Finchampstead Ladies will prepare for life in the Southern Counties Women’s Football League for the 2026/27 season after securing the Thames Valley Counties Women’s Football League Division One title.
An impressive season saw the squad only once drop points to fellow sides Berkshire, Eversley & California, the team eventually finishing third, in October.
The statistics speak for themselves
Unsurprisingly, their top scorer Ruby Huggins earned first place in the entire division after being prolific in front of goal with 31 goals to her name. Lauren Smaje and Lauren Chennells are both in the top 5 scorers with Smaje scoring 13 goals and Chennell scoring ten goals. However, with so many players contributing to the tally, they managed to score a collective 80 goals.
Their success came at the other end of the pitch, having conceded just 14 times, nine at home and 5 away with the credit going to their goalkeeper Vicki Armstrong. His stats also include six clean sheets in the league.
Cup success
Their success wasn’t just in the league either, they made their debut in the First Round of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup with a very convincing 7-0 win over Milton United. They lost 3-1 to Penn & Tylers Green in the Second Round, a score that was more than impressive considering the Tier 6 opponents were eyeing the title for the season.
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And if the trophy wasn’t impressive enough, the squad made it to the Berks & Bucks Women’s Cup Final for only the third time, having reached the second round in the 2023/24 season and to the quarter-finals in 2024/25.
The road to the final
First Half: Bracknell Cavaliers Valykries 0-4 Finchampstead
Second Round: Finchampstead 23-0 Stanford-at-The-Vale
Quarterfinals: Finchampstead 3-0 Wallingford & Crowmarsh
Semi finals: Finchampstead 4-2 Windsor & Eton
Final Finchamstead 1-2 Didcot Town
Although they ultimately fell at the final hurdle, losing 2-1, the run itself was one to be particularly proud of as it attracted a huge crowd against a Division Two North side.
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