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At the AJN today…

Portishead Town L.F.C.

Having previously had a Ladies team, Portishead
Town Football Club resurrected the Ladies section
in 2011.

The team was to be led by Chip Wright and were
elected to join Somerset County Women's
League. After initially struggling, the 2015-16
season saw the team achieving a league and cup
double, beating Staplegrove in the final 2-0.

The 2016-17 season followed on from the previous year with a league and
cup double once again, this time beating Pen Mill 4-3 in a thrilling final.

With promotion to South West Regional Women's Football League,
Portishead Town Ladies won their third successive promotion in 2017-18
from the Eastern Division on goal difference from Royal Wootton Bassett
Ladies.

During this season, the Ladies Reserves team was created, who compete
in the Somerset County Women's League, winning Division Two in their
first season and they currently compete in Division One.

The 2020-21 season saw Portishead Town Ladies capture the South West
Women’s League Premier Division title and they were subsequently
promoted to Division One South West of the FA Women’s National League.

At present the team is just below mid-table in its second season at Tier 4
level and the highlight of the campaign came in the Vitality Women’s FA
Cup, where they beat Exeter City on the way towards reaching the Third
Round for the first time in their history, when they eventually went down
to Ipswich Town.