COST (FOR ENRTY ALL DAY) ADULT £7 CONCESSION £3.50 STUDENT/U16 £2 THE BIG KICK OFF VS SUNDAY 21 AUGUST LBORO UNIVERSITY STADIUM 1PM WOMEN’S SUPER LEAGUE FRIENDLY ESTABLISHED 1919 WHERE HISTORY BEGINS £2 ISSUE 1 VS 4PM FA WOMEN’S NATIONAL LEAGUE
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Hello and welcome to the Loughborough University stadium for our first home game of the season and WOW what a moment for the game. A big warm welcome goes to our special guests from Westham Women and Liverpool Women. Thank you to both Women’s Super League clubs for supporting our double header vision and the FA Women’s National League.
I would like to extend a special welcome to everyone in attendance today from our community partners Loughborough Foxes! I hope all enjoy the game and your opportunity to be a mascot. We also have with us today the Loughborough Foxes Director of Football, Steve Wilkinson, all of your hard work over the last decade and beyond has brought us to days like today, thank you. I would like to extend a special thank you to Harriet Simes, Jo Simpson, Rich Ellis, Ben Aherne, Paige Nuttall, Paige Norris and Kieran Dye. Without your support at Loughborough University today would not be possible. If you are here today, please watch on knowing you all played your part in this fantastic Andoccasion.finally, from the bottom of my heart I would like to warmly welcome Warren, Louise and the players and staff from Stoke City Women today. When we first mentioned the double header to you, you were all in without hesitation. I have a special place in my heart for this football club, its values and great people. I very much enjoyed my time there. I cannot think of anyone better to share this occasion with, a club who like us understand that the real winner today is football.
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some players move on to pastures new and that includes Rosetta Taylor signing for Women’s Championship side Coventry and we wish them ALL the very best in their footballing journey.
DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL
The Lightning women’s side have had a very busy preseason schedule and I would like to welcome all new players and resigned players to the club as we embark on a really special time to be associated with this great club. We also welcome new staff to the programme Ryan Cartledge-Taylor (Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach) Hattie Bates (Lead Nutritionist) and Lauren Hines (Physical Performance Coach and GPS Lead) you have all contributed greatly to our pre-season Wepreparation.havehad
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The men’s Loughborough team are preparing for their game against Leicester Nirvana on 29th August so please do ensure you get yourself down to the game and carry on your support for Jamie and the scholars.
Today really does mark a moment in time, we at Loughborough were all enthused and inspired by our England Lionesses: European Champions! This great success motivated us all to do more for the game, and we wanted to act. Today’s double header is the culmination of lots of hard work. What a fantastic showcase event today will be, it really is special to be at the forefront for women’s football with the innovative collaboration and with the support of both Westham and Liverpool I hope you both enjoy your time with us on campus. I would also like to take this opportunity to wish Issy Martin, her coaching team and all of our players the very best of luck for today’s game and the season ahead. Moments like today are the reason we are in the game, go out and enjoy every single second.
To the fans, I hope you enjoy your jam-packed day of football with us! It’s great to have your support and I hope this continues throughout the season. It would be just fantastic to inspire every young player who is watching on today to chase their dreams of playing Ourfootball.women’s football programme continues to look for both commercial and sponsorship opportunities and if you or someone you know would be interested in sponsoring our programme, please do contact me.
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WEST HAM WOMEN V LIVERPOOL WOMEN MACKENZIE ARNOLD 01 01 RACHAEL LAWS SOPHIE HILLYERD 02 02 EMMA KOIVISTO HAWA CISSOKO 03 04 LEIGHANNA ROBE LUCY PARKER 04 05 RHIANNON ROBERTS GRACE FISK 05 06 NIAMH FAKEY KATE LONGHURST 06 07 JASMINE MATTHEWS KIRSTY SMITH 07 09 MISSY BO KEARNS JESS ZIU 08 10 LEANNE KIERNAN IZZY ATKINSON 09 11 MEL LAWLEY THEA KYVAG 10 12 TAYLOR HINDS VIVIANE ASSEYI 11 13 RYLEE FOSTER CLAUDIA WALKER 12 17 CARLA HUMPHREY DAGNY BRYNJARSDOTTIR 13 18 CERI HOLLAND ABBEY LEIGH STRINGER 14 19 SHANICE VAN DE SANDEN LISA EVANS 15 20 YANA DANIELS EMMA SNERLE 16 21 EARTHA CUMMINGS YUI HASEGAWA 17 24 KATIE STENGEL MEL FILLS 18 25 GILLY FLAHERTY HALLE HOUSSEIN 19 28 MEGAN CAMPBELL ALEX HENNESSY 20 34 HANNAH SILCOCK KEIRA FLANNERY 21 TODAY’S TEAMS REFEREE: CALLUM PARKE AR WILL NORRIS AR PHOEBE CROSS FRIENDLY THE BIG KICK OFF6
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We have had a great 6 week preseason leading up to today. The team have been pushed hard in training, as well as a range of challenges in terms of fixtures plus a weekend camp away in Norwich. The group have worked hard on and off the pitch in preparation to kick off the league this season in the form and trajectory we ended last season with. We have also welcomed a number of great additions to the squad both players and staff.
Today’s fixture vs Stoke will be a tough one; It’s always a physical battle against the side, and we know we will need a lot of fight in our individual battles to come out on top. I am very grateful for all the hard work behind the scenes that has taken place for our opening fixture, its fantastic to welcome WSL sides Liverpool and West Ham to campus and ultimately see 4 clubs come together to help promote and raise not only our profile, but the profile of women’s football. and the growing support the university is giving the women’s game. Firstly, huge welcome to everyone who has come to support us in our league opener today. A special welcome to the new Vice Chancellor Nick Jennings showing his support for Lightning today.
ISSY MARTIN HEAD COACH
9 LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING FC 2021/2022 SEASON HOME FIXTURES DATE TIME OPPONENTS RESULTS SUN 21/08/2022 KO 16:00 STOKE CITY THU 01/09/2022 KO 19:45 DERBY SUN 18/09/2022 KO 14:00 BRIGHOUSE TOWN SUN 02/10/2022 KO 14:00 BOLDMERE ST MICHAELS SUN 06/11/2022 KO 14:00 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN SUN 29/01/2023 KO 19:45 WEST BROM ALBION SUN 05/02/2023 KO 14:00 WOLVES SUN 05/03/2023 KO 14:00 BURNLEY THU 16/03/2023 KO 19:45 NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUN 02/04/2023 KO 14:00 LIVERPOOL FEDS SUN 16/04/2023 KO 14:00 AFC FLYDE THE BIG KICK OFF
LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING FC THE TEAM 10 HARRIET SIMES Programme Manager ISSY MARTIN Head LAURENCoachHINES Strength & CoachConditioning MARGARET FOLWELL Secretary SPORTCOACHINGOPERATIONSTEAMSCIENCE&MEDICALREBECCASAWIUK Director of Football ABBIE TOWNEND Women’s Football CoordinatorOperations KEV LOCK Assistant Coach CIAN WARREN Pitch side Therapist THE BIG KICK OFF
LOUGHBOROUGHLIGHTNINGFC V STOKE KIYA WEBB 01 01 LIZ CRAVEN LAUREN TAFT 02 02 SOPHIE THOMPSON ABBEY HATELEY 03 03 BETH ROBERTS LAURA STEELE 04 04 SARAH WOODBYRNE GRACE WALTERS 05 05 NAOMI BEDEAU EMILY SHARPE 06 06 SOPHIE BRAMFORD KATE MIDDLETON 07 07 ROSIE AXTEN KAYLEIGH HINES 08 08 KELSEY RICHARDSON NICKY RUSSELL 09 9 ALI HALL SOPHIA BONSER 10 10 HOLLIE GIBSON ANNA RENKEN 11 11 ROISIN KIVEL MONIQUE ROBINSON 12 12 CALLAN BARBER MELISSA TURTON-BURRELL 13 14 MEG BOWYER JESSICA RICHARDSON 14 15 MOLLY HOLDER ELLA POWELL 15 16 MANUELA DELLE EMILY GUNN 16 17 CARRA JONES SOPHIA POOR 17 18 LAUREN WILSHAW CIARA ALBAS-MARTIN 18 19 DANI EBSWORTH DORIS GREENWOOD 19 20 NUALA MISZKIEL 21 LIZ HOBSON 22 SOPHIE GARRATT 23 JESS SMITH 24 ABBY HUNT 25 ABBIE IDDENDEN TODAY’S TEAMS REFEREE: MATTHEW MARRIMAN AR BENJAMIN WOODWARD AR ANDREW SMITH 11THE BIG KICK OFF
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FOXESLOUGHBOROUGH Gail and Paul Fox founded Loughborough Foxes in 1999, known then as Shepshed Foxes until 2002. For their first 15 years, Foxes played in local leagues, before being promoted to the FA Women’s Northern Premier Division (the 3rd ranked tier of women’s football) in 2015. After the first season they suffered relegation but managed a promotion in 2018 to return to this tier. Winning this Midlands Division One title was actually a club record for Foxes, winning 22 games and drawing just 1. LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING FC A BRIEF HISTORY Loughborough Students Women’s Football Club offers many expertsquadAssupport.programmeableFootballinvestment,insport,poundsUniversityEachChampionship3),Loughboroughnotablythe“externalareWhenNorthern&inperformanceopportunities.competitiveTheteamcompetetheBritishUniversitiesCollegesSports(BUCS)PremierLeague.possible,playersalsosupportedtoplayfootball”alongsideprogramme,mostwithourpartnerFoxes(TierbutalsootherTier3andclubs.yearLoughboroughinvestsamillioninperformanceandamillionpoundsfacilities.ThankstothisDirectorofRichardAllenistoleadaprofessionalofcoachingandafirstteamperformancememberyouwillreceivecoaching,access to our world class facilities, heavily discounted Powerbase gym membership, strength and conditioning training, nutrition, sports science and sports medicine support. Within the programme players also have access forathletesandLifestylePerformancetosupportourtopcanapplyscholarships. PERFORMANCEUNIVERSITYLOUGHBOROUGHTEAM 14
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The University’s performance team and the Loughborough Foxes have officially combined to launch a new Lightning programme that will compete nationally against some of the biggest names in the sport. The clubs have worked in close collaboration for a number of years now with Head Coach Issy Martin overseeing both programmes since her appointment at the University in September Lightning2019. will compete in the FA Northern Premier League where it will face teams including Burnley, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, and West Bromwich Albion.
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The first season 2021/22 as Loughborough Lightning in the FA Women’s National League ended in a 10th place finish, narrowly avoiding relegation. It was a tough start up until Christmas where the team only picked up a total of 4 points ahead of the break. Following Christmas, the team found their form and produced some fantastic performances and results to ensure they retained their Tier 3 status for the 2022/23 season, finishing on a total of 23 points. Looking ahead to the upcoming season, the team have made some key signings over the summer to develop the squad as well as welcoming to the programme, Director of Football, Rebecca Sawiuk
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