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Ipswich Town F.C. Women

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Ipswich Town Football Club Women is a women's team affiliated with Ipswich Town Football Club. They currently compete in the FA Women's Premier League South, the third tier of women's football in the country. They play their home games at the AGL Arena in Felixstowe, the home of Felixstowe & Walton United.[1]

Ipswich Town Football Club Women
Full nameIpswich Town Football Club Women
Nickname(s)The Blues, The Tractor Girls
GroundThe AGL Arena
Portman Road
Capacity2,000 (AGL Arena)
29,673 (Portman Road)
ManagerJoe Sheehan
LeagueFA Women's National League South
2023–24FA Women's National League South, 4th of 12
WebsiteClub website

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]





First-team squad

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As of 19 June 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
2 DF   ENG Maria Boswell (captain)
3 DF   ENG Summer Hughes
6 DF   ENG Leah Mitchell
7 FW   ENG Natasha Thomas
8 MF   ENG Kyra Robertson
10 MF   ENG Eloise King
11 MF   ENG Lucy O'Brien
12 FW   ENG Issy Bryant
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   PHI Nina Meollo
17 MF   ENG Sophie Peskett
20 DF   SCO Megan Wearing
21 DF   ENG Maisy Barker
22 DF   ENG Evie Williams
23 MF   IRL Abbi Smith
25 MF   ENG Erin Williams
31 GK   ENG Laura Hartley


Club Officials

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Non-coaching staff

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

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Manager   Joe Sheehan
Head of Goalkeeping   Paul Walker
Assistant Coach   Phoebe Webb
Head of Performance   Nicola Stolworthy
Sports Therapist(s)   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   Bonnie Horwood [5]
2022–23   Megan Wearing [6]
2023–24   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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