Northern Division champions Nottingham Forest line up on the pitch prior to the Women's Championship Play-Off Final match v Watford (Photo by Tony Marshall - The FA/The FA via Getty Images)
FOREST FIRE THEIR WAY TO TITLE - BUT NOT PROMOTION
Sharp-shooting Nottingham Forest won a three-horse race for the 2022-23 Northern Premier Division title, pipping Wolverhampton Wanderers on goal difference and third-placed Burnley by two points.
But when it then came to the promotion play-off against Southern Division winners Watford, they could not find the goals to beat the team they had triumphed over a month earlier in the League Cup final.
Hitting the net was rarely a problem for Andy Cook’s team in the league season. They never went through a game without scoring at least once and, crucially, when it came to the final table it was massive wins of 12-1 against Fylde and 10-1 against Boldmere St Michaels that helped in producing a goal difference of 63 - 19 better than Wolves, to whom ironically they suffered both of their only defeats.
It was advantage Wolves when the two teams first met, a 4-2 win away to Forest making the west midlands outfit the division’s early leaders. But a week later Wolves had their first defeat, losing at home to Burnley for the Clarets to take over at the top.
Forest eventually nudged ahead of their two title rivals in January and then held off the twin challenge to be crowned champions on the season’s last day, on which they beat Stoke City 3-0.
Speaking after what was his 99th game in charge of the team, manager Cook said: “Winning the League Cup against Watford was a great occasion on the day, but the League trophy is the one we wanted since I came into the club in 2019. That is the one that probably means the most and the most work has gone into it - it’s four seasons’ worth of work.”
That title-clinching result came a week after the League Cup final victory over Watford, and three weeks before facing the same opponents in a meeting that would determine which of the two sides would compete in the FA Women’s Championship in the 2023-24 season.
As he prepared his team for the vital clash, Cook said: “I could not be more pleased with where we are right now. Watford will be out for revenge after the League Cup final, but we know what we need to do and have to focus on ourselves.”
FAWNL PROMOTION PLAY-OFF 2022-23
Nottingham Forest 0
Watford 1 (Wilson 17)
Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
21 May 2023
Attendance 3,007
After their goalscoring prowess had been paramount to Forest’s successful League and League Cup campaigns, they were sadly unable to find their shooting boots on this most important of occasions.
Instead it was Watford’s Poppy Wilson who produced the defining moment of the play-off, heading home a 17th minute Gemma Davison cross for the only goal of the game.
Forest gave it their all and went close to equalising on several occasions, the first of them through a 22nd minute Sophie Domingo shot that was well saved by Watford goalkeeper Jacqueline Goldsmid.
Either side of half-time Rebecca Anderson and Yasmin Mosby sent free-kicks narrowly wide, and then 20 minutes from time an Amy West shot flashed just past the Watford post.
That was as close as Forest got to levelling the scores, however, and as the Watford players and fans celebrated following the final whistle a disconsolate Cook said, ”We can win the league, we can win the Cup, but the feeling now - we've done all that work, done brilliantly throughout the season, but to not gain promotion it almost feels like it's worthless.
"We know it's not, but that's the raw emotion. I told the players then, you remain focused on how well you've done and I'm proud of everything they've done. We've won the League and a Cup, not many teams can win a double. We've managed to do that.”
The play-off was not only Cook’s 100th match in charge of Forest but, as it turned out, also his last. He departed the club seven weeks after the game, to be replaced in August by Carly Davies.
Nottingham Forest (4-1-2-3): Batty, James, Harkin (c), Cook (Powell 89’), Daniels, Steggles, West, Anderson, Domingo (Mitchell 77’), Mosby (Reynolds 77’), Greengrass.
Substitutes not used: Hewitt, Taylor.
Watford (3-4-1-2): Goldsmid, Meiwald, Chandler (c), Pausch, Baptiste (Fyfe 64’), Mclean, Georgiou, Head, Wilson, Rossiter (Wallace 90’+2), Davison.
Substitutes not used: Gibson, Ward, Brough.
FAWNL NORTHERN PREMIER DIVISION UPS AND DOWNS 2022-23
Forest’s play-off failure meant that, under their new manager, they would again be battling for promotion from the FAWNL in the 2023-24 season.
The team that would most likely be their toughest opponents would be Newcastle United, promoted from Division One North and in the 2023 close season elevated to full-time professional status.
Stepping up from Division One Midlands would be champions Stourbridge, while Brighouse Town - after splitting away from the men’s club of the same name - would be playing as Halifax Town.
Stepping down from the Northern Premier would be the bottom pair of Boldmere St Michaels and Loughborough Lightning, both of them relegated to Division One Midlands.
FA WOMEN’S NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTHERN PREMIER DIVISION RESULTS 2022-23
21/8/2022
Loughborough Lightning 0-3 Stoke City
Boldmere St Michaels 1-7 Huddersfield Town
Derby County 2-3 Burnley
AFC Fylde 0-0 Brighouse Town
Liverpool Feds 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion 0-6 Nottingham Forest
28/8/2022
Burnley 1-0 Stoke City
Derby County 1-1 Liverpool Feds
Huddersfield Town 0-5 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest 2-0 AFC Fylde
West Bromwich Albion 4-1 Loughborough Lightning
30/8/2022
Boldmere St Michaels 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
Stoke City 0-5 Wolverhampton Wanderers
31/8/2022
Derby County 5-0 Loughborough Lightning
AFC Fylde 2-4 Burnley
1/9/2022
Liverpool Feds 5-3 Brighouse Town
4/9/2022
Burnley 3-3 Huddersfield Town
Derby County 6-1 Boldmere St Michaels
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Liverpool Feds
Stoke City 1-0 Brighouse Town
West Bromwich Albion 0-0 AFC Fylde
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 Loughborough Lightning
18/9/2022
Boldmere St Michaels 2-3 Burnley
Derby County 0-2 AFC Fylde
Huddersfield Town 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
Liverpool Feds 1-2 Stoke City
Loughborough Lightning 0-3 Brighouse Town
Nottingham Forest 2-4 Wolverhampton Wanderers
28/9/2022
Brighouse Town 1-1 Huddersfield Town
2/10/2022
AFC Fylde 2-2 Stoke City
Huddersfield Town 2-0 Liverpool Feds
Loughborough Lightning 0-2 Boldmere St Michaels
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Brighouse Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 Burnley
9/10/2022
Burnley 1-1 Nottingham Forest
AFC Fylde 2-0 Huddersfield Town
Brighouse Town 0-1 Derby County
West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Stoke City
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Boldmere St Michaels
12/10/2022
Brighouse Town 1-1 Burnley
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
13/10/2022
Nottingham Forest 4-1 Loughborough Lightning
Liverpool Feds 2-2 AFC Fylde
Stoke City 1-2 Boldmere St Michaels
16/10/2022
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Derby County
23/10/2022
Boldmere St Michaels 1-2 Liverpool Feds
Burnley 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
Derby County 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
AFC Fylde 2-2 Loughborough Lightning
Huddersfield Town 4-3 Stoke City
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Brighouse Town
6/11/2022
Boldmere St Michaels 3-0 AFC Fylde
Liverpool Feds 0-7 Burnley
Loughborough Lightning 0-2 Huddersfield Town
Stoke City 0-5 Nottingham Forest
West Bromwich Albion 1-3 Derby County
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Brighouse Town
20/11/2022
Liverpool Feds 2-0 Loughborough Lightning
27/11/2022
Boldmere St Michaels 2-2 Derby County
4/12/2022
Brighouse Town 0-0 Loughborough Lightning
8/1/2023
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 AFC Fylde
15/1/2023
AFC Fylde 1-12 Nottingham Forest
Loughborough Lightning 1-2 Derby County
22/1/2023
Derby County 5-1 Stoke City
29/1/2023
Boldmere St Michaels 1-2 Brighouse Town
Huddersfield Town 0-3 Nottingham Forest
Liverpool Feds 2-4 Derby County
5/2/2023
Brighouse Town 1-0 Stoke City
Liverpool Feds 2-4 Nottingham Forest
Loughborough Lightning 1-2 Burnley
9/2/2023
Huddersfield Town 0-1 Brighouse Town
12/2/2023
Burnley 1-0 Loughborough Lightning
AFC Fylde 0-3 Derby County
Brighouse Town 2-0 Boldmere St Michaels
Stoke City 2-0 Liverpool Feds
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Huddersfield Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Nottingham Forest
19/2/2023
Nottingham Forest 4-0 Boldmere St Michaels
Stoke City 1-2 Derby County
22/2/2023
Burnley 7-0 AFC Fylde
Brighouse Town 2-1 Liverpool Feds
West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Boldmere St Michaels
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Stoke City
26/2/2023
Brighouse Town 5-0 AFC Fylde
Loughborough Lightning 0-6 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest 3-0 Huddersfield Town
West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Liverpool Feds
5/3/2023
Burnley 5-1 Boldmere St Michaels
Derby County 2-1 Huddersfield Town
Liverpool Feds 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
Stoke City 3-0 Loughborough Lightning
12/3/2023
Boldmere St Michaels 1-10 Nottingham Forest
AFC Fylde 1-4 Wolverhampton Wanderers
14/3/2023
Boldmere St Michaels 1-2 Stoke City
15/3/2023
Burnley 5-1 Brighouse Town
16/3/2023
Loughborough Lightning 2-2 Nottingham Forest
West Bromwich Albion 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
19/3/2023
Burnley 4-1 Derby County
Huddersfield Town 1-2 Boldmere St Michaels
Stoke City 1-2 AFC Fylde
26/3/2023
Derby County 0-2 Nottingham Forest
Liverpool Feds 0-1 Huddersfield Town
Loughborough Lightning 0-1 AFC Fylde
29/3/2023
AFC Fylde 1-4 Liverpool Feds
2/4/2023
Loughborough Lightning 0-3 Liverpool Feds
Derby County 1-1 Brighouse Town
Nottingham Forest 3-0 Burnley
Stoke City 2-3 West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-0 Huddersfield Town
5/4/2023
Huddersfield Town 1-2 Burnley
6/4/2023
Nottingham Forest 5-0 West Bromwich Albion
9/4/2023
Boldmere St Michaels 3-0 Loughborough Lightning
Brighouse Town 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
Huddersfield Town 0-1 AFC Fylde
Stoke City 2-7 Burnley
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Liverpool Feds
11/4/2023
Boldmere St Michaels 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
16/4/2023
Brighouse Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Stoke City 3-3 Huddersfield Town
West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Burnley
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Derby County
20/4/2023
Loughborough Lightning 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
23/4/2023
Burnley 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
AFC Fylde 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
Huddersfield Town 3-3 Derby County
Liverpool Feds 5-2 Boldmere St Michaels
30/4/2023
Burnley 2-1 Liverpool Feds
Derby County 5-0 West Bromwich Albion
AFC Fylde 2-1 Boldmere St Michaels
Brighouse Town 0-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Huddersfield Town 3-1 Loughborough Lightning
Nottingham Forest 3-0 Stoke City
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Sharp-shooting Nottingham Forest won a three-horse race for the 2022-23 Northern Premier Division title, pipping Wolverhampton Wanderers on goal difference and third-placed Burnley by two points.
But when it then came to the promotion play-off against Southern Division winners Watford, they could not find the goals to beat the team they had triumphed over a month earlier in the League Cup final.
Hitting the net was rarely a problem for Andy Cook’s team in the league season. They never went through a game without scoring at least once and, crucially, when it came to the final table it was massive wins of 12-1 against Fylde and 10-1 against Boldmere St Michaels that helped in producing a goal difference of 63 - 19 better than Wolves, to whom ironically they suffered both of their only defeats.
It was advantage Wolves when the two teams first met, a 4-2 win away to Forest making the west midlands outfit the division’s early leaders. But a week later Wolves had their first defeat, losing at home to Burnley for the Clarets to take over at the top.
Forest eventually nudged ahead of their two title rivals in January and then held off the twin challenge to be crowned champions on the season’s last day, on which they beat Stoke City 3-0.
Speaking after what was his 99th game in charge of the team, manager Cook said: “Winning the League Cup against Watford was a great occasion on the day, but the League trophy is the one we wanted since I came into the club in 2019. That is the one that probably means the most and the most work has gone into it - it’s four seasons’ worth of work.”
That title-clinching result came a week after the League Cup final victory over Watford, and three weeks before facing the same opponents in a meeting that would determine which of the two sides would compete in the FA Women’s Championship in the 2023-24 season.
As he prepared his team for the vital clash, Cook said: “I could not be more pleased with where we are right now. Watford will be out for revenge after the League Cup final, but we know what we need to do and have to focus on ourselves.”
FAWNL PROMOTION PLAY-OFF 2022-23
Nottingham Forest 0
Watford 1 (Wilson 17)
Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
21 May 2023
Attendance 3,007
After their goalscoring prowess had been paramount to Forest’s successful League and League Cup campaigns, they were sadly unable to find their shooting boots on this most important of occasions.
Instead it was Watford’s Poppy Wilson who produced the defining moment of the play-off, heading home a 17th minute Gemma Davison cross for the only goal of the game.
Forest gave it their all and went close to equalising on several occasions, the first of them through a 22nd minute Sophie Domingo shot that was well saved by Watford goalkeeper Jacqueline Goldsmid.
Either side of half-time Rebecca Anderson and Yasmin Mosby sent free-kicks narrowly wide, and then 20 minutes from time an Amy West shot flashed just past the Watford post.
That was as close as Forest got to levelling the scores, however, and as the Watford players and fans celebrated following the final whistle a disconsolate Cook said, ”We can win the league, we can win the Cup, but the feeling now - we've done all that work, done brilliantly throughout the season, but to not gain promotion it almost feels like it's worthless.
"We know it's not, but that's the raw emotion. I told the players then, you remain focused on how well you've done and I'm proud of everything they've done. We've won the League and a Cup, not many teams can win a double. We've managed to do that.”
The play-off was not only Cook’s 100th match in charge of Forest but, as it turned out, also his last. He departed the club seven weeks after the game, to be replaced in August by Carly Davies.
Nottingham Forest (4-1-2-3): Batty, James, Harkin (c), Cook (Powell 89’), Daniels, Steggles, West, Anderson, Domingo (Mitchell 77’), Mosby (Reynolds 77’), Greengrass.
Substitutes not used: Hewitt, Taylor.
Watford (3-4-1-2): Goldsmid, Meiwald, Chandler (c), Pausch, Baptiste (Fyfe 64’), Mclean, Georgiou, Head, Wilson, Rossiter (Wallace 90’+2), Davison.
Substitutes not used: Gibson, Ward, Brough.
FAWNL NORTHERN PREMIER DIVISION UPS AND DOWNS 2022-23
Forest’s play-off failure meant that, under their new manager, they would again be battling for promotion from the FAWNL in the 2023-24 season.
The team that would most likely be their toughest opponents would be Newcastle United, promoted from Division One North and in the 2023 close season elevated to full-time professional status.
Stepping up from Division One Midlands would be champions Stourbridge, while Brighouse Town - after splitting away from the men’s club of the same name - would be playing as Halifax Town.
Stepping down from the Northern Premier would be the bottom pair of Boldmere St Michaels and Loughborough Lightning, both of them relegated to Division One Midlands.
FINAL TABLE
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 18 | 54 | 63 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 17 | 54 | 44 |
| 3 | Burnley | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 28 | 52 | 38 |
| 4 | Derby County | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 32 | 38 | 18 |
| 5 | Brighouse Town | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 1 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 43 | 26 | -7 |
| 7 | AFC Fylde | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 54 | 26 | -30 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 46 | 25 | -18 |
| 9 | Liverpool Feds | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 45 | 24 | -9 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 49 | 24 | -17 |
| 11 | Boldmere St Michaels | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 61 | 16 | -34 |
| 12 | Loughborough Lightning | 22 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 59 | 3 | -49 |
FA WOMEN’S NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTHERN PREMIER DIVISION RESULTS 2022-23
21/8/2022
Loughborough Lightning 0-3 Stoke City
Boldmere St Michaels 1-7 Huddersfield Town
Derby County 2-3 Burnley
AFC Fylde 0-0 Brighouse Town
Liverpool Feds 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion 0-6 Nottingham Forest
28/8/2022
Burnley 1-0 Stoke City
Derby County 1-1 Liverpool Feds
Huddersfield Town 0-5 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest 2-0 AFC Fylde
West Bromwich Albion 4-1 Loughborough Lightning
30/8/2022
Boldmere St Michaels 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
Stoke City 0-5 Wolverhampton Wanderers
31/8/2022
Derby County 5-0 Loughborough Lightning
AFC Fylde 2-4 Burnley
1/9/2022
Liverpool Feds 5-3 Brighouse Town
4/9/2022
Burnley 3-3 Huddersfield Town
Derby County 6-1 Boldmere St Michaels
Nottingham Forest 2-0 Liverpool Feds
Stoke City 1-0 Brighouse Town
West Bromwich Albion 0-0 AFC Fylde
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 Loughborough Lightning
18/9/2022
Boldmere St Michaels 2-3 Burnley
Derby County 0-2 AFC Fylde
Huddersfield Town 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
Liverpool Feds 1-2 Stoke City
Loughborough Lightning 0-3 Brighouse Town
Nottingham Forest 2-4 Wolverhampton Wanderers
28/9/2022
Brighouse Town 1-1 Huddersfield Town
2/10/2022
AFC Fylde 2-2 Stoke City
Huddersfield Town 2-0 Liverpool Feds
Loughborough Lightning 0-2 Boldmere St Michaels
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Brighouse Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 Burnley
9/10/2022
Burnley 1-1 Nottingham Forest
AFC Fylde 2-0 Huddersfield Town
Brighouse Town 0-1 Derby County
West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Stoke City
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Boldmere St Michaels
12/10/2022
Brighouse Town 1-1 Burnley
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
13/10/2022
Nottingham Forest 4-1 Loughborough Lightning
Liverpool Feds 2-2 AFC Fylde
Stoke City 1-2 Boldmere St Michaels
16/10/2022
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Derby County
23/10/2022
Boldmere St Michaels 1-2 Liverpool Feds
Burnley 2-2 West Bromwich Albion
Derby County 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
AFC Fylde 2-2 Loughborough Lightning
Huddersfield Town 4-3 Stoke City
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Brighouse Town
6/11/2022
Boldmere St Michaels 3-0 AFC Fylde
Liverpool Feds 0-7 Burnley
Loughborough Lightning 0-2 Huddersfield Town
Stoke City 0-5 Nottingham Forest
West Bromwich Albion 1-3 Derby County
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Brighouse Town
20/11/2022
Liverpool Feds 2-0 Loughborough Lightning
27/11/2022
Boldmere St Michaels 2-2 Derby County
4/12/2022
Brighouse Town 0-0 Loughborough Lightning
8/1/2023
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 AFC Fylde
15/1/2023
AFC Fylde 1-12 Nottingham Forest
Loughborough Lightning 1-2 Derby County
22/1/2023
Derby County 5-1 Stoke City
29/1/2023
Boldmere St Michaels 1-2 Brighouse Town
Huddersfield Town 0-3 Nottingham Forest
Liverpool Feds 2-4 Derby County
5/2/2023
Brighouse Town 1-0 Stoke City
Liverpool Feds 2-4 Nottingham Forest
Loughborough Lightning 1-2 Burnley
9/2/2023
Huddersfield Town 0-1 Brighouse Town
12/2/2023
Burnley 1-0 Loughborough Lightning
AFC Fylde 0-3 Derby County
Brighouse Town 2-0 Boldmere St Michaels
Stoke City 2-0 Liverpool Feds
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Huddersfield Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Nottingham Forest
19/2/2023
Nottingham Forest 4-0 Boldmere St Michaels
Stoke City 1-2 Derby County
22/2/2023
Burnley 7-0 AFC Fylde
Brighouse Town 2-1 Liverpool Feds
West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Boldmere St Michaels
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Stoke City
26/2/2023
Brighouse Town 5-0 AFC Fylde
Loughborough Lightning 0-6 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest 3-0 Huddersfield Town
West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Liverpool Feds
5/3/2023
Burnley 5-1 Boldmere St Michaels
Derby County 2-1 Huddersfield Town
Liverpool Feds 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
Stoke City 3-0 Loughborough Lightning
12/3/2023
Boldmere St Michaels 1-10 Nottingham Forest
AFC Fylde 1-4 Wolverhampton Wanderers
14/3/2023
Boldmere St Michaels 1-2 Stoke City
15/3/2023
Burnley 5-1 Brighouse Town
16/3/2023
Loughborough Lightning 2-2 Nottingham Forest
West Bromwich Albion 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
19/3/2023
Burnley 4-1 Derby County
Huddersfield Town 1-2 Boldmere St Michaels
Stoke City 1-2 AFC Fylde
26/3/2023
Derby County 0-2 Nottingham Forest
Liverpool Feds 0-1 Huddersfield Town
Loughborough Lightning 0-1 AFC Fylde
29/3/2023
AFC Fylde 1-4 Liverpool Feds
2/4/2023
Loughborough Lightning 0-3 Liverpool Feds
Derby County 1-1 Brighouse Town
Nottingham Forest 3-0 Burnley
Stoke City 2-3 West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-0 Huddersfield Town
5/4/2023
Huddersfield Town 1-2 Burnley
6/4/2023
Nottingham Forest 5-0 West Bromwich Albion
9/4/2023
Boldmere St Michaels 3-0 Loughborough Lightning
Brighouse Town 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
Huddersfield Town 0-1 AFC Fylde
Stoke City 2-7 Burnley
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Liverpool Feds
11/4/2023
Boldmere St Michaels 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
16/4/2023
Brighouse Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Stoke City 3-3 Huddersfield Town
West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Burnley
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-0 Derby County
20/4/2023
Loughborough Lightning 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
23/4/2023
Burnley 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
AFC Fylde 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
Huddersfield Town 3-3 Derby County
Liverpool Feds 5-2 Boldmere St Michaels
30/4/2023
Burnley 2-1 Liverpool Feds
Derby County 5-0 West Bromwich Albion
AFC Fylde 2-1 Boldmere St Michaels
Brighouse Town 0-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Huddersfield Town 3-1 Loughborough Lightning
Nottingham Forest 3-0 Stoke City
