Addickted To Charlton Women

Charlton finished their preseason with victory over Wolves at The Valley. The visitors started brightly, enjoying a good amount of possession in the early stages but without really threatening the Charlton goal. Charlton took the lead in the 17th minute. A Jodie Hutton corner eventually gets recycled over to Emily Van Egmond and her cross is headed in at the far post by Ash Neville.  In the 27th minute Sophie Whitehouse reminded everyone that she is one of the best goalkeepers around right now with two stunning saves. First, she tipped an Olivia Francis effort over the bar and, from the resulting corner, a volley from Chloe Williams was destined for the top corner but Sophie dived full stretch to turn the ball away. Charlton doubled their lead in the 39th minute. Leah Davidson won the ball back deep inside the Wolves half and eventually it found it’s way to Ellie Mason whose low cross was turned in by Ash Neville for her second of the game. HALF TIME CHARLTON 2-0 WOLVES Charlton ma...

Charlton have announced the signing of 25 year old Icelandic striker Linda Lif Boama from Swedish side Kristianstads on a 3 year contract. Boama has a tremendous goal scoring record when playing in Iceland and also scored 8 goals in 19 games whilst playing for Boston College Eagles in America. She has been capped by Iceland on 2 occasions. Welcome to Charlton Linda. 

Charlton were well beaten on Wednesday night at Meadow Park against a strong Arsenal side in their penultimate preseason friendly. The hosts started well enjoying most of the early possession but Charlton were very well organised defensively and didn’t really allow Arsenal the opportunity to create any clear cut chances. Charlton took the lead in the 24th minute. A throw in from Ash Neville was aimed towards Jodie Hutton and, as the ball bounced off a couple of players, hesitation between Leah Williamson and Steph Catley allowed Emily Van Egmond to run on to the ball and she crossed to Lucy Fitzgerald who slotted home from around the penalty spot. Arsenal were back level in the 35th minute. A good period of passing down the right saw the ball eventually with Lisa Baum who’s reverse pass allowed Georgia Stanway to race on to it and she just got the ahead of Keira Skeels and an onrushing Sophie Whitehouse to find the net from a tight angle. Arsenal were awarded a penalty in the 43rd minu...

Charlton have announced the signing of Keira Flannery from West Ham United. The 20 year old midfielder, who spent last season on loan at Charlton, has signed a 3 year deal. Keira was a key figure in Karen Hills’ squad that ultimately got promoted to the WSL and brings more options to the midfield. She has represented England at youth levels. Keira will wear number 14. Welcome back Flanners. That goal is definitely coming this year 😊

Charlton have announced their squad numbers for the upcoming WSL season. New signings Anna Koivunen is number 24, Grace Johnston takes number 4, Ashleigh Neville is 29 (that’s my number so I may need to have a word) 😂, Leah Davidson is 6 & Emily van Egmond is 22. Loanees Paula Partido is 7 and Lorena Azzaro is 9  The full list is as follows : 1 SOPHIE WHITEHOUSE ( GK ) 2 ELLIE MASON 3 CHARLOTTE NEWSHAM 4 GRACE JOHNSTON 5 ELISHA N’DOW 6 LEAH DAVIDSON 7 PAULA PARTIDO ( On Loan ) 8 CARLA HUMPHREY 9 LORENA AZZARO ( On Loan )   10 GILLIAN KENNEY 11 LUCY FITZGERALD 12 JODIE HUTTON 15 KATIE LOCKWOOD 17 KIERA SKEELS ( CAPTAIN ) 18 GLORIA SIBER 20 MARY MCATEER 21 ANNA PEDERSEN ( GK ) 22 EMILY VAN EGMOND 23 LUCIA LOBATO 24 ANNA KOIVUNEN ( GK ) 25 LIZZIE WALDIE 29 ASHLEIGH NEVILLE

Charlton found out today their opponents in this years League Cup, which is now known as The Subway Players Cup, having been previously known as The Subway League Cup. The format has been given a revamp for the 2026/27 season with it now adopting a Swiss style league format with all participating teams guaranteed at least 6 matches with fixtures done by region. There are 3 points awarded for a win during the league phase. If the scores are level after 90minutes, a penalty shootout will decide the winner, who would be awarded 2 points and the loser would get 1 point. At the conclusion of the “league” games in the cup, it then becomes a knockout competition until only 2 teams remain, who will then face each other in the final for the trophy. The WSL teams who are involved in the Women’s Champions League will not take part in the Players Cup. They are Manchester City, Arsenal & Chelsea. Charlton’s opponents are as follows : SEPTEMBER 23rd Brighton & Hove Albion (A) 30th Crystal Pa...

Charlton today announced the signing of Australian midfielder Emily Van Egmond on a 1 year deal with an option of a further year. The 33 year old joins from Leicester City where she will team up once again with Ash Neville, who also joined Charlton from Leicester last week. Emily brings a vast amount of experience having previously played in the WSL for West Ham & Leicester. She has also been capped by The Matilda’s over 170 times. Looking forward to seeing Emily in action with the new season just a month away. Welcome to SE7, Emily.