Hull City Ladies Top After Wolves and Burnley draw
Amber Hughes (Wolves) controls the ball during the game with Burnley. (Natalie Mincher/SPP)
Hull City Ladies lead the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division after match day two, AFC Bournemouth are top of the Southern Premier.
Northern Premier Division
Derby County 1-2 Loughborough Lightning
Halifax 2-0 Stoke City
Hull City 4-1 West Bromwich Albion (Att: 211)
Middlesbrough 0-0 Rugby Borough
Sporting Khalsa 1-2 Liverpool Feds (Att: 60)
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Burnley (Att: 521)
A brace from Hope Knight helped Hull City beat West Brom 4-1, leading the table as the only team with a 100% record after just two games. Wolves and Burnley drew a blank, as was the case between Middlesbrough and Rugby with all four staying unbeaten. Loughborough took the win at Derby, Lucy Cooper with their late second before the Rams replied. Halifax got off the mark Stoke with all three points, likewise Liverpool Feds away to Sporting Khalsa where Katie Andersen got the crucial second.
Lightning with their first win back in Tier 3 😍⚡️#lightningstrikes #FAWNL pic.twitter.com/hX17Ic9ojL
— Loughborough Lightning Football (@Lightningfootbl) August 24, 2025
Southern Premier Division
Billericay Town 1-8 Gwalia United
Exeter City 1-2 Lewes
Hashtag United 1-2 AFC Bournemouth (Att: 154)
Oxford United 1-1 AFC Wimbledon (Att: 401)
Real Bedford 1-4 Cheltenham Town
Watford 2-0 Plymouth Argyle
AFC Bournemouth came from behind to win at Hashtag with Kelci Bowers’ 90th-minute goal, with the Cherries top of the table. Rebekah Trewhitt doubled Lewes’ lead over Exeter where they took the points 2-1, Hannah Mackenzie’s header earned Hannah AFC Wimbledon a draw at Oxford. Cori Williams-Mills netted half Gwalia’s eight goals at Billericay, Cheltenham ran out 4-1 winners at Bedford, Madison Perry got both goals as Watford saw off Plymouth.
Division One Midlands
Kidderminster Harriers 0-1 Northampton Town
Peterborough United 8-0 Lincoln United (Att: 212)
Stourbridge 0-5 Notts County (Att: 78)
Worcester City 1-0 Sutton Coldfield Town
Boldmere St Michaels 5-4 Barnsley Women
Leafield Athletic 2-1 Sheffield FC (Att: 150)
Division One Midlands
Kidderminster Harriers 0-1 Northampton Town.
Kidderminster Harriers pressured by Northampton Town. (Photo: clivejonespr.com)
Peterborough are top the table after thrashing Lincoln, Boldmere also continuing a winning start as they edged a nine-goal thriller with Barnsley despite Jannelle Straker’s red card shortly after Leonie Joyce scored their decisive fifth. Leafield are a third side to win again, Evie Gallop’s late penalty deciding the clash with Sheffield FC. Chloe Finn was the single scorer to give Northampton victory at Kidderminster Notts County netted five at Stourbridge with Evie Brooks at the double,
Division One North
Cheadle Town Stingers 2-1 Huddersfield Town (Att: 102)
Chester le Street Town 0-2 Leeds United
Chorley 2-3 Stockport County (Att: 100)
Doncaster Rovers Belles 5-0 York City
Durham Cestria 1-0 Blackburn Rovers (Att: 85)
Wythenshawe 2-1 Norton & Stockton Ancients (Att: 136)
Stockport made it back-to-back wins by the odd goal in five at Chorley, similarly Cheadle who defeated Huddersfield with a last-minute Rachel Dunlop goal. Leeds are third after victory at Chester le Street, Doncaster put five past York after a rush of goals including a quick Abi Coley double. Fran Ward’s second-half strike saw Durham Cestria beat Blackburn, Kirsty Chambers’ dramatic late goals meant Wythenshawe edged Norton for a first-ever win at this level.
Rach Dunlop doing Rach Dunlop things – injury-time winner, job done. Sundays don’t get much better.
📸@LewTphotography#WeAreCheadle | @FAWNL pic.twitter.com/WRgVelOzwO
— Cheadle Town Stingers (@CheadleStingers) August 24, 2025
Division One South East
Actonians 2-3 Fulham
Cambridge United 5-0 Luton Town (Att: 97)
Dulwich Hamlet 2-0 Chesham United
London Bees 8-2 AFC Sudbury
Queens Park Rangers 0-2 Norwich City
Chatham Town 3-2 Milton Keynes Dons
London Bees overcame AFC Sudbury 8-2 after a 5-0 half-time lead, Norwich won away at QPR with Issy Moore adding to a Freya Symonds spot-kick, Fulham also on six points after victory at Actonians. Chatham’s third goal by Amelia Woodgate proved crucial, as MK Dons set up a tight finish after home keeper Simone Eligon was dismissed for handball outside the box, but they also kept up a perfect start. Cambridge’s Jade Bell bagged a brace in beating Luton 5-0, Dulwich defeated Chesham with a couple of early goals.
Division One South West
Abingdon United 1-6 Swindon Town (Att: 137)
Ascot United 1-1 Moneyfields
Bridgwater United 0-0 Bristol Rovers (Att: 286)
Maidenhead United 1-1 Keynsham Town
Marine Academy Plymouth 4-0 Portishead Town
Worthing 1-2 Bournemouth Sports
Swindon are the sole side on six points from two games after scoring six times at Abingdon, Helena Diaz-Butcher, and Annie Colston each with two. Marine Academy Plymouth picked up their first FA WNL points with a 4-0 defeat of Portishead, Liane Folkenstern’s brace gave Bournemouth Sports the win at Worthing. Ascot took their opening one from a 1-1 draw with Moneyfields, Maidenhead also tied 1-1 with Keynsham, while it was goalless between Bridgwater and 0-0 Bristol Rovers.