The season opener will see Lightning welcome Hull City Ladies to campus, before travelling to newly promoted Huddersfield Town the following weekend. The two sides are familiar opponents, having met in last season’s FAWNL League Plate.
Lightning will face all four of the division’s newly promoted sides within their opening six league fixtures, creating a number of new encounters while also renewing rivalries from previous seasons in the FAWNL Midlands Division.
The opening month will also see Lightning begin their FAWNL League Cup campaign, with the group stage draw placing the team in Group R alongside Chesterfield, Sheffield FC and Sheffield United PGA.
As the season progresses, Lightning will return to familiar opposition across the division, with key fixtures including home meetings with Derby County, Norwich City and Liverpool Feds, before finishing the campaign with two of their final three matches at Loughborough University Stadium.
The 2026/27 season will conclude on Sunday 2 May, with Lightning hosting Middlesbrough in their final fixture of the campaign.
FAWNL 26/27 League & Cup fixtures:
August
- Sunday 16 August – Hull City Ladies (H)
- Sunday 23 August – Huddersfield Town (A)
- Wednesday 27 August – Chesterfield (H) – FAWNL League Cup
- Sunday 30 August – Stoke City (H)
September
- Sunday 6 September – Sheffield FC (A) – FAWNL League Cup
- Sunday 13 September – Peterborough United (A)
- Sunday 20 September – Boldmere St. Michaels (A)
- Sunday 27 September – Sheffield United PGA (H) – FAWNL League Cup
October
- Sunday 4 October – Norwich City (H)
- Sunday 11 October – West Bromwich Albion (A)
- Sunday 18 October – Liverpool Feds (H)
- Wednesday 28 October – Rugby Borough (A)
November
- Sunday 8 November – Derby County (H)
- Sunday 22 November – Middlesbrough (A)
December
- Sunday 6 December – Hull City Ladies (A)
January
- Sunday 10 January – Huddersfield Town (H)
- Sunday 24 January – Stoke City (A)
February
- Sunday 7 February – Peterborough United (H)
- Wednesday 11 February – Rugby Borough (H)
- Sunday 28 February – Derby County (A)
March
- Sunday 14 March – Boldmere St. Michaels (H)
- Saturday 28 March – Norwich City (A)
April
- Sunday 4 April – West Bromwich Albion (H)
- Sunday 18 April – Liverpool Feds (A)
May
- Sunday 2 May – Middlesbrough (H)
Early Bird season tickets are now available until the end of July. Ticket information for individual fixtures will be released in due course.
Please note, all fixtures are subject to change.