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                STAFF
CHAIRMAN: Rohan Morgan
FIRST TEAM MANAGER: Jonathan Morgan
FIRST TEAM ASSISTANT MANAGER: Michael
Makoni
FIRST TEAM COACHES: Michael Anderson
and Jake Poole
                                                              JONATHAN MORGAN
GOALKEEPER COACH: Mark Kavanagh
SPORTS THERAPIST: Jennifer Smith

                                              WELCOME
GENERAL MANAGER: Jade Morgan
MEDIA MANAGER: Daniel Smith
MEDIA TECHNICIAN: Tom Brooks
MEDIA OFFICER: Hannah Thompson
MEDIA OFFICER: Ellie Crompton

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PHOTOGRAPHER: Ben Ellis
S&C COACH: Laura Wake
S&C COACH: Ben Lewis
                                                      elcome to Farley Way Stadium, for out first
SAFEGUARDING & WELFARE: Elizabeth Taylor              home game in the FA WSL Continental Cup,
CHAPLAIN: Louise Davis
                                                      and welcome also to Birmingham City for
                                              today’s game.
             HONOURS                          I was delighted last weekend to see our team get our first
                FIRST TEAM                    three points of the season, with a fantastic performance
                                              against Lewes.
FA WPL DIV 1 CHAMPIONS: 2016, 2008
EAST MIDS PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 2007
EAST MIDS DIV 1S LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 2006       We had a dissapointing result away against Lewes last
LEICS COUNTY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 2005           season and it was important for us, not only to get our three
LEAGUE CUP RUNNERS UP: 2018
                                              points on the board, but also to help put some of those
LEICS FA COUNTY CUP WINNERS: 2005-12,
2014, 2018                                    memories behind us.
EAST MIDS PREMIER CUP WINNERS: 2007
EAST MIDS DIV 1S CUP WINNERS: 2006
                                              I hope that last weekend’s victory can be a springboard for
LEICS COUNTY LEAGUE CUP WINNERS: 2005
                                              us to take forward in the Championship, but that doesn’t
                  RESERVES                    mean today’s game is not just as important.
FA WPL MIDS CHAMPIONS: 2016
MIDS & NORTH DIV 2 CHAMPIONS: 2010            We know we have a very tough group in the competition,
                                              but we have to use this opportunity to test ourselves against
                                              one of the best teams in the country.
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                                              I hope you enjoy the game today,
CONTRIBUTORS: Daniel Smith, Tom Brooks &
Jade Morgan

                                              Jonathan,
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ben Ellis
DESIGN: Daniel Smith
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      ENGLAND UNDER 19S                        EVERTON CONTINENTAL CUP
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                                               match of the Continental Cup Group C
Leicester City Women had four players
                                               against Willie Kirk’s Everton are on sale now
represent England Under 19s in Belarus as
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they qualified for the next round of the
Qualifying stage for the EURO 2020 Under
                                               The match at Farley Way Stadium takes
19s Championships in Georgia.
                                               place on Thursday 12 December at
                                               7:45pm.
Simran Jhamat, Libby Smith, Aimee Everett
and Annabel Blanchard were all called up
                                               Everton kicked off their Continental Cup
to Emma Coates side for the three match
                                               campaign with a 1-0 defeat to today’s
trip to Belarus.
                                               visitors Birmingham City.
England Under 19s kicked off the
                                               A Kerys Harrop own goal was the only
international break with an 8-0 defeat of
                                               goal of the game which saw Birmingham
Cyprus, with Annabel Blanchard netting
                                               City head second in the group behind
inside the opening three minutes to start
                                               Manchester City.
the ball rolling.
                                               The final team in Group C of the
Manchester City forward Jess Park
                                               Continental Cup are Manchester United
netted a hat-trick as the Young Lionesses
                                               who are yet to play in the competition this
comfortably moved to the top of the
                                               season. Casey Stoney’s side kick off today
Group C table.
                                               against Manchester City in their second
                                               Manchester Derby of the season.
Three days later, Emma Coates’ side
faced hosts’ Belarus and remained
                                               The Reds will be looking to avenge last
unbeaten with a 3-0 victory courtesy of
                                               month’s 1-0 defeat against Nick Cushing’s
two goals from Brighton forward Ebony
                                               side with Caroline Weir’s long range strike
Salmon and a late goal from Jess Park.
                                               settling the game.
In the final game, the Young Lionesses
brushed aside Serbia Under 19s with a 6
goal thrashing as they remained unbeaten
and without conceding a goal.

A second hat-trick for Jess Park as well
as goals from Holly Manders and Ebony
Salmon were rounded off by Annabel
Blanchard who netted her second of the
international break six minutes from time.

Finishing top of the group, England have
qualified for the next stage, the Elite
Qualifying Round, with the draw taking
place later on this year.

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THE VISITORS

BLUES
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THE VISITORS

                                                                  2018/19 STATS
                  ONE TO WATCH
                                                                     TOP SCORERS

                                                              MELISSA JOHNSON            8

                                                              ELLEN WHITE         6

                                                                    GOALS SCORED

                                                                        27
                                                             Leicester: 1.35 goals per match

Born in Birmingham,
                   HANNAH HAMPTON

Hannah has risen through
                               The shot-stopper has also
                               represented England at
                                                                        29
                                                               Blues: 1.40 goals per match
the ranks and has made         Under 17, 19 and 21 level
over 35 appearances for        and also recently received
the first team.                a call up to England’s U23        GOALS CONCEEDED

                                                                        44
                               side.
Since the departure of Ann
Katrin Berger, Hampton has     The 18-year-old certainly
been the number one.           has a bright future ahead.
                                                             Leicester: 2.20 goals per match
           A FOOT IN BOTH CAMPS
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                                                              Blues: 0.85 goals per match

                                                                  ALL TIME STATS

                                                                     HEAD TO HEAD

                                                              TOTAL			1
                      RACHEL WILLIAMS
                                                              LEICESTER 0
Forward Rachel Williams       In 2011, Rachel joined
was born in Leicester and     Birmingham City and             BIRMINGHAM		               1
made her senior debut for     spent two years with the
the Foxes back in 2004.       Blues netting 21 goals in 38           GOALS TALLY
                              games.
After four seasons with
Leicester City, helping       Following spells with
                                                              TOTAL		                    6
them to four successive       Chelsea and Notts               LEICESTER    0
promotions, Rachel joined     County before re-joining
Doncaster Rovers in the top   Birmingham City in 2017.        BIRMINGHAM		               6
flight.

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CLASSIC ENCOUNTER

                          CITY 4 LEWES 0
                     7 January 2019 |Farley Way Stadium

Leicester City Women opened 2019 with victory over Lewes FC in Fran Alonso’s
                     first game in charge of the Rooks.

Following last weekend’s victory over        In the second half, two quickfire goals from
Lewes FC, Leicester City Women take          Fiona Worts sealed all three points, the first,
a look back at the last league meeting       Worts pounced on a loose ball before firing
between the two sides, a complete            a deflected shot over the helpless keeper.
performance from the Foxes who ran out
4-0 winners at Farley Way Stadium.           The second a powerful effort from the
                                             edge of the area left Faye Baker with little
The match was the first game in charge       chance of saving.
of Lewes for Fran Alonso, but there was no
dream start for the spaniard.                Five minutes from time, youngster Lucy
                                             Johnson rounded off the scoring as she
A dominating performance from the Foxes      netted on her birthday, firing a rocket into
was rewarded shortly before half time        the top right hand corner.
when Melissa Johnson opened the scoring,
tapping home from close range after a cut
back from Freda Ayisi.

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RESERVES
                                                                            SEPTEMBER
           TWO WINS FROM THREE IN
                                                              Sun 8    Stoke City (H)                      2-0
           RESERVES CUP CAMPAIGN                              Sun 15   Lincoln City (H - RC)               6-0
     Leicester City Women        Elsewhere in the             Sun 22   West Brom (H)                       1-2
     sit third in the Group      competition,
                                                                              OCTOBER
     C table of the FA WPL       Huddersfield and
     Reserves Cup following      Nottingham Forest            Sun 06   N’ham Forest (A - RC)            1-4
     two wins from their         remain unbeaten with         Sun 13   Barnsley (A - RC)                6-3
     opening three matches.      two wins and a draw          Sun 20   Loughborough Foxes (H)          2pm
                                 from their opening           Sun 27   Sheffield FC (H - RC)           2pm
     A 6-0 victory over          three matches.
                                                                             NOVEMBER
     Lincoln City followed a
     4-1 defeat at the hands     The Foxes sit just a         Sun 3    Huddersfield (A - RC)           2pm
     of Nottingham Forest        point behind the two         Sun 17   Derby County (H)                2pm
     two weeks later.            leaders with a trip to
                                                                              JANUARY
                                 Huddersfield their final
     Leah Grant’s side got       match of the group           Sun 19   Nottingham Forest (H)           2pm
     their Reserves Cup          stages.
     campaign back on                                                        FEBRUARY
     track with a 6-3 victory    The knockout stages          Sun 2    Stoke City (A)                  2pm
     over Barnsley on a rainy    of the competition           Sun 16   West Brom (A)                   2pm
     afternoon in Yorkshire.     will take place in the       Sun 23   Coventry United (H)             2pm
                                 new year after the
     The Foxes host bottom       completion of the                              MARCH
     side Sheffield FC at        group stage fixtures.
                                                              Sun 8    Derby County (A)                2pm
     Riverside next Sunday.
                                                              Sun 29   Loughborough Foxes (A)          2pm

                                                                                 APRIL
      LOUGHBOROUGH FOXES SWITCH
                                                              Sun 19   Nottingham Forest (A)           2pm
             FOR RESERVES
     Due to Coventry             Loughborough Foxes
     United’s Reserves           have struggled so far
     Cup match being             this season, with just one   FA WNL Reserves Midlands Division One
     postponed to this           point from their opening     POS            TEAM              P GD PTS
     Sunday, Leicester           two matches.
     City Women’s match                                        1    Stoke City                 2       2     3
     against United has          The two sides met             2    Derby County               2       2     3
     been postponed.             twice last season in the      3    LEICESTER CITY             2       1     3
                                 league with both sides        4    Coventry United            1       1     3
     Instead, the Foxes will     picking up three points       5    West Brom                  2      -2     3
     face Loughborough           in their respective away      6    Nottingham Forest          1       0     1
     Foxes at Riverside          fixtures.                     7    Loughborough Foxes         2      -4     1
     Pavilion, as they look
     to climb up the league      Loughborough Foxes           FA WNL Reserves Cup - Group C
     table following a           picked up a 4-3 win          POS            TEAM              P GD PTS
     2-1 defeat to West          at Riverside Pavilion
     Bromwich Albion in their    whilst Leah Grant’s side      1    Huddersfield Town          3 15          7
     last league outing.         picked up three points        2    Nottingham Forest          3 5           7
                                 on the road with a 2-1        3    LEICESTER CITY             3 6           6
                                 victory at Holywell park.     4    Lincoln City               3 -6          3
                                                               5    Barnsley                   3 -9          3
                                                               6    Sheffield FC               3 -11         0

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                                                             Central Warwickshire League - Under 18s
                                                              POS           TEAM              P GD PTS
  SLICK U18S NET 10 TO PROGRESS
           IN OPEN CUP                                         1    LEICESTER CITY            5 25     15
                                                               2    Coventry City             7 -1      9
An impressive first half     the gas and their play            3    Derby County              3 2       6
display by Leicester City    became a bit sloppy               4    Leafield Athletic Y       2 2       4
Women Under 18s set          allowing Telford to strike        5    Stourbridge               2 1       3
up a convincing 10-2         back twice, the second            6    B’mere St Michaels        3 -3      3
victory away at AFC          through a penalty.                                               4 -12     1
                                                               7    AFC Telford
Telford United in the
                                                               8    Leafield Athletic B       2 -14     0
Under 18s Open Cup.          In the 81st minute,
                             Price scored her 4th
First half goals from        following good work
Tia Bhatt, Annabelle         by Watson on the right.
Rostron as well as a hat-    This signalled an upturn
trick for Monique Price      in play by Leicester
saw the Foxes leading        with two goals by Lucy             Leafield Athletic B 3 - 14 LCWFC
5-0 at the half time         Copeland in the dying
break.                       minutes, the second of                                    Aitchison (X2)
                             which was a fierce free                                   Copeland (X3)
The Foxes came out           kick lashed in from the                                     Price (X5)
in the second half           left hand corner of the                                        Rawel
                                                                                           Rostron
scoring two quick goals      box.
                                                                                          Tattersall
through Aitchison, who                                                                     Watson
pounced on a loose           Player of the match
ball and Marriam Rawel       was awarded to
who fired it in from the     Monique Price for an
edge of the box.             outstanding striker’s
                             performance and yet
At 7-0 and with the          another hat trick.
Foxes cruising to victory,
they took their foot off     Report: Monique Price

                                                          The 2019/20 Leicester City
                                                          Women Under 18s Squad

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                      SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2019 | 2.00pm

Destination: The Oakwood,      What to expect: Having          Last meetings: Charlton
Old Road, Crayford, Kent,      finished third in 2018/19,      Athletic won both of the
DA1 4DN                        their first season in the FA    two meetings in the FA
                               Women’s Championship,           Women’s Championship
Parking: There is a car park   the Addicks have struggled      last season. They picked up
located at the ground but      so far this season, picking     a 4-0 victory at Farley Way
spaces are limited. Street     up just one point from their    Stadium in December with
parking is available in the    opening four matches.           two goals each from Lilly
area.                                                          Agg and Liz Ejupi.
                               Today, they face Arsenal
Train: The nearest train       in round two of the             On the final day of the
station is Crayford, on the    Continental Cup looking for     2018/19 campaign, Riteesh
London Charing Cross to        a positive result following a   Mishra’s side again picked
Dartford line. It is a 10-15   3-0 defeat to Brighton and      up a 4-0 win as Kit Graham
minute walk to the ground.     Hove Albion in the opening      netted a hat-trick before
                               round.                          Liz Ejupi rounded off the
                                                               scoring.

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2019/20 FIXTURES

                DATE         KO      V           OPPONENTS         COMP      F-A   ATT

     AUG       SUN 18       14:00    H            DURHAM            WC       1-5    322
               SUN 25       14:00    A         SHEFFIELD UNITED     WC       1-7    503
      SEP      SUN 08       14:00    A     LONDON CITY LIONESSES    WC       1-3    224
               SUN 15       14:00    H          LONDON BEES         WC       3-3    258
               SUN 22       14:00    A        MANCHESTER CITY       LC 1     0-5   1,403
               SUN 29       14:00    H        CRYSTAL PALACE        WC       1-2    261
      OCT      SUN 13       14:00    A              LEWES           WC       3-0    447
               SUN 20       14:00    H        BIRMINGHAM CITY       LC 2
     NOV       SUN 17       14:00    A       CHARLTON ATHLETIC      WC
              THUR 21       19:30    A       MANCHESTER UNITED      LC 3
               SUN 24       14:00    H        COVENTRY UNITED       WC
      DEC      SUN 01       14:00    H       BLACKBURN ROVERS       WC
               SAT 07       19:30    A           ASTON VILLA        WC
              THUR 12       19:45    H            EVERTON           LC 4
               SUN 15       14:00    H         SHEFFIELD UNITED     WC
      JAN      SUN 12       14:00    A            DURHAM            WC
              WED 15                                               LC QF
               SUN 19       14:00    A        CRYSTAL PALACE        WC
               SUN 26                                             FAC R4
              WED 29                                               LC SF
      FEB      SUN 02       14:00     H             LEWES           WC
               SUN 16                                             FAC R5
               SUN 23       14:00     H      CHARLTON ATHLETIC      WC
               SAT 29                                            LC FINAL
     MAR       SUN 15                                             FAC QF
               SUN 22       14:00    A        COVENTRY UNITED       WC
               SUN 29       14:00    A       BLACKBURN ROVERS       WC
      APR      SUN 05       14:00    H           ASTON VILLA        WC
               SUN 19       14:00    H     LONDON CITY LIONESSES    WC
               SUN 19                                             FAC SF
               SUN 26       14:00    A          LONDON BEES         WC
     MAY       SAT 09                                            FAC FINAL

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2019/20 STATISTICS

                                                  2019/20                                  LCWFC TOTALS
PLAYER                    POSITION       WC      LC     FAC         GOALS      LEAGUE       CUP   TOTAL GOALS

Paige BAILEY-GAYLE        Forward       2 (3)   0 (1)       -         1               5      1      6      1
Annabel BLANCHARD         Forward       5 (1)     1         -         -               6      1      7      -
Rachel BROWN              Defender      4 (1)     1         -         -              16     12     28      2
Lia CATALDO               Midfielder    4 (1)     1         -         -               5      1      6      -
Taylor CHARLTON           Goalkeeper      1       -         -         -               1      -      1      -
Leigh DUGMORE             Forward       4 (1)   0 (1)       -         1              43     19     62     24
Aimee EVERETT             Defender        4       1         -         -               4      1      5      -
Scarlett FIELD            Goalkeeper    4 (1)     1         -         -              64     15     79      -
Hayley JAMES              Defender        6       1         -         1              49     21     70      9
Simran JHAMAT             Midfielder    3 (2)     1         -         1               8      1      9      1
Lucy JOHNSON              Defender        4     0 (1)       -         1              12      2     14      2
Natalie JOHNSON           Defender        6       1         -         1              81     29    110     11
Demi LAMBOURNE            Goalkeeper      1       -         -         -              21      3     24      -
Holly MORGAN              Defender        6       1         -         -             145     39    184     12
Anneka NUTTALL            Defender      1 (1)     -         -         -               2      -      2      -
Lachante PAUL             Forward         5       1         -         2               5      1      6      2
Georgia POPPLE            Defender        2       -         -         -               2      -      2      -
Grace RIGLAR              Defender        -       -         -         -               -      -      -      -
Libby SMITH               Forward       4 (2)     1         -         2              17      3     20      4
Annie TAYLOR              Midfielder      -       -         -         -              10      7     17
Freya THOMAS              Midfielder    1 (2)     -         -         -               9      1     10     -

                             FA WSL CONTINENTAL CUP - MATCHDAY 2 FIXTURES:

                                           20 OCTOBER 2019
                              Manchester United vs Manchester City 12:00
                                Leicester City vs Birmingham City 14:00

                 POS                   TEAM             P       W    D    L   GD     PTS

                      1    Aston Villa                  5       5    0    0    13     15
                      2    Sheffield United             5       4    0    1    14     12
                      3    Durham                       5       4    0    1    12     12
                      4    London City                  6       4    0    2     0     12
                      5    London Bees                  5       3    1    1     1     10
                      6    Lewes                        6       2    2    2     1      8
                      7    Crystal Palace               6       1    2    3   -10      5
                      8    LEICESTER CITY               6       1    1    4   -10      4
                      9    Blackburn Rovers             5       1    0    4    -6      3
                     10    Coventry United              5       0    1    4    -7      1
                     11    Charlton Athletic            4       0    1    3    -8      1

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LEICESTER CITY                                                         BIRMINGHAM CITY

         1    Demi Lambourne                                                  1       Hannah Hampton
         2    Grace Riglar                                                    2       Sarah Mayling
         3    Nat Johnson                                                     3       Harriet Scott
         4    Aimee Everett                                                   6       Kerys Harrop
         5    Holly Morgan                                                    7       Chloe Arthur
         6    Lia Cataldo                                                     8       Rachel Williams
         7    Anneka Nuttall                                                 10       Briana Visalli
         8    Simran Jhamat                                                  11       Abbi Grant
         9    Libby Smith                                                    13       Alexandra Brooks
        10    Annabel Blanchard                                              15       Adrienne Jordan
        11    Lachante Paul                                                  17       Heidi Logan
        12    Hayley James                                                   18       Connie Schofield
        13    Scarlett Field                                                 19       Lucy Whipp
        14    Leigh Dugmore                                                  20       Claudia Walker
        16    Freya Thomas                                                   25       Rebecca Holloway
        17    Paige Bailey-Gayle                                             37       Lucy Staniforth
        18    Rachel Brown
        21    Annie Taylor
        23    Lucy Johnson
        25    Georgia Popple
        32    Taylor Charlton

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