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)
(14 goals)
Biggest home winRugby Borough 6–0 Derby County
(17 August 2025)
Biggest away winLoughborough Lightning 0–7 Burnley
(8 February 2026)
Highest scoringHull City 1–7 Wolverhampton Wanderers
(21 September 2025)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 25 February 2026.

Changes from last season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Burnley (T) 18 16 2 0 48 5 +43 50 Promotion to WSL 2
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 15 1 1 54 9 +45 46 Promotion play-off
3 Rugby Borough 17 10 3 4 34 17 +17 33
4 Stoke City 18 10 3 5 34 21 +13 33
5 Middlesbrough 18 7 4 7 24 26 −2 25
6 West Bromwich Albion 17 7 3 7 20 26 −6 24
7 Liverpool Feds 17 6 2 9 33 36 −3 20
8 Hull City 18 5 3 10 20 41 −21 18
9 Halifax 18 4 3 11 13 28 −15 15
10 Derby County 18 4 3 11 12 35 −23 15
11 Loughborough Lightning 18 2 6 10 13 37 −24 12 Relegation to FA WNL Division One
12 Sporting Khalsa 18 3 1 14 16 40 −24 10
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: FA Women's National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

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 5–0 3–0 3–0 1–0
Derby County — 2–0 1–2 0–4 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–2
Halifax 2–2 — 2–0 0–1 0–5 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–2
Hull City 1–1 1–0 — 1–3 0–1 0–4 2–1 1–3 4–1 1–7
Liverpool Feds 0–2 0–1 4–1 — 4–1 1–4 5–0 2–3 2–3 0–4
Loughborough Lightning 0–7 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 — 0–0 0–2 1–1
Middlesbrough 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 — 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–3
Rugby Borough 0–1 6–0 1–0 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 3–2 2–2 2–0 0–1 3–1 — 3–0
West Bromwich Albion 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 — 0–3
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 6–0 5–0 5–1 3–2 2–0 4–1 2–1 a —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 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 Gillies
(Exeter City)
Madison Perry
(Watford)
(14 goals each)
Biggest home winOxford United 10–0 Billericay Town
(12 October 2025)
Biggest away winBillericay Town 0–9 Plymouth Argyle
(25 January 2026)
Billericay Town 1–10 Hashtag United
(18 February 2026)
Highest scoringBillericay Town 1–10 Hashtag United
(18 February 2026)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 25 February 2026.

Changes from last season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Watford 18 14 2 2 64 18 +46 44 Promotion to WSL 2
2 Plymouth Argyle 19 13 4 2 50 9 +41 43 Promotion play-off
3 AFC Bournemouth 17 12 4 1 50 11 +39 40
4 Oxford United 17 9 2 6 32 19 +13 29
5 Lewes 18 9 1 8 33 23 +10 28
6 Real Bedford 17 8 2 7 35 24 +11 26
7 Exeter City 18 7 3 8 37 26 +11 24
8 Cheltenham Town 19 6 2 11 23 42 −19 20
9 Hashtag United 18 5 4 9 29 27 +2 19
10 Gwalia United 18 5 4 9 23 38 −15 19
11 AFC Wimbledon 18 5 2 11 23 39 −16 17 Relegation to FA WNL Division One
12 Billericay Town (R) 19 0 0 19 5 128 −123 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: FA Women's National League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AFB WIM BIL CHL EXE GWA HSH LEW OXF PLY BED WAT
AFC Bournemouth — 7–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–2
AFC Wimbledon 0–5 — 4–0 1–2 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–3 0–2 1–2 1–2
Billericay Town 0–8 1–3 — 0–7 1–8 1–10 1–4 0–9 0–6 0–14
Cheltenham Town 0–6 3–0 — 0–2 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–5 3–4
Exeter City 2–2 2–0 6–0 0–4 — 6–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–4
Gwalia United 0–3 5–0 2–1 1–1 1–6 — 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1
Hashtag United 1–2 7–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 — 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0
Lewes 0–3 6–0 4–0 4–0 3–1 — 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 3–0 2–0 5–1 3–0 2–0 — 3–0 1–3
Real Bedford 1–4 5–1 6–0 1–4 2–0 0–2 1–2 3–1 — 1–2
Watford 4–0 5–0 3–0 7–0 3–1 2–3 4–3 1–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 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 Leeds United 17 11 4 2 39 13 +26 37 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Huddersfield Town 16 12 2 2 35 7 +28 36[a] Promotion play-off
3 Cheadle Town Stingers 15 9 4 2 22 8 +14 31
4 Durham Cestria 17 10 1 6 34 23 +11 31
5 Wythenshawe 14 9 1 4 28 22 +6 28
6 Stockport County 18 8 2 8 37 24 +13 26
7 Chorley 17 6 6 5 28 28 0 24
8 Norton & Stockton Ancients 17 6 4 7 24 30 −6 22
9 Chester-le-Street Town 15 3 3 9 20 27 −7 12
10 Doncaster Rovers Belles 16 3 2 11 14 35 −21 11
11 York City 15 3 2 10 13 38 −25 11 Relegation to regional leagues
12 Blackburn Rovers 17 1 1 15 15 54 −39 4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 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 1–3 1–2 1–4 0–3
Cheadle Town Stingers 2–2 — 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–0
Chester-Le-Street Town 2–3 0–2 — 2–2 4–0 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–1
Chorley 6–2 — 1–0 4–1 0–0 0–4 2–2 2–3 0–3 0–0
Doncaster Rovers Belles 1–0 0–2 — 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 5–0
Durham Cestria 1–0 6–1 4–0 — 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–2 2–0
Huddersfield Town 3–2 4–1 3–0 1–0 — 0–1 0–0 2–0 7–1
Leeds United 7–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 0–1 — 3–0 2–0
Norton & Stockton Ancients 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–5 2–3 — 1–4 6–1
Stockport County 4–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 6–1 1–2 0–3 2–3 — 5–0
Wythenshawe 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–3 —
York City 1–2 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–3 2–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 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)
(12 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 25 February 2026.

Changes from last season:


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Peterborough United 17 15 2 0 69 10 +59 47 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Boldmere St. Michaels 18 15 0 3 50 18 +32 45 Promotion play-off
3 Leafield Athletic 17 13 1 3 46 13 +33 40
4 Barnsley Women's 17 10 2 5 45 22 +23 32
5 Sheffield F.C. 14 8 2 4 28 16 +12 26
6 Worcester City 18 8 2 8 28 39 −11 26
7 Notts County 18 6 1 11 30 28 +2 19
8 Sutton Coldfield Town 18 5 3 10 17 33 −16 18
9 Northampton Town 18 5 2 11 14 28 −14 17
10 Kidderminster Harriers 17 5 0 12 13 31 −18 15
11 Stourbridge 17 4 2 11 19 48 −29 14 Relegation to regional leagues
12 Lincoln United 17 0 1 16 7 80 −73 1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 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 5–1 3–1
Boldmere St. Michaels 5–4 — 2–0 7–2 1–2 1–0 4–1 4–0 2–1 3–1
Kidderminster Harriers 0–3 — 1–3 4–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–2
Leafield Athletic 0–2 1–2 — 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 4–1 4–0 7–2
Lincoln United 0–7 0–3 0–10 — 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 0–1 1–2
Notts County 1–2 0–2 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 7–2
Sheffield F.C. 1–0 1–0 6–1 1–0 0–0 — 5–1
Stourbridge 1–2 0–1 0–4 4–0 0–5 0–8 — 1–1 1–1
Sutton Coldfield Town 0–0 0–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–5 0–4 4–2 — 1–1
Worcester City 1–0 1–4 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 2–6 1–4 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 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)
(14 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 (T) 18 16 2 0 58 16 +42 50 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Norwich City 18 15 1 2 58 19 +39 46 Promotion play-off
3 London Bees 17 10 2 5 41 24 +17 32
4 Chatham Town 16 10 1 5 43 17 +26 31
5 Queens Park Rangers 17 7 4 6 33 21 +12 25
6 Luton Town 17 6 5 6 27 31 −4 23
7 Actonians 16 6 2 8 21 28 −7 20
8 Dulwich Hamlet 17 6 2 9 17 30 −13 20
9 Cambridge United 17 5 3 9 27 32 −5 18
10 Milton Keynes Dons 18 4 4 10 24 45 −21 16
11 AFC Sudbury 17 1 4 12 24 51 −27 6[a] Relegation to regional leagues
12 Chesham United 18 1 2 15 13 72 −59 5
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ AFC Sudbury were deducted one point for failure to fulfil their fixture versus Chatham Town on 21 December 2025. As a result, the club were also charged £750, £250 of which is suspended, and the game was ordered to be replayed.[10]

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 3–4 1–1 2–5 2–3
Cambridge United 3–0 — 0–3 2–2 3–1 1–4 5–0 0–3 1–2 1–3
Chatham Town 3–0 5–0 — 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 0–6 0–4 1–4 0–5
Dulwich Hamlet 0–1 1–0 2–0 — 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–1
Fulham 5–0 4–2 2–1 3–1 5–1 2–2 — 5–0 4–2 1–0
London Bees 1–2 8–2 3–1 0–0 7–1 2–0 — 4–1 1–2 2–0
Luton Town 0–4 3–3 3–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 — 2–2 1–1
Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 2–2 3–1 7–0 0–6 0–4 0–2 — 0–4 0–7
Norwich City 4–0 3–1 9–2 1–0 2–3 3–0 4–0 5–0 — 3–2
Queens Park Rangers 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 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)
Megan Jarvis
(Bridgwater United/Bristol Rovers)
(17 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 February 2026.

Changes from last season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Swindon Town (T) 18 17 0 1 67 11 +56 51 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Moneyfields (T) 18 16 1 1 69 10 +59 49 Promotion play-off
3 Bristol Rovers 18 11 3 4 49 13 +36 36
4 Bridgwater United 18 10 4 4 35 21 +14 34
5 Maidenhead United 18 6 6 6 29 30 −1 24
6 Abingdon United 17 6 4 7 25 39 −14 22
7 Ascot United 18 5 5 8 23 23 0 20
8 Marine Academy Plymouth 17 5 3 9 26 40 −14 18
9 Bournemouth Sports 18 5 2 11 22 44 −22 17
10 Keynsham Town 18 4 4 10 24 49 −25 16
11 Portishead Town 18 3 1 14 20 52 −32 10 Relegation to regional leagues
12 Worthing 18 2 1 15 21 78 −57 7
Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2026. Source: The Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Results

Home \ Away ABD ASC BSP BWU BRI KEY MAI MAP MON POR SWI WOR
Abingdon United — 4–2 1–2 1–1 4–1 0–0 2–2 0–5 1–0 1–6
Ascot United 0–2 — 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 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 0–4 2–1
Bridgwater United 1–1 — 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 5–0 1–2 10–0
Keynsham Town 2–0 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 0–3 1–0 3–0
Marine Academy Plymouth 2–2 0–1 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 10–2
Portishead Town 1–4 0–6 0–4 2–1 2–3 2–3 0–3 — 2–4 4–5
Swindon Town 5–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 8–0 4–1 10–0 2–1 — 5–0
Worthing 1–2 3–3 1–2 0–9 4–2 0–6 0–2 1–4 2–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 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 Helen Bleazard Bournemouth Dylan Wimbury Cheadle Town Stingers [11]
September Renée Hector Watford Steve Jaye Fulham
October Daniel McNamara Wolverhampton Wanderers James Mulvihill Wythenshawe [12]
November Lou Roberts Burnley Graham Abercrombie Sheffield F.C.
December Helen Bleazard Bournemouth Karl Watson Moneyfields [13][14]
January Liam Gilbert Oxford United Tash Tezgel Leafield Athletic [15][16]

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. ^ "Discipline Statement: December Outcomes". thefa.com. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  11. ^ AFC Bournemouth (1 October 2025). "Bleazard named FA WNL Premier Division Manager of the Month". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  12. ^ "McNamara wins October Manager of the Month". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Bleazard Secures Second Manager of the Month Award". AFC Bournemouth. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Moneys Women's Karl Watson named Manager of the Month for December". Moneyfields FC. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Oxford United's Liam Gilbert has won the Premier Division Manager of the Month award for January ✨.They took three wins from three in a stellar start to 2026 👏". x.com. FA Women's National League. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  16. ^ "Leafield Athletic's Tash Tezgel is the Division One Manager of the Month for January 👏. They went undefeated in the division for the first month of 2026 🎆". x.com. FA Women's National League. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
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