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CLUB HISTORY - ASCOT UNITED LADIES
HONOURS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
• Southern Region Women’s Football League (SRWFL) Division 1 Runners Up 2016/17
• Berks & Bucks FA County Women's Trophy Winners 2013/14
• Elected to the Southern Region League for the 2013/14 season
• Thames Valley Counties Women’s Football League (TVCWFL) Division 1 Runners Up 2012/13
• TVCWFL Division 2 Champions 2011/12
• Berks & Bucks FA County Women’s Trophy Runners Up 2011/12
Ascot United Ladies FC were formed in the 2005/06 season. The 2021/22 season will be the team’s 16th
season, and they are currently competing at step 5 of the Women’s Pyramid in the SRWFL Premier Division.
The team started out competing in the Surrey County Women's League where they stayed for two years,
winning the sportsmanship award for both the 2005/6 and 2006/7 seasons. At the start of the team’s 3rd
Season Ascot United Ladies moved to the Thames Valley County Women's Football League. In their first
season starting in Division 2 the Yellawomen just missed promotion after a final day draw away to
Marlborough Ladies FC. The 2008/9 season was the start of a barren spell for the team as they finished 9th
in Division 2 followed by relegation to Division 3 in 2009/10 season.
2010/11 was the beginning of the upturn in the team’s standing in the Ladies game. After a strong finish to
the season the Ladies were promoted back to Division 2 at the first attempt.
In the 2011/12 campaign, the Ladies were promoted for the second consecutive season - winning the
TVCWFL Division 2 title - and this was also the first time the Ladies reached the Berks & Bucks County Trophy
Final, although sadly they were beaten by Reading Women FC.
2012/13 saw the progress up the football pyramid continue with Ascot United Ladies being promoted again
for a third successive season finishing as runners up to Milton Keynes City in Division 1 of the TVCWFL. This
was also the first season United played at a level which allowed them to enter The Women’s FA Cup where
they were knocked out by Oxford City Ladies at the first hurdle.
Finishing Runners up the previous season the Yellawomen were promoted into the Southern Region
Women’s football League for the 2013/14 season; step 6 on the football pyramid. Playing in Division 0ne of
the SRWFL the team finished 8th in the league with a total of 18 points, reaching the quarter final of the
league cup, competed in the FA Cup again and winning their first County Cup with a 2-1 win against Milton
Keynes City in the Berks & Bucks County Trophy Final.
The Ladies had their first backward step for several seasons in 2014/15. After a promising start, by
Christmas United were in 4th spot and thoughts turned to possible promotion, but after Christmas the
team’s fortunes took a turn for the worse and the Yellawomen ended the season down in 9th position. The
team almost made it to the chairman’s Cup final but a late goal for Fleet Town Ladies was enough to
eliminate United 1-0 in the semi-final.
2015/16 proved to be a disappointing season for the team, only winning 3 league games all season and
taking some heavy defeats along the way and finishing one place off the bottom of the table.
After a disappointing 2015/16 season the team considered voluntary relegation moving back down to
county level but decided to stay in the SRWFL for 2016/17 and what a good decision that proved to be as the
team had a complete turnaround from the previous season. After losing their opening 3 league games of
the season, the squad went on to be undefeated for the remainder of the season, including an unbeaten
home record to finish runners up to New Milton Town and gain promotion to the Southern Region Premier
Division for the 2017/18 season. The team also recorded their first ever win in the Women’s FA Cup,
defeating Milton Keynes City 3-2 at The Racecourse in the 1st Qualifying round. Continued...