Chesterfield FC Ladies

Welcome to the Official Chesterfield Ladies F.C. Website. We are North Derbyshire's Premier girls and women's soccer club, catering for over 100 players in age groups from under 10 upwards. We are a professionally run Club with big ideas and aim to become a major player in the English female soccer scene over the next 5 years.

The Club boasts a full playing structure, currently running sides for Under 10's, 12's, 14's 16's as well as senior players. We are affiliated to the Midlands Combination League, The Unison East Midlands Ladies League and the Yorkshire based Skylark Junior Ladies Football League. The Club is administered by a small, democratically elected management committee, whilst the technical side comes under the expert guidance of FA Full License coach Jane Ebbage.

Club News
Last updated 5th September 2000




Senior fixtures
At last the site has been updated with this season's senior fixtures.
Click here for 1st team fixtures
Click here for 2nd team fixtures

New Sponsors for a new season
The Club has tied up some exciting new deals for this season.





Grassmoor Golf Centre have agreed to a 3 year deal with our First Team from August 2000, which will involve a new home and away kit with Grassmoor's logo prominent on the front as well as assistance with travel and training costs. We were awaiting the delivery of the kit from manufacturers "Super League" which was promised to be to the same specification as Chesterfield FC's new strip. However "Super League" messed us about so we've now got a super new kit courtesy of John Peacock at the Blues in Town shop to our own specification. The kit sports a woven Chesterfield FC badge and the new Aspire logo, Danny Shearer is pictured right modelling the kit prior to the recent Walsall match.

Brimington MOT Centre have also contributred towards a new playing strip for the Under 14 A side, whilst other deals have meant that the Club has been able to provide drinks bottles for all players, and polo shirts to wear to all games . Agreementss have also been renewed with Parkers Opticians in Bolsover who sponsor our Under 10's and 12's, The Boythorpe Inn who provide after match hospitality to our Senior Teams and Mike Watts at Plantworld who sponsors all the Clubs Manager and officials.

Many thanks to all

First Trophy of Season
The Mansfield based Reebok Womens Soccer Festival is always one of the highlights of pre season, and this year Chesterfield FC Ladies came away with the 1st trophy of the campaign.

Despite being drawn in a very difficult group our young team performed admirably. We lost to Doncaster Belles, Everton and Barnet but then scored the result of the group gaining a 1-1 draw with Leeds United. A 3-1 win against Leicester City then meant that we qualified for the Mansfield Smooth Ale Cup. In the quarter finals we dispatched Huddersfield Town 3-1, in the semis Arnold Town 1-0, and in the competition final, beat Doncaster Rovers 1-0. Our victory means that the squad have been equipped with 16 very smart Reebok sweatshirts which are currently being embriodered.

Overall an exceptional weekend for all concerned and one which bodes well for our chances this season. The only sour note was an injury to Claire Humberstone which may mean thats she misses the opening game of the season against Walsall.

Woolly makes starting line up in Arsenal First team
One of the first players ever to come to play for the Club was 12 year old Sarah Wolliscroft from Staveley. She's not so young now and lives in Bedford, from where she travels into London to play her football. She joined Arsenal at the start of last season and following a few appearances from the subs bench last year she has now been elevated into the starting line up. So far she has played in all of Arsenal's opening fixtures and even managed a goal last weekend against Everton. We obviously wish her the best of luck for the coming season.

End of Season Do
The Club End of Season do was the party of all parties this year. It was held at the Winding Wheel in Chesterfield last June and over 250 people attended. We were also honoured by the presence of a number representatives from our club sponsors - Parkers Opticians, The Boythorpe Inn and Plantworld. Geoff Cass the Borough Chief Recreation Leisure Officer also came as did Norton Lea and his wife. Mr Lea is the former Chairman of Chesterfield Football Club.

Final league placings at a glance

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