London City Lionesses

London City Lionesses is a professional women's association football club based in Dartford, England.[1] The team competes in the Women's Championship, the second tier of English women's football. The club was founded in May 2019, as an independent breakaway club from Millwall Lionesses.[2][3]

This article is about the association football club formed under this name in 2019. For its origins, see Millwall Lionesses L.F.C.

London City Lionesses
Full nameLondon City Lionesses Football Club
Founded13 May 2019 (13 May 2019)
GroundPrinces Park, Dartford
Capacity4,100
ChairDiane Culligan
Sporting DirectorEdward Gallagher
Head coachNikita Runnacles (caretaker)
LeagueWomen's Championship
2022–23Women's Championship, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website

History

On 13 May 2019, a statement was released by Millwall F.C. announcing that the board of directors and senior management at the team's official women's affiliate, Millwall Lionesses, had declared their intentions to split from the club, becoming an independent entity and operating under a new name.[4][5] The breakaway was already agreed in principle by the FA.[6] The transfer of Millwall's Championship licence was officially approved by the FA on 29 June 2019.[7] After only six league games, manager Chris Phillips was sacked with the team sitting fourth in the Championship.[8]

Players

Current squad
As of 24 August 2022.[9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF New Zealand NZL Grace Neville
4 MF England ENG Charlotte Fleming
6 DF Scotland SCO Carly Girasoli
7 FW England ENG Lucy Shepherd
8 MF England ENG Amy Rodgers (vice-captain)
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Kyra Carusa
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Lily Agg
11 DF Scotland SCO Jamie-Lee Napier
12 GK England ENG Hermione Cull
14 DF England ENG Harley Bennett (co-captain)
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Hayley Nolan
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW England ENG Karin Muya
17 MF England ENG Lucy Fitzgerald
18 GK England ENG Anna Pedersen
19 FW Scotland SCO Sarah Ewens
20 FW Jamaica JAM Atlanta Primus
22 DF England ENG Lois Joel
24 MF England ENG Shanade Hopcroft
25 DF Scotland SCO Lois Heuchan
26 MF England ENG Sokhara Goodall
27 FW England ENG Katie Kitching
30 GK United States USA Shae Yanez (co-captain)

Club staff

Ref:[9]

Position Staff
Director of football England Amber Wildgust
Manager England Nikita Runnacles (caretaker)
Assistant coach England Kim Dixson
Assistant coach England Luke Thomas-Arayo
Assistant coach New Zealand Jenny Bindon
Goalkeeper coach England Matt Burt
Head of Performance Scotland Lizzie Fluke
Performance analyst England Sophie Bone
Performance analyst intern England Beth Wood
Team doctor England Dr Nick Stubbings
Lead sports therapist England Laura Clint
Sports therapist Northern Ireland George Bowman
Nutritionist England Jake Elliott

Managerial history

Information correct as of 30 April 2023. Only competitive matches are counted.

List of London City Lionesses managers
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%[nb 1] Notes
Chris Phillips  England 13 May 2019 15 October 2019 7 4 0 3 11 16 057.14 [10]
John Bayer (interim)  England 15 October 2019 27 May 2020 14 4 3 7 17 27 028.57 [10]
Lisa Fallon  Ireland 27 May 2020 9 October 2020 5 0 1 4 2 11 000.00 [11]
Melissa Phillips  United States 9 October 2020 24 January 2023 61 31 12 18 92 65 050.82 [12]
Nikita Runnacles (interim)  England 24 January 2023 present 12 7 0 5 24 18 058.33 [13]
  1. Win% is rounded to two decimal places

Seasons
Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos FA Cup League Cup Name Goals
League Top goalscorer[nb 1]
2019–20 Championship 158252524264th R4 GS Elizabeta Ejupi 4
2020–21 Championship 206681919246th R4 GS Atlanta Primus 4
2021–22 Championship 2213273522412nd R4 GS Karin Muya
Amy Rodgers		 7
2022–23 Championship 2214354920453rd R4 GS Sarah Ewens 14
  1. Goals in all competitions (Championship, FA Cup and League Cup are counted.)

References
  1. Wrack, Suzanne (18 August 2019). "'Equality has to be more than words': London City Lionesses go it alone". The Guardian.
  2. "London City Lionesses: Millwall Supporters Club "saddened" by women's team breakaway". BBC News. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. "London City Lionesses: Can a women's team thrive independently?". 19 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "Club Statement: Millwall Lionesses". www.millwallfc.co.uk.
  5. McElwee, Molly (13 May 2019). "Millwall women's team to split from club and form new London City Lionesses outfit". The Telegraph.
  6. "London City Lionesses: FA Women's Football board approve Millwall switch". BBC News. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  7. "London City Lionesses". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  8. "London City Lionesses sack manager Chris Phillips". 15 October 2019.
  9. "London City Lionesses first team". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. "London City Lionesses sack manager Chris Phillips". 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  11. "Lisa Fallon and Melissa Phillips announced as new London City Lionesses coaching team". London City Lionesses. 27 May 2020.
  12. "Phillips named London City head coach". BBC Sport.
  13. "Melissa Phillips departs as London City Lionesses head coach". London City Lionesses. 24 January 2023.
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