The club, who last season finished third in the Women’s Premier League and were runners up in the Women’s FA Cup final, have further enhanced their partnership with the University ensuring the club’s continued future.

The long-term commitment from Leeds Met will provide the club with additional resources both on and off the field, including a full-time football administrator to be based at the University. Leeds Met, recently announced as the home of the UK Centre for Coaching Excellence, will also use their expertise to put together a business plan to move the club forward and build on the existing success they have enjoyed in the last few years.

The club entered into a formal partnership with Leeds Met last year – the first of its kind between a university and a national Women’s Premier League club – and has already benefitted from Leeds Met's world-class coaching and sports science facilities, as well as expert advise in a variety of fields, including sports performance from the renowned Carnegie Faculty of Sport and Education.

A bespoke scholarship programme has been created to help develop both the University and Leeds Carnegie Ladies recruitment strategies; the first of the new scholars join the university this summer.

England International Sue Smith is already a 'Carnegie Champion', working closely with Leeds Met to support the club’s community work and its flourishing youth development programme.

Leeds Met student and Carnegie scholar, Carla Cantrell, recently signed for Leeds Carnegie Ladies. Carla, also a regular in the University's women's football team, joins the team from local rivals Doncaster Rovers Belles. 

Carla has scored goals consistently in the FA Women’s National Premier league for the past two seasons and has been regularly involved in England U23 squads and has also had a full England training camp call up.