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

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]

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] The club has been acquired by Michele Kang on 15 December 2023.[9]

Players

Current squad

As of 4 October 2023.[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Grace Moloney
2 DF New Zealand NZL Grace Neville
3 DF Scotland SCO Emma Mukandi
4 DF England ENG Georgia Brougham
6 MF Venezuela VEN Sonia O'Neill
7 DF England ENG Lois Joel
8 MF England ENG Connie Scofield
10 MF Jamaica JAM Izzy Groves
11 FW England ENG Tinaya Alexander
12 GK England ENG Hermione Cull
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW New Zealand NZL Paige Satchell
17 MF England ENG Lucy Fitzgerald
18 FW England ENG Danielle Carter
20 DF England ENG Maddi Wilde
22 DF Canada CAN Paige Culver
25 DF Scotland SCO Lois Heuchan
28 GK England ENG Sophie Hyllierd
31 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Ruesha Littlejohn
33 FW England ENG Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah
71 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Niamh Farrelly

Former players

Club staff

As of 4 October 2023.[11]
Position Staff
Manager Italy Carolina Morace
Assistant coach Australia Nicola Williams
Goalkeeper coach England Darren Smith
Performance analyst England Beth Wood
Lead strength & conditioning coach England Stuart Pearce
Lead sports therapist England Laura Clint
Nutritionist England Jake Elliott

Managerial history

Information correct as of 4 July 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 [12]
John Bayer (interim)  England 15 October 2019 27 May 2020 14 4 3 7 17 27 028.57 [12]
Lisa Fallon  Ireland 27 May 2020 9 October 2020 5 0 1 4 2 11 000.00 [13]
Melissa Phillips  United States 9 October 2020 24 January 2023 61 31 12 18 92 65 050.82 [14]
Nikita Runnacles (interim)  England 24 January 2023 4 July 2023 12 7 0 5 24 18 058.33 [15]
Carolina Morace  Italy 4 July 2023 present 0 0 0 0 0 0 !— [16]

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. ↑ "Washington Spirit owner Kang buys London City Lionesses". ESPN. ESPN News Services. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "First Team Squad". Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Club Staff Members". Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  12. 1 2 "London City Lionesses sack manager Chris Phillips". 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Lisa Fallon and Melissa Phillips announced as new London City Lionesses coaching team". London City Lionesses. 27 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Phillips named London City head coach". BBC Sport.
  15. ↑ "Melissa Phillips departs as London City Lionesses head coach". London City Lionesses. 24 January 2023.
  16. ↑ "Italian legend Morace appointed head coach of London City Lionesses". FAWSL Full-Time. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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