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2025–26 FA Women's National League

FA Women's National League
Season2025–26
Dates17 August 2025 – 26 April 2026
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 FA Women's National League is the 35th season of the competition, and the eighth since a restructure and rebranding of the top four tiers of English football by The Football Association. Starting in 1991, it was previously known as the FA Women's Premier League. It sits at the third and fourth levels of the women's football pyramid, below the Women's Super League 2 and above the eight regional football leagues.[1]

The league features six regional divisions: the Northern and Southern Premier divisions at level three of the pyramid, and Division One North, Midlands, South East, and South West at the fourth level. The league consists of 72 teams, divided into six divisions of 12 each.

Following the decision to expand the Women's Super League,[2] the National League announced a third team will be promoted to the WSL2 for the 2026–27 season. In addition to the winners of the Northern and Southern Divisions gaining promotion, the two second placed teams will face each other in a one game play-off to decide the third team promoted. Two additional teams will also be promoted from Division One, following the same format, with the second placed teams of Division One North and Midlands facing each other, and the two second placed teams of Division One South East and South West facing each other.[3]

Premier Division

Northern Premier Division

FA Women's National League
Northern Premier Division
Season2025–26
Top goalscorerAmber Hughes
(Wolverhampton Wanderers)
(10 goals)
Biggest home winRugby Borough 6–0 Derby County
(17 August 2025)
Biggest away winHull City 1–7 Wolverhampton Wanderers
(21 September 2025)
Highest scoringHull City 1–7 Wolverhampton Wanderers
(21 September 2025)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 27 December 2025.

Changes from last season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Burnley 15 13 2 0 39 5 +34 41 Promotion to WSL 2
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 12 1 0 40 8 +32 37 Promotion play-off
3 Rugby Borough 15 9 3 3 33 12 +21 30
4 Stoke City 15 7 3 5 26 18 +8 24
5 Middlesbrough 14 5 4 5 17 18 −1 19
6 West Bromwich Albion 13 5 3 5 17 19 −2 18
7 Liverpool Feds 14 5 1 8 24 31 −7 16
8 Halifax 15 4 3 8 11 23 −12 15
9 Hull City 14 4 3 7 17 32 −15 15
10 Derby County 16 4 3 9 11 27 −16 15
11 Loughborough Lightning 15 1 5 9 9 32 −23 8 Relegation to FA WNL Division One
12 Sporting Khalsa 15 2 1 12 13 32 −19 7
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. Source: FA Women's National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

Home \ Away BUR DER HFX HUL LIV LOU MID RUG SPK STK WBA WOL
Burnley — 2–0 0–0 3–0 3–2 5–0 5–0 3–0
Derby County — 2–0 1–2 0–4 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–2
Halifax 2–2 — 2–0 0–1 0–5 0–2 2–0 0–2
Hull City 1–1 1–0 — 1–3 0–4 1–3 4–1 1–7
Liverpool Feds 0–2 0–1 4–1 — 4–1 1–4 2–3 2–3 0–4
Loughborough Lightning 0–7 0–1 1–1 0–2 — 0–0 0–2 1–1
Middlesbrough 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 — 0–0 2–0
Rugby Borough 0–1 6–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 — 3–1 2–3
Sporting Khalsa 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–3 — 0–2 1–3 0–3
Stoke City 1–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 3–1 —
West Bromwich Albion 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 — 0–3
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 5–1 3–2 2–0 4–1 2–1 a —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern Premier Division

FA Women's National League
Southern Premier Division
Season2025–26
Top goalscorerSophie Quirk
(AFC Bournemouth)
(12 goals)
Biggest home winOxford United 10–0 Billericay Town
(12 October 2025)
Biggest away winBillericay Town 0–9 Plymouth Argyle
(25 January 2026)
Highest scoringOxford United 10-0 Billericay Town
(12 October 2025)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 25 January 2026.

Changes from last season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Watford 15 11 2 2 45 17 +28 35 Promotion to WSL 2
2 Plymouth Argyle 16 10 4 2 43 9 +34 34 Promotion play-off
3 AFC Bournemouth 13 9 3 1 36 8 +28 30
4 Oxford United 16 8 2 6 30 18 +12 26
5 Real Bedford 14 7 2 5 27 18 +9 23
6 Lewes 15 7 1 7 26 20 +6 22
7 Exeter City 14 6 2 6 33 18 +15 20
8 Hashtag United 16 5 4 7 28 23 +5 19
9 Cheltenham Town 15 6 1 8 21 28 −7 19
10 Gwalia United 15 4 3 8 16 34 −18 15
11 AFC Wimbledon 15 4 2 9 19 32 −13 14 Relegation to FA WNL Division One
12 Billericay Town 16 0 0 16 5 104 −99 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. Source: FA Women's National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

Home \ Away AFB WIM BIL CHL EXE GWA HSH LEW OXF PLY BED WAT
AFC Bournemouth — 7–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–2
AFC Wimbledon 0–5 — 1–2 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–3 1–2 1–2
Billericay Town 0–8 1–3 — 0–7 1–8 1–10 1–4 0–9 0–6
Cheltenham Town 3–0 — 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–5 3–4
Exeter City 2–0 6–0 0–4 — 6–0 1–2 1–1 1–4
Gwalia United 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–6 — 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1
Hashtag United 1–2 7–0 1–0 0–0 — 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0
Lewes 0–3 6–0 4–0 — 0–1 0–4 2–0 0–0
Oxford United 1–0 1–1 10–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 — 0–1 0–2
Plymouth Argyle 0–0 1–1 9–0 2–0 5–1 3–0 — 3–0 1–3
Real Bedford 5–1 1–4 2–0 0–2 1–2 3–1 —
Watford 4–0 5–0 7–0 3–1 2–3 4–3 1–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One

Division One North

FA Women's National League
Division One North
Season2025–26
Top goalscorerBianca Owens
(Norton & Stockton Ancients)
(13 goals)
Biggest home winLeeds United 7–0 Blackburn Rovers
(21 September 2025)
Biggest away winNorton & Stockton Ancients 0–5 Huddersfield Town
(21 September 2025)
Highest scoringChorley 6–2 Blackburn Rovers
(30 October 2025)
Huddersfield Town 7–1 York City
(31 August 2025)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 27 December 2025.

Changes from last season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wythenshawe 13 9 1 3 26 19 +7 28 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Leeds United 12 8 3 1 30 8 +22 27 Promotion play-off
3 Huddersfield Town 12 9 1 2 31 7 +24 26[a]
4 Stockport County 14 8 1 5 34 17 +17 25
5 Cheadle Town Stingers 12 7 3 2 19 7 +12 24
6 Durham Cestria 13 7 1 5 27 18 +9 22
7 Chorley 15 5 5 5 25 26 −1 20
8 Norton & Stockton Ancients 12 5 1 6 19 25 −6 16
9 Chester-le-Street Town 13 3 3 7 16 21 −5 12
10 York City 13 3 2 8 12 34 −22 11
11 Doncaster Rovers Belles 12 3 0 9 10 29 −19 9 Relegation to regional leagues
12 Blackburn Rovers 15 0 1 14 11 49 −38 1
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Huddersfield Town were deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player. They were also fined £200.[9]

Results

Home \ Away BLA CTS CLS CHO DON DUR HUD LEE NOR STO WYT YOR
Blackburn Rovers — 0–2 1–2 1–5 1–5 1–2 1–4 0–3
Cheadle Town Stingers 2–2 — 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 4–0
Chester-Le-Street Town 0–2 — 2–2 4–0 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–1
Chorley 6–2 — 4–1 0–0 0–4 2–3 0–3 0–0
Doncaster Rovers Belles 1–0 0–2 — 0–1 1–2 5–0
Durham Cestria 1–0 6–1 4–0 — 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–0
Huddersfield Town 3–2 4–1 3–0 — 0–1 7–1
Leeds United 7–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 a — 3–0
Norton & Stockton Ancients 1–0 1–2 0–5 2–3 — 1–4 6–1
Stockport County 4–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 6–1 0–3 2–3 — 5–0
Wythenshawe 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–3 —
York City 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–3 2–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One Midlands

FA Women's National League
Division One Midlands
Season2025–26
Top goalscorerGemma Fraser
(Leafield Athletic)
(8 goals)
Biggest home winPeterborough United 8–0 Lincoln United
(24 August 2025)
Biggest away winLincoln United 0–7 Barnsley Women's
(31 August 2025)
Highest scoringNorthampton Town 3–7 Peterborough United
(30 October 2025)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 27 December 2025.

Changes from last season:


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Peterborough United 14 13 1 0 54 8 +46 40 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Boldmere St. Michaels 16 13 0 3 44 17 +27 39 Promotion play-off
3 Leafield Athletic 14 11 0 3 34 13 +21 33
4 Barnsley Women's 15 8 2 5 37 21 +16 26
5 Sheffield F.C. 12 7 2 3 26 12 +14 23
6 Worcester City 15 6 2 7 22 31 −9 20
7 Notts County 16 6 1 9 29 24 +5 19
8 Northampton Town 16 5 2 9 14 26 −12 17
9 Kidderminster Harriers 15 5 0 10 13 26 −13 15
10 Sutton Coldfield Town 16 4 3 9 16 31 −15 15
11 Stourbridge 14 3 2 9 14 35 −21 11 Relegation to regional leagues
12 Lincoln United 15 0 1 14 7 66 −59 1
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

Home \ Away BAR BLD KID LEA LNU NHT NOC PTB SHE STO SUT WOR
Barnsley Women's — 1–5 4–0 3–5 7–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 3–1
Boldmere St. Michaels 5–4 — 2–0 7–2 1–2 1–0 4–0 2–1 3–1
Kidderminster Harriers — 1–3 4–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–3
Leafield Athletic 0–2 1–2 — 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 4–0 7–2
Lincoln United 0–7 0–3 — 1–1 0–5 0–6 0–1 1–3
Northampton Town 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 — 3–7 2–2 0–1 1–2
Notts County 1–2 1–2 4–0 3–0 — 1–4 3–5 3–0 0–4
Peterborough United 3–1 4–0 2–0 8–0 3–0 3–0 — 2–0 1–0
Sheffield F.C. 1–0 1–0 6–1 0–0 — 5–1
Stourbridge 1–2 0–1 0–4 0–5 — 1–1 1–1
Sutton Coldfield Town 0–0 0–3 2–0 0–2 1–5 0–4 4–2 — 1–1
Worcester City 1–0 1–4 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–6 1–4 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One South East

FA Women's National League
Division One South East
Season2025–26
Top goalscorerGrace Riglar
(Norwich City)
Freya Symonds
(Norwich City)
(8 goals)
Biggest home winNorwich City 9–2 Chesham United
(2 November 2025)
Milton Keynes Dons 7–0 Chesham United
(30 November 2025)
Biggest away winMilton Keynes Dons 0–7 Queens Park Rangers
(17 August 2025)
Highest scoringNorwich City 9–2 Chesham United
(2 November 2025)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 23 November 2025.

Changes from last season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Fulham 15 13 2 0 48 15 +33 41 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Norwich City 16 13 1 2 51 19 +32 40 Promotion play-off
3 London Bees 15 9 2 4 39 21 +18 29
4 Chatham Town 13 8 1 4 34 14 +20 25
5 Queens Park Rangers 15 6 4 5 29 18 +11 22
6 Actonians 15 6 2 7 21 25 −4 20
7 Luton Town 14 5 4 5 21 25 −4 19
8 Cambridge United 15 5 2 8 24 27 −3 17
9 Dulwich Hamlet 15 5 2 8 15 27 −12 17
10 Milton Keynes Dons 16 4 3 9 22 39 −17 15
11 AFC Sudbury 15 1 4 10 21 42 −21 6[a] Relegation to regional leagues
12 Chesham United 16 1 1 14 11 64 −53 4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ AFC Sudbury were deducted one point for failure to fulfil a fixture.

Results

Home \ Away ACT SUD CAM CHA CHE DUL FUL LNB LUT MKD NOR QPR
Actonians — 2–2 1–2 2–3 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–0
AFC Sudbury 1–2 — 0–1 1–5 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–1 2–5 2–3
Cambridge United 3–0 — 0–3 3–1 1–4 5–0 0–3 1–2 1–3
Chatham Town — 6–0 1–2 6–1 1–0 3–2 2–3 0–1
Chesham United 1–5 1–1 1–3 0–4 — 1–2 0–4 1–4 0–5
Dulwich Hamlet 0–1 1–0 2–0 — 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–0
Fulham 5–0 4–2 2–1 5–1 2–2 — 5–0 4–2 1–0
London Bees 1–2 8–2 3–1 0–0 7–1 — 4–1 1–2 2–0
Luton Town 0–4 3–3 3–0 3–1 0–1 — 1–1
Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 2–2 3–1 7–0 0–6 0–4 0–2 — 0–7
Norwich City 4–0 3–1 9–2 1–0 2–3 4–0 5–0 — 3–2
Queens Park Rangers 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One South West

FA Women's National League
Division One South West
Season2025–26
Top goalscorerShannon Albuery
(Moneyfields)
(15 goals)
Biggest home winBristol Rovers 10–0 Worthing
(25 January 2026)
Biggest away winWorthing 0–9 Bristol Rovers
(14 September 2025)
Highest scoringMoneyfields 9–2 Abingdon United
(14 September 2025)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 25 January 2026.

Changes from last season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Moneyfields 15 13 1 1 51 8 +43 40 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Swindon Town 14 13 0 1 40 11 +29 39 Promotion play-off
3 Bristol Rovers 16 10 2 4 43 12 +31 32
4 Bridgwater United 15 8 3 4 27 20 +7 27
5 Maidenhead United 15 6 4 5 28 26 +2 22
6 Abingdon United 13 6 2 5 25 28 −3 20
7 Ascot United 15 5 3 7 20 19 +1 18
8 Bournemouth Sports 16 5 1 10 20 38 −18 16
9 Marine Academy Plymouth 13 4 2 7 22 27 −5 14
10 Keynsham Town 15 3 4 8 21 39 −18 13
11 Portishead Town 15 2 1 12 18 40 −22 7 Relegation to regional leagues
12 Worthing 16 2 1 13 19 66 −47 7
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results

Home \ Away ABD ASC BSP BWU BRI KEY MAI MAP MON POR SWI WOR
Abingdon United — 4–2 1–2 4–1 2–2 1–0 1–6
Ascot United 0–2 — 0–1 0–3 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 5–1
Bournemouth Sports 1–4 — 3–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–1 2–1
Bridgwater United — 0–0 3–2 1–1 4–3 0–2 3–0 0–3 3–0
Bristol Rovers 1–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 — 4–1 0–1 1–2 10–0
Keynsham Town 0–0 4–3 1–4 3–1 — 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–4
Maidenhead United 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–3 1–1 — 2–2 1–0 3–0
Marine Academy Plymouth 2–3 3–0 — 4–0 0–2 2–0
Moneyfields 9–2 2–0 7–0 3–1 6–0 3–0 5–0 — 1–0
Portishead Town 1–4 0–4 2–3 2–3 0–3 — 2–4 4–5
Swindon Town 1–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 2–1 — 5–0
Worthing 1–2 3–3 1–2 0–9 4–2 0–6 1–4 2–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2026. Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Premier Division Division One Ref.
Manager Club Manager Club
August England Helen Bleazard Bournemouth England Dylan Wimbury Cheadle Town Stingers [10]
September England Renée Hector Watford England Steve Jaye Fulham
October England Daniel McNamara Wolverhampton Wanderers England James Mulvihill Wythenshawe [11]
November England Lou Roberts Burnley England Graham Abercrombie Sheffield F.C.
December England Helen Bleazard Bournemouth England Karl Watson Moneyfields [12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Women's league restructure". The Football Association. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ^ "FA approves Women's Super League expansion to 14 teams from 2026/27 season". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  3. ^ "FA WNL announces key dates and changes to promotion for 2025/26 season". The Football Association. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Promoted Forest plan to 'hit ground running'". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Ipswich Town, Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough win titles". The Football Association. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Bedford and Loughborough claim titles". The Football Association. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Ipswich Town Women exhilarated after promotion". BBC News. Archived from the original on 7 May 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Record crowd sees 'incredible' Cherries seal title". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  9. ^ "FA WNL Discipline Statement: November". thefa.com. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  10. ^ AFC Bournemouth (1 October 2025). "Bleazard named FA WNL Premier Division Manager of the Month". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  11. ^ "McNamara wins October Manager of the Month". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  12. ^ "Bleazard Secures Second Manager of the Month Award". AFC Bournemouth. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Moneys Women's Karl Watson named Manager of the Month for December". Moneyfields FC. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
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