Last updated : 25/08/2023 04:56:31
Introduction
Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Women are a Grassroots football team made up of 24 team members.
The team is from Wigan, England, United Kingdom and play in the North West Womens Regional League Premier.
Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Women started using TeamStats in September 2020.
Team Details
Location
League
North West Womens Regional League
Team Type
Girls , 11 a side , Grassroots
Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Women
Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Women is a women's football team based in Wigan, England. The team currently plays in the North West Women's Regional Football League Premier Division, which is the fifth tier of the English women's football pyramid.
The team was founded in 1992 and has won the North West Women's League on four occasions. They have also won the Lancashire Women's County Cup on three occasions.
Recent signings
- Melissa von Bergen (defender, formerly of Bristol City)
- Charlie Fitzpatrick (midfielder, formerly of Everton)
- Annabelle Veryard (forward, formerly of Liverpool)
- Emily Norris (goalkeeper, formerly of Blackburn Rovers)
- Amelia Knowles (defender, formerly of Manchester City)
- Lucy Neill (midfielder, formerly of Sheffield United)
The team has also announced the appointment of new manager, John Murphy. Murphy has previously managed Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers.
Fixtures and results
The team's fixtures and results can be found on the The FA website.
The North West Womens Regional League
The North West Womens Regional Football League is one of the eight English regional leagues comprising the fifth and sixth tiers of the English women's football pyramid. The other seven leagues are the North East, East Midlands, West Midlands, Eastern, London and South East, South West and Southern.
The NWWRFL includes teams from several counties in the north west of England. Broadly, these are Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.
The league has two levels: the tier five Premier Division and, split geographically, the tier six Division One North and Division One South. The Premier Division has promotion into the FA Women's National League Division One North (tier four). Division One North and Division One South have relegation into four county leagues (all tier seven): Cheshire Women's & Youth Football League Premier Division; Greater Manchester Women's Football League Premier Division; Lancashire FA Women's County League Division One; and Liverpool Women's & Youth Football League Division One.
The current champions of the NWWRFL Premier Division are Blackburn Rovers.
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