Colchester United Ladies Football Club was an
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team based in
Colchester
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,
Essex
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, and affiliated to
Colchester United FC. In 2013, the club folded.
History
The club was founded in 1992 under the name of Colchester Royals. In 1998, it became affiliated to Colchester United FC.
The club won the
2006–07 South East Combination Women's Football League
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winning promotion to the
FA Women's Premier League Southern Division
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, the second tier of
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women's football.
The club folded in 2013 and no longer competes in any football league. Colchester United Football in the Community released plans to reform the Women's team in time for the 2023/24 season.
League honours
''Ladies' teams''
South East Combination Women's Football League
The South East Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the South East Combination, was a women's football league in England from 1998 to 2014. Until the creation of the FA WSL, FA Women's Super League in 2011, they sat at the thi ...
*Champions: 2006–07
Eastern Region Premier Division
*Champions: 2001–02, 2004–05
Eastern Region League Division One
*Runners-up: 1996–97
Eastern Region League Division Two
*Champions: 1993–94
Essex County Women's League Division Two
*Champions: 2002–03
''Girls' teams''
Essex County Girls League
''Under 14s A''
*Champions: 2000–01
''Under 13s''
*Champions: 2002–03
''Under 12s''
*Champions: 2003–04
''Under 12s A''
*Champions: 2000–01
''Under 11s''
*Champions: 2000–01
Cup honours
''Ladies' teams''
Eastern Region League Cup
*Runners-up: 1998–99, 2004–05
Eastern Region Women's League Plate
*Champions: 1994/95
Essex County FA Women's Cup
*Runners-up: 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03
Lisa Slater Memorial Shield Winners
*Champions: 1995–96
''Girls' teams''
Essex County Girls League Cup
''Under 12s''
*Champions: 2003–04
''Under 11s''
*Champions: 1999/00
External links
Colchester United F.C. official web site
{{FA Women's Premier League
Sport in Colchester
Colchester United F.C.
Defunct women's football clubs in England
Defunct football clubs in Essex
Association football clubs established in 1992
1992 establishments in England
FA Women's National League teams
Association football clubs disestablished in 2013
2013 disestablishments in England