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A S C O T U N I T E D L A D I E S F C<br />
#WeAre<strong>Ascot</strong><br />
sarah DAVERN<br />
LEST WE FORGET<br />
ASCOT UNITED LADIES vs. CHICHESTER AND SELSEY LADIES<br />
Sun 14 Nov 2021<br />
Vitality Women's FA Cup First Round<br />
Matchday<br />
Programme<br />
Season<br />
2021/22
twitter.com/<strong>Ascot</strong><strong>Ladies</strong>FC<br />
www.ascotunited.net<br />
T H E Y E L L A W O M E N<br />
Yellow <strong>and</strong> Blue<br />
T H E G R E E N A R M Y<br />
Green <strong>and</strong> White<br />
Lisa Phillips (GK)<br />
Lauren Townsend<br />
Beth Roche<br />
Alix Todd<br />
Kelly Rideout<br />
Izzy Woods<br />
Katie Vince<br />
Jen Thraves<br />
Sarah Leonard<br />
Nicole Brown<br />
Sarah Davern<br />
Georgia Luckhurst-McCord<br />
Hayley Cruickshanks<br />
Emma Hutton<br />
Frankie Henderson<br />
Georgia Bowers<br />
Laura Spark<br />
Katrina Webb<br />
Maddie Robertson<br />
Hannah Swallow<br />
Maddie Woods<br />
Freya Johnson<br />
Claire Couzens<br />
Amy Woollard<br />
Isobelle Foster (GK)<br />
Sharna Watson<br />
Lauren Clark<br />
Megan Fox<br />
Philippa Holden<br />
Amber Howden<br />
Nicky Lake<br />
Sophie Phelps<br />
Gemma Simmonds<br />
Gemma Staple<br />
Natasha Wild<br />
Emma Alex<strong>and</strong>re<br />
Charlie Davey<br />
Laura da Silva<br />
Ariana Fleischman<br />
Sienna Howell<br />
Jane Yeates<br />
Sarah Saunders<br />
Rebecca Bell<br />
Sadie Blakely<br />
Darrel Evans<br />
Jamie Ashdown<br />
Ian<br />
Bath<br />
Alix Todd<br />
Ellie Bennett<br />
Manager<br />
GK Coach<br />
Coach<br />
Coach<br />
Coach<br />
Therapist<br />
Match Officials<br />
Stephen<br />
Saunders<br />
Sadie Blakely<br />
Emma Alex<strong>and</strong>re<br />
Laura Galway<br />
Hannah Humphries<br />
TBC<br />
Last Match:<br />
Oxford City <strong>Ladies</strong><br />
H<br />
Sun 24 Oct<br />
4-0<br />
FAC 3Q<br />
Next Match: Chesham United A Sun 21 Nov<br />
Berks/Bucks Cup
ASCOT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB<br />
IN THE CHAIR<br />
with Simon Negus<br />
Racecourse Ground, Winkfield Road, <strong>Ascot</strong>, SL5 7LJ<br />
Chairman: Simon Negus<br />
Club Secretary: Dan Birchmore<br />
Director of Football: Neil Richards<br />
1st Team Manager: Jamie Tompkins<br />
Assistant manager: Dan Masters<br />
Coaches: Bjorn Dunkley, Steve Quelch<br />
Goalkeeping Coach: Jamie Ashdown<br />
Allied U18 Manager: Josh Nice<br />
Therapist: Chad Smith<br />
Sports Psychology: Izzy Woods<br />
Racecourse Facilities Manager: Jo Gavin<br />
Administration Manager: Emma Paton<br />
Clubhouse Catering: Lisa Richards<br />
Reporting, Comms <strong>and</strong> Programme: Neal Jeffs<br />
Directors:<br />
Doug Page<br />
Mark Cooper<br />
Rob Jones<br />
Zoe Reilly<br />
Phil Wray<br />
<strong>Ascot</strong> United Football Club Limited. Registered in<br />
Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Wales. Registration No. 6883550<br />
Registered Office: Ternion Court, 264-268 Upper Fourth<br />
Street, Central Milton Keynes MK9 1DP.<br />
Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks F.A. No. Q-B&B0165<br />
Welcome to The Racecourse ground for today’s FA Cup<br />
First Round fixture <strong>and</strong> a special welcome to our visitors<br />
<strong>Chichester</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Selsey</strong> <strong>Ladies</strong>.<br />
I’m delighted that we are doing this programme for today’s<br />
game, <strong>and</strong> I’d like to thank Neal Jeffs for his time <strong>and</strong> effort<br />
to pull it together - as a club we are really proud of our<br />
<strong>Ladies</strong> <strong>and</strong> Girls section, <strong>and</strong> it’s great they are now<br />
starting to get the recognition they deserve.<br />
The journey for girls at <strong>Ascot</strong> Utd starts with the Wildcats -<br />
this is a FA supported initiative to get younger girls into<br />
the game from 5 years old, <strong>and</strong> we have a big <strong>and</strong> growing<br />
Wildcats community playing on the 3G every Wednesday.<br />
They can then progress into the teams who play<br />
competitive fixtures, <strong>and</strong> our girls section now has over 15<br />
teams operating from U10 to U16. It was great to see some<br />
of our talented U16’s recently sign for professional clubs<br />
Reading <strong>and</strong> Arsenal, so the pathway into professional<br />
football is established. But the girls section isn’t just<br />
about the elite players - under our Head of Girls Football,<br />
Carol Checkley, the ethos is very much about<br />
opportunities for all <strong>and</strong> a focus on increasing<br />
participation.<br />
It’s fair to say that our senior section is the strongest it<br />
has ever been. The Reserves Team are now unbeaten in<br />
nearly 20 games, <strong>and</strong> manager John Swallow is working<br />
closely with the First Team to ensure there is competition<br />
for places for those in the First Team. As is often the case,<br />
the success of the First Team over the past couple of<br />
years has brought new players into the club to further<br />
strengthen the squad… manager Darrel Evans (the<br />
legend!) <strong>and</strong> player/coach Alix Todd have a fantastic spirit<br />
amongst the players, <strong>and</strong> the results are certainly there<br />
for everyone to see including this fantastic Cup run. They<br />
certainly make themselves heard in the bar, <strong>and</strong> are now<br />
very much part of the club <strong>and</strong> the “one club” approach we<br />
are trying to build.<br />
Hope you all enjoy the game today…<br />
Simon.
FROM THE DUGOUT<br />
Welcome to the players, officials<br />
<strong>and</strong> supporters of <strong>Chichester</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Selsey</strong> <strong>Ladies</strong>. Enjoy the game!<br />
Darrel Evans<br />
First Team Manager<br />
Hello <strong>and</strong> welcome to <strong>Chichester</strong> & <strong>Selsey</strong> players, staff, club committee <strong>and</strong> all supporters in<br />
attendance for this afternoon’s Vitality Women’s FA Cup 1st Round Fixture.<br />
It’s two firsts today for the Yellawomen, the <strong>Ladies</strong> have been competing in the Women’s FA Cup since<br />
season 2012-13 <strong>and</strong> there have been many highs <strong>and</strong> lows in the preliminary Rounds but today is the<br />
first time we have reached the 1st Round Proper of the Women’s FA Cup <strong>and</strong> it’s also the first time we<br />
have faced a FA Women’s National Premier League team.<br />
Recent form has been good for the <strong>Ladies</strong> but our last 2 League fixtures have been postponed due to<br />
both our opponents having Covid <strong>and</strong> self-isolation issues. Today will be our first game since the<br />
previous round’s 4-0 win at the Racecourse on the 24th October so preparation for the game has been<br />
fully on the training ground.<br />
We have limited information on our opponents today, so we have been focusing our attention inwards<br />
<strong>and</strong> growing on what we have achieved to date on <strong>and</strong> off the pitch as a team. We know there are<br />
plenty of areas in which we can improve but we take pride in the progress we have made thus far, in<br />
what is a relatively short period of time. Whatever happens today - win lose or draw - we will take this<br />
as part of our learning against one of the top 50 <strong>Ladies</strong>’ teams in the country.<br />
In terms of squad news we have had to deal with quite a few injuries already this season <strong>and</strong><br />
unfortunately Maddie Woods who has been in excellent form this will miss the game through injury,<br />
but on a more positive note apart from Mads we have a clean bill of health with everyone back in<br />
training vying to make the starting 11.<br />
Thank you to our Sponsors, club officials <strong>and</strong> volunteers for all the fantastic work <strong>and</strong> ongoing support<br />
towards our <strong>Ladies</strong> team <strong>and</strong> football Club.<br />
Back to today <strong>and</strong> I hope everyone enjoys the game <strong>and</strong> gets right behind the Yellawomen; we will<br />
need that 12th player today against a very talented <strong>Chichester</strong> & <strong>Selsey</strong> team <strong>and</strong> I know the team will<br />
be giving their all to reach the 2nd Round.<br />
Enjoy the Game! Darrel
W E L C O M E T O T H E G R E E N A R M Y<br />
W E L C O M E T O T H E G R E E N A R M Y<br />
ON COURSE!<br />
With Programme Editor Neal Jeffs<br />
Welcome to the players, officials <strong>and</strong><br />
supporters of <strong>Chichester</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Selsey</strong><br />
<strong>Ladies</strong> for this Vitality Women's FA Cup<br />
match.<br />
Happy<br />
reading, <strong>and</strong><br />
enjoy the<br />
game! Neal<br />
A warm welcome to The Racecourse for what is a historic day for our <strong>Ladies</strong>’ team,<br />
making their first ever appearance in the First round proper of the Women’s FA Cup.<br />
Our visitors today are two levels higher in the football pyramid which is a huge gap in<br />
the Women’s game, so it will take a monumental effort from our ladies to cause an<br />
upset – but this is the FA Cup after all! Last season, Southampton from step 4 won at<br />
Lewes from step 2, so it is possible… Anyway, it will be interesting to see what a few<br />
weeks off has done for the team. After beating Oxford three weeks ago we saw<br />
Winchester <strong>and</strong> Wycombe both pull out of the last 2 Sundays’ league matches, so<br />
Darrel’s side with either be very rested or very rusty! I know he was still hoping for a<br />
10v10 training session last Sunday in lieu of a match, but there’s no substitute for a<br />
competitive game. Our visitors today have had a difficult season in the FA Women’s<br />
National League South, but they come into this match off the back of a moraleboosting<br />
3-1 league cup win over Plymouth Argyle last weekend which was their first<br />
win in five games since a previous league cup win –<br />
Worth another watch! Click the<br />
image to the right to watch Sarah<br />
Davern's fine goal which wrapped<br />
up <strong>Ascot</strong>'s 4-0 win in the previous<br />
round (opens via Twitter).<br />
- although they have struggled to score goals in the league with just six goals scored<br />
in ten league games. As for <strong>Ascot</strong>, the postponements <strong>and</strong> blank Sundays mean the<br />
Yellawomen have played just six matches since the season started in early<br />
September, <strong>and</strong> after losing that opening game at Abingdon United they remain<br />
undefeated. What has struck me in the games against Moneyfields <strong>and</strong> Oxford City is<br />
just how far the team have come. they are now more organised, the players mop up<br />
<strong>and</strong> cover for each other, <strong>and</strong> we have a bit of pace up front which is hugely important<br />
at this level. It will be interesting to see how our defence cope with the pace <strong>and</strong><br />
fitness a National league side will bring. My only hope is we do ourselves justice <strong>and</strong><br />
enjoy the occasion. Over to the two teams now! Enjoy the game. Neal
RESULTS AND FIXTURES 21/22<br />
ASCOT UNITED LADIES:<br />
CHICHESTER AND SELSEY LADIES:
LEAGUE TABLES<br />
Southern Region Womens Football League Premier Division (Tier 5 of Women's Football Pyramid)<br />
National League Premier Division South (Tier 3 of Women's Football Pyramid)
SPONSORSHIP<br />
Sponsor a Yellaman! Contact Neil Richards at neil.richards@ascotunited.co.uk.
APPEARANCES AND GOALS<br />
Below are <strong>Ascot</strong> United <strong>Ladies</strong>' appearances<br />
<strong>and</strong> goals statistics since joining the Southern<br />
Region Women's Football League in 2013/14<br />
APPEARANCES<br />
GOALS<br />
Top 20 (current players in red ) All-time (current players in red )<br />
1. Hannah Evans 137 1. Hannah Evans 53<br />
2. Lauren Broadhurst 136 2. Lucy Holzman-Clarke 52<br />
3. Lucie Kroutilova 108 3. Amy Woollard 26<br />
4. Steph Fettes 103 4. Georgia Bowers 19<br />
5. Claire Hudson 87 5. Lauren Broadhurst 17<br />
6. Niomi Collins 85 6. Nicole Brown 17<br />
7. Lisa Phillips 70 7. Jodie Webb 12<br />
8. Lucy Holzman-Clarke 69 8. Darcey Young 11<br />
9. Sarah Davern 62 9. Olivia Hazell 10<br />
10. Georgia Bowers 60 10. Sarah Leonard 9<br />
11. Alix Todd 58 11. Lucie Kroutilova 9<br />
12. Laura Rowley 55 12. Steph Fettes 8<br />
13. Livvie Hazell 53 13. Alice Hyde 8<br />
14. Amy Woollard 47 14. Alix Todd 7<br />
15. Jen Thraves 46 15. Freya Johnson 7<br />
16. Katie Vince 43 16. Sarah Davern 6<br />
17. Harriet Fry 43 17. Emma Hutton 6<br />
18. Nicole Brown 40 18. Jen Thraves 5<br />
19. Darcey Young 40 19. Cecillia Gonzalez 5<br />
20. Alice Hyde 37 20. Katie Vince 5<br />
21. Kelly Rideout 5<br />
Others: 22. Thea Taylor-Hindle 4<br />
Laura Spark 33 23. Dom Carrington 3<br />
Kelly Rideout 31 24. Annie Ackroyd 3<br />
Emma Hutton 31 25. Niomi Collins 3<br />
Freya Johnson 30 26. Lauren Townsend 3<br />
Lauren Townsend 29 27. Alex Franken 3<br />
Courtney Gibbons 25 28. Mia McCreesh 3<br />
Izzy Woods 16 29. Emma Wallace 3<br />
Georgia Luckhurst-McCord 12 30. Georgia Luckhurst-McCord 2<br />
Frankie Henderson 7 31. Tracey Ellis 2<br />
Sarah Leonard 5 32. Lauren Futcher 2<br />
Lily Last 4 33. Sian Miller 2<br />
Maddie Woods 4 34. Laura Rowley 2<br />
Beth Roche 3 35. Gloria Bitria 1<br />
Lou Pullen 3 36. Kate Brown 1<br />
Carol Checkley 2 37. Charlotte Crook 1<br />
Hannah Swallow 2 38. Nicole Edwards 1<br />
Claire Couzens 2 39. Courtney Gibbons 1<br />
Maddie Robertson 1 40. Dominic Gilbert 1<br />
Hayleigh Cruickshanks 1 41. Chloe Hazell 1<br />
Kat Webb 1 42. Simone Martin 1<br />
Club legend! Hannah Evans, pictured top<br />
right, holds the records for the most<br />
appearances <strong>and</strong> most goals.<br />
43. Viv Moore 1<br />
44. Natalie Morey 1<br />
45. Jess Perkins 1<br />
46. Lauren Sherman 1<br />
47. Hayley Cruickshanks 1
HALL OF FAME<br />
Below is the <strong>Ascot</strong> United Players' Hall of Fame since the team<br />
joined the Southern Women's Football League in 2013/14.<br />
2013/14 Season 2017/18 season<br />
Southern Region WFL Division One<br />
Southern Region Premier Division<br />
(Berks & Bucks Women's County Trophy Winners)<br />
Players Player – Lisa Phillips<br />
Players Player - Niomi Collins<br />
Managers Player – Georgia Bowers<br />
Manager Player - Alice Hyde<br />
Golden Boot – Lucy Holzman-Clarke<br />
Golden Boot - Hannah Evans (13 goals)<br />
(11 goals team SRWFL Premier Division record)<br />
2014/15 Season 2018/19 Season<br />
Southern Region WFL Division One<br />
Southern Region Premier Division<br />
Players Player - Lucie Kroutilova<br />
Managers Player - Claire Hudson<br />
Golden Boot - Olivia Hazell (7 goals)<br />
Players Player – Lisa Phillips<br />
Managers Player – Darcey Young<br />
Golden Boot – Hannah Evans (7 Goals)<br />
2015/16 Season 2019/20 Season<br />
Southern Region WFL Division One<br />
Southern Region Premier Division<br />
Players Player - Lucie Kroutilova<br />
Managers Player - Lauren Broadhurst<br />
Golden Boot - Lucy Holzman-Clarke (16 goals)<br />
2016/17 Season<br />
Southern Region WFL Division One<br />
(Promoted as Runners Up)<br />
Players Player - Emma Hutton<br />
Managers Player - Jen Thraves<br />
Golden Boot - Hannah Evans (7 Goals)<br />
Steve Young Award - Darcey Young<br />
2020/21 season<br />
Southern Region Premier Division<br />
Players Player – Amy Woollard<br />
Players Player - Laura Spark<br />
Managers Player – Hannah Evans<br />
Managers Player - Kelly Rideout<br />
Golden Boot – Amy Woollard<br />
Golden Boot - Nicole Brown (5 Goals)<br />
(18 goals Team SRWFL Div 1 record) Steve Young Award - Georgia Luckhurst-McCord<br />
Current holders (clockwise from<br />
top left): Laura Spark, Kelly<br />
Rideout, Georgia Luckhurst-<br />
McCord <strong>and</strong> Nicole Brown.
WOMEN'S FA CUP - 1st ROUND DRAW<br />
1 Farsley Celtic (5) v Mossley Hill (5)<br />
2 Huddersfield Town (3) v Sir Tom Finney FC (6)<br />
3 Hartlepool United (5) v Leeds United (4)<br />
4 Cheadle Town Stingers (5) v Bradford City (4)<br />
5 Barnsley (4) v Alnwick Town (4)<br />
6 Blackburn Comm. SC (6) v Hull City (3)<br />
7 Wakefield Trinity (5) v AFC Fylde (3)<br />
8 Chorley (4) v Middlesbrough (3)<br />
9 Liverpool Feds (4) v Fleetwood Town Wrens (5)<br />
10 F.C. United of M'chester (4) v Brighouse Town (3)<br />
11 South Shields (5) v Norton & Stockton Ancients (4)<br />
12 Burnley (3) v Durham Cestria (4)<br />
13 Newcastle United (4) v Harrogate Town (5)<br />
14 Northampton Town (5) v Bedworth United (4)<br />
15 Long Eaton United (4) v Peterborough United (4)<br />
16 Crewe Alex<strong>and</strong>ra (5) v West Bromwich Albion (3)<br />
17 Shifnal Town (6) v Lincoln United (5)<br />
18 Sporting Khalsa (4) v Wolverhampton W<strong>and</strong>erers (3)<br />
19 AFC Telford United (6) v Leafield Athletic (4)<br />
20 Solihull Moors (4) v Loughborough Lightning (3)<br />
21 Shrewsbury Town (6) v Lye Town (5)<br />
22 Stoke City (3) v Doncaster Rovers Belles (4)<br />
23 Nottingham Forest (3) v Lichfield City (5)<br />
24 Netherton United (6) v Knowle (6)<br />
25 Sheffield F.C. (3) v Sutton Coldfield Town (5)<br />
26 Burton Albion (4) v Lincoln City (4)<br />
27 Derby County (3) v Stourbridge (5)<br />
28 Milton Keynes Dons (3) v Ipswich Town (3)<br />
29 Chesham United (4) v Cambridge United (4)<br />
30 Billericay Town (4) v Luton Town (5)<br />
31 Herts Vipers (6) v Stevenage (4)<br />
32 Wymondham Town (5) v Norwich City (4)<br />
33 Hashtag United (4) v Southend United Community SC (7)<br />
34 London Seaward (4) v Cambridge City (4)<br />
35 Clapton Community (6) v Bedford (5)<br />
36 Herne Bay (6) v Actonians (4)<br />
37 Fulham (5) v Oxford United (3)<br />
38 Queens Park Rangers (4) v Bromley (7)<br />
39 Worthing (5) v Hounslow (3)<br />
40 Portsmouth (3) v Dorking W<strong>and</strong>erers (6)<br />
41 Crawley Wasps (3) v London Bees (3)<br />
42 Millwall Lionesses (5) v AFC Wimbledon (4)<br />
43 <strong>Ascot</strong> United (5) v <strong>Chichester</strong> & <strong>Selsey</strong> (3)<br />
44 Steyning Town Comm. (7) v Kent Football United (4)<br />
45 Abingdon United (5) v Southampton Women's (4)<br />
46 Abingdon Town (5) v Gillingham (3)<br />
47 Sutton United (6) v Ashford Town (Middx) (5)<br />
48 Cheltenham Town (4) v Liskeard Athletic (6)<br />
49 New Milton Town (6) v Bridgwater United (3)<br />
50 AFC St Austell (5) v Torquay United (5)<br />
51 Ilminster Town (5) v Sherborne Town (5)<br />
52 Bournemouth Sports (6) v AFC Bournemouth (4)<br />
53 Southampton F.C. (3) v Swindon Town (4)<br />
54 AFC Stoneham (6) v Eastleigh In The Community (5)<br />
55 Keynsham Town (3) v Plymouth Argyle (3)<br />
56 Exeter City (4) v Cardiff City <strong>Ladies</strong> (3)<br />
There are 56 ties<br />
today featuring<br />
112 teams. These<br />
are the 85<br />
winning teams<br />
from the 3rd<br />
qualifying round<br />
joining the 27<br />
teams from the<br />
3rd-tier FA<br />
Women's National<br />
League Premier<br />
Division. The<br />
teams' levels on<br />
the football<br />
pyramid is shown<br />
in brackets.<br />
Southern<br />
Regional<br />
Women's Football<br />
League teams are<br />
in red (AFC<br />
Stoneham play in<br />
Division 1) .
PROUD SPONSORS OF CHRIS ELLIS
PHOTOZONE<br />
A selection of photos from the 4-0 win over Oxford City in the<br />
previous round.<br />
Clockwise from top left: Alix Todd brings the ball forwards, Hayley<br />
Cruickshanks scores a fine third goal, Nicole Brown flicks home<br />
number two with the outside of her right foot, Katie Vince gets a<br />
challenge in, Sarah Leonard is tackled as she unleashes a shot,<br />
Nicole Brown's penalty hits the crossbar with the score at 1-0.
PHOTOZONE<br />
More photos from the 4-0 win over Oxford City in the previous<br />
round.<br />
Clockwise from top left: Izzy Woods makes tracks down the<br />
left wing, Jen Thraves in possession in midfield, celebrations<br />
for Kelly Rideout's opening goal, Sarah Davern cracks home<br />
number four, Lauren Townsend on the right wing, Kelly<br />
Rideout in determined mood.
MATCH REPORT ROUNDUP<br />
LADIES BEAT OXFORD TO REACH FA CUP FIRST ROUND<br />
Yellawomen make history with 4-0 win<br />
Sunday 24th October 2021 - Vitality Women's FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round -<br />
<strong>Ascot</strong> United <strong>Ladies</strong> 4 - 0 Oxford City <strong>Ladies</strong><br />
<strong>Ascot</strong> United <strong>Ladies</strong> advanced to the Vitality Women’s FA Cup First Round for the first time in their history with an<br />
ultimately comfortable win over Oxford City <strong>Ladies</strong> on Sunday afternoon. After establishing a slender half-time<br />
lead, <strong>Ascot</strong> resisted early second half pressure from the visitors, before Sarah Davern scored an injury-time<br />
stunner to cap a memorable afternoon for Darrel Evans’ side<br />
After an even opening quarter of an hour, <strong>Ascot</strong> broke the deadlock in the 16th minute. Davern did well to win a<br />
corner, <strong>and</strong> from her resultant delivery Kelly Rideout got enough on a header to beat Iona Ffrench-Adam in the<br />
visitors’ goal. But the visitors might have drawn level had it not been for Lisa Phillips, who made a brace of good<br />
saves to thwart City’s Christina Hadjiyianni. First, she was at full stretch to deny the lively forward when clean<br />
through, before producing another save to claw away the same player’s volley.<br />
<strong>Ascot</strong> came close to extending their lead in the 24th minute in a heart-stopping moment for City defender Georgia<br />
Slater. After Nicole Brown had raced onto Sarah Leonard’s pass <strong>and</strong> seen her shot well-saved by Ffrench-Adam, the<br />
ball cannoned back off Brown’s head <strong>and</strong> bounced towards the centre of the goal only for Slater to produce a<br />
clumsy but effective goal-line clearance. After a scrappy spell for both sides, the hosts’ Izzy Woods tried her luck<br />
from distance two minutes before the break, but Ffrench-Adam was well placed to pluck the effort out of the air.<br />
After the interval, City’s best player – Ellie White – tracked back superbly to deny Leonard who looked odds-on to<br />
score, before seeing her own direct free kick sail over at the other end. Nicole Brown then won a penalty for the<br />
hosts only to see her own effort cannon back off the bar, although it was only a minute later when she clipped<br />
home with the outside of her right foot after good work from Alix Todd <strong>and</strong> Leonard in the build-up.<br />
Slater’s brilliant challenge for Oxford would deny Leonard again before White threatened again at the other end<br />
only to elect to take her shot early when clean through, allowing Phillips the chance to make an easy save.<br />
But Evans’ tactical change after 73 minutes would ultimately seal the victory. Replacing Leonard with Hayley<br />
Cruikshanks looked a bold move, but eight minutes later her brilliant first touch from Brown’s cross bamboozled<br />
her marker, before she coolly slotted into the bottom left to make it 3-0.<br />
Incredibly, that goal came with <strong>Ascot</strong> down to ten following Woods’ exit with cramp – Emma Hutton would later<br />
replace her – before fellow substitute Georgia Luckhurst-McCord came close to converting Davern’s wicked leftwing<br />
corner. But after Phillips had made a late save <strong>and</strong> then watched Kim Slessor volley over from the resultant<br />
corner, the stage was set for Davern’s late masterpiece. Driving forwards, she ploughed through one tackle, got<br />
her head down <strong>and</strong> then unleashed an unstoppable long range thunderbolt into the top left h<strong>and</strong> corner with the<br />
last kick of the game.<br />
<strong>Ascot</strong> United: Phillips, Townsend, Roche, Todd, Rideout, Woods (Hutton), Vince (Luckhurst-McCord), Thraves,<br />
Leonard (Cruikshanks), Brown, Davern. Sub unused: Henderson
PHOTOZONE<br />
A selection of photos from our visitors' last match - a 3-1 league cup win over Plymouth<br />
Argyle at their <strong>Selsey</strong> FC home ground last weekend (credit Sheena Booker -<br />
@girltinyshooter). <strong>Chichester</strong> wear green/white, Plymouth wear green/black.
ASCOT UNITED LADIES AND RESERVES<br />
<strong>Ascot</strong> United <strong>Ladies</strong> play in the Southern Region Women's’ Football League – the highest level at<br />
which they have competed. The <strong>Ladies</strong>’ section starts down at the junior level with a host of teams –<br />
beginning with mixed teams at U7 - rising through girls’ sides from U10 up to a senior Development<br />
(reserve) side playing in the Thames Valley League. The junior sides operate on Saturdays or<br />
Sundays, with the Seniors (First <strong>and</strong> Development) playing on Sunday afternoon. The first team are<br />
managed by Darrel Evans <strong>and</strong> coached by Alix Todd. The reserve team is managed by John Swallow.<br />
Find out more on our website. Sponsorship packages now available - ask a member of the committee!<br />
Below: <strong>Ascot</strong> United <strong>Ladies</strong> Reserves, who are enjoying a fantastic run<br />
of form in the Thames Valley League Division 3 (East) - the 9th level of<br />
The Women's football pyramid. They have won their past 13 competitive<br />
matches (19 including pre-season) - a run stretching back to December<br />
last year - <strong>and</strong> this season their 100% record (P6 W6) puts them well in<br />
the hunt for promotion to the 2nd division.<br />
<strong>Ascot</strong><br />
United<br />
4<br />
Oxford City<br />
0<br />
FA Womens Cup 3QR<br />
Prior match results<br />
<strong>Ascot</strong><br />
United<br />
Reserves<br />
Holyport<br />
17<br />
1<br />
TVL 3E
St Kitts Veterinary Group proudly sponsor <strong>Ascot</strong> United <strong>Ladies</strong><br />
striker Sarah Leonard. The Group have practices in<br />
Basingstoke, Yateley, Church Crookham <strong>and</strong> Hartley Wintney.<br />
Visit stkittsvet.co.uk
Ian is a Biomechanics coach, supporting players returning from injury <strong>and</strong><br />
improving strength <strong>and</strong> conditioning.
CLUB HISTORY - ASCOT UNITED LADIES<br />
HONOURS AND ACHIEVEMENTS<br />
• Southern Region Women’s Football League (SRWFL) Division 1 Runners Up 2016/17<br />
• Berks & Bucks FA County Women's Trophy Winners 2013/14<br />
• Elected to the Southern Region League for the 2013/14 season<br />
• Thames Valley Counties Women’s Football League (TVCWFL) Division 1 Runners Up 2012/13<br />
• TVCWFL Division 2 Champions 2011/12<br />
• Berks & Bucks FA County Women’s Trophy Runners Up 2011/12<br />
<strong>Ascot</strong> United <strong>Ladies</strong> FC were formed in the 2005/06 season. The 2021/22 season will be the team’s 16th<br />
season, <strong>and</strong> they are currently competing at step 5 of the Women’s Pyramid in the SRWFL Premier Division.<br />
The team started out competing in the Surrey County Women's League where they stayed for two years,<br />
winning the sportsmanship award for both the 2005/6 <strong>and</strong> 2006/7 seasons. At the start of the team’s 3rd<br />
Season <strong>Ascot</strong> United <strong>Ladies</strong> moved to the Thames Valley County Women's Football League. In their first<br />
season starting in Division 2 the Yellawomen just missed promotion after a final day draw away to<br />
Marlborough <strong>Ladies</strong> FC. The 2008/9 season was the start of a barren spell for the team as they finished 9th<br />
in Division 2 followed by relegation to Division 3 in 2009/10 season.<br />
2010/11 was the beginning of the upturn in the team’s st<strong>and</strong>ing in the <strong>Ladies</strong> game. After a strong finish to<br />
the season the <strong>Ladies</strong> were promoted back to Division 2 at the first attempt.<br />
In the 2011/12 campaign, the <strong>Ladies</strong> were promoted for the second consecutive season - winning the<br />
TVCWFL Division 2 title - <strong>and</strong> this was also the first time the <strong>Ladies</strong> reached the Berks & Bucks County Trophy<br />
Final, although sadly they were beaten by Reading Women FC.<br />
2012/13 saw the progress up the football pyramid continue with <strong>Ascot</strong> United <strong>Ladies</strong> being promoted again<br />
for a third successive season finishing as runners up to Milton Keynes City in Division 1 of the TVCWFL. This<br />
was also the first season United played at a level which allowed them to enter The Women’s FA Cup where<br />
they were knocked out by Oxford City <strong>Ladies</strong> at the first hurdle.<br />
Finishing Runners up the previous season the Yellawomen were promoted into the Southern Region<br />
Women’s football League for the 2013/14 season; step 6 on the football pyramid. Playing in Division 0ne of<br />
the SRWFL the team finished 8th in the league with a total of 18 points, reaching the quarter final of the<br />
league cup, competed in the FA Cup again <strong>and</strong> winning their first County Cup with a 2-1 win against Milton<br />
Keynes City in the Berks & Bucks County Trophy Final.<br />
The <strong>Ladies</strong> had their first backward step for several seasons in 2014/15. After a promising start, by<br />
Christmas United were in 4th spot <strong>and</strong> thoughts turned to possible promotion, but after Christmas the<br />
team’s fortunes took a turn for the worse <strong>and</strong> the Yellawomen ended the season down in 9th position. The<br />
team almost made it to the chairman’s Cup final but a late goal for Fleet Town <strong>Ladies</strong> was enough to<br />
eliminate United 1-0 in the semi-final.<br />
2015/16 proved to be a disappointing season for the team, only winning 3 league games all season <strong>and</strong><br />
taking some heavy defeats along the way <strong>and</strong> finishing one place off the bottom of the table.<br />
After a disappointing 2015/16 season the team considered voluntary relegation moving back down to<br />
county level but decided to stay in the SRWFL for 2016/17 <strong>and</strong> what a good decision that proved to be as the<br />
team had a complete turnaround from the previous season. After losing their opening 3 league games of<br />
the season, the squad went on to be undefeated for the remainder of the season, including an unbeaten<br />
home record to finish runners up to New Milton Town <strong>and</strong> gain promotion to the Southern Region Premier<br />
Division for the 2017/18 season. The team also recorded their first ever win in the Women’s FA Cup,<br />
defeating Milton Keynes City 3-2 at The Racecourse in the 1st Qualifying round. Continued...
CLUB HISTORY - ASCOT UNITED LADIES<br />
In 2017/18 <strong>Ascot</strong> United <strong>Ladies</strong> competed in the SRWFL Premier Division, <strong>and</strong> after the first 4 games of the<br />
season an away win to Shanklin saw the team top the table where they stayed for 3 weeks. Going into the<br />
Christmas break the Yellawomen were still sitting in the top 3. Unfortunately, some indifferent form in the<br />
2nd half of the season saw United slip into their final league placing of 6th. Overall though, the team could<br />
be pleased with their first year competing at step 5. For the second season in a row United made it to the<br />
2nd qualifying round of the cup. In the 1st qualifying round United avenged their 1-0 FA Cup defeat away to<br />
Newbury <strong>Ladies</strong> in 2014/15 by beating them on penalties at The Racecourse after the game finished 1-1 AET.<br />
However, United were eliminated in the 2nd Qualifying round once again with a 2-0 defeat against Chesham<br />
United <strong>Ladies</strong> at the Racecourse.<br />
2018/19 Season saw big improvements on the pitch, but the final league table showed only a small<br />
improvement. The team yet again finished 6th in the League but improved on their points tally by 2 points<br />
from the previous season’s debut season at that level. The team lost their 2nd game of the season away to<br />
Winchester City Flyers which was the Yellawomen’s only defeat against teams that finished outside the top<br />
3, but although United were difficult to beat too many draws cost the team, denying them a higher finish<br />
than 6th. After a 1st qualifying round win against Wycombe W<strong>and</strong>erers United again come unstuck for the<br />
third consecutive season in the 2nd Qualifying round of the Women’s FA Cup going out to Ashford Town.<br />
United exited the Berks & Bucks Senior Women’s County Cup in the quarter finals to Chesham United. And,<br />
there was no luck in either the League or Chairman’s Cup, with two narrow defeats to AFC Bournemouth <strong>and</strong><br />
Abingdon United respectively.<br />
In 2019/20 the Yellawomen were again in 6th place with 3 games remaining but due to the Covid p<strong>and</strong>emic<br />
the League was halted <strong>and</strong> the season remained unfinished. In the Women’s FA Cup United fell at the first<br />
hurdle away to Abingdon Town but got their revenge over Abingdon in the League cup 1st round before<br />
United were knocked out at the Quarter Final stage to Moneyfields Women. In the Berks & Bucks Cup it was<br />
Quarter Final heartache as <strong>Ascot</strong> lost to Chesham United once again.<br />
The 2020/21 season again saw Covid come away as the winner as the league was terminated after just 5<br />
games with the Yellawomen sitting 2nd in the league with 3 wins <strong>and</strong> 2 defeats. In the Women’s FA Cup,<br />
United recorded their best result in the competition with a 6-0 win over Swindon Supermarine in the<br />
Preliminary Round, before defeat against Denham United <strong>Ladies</strong> in the 1st Qualifying round. As the country<br />
came out of Lockdown the SRWFL ran a subsidiary Cup which saw the Yellawomen top their group, but only<br />
to fall to AFC Bournemouth Women in the Quarter Final.<br />
And, as the team moves through 2021/22, everyone hopes for a safe <strong>and</strong> successful campaign <strong>and</strong> more<br />
progression for its players throughout the junior to senior ranks.
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