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Birmingham City Ground – St Andrew’s B9 4RL Tickets – Event Tickets List – Online ticket office (eticketing.co.uk) Twitter – @BCFCWomen Manager – Darren Carter Last season – 12th WSL Players joined – Siobhan Wilson (Crystal Palace), Martha Harris (Manchester United), Mollie Green (Coventry United) and Lucy Thomas (Coventry United).  Loan deals – Tara BourneContinue reading “Women’s Championship Guide”

Tuesday 26th July It was the Lionesses semi-final day in Sheffield!  I got the train up and was there before midday (a bit early for an 8pm kick off I know)!  There were England and Sweden flags hung up at the station.  I went to the fan embassy at the Triple Point Brewery where IContinue reading “UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 diary – Part 6”

Wednesday 20th July After a nightmare journey home from Chesterfield the day before (took me 10 hours due to train/track issues due to the heat), I was hoping for an easier journey to Brighton for the first quarter-final between England and Spain.  Everything was okay until I got to London Bridge station!  There all theContinue reading “UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 diary – Part 5”

Friday 15th July The Lionesses final group game was in Southampton against Northern Ireland, so naturally I decided to stay somewhere else fairly local, in Portsmouth this time, as the hotels there were cheaper!  The hotel was right next to the station so after dropping my bag off, I got the train to Southampton andContinue reading “UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 diary – Part 4”

Monday 11th July It was the Lionesses second game day in Brighton and I headed south at lunchtime.  As the hotels in Brighton were very expensive, I decided to stay in Haywards Heath.  After dropping my bag off at the hotel, I arrived in Brighton at about 3:30 and headed down the road to theContinue reading “UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 diary – Part 3”

Friday 8th July It was hot and sunny, feeling like proper summer football tournament weather!  Arriving at Gunnersbury station, there were volunteers outside guiding people to the stadium.  In the pub over the road from the station, there were Germany fans along with a bus!  Closer to the ground, Denmark fans had taken over aContinue reading “UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 diary – Part 2”

I am planning on going to 16 matches during the Women’s Euro’s and thought I would write a diary type thing about them, plus other matches I watch on the telly.  Not quite sure how this will turn out but I will probably write about things I remember, see, people I talk to and maybeContinue reading “UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 diary – Part 1”

A first half goal from Sophia Pharoah was good enough for Southampton to win the FA Women’s National League Championship Play-Off Final against Wolverhampton Wanderers and gain promotion to the FA Women’s Championship.    Pharoah’s strike came during a first half in which Southampton had the better of the chances and could have been further aheadContinue reading “Match report – Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers 21/05/2022”

The 52nd Women’s FA Cup final takes place on Sunday (kick off 2:30pm BST) at Wembley Stadium between holders Chelsea and Manchester City.  Emma Hayes’ Chelsea come into the final fresh off winning the WSL for a third time in a row, whilst Gareth Taylor’s side, who should also be full of confidence, finished thirdContinue reading “2022 Women’s FA Cup Final preview/guide“

Manchester City secured third place in the WSL and the final Champions League spot for next season with a 4-0 win over Reading.  Lauren Hemp and Bunny Shaw scored in the first half and Ellen White and Alex Greenwood added another two goals late in the game. Before the game started, both sides lined upContinue reading “Match report – Reading v Manchester City 08/05/2022”