York City Ladies F.C.
Women's football club from York, England
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York City Ladies Football Club is an English women's football club based in York, England. Founded in 1995, they currently play in the FA Women's National League Division One North.[1]
| Full name | York City Ladies Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Minsterbelles | ||
| Founded | 1995 | ||
| Ground | University of York Sports Centre | ||
| Owner | York City Football Club | ||
| Chairman | Paula Stainton | ||
| Manager | Chris Hames | ||
| League | FA Women's National League Division One North | ||
| 2025–26 | FA Women's National League Division One North, 10th of 12 | ||
| Website | https://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/teams/ladies | ||
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History
York City Ladies Football Club was founded in 1995.[2] The club won the 2005–06 North East Regional Southern Division, and were promoted to the Premier Division. In July 2020 Chris Hamilton was appointed manager.[3] York won the 2021–22 North East Regional Premier Division, and were promoted to the FA National League Division One North.[4] In June 2022 Steph Fairless was appointed manager.[5] On 22 February 2024, Chris Holloway was announced as manager, with Steph Turnbull becoming the club's Female Pathway Technical Director.[6] Emily Senior was announced as manager on 9 October 2024.[7]
Stadium
York play their home games at the University of York Sports Centre.[1] Since 2022 the club can also play home games at York Community Stadium.[8]
Management and staff
Current staff
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson |  Paula Stainton | |
| Post 16 Female Pathway Director | Bobby Paterson | |
| First-team manager | Chris Hames |
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Managerial history
| Dates | Name |
|---|---|
| 2020–2022 |  Chris Hamilton |
| 2022–2024 | Steph Fairless |
| 2024 | Chris Holloway |
| 2024 - 2025 | Emily Senior |
| 2025 | Bobby Patterson |
| 2025 - June 2026 | Dan Jackson |
| 2026 - Present | Chris Hames |
Honours
League
- North East Regional Premier Division (level 5)
- Champions: 2021–22
- North East Regional Southern Division (level 6)
- Champions: 2005–06
Seasons
| Champions | Runners-up | Relegated |
| Season | League | FA Cup[9] | National League Cup | National League Plate | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | ||||
| 2010–11 | North East Premier | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 61 | 20 | 9th | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | North East Premier | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 43 | 33 | 6th | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | North East Premier | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 64 | 58 | 28 | 5th | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | North East Premier | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 74 | 34 | 37 | 5th | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | North East Premier | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 38 | 37 | 4th | Q2 | — | — |
| 2015–16 | North East Premier | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 96 | 39 | 47 | 3rd | Q2 | — | — |
| 2016–17 | North East Premier | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 57 | 58 | 25 | 6th | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | North East Premier | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 48 | 37 | 16 | 6th | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | North East Premier | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 49 | 71 | 19 | 7th | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | North East Premier [Note 1] |
11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 2 | 8th | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | North East Premier [Note 1] |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 2nd | Q1 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | North East Premier | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 26 | 53 | 1st | Q3 | — | — |
| 2022–23 | FAWNL Division One North | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 46 | 21 | 9th | R1 | R1[10] | — |
| 2023–24 | FAWNL Division One North | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 17 | 10th | R1 | DR[11] | R2[12] |
| 2024-25 | FAWNL Division One North | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 54 | 21 | 10th | R1 | - | - |
- Cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.