CHELSEA WOMEN BEGIN THEIR SEASON CAMPAIGN WITH STRONG TEDDINGTON SUPPORT
Score of local families, with many youngsters wearing Chelsea football shirts, queued at Teddington station last night for the opening fixtures of the Women’s League where Chelsea beat Manchester City 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
Interest and support for the women’s game has received yet another boost from the England team’s triumph in the Euros in the summer and several international players were included in the line-ups last night included Euros hero goalkeeper Hannah Hampton.
Last night’s game is one of only a handful at Stamford Bridge this season but about 15.000 attended and saw closely fought match with the England coach Sarina Wiegman watching from the stands and a parade of the Euros trophy before kick off. The match was also shown live on SKY.
Captain Millie Bright, who returned to the team with an outstanding performance at the centre of the defence, said in the programme notes: “We’re competing in what I believe is the best league in the women’s game and with the Euro success over the summer it’s another big opportunity for the game here to keep pushing on and breaking more boundaries, to grow even more.”
The Chelsea website said: “It was a stellar display by the Blues as we picked up right where we left off from last season with victory, as we begin our title defence.
“Aggie Beever-Jones got us off to the perfect start, converting after just 30 minutes, latching on to the end of Ellie Carpenter‘s cross, and wheeling away to celebrate with The Shed End.
“After the break, Sonia Bompostor’s side continued to press for a second, and eventually we found another as Maika Hamano fired home from close range. And despite City halving our advantage with 20 minutes left to play, we held strong and made sure to see out the win.ere are the matches?
“Chelsea Women have two home stadiums, Kingsmeadow, located in Kingston upon Thames, and Stamford Bridge in south-west London.
The majority of our home Women’s Super League games take place at Kingsmeadow, with a selection of matches held at the iconic Stamford Bridge, accommodating a larger crowd and offering enhanced match day experiences.”
When are the matches?
The Barclays Women’s Super League fixtures have been confirmed for the 2025/26 season. News on our UEFA Women’s Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup fixtures will be released in due course.
Full information on Chelsea Women’s upcoming fixtures is available here.
What can I expect when attending Chelsea Women fixtures?
This season, Chelsea Women will trial drinking in bowl at selected WSL and League Cup fixtures at Stamford Bridge and Kingsmeadow. As the trial commences, fans will be able to enjoy alcohol responsibly in the West Stand and within hospitality areas at Stamford Bridge. At Kingsmeadow, supporters can drink alcohol in seats in Blocks A-H in the West Stand. Alcohol-free zones remain in place – namely East Lower (Family) stand at Stamford Bridge and Blocks J-M in the West Stand at Kingsmeadow.
It will be operated on a flexible basis, with the locations where alcohol can be taken into the seating area reviewed and scaled up or down depending on the nature of the match and kick-off time.
More information on the trial can be found here.
See the fixtures and venues here: Men’s Fixtures & Results | Fixtures Results and Tables | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club