Loughborough Lightning Football Programme issue 13 by Loughborough University

FOOTBALL LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING

BURNLEY

FA WOMEN’S NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURE SUN 10 APRIL 2022 KO 14:00

ESTABLISHED 1919

WHERE HISTORY BEGINS ISSUE 13

£2

CONTENTS 4

WELCOME FROM ISSY MARTINN

TODAY’S TEAMS

HOME FIXTURES

CHLOE YOUNG CAPTAIN

TODAYS OPPOSITION

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING FC DEVELOPMENT TEAM HOME FIXTURES

10 THE TEAM 11 MEET THE TEAM 12 SQUAD LIST 14 A BRIEF HISTORY 16 FIXTURES AND RESULTS

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING FC V BURNLEY

ISSY MATRIN

HEAD COACH Firstly, a warm Loughborough welcome to our visitors Wolves today. It’s been a rollercoaster of a few weeks. The highs of winning BUCS championship 10-0 against (normally) close rivals Northumbria, a fantastic weekend away with the squad gaining a vital 3 points away at Middlesbrough where the team fought their hearts out to the death of the game. But then the lows of the stoke game going from 2-1 up at half time to losing the game 4-2. The group have done tremendously well since post Christmas ... we have a tough tough battle ahead to stay in tier 3, we know on our day we can beat anyone in the league, so we need to make sure we are in the right frame of mind, have the belief and trust in ourselves over the next 4 weeks. Issy Martin Head Coach

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TODAY’S TEAMS LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING FC KIYA WEBB

HOLLY MAYFIELD

EMILY SHARPE

HARRIET PETLY

KATRENA MORRISON

GRACE LOWE

ABBEY HATELEY

BURNLEY 01

LAUREN BRACEWELL (C)

MEGAN DYKES

KERRY HOPE

NICOLA WORTHINGTON

OLIVIA WILSON

CARA BICKETT

SARAH AGGER

REFEREE: AARON CROSS AR JAMES JOHNSON AR GAVIN RICE

LAUREN TAFT

LIZZY HAMMER

CHLOE YOUNG

EVIE PRIESTLEY

MELISSA TURTON BURRELL

KATIE THOMAS

NATALIE TAYLOR

COURTNEY WILLIS

ROSTTA TAYLOR

LUCY FARRELL

ELLA POWELL

DOMINIQUE COOPER

EM GUNN

MILLIE RAVENING

ANNA RENKEN

SARAH GREENHALGH

LAURA STEELE

DANIELLE COOPER

BETH BURGESS

LUCIA MOLINARI

ABBIE BENSTED

OLIVIA GREENHALGH

NICKI RUSSELL

SAMMY FLECK

KATIE MIDDLETON

MEG BOYDELL

SOPHIA BONSER

MELISSA BROWN

HOLLIE KELSH

LEAH JACKSON

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LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING FC 2021/2022 SEASON

HOME FIXTURES

DATE

TIME

OPPONENTS

RESULTS 2-2 DRAW

SUN 15/08/2021

KO 14:00

HULL

SUN 22/08/2021

KO 14:00

SHEFFIELD FC

3-0 WIN

SUN 29/08/2021

KO 14:00

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN AFC

1-5 LOSS

SUN 05/09/2021

KO 14:00

STOKE CITY FC

1-5 LOSS

SUN 12/09/2021

KO 14:00

DONCASTER ROVER BELLES

2-1 WIN

THUR 07/10/2021

KO 19:45

DERBY COUNTY FC

0-3 LOSS

SUN 10/10/2021

KO 14:00

MIDDLESBOROUGH WFC

1-2 LOSS

SAT 19/12/2021

KO 14:00

HUDDERSFIELD

3-1 LOSS

SUN 30/01/2022

KO 14:00

BRIGHOUSE

5-4 WIN

SUN 13/02/2022

KO 14:00

WEST BROM

2-1 WIN

SUN 13/03/2022

KO 15:00

WOLVES

0-3 LOSS

SUN 10/04/2022

KO 14:00

BURNLEY

WED 13/04/2022

KO 19:45

NOTTINGHAM FOREST

SUN 01/05/2022

KO 14:00

FYLDE

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CHLOE YOUNG

CAPTAIN After 2 weeks away from home we are glad to be back at the stadium. Following the wolves game, we felt we didn’t give an account of ourselves that reflects how far we’ve come as a group. We had to pick ourselves up quickly for the long journey to Middlesbrough which was a must win game for both teams. We dominated that game, creating chances, playing the better football and showing composure that our opponents lacked. The difference between the sides was vast and we came away with a deserving 3 points. Stoke was another big game, we battled well to be 2-1 up in the first half but after a few quick fire goals we found ourselves behind with not much time left. We’ve looked at what went wrong and have a togetherness to put things right this week against Burnley. We know there will be a physical battle and they come to us sitting mid table and having had some good results themselves in previous weeks. We’re in a position in the table that we don’t feel reflects us and today gives us a great opportunity to prove it.

We have 5 cup finals left of this season, time to gather momentum going in to what will be a crucial few weeks for this club.

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TODAYS OPPOSITION

BURNLEY

Burnley FC Women is the official women’s team of Burnley Football Club. From its inception in 1995 until 2018 it was known as Burnley FC Girls and Ladies. The team currently competes in the Northern Premier Division of the FA Women’s National League. The club and junior teams played in the local Lancashire Leagues for many years, before joining the Northwest Women’s Regional League. In 2016, the management and operation of the club was transferred to Burnley FC in the Community, with Manager Matt Bee taking the reins. The following season, in the 2017-18 FA Women’s Cup, the team won three preliminary round games to qualify for the first-round proper for the first time in their history. Burnley reached the third round, where they were eliminated by thirdtier side Cardiff City. Burnley were promoted to the Division One North of the FA Women’s National League at

the end of the same season. In 2018, the club was rebranded as Burnley FC Women. In the 2018-19 season, the team won the league title, celebrating back-toback promotions, and were promoted to the Northern Premier Division of the FA Women’s National League, the third tier in English women’s football. The following two seasons were curtailed early due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the side enjoyed a positive run in the Women’s FA Cup in early 2021 reaching the fourth round, the furthest stage they had ever reached in the prestigious competition, following wins against league rivals Fylde Women FC and Sunderland AFC Ladies, to face Manchester United Women of the Women’s Super League. In February 2021, it was announced that the women’s team would be integrated into Burnley FC, as the club’s new American owner Alan Pace sought to turn the women’s team professional.

SQUAD LIST 1. Lauren Bracewell (C) 2. Megan Dykes 3. Kerry Hope 4. Nicola Worthington 5. Olivia Wilson 6. Cara Bickett 7. Sarah Agger 8. Lizzy Hamer 9. Evie Priestley 10. Katie Thomas 11. Courtney Willis 12. Lucy Farrell 13. Dominique Cooper 14. Millie Ravening 15. Sarah Greenhalgh 16. Danielle Cooper 17. Lucia Molinari 18. Olivia Greenhalgh 19. Sammy Fleck 20. Meg Boydell 21. Melissa Brown 22. Hollie Kelsh 23. Leah Jackson

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LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING FC DEVELOPMENT 2021/2022 SEASON

HOME FIXTURES

DATE

TIME

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

SUN 05/09/2021

KO 14:00

WOLVES RESERVES

7-2 LOSS

SUN 12/09/2021

KO 14:00

SPORTING KHALSA WOMEN DEVELOPMENT

6-0 WIN

SUN 26/09/2021

KO 14:00

BEDWORTH UNITED FC LADIES DEVELOPMENT

22-0 WIN

SUN 24/10/2021

KO 14:00

STOKE CITY FC (WOMEN) RESERVES

4-0 WIN

SUN 31/10/2021

KO 14:00

LEICESTER CITY WOMEN FC RESERVES

4-0 WIN

SUN 28/11/2021

KO 14:00

SOLIHULL MOORS WOMENS DEVELOPMENT

8-2 WIN

SUN 09/01/2022

KO 14:00

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS WFC RESERVES

2-1 LOSS

SUN 16/01/2022

KO 14:00

DONCASTER ROVERS BELLES

1-0 WIN

SUN 27/02/2022

KO 14:00

LINCOLN CITY WOMEN FC RESERVES

4-2 WIN

SUN 10/04/2022

KO 14:00

NOTTINGHAM FOREST WOMEN F.C. RESERVES

SUN 08/05/2022

KO 14:00

WEST BROMWICH ALBION LFC RESERVE

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LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING FC

THE TEAM

ISSY MARTIN Head Coach

GARY HASLEY GK Coach

KEVIN LOCK

CIAN WARREN Sports Therapist

RICH ALLEN

Assistant Coach

GEORGIA BRADFORD Sports Science

LOIS GEORGE

Football Operations Support Coordinator

MEET THE TEAM

MELISSA TURTON-BURRELL BIRTHDAY

15/11/2002 FOOTBALL CAREER TO DATE

SHEFFIELD UNITED

AMBITION

FOOTBALLER

WHERE ARE YOU FROM ?

SHEFFIELD

FAVOURITE FOOTBALL TEAM?

LIVERPOOL INTERESTING FACT

GOT A DOG CALLED OLLY

JOB OR UNI COURSE

SPORTS SCIENCE, COACHING AND PE

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SQUAD LIST GOALKEEPERS

HOLLY MAYFIELD

KIYA WEBB

DEFENDERS

EMILY SHARPE

HARRIET PETLEY

GRACE LOWE

LAUREN TAFT

KATRENA MORRISON

MIDFIELDERS

ABBEY HATELEY

JESSICA RICHARDSON

BETH BURGESS

CHLOE YOUNG

ELLA POWELL

ABBIE BENSTED

SOPHIA BONSER

MELISSA TURTONBURRELL

NATALIE TAYLOR

ROSETTA TAYLOR

LAURA STEELE

EM GUNN

KATIE MIDDLETON

FORWARDS

NICKI RUSSELL

ANNA RENKEN

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING FC

A BRIEF HISTORY

LOUGHBOROUGH FOXES 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 UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE TEAM Loughborough Students Women’s Football Club offers many competitive opportunities. The performance team compete in the British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS) Northern Premier League. When possible, players are also supported to play “external football” alongside the programme, most notably with our partner Loughborough Foxes (Tier 3), but also other Tier 3 and Championship clubs. Each year Loughborough University invests a million pounds in performance sport, and a million pounds in facilities. Thanks to this investment, Director of Football Richard Allen is able to lead a professional programme of coaching and support.

As a first team performance squad member you will receive expert coaching, 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 to Performance Lifestyle support and our top athletes can apply for scholarships.

MERGING/ LIGHTNING LAUNCH 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 2019.

Lightning will compete in the FA Northern Premier League where it will face teams including Burnley, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest, and West Bromwich Albion.