Eva McDonald has admitted "it's the right time" for her to rejoin South Shields Women. The young player returned to the club over the winter break, following a spell at fellow NERWFL Premier Division side Wallsend BC Women, after she initially left the Mariners last year. But she thinks it is the perfect moment to pick up where she left off. “I left Shields at the back end of last season on good terms,” she explained, “and both Alex [Miller] and Sophie [Clough] always said th

Update 11/01: Both games have been postponed as a result of the inclement weather conditions. South Shields Women visit the NERWFL Premier Division leaders Bradford City AFC Women this Sunday (2pm kick-off). The Mariners embark on one of their longest trips of the season to face a team who have won all eight of their league matches so far. Bradford City sit top of the pile by seven points, with one game in hand over second-placed Spennymoor Town Ladies ahead of the league res

Amber Robinson has made the most of her opportunities for South Shields Women. Since joining the club over the summer - initially for the Reserve Team - she has grown from strength to strength and she has even stepped up to First Team action in recent weeks. That wouldn’t have been possible without the time, effort and commitment put in behind the scenes, which started in August when the squads came together during pre-season. “I think training together was really good becaus

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

We caught up with South Shields Women’s Natalie May to reflect on the first-half of the season - read what she had to say about various topics below! Q: When you look back to how things have gone so far, what are your main feelings and emotions? “When I look back at the first part of the season, I feel a real sense of pride mixed with determination.  “We’ve had some really strong performances and shown what we’re capable of, especially when we’re playing with confidence and i

Madison Bouggess celebrated scoring for the second week running in South Shields Women's 5-3 win away to Wallsend BC Women. Her 45th minute goal came at the perfect time for the lasses, who went into the break with the score at 2-2, and it could have helped to spur on a more dominant second-half display. Sunday's result moves Shields up to seventh place in the NERWFL Premier Division ahead of the mid-season break, with 10 points gained from seven matches so far. “I’m so happy

Tianna Hill bagged a hat-trick as South Shields Women netted five against Wallsend BC Women in the NERWFL Premier Division on Sunday. The opening goal of a chaotic 90 minutes came just three minutes in, when the home side took the lead through Tamara Bowen.  However, Shields responded defiantly with a goal of their own thanks to Hill’s effort in the 19th minute.  Two more goals came in the first-half - Wallsend regained the lead thanks to Aurelia Penman’s penalty and yet anot

South Shields Women aim to end 2025 in style when they travel to Wallsend BC Women this Sunday in the NERWFL Premier Division (2pm kick-off). After last week’s successful 4-0 NERWFL League Cup victory over high-flying Spennymoor Town Ladies, the lasses look to carry that momentum into this weekend’s fixture against a Wallsend BC side who are winless in the league this season. Shields find themselves in eighth place in the table, with a number of games in hand over much of the

Hat-trick hero Annece Legg hailed her South Shields Women teammates following a scintillating performance in the NERWFL League Cup on Sunday. The Mariners dominated their tie against Spennymoor Town Ladies from the off and managed to score four goals without reply. That statement win sent the team through to the Quarter-Final, where the lasses will make the short visit to face Sunderland West End Ladies. “I’m absolutely buzzing with the performance,” she reflected after the g

South Shields Women stormed to a 4-0 win against Spennymoor Town Ladies in the Third Round of the NERWFL League Cup on Sunday. A wet and miserable afternoon weather-wise was counteracted by the tremendous football played on the pitch, where the main talking point was no doubt Annece Legg’s stunning first-half hat-trick. Her goals put the game out of sight before Madison Bouggess managed to get on the scoresheet two minutes before the game’s end. Amy Richardson gave the visito

South Shields Women Co-Head Coaches Sophie Clough and Alex Miller have spoken following today’s 4-0 win against Spennymoor Town Ladies in the NERWFL League Cup Third Round. Read what they had to say about the game and the key talking points below. “We’re super proud and happy of the team performance today - fantastic for Annece to get a hat-trick, Madison getting her first First Team goal and [they] collectively worked together to keep a clean sheet.  “We’ve always known what

South Shields Women aim to reach the next round of the NERWFL League Cup when they take on Spennymoor Town Ladies at Downhill Hub on Sunday (2pm kick-off). It is shaping up to be another eventful clash between two sides who met just a fortnight ago in the league. The Moors haven’t played since that game, which finished 2-1 in their favour, following a quickfire double during the second-half to turn the game around. Meanwhile, Shields picked up a point on the road against Sund

Ava England has admitted that “something had to change” in order for South Shields Women to get a result against Sunderland West End Ladies on Sunday. The lasses fought back from 2-0 down through a Tianna Hill brace, on either side of the half-time whistle, to finish 2-2. “In the first-half, I felt as if nothing was really clicking and as a team we all knew something had to change,” she said. “However, in the second-half, we came out strong and I felt as if we showed up with

South Shields Women battled back from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Sunderland West End Ladies on Sunday. West End - who Shields battered 6-1 in the NERWFL League Cup only two weeks ago - stunned the Mariners through first-half finishes by Amelia Dale and Eve Jones. However, Tianna Hill netted shortly before half-time and inspired an equaliser within a minute of the restart, but the team were unable to find a winner they would have deserved. It is a result which keeps th

South Shields Women are hoping to bounce back from last week’s defeat when they make the short trip to face Sunderland West End Ladies in the NERWFL Premier Division (1:30pm kick-off). Becki McMahon’s second-half header wasn’t enough as Spennymoor Town Ladies completed a comeback to win 2-1 - firstly from the spot, and secondly from close range. It is a result which leaves Shields eighth in the league table with six points to their name after five games. This weekend’s hosts,

Jen Wootten has urged her South Shields Women teammates to “bounce back stronger” after Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Spennymoor Town Ladies. The Mariners took the lead in the 68th minute through captain Becki McMahon, before a quickfire double in the 78th and 80th minutes turned the game on its head. It came as a particularly harsh blow according to Wootten, who felt the lasses had performed well in the circumstances, but nevertheless she recognised the need to learn from the resul

Becki McMahon’s bullet header wasn’t enough for South Shields Women as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at home to Spennymoor Town Ladies on Sunday. The clash between the Mariners and the Moors saw many chances left squandered in both halves of football, with the opener coming with just 22 minutes to go - Shields’ McMahon headed it in from an Annece Legg cross. However, 10 minutes later, the visitors responded with a goal of their own via a Holly Doogan penalty. That equaliser sprun

South Shields Women return to NERWFL Premier Division action after a three week wait, with Spennymoor Town Ladies the visitors on Sunday (1:30pm kick-off).  It has been a productive few weeks for the lasses, who have progressed in both the NERWFL League Cup and DCFA Women’s Challenge Cup with their wins against Wallsend BC Women (3-1) and Sunderland West End Ladies (6-1) respectively. While that is exciting for the team, the focus immediately shifts to the league, where Shiel

Desiree Rodriguez made headlines for South Shields Women with her brace against Sunderland West End Ladies at the weekend. It took just 58 seconds from the moment she came on during the first-half to when she rolled the ball into the back of the net. The first of two finishes by her in the DCFA Women’s Challenge Cup Quarter-Final tie, it played a significant part in the team's success, to which Rodriguez was pleased with how things went. “We’re all super ecstatic with how we

Becki McMahon and Desiree Rodriguez doubled up as South Shields Women sweeped Sunderland West End Ladies aside in a 6-1 County Cup triumph on Sunday. McMahon brightened the Mariners’ Sunday afternoon in quick time, opening the deadlock in the third minute of the game.  The second and third goals of Shields’ afternoon came through substitute Desiree Rodriguez, in the 28th and 36th minute. McMahon then netted her second of the afternoon, and the Mariners’ fourth in the first-ha