Hampton & Richmond Borough Women F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Hampton & Richmond Borough Women FC
fullname = Hampton & Richmond Borough Women FC


nickname = The Beavers, Hampton
founded = 2002
ground = Beveree Stadium
capacity = 3,000
chairman = N/A
manager = Rick Haak
league = Greater London League, Division One
season = 2005-06 | position = Greater London League Div One, 6th
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Hampton & Richmond Borough Women F.C. are a women's football club based in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, London, England, Great Britain. They were founded in 2002 and are affiliated with Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. Since 2004/2005, they have been playing in the Greater London League Division One, under manager Rick Haak.

The club's colours are red, white and blue - identical with all the affiliated clubs of Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C., and all first team home matches are played on Sundays at the Beveree Stadium, with a 2pm kick off.

Club Information

Hampton & Richmond Borough Women F.C. play at: Beveree Stadium, Beaver Close, Off Station Road, Hampton, TW12 2BX. To telephone the clubhouse, ring: 020 8979 2456. This number is also for fax. Information from the club's [http://www.hamptonfc.com official website] . Visit for directions and other general info.

Formation & Early Years

The club was founded in 2002 to fill a vacant position for a Women's team at the Beveree. The application for Hampton & Richmond Borough Women to join the Greater London Regional League, and become members of the Middlesex County Football Association, was accepted.

Leagues and Status

The first season was spent at the bottom of the Greater London League, in Division Four West - which is eight steps down the Women's football pyramid. However the side achieved promotion to Division Three at the first time of asking. This season also saw a record victory to add to the club archive, when HRBWFC beat CTC Ladies 38-0 in a league fixture.

The team's first season in Division Three saw them finish an admirable 4th place.

The following season saw an increase in demand of people wanting to represent the club, necessitating the need for a reserve team, which started playing in the Greater London Women's Reserve League Division Two. That season saw the first team finish 4th once again, and the reserve team finished runners up to champions Colne Valley reserves.

In 2005/2006, the team jumped up two divisions due to national restructuring, now competing in the Greater London League Division One, where they remain until this season. Both the reserve side and the first team finished in respectable mid-table positions.

This season also saw the introduction of an Under 15's side, who in the previous season had been playing under the name of Tooting & Mitcham Vale Girls, playing in the Surrey County League where they were very successful.

tadium

The home of Hampton & Richmond Borough Women is the Beveree Stadium, sometimes referred to as the 'M.E.M. Stadium, Beveree' due to a sponsorhip deal. It is situated in Beaver Close, off Station Road in the heart of Hampton village. It has a total capacity of 3,000, with roughly 300 of this being seated and 900 in covered terracing.

For more information, see the article on Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C.

External links

* [http://www.hamptonfc.com Official Website]
* [http://hamptonfc.co.uk/forum.html Official Fans' Forum]
* [http://www.thepyramid.info/women/structure.htm Women's Football Pyramid Structure]