Everton Ladies : Spring Series Fixtures Released

Spring Series Fixtures Released

The Spring Series is a one-off competition which has been created to bridge the gap between seasons.

The fixtures for Everton Ladies’ FAWSL Spring Series 2017 have been announced and the Blues will kick-start their campaign away to Oxford United.

That opener will take place at 2pm on Sunday 12 February with Andy Spence’s side hoping to get all three points on their trip to Abingdon.

The Blues’ first home game at the Select Security Stadium is a week later on Sunday 19 February when Durham Women travel to Widnes with a kick off time of 2pm.

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The Spring Series is a one-off competition which has been created to bridge the gap between seasons, while the FA WSL transitions from a summer league to a more traditional football calendar.

Each club will play each other once with a trophy awarded to each division’s winners. The Spring Series will finish before this summer’s Euros.

Following the opening two fixtures, Everton’s next match will be at home against Watford Ladies on Sunday 5 March, followed by an away trip to Sheffield FC Ladies on Sunday 12 March.

An action-packed April then sees Spence’s Ladies travel to Millwall Lionesses, before welcoming Aston Villa Ladies to the Select Security Stadium, a trip to Doncaster Rovers Belles, and a visit of Brighton and Hove Albion Women.

The Spring Series finale is scheduled to take place away to London Bees on Saturday 20 May at 2pm.

FA director of football participation and development Kelly Simmons said: “When it was decided to move The FA WSL to traditional football calendar, we knew it was crucial to find a way to give clubs, players and supporters a competition that provided quality matches.

“The clubs have worked hard to build their squads and establish fanbases and the Spring Series will allow them to keep developing on and off the pitch.

“It will also provide our international players with the competitive game-time that they need before heading to the Euros in July.

“It's set to be an exciting few months for the domestic women's game with clubs competing for this one-off trophy and the SSE Women's FA Cup Final back at Wembley Stadium in May. It's important that we keep building this momentum ahead of the Euros and for the return of The FA WSL in September.”

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