Doncaster Rovers Belles LFC
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| Full name | Doncaster Rovers Belles Ladies Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Belles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Keepmoat Stadium (adjacent mini-stadium) Doncaster |
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| Capacity | 500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | John Gomersall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | John Buckley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Premiership | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Premiership, 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Doncaster Rovers Belles Ladies Football Club, previously Doncaster Belles LFC is a women's football (soccer) club in Doncaster in England, United Kingdom.
They are one of English women's football's most successful clubs, being one of only two non-London teams to have won the FA Women's Premier League National Division, in 1994. Founded in 1969 by lottery ticket sellers at Belle Vue, home of Doncaster Rovers Football Club, they have also won the FA Women's Cup 6 times and reached the final a further 7 times.
In the 2005/2006 season, they finished fourth in the league.
They are currently managed by former Leeds United and Doncaster Rovers footballer John Buckley. The team takes it's 'Belles' moniker from 'Donny's old stadium, Belle Vue.
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