The proposals would also likely rule out any immediate hopes of expanding the FA WNL. The fixture calendar would struggle to accommodate an expanded Cup format alongside the additional league fixtures that expansion would create—which should be the primary focus. Growth.

The new FA WNL Cup proposals are likely a direct response to the resistance to introducing PGA teams into the Pyramid; there was no mention of the expanded format during the recent Pyramid Review. The proposed 2026-27 season if expansion of the FA WNL was implemented.

Proposed changes to the format of the FA WNL Cup and Plate for the 2025-26 season. #FAWNL #FAWNLCup

North Star: Rachael Dunlop shines as FAWNL Division One North Player of the Year. Ten time Opposition Player of the Match, now FAWNL Division One North Player of the Year. A standout season for the Cheadle Town Stingers ace. 💥 📸 Cheadle Town Stingers

The 2024-25 FAWNL Division One South West Golden Glove Award winner... Erin Foley! 🧤 Foley, who last conceded a league goal in September, has amassed a commanding 12 clean sheets in 14 appearances so far this season to claim the award. 📸 AFC Bournemouth

The standout performers across the FAWNL and FAWNL Reserve Section on Sunday 23rd February as chosen by the opposition. 💥 ℹ️ Missing / faded is due to either the team(s) not playing or the information being unavailable at the time of posting. www.instagram.com/p/DGjCb_mOylJ/

A total of four FAWNL debutants have so far secured their FA Women's National League status, with Real Bedford and Cheadle Town Stingers impressively challenging for back-to-back promotions: 🔹 Cheadle Town Stingers 🔸 Lincoln United 🔹 Real Bedford 🔸 Bristol Rovers #FAWNL

WHITES PASS FAWNL CHALLENGE ✨ Lincoln United have successfully secured their status as a FAWNL Division One Midlands club for the 2025-26 season with a 2-1 victory over Leafield Athletic. 📸 Ed Mayes

ℹ️ Most improved based on the thing that matters the most: points. Additional numbers have been included to underline the strength of Leafield's impressive season. More to come as we provide a breakdown of the entire FAWNL.

This time last season... Leafield Athletic were rooted to the foot of the FAWNL Division One Midlands table with a solitary win and five accompanying draws, totalling eight points. Today... They are the most improved team in the entire FAWNL. 📸 Ashleigh Rowe | #FAWNL

CHAMPIONS! AFC Bournemouth Development are the 2024-25 FAWNL Reserve South West Division Champions. Unbeaten, the young Cherries have successfully reclaimed the #FAWNL Reserve South West Division crown for a second successive season. 🏆 📸 AFC Bournemouth

A dozen wins on the spin and top of the SWRWFL Division 1 North table, Gloucester City are flyin' ✈️ 📸 @gcafcwomen.bsky.social

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Division One South West Today's results and latest league standings from the FAWNL Division One South West. #FAWNL

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Division One South East Today's results and latest league standings from the FAWNL Division One South East. #FAWNL

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Division One Midlands Today's results and latest league standings from the FAWNL Division One Midlands. 📸 Clive Stapleton

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Division One North Today's results and latest league standings from the FAWNL Division One North. #FAWNL

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Southern Premier Division Today's results and latest league standings from the FAWNL Southern Premier Division. 📸 Nashyphoto | nashy_photo

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Reserve Section Today's results and latest league standings from the FAWNL Reserve Section. #FAWNL #FAWNLNextGen

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Southern Premier Division Today's results and latest league standings from the FAWNL Southern Premier Division. #FAWNL #WeAreNational

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Division One South East Today's results and latest league standings from the FAWNL Division One South East. #FAWNL #WeAreNational

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Division One South West Today's results and latest league standings from the FAWNL Division One South West. #FAWNL #WeAreNational

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Reserve Section Today's results and latest league standings from the FAWNL Reserve Section. #FAWNL #FAWNLNextGen

REGOPOLY: Unbeaten Edition 🎲 Have a little football family fun with REGOPOLY: Unbeaten Edition featuring every team in the fifth and sixth tiers still to taste defeat in league competition this season. Board placement has been determined by points, goal difference etc.

𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗠𝗔𝗦 𝗡𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗡𝗘 🎄 Every team in Tiers 3-6 sitting top of the league heading into 2025. ✨ #FAWNL #NERWFL #NWWRFL #EMWRFL #WMRWFL #SRWFL #SWRWFL #ERWFL #LSERWFL

The dream continues! Bristol Rovers emerged 3-2 victors over Oxford United in the first-ever competitive meeting between Gas and the U's to secure a dream tie with WSL outfit Aston Villa in the Fourth Round Proper of the Adobe Women's FA Cup. 📸 @adobewomensfacup.bsky.social

𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗪 | Women's FA Cup The #AdobeWomensFACup Fourth Round Proper draw has been made, with 16 ties scheduled to take place on Sunday 12th January 2025. #WFACup

𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗪 | FAWNL Reserve League Cup The draw for the semi-finals of the FAWNL Reserve League Cup has been made, ties to be played on Sunday 26 January 2025. #FAWNLNextGen #FAWNLCup

𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗪 | FAWNL Reserve Plate Competition The draw for the semi-finals of the FAWNL Reserve Plate Competition has been made, ties to be played on Sunday 26 January 2025. #FAWNLNextGen #FAWNLPlate

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Reserve League Plate Results from the quarter-finals of the FAWNL Reserve League Plate. The final four vying for silverware: 💥 Stoke City Development 💥 Stockport County Development 💥 Portsmouth Development 💥 Maidenhead United Development #FAWNLPlate

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Reserve League Cup Results from the quarter-finals of the FAWNL Reserve League Cup. The final four vying for silverware: 💥 Derby County Development 💥 Leeds United Reserves 💥 Ipswich Town Development 💥 AFC Bournemouth Development #FAWNLCup

Teams so far confirmed through to the Adobe Women's FA Cup Third Round Proper. #AdobeWomensFACup 🏆

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | Women's FA Cup All of the results from a weather-hit day of Adobe Women's FA Cup Second Round Proper action. #AdobeWomensFACup

Rugby Borough are the latest #FAWNL team to join Bluesky. ⤵️

The top 10 #FAWNL Division One North crowds of the season. Source: FA Full-Time | #WeAreNational

Leeds United recorded a season-high attendance of 4801 in the FAWNL Division One North on Sunday as the Whites defeated York City 3-0 at Elland Road. 📸 Leeds United Women

Adrian Parral has stepped down from his role as Billericay Town Manager with immediate effect. Parral was appointed as Ricay boss in August and departs the FAWNL Southern Premier Division side on a high note after defeating Gwalia United 1-0 at the weekend. 📸 Gemma Brown

A breakdown of the Women's FA Cup Second Round Proper by tier: Tier 3 — 19 teams Tier 4 — 19 teams Tier 5 — 14 teams Tier 6 — 6 teams A minimum of four teams from Tiers 5/6 are guaranteed to progress to the next round. Long Itchington are the lowest-ranked side remaining in the competition.

It's FA Cup week! 56 teams prepare to compete in the Women's FA Cup Second Round Proper this Sunday, with a further tie between Kidderminster Harriers and Stourbridge scheduled to take place on Wednesday 27th November. #AdobeWomensFACup 🏆

Nine teams. Zero defeats. Only nine teams remain unbeaten across all ten FAWNL divisions. 📸 Amy Maidment

A weekend of significance and celebration for three of the Women National League's newest sides. 💥 📸 John Shirras

MK Dons have appointed Abdoullah Kheir as First Team Head Coach. Kheir brings a wealth of experience to Buckinghamshire and, aware of the task at hand, feels defiant about his side's prospects for the remainder of the FAWNL Southern Premier Division campaign. 📸 MK Dons | #COYD | #FAWNL

𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 & 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Division One South West Today's results and latest league standings in the FAWNL Division One South West. #FAWNL #WeAreNational

𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 & 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Division One South East Today's results and latest league standings in the FAWNL Division One South East. #FAWNL #WeAreNational

𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 & 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Division One Midlands Today's results and latest league standings in the FAWNL Division One Midlands. #FAWNL #WeAreNational

𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 & 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Division One North Today's results and latest league standings in the FAWNL Division One North. #FAWNL #WeAreNational

𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 & 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Southern Premier Division Today's results and latest league standings in the FAWNL Southern Premier Division. #FAWNL #WeAreNational

𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 & 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 | FAWNL Northern Premier Division Today's results and latest league standings in the FAWNL Northern Premier Division. #FAWNL #WeAreNational

🎧⚽️ Up for a pod? Check out our #RainbowLaces ‘real talk’ episode of the FvH Podcast, with #FAWNL players Valentine Pursey and Caz Simone Ahead of a BIG #BarclaysWSL weekend, they chat about having short hair, flipping the script on homophobia and more… 👉 sportsmedialgbt.com/womens-footb...

419 teams from Tiers 5-7 entered the 2024-25 Women's FA Cup. Between 4 and 16 will reach the Third Round Proper to receive a share of last season's £3,000,000 uplift. At least 96% of all entrants from Tiers 5-7 will receive no benefit. A competition that doesn't work For All. Rethink needed.

Women's FA Cup prize money calculator 🏆 A quick reference guide based on when a team enters and exits the competition. Example: A Tier 6 side who enters in the First Round Qualifying and progresses to the First Round Proper before being eliminated will walk away with £10,300. #AdobeWomensFACup