Stacks of women’s pre-season friendlies were played on Sunday, with an increasing number taking place in front of fans once again.
Sunday 23 August
PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY RESULTS (where made available)
AFC Acorns 0-4 Pagham
AFC Portchester 10-0 Meon Milton
AFC Varsity 1-1 bournemouth Sports
Alnwick Town Dev 5-0 Hebburn Involve
Alton 0-1 Badshot Lea
Aylesford 0-3 Gillingham WFC
Banbury United 2-6 Milton United
Billericay Town 7-0 Dartford
Billericay Town Res 4-1 Enfield Town Res
Birmingham City 1-0 Bristol City
Blackpool 4-2 Curzon Ashton
Bowers & Pitsea 1-3 Phoenix Sports
Bradford Park Avenue 3-3 Yorkshire Amateur
Brantham Athletic 5-9 Lawford
Brayton Belles 3-2 Hull City Res
Brentford Dev 1-1 Ascot United
Bromley 7-2 Croydon
Bude 1-4 Callington Town Dev
Bursledon 1-6 Eastleigh
Callington Town 1-2 Plymouth Argyle XI
Cambridge City 1-2 Wymondham Town
Cheltenham Town 1-5 West Bromwich Albion
Chester FC 3-8 Cheadle Town Stingers
Chester le Street Town 6-2 Durham Cestria
Chorley 1-0 Mossley Hill
Cleethorpes Town 12-0 Skegness Town
Colney Heath 6-1 Cambridge City Res
Colney Heath Res 1-4 Houghton Athletic
Coundon Court 2-1 Leamington
Coventry United 1-4 Liverpool
Beth Merrick’s goal had the hosts ahead for over an hour but Jess Clarke’s brace sett the Reds on the road to victory, with Rinsola babajide and Niamh Fahey also on target.
Cray Valley 2-2 Hastings United
Denham United Res 1-6 Edgware Town
Doncaster Rovers Belles 3-1 Brighouse Town
Belles secured an impressive victory as first-half goals from Hannah McWilliams and Kirsty Smith were backed up by Ellie Sharpe’s penalty save, Lilly Harrison got their third and Brighouse got one back with the last kick.
Dronfield Town 3-2 Hull United
Dulwich Hamlet 1-6 Portsmouth
Eaton Socon 1-2 St Ives Town Dev
Fleetwood Town Wrens 4-2 AFC Darwen
Frontiers 4-1 Bishops Stortford
Fulbourn Bluebirds 3-0 Cambridge United Dev
Fulham 5-1 Brentford
Galgate 3-5 Sir Tom Finney Dev
Garston 1-1 Cheshunt
Gosport Borough 2-4 Bursledon Res
Gosport Falcons 5-2 Winchester City Flyers XI
Grimsby Borough 6-0 South Cave
Groby 3-1 Nuneaton Borough
Harlow Town 12-0 Hackney Lionesses
Hartham United 5-0 Bury Rangers
Hartlepool United 14-0 Leam Rangers
Hereford Pegasus 5-1 Cookley Sports
Highworth Lions 0-10 Carterton Town
Holwell Sports 1-3 Loughborough Foxes
Huddersfield Town 6-0 Bradford City
Hull City 3-1 Barnsley
Hull City Ladies came from behind against Barnsley Women to a clinch a 3:1 victory. ⚽
It was good to see fans cheering on the Tigresses once again, we look forward to the season, which starts one month today. 🐯
Read our match report below! 👇https://t.co/ZOGZxvLse1
— Hull City Ladies 🐯 (@HullCityLFC) August 23, 2020
Keynsham Town 1-1 Solihull Moors
Leafield Athletic 1-2 Crusaders
Leicester City LFC 3-1 Sutton United LFC
Lewes Dev 0-2 Leyton Orient
Lincoln City 2-1 Leeds United
Lincoln United 2-3 Peterborough Northern Star
Liverpool Feds 3-0 The New Saints
Long Crendon 0-2 Slough Town
Long Eaton United 2-3 Nottingham Forest
Longlevens 4-1 Mitcheldean
Lumley 1-7 Norton & Stockton Ancients
Bianca Owens scored five of Norton’s seven goals in their win at Lumley.
33’ GOAL,
Corner delivered by Lily Patrick powered home by Bianca Owens to complete her hat trick 4-0 pic.twitter.com/zcHPYWU9vr
— Norton Ladies FC (@NortonLadies) August 23, 2020
Manchester City 4-1 Everton
Watch the full highlights of @sammymewy‘s debut with — and first goal for — Man City here! 🤩
Mewis featured for 45 minutes in a 4-1 friendly win vs. Everton and also notched two assists 🙌#ManCity #USWNT pic.twitter.com/Plwi49R1hS
— Manchester City US (@ManCityUS) August 23, 2020
Melksham Town 1-5 Frome Town
Mexborough Athletic 3-2 Hemsworth Town Dev
Mildenhall Town 5-1 Isleham United
Meridian 1-1 Parkwood Rangers
Middlesbrough 2-1 Newcastle United
Millwall Lionesses 1-1 London Bees XI
An Abbey Dell bullet header from a corner gave Millwall a late lead over the Bees but the visitors soon levelled for a draw.
Milton Keynes Dons 1-6 Ipswich Town
Mortimer 5-1 Slough Town Rebels
Mosborough 6-2 Oughtibridge Dev
Nelson 4-0 Southport
Northampton Town Dev 3-1 Earls Barton United
Northwich Vixens 1-3 Runcorn Linnets
Oakwood 0-2 Newhaven
Olveston United 0-3 Almondsbury
Ossett United 5-0 Huddersfield Town Dev
Ossett United Res 0-4 Brighouse Sports
Oxford City 0-9 Queens Park Rangers
Paulton Rovers Res 0-5 Stockwood Wanderers
Penn & Tylers Geen 4-3 Aylesbury United
Penrith 2-5 Alnwick Town
Portishead Town 7-4 Cheddar
QK Southampton 6-0 Southampton Women’s Dev
Redditch United 1-2 Northampton Town
Ripon City 5-5 Morley Town
St Clere’s 1-0 Leigh Ramblers
St Ives Town 0-2 Newmarket Town
We can tonight confirm that during today’s game with @IvesTownLadies winger Brooke Wickens has suffered a ripped Tendon and fracture to her patella. We wish Brooke a speedy recovery.
Newmarket Town and Brooke would like to Thank you everybody for their well wishes.
— Newmarket Town Women (@NTWomenFC) August 23, 2020
Saltdean 4-2 Lewes U-18s
Shrewsbury Town 0-6 Port Vale
Skipton Town 1-2 Dewsbury Rangers
Solihull Moors Dev 2-3 Cheltenham Town Dev
Sporting Khalsa Dev 2-1 Darlaston Town
Stockport County 3-2 Fylde
Chloe Mapp bagged a brace and Sophie Charlton the other goal as Stockport edged higher division opponents.
Stockport County Dev 9-0 Egerton
Stones 0-6 Rayleigh Town
Sutton Coldfield Town 2-2 Crewe Alexandra
Tamworth 7-1 AFC Leicester
United Services Portsmouth 1-8 Chichester City
Walsall 11-0 Bournville
Warrington Wolves 0-3 Wakefield Trinity
West Didsbury & Chorlton 3-1 Brighouse Town EDS
West Didsbury & Chorlton Res 2-3 Mossley AFC
West Kirby 2-2 Chorley Res
Winchester City Flyers XI 8-7 Rushmoor
Wodson Park 6-1 Hitchin Belles
Woodbridge Town 2-1 Bungay Town
Worcester City 2-2 Kidderminster Harriers
Wythenshawe 1-5 Leek Town
Leicester City Women go pro after officially joining Foxes family