Bristol City Women's Football history dates back to 1990 when Bristol City FC's first community officer Shaun Parker and his assistant Richard Wilson took on the responsibility of developing Women's Football at Ashton Gate. Contact was made with a team called Bristol United who had no affiliation with the professional football club.

They were invited to represent Bristol City FC and were provided with kit, a space in the programme and appearances on the pitch in an effort to develop and advertise the women's game. As a result of the new partnership the clubs women's football scene gained momentum and by 1994 the club had formed 2 senior sides and embraced two football-loving fathers, Roger Bowyer and Andy Bayliss, who together with 12 young girls had formed 3 junior sides playing in an indoor 6-a-side league in Bristol.

These two people must be credited with the present clubs inception and it is tantamount to their achievements that many of the youngsters who joined in that era are still regulars in the senior team.

History was made for the club in 1994 when the women's senior team appeared in the Women's FA Cup Semi-Final versus Liverpool. The event received huge regional media coverage and attracted a crowd of over 2,000 at Mangotsfield United - which was unheard of in those days. Despite a 5-0 defeat it really put the club on the national map.

In the 2006-2007 season the club runs two Senior teams and U16, U14, U12 and U10 teams coached through the Bristol City Centre of Excellence.

The 1st Team, having won the South West Combination League title in 2001-2002 and finished runners up to Bristol Rovers in the Gloucestershire Challenge Cup between 1998 and 2001, were promoted into the Premier League Southern Division for the first time in 2002. Finishing in third place in their first season, having the same points as the second placed team, was an excellent achievement. Determination and hard work has seen the team become stronger and fearless when taking on higher opposition. In the 2003-2004 season the team were unbeaten in their opening 16 league matches winning 14 of them including a crunch meeting with title rivals Southampton Saints. Their hard work, confidence and never-say-die attitude culminated in promotion to the highly coveted National Division for the 2004-2005 season under previous manager Jack Edgar. To cap a perfect season they beat local rivals Bristol Rovers in the Gloucestershire Challenge Cup for the first time in five years.

To add to this success the club's Women's section Chairman Nick King received the Nationwide Marketing Award for 2003-2004 at the Awards ceremony in London in May 2004 having worked hard to raise the profile of the team and market the club in such a way that a big improvement was seen in match day attendances which averaged over 175 for league games. At the same awards Charlotte King was awarded the Top Goalscorer award for the Southern Division, although she was actually the highest scorer of the entire Premier League with 21 League goals ahead of fellow team-mate Angie Tinson who came third in the Southern Division.

The 2004-2005 season saw Pete Amos take charge of the senior team after disappointing results at the start of the National Division programme. A former England U-18s schoolboys coach Pete also ran the Bristol City FA Academy U16 team and is Assistant Director of the Bristol City Boy's FA Academy. The role was Pete's first in Women's Football. Although the season ended in a disappointing relegation back to the Southern Division the club benefited greatly from his knowledge of the game. Last season Wayne Roberts became Head Coach and in his first season the team came as close as possible to going back up at the first attempt - finishing runners in the league only on goal difference before losing on away goals to Sunderland in the Play Offs.

The Reserve Team, under Manager Andy Bray, played in the South West Women's League in season 2002-2003, before joining the National Reserve League in the 2003-2004 season, finishing midway with 24 points. Bill Meehan joined as Reserve team Coach to assist Andy for the 2004-2005 season to further strengthen the coaching pool at the club. This combination, along with the dedication of the players, led to the team coming a superb second place in the league and with it promotion into Division 1.

The club has enjoyed much success over the years, winning many tournaments, competitions, League titles and Fair Play awards.

We have had a number of Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire County players in our squads with several members having attended England trials in the past and acquitted themselves well. Kate Roberts, Ceryl Guard and Elen King have all gained selection for the Wales at various levels. Darel Poole and Laura Niblett attended England U19 training sessions with Darel having gained five England U17 caps and three U19 caps and was Captain in all five of her U17 appearances. Helen Bleazard has also recently been selected for the England U17 training camps.

In the 2001-02 season, Bristol City Women's FC became the first FA Charter Standard Club in the area, male or female, with two members of the committee Patrick and Ann Bevan receiving awards from the County FA in recognition of their significant contribution to football.

The club is fortunate to have fantastic backing and assistance from Bristol City Football Club Chairman Steve Lansdown and his wife Maggie who is President of the Women's section. The club is fully endorsed by the Board of Directors and the women's section is regarded as an integral part of the community of Bristol City Football Club.

City have worked hard to develop an effective club management structure and a professional approach to match days.

We are also delighted to have forged strong and enduring links with the Gloucestershire Football Association enabling us to use the excellent facilities and pitch at their Headquarters, Oaklands Park, Almondsbury.