Charlton Athletic L.F.C.

Charlton Athletic Women

Full name	Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Addicks
Founded	2000 (from Croydon W.F.C.)
Ground	Bayliss Avenue (Groundshare with Thamesmead Town)
Ground Capacity	400
Manager	Paul McDonagh
League	FA Women's Premier League National Division
2011–12	5th, FA Women's Premier League National Division

Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club (CAWFC) play in the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division in England.

Between 2000, the year it was founded from Croydon Women's F.C. and 2007, Charlton had one of the most successful women's teams in England. After the parent club's relegation from the Premier League, the women's set up was controversially disbanded in the summer of 2007, causing almost all of the senior squad to depart, although later on a rescue sponsorship package was formed allowing the women's set up to continue. In September 2010 the team secured a two-year shirt sponsorship deal with safety, health and environmental consultancy firm PHSC plc.

The team who eventually became Charlton Athletic was formed in 1991 by disaffected members of Millwall Lionesses' WFA Cup winning squad. They were initially led by Richard Hall with the support of Dan "Le Phyz" Kane. Following a swift rise through the divisions, the club won promotion into the National Premier League as Bromley Borough in 1994, with a team including Hope Powell and Brenda Sempare.

The club entered the top-flight as Croydon, having tied up with Croydon FC. Debbie Bampton was appointed player-manager in the 1994 close season. She built a strong team which supplied six of England's squad for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup including Kerry Davis as well as Bampton, Powell and Sempare. After securing a fourth-placed finish in 1994-95, in 1995–96 Bampton led the team to a domestic double. After losing both domestic Cup finals to Arsenal Ladies in 1998, the club recaptured the League title in 1999. Another League and FA Women's Cup double followed in 2000.

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