Full name | Caerphilly Castle Ladies and Girls Football Club |
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Founded | 1999 |
Ground |
Owain Glyndwr Playing Fields Caerphilly |
Chairman | Julie Boyce |
Manager | Claire O'Sullivan |
League | Women's Welsh Premier League |
2011-12 | Women's Welsh Premier League, 3rd (of 5) |
Caerphilly Castle Ladies are a football team based in Caerphilly in South Wales. They are one of the biggest Ladies and Girls Football Clubs in South Wales, and run teams from age 8 to adult.
The club was founded in 1999 and competed in the South Wales Women's League. 2009 saw them reach the Women's Welsh Cup Final, losing 3–0 to eight-time winners Cardiff City Ladies.
2010 saw the club lift the South Wales Women's League Cup after a penalty shoot-out win over UWIC and in the same year they were awarded a place in the Women's Welsh Premier League. Caerphilly went on to finish mid-table in their debut season.
Caerphilly joined the Women's Welsh Premier League in 2010. They won and lost exactly 50% of their matches, picking up wins over Newcastle Emlyn Ladies and Trefelin Ladies, while losing to Swansea Ladies and UWIC Women. As a result, they finished third out of five in their debut season.
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