Previous Teams In June, 1920, the first record of any women's team in Bath was formed as simply; "Bath Ladies Football Club". With
The Bath Chronicle at the time stating: "Enthusiastic reception of the proposed club, many ladies have shown their wish to join." Application's for squad entry were received from places as far as
Gloucester,
Bristol and the
Isle of Wight. It was suggested by Chairman Mr Hopkins that the colours ought to be the same as the men's; black and white jerseys, with black shorts, black stockings, white rings, and black woolly caps. A year later In 1921, Bath City Ladies played at
Old Trafford in front of 31,000 to raise money for unemployed ex-servicemen in
Manchester. The fixture raised £2,000 for the fund to help returning soldiers from the
World War 1. On Saturday 28 April 1921, the women's team played
Southampton Women's in front of 12,000 at
Bristol. However, in the same year,
The Football Association banned women's football because the Association felt the physicality of the game was; “unsuitable for women”. Women's football suffered for decades but it was reintroduced around the mid-century and has since progressed significantly.
Current team launch (2022–present) The current club were founded in June 2022. On 29 August 2022, for the final game of
pre-season preparation, The Bath City women’s team won 9–0 against
Wells City ladies. However the club started the league campaign poorly. On Sunday 2 September 2022, the team competed in their first ever competitive league match, in which they lost 4–0 to
Penhill ladies away. Albeit a poor start did not hinder the squad, a run of winning steaks, and good performances placed the club second in the Somerset County women’s league, as of March, 2023. The team achieved promotion in its first ever season, finishing 2nd in the league on 31 points in 18 games, and will go on to play in the South West Regional Football League, the sixth tier of English football. == Stadium ==