Beckenham Angels Soccer Club

Established in 2000
Club Rooms : Mills Park
Inaugural President :
Beckenham Angels Football Club was formed in 2000 as the first club in Perth’s Southern Suburbs to specifically focus only on women’s and girls’ football. In 2014 the Club had grown to five teams, State Premier League, State Premier League Reserves, Metropolitan Division 1, Girls Under 15 Division 2 and Girls Under 13 Division 2. 2016 brought a $47 million redevelopment of the Mills Park facility and the state’s first artificial football surface opened by State Premier Colin Barnett. The club built a successful elite girls and womens soccer programme under the tutelidge of Head Coaches Jason Washington-King and Greg Farrell. With tough competition from local club Queens Park forcing competition for the best players in the eastern corridor, unfortunately Beckenham Angels disbanded at the close of 2018.
The Angels club had an impressive history, being crowned Night Series Champions, League Champions and Womens Cup Champions during its 18 year journey. The club’s premier team included international and professional women’s players such as Matilda Ella Mastrantonio, Perth Glory players- midfielder Shannon May, Katarina Jukic and Melbourne City W League Premiership player Marianna Tabain. The Angels goalkeeper coach was Tracey Wheeler, a former Australian International, with 49 caps, before retiring from national duty  in 2000.

Angels, Premier Team players, Andrea Preiato and Jess Lindquist, along with Premier team coach Greg Farrell, were selected to travel to Spain for the Womens Futsal World Cup in 2017. The team traveled to Spain to compete against many other countries including Sweden, the USA, France, Russia and more. Australia won silver after a very close final. 

The club’s juniors program commenced with 2 teams in 2014 and expanded to four teams in 2016. In 2016 the Angels Girls Under 15 Division 1 team were undefeated in the regular season and won the Championship and Top Four Cup double. All junior teams were coached by experienced women players or senior coaches with assistance from members of the senior women’s teams. Three of the junior players from 2014 were selected to participate in the National Training Centre programme – Annabelle Leek and Thalia Organ from the Fifteens and Jade Inkster from the Thirteens and was testament to the talent and hard work of the girls and the dedication of their 2014 coaches Andrea Preiato, Lindsey Kenyon and Jess Lindquist (all members of the Premier team). 

Three junior Angels: Felicity Lindquist, Keely Lindquist and Megan Grove represented WA in the AFA Futsal Nationals in 2016 and 2017 with Megan also being selected for the Australia Girls 14 UK touring team in 2016. After captaining the state team at the 2016 Youth Nationals Megan topped off her year with the Medal for Best Player on Tour.​
2017 saw further success for the Juniors Program, with the 15 Girls Division 1 Team winning the Top Four Cup for the second year in a row. The girls continued to be coached by senior players including Premier Goalkeeper Stacey Cavill and Premier Player and Juniors Coordinator Jess Lindquist.
2017 saw Angels winger Jamie-Lee Gale and goal keeper Stacey Cavill in 2018 selected in the annual WA state team matches against Perth Glory. Gale played for Perth Glory in the 2018-2021 seasons.
When the club eventually dissolved, it had teams in all levels of juniors, metro women and premier league.

BECKENHAM ANGELS HONOUR ROLL

Premier Team Semi Finalists Night Series 2018

Girls 15s Division 1 Top Four Cup Winners 2017

Girls 15s Division 1 Top Four Cup Winners 2017

Girls 15s Division 1 League Winners 2016

Girls 15s Division 1 Top Four Cup Winners 2016

Winners Women’s State League Cup 2015

Runner-up Metro Womens Cup 2015

Bankwest State Premier Night Series

Women’s Premier Grand Finalists 2015

Semi-Finalists Girls 15s Cup 2015

Semi-Finalists Girls 13s Cup 2015

Semi-Finalists Girls 15s Top Four Cup 2015

Semi-Finalists Girls 13s Top Four Cup 2015

PREMIER LEAGUE 2014
Coach’s Award                                            Kat Baxter
Coach’s Award                                     Andrea Preiato
Fairest & Best                                  Kristy Teschinsky
Runner-up Fairest & Best                       Dani Calautti
Players Player                                       Andrea Preiato
Runner-up Players Player                  Jamie-Lee Gale
PREMIER RESERVES
Coach’s Award                                   Laura Ferguson
Fairest & Best                                         Alison Corujo
Runner-Up Fairest & Best                     Jakarta Chan
Players Player                                       Bronwyn Clark
Runner-Up Players Player                   Jess Lindquist
DIVISION 1Fairest & Best                  Anna Jorgensen
Runner-Up Fairest & Best                  Cassie Madden
Players Player                                      Cassie Madden
Runner-Up Players Player                 Anna Jorgensen
UNDER 15s
Coach’s Award                                         Thalia Organ
Fairest&Best                                        Annabelle Leek
Runner-up Fairest & Best                    Megan McColl
Most Improved                                     Yasmin Rebelo
UNDER 13s
Coach’s Award                                     Lataya Thorne
Coach’s Award                                 Felicity Lindquist
Fairest & Best                                    Amber Denness
Runner-up Fairest & Best                     Megan Grove
Players Player                                        Megan Grove
Runner-up Players Player               Shea Lavigillante
RISING STAR AWARD                  Caitlyn Broomhead

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