad play home games on the 3G astro turf pitch within the Tameside Stadium

Current squad

Players used in season 2021/22

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Molly Barton
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lauren Beckford
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Abigail Bleasdale
—STFlag of England.svg  ENG Amy Smith
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Megan Brett
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Olivia Chan
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lucia Cicchirillo
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jessica Cooke
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sophie D’lorio
—STFlag of England.svg  ENG Simone Drummond
—STFlag of England.svg  ENG Leoni Harland
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Elisha James
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Erin Longsden
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tiffany Lunn
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Grace Murphy
— DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Ingvlid Tveit
—MF/DFFlag of England.svg  ENG Stephanie Upsall
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Philippa Wakefield
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Alexandra Belinda Moon

Notable former players

Honours

[2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "A Brief History". Curzon Ashton LFC. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Curzon Ashton Finish in Style". Fair Game. Retrieved 1 May 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Interview:Mark Bradshaw/Curzon Ashton". She Kicks. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
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