South Shields Women return to Downhill Hub this Sunday for their penultimate home game in the NERWFL Premier Division against Alnwick Town Ladies (2:30pm kick-off). The lasses have just three games to contend with before the league season is complete, and first up are an Alnwick Town side where entertainment has certainly been provided thus far. In the previous two meetings, the Mariners have equalised late on - in the 93rd minute back in September, and then in the 89th minut

South Shields Women are gearing up for their final few games of the 2025/26 season - we caught up with Head Coach Alex Miller to discuss how things are currently going. Q: A busy run-in as we look to finish this season off strongly; what is the mood like in the camp at the minute? “I think overall the mood is still relatively positive, despite our challenges that we’ve had recently. “And despite a tough run that we’ve got coming up, the girls are excited - as they always are

Desiree Rodriguez was proud of how South Shields Women “fought every minute” in their 4-0 defeat to Thornaby FC Women on Sunday. The Player of the Match spoke in the aftermath of the game at Downhill Hub, which concluded a hectic run of three games in seven days for a depleted Shields outfit. While the Mariners were initially dealt a harsh lesson by a clinical Blues side, the second-half performance was much improved. Rodriguez feels like she can take some positives from an o

A brave South Shields Women side couldn’t withstand Thornaby’s pressure on Sunday, as the title contenders convincingly won 4-0 at Downhill Hub. Former Mariners Eve Gatens and Sophie Curle scored early doors to put the visitors three goals ahead within 21 minutes, before Nicki Gears capitalised on a defensive mistake to net the Blues’ fourth. Shields handled things much better defensively in the second-half, and created a fair number of opportunities for themselves in front o

South Shields responded to Easter Monday’s defeat against Darlington with a blistering 5-2 win away at Radcliffe on Saturday. Paul Blackett stunned the hosts with a quickfire brace within minutes of the game’s start, before David Ball claimed one for Radcliffe later in the first-half. The travelling Mariners would then turn up the heat following the restart, and three goals in 10 minutes - from Oli Bainbridge, an own goal, and Will Jenkins - ensured Shields would claim all th

South Shields Women have little time to rest as they host Thornaby FC Women at Downhill Hub on Sunday (2:30pm kick-off). The lasses played against Sunderland West End Ladies on Thursday night in the NERWFL League Cup Quarter-Final, and now they return to NERWFL Premier Division action this weekend against the league’s second-placed side. Thornaby have only dropped points in two games this season as they continue to charge down Bradford City AFC Women for the league title. Whe

South Shields Women launched an incredible comeback last night as they thrashed Sunderland West End Ladies 5-1 at a wet and windy Washington Hub. We caught up with some of the lasses to talk through the main points after that win sent the Mariners through to the NERWFL League Cup Semi-Final. A dream first start!  Demi Pine, the top scorer for the Reserve Team this season with eight goals to her name, showed why she deserved to make the step up to the First Team. Her hat-trick

Demi Pine had a dream first start for South Shields Women as her hat-trick helped the side advance to the NERWFL League Cup Semi-Final on Thursday night. The Mariners began the evening against Sunderland West End Ladies not in the way they’d have hoped for as Eve Jones broke the deadlock for the hosts inside nine minutes.  Shields, resilient as ever, then clawed themselves back into the game just eight minutes before half-time, thanks to Pine’s first goal for the First Team.

South Shields Women visit Sunderland West End Ladies at Washington Hub in the NERWFL League Cup Quarter-Final this Thursday (7:30pm kick-off). The Mariners will look to shake off Sunday’s defeat to Bradford City AFC Women, while West End come into the game having won last time out, when they beat Wallsend BC Women 2-1 away from home. The winner of the tie will face Birtley Town Ladies in the Semi-Final, after they defeated Alnwick Town Ladies 4-1 in their Quarter-Final match

It was a special Easter Sunday for Demi Pine and Jade Sanders, who both made their competitive debuts for South Shields Women’s First Team. Sanders - usually a goalkeeper - started up top, while Pine came on as a half-time substitute in her place to play out the second-half against league leaders Bradford City AFC Women. While the result didn’t go the lasses way, it was an experience the pair won’t forget in a hurry. We put a few questions together for them both following the

South Shields Women suffered a 3-0 defeat against NERWFL Premier Division leaders Bradford City AFC Women on Easter Sunday. The Mariners’ afternoon started well as they controlled possession and looked fluid on the ball. However, the visitors struck twice in two minutes through Summer Paley and Aaliyah Nolan which took Bradford into the tunnel two up at half-time. Unfortunately for the home side, a third for Bradford came in the 55th minute thanks to Monika Stube’s strike.  T

Kris Thackray was left disappointed by the manner of South Shields Women’s 3-0 defeat against Bradford City AFC Women on Easter Sunday. The lasses conceded twice in two minutes during a difficult period in the first-half, but they regained their composure and limited the league leaders to just one goal after the restart.  “Very, very difficult conditions,” he admitted afterwards. “The wind, the sun, the hail, and the pitch wasn’t great, but the girls always gave max effort. “

South Shields Women are back at Harton Welfare to host NERWFL Premier Division leaders Bradford City AFC Women on Easter Sunday (2pm kick-off). The Mariners are set to host the top two teams in the division over the next 10 days, with Thornaby FC Women making the hour-long trip to South Tyneside next week. The visitors have enjoyed great success on their travels lately, with their last two away games being a 2-0 win against Ponteland United Women, and a 3-0 win against Harrog

Eva McDonald was proud of how South Shields Women "showed good resilience” against a resolute Alnwick Town Ladies side on Sunday. A challenging game in the windy conditions, the deadlock was broken just five minutes after the restart through ex-Mariner Sophie Greener, before Madison Bouggess levelled the scoring 13 minutes later. The hosts would then re-take the lead through Rhiannon Mallaburn in the 71st minute, but Jen Wootten proved her class in the final minute of regular

Jen Wootten clawed back a point for South Shields Women in the final minutes as they drew 2-2 away to Alnwick Town Ladies on Sunday. Her 90th minute lob from distance marked the second time the Mariners had come back from a goal down and this time it was for certain. Former Mariner Sophie Greener had given the hosts the lead in the 50th minute following a turbulent and windy game which seemed to disrupt both teams’ rhythm. Madison Bouggess grabbed an equaliser 13 minutes late

South Shields Women make the trip up north to face Alnwick Town Ladies for the second time this season on Sunday (2pm kick-off). The Mariners pulled off an unlikely comeback in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup Second Round Qualifying back in September and they will be hoping to rediscover that feeling at the weekend. It is the first league meeting between the two sides this campaign, and Shields will be looking to pick up three points if they are to threaten the teams above them in t

South Shields Women debutant Connie Graham says she was “pleased” to get a “good goal” on Friday night. Her 54th-minute volley halved the deficit against Ponteland United Women but it wasn’t enough to instigate a comeback as the lasses narrowly lost 2-1. Despite the final result, Graham was happy to get on the scoresheet in her first outing in claret and blue. “I’m pleased that I was able to get a good goal on my debut for the club,” she admitted. That can only help the new a

Connie Graham scored a screamer but it wasn’t enough to seal a comeback as South Shields Women suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Ponteland United Women on Friday night. The hosts' evening didn’t get off to the best of starts when Ponteland’s number nine Isla Maggs opened the scoring just four minutes before half-time.  Soon after, and unfortunately for the Mariners, this lead was then doubled as Hannah McIntosh lashed home from distance.  However the second-half saw Shields’ dete

Julie Raffel says that her South Shields Women teammates are “feeling good” as they look to finish their season on a high note in the coming weeks. The lasses have seven league games - plus at least one cup game - scheduled between now and the end of April. That all starts tonight when they host Ponteland United Women in what will be the Mariners' first evening game of the campaign. “Yeah, it’s been busy, but we’re feeling good and ready for what’s coming!” she exclaimed. Alt

South Shields Women entertain Ponteland United Women under the floodlights this Friday (7:45pm kick-off). The lasses are back in action following a week off after their planned visit to Brunsmeer Athletic Women was postponed. Ponteland United, meanwhile, won 4-0 last time out against bottom side Sunderland West End Ladies. They have a number of games in hand over the other teams, so tonight's game could be pivotal for the visitors, who currently sit in sixth place, in terms o