Brighton and Aston Villa Girls stay unbeaten at SuperCupNI

Brighton  Hove Albion v Aston Villa SuperCupNI 2025
Brighton Hove Albion pressure Aston Villa at SuperCupNI Bob Hall Sports Photography

Brighton & Hove Albion drew 2-2 with Aston Villa to back up opening-day wins at the Girls’ U-16 Premier Cup section of SuperCupNI.

Brighton lead the table on goal-difference from Villa with the last group games today, Surf Select are a point behind after defeating Finn Harps.

Shamrock Rovers beat Northern Ireland 2-1 for back-to-back wins in Group B, in which Manchester United got off the mark with a 4-1 result over Northeast Rush.

Manchester United overcame FC United 7-1 in the Junior U-14 Cup to make it two wins from two, leading the table by as many points from Surf Select and Kilmarnock.

PREMIER CUP

GROUP A
Surf Select 2-0 Finn Harps
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Aston Villa

GROUP B
Northeast Rush 1-4 Manchester United
Shamrock Rovers 2-1 Northern Ireland

JUNIOR CUP

Larne 2-2 Surf Select
Manchester United 7-1 FC United
Kilmarnock 1-1 Crusaders

Fixtures for Wednesday 30 July

PREMIER CUP

GROUP A
Brighton & Hove Albion v Finn Harps (Dixon Park, 4pm)
Surf Select v Aston Villa (Rathcoole, 4pm)

GROUP B
Northeast Rush v Shamrock Rovers (Mossley, 4pm)
Manchester United v Northern Ireland (Dixon Park, 4pm)

JUNIOR CUP

Manchester United v Crusaders (Chimney Corner, 12pm)
Larne v FC United (Mossley, 12pm)
Kilmarnock v Surf Select (Rathcoole, 12pm)

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