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Brighton & Hove Albion Women Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with Brighton & Hove Albion. The club currently compete in the Women's Super League and the first team play at the Broadfield Stadium, home of Crawley Town F.C.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Full name	Brighton & Hove Albion Women Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Seagulls, The Albion
Founded	1991; 31 years ago (1991)
Ground	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
Capacity	6,135
Manager	Vacant
League	Women's Super League
2021–22	FA WSL, 7th of 12
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

History

In their original guise as Brighton GPO, the club reached the semi-final of the FA Women's Cup in 1975–76.[1] In 1990 they linked up with the men's club and became founder members of the Premier League in 1991–92, in Division 1 South.

Before it was departed, the club played three matches at the Goldstone Ground, the old home of Brighton's men's side, against Milton Keynes, Horsham and Whitehawk.[2]

In 2015, the club set a five-year plan to reach the FA WSL 1 and UEFA Women's Champions League qualification.[3] That season they missed promotion to the FA WSL 2 though by finishing runners-up to Portsmouth. In 2015–16 they won the Southern Division and the following play-off against Northern Champions Sporting Club Albion.[4] Following the play-off victory, their promotion to the FA WSL 2 was confirmed.[5]

The team joined the FA WSL 1, the top tier of women's football in England, for the 2018–19 season having had their application to join the restructured league approved. During the day of the announcement of the promotion, the club also revealed they would relocate to Crawley Town's Broadfield Stadium for first team matches.[6]

Women's Super League (2018-present)

Albion's first season in the Barclays FA Women's Super League saw them finish ninth in what was then an 11 team league, finishing 19 points clear of relegated Yeovil Town. Hope Powell's team secured four wins from their 20 league matches, while Ellie Brazil finished as top scorer with four goals. Their first WSL win came in a 2-1 home win over Yeovil Town, with Jodie Brett and Victoria Williams getting on the scoresheet.

The 2019/20 season was curtailed with four games left to play due to the outbreak of the Covid-19, with Albion again finishing in ninth place in the WSL. Aileen Whelan finished as top scorer that campaign with five league goals, while Albion drew in their second league game of the season against Chelsea - just one of three sides who took a point off the eventual champions.

Powell would lead her side to their highest placed finish in the WSL in the 2020/21 season, finishing in sixth place. An opening day victory against Birmingham City marked one of just two victories Albion enjoyed in the league until February, before going on an incredible run that saw them win six of their last nine matches. That rich vein of form included a 2-1 victory over Chelsea, that ended the Blues' run of 33 matches unbeaten in league football. Summer signing Inessa Kaagman finished as top scorer with nine goals in all competitions, as they also recorded notable victories over Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.

Managerial history

Name	Nationality	From	To	Ref.
James Marrs	England	11 June 2014	22 April 2016	[7][8]
George Parris (interim)	England	23 April 2016	18 July 2017	[8][9]
Hope Powell	England	19 July 2017	31 October 2022	[10]

Former players

For details of current and former players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. players.

Players and staff

Current squad

As of 25 September 2022.

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  IRL Megan Walsh 2 DF  ENG Jorja Fox (on loan from Chelsea) 3 DF  ENG Poppy Pattinson 7 FW  GRE Veatriki Sarri 8 MF  IRL Megan Connolly 9 FW  KOR Lee Geum-min 10 MF  SWE Julia Zigiotti Olme 11 FW  NOR Elisabeth Terland 12 MF  ENG Libby Bance 14 MF  KOR Park Ye-eun

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  WAL Kayleigh Green 16 DF  SWE Emma Kullberg 18 FW  ENG Danielle Carter 20 DF  ENG Victoria Williams 22 MF  ENG Katie Robinson 24 MF  ENG Maisie Symonds 25 GK  ENG Francis Angel 32 MF  ENG Juliet Adebowale 40 GK  ENG Katie Startup — DF  NZL Rebekah Stott

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Vacant
Assistant Manager	Amy Merricks
Goalkeeping coach	Alex Penny
General Manager	Polly Bancroft
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Ivo Nunez Miguel
Physiotherapist	Lisa Walsh
Lead Analysis	Edward Filmer
Club Doctor	Dr. Timothy Buck
Kit Manager	Maurice Bane

See also

• Football in Sussex

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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- [en] Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C.

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[es] Brighton & Hove Albion Women Football Club

El Brighton & Hove Albion Women Football Club es un club de fútbol femenino de la ciudad de Brighton, Inglaterra. Fue fundado en 1991 y es la sección femenina del Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club. Compite en la FA Women's Super League y juega sus encuentros de local en el Broadfield Stadium.

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