The story so far!
The Swindon TopCats were formed in 1990 by current club president Bob Townsend and entered Division One South for the 1990-1991 season. The girls had an amazing first year and gained promotion to the Premier League, Britain's top division, where they remained for 14 years until a cruel 1-0 defeat in the relegation playoff sent them back down for the 2005-2006 season. However, after three years in Division One, the 2007-2008 season saw the team win all 18 league games, plus the Division One and Promotion Playoffs to gain promotion back to the Premier League for the 2008-2009 season.
The team's best finishes in the Premier League so far have been in 1995 and 1997 when they placed third and reached the Premier playoffs, narrowly losing out to Bracknell and Sunderland, respectively.
  The TopCats have twice travelled to compete in international tournaments. In 1994 they went to Rouen in France and came home with the silver medal after competing against French, Belgian and Czech opponents, and in 1998 they travelled to Canada to enter the Brampton Tournament in Ontario. The girls had a fantastic time and managed a win and a draw against Canadian opposition.
  The TopCats also organise and host their own tournament every summer. The British Women's Friendship Tournament has been held in late June for the past five years, and is a weekend-long event open to all British women's league teams. It has been a huge success and aims to allow players of all standards to compete in a friendly environment.
  The club recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. The team has had a great decade, providing a lot of enjoyment for a lot of girls, and we hope to be around for many years to come!

In the 2009/2010 season there was an exciting development within the club with the forming of a new under-16s TopCats team. The new team will not only provide an opportunity for girls of all abilities to play for the TopCats, but will also provide players for the senior TopCats team for many years to come.

Who's who?!
Manager Mike Armstrong Assistant Manager John Hallett President Bob Townsend Team Coach Becci Hargreaves Team Captain Lynn Taylor Website editor Ruth Leopold

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Team Colours: Home White shirts with red and black trim
Away Red shirts with white and black trim

League Membership British Women's Premier League, British Girls Under-16 South Division

Training Senior training is held once a week on Thursday evenings, with off-ice at 8pm and on-ice between 9.45 and 10.45pm. Under-16 training is on Sunday mornings, 7.00-8.00am.

Home Rink Swindon Link Centre, Whitehill Way, Westlea, Swindon,
Wiltshire SN5 7DL, England

      

Rink Directions The Link Centre is best found from Junction 16 of the M4. Follow the Great Western Way towards Swindon and at the first roundabout, named Blagrove, take the first exit left (Whitehill Way towards Freshbrook). The Link Centre will be signposted at this roundabout. Continue on Whitehill Way crossing over three mini roundabouts. At the fourth roundabout you will see the Link Centre on your right hand side, at this roundabout take the third exit keeping the Link Centre on your left hand side. At the next roundabout take the first exit left and left again at the next mini roundabout (the West Swindon Shopping Centre will be directly in front of you). Follow the road round to the car park, the Link Centre is at the end of this road with free car parks on your left and the ASDA Supermarket/West Swindon Shopping Centre on your right.

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