Leeds United L.F.C.
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| Full name | Leeds United Ladies Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Whites, United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1990s? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | The Park, Tadcaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Melanie Vauvelle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Rick Passmoor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Women's Premier League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Women's Premier League, 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leeds United Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club. They should not be confused with the other Ladies soccer team in Leeds, Leeds City Vixens who also compete in the FA Women's Cup.
Club Information
They play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division having previously been promoted from the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division in 2001. They are one of two Yorkshire teams in the national league, along with Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC, yet Doncaster have a much better history and are generally regarded as the better team. Leeds Ladies finished 7th in the league last season (2005/06).
Their First attempt at a major trophy came in came in 2006 in the FA Women's Cup final against Arsenal L.F.C.[1]. Leeds United legend Allan Clarke presented them with sock tags before the match, similar to those worn by the Leeds male team in 1972 Final F.A. Cup victory, in a gesture to give the team luck[2]. The final however did not turn out how the team had hoped with the result ending up 5-0 in Arsenal's favour with centre-back Lucy Ward scoring the opening goal (as an own goal) for Arsenal[3].
The second attempt at a major trophy came in came in 2007, also against Arsenal L.F.C.. [4] Leeds put in a much better performance than in their previous cup final appearance but cruelly lost out to a last minute strike by Arsenal's Jayne Ludlow (Final Score - Leeds United Ladies 0 - 1 Arsenal Ladies)
After the clubs funding was cut from Leeds United by chairman Ken Bates they managed to survive by using sponsorship money. They were first sponsored by EmpireDirect.co.uk[5] before receiving sponsorship from Leeds Metropolitan University in a deal reported to be worth over £250,000 over 5 years starting in 2007[6].
The club play their home matches at The Park, the home of Tadcaster Albion A.F.C., in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire having previously played at the home of Garforth Town A.F.C..
Their most notable player is Sue Smith who has played for over 10 years at international level for England[7], including at the 2007 Women's World Cup.
Honours
- Champions (1) 2000-01
- Runners-Up (1) 2005-06
- Runners-Up (1) 2006-07
Notes
- ^ Sport - Leeds United in F.A. Cup Final. BBC - Leeds. BBC (25 April 2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-23.
- ^ Leeds Ladies Look For Lucky Omen. The F.A.. TheFA.com (12 April 2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-23.
- ^ Arsenal Ladies 5-0 Leeds Ladies. BBC Sport. BBC (1 May 2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-23.
- ^ Ludlow levels Leeds. The F.A.. The F.A. (04 March 2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-14.
- ^ Leeds Ladies land lucrative sponsorship deal. The F.A.. TheFA.com (22 July 2005). Retrieved on 2006-09-23.
- ^ Leeds Utd women eye bright future. Tony Leighton. BBC Sport (4th August 2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
- ^ Sue says it's overdue. The F.A.. TheFA.com (21 September 2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-23.
External links
- Leeds United Ladies Information and News @ FemaleSoccer.net
- F.A. Womens Page
- BBC Sport - Football - Women
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