Best wishes to Loren Dykes.

The club stalwart hung up her boots in the summer of 2020 after an 11-year playing career, which saw her amass more than a century of WSL and international appearances for City and Wales respectively.

The former full-back first joined the club during the 2008/09 campaign, formerly known as Bristol Academy and went on to have a remarkable career spanning over a decade.

Dykes made no secret of her passion for coaching throughout her career and the start of the 2020/21 season saw the international centurion come on board as Assistant Coach at Bristol City under manager Tanya Oxtoby. 

2019 saw Loren’s contribution to the women’s game honoured by the Queen as she was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List for her services to women’s football in Wales.

Dykes will now take up a full-time role with FA Wales as Assistant Coach to new Wales boss Gemma Grainger as well as overseeing the Under-17s programme.

Everyone associated with Bristol City Women would like to thank Loren for incredible service to the club and wish her the best of luck in her next challenge.