Cardiff Met WFC
| Full name | Cardiff Met Ladies AFC | |
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| Nickname(s) | Archers | |
| Ground | Cyncoed Campus, UWIC Cyncoed | |
| Coach | Dr. Kerry Harris | |
| League | Welsh Premier League | |
| 2017–18 | 1st | |
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Cardiff Met WFC is a women's football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It is the student team of Cardiff Metropolitan University.
The club won the Women's Welsh Premier League in 2011–12, 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2017-18 which qualifies them for the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League.
The team was named UWIC Ladies until they changed their team name to Cardiff Met. Ladies AFC after the 2011–12 season.[1] They then renamed from Ladies to Womens ahead of the 2018/19 season.
Current squad
- As of 7 August 2018, according to UEFA's website
- Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
13.  Charlotte Smith 24. Estelle Randall |
3.  Rebecca Mathias 4. Tija Richardson 5. Stephanie Turner 15. Aimee Dagnall |
6. Eleanor Walker-Smith 7.  Aimee Phillips 8. Lauren Townsend 14.  Jessica Westhoff 17. Stacey Ayling 19. Lucy Finch |
11. Chloe Chivers 18. Erin Murray 20. Naomi Clipston 21. Kitty Wells 22. Olivia Thompson 23. Grace Corne |
Former internationals
Top Flight record
The club was a founding member of the Premier League in 2009, taking part in the four team Southern Conference.
The first two seasons saw the club finish in second place in the Southern Conference behind eventual champions Swansea City Ladies, having won all their matches, except the encounters with The Swans. The 2011/12 season proved to be their year as they avoided defeat against the reigning champions and qualified for the Championship Final, which they won 3–0 against Wrexham Ladies at Victoria Park, Llanidloes. Nadia Lawrence, Sophie Scherschel and Lauran Welsh scored the goals that sealed the club's first ever national title.
| Year | Pos | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 12 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 19 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 19 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 11 | +70 | 57 |
Titles
- Women's Welsh Premier League
- Welsh Women's Cup
- Welsh Premier League Cup
- British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) champions 2012–13, 2013–14
Trivia
Cardiff Met. Ladies made history by recording the new record win for a Women's Premier League match on 10 March 2013 when they defeated Caerphilly Castle Ladies 43–0, surpassing a previous record set by Newcastle Emlyn Ladies against the same opponents.[6] Emily Allen holds the record of the most number of goals in a Women's Premier League match, with 15 in Cardiff Met. Ladies record win.[6] After half a season Caerphilly Castle though withdrew from the league and results were deleted from standings. So both records are void now.
References
- ^ "Europe beckons for UWIC". shekicks.net. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ https://twitter.com/theWPWL/status/723237612916477953[non-primary source needed]
- ^ http://www.shekicks.net/news/view/14273
- ^ "Cardiff Met win Welsh Premier Cup". shekicks.net. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ http://shekicks.net/news/view/14054
- ^ a b "Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies net 43 goals against Caerphilly Castle". BBC. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
External links
- Club profile on faw.org.uk