West Lynn Sports & Social Football Club
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Newly formed Green Park Rovers entered the 'Reebok Fives' at under 11's in 1993 becoming Eastern Regional Champions.
This success was repeated in 1994 and 1995 when the under 14's became County Champions of Norfolk.
By the 1995 season squad numbers had increased sufficiently to enable the club to enter the Peterborough 11-A-Side League where they certainly held their own against older opposition.
The 1996 season brought the change of name to Kings Lynn Ladies. The team still playing in the Peterborough League once again held they own.
The season of 1997 saw Lynn Ladies join the newly formed Norfolk Ladies League where the team went on to win both League and League Cup, showing that the team was coming of age.
Joining the Eastern Regions Women's Football League in the season of 1998/99 the team once again showed that they where growing as a team and finished the season Runners-Up to Cambridge Academicals in the Division Two North League, scoring 107 goals in just 18 matches and achieving promotion to Division One. (Table Below)
Eastern Regions Division Two North
Team |
pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts |
| Cambridge Academicals | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 12 | 54 |
| Kings Lynn | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 107 | 25 | 46 |
| B.T.I. | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 27 | 40 |
| Ashlea | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 45 | 36 |
| Woodbridge Town | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 48 | 26 |
| Sudbury Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 57 | 19 |
| Wisbech Town | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 16 |
| Canary Racers Reserves | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 70 | 14 |
| Norwich Panthers | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 114 | 9 |
| I.P. Magpies | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 115 | 4 |
The 1999/2000 season saw the departure of original founder of the club Bill Page. The team held together by the involvement of Nigel Stevens and Andy Bliss. Runners-up once again this time in Division One just being piped to the title by Royston Town by two points. (Table Below)
Eastern Regions Division One
Team |
pld | w | d | l | f | a | pts |
| Royston Town | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 37 |
| Kings Lynn | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 19 | 35 |
| Cambridge United | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 63 | 29 | 36 |
| Haverhill Rovers | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 14 | 34 |
| Cambridge Academicals | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 36 |
| Stanway | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 23 |
| Northampton T & County Res. | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 21 |
| Huntingdon | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 13 |
| Bedford Town Bells Res. | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 8 |
| Cottenham | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 74 | 6* |
The season of 2000/01 saw the team struggle for players but still managed to finish the season in a respectable 6th place in Division One. Unfortunately the team had to pull out of the Eastern Regions League at the end of the season due to the lack of players.
Lynn Ladies joined the Peterborough 7 a-side league in 2001/02 due to lack of players and finished the season as runners-up.
2002/2003 saw Lynn return to the Norfolk 11-A-Side League and they also joined the 7-A-Side League. A very successful year saw Lynn Ladies come Runners-Up in the 11-A-Side League, finished as Champions of the 7-A-Side League and also won the 11-A-Side League Cup.
Once again Lynn Ladies found themselves Runners-Up in the Norfolk 11-A-Side League 2003/2004.
The season of 2004/2005 saw a change in management with Gary Stewart coming in to replace George Dack who became Chairman. In this season Lynn Ladies luck changed and they won the Norfolk 11-A-Side league by one point and with a goal difference of plus 30.
Vice Captain Shelley Woods was Runner-Up in the Lynn News Sports Women of the Year Awards.
Managers Player of Year 04/05 - Shelley Woods
Players Player of Year 04/05 - Shelley Woods
Most Improved Player 04/05 - Faye Short
Top Goal Scorer 04/05 - Shelley Woods
2005/2006 Lynn Ladies entered the summer 5-A-Side Downham tournament with them going on to be crowned Champions.
After winning the Norfolk League the previous year Lynn Ladies where promoted to the Eastern Regions League Division One East. Lynn started the season brightly and was topping the table coming up to Christmas but faded away to finish the season in a respectable 6th.
| PLD | WON | DRAWN | LOST | FOR | AGAINST | PTS | |
| Kings Lynn Ladies FC | 20 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
58 |
33 |
38 |
Managers Player of Year 05/06 - Nicola Bray
Players Player of Year 05/06 - Kerrie Stevens
Most Improved Player 05/06 - Alison Weston
Top Goal Scorer 05/06 - Nicola Bray
2006/2007 Lynn Ladies again entered the summer 5-A-Side Downham tournament and once again finished as Champions.
Playing in the Eastern Regions League for the second season, Lynn found the going hard and struggled for players. Things then got worst with Top goal scorer Nicola Bray quitting the club to go and join Hethersett who where topping the table. Lynn as always rallied round and got in some new young talent and pulled off some remarkable wins against all the odds to finish the season 5th.
| PLD | WON | DRAWN | LOST | FOR | AGAINST | PTS | |
| Kings Lynn Ladies FC | 14 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
40 |
36 |
19 |
Managers Player of Year 06/07 - Kerrie Stevens
Players Player of Year 06/07 - Shelley Woods
Most Improved Player 06/07 - Heather Bedford
Top Goal Scorer 06/07 - Shelley Woods
2007/2008 Season saw Kings Lynn Ladies join forces with West Lynn Sports and Social Club in a deal which meant that the Ladies would become West Lynn Ladies FC ending a era and giving the ladies the fresh start that they needed to build on for future success. It also meant that the ladies would have a first class permanent home to train and play from enabling them to move forward and bring in the best players from the town.
The ladies entered the Hawkwell 5-a-side summer tournament in Essex and against the odds won the competition by only conceding two goals all day. And beat higher opposition along the way.
The ladies entered the Thetford 5-a-side summer tournament and after a great day of football the ladies where narrowly beaten in the final 1-0 to Yaxley A in what was the only goal they conceded all day.
The ladies third season in the Eastern Regions produced a solid season where the team had a superb 3rd place finish just missing out on the runners up spot. Shelley Woods led the way with a 42 goal haul in just 27 matches. The team could take great pride in their efforts over the course of the season and could now look to move on to challenge for the title.
| PLD | WON | DRAWN | LOST | FOR | AGAINST | PTS | |
| West Lynn Ladies FC | 20 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
52 |
35 |
34 |
Managers Player of Year 07/08 - Shelley Woods
Players Player of Year 07/08 - Shelley Woods / Kerrie Stevens / Lisa Wilson / Heather Bedford
Most Improved Player 07/08 - Kirsty Scott / Ellen Manning
Top Goal Scorer 07/08 - Shelley Woods
2008/2009 Season saw West Lynn ladies entered the Downham 6 a side tournament in which they lost 2-0 in the final to Yaxley. Their fortunes changed when entering the Thetford 5 a side tournament where they beat Allstars 1-0 in the final. They took that form into the Lowestoft 5 a side tournament where they beat Swanton 1-0 in the final to make it two final wins out of three in what was a very productive summer program.
The ladies won the Eastern Regions Division 1 North league by 8 points from runners up Taverham. The ladies also made the final of the Norfolk and Suffolk County Cup but lost 5-0 to Norwich City who play two leagues higher than West Lynn.
Managers Player of Year 08/09 - Shelley Woods
Players Player of Year 08/09 - Sarah Rogers
Most Improved Player 08/09 - Michelle Stewart
Top Goal Scorer 08/09 - Shelley Woods
2009/2010 West Lynn ladies enetered the Thetford 5-a-side Tournament but unfortunatly lost 2-0 in the final to Peterborough.