South Shields Women travel to NERWFL Premier Division leaders Bradford City AFC Women this Sunday (2pm kick-off). Following last week’s 2-0 win at home to Harrogate Town AFC Women, the lasses make the trip to West Yorkshire to take on the title-contending side. They have taken maximum points from all league games bar one this season, but nevertheless the Mariners will no doubt be up for the challenge as the two teams reunite for the first time this season. Previous games have

South Shields Women visit Thornaby FC Women for the first time this season on Sunday (2pm kick-off). The lasses are hoping to shake off last week’s DCFA Women’s Challenge Cup exit with a strong performance against NERWFL Premier Division title-contenders Thornaby. This weekend’s hosts sit second in the division, with a remarkable 25 points picked up from their first 10 games - Shields find themselves in fifth place having recorded 17 points over the same period. Thornaby are

South Shields Women host Durham Cestria in the Semi-Final of the DCFA Women’s Challenge Cup on Sunday (2pm kick-off). The Mariners are potentially two games away from lifting silverware this season but they will first have to navigate a strong Cestria side who play one division above them. Shields breezed past Washington FC Women and Sunderland West End Ladies - both games at home - in the two previous rounds to get to this stage. Meanwhile, Cestria were awarded a walkover wi