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York City L.F.C.

York City
Full nameYork City Ladies Football Club
Nickname(s)The Minsterbelles
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
GroundUniversity of York Sports Centre
OwnerYork City Foundation
ChairmanPaula Stainton
ManagerEmily Senior
LeagueFA Women's National League Division One North
2023–24FA Women's National League Division One North, 10th of 12
Websitehttps://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/teams/ladies

York City Ladies Football Club is an English women's football club based in York, England. Founded in 1995, they currently play in the FA Women's National League Division One North.[1]

History

York City Ladies Football Club was founded in 1995.[2] The club won the 2005–06 North East Regional Southern Division, and were promoted to the Premier Division. In July 2020 Chris Hamilton was appointed manager.[3] York won the 2021–22 North East Regional Premier Division, and were promoted to the FA National League Division One North.[4] In June 2022 Steph Fairless was appointed manager.[5] On 22 February 2024, Chris Holloway was announced as manager, with Steph Turnbull becoming the club's Female Pathway Technical Director.[6] Emily Senior was announced as manager on 9 October 2024.[7]

Stadium

York play their home games at the University of York Sports Centre.[1] Since 2022 the club can also play home games at York Community Stadium.[8]

Management and staff

Current staff

Position Name
Chairperson England Paula Stainton
Female Pathway Director England Steph Turnbull
First-team manager England Emily Senior
Assistant manager England Paula Crowther

Managerial history

Dates Name
2020–2022 Scotland Chris Hamilton
2022–2024 England Steph Fairless
2024 England Chris Holloway
2024– England Emily Senior

Honours

League

Seasons

Champions Runners-up Relegated
Season League FA Cup[9] National League Cup National League Plate
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
2010–11 North East Premier 20 6 2 12 47 61 20 9th — — —
2011–12 North East Premier 22 10 6 6 53 43 33 6th — — —
2012–13 North East Premier 20 9 1 10 64 58 28 5th — — —
2013–14 North East Premier 20 12 1 7 74 34 37 5th — — —
2014–15 North East Premier 18 12 1 5 61 38 37 4th Q2 — —
2015–16 North East Premier 22 15 2 5 96 39 47 3rd Q2 — —
2016–17 North East Premier 20 9 1 10 57 58 25 6th — — —
2017–18 North East Premier 16 6 1 9 48 37 16 6th — — —
2018–19 North East Premier 18 6 1 11 49 71 19 7th — — —
2019–20 North East Premier
[Note 1] 		11 0 2 9 10 46 2 8th — — —
2020–21 North East Premier
[Note 1] 		5 3 2 0 17 9 11 2nd Q1 — —
2021–22 North East Premier 20 17 2 1 105 26 53 1st Q3 — —
2022–23 Division One North 22 6 3 13 32 46 21 9th R1 R1[10] —
2023–24 Division One North 22 4 5 13 31 44 17 10th R1 DR[11] R2[12]
  1. ^ a b Cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ^ a b "Ladies Team". York City F.C. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. ^ "York City". North East Regional Woman’s Football League. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  3. ^ "York City Ladies manager departs after two seasons". The York Press. 6 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Minsterbelles win the double". York City F.C. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Steph Fairless named York City Ladies manager". The York Press. 17 June 2022.
  6. ^ "York City Ladies appoint experienced Chris Holloway as manager". The York Press. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Senior Joins As MinsterBelles First Team Manager". York City F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Ladies team to play at the new stadium!". York City F.C. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  9. ^ "The Women's FA Cup: Results Archive". The Football Association. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  10. ^ "FA WNL Cup 2022–2023". The Football Association. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  11. ^ "FA WNL Cup 2023–2024". The Football Association. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  12. ^ "FA WNL Plate 2023–2024". The Football Association. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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