Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women
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{{Use British English|date=February 2015}}
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| owner = ENIC International Ltd. (85.55%)
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| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Robert Vilahamn
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Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Women, commonly referred to as Tottenham ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɒ|t|ən|ə|m}}){{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WKIV967F1n4C&q=9781405881180|last=Wells|first=John C.|year=2008|title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary|edition=3rd|publisher=Longman|isbn=9781405881180|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327193044/https://books.google.com/books?id=WKIV967F1n4C&q=9781405881180|url-status=live}}{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfLXAAAAQBAJ&pg=PR1|first1=Daniel|last1=Jones|last2=Roach|first2=Peter|year=2011|title=Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary|edition=18th|place=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521152532|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=27 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327193021/https://books.google.com/books?id=bfLXAAAAQBAJ&pg=PR1|url-status=live}} or Spurs, is an English women's football club affiliated with Tottenham Hotspur. The club currently plays in the Women's Super League (WSL), the top flight of women's football in England. The club gained promotion for the WSL after finishing second in the 2018–19 FA Women's Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/may/ladies-secure-promotion-spot/|title=Ladies secure promotion spot|website=Tottenham Hotspur|date=1 May 2019|access-date=1 May 2019|archive-date=11 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211085511/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/may/ladies-secure-promotion-spot/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com/2019/5/10/18564414/tottenham-hotspur-women-wsl-promotion-license-official|title=Ladies secure promotion spot|website=Tottenham Women awarded WSL license, will become fully professional|date=2 June 2019|access-date=2 June 2019|archive-date=27 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227101239/https://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com/2019/5/10/18564414/tottenham-hotspur-women-wsl-promotion-license-official|url-status=live}}
Tottenham Hotspur plays its home games at Brisbane Road in Leyton, and occasionally at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2022/june/spurs-women-to-move-to-brisbane-road-stadium/|title=Spurs Women to move to Brisbane Road Stadium|work=Tottenham Hotspur|access-date=7 June 2022|language=en|archive-date=7 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607001041/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2022/june/spurs-women-to-move-to-brisbane-road-stadium/|url-status=live}} The club has been training full-time at Hotspur Way since 2020.
The club has won twelve titles, the most recent being the overall FA Women's Premier League in the 2016–17 season.
History
= Early years and amateur era (1985–2017) =
In 1985, the club was founded as Broxbourne Ladies by Sue Sharples and Kay Lovelock, following the folding of East Herts College.{{cite web | url=http://www.spursladies.co.uk/about.html | title=History | work=Spurs Ladies | access-date=17 August 2013 | archive-date=9 August 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809115802/http://spursladies.co.uk/about.html | url-status=live }} Permission was obtained to change the club's name to Tottenham Hotspur Ladies F.C. in the 1991–92 season. The reserve team started in 1992–93. In the 1996–97 season, the club's teams started playing in the national division. In the 2015–16 season, the club completed a historic double as they won the Ryman's Women's Cup and the FA Women's Premier League Cup.{{Cite web|url=http://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com/2016/5/8/11635200/tottenham-hotspur-ladies-fa-womens-premier-league-cup-charlton|title=Tottenham Hotspur Ladies win the double after lifting FA WPL Cup|last=Menno|first=Dustin|date=8 May 2016|website=Cartilage Free Captain|access-date=8 May 2016|archive-date=9 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509112437/http://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com/2016/5/8/11635200/tottenham-hotspur-ladies-fa-womens-premier-league-cup-charlton|url-status=live}} In the same season they finished runners up in the Capital Cup nearly completing a cup treble.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spursladies/news/spurs-ladies/spurs-ladies-lose-out-in-capital-cup-final-270416/|title=Spurs Ladies|date=27 April 2016|website=Tottenham Hotspur|publisher=Tottenham Hotspur Ltd.|access-date=8 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603170225/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spursladies/news/spurs-ladies/spurs-ladies-lose-out-in-capital-cup-final-270416/|archive-date=3 June 2016|url-status=dead}} The following season was the team's most successful, claiming the quadruple including winning promotion to the WSL 2.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spursladies/news/spurs-ladies-win-play-off-290517/|title=Spurs Ladies all set for Women's Super League 29 May 2017 - News - tottenhamhotspur.com|website=www.tottenhamhotspur.com|language=en|access-date=30 May 2017|archive-date=24 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924225855/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spursladies/news/spurs-ladies-win-play-off-290517/|url-status=live}}
= Promotion campaigns (2017–2019) =
At the start of the 2017–18 campaign, the club made high-profile signings such as former England U20 midfielder Coral-Jade Haines and Wales international forward Sarah Wiltshire. The season saw the team claim their first ever victory over a top flight side, beating Bristol City in their FA Women's League Cup matchup.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fawsl.com/matchesReport/tottenham_hotspur_ladies_fc_v_bristol_city_women_12_october_2017_report.html#iL26LpqttmohXljt.97|title=Spurs spring surprise with cup victory over Bristol City|website=www.fawsl.com|access-date=18 August 2018|archive-date=19 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819011046/http://www.fawsl.com/matchesReport/tottenham_hotspur_ladies_fc_v_bristol_city_women_12_october_2017_report.html#iL26LpqttmohXljt.97|url-status=live}} The club finished their first season in a professional league in seventh place out of ten sides. In March 2018, it was confirmed that the club would apply to remain in the newly re-branded Women's Championship and would compete in the upcoming season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43372433|title=Women's Super League: 15 clubs apply for WSL and Women's Championship licences|date=12 March 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=18 August 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617073100/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43372433|url-status=live}} There were several moves in made the lead up to their first season in the newly reformed Championship, this included the return of Welsh international Megan Wynne who played on loan for the club in 2015{{Cite news|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2018/july/wynne-returns-to-spurs-ladies/|title=Wynne returns to Spurs Ladies|work=Tottenham Hotspur|access-date=18 August 2018|language=en|archive-date=19 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819051053/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2018/july/wynne-returns-to-spurs-ladies/|url-status=live}} as well as the departure of long time players Katie O’Leary and Shannon Moloney who played for the side for five and seven years respectively.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2018/july/arrivals-and-departures-for-spurs-ladies/|title=Arrivals and departures for Spurs Ladies|work=Tottenham Hotspur|access-date=18 August 2018|language=en|archive-date=19 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819011104/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2018/july/arrivals-and-departures-for-spurs-ladies/|url-status=live}} The club announced on 26 April 2019, that the team would be renamed to Tottenham Hotspur Women starting with the next season as well as the appointment of Heather Cowan as Head of Women's Football.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/april/spurs-ladies-to-be-renamed-tottenham-hotspur-women/|title=Spurs Ladies to be renamed Tottenham Hotspur Women|website=Tottenham Hotspur|language=en|access-date=1 May 2019|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501205646/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/april/spurs-ladies-to-be-renamed-tottenham-hotspur-women/|url-status=live}} After a 1–1 draw with Aston Villa on 1 May 2019, Spurs secured a promotion spot to the FA Women's Super League for the first time in their history.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/may/ladies-secure-promotion-spot/|title=Ladies secure promotion spot - report and reaction|date=2 May 2019|website=Tottenham Hotspur|language=en|access-date=10 May 2019|archive-date=11 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211085511/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/may/ladies-secure-promotion-spot/|url-status=live}} Their licence for the top flight was officially confirmed on 10 May 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/may/womens-super-league-place-confirmed/|title=Women's Super League place confirmed|website=Tottenham Hotspur|language=en|access-date=11 May 2019|archive-date=11 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511004622/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/may/womens-super-league-place-confirmed/|url-status=live}}
= Women's Super League and professionalisation (2019–present) =
On 17 November 2019, the North London derby against Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium recorded an attendance figure of 38,262, the highest ever for a Women's Super League match at the time.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50363864 |title=Tottenham Hotspur Women 0 : 2 Arsenal Women |first=Tom |last=Garry |work=BBC |date=17 November 2019 |access-date=2 December 2019 |archive-date=12 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212085229/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50363864 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=December 21, 2020 |title=Alex Morgan to return to play in the US |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/december/alex-morgan-to-return-to-play-in-the-us/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221140134/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/december/alex-morgan-to-return-to-play-in-the-us/ |archive-date=December 21, 2020}}
In the 2020 summer transfer window Spurs reinforced their squad with a mix of players with WSL and NWSL experience.{{Cite web |last=Pinnock |first=Hannah |date=2021-01-06 |title=Tottenham Hotspur Women's 2020 in review: Flying visit from Alex Morgan |url=https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/tottenham-hotspur-women-season-review-19501912 |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=Football.London |language=en |archive-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416014904/https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/tottenham-hotspur-women-season-review-19501912 |url-status=live }} On 12 September, 2020, United States women's national team forward Alex Morgan signed with Spurs on a contract that reportedly ran from September through December 2020, with an option to extend the deal through the end of the 2020–21 FA WSL season.{{cite press release |title=Alex Morgan joins Spurs Women |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/september/alex-morgan-joins-spurs-women/ |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur |date=September 12, 2020 |access-date=September 12, 2020 |archive-date=September 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914062408/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/september/alex-morgan-joins-spurs-women/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=September 12, 2020 |title=USWNT's Alex Morgan signs for Tottenham for 2020-21 season |website=ESPN.com |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4179523/uswnts-alex-morgan-signs-for-tottenham-for-2020-21-season |url-status=live |access-date=September 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914111940/https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4179523/uswnts-alex-morgan-signs-for-tottenham-for-2020-21-season |archive-date=September 14, 2020}} Still trying to regain fitness having not played since August 2019 and giving birth in May 2020,{{cite web |title=USWNT star Morgan's Tottenham debut delayed by weeks due to setback {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/uswnt-star-morgans-tottenham-debut-delayed-by-weeks-due-to/8lxuitnkvt3z1a0qzybpvkwwn |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028201757/https://www.goal.com/en/news/uswnt-star-morgans-tottenham-debut-delayed-by-weeks-due-to/8lxuitnkvt3z1a0qzybpvkwwn |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |access-date=November 9, 2020 |website=www.goal.com}} Morgan eventually made her Spurs debut nearly two months after signing, on 7 November, appearing as a 69th minute substitute in a 1–1 WSL draw against Reading.{{cite web |title=2020 FA WSL match report: Tottenham 1-1 Reading |url=https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/en/Article/Tottenham-1-1-Reading-071120 |website=womenscompetitions.thefa.com |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=31 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210531041132/https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/en/Article/Tottenham-1-1-Reading-071120 |url-status=live }} Spurs had started the season winless in their first seven matches, just one spot above last place and relegation. Due to this form, Rehanne Skinner was appointed as the new head coach of Tottenham on 19 November 2020, replacing long time managers Karen Hills and Juan Amorós.{{Cite web |title=Karen Hills and Juan Amoros leave Club |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/november/karen-hills-and-juan-amoros-leave-club/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en |archive-date=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425012624/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/november/karen-hills-and-juan-amoros-leave-club/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=19 November 2020 |title=Rehanne Skinner appointed new Tottenham Hotspur Women Head Coach |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/november/rehanne-skinner-appointed-new-tottenham-hotspur-women-head-coach/ |access-date=30 November 2020 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202022902/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/november/rehanne-skinner-appointed-new-tottenham-hotspur-women-head-coach/ |url-status=live }} Hills had been in charge of the first team since August 2009 while Spurs were playing in the then-third tier South East Combination Women's Football League and Amoros joined the club soon after in February 2011.{{cite web |title=Spurs sack joint bosses Hills and Amoros |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55003444 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=25 April 2022 |archive-date=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425073218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55003444 |url-status=live }} On 6 December 2020 in Skinner's first match in charge, Spurs took their first league win of the season with a 3–1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.{{Cite web |title=Rehanne Skinner's era begins with first league win of the season |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/december/rehanne-skinners-era-begins-with-first-league-win-of-the-season/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en |archive-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204214554/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/december/rehanne-skinners-era-begins-with-first-league-win-of-the-season/ |url-status=live }} The match also featured Morgan's first goal for the club, an 84th-minute penalty.{{cite web |title=Morgan scores first goal in Spurs win |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55118753 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207190051/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55118753 |archive-date=December 7, 2020 |access-date=December 7, 2020 |website=BBC Sport}} On 21 December, Tottenham Hotspur announced that Morgan would end her contract with the club and return to the US.{{cite news |date=December 21, 2020 |title=Alex Morgan to return to play in the US |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/december/alex-morgan-to-return-to-play-in-the-us/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221140134/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/december/alex-morgan-to-return-to-play-in-the-us/ |archive-date=December 21, 2020}} Spurs would finish the season in 8th place, well clear of relegation and just a place under their initial WSL finish in the 2019–20 FA WSL season.
Skinner's first full season in charge of Spurs would see the team reach new heights and accomplish team firsts. Spurs' second match of the 2021–22 season on 12 September saw them beat Manchester City for the first time in team history. The defeat was City's first at home in the WSL since April 2018.{{Cite news |title='Literally two hands' in Spurs winner - Taylor |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58451986 |access-date=2022-04-25 |archive-date=15 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915144228/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58451986 |url-status=live }} The win resulted in Spurs taking points from any member of the "top four," the other three sides being Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester United.{{Cite web |title=Rachel Williams on historic win at City: 'Everyone gave everything' |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/september/rachel-williams-on-historic-win-at-city-everyone-gave-everything/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en |archive-date=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425012623/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/september/rachel-williams-on-historic-win-at-city-everyone-gave-everything/ |url-status=live }} That November Spurs would take their first ever point from Manchester United and Arsenal after drawing 1–1 against both sides in consecutive matches.{{Cite news |title=Percival rescues point against Man Utd |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59107378 |access-date=2022-04-25 |archive-date=20 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120012237/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59107378 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Spurs Women so close to victory as we take first WSL point against Arsenal |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/november/tottenham-hotspur-women-arsenal-wsl-match-report/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en |archive-date=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425052502/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/november/tottenham-hotspur-women-arsenal-wsl-match-report/ |url-status=live }} Spurs had not taken any points against United since the teams first faced off in the 2018–19 FA Women's Championship season. Spurs' League Cup campaign saw them advance out of the group stage for the first time. Spurs would beat Liverpool in the quarter-finals to advance to their first ever semi-final in any major cup competition, but would bow out after a loss to eventual champions Manchester City.{{Cite web |title=Spurs Women's historic Conti Cup run comes to an end at City |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2022/february/manchester-city-spurs-women-match-report-continental-cup-semi-final/ |access-date=2022-04-25 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en |archive-date=22 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422164820/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2022/february/manchester-city-spurs-women-match-report-continental-cup-semi-final/ |url-status=live }} Spurs finished the season in 5th place, their highest ever WSL finish in club history. Following the end of the season Spurs confirmed the departures of Rachel Williams, Angela Addison, and Josie Green. The trio had each joined the club at a different level of the pyramid, Williams in the first division WSL, Addison in the second division Championship, and former captain Green was the last player who featured in the third division, joining the team ahead of Spurs' quadruple and promotion winning 2016–17 FA Women's Premier League season.{{Cite web |title=Spurs Women player update |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2022/may/spurs-women-player-update/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en |archive-date=28 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528093717/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2022/may/spurs-women-player-update/ |url-status=live }}
On 4 January 2023, Tottenham Hotspur broke the WSL record for highest transfer fee paid when England international, Bethany England, arrived from Chelsea on a contract until June 2026.{{cite news|first=Mitchell |last=Wilks|date=5 January 2023 |title=Bethany England joins Tottenham from Chelsea in record-breaking WSL transfer |url=https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/bethany-england-joins-tottenham-from-chelsea-record-breaking-wsl-transfer/blt295af6c3b73dea3f |work=Goal|access-date=30 April 2023}} On 7 July 2023, the club appointed Robert Vilahamn as head coach of Tottenham Hotspur.{{Cite web |title=Club announcement - Appointment of Robert Vilahamn as Women’s Head Coach |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2023/july/club-announcement-appointment-of-robert-vilahamn-as-womens-head-coach/ |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |archive-date=7 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707214334/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2023/july/club-announcement-appointment-of-robert-vilahamn-as-womens-head-coach/ |url-status=live }}
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= Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors =
Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur Ladies moved home grounds to Cheshunt in 2016,{{cite web | url=http://www.warefc.co.uk/news/spurs-ladies-to-play-at-ware-this-year-1007081.html | title=Spurs Ladies to play at Ware this year. | work=Ware FC | date=6 August 2013 | access-date=17 August 2013 | author=King, Stephen | archive-date=17 August 2013 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130817165918/http://www.warefc.co.uk/news/spurs-ladies-to-play-at-ware-this-year-1007081.html | url-status=live }} moving from Barrows Farm Stadium, the home of Harlow Town F.C.{{cite web | url=http://www.spursladies.co.uk/ladground.htm | title=HOME GROUNDS | work=Spurs Ladies | access-date=17 August 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701142259/http://www.spursladies.co.uk/ladground.htm | archive-date=1 July 2013 | df=dmy-all }} However, the alternative first team stadium stayed the same, as Goffs Lane.{{cite web | url=http://www.spursladies.co.uk/grounds.html | title=Grounds | work=Spurs Ladies | access-date=17 August 2013 | archive-date=29 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629024149/http://www.spursladies.co.uk/grounds.html | url-status=live }} On 5 June 2019, the club announced that their 2019–20 season home matches will be played at The Hive Stadium.{{cite web |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/july/tottenham-hotspur-women-to-play-at-the-hive/ |title=Tottenham Hotspur Women to play at The Hive |work=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |date=5 July 2019 |access-date=6 July 2019 |archive-date=6 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706094540/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2019/july/tottenham-hotspur-women-to-play-at-the-hive/ |url-status=live }} On 6 June 2022, the club announced that their 2022–23 season home matches would be played at Brisbane Road.{{Cite web |title=Spurs Women to move to Brisbane Road Stadium |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2022/june/spurs-women-to-move-to-brisbane-road-stadium/ |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en |archive-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606152350/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2022/june/spurs-women-to-move-to-brisbane-road-stadium/ |url-status=live }}
The women's team have had matches at both White Hart Lane and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Their final match at White Hart Lane on 19 April 2017 saw them win the FA Women's Premier League South title against rivals West Ham United Ladies.{{Cite web|title=Champions! Spurs Ladies clinch title at White Hart Lane|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/champions-spurs-ladies-clinch-title-at-white-hart-lane/|access-date=2022-02-06|website=Tottenham Hotspur|language=en|archive-date=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206090658/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/champions-spurs-ladies-clinch-title-at-white-hart-lane/|url-status=live}}
Training ground
The women's team began training full-time at Hotspur Way, the club's main facilities, in December 2020. The women's team had previously trained there once a week, with the rest of the time spent at The Hive Stadium.{{Cite news |title=Spurs women training at men's ground |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55175473 |access-date=2022-05-08 |archive-date=8 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508065929/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55175473 |url-status=live }}
Social responsibility
Tottenham Hotspur Women work closely with Tottenham Hotspur Men, such as when supporting CoppaFeel!, a breast cancer awareness charity,{{cite web | url=http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/10749506.Spurs_supports_breast_cancer_awareness_campaign/ | title=Tottenham Hotspur supports breast cancer awareness charity CoppaFeel! | work=Haringey Independent | date=18 October 2013 | access-date=3 November 2013 | author=Mohamed, Jaber | archive-date=4 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104164818/http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/10749506.Spurs_supports_breast_cancer_awareness_campaign/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24577352 | title=Hodgson joke a compliment – Townsend | work=BBC | date=18 October 2013 | access-date=3 November 2013 | archive-date=12 February 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212005551/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24577352 | url-status=live }} and when promoting the Stonewall (charity) Rainbow Laces campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/club-promotes-inclusion-and-diversity-through-stonewall-campaign/|title=Club promotes inclusion and diversity through Stonewall campaign|work=Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|access-date=28 April 2019|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109043753/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/club-promotes-inclusion-and-diversity-through-stonewall-campaign/|url-status=live}}
Players
File:Tottenham Hotspur FC Women v Liverpool FC Women, 15 September 2019 (01).jpg in September 2019]]
=Current squad=
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{{fs player|no=1|nat=NED|pos=GK|name=Lize Kop}}
{{fs player|no=2|nat=AUS|pos=DF|name=Charli Grant}}
{{fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ella Morris}}
{{fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Amy James-Turner}}
{{fs player|no=5|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Molly Bartrip|other=vice-captain}}
{{fs player|no=6|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=Amanda Nildén}}
{{fs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Jessica Naz}}
{{fs player|no=8|nat=AUS|pos=FW|name=Hayley Raso}}
{{fs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Bethany England|other=captain}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Maite Oroz}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=DEN|pos=MF|name=Olivia Holdt}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=SWE|pos=DF|name=Josefine Rybrink}}
{{fs player|no=13|nat=SWE|pos=FW|name=Matilda Vinberg}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=14|nat=HUN|pos=MF|name=Anna Csiki}}
{{fs player|no=15|nat=AUS|pos=DF|name=Clare Hunt}}
{{fs player|no=16|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Kit Graham}}
{{fs player|no=17|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Martha Thomas}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Olga Ahtinen|other=vice-captain}}
{{fs player|no=21|nat=SUI|pos=DF|name=Luana Bühler}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=JAM|pos=GK|name=Rebecca Spencer}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=MAR|pos=FW|name=Rosella Ayane}}
{{fs player|no=24|nat=JAM|pos=MF|name=Drew Spence}}
{{fs player|no=25|nat=FIN|pos=MF|name=Eveliina Summanen}}
{{fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Eleanor Heeps}}
{{fs player|no=29|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ashleigh Neville}}
{{fs player|no=31|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Lenna Gunning-Williams}}
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==Out on loan==
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{{fs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Araya Dennis|other=at Southampton until 30 June 2025}}
{{fs end}}
=Former players=
{{for|details of current and former players|Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players}}
Academy
Tottenham Hotspur Women also run a football academy in partnership with Barnet and Southgate College for girls aged 16–19.{{cite web | url=http://www.barnetsouthgate.ac.uk/sports/spurs-ladies-football-academy | title=BSC Sports Education Academy | work=Barnet College | access-date=7 May 2016 | archive-date=4 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604081036/http://www.barnetsouthgate.ac.uk/sports/spurs-ladies-football-academy | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://www.spursladies.co.uk/academy_about.html | title=About The Spurs Ladies Academy | work=Spurs Ladies | access-date=17 August 2013 | archive-date=9 August 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809130755/http://spursladies.co.uk/academy_about.html | url-status=live }}
WSL Academy is an U21s team which plays in the WSL Academy fixtures North & South and acts as a pathway to the First Team for those talented players.
Coaching and support staff
As of 6 January 2025
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Position
! Name |
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Head coach
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Robert Vilahamn |
Assistant coach
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Vicky Jepson |
Goalkeeping coach
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Williams |
First team coach
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Bri Campos{{cite news |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2025/january/women-s-first-team-coaching-staff-update/|title=Coaching staff update|website=Tottenham Hotspur |access-date=6 January 2025}} |
=Head coaching history=
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!Name !From !Until !Duration |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Karen Hills{{ref label|HillsAmorós|a|a}}
| 16 August 2009 | 19 November 2020 | {{Age in years and days|2009|08|16|2020|11|19}} |
{{flagicon|ESP}} Juan Carlos Amorós{{ref label|HillsAmorós|a|a}}
| 15 February 2011 | 19 November 2020 | {{Age in years and days|2011|02|15|2020|11|19}} |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Rehanne Skinner
| 19 November 2020 | 13 March 2023 | {{Age in years and days|2020|11|19|2023|03|13}} |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Vicky Jepson (interim)
| 13 March 2023 | 7 July 2023 | {{Age in years and days|2023|03|13|2023|07|07}} |
{{flagicon|SWE}} Robert Vilahamn
| 7 July 2023 | — | {{Age in years and days|2023|07|07}} |
Notes:
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|{{note label|HillsAmorós|a|a}}Part of a joint head coaching team |
List of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women seasons
= Key =
Key to league competitions:
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- Women's Super League (WSL) – England's top women's football league, established in 2011.
- FA Women's Premier League National Division (Prem) – the former first tier of English women's football until the inception of the WSL in 2011.
- FA Women's Premier League Southern Division (Prem South) – the former second tier of English women's football, along with the Northern Division.
- South East Counties League (South East League) – the former third tier of English women's football between 1998 and 2011.
- Greater London Women's Football League (Greater London) – an amateur competitive competition based in Greater London.
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Key to colours and symbols:
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bgcolor=gold|1st or W | Winners |
bgcolor=#DCDCDC|2nd or RU | Runners-up |
bgcolor=#F0FFF0| {{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} | Promoted |
bgcolor=#FFE4E1| {{Down-arrow|alt=relegated}} | Relegated |
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Key to league record:
- Pos = Final position
- P = Games played
- W = Games won
- D = Games drawn
- L = Games lost
- F = Goals for
- A = Goals against
- Pts = Points
- Pos = Position
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Key to cup record:
- En-dash (–) = Did not participate
- Group = Group stage
- R1 = First round
- R2 = Second round, etc.
- R32 = Round of 32
- R16 = Round of 16
- QF = Quarter-finals
- SF = Semi-finals
- RU = Runners-up
- W = Winners
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= Seasons =
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rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=9|League{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/women/about/ |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}}{{cite web |title=The FA Women's National League |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/index.html?league=872938&selectedSeason=6430042&selectedDivision=4090049&selectedCompetition=0&selectedFixtureGroupKey=1_2055199 |website=fulltime.thefa.com}}{{cite web |title=London & South East Regional Women's |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/index.html?selectedSeason=4699301&selectedFixtureGroupAgeGroup=0&selectedDivision=4855588&selectedCompetition=0 |website=fulltime.thefa.com}} !rowspan=2|FA Cup !rowspan=2|League Cup !rowspan=2 colspan=2|International / Other{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/women/about/ |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}} !colspan=2|Top goalscorer(s) |
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Division
!Pld !W !D !L !GF !GA !Pts !Pos !Player(s) !Goals |
1991–92
| | | | | | | | | | | |Middlesex Country Cup | bgcolor=silver|RU | | |
1992–93
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1993–94
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1994–95
| | | | | | | | bgcolor=silver|2nd | | | | | | |
1995–96
| | | | | | | | bgcolor=silver|2nd | | |Greater London League Cup | bgcolor=gold |W | | |
scope="row" |1996–97
| | | | | | | | bgcolor=silver|2nd | | | | | | |
scope="row" |1997–98
| bgcolor="#F0FFF0" |{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} Greater London D1 | | | | | | | | bgcolor=gold |1st | | | | | | |
scope="row" |1998–99
| | | | | | | | | | | |Greater London League Cup | bgcolor=silver|RU | | |
scope="row" |1999–2000
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
scope="row" |2000–01
| | | | | | | | bgcolor=silver|2nd | | | | | | |
scope="row" |2001–02
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
scope="row" |2002–03
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
scope="row" |2003–04
| | | | | | | | | | | |Greater London League Cup | bgcolor=silver|RU | | |
scope="row" |2004–05
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
scope="row" |2005–06
|22 |4 |9 |9 | | |21 |8th |QR1 | | | | | |
scope="row" |2006–07
|20 |3 |5 |12 | | |14 |9th |PRL | | | | | |
scope="row" |2007–08
| bgcolor="#F0FFF0" |{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} London & South East League |20 |14 |2 |4 | | |44 | bgcolor=gold |1st |QR2 | | | | | |
scope="row" |2008–09
| | | | | | | | |R2 | | | | | |
scope="row" |2009–10
| | | | | | | | |R1 | | | | | |
2010–11
| bgcolor="#F0FFF0" |{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} South East Comb League | | | | | | | | bgcolor=gold |1st |R2 | | | | | |
scope="row" rowspan="2" |2011–12
| rowspan="2" |Prem South | rowspan="2" |18 | rowspan="2" |6 | rowspan="2" |4 | rowspan="2" |8 | rowspan="2" |28 | rowspan="2" |29 | rowspan="2" |22 | rowspan="2" |6th | rowspan="2" |R3 | rowspan="2" | |London County Senior Cup |style="background:Gold;"|W | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | |
FA Women's Premier League Cup
|GS |
scope="row" |2012–13
|17 |4 |4 |9 |22 |33 |16 |8th |R3 | |FA Women's Premier League Cup |GS | | |
scope="row" rowspan="2" |2013–14
| rowspan="2" |Prem South | rowspan="2" |20 | rowspan="2" |6 | rowspan="2" |4 | rowspan="2" |10 | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" |22 | rowspan="2" |8th | rowspan="2" |R2 | rowspan="2" | |FA Women's Premier League Cup |GS | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | |
Ryman Women's Cup
| style="background:Silver;"|RU |
scope="row" |2014–15
|22 |12 |3 |7 | | |39 |5th |R5 | |FA Women's Premier League Cup |R1 | | |
scope="row" |2015–16
|20 |15 |1 |4 |44 |27 |46 |6th |R4 | |Ryman Women's Cup | bgcolor=gold |W | | |
scope="row" rowspan="3" |2016–17
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#F0FFF0" |{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} Prem South | rowspan="3" |20 | rowspan="3" |17 | rowspan="3" |1 | rowspan="3" |2 | rowspan="3" |58 | rowspan="3" |13 | rowspan="3" |52 | rowspan="3" style="background:Gold;"|1st{{efn|Promoted via play-offs.}} | rowspan="3" |R5 | rowspan="3" | |FA Women's Premier League Cup | style="background:Gold;"|W | rowspan="3" | | rowspan="3" | |
Ryman Women's Cup
| style="background:Gold;"|W |
Capital Women's Cup
|bgcolor=Silver|RU |
scope="row" |2017–18
|20 |15 |1 |4 |44 |27 |46 |7th |R4 |GS | | | | |
scope="row" |2018–19
| bgcolor="#F0FFF0" |{{Up-arrow|alt=promoted}} Champ |20 |17 |1 |2 |58 |13 |52 | bgcolor="silver" |2nd |R5 |GS | | | | |
scope="row" |2019–20
|WSL |15 |6 |2 |7 |15 |24 |20 |7th |QF |GS | | |10 |
scope="row" |2020–21
|WSL |22 |5 |5 |12 |18 |41 |20 |8th |QF |GS | | Alanna Kennedy |3 |
scope="row" |2021–22
|WSL |22 |9 |5 |8 |24 |23 |32 |5th |R4 |SF | | Rachel Williams |6 |
scope="row" |2022–23
|WSL |22 |5 |3 |14 |31 |47 | 18 |9th |R5 |QF | | |13 |
scope="row" |2023–24
|WSL |22 |8 |7 |7 |31 |36 |31 |6th | bgcolor=silver|RU |QF | | |10 |
Honours
= First team =
File:Tottenham Hotspur LFC v Blackburn Rovers LFC, 28 May 2017 (01).jpg
File:Tottenham Hotspur LFC v West Ham United LFC, 19 April 2017 (387).jpg
- Women's FA Cup
- Runners-up: 2023–24
- FA Women's Premier League
- Championship Play-off Winners (1): 2016–17
- FA Women's Premier League Southern Division
- Winners (1): 2016–17
- FA South-East Combination
- Winners (1): 2010–11
- London and South-East Regional Women's Football League – Premier Division
- Winners (1): 2007–08
- Greater London Regional Women's League – Division 1
- Winners (1): 1997–98
- London County Senior Cup{{cite web | url=http://www.kingston-college.ac.uk/news/4/377/kc-lecturer-fires-tottenham-hotspur-ladies-to-a-historic-first.html?arc=4%2F2012 | title=KC Lecturer Fires Tottenham Hotspur Ladies to a Historic First | work=Kingston Collete | date=3 April 2012 | access-date=3 November 2013 | archive-date=5 December 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205084813/https://kingston-college.ac.uk/news/4/377/kc-lecturer-fires-tottenham-hotspur-ladies-to-a-historic-first.html?arc=4%2F2012 | url-status=dead }}
- Winners (1): 2011–12
- Greater London Regional Women's League Cup
- Winners (1): 1995–96
- Russell Cup
- Winners (1): 1997–98{{cite web | url=http://www.spursladies.co.uk/honours.html | title=Honours | work=Spurs Ladies | access-date=17 August 2013 | archive-date=6 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706235948/http://www.spursladies.co.uk/honours.html | url-status=live }}
- Ryman's Women's Cup
- Winners (2): 2015–16,{{cite web | url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spursladies/news/spurs-ladies/spurs-ladies-lift-ryman-cup-140416/ | title=Ladies lift Ryman Cup | work=Spurs Ladies | access-date=7 May 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603151802/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spursladies/news/spurs-ladies/spurs-ladies-lift-ryman-cup-140416/ | archive-date=3 June 2016 | url-status=dead }} 2016–17
- FA Women's Premier League Cup
- Winners (1): 2015–16, 2016–17
= Reserves =
File:Tottenham Hotspur LFC v West Ham United LFC, 19 April 2017 (019).jpg
- Capital Women's Intermediate Cup
- Winners (1): 2016–17
- FA Women's Premier League Reserve Cup
- Winners (1): 2016–17
- FA Women's Premier League Reserve Southern Division
- Winners (1): 2016–17
- Greater London Regional Women's League – Reserve Division 1
- Winners (1): 2006–07
- London County Junior Cup
- Winners (1): 2012–13
- Sue Sharples Memorial Trophy
- Winners (2): 1995–95, 2006–07
= Youth =
- Greater London Regional Women's League – Reserve Division 3 (West)
- Winners (1): 1997–98
- Greater London Regional Women's League – Reserve Division 2
- Winners (1): 2003–04
See also
Footnotes
{{notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Tottenham Hotspur L.F.C.}}
- [http://www.spursladies.co.uk/ Official website]
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