Photo by Terry Fisher
Yeovil Town Ladies were one of 11 successful bids to take part this season, with other successful clubs including Arsenal, Birmingham City, Bristol City, Doncaster Rovers Belles, Everton, Notts County, Oxford United, Reading, Sheffield FC and Sunderland.
The Sister Club Programme will see girls’ clubs around the country to become affiliated with their local FA WSL club. As part of the programme, Sister Clubs will gain access to hundreds of match tickets, player appearances, coaching sessions, camps and mascot places. There are two levels of affiliation – gold and silver.
The investment is for each member FA WSL club to employ a Programme Officer who will set up and run their programme and Yeovil Town Ladies are pleased to appoint 2016 captain Ellie Curson.
The 2016 FA WSL season kicks off on Wednesday 23 March with FA WSL 1 relegated side Bristol City Women, first up for Yeovil, but before that Yeovil face WSL1 side Sunderland AFC Ladies, in the SSE FA Women’s Cup on Sunday 20th March at Huish Park.
FA head of women’s leagues and competitions Katie Brazier said: “This programme is a really innovative way to continue building on the league’s success and enable clubs to further grow their fanbases.
“We know that the success of the league in terms of both attendance and quality is driven by strong grassroots support and this programme will allow clubs to build this even further.
In 2015 FA WSL attendances rose 48 per cent on the previous season, with the average league attendance per match reaching 1,076.
Grassroots clubs who are interested in becoming a Sister Club can find out more information by emailing sisterclub@yeoviltownladies.com
Full FA WSL match and ticket information can be found at the Yeovil Town Ladies website here.
Report courtesy of Yeovil Town Ladies FC.
