the media and lack of funding given to the women's game from the Football Association as reasons for undertaking the decision. Resurrection On 22 August 2007, it was announced sponsorship had been secured by Charlton for the women's set up, allowing a senior side to continue to compete under Charlton's name. The women's team, now controlled by the Charlton Community Trust, the organisation which operates Charlton's community programmes, appointed former Charlton player Paul Mortimer as the women's team's new coach. However, due to the exodus of players after the original closure announcement, only two players from the previous squad remained by the time the club's rescue was in place although a few more returned as the season progressed. The reconstituted team finished bottom of the National Division of the FA Women's Premier League at the end of the 2007–08 season, thereby relegating them to the League's Southern Division. The team stabilised at this level and a reserve team was successfully re-established, twice winning the Kent Women's Cup in 2008–09 and 2010–11. The first team were promoted back to the National Division at the end of the 2010–11 season as Southern Division champions. Rehabilitation Following an unsuccessful bid to enter the new Women's Super League that was formed in 2013–14, the club has played in the FA Women's Premier League, Southern Division. An FA requirement at the time of the bid was that applicant clubs were to be a separate legal entity. This led to the formation of Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club Limited on 9 February 2013. The majority shareholder is Stephen King, CEO of PHSC plc. CAWFC won the FA Women's Premier League Cup in 2015, beating Sheffield FC 4–2 on penalties after it was 0–0 at the end of extra time in a match held at Nuneaton Borough FC's ground. The club made the final again in 2017 but were defeated by Tottenham Hotspur Ladies 4–3 on penalties after a scoreless match and extra time. Players Current squad Former players Management Chairman: Thomas Sandgaard Secretary: Susan Prior General Manager: Gabriel John Head coach: Karen Hills First team coach: Riteesh Mishra Head of sports medicine and physiotherapy: Simon Webster Honours League FA Women’s Premier League National Division Runners-up (2): 2003–04, 2004–05 FA Women's National League Southern Division Champions (2): 2010–11, 2017–18 Runners-up (1): 2015–16 FA Women's Premier League Play-off winners (1): 2017–18 Cup FA Cup Winners (1): 2004–05 Runners