Croydon Women's Football Club

ABOUT US...

Croydon Women's Football Club was initally founded in 1991 as Bromley Borough, but soon became Croydon Women's FC in 1994.

Croydon WFC went on to become one of the top teams in England, winning the league and Women's FA Cup 'double' in 1996, the league again, in an undefeated season, in 1999 and another 'double' in 2000.

In 2000 the club disbanded and most of the players went on to form and represent Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club.

Many Croydon legends rose from these successful years, including former England and Brighton Manager Hope Powell, Debbie Bampton, Pauline Cope, Brenda Sempare - all members of The English Football Hall of Fame - as well as many other England International players.

Croydon Ladies Midfielder Brenda Sempare

2019 was the year of Croydon's comeback, returning as an under 18s side in the Surrey County Women and Girl's League.

In 2020, Croydon became an open age team, competing in the Greater London Women's Football League. With the season disrupted by Covid, Croydon finished 8th in the table.

The 2021/22 season saw greater success: an unbeaten run meant the Trams topped the table, securing promotion to the South East Counties Surrey Premier Division. Ahead of the 22/23 season, Croydon WFC made the move back to their original home of Croydon Sports Arena.

2022 also saw the introduction of the Croydon WFC Development team. An excellent first season saw the Devs secure the league and cup double in the London Women's Saturday Football League (Div 2 South). A tricky second season followed in Division 1, with the Devs ultimately making the return to Division 2.

In 2023, the First team made their long awaited return to the FA Cup, advancing to the second qualifying round, following a nail-biting penalty shootout against Hammersmith FC.

2024 saw the First team once again compete in the FA Cup, this time suffering an agonising 1-2 defeat in the second qualifying round. There was cup progress elsewhere though, with the Trams making it to the final of the Surrey Divisional Cup: our first cup final in 25 years!

Make sure you click through our website and across our social media platforms to keep up with the Trams journey in another exciting season!