By Catherine MacKenzie (5/9/25) Above: Arsenal last season. Photo: Jay Patel / SPP. Arsenal kick off their 2025-26 WSL campaign this Saturday following major European success. The Champions League win was followed by the European Championship, where Arsenal’s hefty England contingent followed up the UWCL with the Euros trophy. The team that won the UWCLContinue reading “Preview: Arsenal v London City Lionesses”
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Birmingham City left feeling blue as London City Lionesses claim Championship title
Birmingham City 2-2 London City Lionesses By Alyce Collett (4/5/25) London City Lionesses are Barclay’s Women’s Championship champions after picking up a point from a 2-2 draw against Birmingham City. Coming into the match only needing to avoid a loss, London City initially had a comfortable lead, but had to fight off a solid Blues’Continue reading “Birmingham City left feeling blue as London City Lionesses claim Championship title”
London City Lionesses v Birmingham City: battle for promotion
By Alyce Collett (03/05/2025) Above: The women’s Championship trophy. Photo: Durham City FC. This weekend sees the Barclays Women’s Championship season come to its conclusion, and its winner will be crowned on Sunday. In a fitting twist of fate, the two sides who can still win the title will play each other this weekend, withContinue reading “London City Lionesses v Birmingham City: battle for promotion”
Championship wrap up: week 20
Southampton 1-4 London City Lionesses By Ava-Marianne Elliott (21/04/25) Above: Isobel Goodwin and Freya Godfrey celebrate, they were the evident standouts in their teams triumphant win. Photo: London City Lionesses on Twitter. In the first game of the match week, London City Lionesses put 4 past eight-placed Southampton to edge one step closer to earningContinue reading “Championship wrap up: week 20”
Sunderland secure stunning first win over London City Lionesses
Sunderland AFC 1-0 London City Lionesses by Emily Wyatt for Impetus at Eppleton Colliery Football Ground (30/09/24) Above: London City Lionesses’ Emma Mukandi (yellow shirt) up against Georgia Brown, Photo: LC_Lionesses on X Natasha Fenton scored a vital goal at Eppleton Colliery Welfare to secure Sunderland AFC’s first win of the season, sealing a 1-0Continue reading “Sunderland secure stunning first win over London City Lionesses”
Championship award winners announced for 2023/24
Above: Sunderland’s Claudia Moan – the Barclays Championship Player of the Year and Golden Glove winner. Photo supplied to Impetus by: The Women’s Professional Game. The Women’s Professional Game has announced the Barclays Championship awards winners after votes were cast from a combination of the public and a panel of experts. Sunderland’s Claudia Moan wasContinue reading “Championship award winners announced for 2023/24”
Match Report: London City Lionesses 1-0 Sunderland
By Joe Rosedon 18/3/24 Photo: Simon Lapwood For London City Lionesses Twitter London City Lionesses shock promotion chasing Sunderland with 1-0 win. Ruesha LittleJohn’s stunning first-half effort was enough to seal victory for the Dartford-based side. Within the first five minutes, London City Lionesses had a guilt-edged chance. Claudia Moan was called into action when Paige Satchell was put through on goal with a ball over the top, but the Sunderland goalkeeperContinue reading “Match Report: London City Lionesses 1-0 Sunderland”
London City Lionesses overcome first half struggles against lower league Moneyfields to secure win
By Tara Alice Murray at Princes Park, Dartford. 14/1/24 Above: London City Lionesses celebrate as they progress into the next round. Photo: Mariella Prew A tense and physical game in the fourth round of the FA Cup saw London City Lionesses triumphing over Moneyfields after a close-run first half. The matchup of Championship side London CityContinue reading “London City Lionesses overcome first half struggles against lower league Moneyfields to secure win”
The 12 captains of the Championship – Part Two
Emily Evans concludes her series profiling the leaders of each of the Championship clubs (28/12/23). Tyler Toland Blackburn Rovers Toland, a 22-year-old Irish midfielder, joined Blackburn Rovers in 2023, after being at Levante for the 2022/23 season. However, during her time in Spain, she didn’t play a lot of games and so came to a mutual agreementContinue reading “The 12 captains of the Championship – Part Two”
Championship News
Impetus has the latest news from England’s second tier with reports from Reading, London City Lionesses, and Crystal Palace (15/9/23). Above: Reading boss Liam Gilbert, who spoke to the media earlier this week. Photo: Reading FC Women. Reading by Mia Kipling (15/9/23) Ahead of Reading’s home game with Southampton this weekend, Royals boss Liam GilbertContinue reading “Championship News”
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