Wed 15 Jul - Posted in Breaking News
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Derby County Women's fixture schedule for the 2026/27 season has been confirmed by the FA Women's National League.
The Ewes are set for another action-packed season competing in the FA WNL Northern Premier Division – Tier 3 of the women’s football pyramid. Sam Griffiths’ side will also be playing in the FA WNL Cup and the Adobe Women’s FA Cup.
Derby will once again play their home matches in Mickleover at the Don Amott Arena. Tickets for the Ewes’ home games can be purchased from two weeks in advance via ticketsource.co.uk/derby-county-women.
Here, dcfc.co.uk takes a look at the key takeaways for Ewes fans from fixture release day.
The season will start on the road with a trip to Merseyside to clash with Liverpool Feds on Sunday 16th August 2026.
The first home game of the season at the Don Amott Arena will come a week later, with Derby hosting Rugby Borough on Sunday 23rd August 2026.
Four new teams have entered the Northern Premier Division ahead of the new campaign. All four teams won promotion from Tier 4 last season.
Boldmere St Michaels and Huddersfield Town have both previously been at Tier 3 level, the Mikes were relegated in 2022/23, and the Terriers followed the season after, before both ascended last term.
Huddersfield were promoted as champions of Division One North and Boldmere as runners-up in Division One Midlands. Peterborough United were the team to finish top, ahead of Boldmere, and will also join the Northern Premier Division for the new season.
Norwich City are the final newcomers to the division, the club furthest South in the Northern league came second in Division One South East, earning promotion via a play-off.
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The first midweek game of the campaign will come as Sam Griffiths’ side kick off their FA WNL Cup Group Stage with a clash in Yorkshire against Barnsley Women.
In league action, both of the Ewes’ clashes with Stoke City will be under the floodlights. Derby will host on Wednesday 28th October 2026, with the return fixture set for Wednesday 10th February 2027 at Stoke’s Wellbeing Park.
Three of Derby last four fixtures come away from home, beginning with trips to West Bromwich Albion on Sunday 28th March 2027, and to Hull City a week later.
The final fixture on home turf will see a clash with Boldmere St Michaels on Sunday 18th April 2027 before a long-distance trip to Norwich City will conclude the campaign on Sunday 2nd May 2027.
The FA WNL Cup returns in its revamped format for the second season in a row, following a restructure that introduced a Group Stage and integrated Professional Game Academy (PGA) teams into the cup.
Derby will compete in Group S, alongside opponents Barnsley, Manchester United PGA and Stockport County.
The Group Stage of the knock-out competition will begin when the Ewes meet Barnsley in an away fixture on Thursday 27th August.
The round dates for the FA WNL Cup are as follows:
Later in the season, the Ewes will also be drawn into the Adobe Women’s FA Cup. The round dates for the Women’s FA Cup are as follows:
Please note: Fixtures, kick-off timings and round dates are subject to change.
