Women’s football latest

The prospect of Doncaster Rovers Belles featuring in a Women’s FA Cup tie against fellow City of Doncaster opponents can not be ruled out, but is dependent on either or both of the city’s two other teams making it through the competition’s first two rounds.

New to the tournament this coming season are Brodsworth, while Rossington Main are in the competition for the third season running.

Toyn Richardson, Brodsworth Club chairperson, enthused at the news of them being one of 534 entrants when details were confirmed last Friday. The women’s team enjoyed an excellent second half of the season last term and earned promotion to the Sheffield & Hallamshire Women’s County League Division One.

The draw for the first two rounds - preliminary and first qualifying rounds - will be announced on Friday, July 31. The early rounds are regionalised. Belles, six times winners of the cup, were relegated from the FA Women’s National League last term and enter at the second round of qualifying stage on September 20.

Rossington host Belles in a pre-season friendly on Sunday, August 2, while Brodsworth host their illustrious neighbours four days later.

In pre-season friendlies Brodsworth enjoyed a 5-1 home win over a Sheffield Wednesday XI, Jess Tate netting four and Laura Ferguson the other. Rossington Main Reserves won 7-0 at Kiveton Park thanks to a hat-trick by Millie Guest and strikes from Liv Love, Kym Restell, Bethan Wallace and an own goal.