Match Preview | Cheltenham Town Vs WCWFC

Worcester City Women FC | Thursday, August 21, 2025 | Copy link

A quick turnaround sees City’s FA Women’s National League Cup campaign get underway on Thursday evening.  

This Season 

City fell to a 3-1 defeat to Barnsley on the opening day of the season as they travelled to Olympic Legacy Park on Sunday.  

Worcester started well in the opening twenty minutes, but couldn’t take their chances, and Barnsley took advantage and went into the break 2-0 up after ending the half on the front foot.  

Ten minutes from time, a Jess Bate thunderbolt into the top corner, her first for the club, was well deserved for a Worcester side that kept pushing Barnsley to their limits.  

Unfortunately for City, a mix-up at the back gifted Barnsley their third and ended City’s hopes of going back to Sixways with any points.  

Cheltenham, in the meantime, were beaten 2-0 at home to Exeter City in their first game of the 2025/2026 season.  

Last Season 

The hosts finished 8th in the Southern Premier Division, accumulating 23 points with 7 wins, 2 draws, and 13 defeats. 

Worcester City Women finished in 10th place and made history once again by securing their FA Women’s National League status for another campaign. 

A Reminder of the New Format 

How it works is that there will be 22 groups, consisting of four teams in each group.  

The 22 group winners, along with the 10 best runners-up, will progress to the Cup Knockout Stage, starting with round one on Sunday, 19th October.  

The remaining 12 runners-up, plus the 20 best third-placed teams, will advance to the Plate Knockout Stage, also commencing on Sunday, 19th October 2025. 

Cup and Plate Round Dates 

Round 1 – Sunday, 19th October 

Round 2 – Sunday, 9th November 

Quarter Final – Sunday, 11th January  

Semi Final – Sunday, 1st February 

Final – TBC 

Match Information 

This fixture is scheduled to take place at Bishops Cleeve FC this Thursday, 21st August, with a kick-off time of 19:45.  

Tickets are priced at £6.00 for adults and £1.00 for under-18s. 

You can purchase tickets here: 

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cheltenhamtownwomenfc 

Don’t forget there is still time to purchase match tickets for the much-anticipated opening home game of the new season, which takes place this Sunday, 24th August at 14:00.