Portsmouth Women learn first Championship fixtures of professional era
Portsmouth Women learnt their Championship fixtures for the very first time on Monday afternoon, as the side begin their professional era.
The club’s official Women’s team X account posted [22 July] to reveal their fixture list, with the 2024-25 season beginning with Pompey’s inaugural second-tier contest away at Charlton Athletic on 8 September.
A week later sees Westleigh Park host a Championship match for the first time, as Jay Sadler’s girls take on Durham on 15 September, with derbies against Southampton marking the calendar on 13 October (H) and 23 March 2025 (A).
The league finale takes place for the Blues at home to Blackburn Rovers on 27 April, with the club having just swooped in for a double signing from their final-day opponents.
Portsmouth Women learn 2024-25 fixtures
In the past 14 months, Portsmouth Women have had a timeline of incredible milestones.
From turning semi-professional in the summer of 2023, Pompey have gone on to win the southern section of the National League at a canter, winning 20 and losing just one of their 22 league games.
The team celebrated alongside the men’s first team on Southsea Common with their trophies in front of the club’s supporters after the final day of the season.
A transition to full-time operations then came about, with 13 existing players plus a host of new signings now on professional contracts on the South Coast, alongside multiple backroom staff.
Now the fixtures have been confirmed, Portsmouth will be hoping fans come down in their increasing numbers to back their girls, with the team now putting in the hard yards in a comprehensive pre-season.
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