Hull City Ladies F.C.

Hull City Ladies Football Club is a semi-professional women's association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete in the FA Women's National League North, the third tier of the women's English football league system. They play their home games at the Easy Buy Stadium, in nearby Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire.^[1]

Hull City Ladies

Full name	Hull City Ladies Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Tigresses
Founded	2001; 24 years ago (2001)
Ground	Easy Buy Stadium
Coordinates	53°43′02.42″N 0°30′00.61″W
Chairman	Daniel Johnson
Manager	Chris Hames
League	FA Women's National League North
2024–25	FA Women's National League North,8th of 12
Website	www.hullcityladies.com
Home colours Away colours

Although they share a number of similarities with Hull City Association Football Club, the Tigresses, as they are known, are not affiliated with them and are completely independent.^[2]

History

Hull City Ladies F.C. were formed in 2001, and began play in the Yorkshire & Humberside league before being promoted to the North East Women's Premier League in 2004–05. In the 2006–07 season, they were division champions and as a result achieved promotion to the Northern Combination Women's Football League. By 2009, they had been relegated back to the North East league. Ahead of the 2011–12 campaign, the club merged with Beverley Town Ladies. In 2014–15, the Tigresses were promoted as champions to the Women's Premier League Northern Division One. Their dramatic rise through the leagues continued, reaching the FA Women's National League North in 2018. However, in the 2021–22 season, they were relegated, only to return in 2024, after a 5–1 away victory over Leeds United saw Hull win the league title.^[3]

In April 2025, three major headlines broke from the club. Firstly, on 16 April, co-owner and chairman Daniel Johnson requested that the FA should relegate Hull to the fourth tier regardless of their league position amidst financial ruin.^[4] A few weeks later they were then investigated by the police for suspected fraud, with the club's future hanging in the balance.^[2] Then, on 30 April, the club's players accused Johnson of "aggressive behaviour", including making "inappropriate comments about sex".^[5]

Players

Current squad

As of 18 August 2024.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Abi Wallace 2 DF  ENG Catherine Hamill 3 DF  ENG Jo Symington 4 DF  ENG Amy Wilson 5 DF  ENG Ellice Jackman 6 DF  ENG Tilly Oxley 7 MF  ENG Liberty Bott 8 MF  ENG Ellie Tanser 9 MF  ENG Sophie Tinson 10 FW  ENG Rachael Ackroyd 11 FW  ENG Madison Green 12 MF  ENG Kirstie Hunt

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 GK  ENG Georgia Wattam 14 MF  ENG Olivia Harness 15 DF  ENG Ruby Dawson 16 MF  ENG Louise Dealtry-Todd 17 MF  ENG Rowen Crawshaw 18 MF  ENG Chloe Copsey 19 MF  ENG Helen Lynskey 20 FW  ENG Shakala Brookes 22 DF  ENG Darcie Sugden-Brook 24 FW  ENG Hope Knight 25 FW  ENG Lily Cockerill 26 FW  ENG Rosie Caley

Staff

• Chris Hames – First Team Manager
• Robert Zand – Assistant Manager, GK Coach
• Joel Drewery – First Team Coach
• Josh Hairsine – Sports Science Lead
• Jamie Robinson – Sport Rehab

Sponsors

Hull City Ladies has a long-standing relationship with local business, Wolds Engineering Services.