Argyle Ladies v West Bromwich Albion - Match-day programme, Sunday, March 1, 2020.

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Pilgrim Argyle v West Bromwich Albion FA Women’s National League Plate Semi-Final Sunday, March 1, 2020. Manadon Sports and Community Hub. 2pm

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Argyle v West Bromwich Albion. February 26, 2020

FA WOMEN’S NATIONAL PREMIER LEAGUE SOUTH AUGUST 18 v Crawley A L 0-2 SEPTEMBER 1 v Gillingham A W 2-0 8 v Keynsham H W 6-1 15 v Yeovil Town H W 5-1 22 v Hounslow A W 8-0 29 v MK Dons A W 5-1

P W D L GD PTS Crawley 14 12 1 1 27 37 Watford 11 9 1 1 26 28 Cardiff 13 8 1 4 14 25 Argyle 13 8 0 5 23 24 Yeovil 12 7 2 3 28 23 Oxford 12 7 0 5 22 21 Milton Keynes 12 4 1 7 -7 13 Portsmouth 7 4 0 3 10 12 Gillingham 10 3 2 5 -14 11 Keynsham 12 2 1 9 -30 7 Hounslow 13 0 3 10 -68 3 Chichester 13 0 2 11 -31 2

OCTOBER 20 v Cardiff City A W 2-1 NOVEMBER 10 v Chichester A W 5-0 DECEMBER 8 v Watford H L 4-5 15 v Oxford United A L 1-2 JANUARY 12 v Crawley H L 0-1 FEBRUARY 2 v Gillingham 2-0 23 v Yeovil 0-3 MARCH 8 v Hounslow H 15 v Portsmouth H 22 v Milton Keynes H 29 v Oxford United H APRIL 12 v Portsmouth A 19 v Keynsham A 26 v Chichester A MAY 3 v Cardiff City H 10 v Watford A

FA CUP JANUARY 5 v Watford A L 0-5 NATIONAL LEAGUE CUP QUALIFYING ROUND AUGUST 25 v Exeter City A L 3-4 PLATE OCTOBER 13 v BUCKLAND ATHLETIC A W 7-1 NOVEMBER 24 v AFC Wimbledon H W 3-1 JANUARY 26 v Stevenage 3-1 MARCH 1 v West Bromwich Albion H WESTWARD DEVELOPMENTS SENIOR CUP NOVEMBER 17 v Feniton A W 8-0 JANUARY 19 v Buckland Athletic A W 8-1 MAY 15 v Exeter City (Final)

Argyle v West Bromwich Albion. February 26, 2020

WELCOME WORDS WE would like to welcome the players, management and officials of West Bromwich Abion to Manadon for this semi-final of the National League Plate competition.

We would also like to extend our welcome to their supports and hope you all enjoy your short stay in Plymouth.

To my knowledge, this is the first meeting of the two clubs, who are plying their trade at the same level but in opposite divisions, our visitors from the Northern League and us from the Southern League.

I was delighted to have got a home draw as our recent run of away games has been bordering on ridiculous. The amount of miles my Ladies have put in this season already is probably more than most in our level of football.

I was also delighted that we stayed away from the teams in our southern division as it is nice to guage ourselves against a northern league team.

I am very honoured to take PALFC into a national semi-final as the opportunities do not come around that often. So we will be doing our very best to make it a day to remember and who knows what will happen after 90 minutes, or maybe even be 120 minutes? I know our visitors, as holders of the cup, will be applying the same message.

Looking back, our league performances have been inconsistent in recent games so the break form the league campaign is welcomed and all our focus will be on today’s cup match.

I really do not like to pick out too many individual players and singing their achievements, but I have to mention Libby Lawton, who, one day after her 16th birthday, made her senior debut.

I am sure you will all agree this young lady has a bright future ahead of herself and, if she keeps working hard and applies the right attitude, then who knows what lies ahead of her?

I hope you all enjoy the game.

Come on You Greens!

Dave Leonard

Argyle v West Bromwich Albion. February 26, 2020

Argyle v West Bromwich Albion. February 26, 2020

TODAY’S VISITORS:

WBA WOMEN

TODAY’S opposition were formed in 1989 as West Bromwich Albion Women’s FC, and they currently occupy 10th position in the Women’s National League Northern Premier Division – the sister league to the Southern Premier Division, which Argyle Ladies currently sit in fourth position.

Albion regained their place in the Northern Premier Division in spectacular style, having won the Division One Midlands title by a landslide last season – winning 19 of their 20 league fixtures, with a cumulative goal difference of +82.

Albion’s local rivals, the Wolves Women, finished six points behind them in second place.

Having initially struggled to hit the heights of last season on their return to the Northern Premier Division, West Brom have evidenced some impressive recent form, which has lifted them out of immediate danger in league action, while also progressing to the final of their county competition, as well as today’s semi-final.

A 4-1 away win at Bolton Wanderers in the quarter-final capped a five-game unbeaten run heading into this after-

other player in the West Brom squad to have reached double-figures in goals, has won three ‘Opposition Player of the Match Awards’, the joint-most of any player in the squad, alongside Natalie Murray and Fran Orthodoxou.

ROAD TO THE SEMI-FINAL Determining round WBA 2 Barnsley 4

noon’s fixture at Manadon, while their last defeat in all competitions came in the FA Cup, where they were stunned 3-1 by National League Division One side Southampton – with substitute Trina Greaves the solitary goal-scorer.

Jade Arber is the team’s leading goal-scorer, with 21 goals to her name this season. Keeley Davies, the only

A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL AMBER POLLOCK STEPH BECK

Preliminary round Lincoln City 1 WBA 2 Round 1 WBA 6 Burton 1

Round two WBA 5 Leafield Athletic 1

Quarter-final Bolton Wanderers 1 WBA 4

OUR PLAYERS’ SPONSORS

HELEN BLEAZARD KATIE MIDDLETON NATASHA KNAPMAN

LEAH BURRIDGE

FAYE IVALL

EBONY DOVER KAYLEY LANE

BEN KYLE

REBECCA DANDRIDGE MOLLIIE TAYLOR

THE TEAMS ARGYLE

WBA WOMEN

1

Ben Kyle

Vanessa Kinnerley (GK)

2

Bow Jackson

Bethan Jewitt

3

Faye Ivall

Keeley Davies

4

Ebony Dover

Fran Orthodoxou

5

Katie Middleton (c)

Hannah George (capt)

6

Leah Burridge

Ria Elsmore

7

Helen Bleazard

Jade Arber

8

Libby Lawton

Nicole Nymoen

9

Lucy Solloway

Trina Greaves

12

Bethany Everson

Leigh Dugmore

13

Natasha Knapman

Shannon Stamps

14

Stephanie Beck

Evie Gallop

18

Panagiota Papaioannou

Natalie Murray

19

Mollie Taylor

Hattie James

25

Lydia Huntley

Anna Wilcox

Manager: Dave Leonard Coach: Marc Bonney Player/Coach: Vicki Fannon

Head Coach: Louis Stone

Goalkeeping Coach: Jason Haswell

Assistant Coach: Liam Wall

Physio: Hannah Robertson

GK Coach: Lewis Sandbrook Physio: Matthew Sneddon

Referee Thomas Anstice-Mitchell Assistants Simon Mann and Ryan McPhail