She Kicks Magazine
·20 September 2024
She Kicks Magazine
·20 September 2024
Photo: @WolvesWomen
FA Women’s National League fixtures feature Stoke City v Wolves at the Bet365 Stadium, with the Potters having earlier beaten Wanderers in the FAWNL Cup.
Sunday 22 September (2pm)
Northern Premier Division
Burnley v West Bromwich Albion (Turf Moor) Hull City v Nottingham Forest (Barton Town FC) Liverpool Feds v Sporting Khalsa (Leisure United, Jericho Lane) Rugby Borough v Derby County (Kilsby Lane) Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Bet365 Stadium) Halifax v Stourbridge (Horsfall Stadium, 3pm)
Nottingham Forest take the division’s last unbeaten record to Hull, Rugby and Wolves are both just a point behind the leaders with Borough hosting Derby. Burnley welcome West Brom and Liverpool Feds entertain Sporting Khalsa after stunning the Rams last week. Halifax are home to Stourbridge with one point to their name, while the visitors are yet to get off the mark.
Southern Premier Division
AFC Wimbledon v Exeter City (Raynes Park Vale FC) Billericay Town v Plymouth Argyle (Billericay Town FC) Gwalia United v Ipswich Town (Newport Stadium) Watford v Cheltenham Town (Wealdstone FC) Hashtag United v Milton Keynes Dons (Aveley FC, 3pm) Oxford United v Lewes (Oxford City FC, 3pm)
Ipswich go to Gwalia leading the table on goal-difference and with a game in hand, second-placed Exeter visit Wimbledon and the other pair on ten points – Hashtag and Oxford – are home to MK Dons and Lewes respectively. Fifth faces sixth as Watford challenge Cheltenham, Billericay are level on points with those two and playing Plymouth.
Division 1 Midlands
Lincoln City v Boldmere St Michaels (Gainsborough Trinity FC) Northampton Town v Loughborough Lightning (Fernie Fields Sports Ground) Sutton Coldfield Town v Barnsley Women (Central Ground) Worcester City v Notts County (Sixways Stadium) Leafield Athletic v Lincoln United (Castle Vale Stadium, 3pm) Solihull Moors v Peterborough United (Studley Sports Centre, 3pm)
Third takes on first with Northampton up against Loughborough who have five straight wins, Peterborough go to Solihull with a similarly strong start.
Jade Bell of Northampton Town celebrates a recent hat-trick with Ellie Aston, Jemima Footitt and Lisa Milliken. (Photo by Pete Norton/Getty Images)
Division 1 North
AFC Fylde v Norton & Stockton Ancients (Kellamergh Park) Chorley v Cheadle Town Stingers (Euxton Villa FC) Doncaster Rovers Belles v Stockport County (Eco-Power Stadium) Leeds United v Durham Cestria (Garforth Town AFC) Middlesbrough v Huddersfield Town (Stockton Town FC) York City v Barnsley FC (University of York Sports Centre)
Middlesbrough are the only side still to lose in the division and next take on Huddersfield in fifth, while Chorley versus Cheadle is a clash of teams in third and second places respectively.
Division 1 South East
Cambridge United v Dulwich Hamlet (The Abbey Stadium) Chesham United v Norwich City (Chesham Utd FC) London Bees v Actonians (The Hive 3G) London Seaward v Ashford Town (Redbridge FC) Real Bedford v AFC Sudbury (Real Bedford FC) Chatham Town v Queens Park Rangers (Maidstone Road Sports Ground, 2.30pm)
Norwich head to Chesham chasing a fifth win from five, Actonians and Real Bedford are both unbeaten with the west London side at London Bees and the latter home to Sudbury.
Division 1 South West
Abingdon United v AFC Bournemouth (Abingdon Utd FC) Bournemouth Sports v Keynsham Town (Dorset FA County Ground) Bridgwater United v Moneyfields (Bridgwater Utd FC) Bristol Rovers v Maidenhead United (The Memorial Stadium) Portishead Town v Southampton Women (Hallen Centre) Worthing v Swindon Town (Worthing FC)
Swindon are on maximum points from five games and away to Worthing, AFC Bournemouth go to Abingdon faultless in four outings. Portishead have drawn all their three games and host Southampton Women who are still looking for a first point.