Amy Merricks
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PUBLISHED
06:00 25th September 2016
by James Hilsum
Albion women's development squad begin their season today.
It will be privilege to take charge of the club’s first match in a WSL competition."
Amy Merricks
Brighton & Hove Albion women’s development squad will play the club’s first official match in FA Women’s Super League [FAWSL] competition when they travel to Millwall Lionesses on Sunday, kick-off 2pm.Amy Merricks
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The FAWSL Development League (Southern Division) starts this afternoon, and the Seagulls begin their campaign with a trip to Bromley.
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Albion, coached by Amy Merricks, will also pit their wits against the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Reading in an 18-game season, which runs from September through to May 2017.
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Merricks said, “This is something which everyone at Brighton has been working towards for years, and it will be privilege to take charge of the club’s first match in a WSL competition.
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“Our girls will have the chance to test themselves against some of the best reserve teams in the country, and they thoroughly deserve this opportunity after all their hard work.
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“I first had a taste of coaching at this level for Millwall’s development squad, so to go there for our first game of the season will be a great experience for me.”
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After facing Millwall, the Seagulls host Chelsea in their first home fixture the following Sunday 2nd October at the American Express Elite Football Performance Centre.
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A full fixture list can be found here.
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Albion women’s first team will be back in competitive action in February 2017 when the new FAWSL Spring Series starts, before the start of a new winter season the following September.
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