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London Bees

English women's football club

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fullname	London Bees
nickname	The Bees
founded	(as District Line Ladies F.C.)
ground	The Bees Stadium, Canons Park
capacity	1,000
chairman	Anthony Kleanthous
manager	Daniel McKimm
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website	https://www.londonbeesfc.com/
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current	2025–26 London Bees season

London Bees is an English women's football club affiliated with Barnet F.C. They play in the FA Women's National League Division One South East, the fourth tier of the English women's football pyramid. The club has been in existence under several names since 1975, originally being called District Line Ladies F.C. The team were re-branded as London Bees after joining the new WSL 2 for the 2014 season. The club have a first team and a youth academy; both train and play at the Hive Stadium.

History

The club began in 1975 as District Line Ladies FC, then merged with Wembley FC in 1993 to become Wembley Ladies FC. In 1996 Wembley won the League Cup by defeating Doncaster Belles. In 1997 Wembley reached the FA Women's Cup final after defeating Arsenal in the semi-final. However they were unable to beat Millwall Lionesses and lost 1-0 at the Boleyn Ground. In 1997 the club moved to play at Hanwell Town FC but kept the Wembley Ladies name. In 1998, the club became affiliated with Barnet FC, amalgamating with the existing Barnet Ladies FC from the Greater London League to form Barnet FC Ladies.

In March 2010 Barnet F.C. Ladies were announced as an unsuccessful bidder for the FA Women's Super League. In 2013, they were successful in their bid to join the WSL under their new name of London Bees for the 2014 season.

In the 2016 FA WSL summer season, London Bees became the first WSL 2 club to reach the semi-finals of the FA WSL Cup, after notable wins against Chelsea Ladies on penalties and Sheffield Ladies in their quarter-final fixture. They were later defeated in the semi-final by Birmingham City Ladies.

In the 2020–21 season, London Bees finished bottom of the Championship and were relegated to the third tier of English women's football.

In the 2024–2025 season, London Bees finished fourth in the FA Women's National League Division One South East, the fourth tier of English women's football.

Current squad

Dan McKimm at the 2025 SXSW London festival in London, England.

Current technical staff

As of 27th August, 2025.

Position	Name
First Team Coach	Dan McKimm
Goalkeeping Coach	James McKimm
Assistant Coach	Tim Abramyan
S & C Coach	Harry Garrod
Physiotherapist	Ali Jaweed
Nutritionist	Georgia Ridgeway
Sports Psychologist	Kate Chesser
Media & Communications	Alfie-Bray Cracknell

Notable former players

Players who played for District Line Ladies, Wembley Ladies, Barnet FC Ladies or London Bees and received recognition at full international level

BUL Evdokia Popadinova
ENG Natasha Dowie
ENG Carol Harwood
ENG Lesley Higgs
ENG Kim Jerray-Silver
ENG Justine Lorton
ENG Kristy Moore
ENG Danielle Murphy
ENG Sarah Reed
ENG Kelly Smith
IRL Emma Beckett
IRL Jemma Connor-Iommi
IRL Jan Mooney
ISR Ayala Liran
WAL Naz Ball
WAL Eleri Earnshaw
WAL Sydney Hinchcliffe
WAL Danielle Oates
WAL Sally Wade
WAL Laura-May Walkley
IRL Ruesha Littlejohn
ENG Rachel Unitt
WAL Charlie Estcourt
WAL Helen Ward

Former managers

Manager	Dates
Lee Burch	May 2019 – February 2021
Rachel Yankey	February 2019 – May 2019
Luke Swindlehurst	July 2017 – February 2019
David Edmonson	February 2016 – May 2017
Julian Broomes	August 2014 – October 2015

Honours

FA Women's Premier League Southern Division:
- Winners (2): 1992–93 (as District Line), 2009–10 (as Barnet F.C. Ladies)
FA Women's Premier League Cup:
- Winners (2): 1995–96 (as Wembley Ladies) , 2010–11
FA WSL Cup:
- Semi-Finalist: 2016, Continental Cup

Player honours

FA WSL 2 Golden Boot Award
- Winner: Jo Wilson with 10 League goals in 2016
FA WSL 2 Player of the Month (April 2017/18)
- Winner: Katie Wilkinson
FA Championship Player of the Month (January 2019/20)
- Winner: Sarah Quantrill

Manager honours

LMA Women's Championship Manager of the Month (September 2019/20)
- Winner: Lee Burch
LMA Women's Championship Manager of the Month (January 2019/20)
- Winner: Lee Burch

References

(2021). "A History of the Women's FA Cup". thehistorypress pages 142-144.
(22 March 2010). "Lincoln Ladies FA Women's Super League bid success". BBC.
Leighton, Tony. (21 March 2010). "Lincoln City the surprise name in newly formed Women's Super League". The Guardian.
"Table {{!}} Division One South East {{!}} The FA Women's National League".
(21 August 2019). "Confirmed squad numbers 2019/20 season!".
"London Bees 2024/25 retained and released list".
Pete Davies. (11 March 1996). "Wembley's flair rewarded in shoot-out". The Independent.

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