Club History
21 Nov 2008

Portsmouth Football Club Ladies was formed in 1987, at a time when women`s football was in its infancy and consequently the only option was for the team to play in the Southern Region League.

The club entered the Southern Region League in 1988 where they enjoyed 10 good seasons. During this period the club started introducing Youth teams to compete at local level.

In 1998 Portsmouth F.C. Ladies gained promotion into the South West Combination League and the same year saw them win the South West Combination League Cup.

2000 Portsmouth F.C. Ladies officially introduced a Youth Structure within the club, catering for U14 and U12 teams.

2002 Portsmouth F.C. Ladies became the first womens club in Hampshire to receive the F.A. Charter Standard Club Award for excellence in provision of coaching and support staff.

In 2002/2003 Portsmouth won the South West Combination League dropping only 2 points during the course of the season to gain promotion in to the Premier League Southern Division for the first time in the clubs history.

2003/2004 The First Team maintained their status in the Premier League Southern Division 2003/2004 also saw The reserves team win the Premier League Reserves Southern Division Two to gain promotion in to Division One.

In 2004/2005 Portsmouth F.C. Ladies retained the Hampshire Cup beating Southampton 3-0 in the final.