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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Briton Ferry Llansawel A.F.C. Ladies

Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC Ladies is a football team, playing in the Women's Welsh Premier League, to which they were promoted in 2024. Briton Ferry Llansawel run a senior ladies team, a ladies reserves team and a ladies youth team.

The club plays its home matches at Old Road Ground, Briton Ferry, which has a capacity of 2,000.

The team's first choice strip is red shirts, shorts and socks. The second choice strip is green shirts with white stripe, black shorts and socks.

History

After Briton Ferry and Llansawel Football Clubs merged to form Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC in 2009, the ladies team was later set up and began playing in the South Wales regional leagues, finishing in the top three in the 2013-14 season. They played their first season in the Women's Welsh Premier League in 2016, however they finished bottom of the league after the 18 game season and were relegated back to the second tier. After winning the Welsh Women's League in the 2017-18 season to gain promotion back to the Premier League with a last day of the season win away to Barry Town, Briton Ferry Llansawel.

Demotion to the Adran South

Despite successfully earning a tier 1 license, and finishing 7th out of 9th in the previous season's Welsh Women's Premier League, Briton Ferry Llansawel were demoted to the second tier.

Briton Ferry Llansawel's General Manager, Ross Norgrove condemned the demotion as "unfair and discriminatory"

In the 2021-22 season; their first back in the second tier, Briton Ferry Llansawel finished in the runners up spot. They went won better the following season, winning the Adran South, but losing out to Wrexham in the North-South promotion playoff. Ferry also reached the FAW Women's Cup final, losing to Cardiff City.

In then 2023-24, however, they finally won the promotion back to the top flight, beating Llandudno 4 - 0 in the promotion playoff final.

Current squad

As of 19 July 2019.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK Wales WAL Jessica Garlick
- GK Wales WAL Courtney Young
- DF Wales WAL Catrin Davies
- DF Wales WAL Mel Thomas
- DF Wales WAL Lowri Ridings
- DF Wales WAL Laura Braithwaite
- MF Wales WAL Caitlin Owen
- MF Wales WAL Anya Welch
- MF Wales WAL Kayhlan Norgrove
- MF Wales WAL Maia Owen
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Wales WAL Lucy Powell
- MF Wales WAL Megan Kearle
- MF Wales WAL Ela Roberts
- FW Wales WAL Carys Price
- FW Wales WAL Carys Wilkinson
- FW Wales WAL Caitlyn Phillips
- FW Wales WAL Megan Jones
- FW Wales WAL Aimee Heath

Club staff

Club Staff
Position Staff
General Manager Ross Norgrove
Media Officer Tom Knight
Digital Communications LINDSEY BROWN
1st Team Coaching Staff
Position Staff
Assistant manager SIMON POWELL
1st Team Assistant Manager RHYS JAMES
First-team coach BEN GORVETT
Head goalkeeping coach ROB BROWN
Development Staff
Position Staff
Head of Youth Development SIMON POWELL
Goalkeeping coach DAVID PUGH
Under 19's Head Coach FINN HARRIS
Development Squad Head Coach FINN HARRIS
Under 16's Head Coach Richard Jones
Technical Staff
Position Staff
Club Doctor TBC
Physiotherapist Lydia Thomas
S&C Coach Dafydd Rotie

Samuel Thomas

Performance analysis STEPHEN HANDLY

Former staff

Position Staff Duration
Manager Ross Norgrove June 2013 - June 2020
Manager Andy Jones July 2020 - October 2020


Sponsorship

Kit Sponsors

Period Kit Manufacture Kit Shirt sponsor (Chest) Shirt sponsor (Back) Shorts Warm up
2013-14 Macron Home McDonalds Macron Store Neath
2013-16 Adidas Away Mail online Pro direct McDonalds Briton Ferry
2014-15 Macron Home Happy Home Furnitures Macron Store Neath McDonalds Briton Ferry
2015-17 Macron Away Mark Jones Financial Macron Store Neath McDonalds Briton Ferry
2015-17 Macron Home Mark Jones Financial Macron Store Neath McDonalds Briton Ferry
2017-19 Macron Home CMB Macron Store Neath McDonalds Briton Ferry
2019-21 Macron Home Synergy Heating Macron Store Neath Wales & West Utilities
2019-21 Macron Away Setech Macron Store Neath Macron Store Neath
2021-23 Macron Home Westward Energy Bespoke Education Service Team Megan Mai Foundation Macron Store Neath
2021-23 Macron Away Westward Energy Browns of Neath Megan Mai Foundation Macron Store Neath

Players Sponsors

References

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  2. ^ "History - Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC". www.britonferryllansawelafc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ^ "League Tables - Welsh Premier Womens League". www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ "South Wales Women's & Girls' League - Season Archive". www.swwgl.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. ^ Rees-Julian, George. "Tier One and Two league placing: RECAP as sides issue statements after demotion". clwbpeldroed.org. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  6. ^ Frith, Wilf (2022-03-24). "Genero Adran Leagues: Abergavenny seal South title - SheKicks". Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  7. ^ "Genero Adran Premier: Wrexham 1-0 Briton Ferry - Red Dragons clinch promotion". BBC Sport. 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  8. ^ "FAW Women's Cup Final: Cardiff City beat Briton Ferry Llansawel 4-0 to earn historic double". BBC Sport. 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  9. ^ "Briton Ferry back in Adran Premier after 4-0 play-off win". 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  10. ^ "Ladies Team - Profiles - Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC". www.britonferryllansawelafc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  11. ^ "- Welsh Premier Womens League". www.welshpremierwomensleague.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

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