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Wikipedia - London Bees
London Bees is an English women's football club affiliated with Barnet F.C. They play in the FA Women's National League South. 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 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.
De club werd opgericht in 2015 als een samenvoeging van twee lokale clubs, Acton Ladies en Hayes & Yeading Ladies. De Bees wonnen de Southern Region Women's Premier Division in 2016/17 en promootten naar de FA Women's Championship.
Sinds ze toetraden tot de Championship, is London Bees een constante kracht in de competitie geweest en eindigde verschillende keren in de tophelft. Het team heeft ook indruk gemaakt in de Women's FA Cup, waarbij ze in 2020/21 de kwartfinales bereikten.
De London Bees spelen hun thuiswedstrijden op het Hive Stadium, dat ook wordt gebruikt door AFC Wimbledon. Het team staat bekend om zijn aanvallende speelstijl en heeft een aantal getalenteerde spelers in de gelederen, waaronder voormalig Engeland international Izzy Christiansen.