Sent Her Forward takes a look at the first round of league fixtures of the new women’s season
Brighton won their opening game of last season, against newly promoted Copsewood. They will be hoping to do the same this season against Forest Green Rovers (Photo: BHA/Geoff Penn)
And so the quest for success begins yet again, as the cream of the women’s winter game plus dozens more from the Premier League’s feeder divisions embark on another season, full of hope and ambition. Continue reading
Fliss Gibbons was among the scorers when Brighton won their opening fixture last season against Copsewood Coventry (Photo: Geoff Penn/BHAFC)
Premier League Southern champions Portsmouth will need to make sure their Super League play-off disappointment is well and truly out of their system when they begin the defence of their title with a daunting start to the new Premier League campaign. Continue reading
Copsewood’s Premier League bow was 160 miles away, at Brighton
Copsewood, the Coventry-based Premier League club, have secured their future after moving their home to qualify for a switch to the league’s northern division. Continue reading
Sent Her Forward looks ahead to the games in prospect – if the weather allows
| P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | |
| Cardiff City | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 22 |
| Brighton | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 22 |
| Portsmouth | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 22 |
| Charlton Athletic | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 21 |
| West Ham U | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 18 |
Four Premier League teams head into the weekend hoping to end it on top of the table.
Any of Cardiff City, Brighton, Portsmouth or Charlton Athletic could head the league by Sunday night, with only one point separating the top four – and just another three between them and fifth-placed West Ham United. Continue reading
Portsmouth are one of only two teams to beat resurgent Charlton Athletic this season (Photo: Jordan Hampton)
The congestion at the top of the southern division of the FAW Premier League could become even tighter after Sunday’s matches as the race for the Super League play-off place becomes ever more intense.
Four points separate the top five as the clubs approach the halfway point of the season – and even the teams in sixth and seventh place harbour realistic hopes of a tilt at the title – which this season carries the promise of a two-leg play-off against the winners of the northern division for a place in WSL2 in 2016. Continue reading
Sent Her Forward preview of some of the weekend’s crucial games
Charlton and Portsmouth will both have their eye on the top of the Premier League when they play Gillingham and Plymouth respectively (Photo: Jordan Hampton)
Lewes v Cardiff City
For the second home league game in a row Lewes host one of this season’s front-runners – and this time it’s the team currently on top. Continue reading
A look at the rest of the weekend’s women’s football in the South East
Burgess Hill reached the qualifying round by winning a preliminary-round match against Abbey Rangers
The FAW Cup will prove a welcome distraction this weekend to several clubs struggling to get going in the league.
But it may not be quite so popular for some of those fearing heavy defeats at the hands of some of the region’s top sides.
A number of fifth-tier sides feature in the first qualifying round on Sunday, some looking for the opportunity to make real progress in the prestigious competition and others fearing becoming early giant-killing victims to some of the lower-level sides. Continue reading
Sent Her Forward takes a look at the highlights of Sunday’s fixture list
Three clubs will have their eyes on the Premier League top spot when they set off for tricky away matches on Sunday. Continue reading
The rest of the weekend’s women’s football in the South East
The season is already a month old for some clubs, while others have yet to play a competitive match.
Here is a look at tomorrow’s grassroots games. Continue reading
Lancing’s new young team will play their home games at Culver Road, the home of Sussex FA
Last season the bulk of the team were playing senior girls’ football on recreation grounds around Sussex.
On Sunday they will walk on to one of the best – and biggest – pitches in the county for their first home game as an adult side, under their new identity as Lancing Ladies. Continue reading
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