The 2025–26 season was the 50th season of competitive football in the history of Middlesbrough Football Club Women, and their first season back in the National League North, the third level of English women's football, following promotion the previous season. The club also participated in the FA Cup, and the WNL Cup.
The first round FA Cup fixture between Middlesbrough and Cheadle Town was broadcast live on TNT Sports, an historic first for a women's first round fixture.
Squad
Transfers In DatePositionNationalityNameFromRef.1 July 2025FW Becky Ferguson Newcastle United2 July 2025DF Olivia Watt Newcastle United6 July 2025FW Erin Nelson Stoke City8 July 2025GK Megan Borthwick Sunderland11 July 2025MF Chelsea Callander Manchester City25 October 2025DF Abby Holmes Durham
Loans in DatePositionNationalityNameFromUntilRef.12 December 2025FWNiyah Dunbar Sunderland29 March 202627 January 2026DFElla Baker Newcastle UnitedEnd of season 6 February 2026MFEmily Cassap SunderlandEnd of season
Competitions National League North
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The FA Women's National League fixtures were released on 15 July 2025.
FA Cup
As a member of the third tier, Middlesbrough entered the FA Cup in the first round.
WNL Cup
Group stage
Knockout stage
Statistics Appearances and goals
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Players who appeared but left during the season
Goalscorers Rank No. Nat. Po. Name NLN FA Cup WNL Cup Total119FW Becky Ferguson 8221229FW Armani Maxwell 8109310MF Lauren Robson 222647FW Ellen Turnbull 301424DF Abby Homes 130454DF Olivia Watt 2103611MF Leanna Giles 101212FW Erin Nelson 011217MF Millie Bell 101218MF Sarah Burn 101275DF Ellen Packham 00118MF Emily Cassap 100116FW Niyah Dunbar 1001Own goals 0101Total 29111050
References