Peterborough United Women have today become part of the London Road club, having previously played under the PUFC Foundation.
Club co-owner Jason Neale told theposh.com: “When we arrived as co-owners, we found that the football club obviously had the first team and an Academy, but a Women’s side that were kind of connected, but not under the umbrella of the club, so myself and Stewart and Darragh [MacAnthony] are of the opinion that it should be a ‘one club’ strategy from the under 8s all the way through to the first team, so it was important to us to bring them into the fold.
“One of my daughters play high level women’s football in Canada. I have watched a lot of women’s football. I am really optimistic about the future. The Women’s side have enjoyed a lot of good progress and if there is a team in this country that deserve a promotion, it is our Women’s team.”
They are waiting to find out in the next few days if they have been granted ‘upward movement’ from the East Midlands League to the FAWNL Division 1, following another campaign ended by Covid.
Academy Manager Kieran Scarff, who will oversee the move, said: “There is a clear aspiration for the Women’s team to continue enjoying the success they have had over the past few seasons and to grow much further along the way. This move will give more access to the resources that the club can provide and will only support their growth.”
Chloe Brown, who has been installed as the new manager and assisted by Jenna Lusk, said: “We have a drive to be the best team that we can be. This summer will be important in terms of recruitment and we are working hard to put together a squad to develop with us as a club.”
Lusk, who created the Women’s team seven years ago, added: “We have come a long way; we have built a lot of teams from under 9s through the women’s team and we now have a first team and a reserve team and have built the foundations to take it to the next stage and that next stage is really important for us.”
