Millwall Lionesses F.C.
| Full name | Millwall Lionesses Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Lionesses | ||
| Founded | 1973 | ||
| Ground | St Paul's Sports Ground, Rotherhithe | ||
| General Manager | Jason Vincent | ||
| Manager | Ted Jones | ||
| League | London and South East Women's Regional Football League | ||
| 2021–22 | London and South East Women's Regional Football League, 6th of 11 | ||
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Millwall Lionesses Football Club (/ˈmɪlwɔːl/) is an English women's football club based in Rotherhithe, south-east London, that plays in the London and South East Women's Regional Football League, the fifth tier of English women's football.
Founded in 1973, in Deptford, London, and coached by Richard Poole, the squad included Sue Prior who went on to become a prominent figure in the WFA, and Margaret Poole who went on to enjoy the international circuit and continues to play and advocate for the women's game in Australia today. The group of women who made up the Lionesses were at first snubbed by Millwall FC but went on to become the first women's football team to affiliate to a professional men's team, Millwall F.C. "The Lions" These early Lionesses represent the foundation of the modern women's game. The Lionesses went on to pioneer the now common "Football in the Community Scheme".
Millwall Lionesses is under Millwall Community Trust and the side is currently managed by Ted Jones and assisted by Jack Wisson with club-captain being Jordan Butler.