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Ipswich Town F.C. Women

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Ipswich Town Football Club Women
Full nameIpswich Town Football Club Women
Nickname(s)The Blues, The Tractor Girls
GroundDellwood Avenue, Felixstowe
Portman Road, Ipswich
Capacity2,000 (Dellwood Avenue)
30,014 (Portman Road)
ManagerJoe Sheehan
LeagueFA Women's National League South
2023–24FA Women's National League South, 4th of 12
Websitehttps://www.itfc.co.uk/itfc-women/

Ipswich Town Football Club Women is a women's team affiliated with Ipswich Town Football Club. They currently compete in the FAWNL Southern Premier Division, the third tier of women's football in the country. They play their home games at Dellwood Avenue in Felixstowe, the home of Felixstowe & Walton United.[1]

On 19 February 2024, it was announced that Ipswich Town Women would play their first ever game at Portman Road for the game upcoming game on 23 March 2024 against Chatham Town with all four stands being open for ticket sales.[2] They went onto win the game 5-0 in front of an attendance of 10,173.[3]

Records and statistics

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Matches

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  • Record league win:
  • Record cup win:
  • Record league defeat:
  • Record cup defeat:
  • Highest attendance at a home match:
  • Lowest attendance at a home match:

Players

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  • Most appearances: Natasha Thomas, 221 (2015-present)
  • Most goals: Natasha Thomas, 158 (2015-present)
  • First international appearance: Natasha Thomas for Jamaica against France on 25 October 2024
  • Most international caps: Natasha Thomas, 1 (Jamaica)

Players

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Current squad

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As of 22 August 2024[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Natalia Negri
2 DF England ENG Maria Boswell (captain)
3 DF England ENG Summer Hughes
4 MF England ENG Charlotte Fleming
5 DF England ENG Grace Garrad
6 DF England ENG Leah Mitchell
7 FW Jamaica JAM Natasha Thomas
8 MF England ENG Kyra Robertson
9 FW England ENG Isabella Fisher (Dual Registration with Arsenal)
10 MF England ENG Eloise King
11 MF England ENG Lucy O'Brien
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW England ENG Issy Bryant
17 MF England ENG Sophie Peskett
19 FW England ENG Ella Rutherford
20 DF Scotland SCO Megan Wearing
21 DF England ENG Maisy Barker
22 DF England ENG Evie Williams
23 MF England ENG Shauna Guyatt
24 FW England ENG Angela Addison
25 MF England ENG Erin Williams
31 GK England ENG Laura Hartley
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Abbi Smith

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Philippines PHI Nina Meollo (at AFC Sudbury until 31 May 2025)

Former players

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Club Officials

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Non-coaching staff

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Position Name
General Manager England Rachel Harris
Interim Assistant Manager England Simon Tricker
Media & Communications Manager England Kieren Standley

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Manager England Joe Sheehan
Head of Goalkeeping England Paul Walker
Assistant Coach England Phoebe Webb
Head of Performance England Nicola Stolworthy
Sports Therapist(s) England David Smith/Sophie Wright

Women's Player of the Year

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Women's Player of the Year
Year Name Ref
2021–22 England Bonnie Horwood [5]
2022–23 Scotland Megan Wearing [6]
2023–24 England Sophie Peskett [7]

Honours

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Domestic

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Runners-up: 2022-23
Promotion: Ipswich were top of the league in both the 2019-20 & 2020-21 seasons but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no teams were promoted or relegated. Ipswich won promotion to the National League South via application at the end of the 2020-21 season

References

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  1. ^ "Ladies team". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Ipswich Town F.C. Women to play at Portman Road". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Ipswich Town F.C. Women win at Portman Road". TWTD. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Ipswich Town F.C. Women – Squad". Ipswich Town F.C. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Women's Awards at End of Season Dinner". Ipswich Town F.C. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Megan Wins Award". TWTD. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  7. ^ "End of Season Awards". Ipswich Town. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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