Middlesbrough Women Football Club is an English women's football club. Founded in 1976, they currently play in the , with home games played at Bishopton Road West, Stockton. Middlesbrough WFC also have a reserve side competing in the FA Women's National League Division One North. Their home games are played at

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History

Middlesbrough Women Football Club was formed in 1976. Originally known as Cleveland Spartans, the club played in the Nottinghamshire Ladies League, and were coached by

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players Mark Proctor and David Hodgson. The club reached the 1982 WFA Cup Final, losing 2–0 to

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. Middlesbrough later played in the Yorkshire and Humberside Ladies League. In 1996 Marrie Wieczorek became full time manager. Under her guidance Middlesbrough won the 2001–02 Northern Combination and were promoted to the

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. They remained in the Northern Division for four seasons, returning to the Northern Combination following relegation at the end of the 2005–06 season. In September 2010, Middlesbrough travelled to North Korea and played two friendly matches against

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, losing 6–2, and Kalmaegi, losing 5–0. In 2013 Gemma Grainger was appointed manager, and the club finished the 2012–13 season in fourth place. As a result of the restructuring of the

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for the 2014–15 season, Middlesbrough competed in the newly formed FA Women's Premier League Northern Division One, finishing the season in fourth place. For the 2015–16 season, manager Lindsey Stephenson stated that the team's aim was promotion to the Premier League Northern Division. In their first season back in the third tier of woman's football, Middlesbrough achieved a second place finish. In January 2020, Ben Fisher was announced as new chairman, while Marrie Wieczorek returned to the club as an ambassador. In 2020, Middlesbrough reached the semi-finals of the

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, losing 2–0 to

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. On 24 August 2021, former Middlesbrough player

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was appointed manager. Middlesbrough were relegated to the National League Division One North at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Kits

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Stadium

Middlesbrough spent ten years playing home games at Teesdale Park,

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. In July 2018, the club moved to Bedford Terrace,

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. Since June 2022, Middlesbrough have played their home games at Bishopton Road West, Stockton.

Players

Current squad

Former players

Club staff

Managerial history

Honours

League

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** Winners (1): 2001–02 *

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** Winners (1): 2015–16

Seasons

References

External links

Official club website
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