A record crowd of 6,500 watched Plymouth Argyle Women win the Devon derby, as Oxford United sent AFC Bournemouth to their first defeat of the FA WNL campaign.
Plymouth won the Devon derby to sit a point short of Southern Premier leaders Watford, from a game more, as they tripled their previous best attendance. Phoebe Hampson’s 65th-minute breakthrough against Exeter was added to in stoppage time by substitute Tianna Teisar. Oxford handed AFC Bournemouth their first defeat of the season, as Holly Manders got the only goal. AFC Wimbledon beat Lewes to be close to escaping the drop zone, from which Hashtag United moved further away by thrashing a seemingly doomed Billericay.
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— Plymouth Argyle Women FC (@ArgyleWFC) February 18, 2026
Wolves won at Sporting Khalsa to cut Burnley’s lead at the top of the Northern Premier to four points, with two games still in hand. West Brom came from behind to beat third-placed Rugby. Derby took a good point away from Stoke.
York City drew with Norton to move two points clear of danger in Division One North, as Chorley rose to seventh with a 5–1 result at basement side Blackburn Rovers.
Peterborough United’s victory over Northampton saw them quickly restored to top spot in Division One Midlands, ahead of Boldmere, whom Leafield Athletic are still on course to catch following their win at Stourbridge.
Fulham edged QPR 1–0 in front of a crowd of over 1,600 to knock Norwich City off the top of Division One South East.
Luton Town’s victory over Chesham lifted them two places to seventh, and MK Dons are looking quite safe after a 3–0 win at Cambridge United.
Moneyfields earned a 3–1 win at Bournemouth Sports, meaning they still lead the Division One South West title race — but only by a single point over Swindon Town, who defeated third-placed Bristol Rovers by the same score and have a game in hand.
Northern Premier Division
Sporting Khalsa 0-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Att: 130)
Stoke City 1-1 Derby County (Att: 94)
West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Rugby Borough (Att: 87)
Southern Premier Division
Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Exeter City (Att: 6,500)
AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Lewes (Att: 170)
Billericay Town 1-10 Hashtag United
Oxford United 1-0 AFC Bournemouth (Att: 143)
Real Bedford P-P Watford
Division One North
Blackburn Rovers 1-5 Chorley
Cheadle Town Stingers P-P Wythenshawe
Doncaster Rovers Belles P-P Leeds United
York City 1-1 Norton & Stockton Ancients (Att: 78)
Division One Midlands
Peterborough United 3-0 Northampton Town (Att: 208)
Sheffield FC P-P Barnsley Women
Stourbridge 0-4 Leafield Athletic (Att: 62)
Division One South East
Cambridge United 0-3 Milton Keynes Dons
Fulham 1-0 Queens Park Rangers (Att: 1,643)
Luton Town 3-0 Chesham United
Division One South West
Abingdon United P-P Maidenhead United
Bournemouth Sports 1-3 Moneyfields (Att: 75)
Swindon Town 3-1 Bristol Rovers (Att: 338)
