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This season Forest Green Rovers Women have looked a shadow of themselves compared to how they were playing last year. They have already lost the same number of games as they did last year and we’re only seven games into the season. Forest Green started out like they were going to be able to carry […]
Aston Villa Women have got off to the worst possible start to their WSL season losing their opening four games and it doesn’t get any easier this weekend as they host reigning WSL champions Chelsea at Bescot Stadium. Carla Ward’s side have gone ahead in three of their four games but have made a […]
The Lionesses’ success over recent years has seen the women’s game in England grow exponentially, especially at a grassroots level. No one is better positioned to tell us about the growth of the women’s game than Cheltenham Town financial director, Clive Gowing whose daughter plays for Cheltenham Town’s under-14 girls team. Gowing’s daughter, Aimee, has […]
Tottenham Hotspur manager Robert Vilehamn states that he is “very happy with the start” his team has made, but is aware that “there’ll be tough times as well.” With Tottenham off to a fairly ideal start this season, winning two in three games, they hope to continue their run of form against 11th place Aston Villa. […]
Swindon Town Women captain, Georgia Clifford believes that: “It’s referee decisions that cost us the game” as Town suffered a 3-2 defeat to top of the league AFC Bournemouth Women. Bournemouth’s Katie James opened the scoring 25 minutes in as she shot from the edge of the box. Minutes after, Ellie Strippel weaved through the […]
Forest Green Rovers head of women’s football, Joe Manns, is relishing the opportunity of coaching in the Women’s FA Cup for the first time. Manns has completed a long journey from marketing officer to the touchline, and when asked about the prospect of coaching in the competition, took a moment and smiled. In 2016 Manns […]
West Bromwich Albion Women will kick off their Birmingham County FA Challenge Cup campaign at home to Leafield Athletic on Sunday. The Baggies fell at the penultimate hurdle last season, losing in the semi-final, 3-2 to Wolverhampton Wanderers Women. These sides faced each other in the third round last year with West Brom coming out […]
Second year Criminology student Ella Hayward-Crosweller has dusted off her gloves and is ready to re-enter the fray of football after a year and a half out injured, but how did she get here? Ella started her career at The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid, being there for eight seasons starting from the under […]
Ella Hayward-Crosweller made her league debut for UoG Women’s football first team against the University of Bristol’s 2nd’s with a solid performance in a 3-2 loss. Hayward-Crosweller is no stranger to the landscape of football however, as she’s previously played for both The New Saints and Powys County. The shot-stopper has been playing football at […]
Cheltenham Town Ladies manager, Tom Davies reflected upon their Oxford United defeat but remains positive that they are “moving in the right direction”. It was a tough evening for the Cheltenham Town Ladies as they suffered their first home one-nil defeat of the season against Oxford United last night. “It is disappointing, but the positive […]