Bristol Academy WFC 2008-09 Season

National Premier League: 8th
League Cup: 3rd round; WFC Fulham a. lost 4-2 on penalties.
FA Cup: 6th round; WFC Sunderland a. 2-4

Highlight:
3-1 win away to Watford in the FA Cup 4th round, 18/1/09

Low Spot:
4-2 defeat at Sunderland in the FA Cup quarter finals, 22/2/09

Good:
Gwennan Harries
Really found her feet during this season, her second for the club. Genuinely quick and a fine finisher when confident Harries can worry any defence and was near her best form during the second half of the season.
Grace McCatty
A very promising player who can play just about anywhere. Seemed to have established a position in the Academy back four by the end of the season and it is most likely that her future, which appears bright, will be at the heart of the defence.

In Brief:
Bristol continue to occupy the middle ground in the Premier League and can be satisfied with that position. They are not ideally placed to attract, or keep, the top players and remain largely reliant on the crop of youngsters coming through the Filton academy.
At the moment the team is comfortably good enough to maintain its’ place among the countries elite but confidence for the future would be massively increased if a worthy successor to Siobhan Chamberlain in goal could be found.
Losing in the cups to Watford and Sunderland was a major disappointment for a club noted for its' exploits in knockout competitions.