Stourbridge FC Women were formed in 2012, initially known as Stourbridge Ladies and playing in the Birmingham County League Division Two.
Three rapid promotions saw the Glassgirls join the West Midlands Regional League in 2016, having finished as runners-up in the County League in 2015/16, as well as winning the League's Open Cup in the same season.
Mid-table finishes in the first three seasons in WMRL Division 1 South were followed by a stunning 2019/20 season in which the team won all 14 League matches played prior to the campaign being curtailed due to the pandemic.
No fewer than 95 goals were scored and just two conceded in that campaign, and the League Cup semi-final was also reached - but never played - whilst the Glassgirls also reached the quarter finals of the Birmingham County Cup where, as a Tier 6 team, they took Tier 4 leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers to penalties before bowing out.
The 2020/21 season saw the Ladies win their opening three League fixtures before lockdown again brought things to an early end, but the autumn was dominated by a thrilling Vitality Women’s FA Cup run taking in six rounds. Port Vale, Wyrley, Knowle, Worcester City and Crusaders were all beaten – the last two from a higher level – before Wolves once again ended Stourbridge’s run.
Despite two abandoned seasons, the summer of 2021 brought good news as the FA announced a system of upward movement to offset the stagnation in the pyramid caused by the pandemic, and Stourbridge were able to apply for and be granted elevation to the WMRL Premier Division at Tier 5.
Their first campaign at that level was a phenomenally successful one, winning the League Title by ten points and suffering just one defeat all season, scoring 123 goals and conceding just eight. The Glassgirls also enjoyed huge Cup success, winning the WMRL Premier Division Cup as well as reaching the semi-finals of the Birmingham County Cup for the first time, and the Third Round of the Vitality Women's FA Cup in a run which saw giant killing victories away to Derby County of Tier 3 and Cambridge City of Tier 4, before losing 0-3 at home to FA Women's Championship (Tier 2) side Sheffield United in front of a then record crowd of 402 at the War Memorial Athletic Ground.
A second consecutive promotion meant that 2022/23 would see FA Women's National League football for the first time in the Club's history, a remarkable achievement in such a short time span, with the team also rebranded as Stourbridge Women ahead of their fresh challenge.
Whilst ambitions at the start of the campaign were understated, the team once again took almost everyone by surprise, brushing aside an opening day defeat to go on a 19-match winning run which saw the Division 1 Midlands Title secured with two games to spare. 86 goals were scored (the joint highest across the entire national League) and only 16 conceded as Stourbridge ended as Champions by a staggering 12-point margin.
Cup competitions saw more success as the Finals of both the FAWNL Plate and Birmingham FA County Cup were also reached, and despite both ending in defeat to Leeds United and Wolves respectively, they helped to establish Stourbridge as a name to be reckoned with.
The 2023/24 campaign saw the Glassgirls play at tier 3 of the Women’s game for the first time, taking on illustrious names such as Newcastle United, Burnley, Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion. The step up in the class of opposition was obvious. There was an early blow when in September 2023 Andy Fisher decided to step down as manager after guiding the team to three successive promotions. His assistant Mike Harris took interim charge and was subsequently handed the post on a more permanent basis with Tash Tezgel as his assistant. A highlight of the season was a 7 – 2 win at home to WBA Women under the lights at the War Memorial Athletic Ground in-front of an attendance of 410, while a few weeks later the Glassgirls travelled to play Newcastle United where 4,172 saw the hosts run out 5 – 0 winners on their march to the league title. The intensity of the campaign took its toll in the new year as results fell away after a reasonable start to life at the higher level, however the goal of remaining in the division was ultimately achieved with a 10th place finish (out of 12).
In May 2024 Aid Clements was appointed as the new manager of the Glassgirls. With finances tight and lacking the resources available to many of the other clubs in the division, another tough season was expected with the squad also having to be rebuilt and despite Aid’s best efforts, relegation was confirmed towards the end of the campaign with the side finishing at the foot of the table with just two league wins during the season as Nottingham Forest were crowned champions. Aid announced his intention to step down from his post at the end of the season, and he was subsequently replaced at the helm in May 2025 by former player Meg Bailey, who had enjoyed success with the clubs under 16’s girls’ team.
With most players from the previous season opting to move on, Meg faced the stiff task of building a new side from scratch ahead of the 2025/26 season and life back at tier 4 in the FANWL Division 1 Midlands. Not surprisingly the opening month to the season was difficult with some heavy defeats, however with some new additions to the side and the team beginning to gel, some improved performances and results followed. The Glassgirls progressed through two rounds of the Women’s FA Cup before losing at home to higher ranked Hull City Ladies. In the league, wins away at the likes of Northampton Town and Notts County provided hope by January that a second successive relegation could be avoided, but a narrow loss away to Kidderminster at the end of that month was a hammer blow and with injuries also taking its toll, results again suffered over the final three months of the season, leading to an 11th place finish in the relegation places.
The Glassgirls will return to tier 5 in the 2026/27 season having been assigned to the West Midlands Regional Women’s League Premier Division and will have a new face in charge with Rebecca Knight being appointed as manager following the departure of Meg Bailey.