2022–23 FA Women's National League Plate

The 2022–23 FA Women's National League Plate was the eighth season of the competition, open to those eliminated in the determining round of the WNL Cup.

2022–23 FA Women's National League Plate

WNL Plate
Tournament details
Country	England
Dates	9 October 2022 – 26 March 2023
Teams	35
Final positions
Champions	Leeds United (1st title)
Runners-up	Stourbridge
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	158 (4.65 per match)

Reigning champions Nottingham Forest won their determining round match this season, meaning that they did not defend their title. Leeds United beat Stourbridge 3–1 in the final to claim their first title.

Results

All results listed are published by The Football Association. Games are listed by round in chronological order, and then in alphabetical order of the home team where matches were played simultaneously.

The division each team play in is indicated in brackets after their name: (S)=Southern Division; (N)=Northern Division; (SW1)=South West Division One; (SE1)=South East Division One; (M1)=Midlands Division One; (N1)=Northern Division One.

Preliminary round

Sheffield v Northampton Town

9 October 2022	Sheffield	0–3	Northampton Town	The Home of Football Stadium
14:00 BST		Report	Omenazu 12' Dicks 52' Farrow 81'	Attendance: 73

Moneyfields v Portishead Town

9 October 2022	Moneyfields	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Portishead Town	Portsmouth
14:00 BST	Fuller 41' Berrow 50'	Report	Clark Robbins	Stadium: Langstone Sports Site Attendance: 50

Long Eaton United v Sporting Khalsa (M1)

9 October 2022	Long Eaton United	0–10	Sporting Khalsa (M1)	Long Eaton
14:00 BST		Report	Garnham 29', 45+9', 72' Weston 32', 40' Gill-Parsons 52' Woolston 63', 70', 88' Craig-Tapper 77'	Stadium: Grange Park Attendance: 55

First round

Sporting Khalsa (M1) v Boldmere St Michaels

30 October 2022	Sporting Khalsa (M1)	1–5	Boldmere St Michaels	Willenhall
14:00 GMT	Austin-Short 11'	Report	Jefferies 23', 55', 80', 87' Wilson 90'	Stadium: Guardian Warehousing Arena Attendance: 40

Ladies v Swindon Town

30 October 2022	Ladies	1–2	Swindon Town	Selsey
14:00 GMT	Fox 88'	Report	Arnott 14' Donnelly 90+10'	Stadium: High Street Ground Attendance: 45

Norwich City v Crawley Wasps (S)

30 October 2022	Norwich City	1–4	Crawley Wasps (S)	Norwich
14:00 GMT	Cook	Report	Ajao Buyukgiray Talbut-Smith	Stadium: The Nest Attendance: 177

Maidenhead United v Billericay Town (S1)

30 October 2022	Maidenhead United	0–5	Billericay Town (S1)	Maidenhead
14:00 GMT		Report	Jones McLean Rushen Doo	Stadium: York Road Attendance: 24

Leeds United (N1) v Solihull Moors

30 October 2022	Leeds United (N1)	3–1	Solihull Moors	Tadcaster
14:00 GMT	Brown 26' Danby 56' Smart 90'	Report	Hornsby	Stadium: Ings Lane Attendance: 90

AFC Fylde v Doncaster Rovers Belles (M1)

30 October 2022	AFC Fylde	2–1	Doncaster Rovers Belles (M1)	Warton
14:00 GMT	Carroll 38' Forster 50'	Report	Tugby-Andrew	Stadium: Kellamergh Park

Cheltenham Town (S) v AFC St Austell

30 October 2022	Cheltenham Town (S)	9–1	AFC St Austell	Cirencester
14:00 GMT	Butcher 4', 39', 64' Newns 10' Owen 29', 58', 68' Nolan 52' Grove 61'	Report	Solloway	Stadium: Cornium Stadium Attendance: 72

Bradford City v Hull City (N1)

30 October 2022	Bradford City	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Hull City (N1)	Bradford
14:00 GMT	Stube	Report	Bartup 6' Lynskey 107'	Stadium: Horsfall Stadium Attendance: 50

Ashford Town v AFC Bournemouth

30 October 2022	Ashford Town	1–0	AFC Bournemouth	Robert Parker Stadium
14:00 GMT	Whitelock 85'	Report		Attendance: 65

Leek Town v West Bromwich Albion

30 October 2022	Leek Town	1–3	West Bromwich Albion	Leek
15:00 GMT	Pemberton 43'	Report	Mahmood Stamps Walklett	Stadium: The F Ball Community Stadium Attendance: 41

Stourbridge v Leafield Athletic

6 November 2022	Stourbridge	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Leafield Athletic	Stourbridge
14:00 GMT	Hazell 19' Glover 117'	Report	Pagan 70'	Stadium: War Memorial Athletic Ground Attendance: 176

Peterborough United v Wem Town

6 November 2022	Peterborough United	5–0	Wem Town	Bourne
14:00 GMT	Stanford 42', 63' Perkins 54', 76' Kirk 82'	Report		Stadium: Abbey Lawn Attendance: 152

Northampton Town v Lincoln City

6 November 2022	Northampton Town	3–2	Lincoln City	Northampton
14:00 GMT	Dicks 23' Artemiou 70' Omenazu 78'	Report	Ringrose 65' Farrow 75'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,011

Cambridge United v Cambridge City

6 November 2022	Cambridge United	4–0	Cambridge City	St Neots
14:00 GMT	Otten Wiltshire Fraser	Report		Stadium: Rowley Park Attendance: 105

Hounslow v Southampton (SW1)

4 December 2022	Hounslow	0–8	Southampton (SW1)	Northolt
14:00 GMT		Report	Kilby 11' Suominen 29', 47' Tchuenkam 45+2', 89' Sievwright 58' Wylie 64' May	Stadium: Rectory Park

Queens Park Rangers v Portishead Town

4 December 2022	Queens Park Rangers	3–2	Portishead Town	Harlington
14:00 GMT	Petit 28' Cutler 46' Wardlaw 70'	Report	Robbins 5' Strippel 30'	Stadium: Harlington Sports Ground Attendance: 52

Second round

Peterborough United v Stourbridge (M1)

4 December 2022	Peterborough United	0–4	Stourbridge (M1)	Bourne
13:00 GMT		Report	Fishwick 17' Nicklin 47', 50' Scarlett 86'	Stadium: Abbey Lawn Attendance: 152

AFC Fylde (N1) v Boldmere St Michaels

4 December 2022	AFC Fylde (N1)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Boldmere St Michaels	Warton
13:00 GMT	Hughes McCoy	Report	Formaston Greaves George	Stadium: Kellamergh Park

Northampton Town v Hull City (N1)

4 December 2022	Northampton Town	2–3	Hull City (N1)	Northampton
14:00 GMT	Farrow 12' Artemiou 36'	Report	Bartup 52', 75' Ackroyd 58'	Stadium: Kingsthorpe Mill Attendance: 123

Leeds United (N1) v West Bromwich Albion

4 December 2022	Leeds United (N1)	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Tadcaster
14:00 GMT	Ellis 48', 89'	Report	Mahmood	Stadium: Ings Lane Attendance: 89

Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town (S)

4 December 2022	Cambridge United	2–4	Cheltenham Town (S)	St Neots
14:00 GMT	Wiltshire	Report	Congrave 5' Owen 43', 63' Butcher 90'	Stadium: Rowley Park

Crawley Wasps (S) v Ashford Town

11 December 2022	Crawley Wasps (S)	2–0	Ashford Town	Hop Oast Stadium
14:00 GMT	Jones Ajao	Report

Billericay Town (S1) v Queens Park Rangers

Southampton (SW1) v Swindon Town

8 January 2023	Southampton (SW1)	5–2	Swindon Town	Southampton
14:00 GMT	Cheshire Jeal May Kingshott	Report	Colston 54' Arnott 70'	Stadium: Redbridge Community School Attendance: 60

Quarter-finals

Southampton (SW1) v Billericay Town (S1)

22 January 2023	Southampton (SW1)	4–3	Billericay Town (S1)	Southampton
14:00 GMT	Okoro Tucker	Report	Iton Parker Robins	Stadium: Redbridge Community School Attendance: 30

Crawley Wasps (S) v Cheltenham Town (S)

22 January 2023	Crawley Wasps (S)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Cheltenham Town (S)	Horsham
14:30 GMT	Buyukgiray	Report	News 30', 48'	Stadium: The Camping World Community Stadium

Hull City (N1) v Stourbridge (M1)

29 January 2023	Hull City (N1)	1–2	Stourbridge (M1)	Barton
14:00 GMT	Bartup	Report	Nicklin 19' Deasy 68'	Stadium: Marsh Lane Attendance: 214

AFC Fylde (N1) v Leeds United (N1)

5 February 2023	AFC Fylde (N1)	0–2	Leeds United (N1)	Warton
14:00 GMT		Report	Smith 50' Brown 52'	Stadium: Kellamergh Park Attendance: 68

Semi-finals

Leeds United (N1) v Southampton (SW1)

26 February 2023	Leeds United (N1)	2–0	Southampton (SW1)	Tadcaster
14:00 GMT	Woodruff 30', 88'	Report		Stadium: Ings Lane Attendance: 193

Stourbridge (M1) v Crawley Wasps (S)

26 February 2023	Stourbridge (M1)	3–0	Crawley Wasps (S)	Stourbridge
14:00 GMT	Rogers 20' Ireson-Lawrence 26' Deasy 58'	Report		Stadium: War Memorial Athletic Ground

Final

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)

15:30 GMT

Leeds United (N1)	3–1	Stourbridge (M1)
Ellis 30' Brown 63' Woodruff 75'	Report	Fishwick 34'

Armco Arena, Solihull