2025–26 Middlesbrough F.C. Women season

Middlesbrough
2025–26 season
ChairmanSteve Gibson
ManagerMichael Mulhern
StadiumBishopton Road West
Riverside Stadium

The 2025–26 season is the 50th season of competitive football in the history of Middlesbrough Football Club Women, and their first season back in the National League North, the third level of English women's football, following promotion the previous season. The club will also participate in the FA Cup, and the WNL Cup.

Squad

As of 30 July 2025.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF England ENG Keira Skelton
5 DF England ENG Ellen Packham
6 DF England ENG Abby Towers
7 FW England ENG Ellen Turnbull
8 FW England ENG Jessica Mett
9 FW England ENG Armani Maxwell
10 MF England ENG Lauren Robson
11 MF England ENG Leanna Giles
13 GK England ENG Ruby Cook
14 DF England ENG Emma Foster
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF England ENG Millie Bell
18 MF England ENG Sarah Burn
19 FW England ENG Becky Ferguson
22 DF England ENG Grace Boyes (Captain)
23 MF England ENG Chelsea Callander
24 FW England ENG Kacie Elson
25 FW England ENG Maddie Myers

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
1 July 2025 FW England Becky Ferguson England Newcastle United [2]
2 July 2025 DF England Olivia Watt England Newcastle United [3]
6 July 2025 FW England Erin Nelson England Stoke City [4]
8 July 2025 GK England Megan Borthwick England Sunderland [5]
11 July 2025 MF England Chelsea Callander England Manchester City [6]

Competitions

National League North

Main article: 2025–26 FA Women's National League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Halifax 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
9 Sporting Khalsa 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
10 Liverpool Feds 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0
11 Middlesbrough 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 0 Relegation to FA WNL Division One
12 Derby County 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: [The Football Association]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 15 July 2025.
Source: FA WNL North

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Ground
Result
Position
Points
Updated to match(es) played on 15 July 2025. Source: FA WNL North
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The FA Women's National League fixtures were released on 15 July 2025.[7]

17 August 2025 1 Burnley v Middlesbrough Leyland
14:00 BST Stadium: County Ground
24 August 2025 2 Middlesbrough v Rugby Borough Stockton
14:00 BST Stadium: Bishopton Road West
31 August 2025 3 Middlesbrough v Derby County Middlesbrough
14:00 BST Stadium: Riverside Stadium
14 September 2025 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough Wellington
14:00 BST Stadium: New Bucks Head
21 September 2025 5 Stoke City v Middlesbrough Stone
14:00 BST Stadium: Wellbeing Park
5 October 2025 6 Middlesbrough v Sporting Khalsa Stockton
14:00 BST Stadium: Bishopton Road West
12 October 2025 7 Liverpool Feds v Middlesbrough Liverpool
14:00 BST Stadium: Jericho Lane
29 October 2025 8 Middlesbrough v Halifax Stockton-on-Tees
19:45 GMT Stadium: Bishopton Road West
2 November 2025 9 West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough Redditch
14:00 GMT Stadium: Valley Stadium
16 November 2025 10 Middlesbrough v Hull City Stockton-on-Tees
14:00 GMT Stadium: Bishopton Road West
30 November 2025 11 Loughborough Lightning v Middlesbrough Loughborough
14:00 GMT Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
7 December 2025 12 Middlesbrough v Burnley Stockton-on-Tees
14:00 GMT Stadium: Bishopton Road West
4 January 2026 13 Rugby Borough v Middlesbrough Rugby
14:00 GMT Stadium: Kilsby Lane
25 January 2026 14 Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers Stockton-on-Tees
14:00 GMT Stadium: Bishopton Road West
8 February 2026 15 Derby County v Middlesbrough Mickleover
14:00 GMT Stadium: Don Amott Arena
19 February 2026 16 Halifax v Middlesbrough Cleckheaton
19:45 GMT Stadium: Clayborn Ground
22 February 2026 17 Middlesbrough v Stoke City Stockton-on-Tees
14:00 GMT Stadium: Bishopton Road West
8 March 2026 18 Middlesbrough v Loughborough Lightning Stockton-on-Tees
14:00 GMT Stadium: Bishopton Road West
22 March 2026 19 Hull City v Middlesbrough Barton-upon-Humber
14:00 GMT Stadium: Easy Buy Stadium
29 March 2026 20 Middlesbrough v Liverpool Feds Stockton-on-Tees
14:00 BST Stadium: Bishopton Road West
12 April 2026 21 Sporting Khalsa v Middlesbrough Willenhall
14:00 BST Stadium: Aspray Arena
26 April 2026 22 Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion Stockton-on-Tees
14:00 BST Stadium: Bishopton Road West

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the third tier, Middlesbrough will enter the FA Cup in the first round.

26 October 2025 First round v
14:00 GMT

WNL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Women's National League Cup

Group stage

21 August 2025 1 Durham Cestria v Middlesbrough Durham
19:45 BST Stadium: Maiden Castle
7 September 2025 2 Middlesbrough v Sunderland PGA Stockton
14:00 BST Stadium: Bishopton Road West
28 September 2025 3 Middlesbrough v Chester-le-Street Town Stockton
14:00 BST Stadium: Bishopton Road West

References

  1. ^ "Teams – Women's". Middlesbrough Football Club. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Boro Sign Becky Ferguson". Middlesbrough F.C. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Olivia Watt joins Boro Women". Middlesbrough F.C. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Get To Know… Erin Nelson". Middlesbrough F.C. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Megan Borthwick Joins Boro Women". Middlesbrough F.C. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Chelsea Callander Signs Permanent Deal". Middlesbrough F.C. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. ^ "The FA Women's National League 2025/26 fixtures released". The Football Association. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
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