Sheffield Wednesday Ladies F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Sheffield Wednesday Ladies


fullname = Sheffield Wednesday Ladies
Football Club
nickname = The Owls
founded = 1971
ground = Maltby miners welfare ground,
maltby, South Yorkshire
& Bawtry Road sports ground,
Tinsley, Sheffield.
capacity = n/a
chairman =
manager = Daniel Duke
league = FA Women's Premier
League Northern Division
season = 2006-07 | position = Northern Women's
Combination League,
1st (promoted)
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Sheffield Wednesday Ladies F.C., often abbreviated to SWLFC and nicknamed The Owls are a women's football team based in South Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at either maltby miners welfare ground, maltby, South Yorkshire or Sheffield Hallam University's Bawtry Road sports ground, Sheffield. They currently compete in the Fa womens premier league Northern northern division, which is the second tier of Women's Football in England and Wales. They are affiliated to the professional men's club Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

History

SWLFC were formed at the "Star Inn" Public House in Rotherham 1971 following a charity match between men and women at the pub. The team was originally called "Star Ladies". Shortly afterwards the side joined the Sheffield Ladies League. When this league was disbanded they joined the Nottinghamshire Ladies League which was later renamed the East Midlands Ladies League.

In 1983 they became members of the Women's Premier League. They took the name Sheffield Wednesday Ladies in 1985 and then subsequently when the FA created the AXA FA Women's League Sheffield Wednesday Ladies became founder members and have continued in this league until last season. In 1994 they successfully gained promotion to the FA Women's Premier League where they competed against the top clubs in the women's game for the first time.

Constitution

"Sheffield Wednesday F.C., the professional team based at Hillsborough, is a highly respected household name, not only at regional and national levels but throughout the world. Through being granted the Sheffield Wednesday name SWLFC takes on the benefits of the use of the name and emblem along with certain duties, tasks, targets and standards of operation. Through affiliation to the English and Sheffield and Hallam FA, these obligations form the objectives, policies and operational framework of the Club as itemised in the following:

"1. Provide the opportunity for the enjoyment of competitive and recreational football for girls and women of all ages interested in playing football in South Yorkshire and surrounding areas. "2. Strive for First Team performance to the highest possible level within the FA Pyramid Structure and to provide underlying support for the First Team through reserves, youth and junior development policies. "3. Play a major part in promoting the development of the sport throughout the Yorkshire region through involvement in league administration, FA initiatives, local authority sports development programmes, educational sports operations, excellence schemes and other appropriate national and regional programmes.

"4. Make all efforts to attain and maintain semi-professional and then professional club status in accordance with FA objectives for year 2003 and beyond.

"5. Develop social and fund raising opportunities including functions, tournaments, prize draws, grants, sponsorship and appropriate advertising deals to support the development of the Club.

"6. Co-ordinate activities with our home ground host club, Staveley Miners Welfare, in the interests of developing facilities and providing football as required by the local community for males and females of all ages.

"7. Uphold both the letter and spirit of the laws, regulations and appropriate recommendations of the FA and other authorities governing football clubs and the sport in general. Such standards are implemented and maintained through the Club's separately drafted policies, plans and procedures including:
*"Equal Opportunities/Inclusion Policy.
*"Child Protection Policy.
*"Codes of Conduct
*"Disciplinary Procedures.
*"Membership Policy"

Honours

Records

Record Win: 26-1 v Fishtoft, East Midlands Ladies League, 1981

Record Defeat: 0-22 v Doncaster Belles, FA Women's Cup, 1979

References

* [http://www.swladiesfc.freeserve.co.uk/ Official website]

External links

* [http://www.swfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Squad/LadiesProfiles/0,,10304,00.html SWLFC at swfc.co.uk]