Nottingham Forest secure title of FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division to which Middlesbrough have won promotion.
Northern Premier Division
Burnley 7-0 Sporting Khalsa
Hull City 1-1 Rugby Borough
Nottingham Forest 7-2 West Bromwich Albion (Att: 1,918)
Stoke City 4-0 Halifax
Stourbridge 0-4 Derby County (Att: 92)
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6-0 Liverpool Feds (Att: 792)
Nottingham Forest ran out 7-2 winners over West Brom to seal top spot ahead of Wolves, who did all they could on the final day by hitting Liverpool Feds for six. Stoke City took third spot ahead of Burnley, Hull City held Rugby Borough 1-1 to end two places higher in eighth.
Southern Premier Division
AFC Wimbledon 4-0 Billericay Town (Att: 1,261)
Exeter City 2-2 Watford
Gwalia United 0-2 Plymouth Argyle (Att: 350)
Ipswich Town 8-0 Cheltenham Town
Lewes 7-0 Milton Keynes Dons (Att: 922)
Oxford United 0-2 Hashtag United
🎶 SING IT!!!! pic.twitter.com/s9oJViXlll
— Ipswich Town FC Women (@ITFCWomen) April 27, 2025
Ipswich Town celebrated their promotion to the Championship with a big win over 8-0 Cheltenham, runners-up Hashtag United taking the points 2-0 at Oxford United. Watford claimed third spot ahead of Exeter City by a point after a draw away to the Grecians. Lewes finished in the top half by goal-difference from AFC Wimbledon, who beat Billericay Town 4-0 to send them down while Plymouth Argyle survived with victory at Gwalia.
Division 1 Midlands
Leafield Athletic 4-0 Sutton Coldfield Town
Lincoln United 0-2 Barnsley Women (Att: 78)
Loughborough Lightning 1-0 Boldmere St Michaels
Northampton Town 1-1 Peterborough United
Notts County 2-2 Solihull Moors
Worcester City 5-0 Lincoln City (Att: 236)
Table-topping Loughborough Lightning beat Boldmere by a sole goal, Northampton Town’s draw with Peterborough United earned them second place ahead of the Posh.
Division 1 North
Barnsley FC 0-3 Middlesbrough
Cheadle Town Stingers 2-1 AFC Fylde (Att: 294)
Doncaster Rovers Belles 4-0 Huddersfield Town (Att: 273)
Durham Cestria 1-3 Stockport County (Att: 85)
Norton & Stockton Ancients 0-2 Chorley (Att: 289)
York City 1-4 Leeds United
𝗨𝗣 THE BORO!! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/UGyWkOV1TA
— Middlesbrough FC Women (@BoroWomen) April 27, 2025
Middlesbrough topped the table o goal-difference by a margin of five, after they scored three at Barnsley FC, as Cheadle Town Stingers missed out despite defeating AFC Fylde. Chorley took third place ahead of Leeds, Stockport County pulled level on points with sixth-placed Durham Cestria whom they beat 3-1 away.
Division 1 South East
Ashford Town 0-4 Actonians
Cambridge United 1-1 Chatham Town
Chesham United 2-6 London Bees (Att: 85)
Dulwich Hamlet 3-1 Real Bedford (Att: 580)
London Seaward v AFC Sudbury
Norwich City 3-0 Queens Park Rangers (Att: 3,107)
Champions Real Bedford were unable to complete an unbeaten debut campaign in the league, defeated at Dulwich Hamlet. Norwich City beat QPR watched by over 3,000 at Carrow Road to finish two points behind Bedford.
Division 1 South West
Abingdon United 3-4 Keynsham Town (Att: 160)
AFC Bournemouth 5-1 Portishead Town
Bristol Rovers 2-0 Bournemouth Sports (Att: 574)
Maidenhead United 0-4 Worthing
Moneyfields 2-3 Swindon Town
Southampton Women 3-1 Bridgwater United (Att: 120)
AFC Bournemouth won the league by 16 points, relegated Southampton Women signed off with a second win of the season. Keynsham Town edged a seven-goal thriller at Abingdon United where Kerry Bartlett and Beatriz Kretteis scored two each.