A game of two halves, a season of two halves, it’s something which can be attributed to Neil Matthews and his Arnold Eagles side as they prepare for what, on paper at least, is a tough, East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League, League Cup final. In the league, Arnold have struggled, badly, finishing bottom of…
Nottingham Forest and Watford go at it again this Saturday afternoon, in the play-off for a place in next season’s Barclays Women’s Championship. The two sides, having won their respective (Northern and Southern Premier) championships, will face each other in what is the last of the National League play-off games, won last season by Southampton…
Nottingham Forest will face Watford for the second time in a matter of weeks this coming Saturday when, at the Stadium MK, the two will collide for a place in next season’s Barclays Women’s Championship, so the Nottingham Sport caught up with Forest defender and centurion, Georgia Hewitt, for a chat. It has been a…
Nottingham Forest were crowned FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division champions, for the first time since 2008, on Sunday afternoon, following a 3-0 home win over visiting Stoke City, in front of a 1,700 strong crowd. Back then, it was a division which contained the likes of Newcastle United, Manchester City, and Aston Villa,…
Nottingham Forest 3-2 Watford *aet (FA Women’s National League Cup Final) 23.04.23 Well, in our preview of this cup final we said, and we quote: “Separate the two sides if you dare, we could be in for going the distance in this one,” and we couldn’t have been any closer, both Nottingham Forest and Watford…
Sunday afternoon, at the Pirelli Stadium, home of Burton Albion, sees the final of the 2022-23 FA Women’s National League, League Cup, as Andy Cook’s Nottingham Forest (Northern Premier Division) take on Damon Lathorpe’s Watford (Southern Premier). The two sides could also meet in the promotion play-off, Forest currently leading the North, whilst Watford are…
Can it really get much tighter than what’s happening atop of the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier – Nottingham Forest still lead the way, Burnley are just two points behind them in second, and Wolverhampton Wanderers are third, just an extra point back. To make things that little more spicy, second travel to third…
As the season, ever-so slowly, inches towards its closure, only a handful of games in the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League were played on Sunday afternoon, including Basford United. The Premier Division side, led by co-managers, Jake Hemstock and Sara Harnett, played their last game of a tough season, picking up a huge three-points…
Another international match, another win and clean sheet, and another trophy in the bag for Nottingham-born Lioness, Mary Earps, following England’s penalty shoot-out success, on Thursday night, in the Finalissima, against Brazil. Earps, who was born in our fair, old county, and began her career with West Bridgford Colts, and had an early spell with…
Three games left to play in the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier, and Andy Cook’s Nottingham Forest side have a six point advantage on second place Wolverhampton Wanderers, having comfortably defeated their other title-challengers, Burnley, 3-0 at the weekend. Laura-Jayne O’Neill, was making her 100th appearance for the Reds, although she went off injured…
East Midlands was turned red on Sunday afternoon when, in the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier, over at Pride Park, Andy Cook’s Nottingham Forest emerged victorious at the home of rivals, Derby County. Victory, 2-0 to Nottingham, was the first time in a decade that the Reds have actually achieved the double over their…
As women’s football continues to grow, Mansfield Town are there, at the forefront of it all. At Saturday’s goalless draw with Sutton United, in the EFL League Two, the Her Game Too campaign, and local ambassador, Emma Penlington, were out in force to show that football, like other sports, really is #HerGameToo. Initially scheduled to…
The 2023 Nottinghamshire FA Women’s County Cup final will be contested between two sides from the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League Premier Division, Mansfield Town, and Notts County. Andi Bell’s Mansfield side saw off the tough challenge of FA Women’s National League Midlands Reserves Division leaders, Nottingham Forest Reserves, 5-3 on penalties, following a…
Neil Matthews’ Arnold Eagles, bottom of the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League Premier Division, will contest this season’s League Cup final, with high-flying Lincoln United, after the Eagles avenged their previous weeks’ loss, to see off Oughtibridge War Memorial, 4-3. Another Nottinghamshire club, Daniel Corlett’s Nottingham Trent University, of the EMWRFL Division One Central,…
Nottingham Forest captain, Lyndsey Harkin, will lead her side out at the Pirelli Stadium, against Watford, on Sunday 23 April, after she led by example to book the Reds’ place in the final of the FA Women’s National League Cup, in devastating fashion, following a 5-0 win at home to Portsmouth. A tight, first half,…
It is two-wins-from-two for Nottingham Forest after a second successive clean-sheet was registered on Sunday afternoon, following a 3-0 home win over mid-table Huddersfield Town. The defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers, a few weeks back, has galvanised the promotion charge for Andy Cook’s side and, with Charlotte Greengrass firing on all cylinders, it could well be…
Nottingham Forest are currently on course for a double-double this season with both their Seniors, and Reserves, leading the way in their respective leagues, and both into the latter stages of cup competitions, as they head into the business end of the season. Andy Cook’s Senior team re-opened a five-point gap at the top of…
A goal, late in the first half, from Nikki Emery, was enough for Adam Dunleavy’s Notts County side to maintain a ten-point advantage at the top of the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League, at the weekend. Hosting mid-table Anstey Nomads, Emery’s goal, having been played through following beautiful control and a pass from Shoniqua…
Although frustrations boiled over at the weekend in a match between Chelsea and Liverpool that was abandoned after just five minutes of play due to freezing pitch conditions, with many, stating that games shouldn’t be being called off for this reason in this day and age, women’s football is otherwise at an all time high….
Having won the FA Women’s National League Plate last season, Andy Cook’s Nottingham Forest side are through to the semi-finals (first time since 2016) of this season’s League Cup competition following a hard-fought, 2-1 win, over Burnley on Sunday afternoon their reward a home tie with Portsmouth. Made to fight from the off, Forest went…
