Our FA Women’s National League Division One South West campaign will commence on Sunday 17th August and end on Sunday 26th April, with the full fixture list set to be released on Tuesday 15th July.

Following the approved expansion of the Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL), next season will also see a unique change to the promotion system for the third and fourth tiers of the pyramid.

In order to retain divisions of 12 teams across Tiers 2-4 for the 2026/27 season, two additional teams will be promoted from the fourth tier,  alongside the four division winners.

These will also be determined by play-offs, with the second-placed sides in Division One North and Division One Midlands facing each other for one place, and the two second-placed sides in Division One South West and Division One South East competing for the other spot. All three play-off finals will take place in May, while relegation remains unaffected, with the two bottom placed sides from each division dropping down.

The 2025/26 season will also see a change to the format of The FA Women’s League Cup, with the introduction of a group stage and entry of Professional Game Academy sides. Those sides competed in the Plate competition for the first time last season, with the aim of providing more competitive playing opportunities for younger players.

Teams will initially be drawn into 22 groups of four teams, from which the group winners and 10 best runners-up will advance to the Cup knockout stages. The other 12 runners-up, and 20 best third-placed teams will advance to the Plate knockout stages. From there, both the Cup and the Plate will hold four knockout rounds before the final.