Worthing Football Club are an English association football club based in Worthing, West Sussex, fielding men's and women's teams. The women's team currently play in The FA Women's National League Division One South West,[1] having been moved laterally from The FA Women's National League Division one South East[2] in the previous season. This followed Worthing having won Division One South of the London and South East Women's Regional Football League in 2021-22 having led in 2019—20 and 2020—21 until both seasons were curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The club plays at Woodside Road.

Worthing
in 2024
Full nameWorthing Football Club
Nickname(s)The Rebels, The Reds
GroundWoodside Road, Worthing
Capacity4,000
OwnerGeorge Dowell
ChairmanBarry Hunter
ManagerJesus Cordon
LeagueFA Women's National League Division One South West
2023–24FA Women's National League Division One South East, 3rd of 12

Former Brighton & Hove Albion Women and Lewes F.C. Women manager John Donoghue was appointed manager in 2021[4] and in 2024 the manager was Jesus Corden.[5]

Managerial history

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Dates Name
2019—2021   Michelle Lawrence
2021—2024   John Donoghue
2024—   Jesus Cordon

Current squad

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Last Updated 11 September 2024[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK    Lauren Dolbear
GK    Libby Kingshott
DF    Amelia Davies
DF    Izzy Franklin
DF    Eleanor Keegan
DF    Emily Linscer
DF    Jess Richardson
DF    Holly Talbut-Smith
DF    Katie Young
MF    Hayley Bridge
MF    Katie Cooper
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF    Dani Lane
MF    Hayley Bridge
MF    Danielle Rowe
MF    Georgia Tibble
MF    Chloe Winchester
FW    Rebecca Bell
FW    Sophie Humphrey
FW    Samantha Quayle
FW    Tierney Scott

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The FA Women's National League (Division One South West 2024-25)". The FA.
  2. ^ "The FA Women's National League (Division One South East 2023-24)". The FA.
  3. ^ "Women on their way up!". Worthing F.C. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. ^ Pole, Matt (10 April 2021). "Former Southampton Academy Coach and Brighton & Hove Albion Women's Boss Named Worthing Women Head Coach". Worthing Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Cordon Appointed Manager". worthingfc.com. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Worthing Women Squad". Worthing FC.
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