2025–26 Nottingham Forest W.F.C. season

Nottingham Forest
2025–26 season
OwnerEvangelos Marinakis
ChairmanNicholas Randall KC
Head CoachCarly Davies
StadiumCity Ground, West Bridgford
One Call Stadium, Mansfield
Women's Super League 24th
Women's FA Cup-
Women's League CupGroup stage
Highest home attendance2,624 v Manchester City
22 November 2025
(Women's League Cup)
Lowest home attendance1,061 v Portsmouth
5 October 2025
(Women's Super League 2)
Biggest win4 – 1 v Portsmouth
(Home)
5 October 2025
(Women's Super League 2)
Biggest defeat0 – 3 v Durham
(Away)
12 October 2025
(Women's Super League 2)
All statistics correct as of 14 September 2025.

The 2025–26 season was Nottingham Forest Women's first season in the Women's Super League 2, which stands at level two of the women's football league pyramid.

Squad information

First team squad

As of 10 October 2025[1]
No. Name Nat. Date of birth (Age) Since Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Emily Batty (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 18 July 2021 Sheffield United
29 Georgie Ferguson (2002-10-29) 29 October 2002 11 August 2024 Birmingham City
Defenders
2 Jessie Stapleton (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 28 July 2025 West Ham United
3 Nat Johnson (1993-11-12) 12 November 1993 10 August 2023 Lewes
4 Georgia Brougham (1996-03-18) 18 March 1996 23 July 2025 London City Lionesses
5 Chloe Mustaki (1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 10 July 2025 Bristol City
12 Ebba Hed (1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 4 September 2025 Djurgårdens
16 Mollie Green (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 5 August 2023 Birmingham City
18 Caragh Hamilton (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 9 August 2024 Lewes
23 Kirsty Smith (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 14 July 2025 West Ham United
Midfielders
8 Amy Rodgers (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 2 July 2025 Bristol City
11 Tove Almqvist (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 4 September 2025 Djurgårdens
13 Rachel Rowe (1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 19 August 2025 Southampton
15 Hollie Olding (1999-01-03) 3 January 1999 23 August 2024 Lewes
17 Freya Thomas (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 7 August 2023 Coventry United
Forwards
6 Deanne Rose (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 19 August 2025 Leicester City
7 Vivienne Lia (2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 3 September 2025 Arsenal
9 Melissa Johnson (1991-08-11) 11 August 1991 15 July 2024 Charlton Athletic
10 Aimee Claypole (2005-11-08) 8 November 2005 11 August 2025 Chelsea
14 Charlie Wellings (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 19 July 2024 Reading
21 Nahikari García (1997-03-10) 10 March 1997 4 September 2025 Denver Summit
22 Casey Howe (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 30 August 2024 Athlone Town
33 Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah (1995-09-08) 8 September 1995 12 August 2025 London City Lionesses

Squad Changes

Transfers In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
2 July 2025 MF Amy Rodgers Bristol City Free agent [2]
10 July 2025 DF Chloe Mustaki Bristol City Free agent [3]
14 July 2025 DF Kirsty Smith West Ham United Free agent [4]
23 July 2025 DF Georgia Brougham London City Lionesses Free agent [5]
1 August 2025 FW Aimee Claypole Chelsea Free agent [6]
12 August 2025 FW Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah London City Lionesses Free agent [7]
19 August 2025 MF Rachel Rowe Southampton Free agent [8]
19 August 2025 FW Deanne Rose Leicester City Free agent [9]
4 September 2025 DF Ebba Hed Djurgårdens Free agent [10]
4 September 2025 MF Tove Almqvist Djurgårdens Free agent [11]

Transfers Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.

Loans In

Date from Pos. Player From Until Ref.
28 July 2025 DF Jessie Stapleton West Ham United 30 June 2026 [12]
8 August 2025 GK Sophia Poor London City Lionesses 10 October 2025 [13][14]
3 September 2025 FW Vivienne Lia Arsenal 30 June 2026 [15]
4 September 2025 FW Nahikari García Denver Summit 31 December 2025 [16]
4 September 2025 DF Issy Hobson Everton 1 October 2025 [17][18]

Loans Out

Date from Pos. Player To Until Ref.

Released

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Date signed Ref.
30 June 2025 DF Naomi Bedeau Oxford United 2 July 2025 [19] [20]
30 June 2025 MF Megan Bell Linfield 26 July 2025 [19] [21]
30 June 2025 MF Millie Chandarana Burnley 28 July 2025 [19] [22]
30 June 2025 FW Sophie Domingo [19]
30 June 2025 FW Bridget Galloway Aberdeen 6 August 2025 [19] [23]
30 June 2025 DF Jessica Hennessy Bournemouth 23 July 2025 [19] [24]
30 June 2025 MF Alice Keitley [19]
30 June 2025 MF Kate Longhurst Retired [19] [25]
30 June 2025 MF Holly Manders Oxford United 4 July 2025 [19] [26]
30 June 2025 GK Holly Mears Norwich City 12 July 2025 [19] [27]
30 June 2025 MF Amy Sims Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 June 2025 [19] [28]
30 June 2025 FW Holly Turner Oxford United 1 July 2025 [19] [29]
25 July 2025 DF Lyndsey Harkin Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 July 2025 [30] [31]

New contracts

Date Pos. Player Contract length Ref.
29 July 2025 GK Emily Batty One year [32]
29 July 2025 GK Georgie Ferguson One year [32]
4 August 2025 DF Mollie Green One year [33]
14 August 2025 FW Charlie Wellings One year [34]
7 November 2025 MF Freya Thomas Two years [35]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Women's Super League 2 7 September 2025 3 May 2026 Matchday 1 9 4 1 4 12 14 −2 044.44
Women's FA Cup 14 December 2025 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Women's League Cup 24 September 2025 22 November 2025 Group stage Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 033.33
Total 12 5 2 5 15 18 −3 041.67

Last updated: 22 November 2025
Source: Soccerway

Women's Super League 2

Main article: 2025–26 Women's Super League 2

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Newcastle United 11 5 4 2 20 15 +5 19
5 Crystal Palace 11 4 4 3 20 17 +3 16
6 Nottingham Forest 11 5 1 5 16 17 −1 16
7 Southampton 11 4 3 4 22 16 +6 15
8 Sunderland 11 3 3 5 17 20 −3 12
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. Source: Women's Championship League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
9 4 1 4 12 14  −2 13 1 0 3 6 8  −2 3 1 1 6 6  0

Last updated: 22 November 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAAHA
ResultLWLWWLWLD
Position779436445
Points033699121213
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 September 2025 1 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Newcastle United West Bridgford
14:00 BST
  • Smith 51'
  • Boye-Hlorkah  90'
 Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 1,880
Referee: Abby Dearden
14 September 2025 2 Ipswich Town 0–1 Nottingham Forest Myland
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,462
Referee: Oliver Mackey
21 September 2025 3 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Crystal Palace West Bridgford
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 1,158
Referee: Ruby Sykes
27 September 2025 4 Bristol City 1–2 Nottingham Forest Bristol
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 1,278
Referee: Aaron Ford
5 October 2025 5 Nottingham Forest 4–1 Portsmouth West Bridgford
14:00 BST
Report
  • Hornby 12'
 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: Laura van Lier
12 October 2025 6 Durham 3–0 Nottingham Forest Durham
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Maiden Castle Sports Centre
Attendance: 804
Referee: Alice Parker
2 November 2025 7 Southampton 2–3 Nottingham Forest Southampton
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 2,293
Referee: Amy Fearn
9 November 2025 8 Nottingham Forest 0–3 Birmingham City West Bridgford
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 1,221
Referee: Lucy May
16 November 2025 9 Sheffield United 0–0 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
13:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 804
Referee: Jodie Hunter
7 December 2025 10 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Sunderland West Bridgford
14:00 GMT
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 1,007
21 December 2025 11 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Nottingham Forest Charlton
14:00 GMT
Stadium: The Valley
11 January 2026 12 Nottingham Forest v Bristol City West Bridgford
14:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
25 January 2026 13 Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United West Bridgford
14:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
1 February 2026 14 Birmingham City v Nottingham Forest Bordesley
14:00 GMT Stadium: St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
8 February 2026 15 Nottingham Forest v Charlton Athletic West Bridgford
14:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
15 February 2026 16 Sunderland v Nottingham Forest Hetton-le-Hole
14:00 GMT Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
15 March 2026 17 Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest Sutton
14:00 GMT Stadium: VBS Community Stadium
22 March 2026 18 Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town West Bridgford
14:00 GMT Stadium: City Ground
29 March 2026 19 Nottingham Forest v Durham West Bridgford
14:00 BST Stadium: City Ground
5 April 2026 20 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest Gateshead
14:00 BST Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
26 April 2026 21 Portsmouth v Nottingham Forest Portsmouth
14:00 BST Stadium: Fratton Park
3 May 2026 22 Nottingham Forest v Southampton West Bridgford
14:00 BST Stadium: City Ground

Women's FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Women's FA Cup

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Women's League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Women's League Cup

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 September 2025 Group stage Nottingham Forest 2–1 Newcastle United Mansfield
19:45 BST
Report
  • Lumsden 54'
 Stadium: One Call Stadium
Attendance: 258
Referee: Alice Parker
19 October 2025 Group stage Everton 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Nottingham Forest Walton
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
Penalties
22 November 2025 Group stage Nottingham Forest 0–2 Manchester City West Bridgford
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 2,624
Referee: Lauren Impey

Statistics

As of 22 November 2025[36]

Overall

No. Pos. Player League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 GK Emily Batty 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 0
2 DF Jessie Stapleton 6 (2) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 9 (2) 1 2 1
3 DF Nat Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
4 DF Georgia Brougham 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
5 DF Chloe Mustaki 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
6 FW Deanne Rose 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 5 (1) 0 0 0
7 FW Vivienne Lia 3 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 (5) 0 0 0
8 MF Amy Rodgers 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 0 1 0
9 FW Melissa Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Aimee Claypole 4 (3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 7 (3) 3 0 0
11 MF Tove Almqvist 1 (4) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 2 (5) 0 2 0
12 DF Ebba Hed 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 8 (1) 0 0 0
13 MF Rachel Rowe 2 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 (3) 0 0 0
14 FW Charlie Wellings 3 (3) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 3 (4) 2 0 0
15 MF Hollie Olding 2 (5) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 3 (6) 1 0 0
16 DF Mollie Green 3 (3) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 (3) 0 2 0
17 MF Freya Thomas 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 1 0 10 (1) 1 2 0
18 DF Caragh Hamilton 3 (6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 0 0 4 (8) 0 0 0
20 DF Issy Hobson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 FW Nahikari García 6 (2) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 0 0 7 (4) 2 3 0
22 FW Casey Howe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Kirsty Smith 7 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 9 (1) 2 0 0
29 GK Georgie Ferguson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
33 FW Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 2 1 0
35 GK Sophia Poor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Player League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 10 FW Aimee Claypole 1 0 2 3
2 33 FW Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah 2 0 0 2
21 FW Nahikari García 2 0 0 2
23 DF Kirsty Smith 1 0 1 2
14 FW Charlie Wellings 2 0 0 2
3 15 MF Hollie Olding 1 0 0 1
2 DF Jessie Stapleton 1 0 0 1
17 MF Freya Thomas 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 12 0 3 15

Assists

Rank No. Pos. Player League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 12 DF Ebba Hed 0 0 2 2
13 MF Rachel Rowe 2 0 0 2
2 10 FW Aimee Claypole 1 0 0 1
7 FW Vivienne Lia 1 0 0 1
5 DF Chloe Mustaki 1 0 0 1
8 MF Amy Rodgers 1 0 0 1
23 DF Kirsty Smith 1 0 0 1
Totals 7 0 2 9

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos. Player League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 1 GK Emily Batty 1 0 0 1
Totals 1 0 0 1

Awards

E.ON Next Women’s Player of the Month

Awarded by an online vote of supporters on the official Nottingham Forest F.C. website.

Month Player Ref.
September Freya Thomas [37]
October Aimee Claypole [38]

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