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.
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
Information from the beckenhamangels.com website, socials and personal archives of the womensoccer.com.au author.