Nickname(s) The Gills President Ted Larkin Founded 1995 Ground Chatham | Ground Capacity 5,000 (500 seated) Manager Jack Wheeler League FA Women's Premier League | |
Full name Gillingham Ladies Football Club 2014–15 11th, FA Women's Premier League Southern Division (relegated) | ||
Gillingham Ladies Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with Gillingham FC. The club compete in the WPL South East Division One for the 2015–16 season. Home matches are staged at Chatham Town FC.
History
In 1995 Gillingham FC owner Paul Scally co-opted a local women's football team called Borstal '88. In June 2014 the team was brought back under the banner of the male club, after a period as an independent outfit. They played home games at Priestfield Stadium and Simon Ratcliffe was appointed as manager, but the club was relegated in 2014–15 and Ratcliffe departed. In September 2015 Pauline Cope-Boanas joined as a goalkeeper coach.
References
Gillingham L.F.C. Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA