Karen Hills was appointed Women's First-Team Head Coach in March 2021.

Having come agonisingly close to leading Charlton to the Women’s Championship title last season, finishing second behind Crystal Palace by a single point, Karen Hills will be looking to go one step further this time around and take the Addicks to the Women’s Super League.

Hills, who has led the Addicks in each oftheir three campaigns as a professional outfit, built on the foundations that had been set by respectable fifth and fourth place finishes in her first two seasons in charge, with her disciplined side boasting the best defensive record in the division and losing on fewer occasions than anyone else.

With the core of the relatively youthful side, supported by key experienced figures, still largely intact, those foundations remain in place and no rebuild has been required, with Hills spending the summer adding additional quality to her squad.

Well respected within the dressing room and across the game for her success in a coaching capacity, with Hills having previously helped transform Tottenham Hotspur from an amateur outfit into a WSL club over an 11-year stint in charge, Charlton supporters also celebrated her contributions from her time as a player when they voted for her to be the first member of the Women’s Hall of Fame.

The centre-back played over 150 times for Charlton, reached the final of the Women’s FA Cup four times in five years between 2003 and 2007, and lifted the trophy in 2005 after beating Everton 1-0.

Entering her fourth season in charge, and having successfully turned the Addicks into a force at the top of the Women’s Championship, Hills will be hoping she can add to her achievements both as player and Head Coach in SE7 and clinch the Women’s Championship title.