2025–26 FA Women's National League Plate

2025–26 FA Women's National League Plate
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Dates12 October 2025 –
Teams32
Defending championsAFC Bournemouth
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored93 (3.88 per match)
Top goal scorer4 players on 3 goals

All statistics correct as of 9 November 2025.

The 2025–26 FA Women's National League Plate is the eleventh season of the competition, open to a ranked selection of teams eliminated from Women's National League Cup.

The 2025–26 season saw a change to the format of the League Cup, with the introduction of a group stage and entry of Professional Game Academy sides for the first time, the season after the Plate had started to include U21 sides. Teams were initially drawn into 22 groups of four teams who played each other once (not twice), and from which the 22 group winners and 10 best runners-up advanced to the Cup knockout stages. The other 12 runners-up, and 20 best third-placed teams advanced to the National League Plate knockout stages.[1]

Reigning champions AFC Bournemouth Women placed in the top 32 teams in the group stages of the National League Cup, meaning that they did not defend their title.[2]

Results

All results are published by the Football Association.[3] Games are first listed by group in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

First Round

The draw for the first knockout round was made on 29 September 2025.[4]

12 October 2025 Durham Cestria 2–0Sheffield United U21Sunderland
14:00 BST
  • Dale 9'
  • Forster 50'
 Report Stadium: Leisure United Ford
19 October 2025 Cambridge United3–4 London Bees St Neots
14:00 BST
Report
  • Isherwood 18', 51'
  • Fowle 20'
  • Flynn 34'
 Stadium: Rowley Park
Attendance: 96
19 October 2025 Cheadle Town Stingers FC 1–0Sheffield FCCheadle
14:00 BST
  • Porteous-Williams 87'
 Report Stadium: Park Road Stadium
Attendance: 80
19 October 2025 Chesham United1–4 Ascot United Chesham
14:00 BST
  • Fitzgerald 26'
 Report
  • 21' (o.g.)
  • Maxted 35'
  • Harney 38'
  • Lloyd 78'
 Stadium: The Meadow
19 October 2025 Doncaster Rovers Belles0–3 Birmingham City U21 Rotherham
14:00 BST Report
  • Day 63'
  • Powis 68'
  • Fitzpatrick 87'
 Stadium: Millmoor Stadium
19 October 2025 Gwalia United 4–3 (a.e.t.)Tottenham Hotspur U21Pontypridd
14:00 BST
Report
  • Hills 40', 85', 90'
 Stadium: University of South Wales Sports Park
19 October 2025 Huddersfield Town 3–2Loughborough LightningKirkburton
14:00 BST
  • Beresford 4'
  • Burgess 8'
  • Lord-Mears 28'
 Report
  • Steggles 45+3'
  • Higginbottom 75'
 Stadium: Stafflex Arena
Attendance: 57
19 October 2025 Luton Town2–3 (a.e.t.) London City Lionesses U21 Barton-le-Clay
14:00 BST
  • Wilson 89'
  • Fensome 116'
 Report
  • Kabo 27'
  • Gbajabiamila 95'
  • Hewson 110'
 Stadium: Sharpenhoe Road
Attendance: 234
19 October 2025 Maidenhead United 2–1Bridgwater UnitedMaidenhead
14:00 BST
  • Stockton 49'
  • Harper 90'
 Report
  • Pengelly 65'
 Stadium: York Road
Attendance: 40
19 October 2025 Moneyfields 4–1Bristol City U21Portsmouth
14:00 BST
  • Hall 11', 33'
  • Scott 12'
  • Jeal 49'
 Report
  • Law 15'
 Stadium: The John Jenkins Stadium
Attendance: 47
19 October 2025 Northampton Town0–2 Norwich City Moulton
14:00 BST Report
  • Densley 49'
  • Riglar 69'
 Stadium: O'Riordan Bond Stadium
19 October 2025 Notts County 3–2Leicester City U21Eastwood
14:00 BST
  • Brooks 30'
  • Hardy 33'
  • Barnes 64'
 Report
  • Kaczmar 16'
  • Palmer 22'
 Stadium: Coronation Park
19 October 2025 Stockport County 3–2 (a.e.t.)Sunderland U21Stockport
14:00 BST
  • Jein 3'
  • Cole 55'
  • Battle 113'
 Report
  • West 23'
  • Forster 50'
 Stadium: Stockport Sports Village
Attendance: 84
19 October 2025 Worcester City1–2 Halifax F.C. Worcester
14:00 BST
  • Edwards 58'
 Report
  • Strickland 73'
  • Davenport 74'
 Stadium: Sixways Stadium
Attendance: 113
22 October 2025 Bristol Rovers1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Yate
19:45 BST
  • Jarvis 55'
 Report
  • Fergus 30', 33'
  • Hester 86'
 Stadium: Lodge Road
26 October 2025 Chorley Women FC 2–1Aston Villa U21Euxton
14:00 BST
  • Ellinson
  • Gunn
Report
  • Curnyn 65'
 Stadium: Jim Fowler Memorial Ground
Note: Match was originally played on 19 October 2025, but was abandoned following a serious injury to an Aston Villa PGA player.[5]

Second Round

The draw for the second knockout round was made on 20 October 2025.[6]

9 November 2025 Ascot United0–2 London City Lionesses U21 Ascot
14:00 GMT Report
  • Loom 26'
  • Walsh 57' (pen.)
 Stadium: Ascot Racecourse
Attendance: 87
9 November 2025 Chorley Women FC 4–0Notts CountyEuxton
14:00 GMT
  • Hamer-Brown
  • Searson
  • Worthington
Report Stadium: Jim Fowler Memorial Ground
9 November 2025 Gwalia United 3–2London BeesPontypridd
14:00 GMT
  • Asker 5'
  • Williams-Mills 6'
  • O'Keefe 66'
 Report
  • Larkin 16', 90'
 Stadium: University of South Wales Sports Park
9 November 2025 Cheadle Town Stingers FC 2–1Huddersfield TownCheadle
14:00 GMT
  • Porteous-Williams 75' (pen.), 85'
 Report
  • Jones 68'
 Stadium: Park Road Stadium
Attendance: 81
9 November 2025 Halifax F.C. 3–1Birmingham City U21Bradford
14:00 GMT
  • Crompton 45+4', 63'
  • Phillips 75'
 Report
  • 90+3'
 Stadium: Myra Shay Park
Attendance: 90
9 November 2025 Maidenhead United2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Moneyfields Maidenhead
14:00 GMT
  • Harper 13'
  • Stockton 56'
 Report
  • Phelps 23'
  • Hall 60'
 Stadium: York Road (Maidenhead)
Penalties
  • Akerman
  • Evans
  • Baksh
  • Stockton
  • Granger
  • Beard
  • Haughton
  • Hall
  • Fox
9 November 2025 Norwich City1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Horsford
14:00 GMT
  • Moore 9'
 Report
  • Martin 4', 37'
 Stadium: The Nest
Attendance: 308
Referee: Ellis Lander
9 November 2025 Stockport County1–2 Durham Cestria Stockport
14:00 GMT
  • Watson 78'
 Report
  • Mathais 88', 90+3'
 Stadium: Stockport Sports Village

Quarter-finals

11 January 2026 Cheadle Town Stingers FC v Durham Cestria Cheadle
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Park Road Stadium
11 January 2026 Gwalia United v Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Pontypridd
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: University of South Wales Sports Park
11 January 2026 Halifax F.C. v Chorley Women FC Bradford
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Myra Shay Park
11 January 2026 Moneyfields v London City Lionesses U21 Portsmouth
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: The John Jenkins Stadium

References

  1. ^ "FA Women's National League announces key dates and changes to promotion for 2025/26 season". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  2. ^ "Cherries to visit QPR in FAWNL Cup". www.afcb.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  3. ^ "Fixtures".
  4. ^ "FA WNL Cup and Plate First Round Draw". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  5. ^ "🚨 Game Postponed 🚨 Our match versus Aston Villa PGA has been postponed following a serious injury to an Aston Villa Player. Everyone at CWFC wishes her a speedy recovery 💛🖤". x.com. Chorley Women. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Draws made for FA WNL Cup and Plate Second Round". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
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