The club was formed under the name
Duke of York in 1971, as founder members of the
North West Women's League. They were renamed
Preston Rangers W.F.C. in 1977 and reached the semi-finals of the
FA Women's Cup in 1982–83 and 1989–90. In 1997, they became
Preston North End W.F.C. and finished 1997–98 as champions, winning promotion to the
Northern Combination Women's Football League. In 1999, the club was officially affiliated with
Preston North End F.C. The club won the
Northern Combination Women's Football League in 2005–06 and were promoted into the
FA Women's Premier League Northern Division for the first time. In June 2011, Luke Swindlehurst was appointed first team manager, following his previous role as assistant manager in the 2010–11 season. The club was rebranded
Fylde Ladies F.C. in May 2016 after switching its affiliation from Preston North End to
AFC Fylde. The name was changed to AFC Fylde Women from the start of the 2019–20 season. On 28 April 2020, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the team was disbanded due to growing uncertainties within women's football, and the financial implications of the pandemic. One month later, on 26 May 2020, AFC Fylde reversed its decision, thus saving the club. ==Grounds==