Nottingham Forest Women Football Club is an
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women's association football
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club affiliated with
men's Nottingham Forest. It is a member of the , which stands at level three of the
women's football league pyramid.
History
The first known existence of a female Forest team was that which competed in the Notts and Derby League in the early 1970s but the club in its current form was officially founded in 1990 by the NFFC Community arm and then developed by the players. The small group of young women advertised in the men's official programme against Everton for players to join them.
The current kit is sponsored by Showcase Cinemas.
The team picked up their first National League title in the 2007–08 season, winning the National League North following a 5–1 victory in their last game of the season against Sheffield Wednesday. In 2010-11 they recorded their highest placing in the National League, then the top division of English women's football, finishing 2nd to Sunderland. They also reached the
FA Women's Premier League Cup
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The first edition of the Cup includ ...
final in March 2011, but were defeated by
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on penalties.
They currently play in the FA Women's National League Northern Division.
Forest Women applied to join the
FA WSL
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in 2014, however were unsuccessful.
On 1 July 2019 the club changed its name from 'Nottingham Forest Ladies' to 'Nottingham Forest Women' and their logo dropped the word 'ladies' to become the same as the men's.
Stadium
Nottingham Forest Women have played their home matches at
Eastwood C.F.C. since February 2019.
The stadium has a capacity of 5000 including 500 seated and has a 3G pitch.
Prior to playing at Eastwood, they played at
Carlton Town FC (Stoke Lane, Gedling, Nottinghamshire, NG4 2QS).
The club have also previously played at Greenwich Avenue, the home of
Basford United F.C.
Seasons
* Season abandoned due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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Key
*P – Played
*W – Games won
*D – Games drawn
*L – Games lost
*GF – Goals for
*GA – Goals against
*Pts – Points
*Pos – Final position
*WPL - Women's Premier League
*WNL - Women's National League
*R1 - Round 1
*R2 - Round 2
*R3 - Round 3
*QF - Quarter Final
*SF - Semi Final
*F - Final
*W - Winner
Current squad
Former players
Honours
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FA Women's Premier League Northern Division
The FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division is a league at the third-level in the women's football league pyramid in England, along with the Southern division. These two divisions are part of the FA Women's National League and bel ...
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::2007-08
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FA Women's National League Plate
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:: 2021-22
Players of the season
References
External links
Official siteThe team/playersInterview with Beth Bailey, Captain of Nottingham Forest Ladies Football Team at the Nottingham FIFA World Cup Bid Submission event at Wembley
Video)
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Women's football clubs in England
Association football clubs established in 1990
1990 establishments in England
FA Women's National League teams
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