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

We asked some of the lasses across both our First Team and Reserve Team squads for their favourite moments of the season so far - read below for their answers! Sam Curzon: “Personally, it has to be when we faced FC Hartlepool, because the atmosphere after coming away with a draw showed us just how much we’ve improved, and more importantly, how close we’ve become.” Jayde Hart: “A favourite moment that comes to mind was our 3-2 win against Stockton. “We fought hard for the thre