London Bees

London Bees

Full name	London Bees
Nickname(s)	The Bees
Founded	1975 (as District Line Ladies F.C.)
Ground	The Hive Stadium, Canons Park
Capacity	5,176 (3,434 seated)
Chairman	Graham Slyper
Manager	David Edmondson
League	FA WSL 2
2015	8th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

London Bees is an English women's football club affiliated with Barnet F.C.. They play in the FA WSL 2.

Previously known as Barnet F.C. Ladies, they re-branded as London Bees after joining the new WSL 2 for the 2014 season.

History

The club began in 1975 as District Line Ladies FC then tied up with Wembley FC in 1993 to become Wembley Ladies FC. In 1997 the club moved to play at Hanwell Town FC but kept the Wembley Ladies name. Then in 1998 the club became affiliated to Barnet FC, amalgamating with the existing Barnet Ladies FC from the Greater London League to form Barnet FC Ladies.

In March 2010 Barnet FC Ladies were announced as an unsuccessful bidder for the FA Women's Super League.^[1][2] In 2013, they were successful in their bid to join the WSL under their new name of London Bees for the 2014 season.

Stadium

Barnet FC Ladies play at The Hive Stadium in Canons Park, the home of Barnet F.C..

Current squad

London Bees at home to Bristol City, April 2016

As of 3 August 2016.^[3]

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

No. Position Player 20 GK Imogen Riches 48 GK Sophie Harris GK Bethan Davies 4 DF Aoife Hurley 6 DF Danielle Oates 13 DF Sophie Fogarty 26 DF Jade Dempster 30 DF Emma Slater 31 DF Manuela Naprta 35 DF Deanna Cooper 19 MF Rebecca Anderson 25 MF Andria Georgiou 27 MF Danielle Scanlon

No. Position Player 33 MF Merrick Will 34 MF Ashleigh Goddard 38 MF Emma Beckett 45 MF Paula Howells MF Cheryl Williams 11 FW Sydney Hinchcliffe 15 FW Nikki Watts 27 FW Danielle Scanlon 39 FW Jo Wilson FW Emma Whitter FW Evie Clarke Holly Greenwood Manuela Naparta

Notable former players

Players who played for District Line Ladies, Wembley Ladies, Barnet FC Ladies or London Bees and received recognition at full international level

Danielle Murphy Kristy Moore Kelly Smith Lesley Higgs Justine Lorton Carol Harwood Kim Jerray-Silver Natasha Dowie

Jan Mooney Jemma Connor-Iommi Ayala Liran Eleri Earnshaw Naz Ball Sally Wade Evdokia Popadinova

Honours

• FA Women's Premier League Southern Division:
  • Winners (2): 1992–93 (as District Line), 2009–10 (as Barnet F.C. Ladies)
• FA Women's Premier League Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1995–96 (as Wembley Ladies), 2010–11

References

1. "Lincoln Ladies FA Women's Super League bid success". BBC. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
2. Leighton, Tony (21 March 2010). "Lincoln City the surprise name in newly formed Women's Super League". London: The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
3. "Team". London Bees Official site. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

External links

• Official site