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Saints | The Official Matchday Programme of Southampton Women Southampton Women v Bristol City Women | Barclays WSL2 Sunday 21st September, 2025 | KO 2pm | St Marys Stadium

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BRISTOL CITY | SATURDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2025 | KO 2PM

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DIRECTORY

Chief Executive Officer

Phil Parsons

Women’s and Girls’ Board of

Directors Phil Parsons, Mike Fenn,

Tim Greenwell, Marieanne

Spacey-Cale, Mark Bitcon,

Greg Baker, Amy Hill and

Kirsty Whitton

Women’s First Team Head Coach

Simon Parker

Director of Women’s Football

Marieanne Spacey-Cale

Executive Team

Michael Fenn, Chief Financial

Officer; Tim Greenwell, Chief

Commercial Officer;

Michelle Butler, Director of HR;

Phil Parsons, Chief Executive Officer;

Greg Baker, Chief Revenue Officer;

Mark Bitcon, Director of Football

Operations; Marieanne Spacey-

Cale, Director of Women’s Football

Goalkeeping Coach

Will Britt

Performance Analyst

Daniel Holt

Head of Grounds

Graeme Mills

Club PA

Jon Weeks

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The Gaffer

Simon Parker

Last Time Out

The first two

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The Big Interview

Mary Bashford

Player profiles

Squad stats 2025/26

Fixtures and results

Your Saints schedule

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THE MANAGER

simon parker

WELCOME BACK TO ST MARY’S STADIUM AS WE LOOK TO

CONTINUE OUR UNBEATEN START TO THE 2025/26 SEASON

AGAINST BRISTOL CITY.

We were really pleased

with our opening day

win over Ipswich,

especially given that

we kept a clean sheet

and scored four goals.

To start with a win in

front of our home crowd

was fantastic and it

was great to see such a

healthy crowd to back

us throughout the game.

We know it is hard for

teams who make the

step up to this league

from tier three, and it is

really hard to prepare

for until you are in there.

Our aim was to be

aggressive from the off,

be on the front foot and

put the ball beyond their

defensive line.

The team took a lot of

confidence from that

performance because

we had some tough

games in pre-season

where we weren’t

dominant and didn’t

create loads of chances,

but we were then solid

and created plenty of

openings in our first

competitive fixture.

During the game, we

benefitted hugely from

set-pieces and that is

thanks to the work that

goes into them from

the players and Will Britt

(Goalkeeping Coach).

We put a lot of effort

into them because we

know the importance of

them both offensively

and defensively. The

deliveries were fantastic

on the day and players

stepped up and made

the first contacts.

There are always areas

to improve though and I

felt we needed to make

sure our pressing was

more co-ordinated. If

you are hesitant in that

aspect, the distances

start to grow and the

pockets open up for the

opposition to play in. We

need that aggression with

that co-ordination, so we

can still work on that.

As the momentum of the

game shifted we then

needed to just sit in and

we showed a resilience

in not conceding and

keeping our clean sheet.

We could control those

distances better, but we

were still caught a little

bit in two minds about

whether to press or to

let Ipswich have the ball.

There’s a really simple

fix for that because our

team knows what they’re

doing in that regard.

It just needs a coordinated

effort from the

team to say ‘we’re going

to let them have the ball’

at that late stage of the

game, and you then see

that the opponent starts

to force things and the

ball goes through to our

goalkeeper or out for a

goal kick. We can still tidy

up those moments, and

of course we can still be

better on the ball. We will

gel even more as a team

and we will get players

coming back from injury

too.

Our draw at Palace

was a lively game and

I think we started well

and were dangerous.

The goals we conceded

were avoidable, but to

have the resilience to

come back from behind

twice is massive. We also

withstood pressure at the

end and, once again, that

showed our ability to dig

in when we need to.

The support that we

had in our first home

game was outstanding

and it really doesn’t go

unnoticed. We want to

improve attendances and

we would love to inspire

that next group of players

and girls to get into

football, so hopefully you

keep coming back and

giving us that backing.

We March On

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southampton women

LAST TIME OUT

THE FIRST TWO

Southampton FC

Women have begun

2025/26 in positive

style, with a dominant

win over Ipswich Town

at St Mary’s followed by

a good point away at

Crystal Palace last

time out.

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Ahead of the season

opener on home turf, the

3,896 Saints fans present

will have been looking

forward to seeing new

signings settling in and

Simon Parker’s team

starting to form – and

they didn’t have to wait

long for some excitement.

Ellie Brazil caused

Ipswich problems from

minute one and cut

the ball back for newly

appointed captain

Atlanta Primus to sweep

home Saints’ first goal of

the new campaign after

just nine minutes.

Two corners then gave

the hosts a comfortable

and deserved 3-0 lead

before half-time.

First, a Tara Bourne

delivery just before the

half hour mark was met

by defensive partner Amy

Goddard, who was too

strong for her marker and

powered home a header.

On the stroke of halftime,

Jess Simpson’s

inswinger then saw Mary

Bashford net her first

goal in Saints colours

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when she flicked home at

the near post.

A confidence boosting

victory was then

confirmed in the second

half as Bashford netted

her second after

stabbing home a loose

ball in the Ipswich area.

A trip to relegated topflight

side Crystal Palace

was next for Saints

and it proved to be a

breathless affair.

Saints started fast and

claimed a third minute

lead when Michaela

McAlonie poked home

from close range, but

Abbie Larkin equalised for

the hosts in South London.

Justine Vanhaevermaet

made it 2-1 to Palace on

28 minutes, but Ellie Brazil

finished Jess Simpson’s

excellent cross to square

things up before half-time.

Brazil then won a penalty

early in the second

period to allow Tara

Bourne to put Saints

ahead from the penalty

spot, but goals from

Abbie Larkin and Ashleigh

Weerden put Palace 4-3

ahead just 10 minutes

later.

Saints claimed a

deserved point though

when Meg Collett’s cross

was deflected into the far

corner of the net to end

the scoring in a eightgoal

thriller.

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AS ONE OF A HOST OF NEW SIGNINGS FOR

SOUTHAMPTON FC WOMEN THIS SUMMER,

IT COULD HAVE TAKEN A LITTLE WHILE FOR

MARY BASHFORD TO SETTLE INTO HER NEW

SURROUNDINGS ON THE SOUTH COAST AFTER

HER ARRIVAL FROM CHARLTON ATHLETIC.

The start to the season from

the 20-year-old and her new

teammates has produced some

early positivity about what could be

achieved by Saints this year though.

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An opening day

win over Ipswich

Town at St Mary’s

Stadium saw four goals

scored and some real

entertainment for a

healthy home crowd, with

Bashford getting off to the

dream start by scoring

her first two goals at

Women’s Super League 2

level.

Resilience and character

was then shown in

abundance to take a point

away at Crystal Palace,

with Saints and Bashford

knowing that a strong

season could be rewarded

by an extra promotion

spot come the end of the

campaign.

We spoke to Mary as she

prepared to face Bristol

City…

You have had just over

two months as a Saints

player now. How are you

settling into life on the

South Coast?

Yeah, really well. I’m

enjoying it a lot and I’ve

made some really good

friends already. It’s good

fun. I’ve been exploring

around the South Coast

and I’ve enjoyed it a lot.

What about Southampton

was so attractive when

you made the decision to

sign this summer?

I think it just was a case

of me taking my game to

the next level and giving

myself an extra challenge

and something that will

make me step up a bit

more and just taking that

next step in my football

journey.

I think Southampton was

a good place to take that

next step and just try and

improve as a player and

person.

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There was a fair amount

of change in the Saints

squad this summer. How

do you feel the squad is

gelling together and has

it helped that a lot of you

are new to the club?

Yeah, there’s definitely

been a lot of new players

coming in and I think that

has helped because we’re

all new and all figuring it

out together.

I think so far we’ve gelled

really well and everyone’s

kind of got along like one

big family really.

How crucial was preseason

in terms of

adapting to Simon

Parker’s demands as the

club’s new manager?

There was a lot of

changes as you say, but

I do think everyone was

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focused on the same goal

which is playing well as

a team so I think that’s

helped. We’ve worked

together really well and

pushed each other.

I think we’re just a group

that’s gelled well together.

A great win and a hardfought

draw from the

opening two suggests the

team is already in a good

place. How important has

it been for the team to hit

the ground running?

Yeah, it absolutely has been.

I think the biggest thing

was a boost of confidence

for us with that first win. I

think we deserved it from

the hard work we’ve done

in pre-season and I think

it’s really good for us to get

off to a good start and try

and continue that way.

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You scored your first

competitive goals as we

beat Ipswich Town on the

opening day – you wait

for one to come, and two

come at once! Talk us

through those moments

for you personally

Yeah, it was just an

incredible feeling really.

I’ve never had one quite

like it and it’s great to hear

the fans as well because

there was a lot of them

there.

It just felt amazing when I

scored my first goal and

then couldn’t really believe

it when another one went

in too.

There have been six other

scorers alongside you

in the two fixtures so far.

There seems to be the

ability to score from all

parts of the team, so how

positive is that?

Yeah, definitely. I think

we’re quite a young squad

so I think things like that

where different people

are getting goals, it gives

individuals a boost of

confidence as well which

is also very good for our

development as a team.

I think it’s great that we

can see that we have lots

of goal scorers, it’s not just

the striker and we’re all

kind of chipping in.

It was a high scoring affair

in the trip to Palace last

time out. It must have given

the team a lot of confidence

to be able to match a team

who have come down from

the top-flight?

Yeah, they’re definitely a

strong team. Not much

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has changed from the WSL

side so we knew that they

were going to be a really,

really tough opposition.

I think we did really well to

not get frustrated when

we were behind. We didn’t

give up and just kept

going again, believing

that we could get one

back again.

I’m really proud of

the group to not get

overwhelmed by such

a tough side and keep

working to get a result out

of them.

We know how competitive

this league is every

season, but how big is it to

have the extra promotion

spot this time around?

There’s something else to

go for and we’ll obviously

just take it every game

as it comes I’m sure, but

there’s more chances

there at the top of the

table this year.

WSL 2 has always been

competitive but I definitely

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feel there’s that extra bit

of competitiveness this

season with that extra spot.

Everyone is going for it

because there’s three

potentially now with the

playoff too. So yeah,

it’s very exciting and I

can already feel how

competitive it’s going to

be after just two games.

It is still early days for this

team, but what do you

think can be achieved

this season if the team

reaches its goals?

Yeah, I quite like that

feeling of going under

the radar and just

taking every game as it

comes as you say. If we

find some consistency

- which is what we’re

working on I think at the

moment, just staying

consistent with our

performances - I think

we'll definitely be in with

a chance of taking one of

those promotion spots at

the end of the season.

We saw a great crowd at

St Mary’s for the season

opener against Ipswich.

How good was that to see

for you as players and how

important is it that the fans

keep coming along to give

that backing?

Yeah, it’s huge. I was

quite overwhelmed by

the amount of people

who came to that game.

I obviously want to say

thank you to all the fans

because there was loads

of them.

I love how loud they are

and they are like our twelfth

man on the pitch and

really support us. So yeah,

hopefully we can get them

back to our next home

game and keep going.

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PLAYER

PROFILES

2. RACHEL BROWN

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

3. MILLY MOTT

APPS: 0 1 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

4. ASHANTI AKPAN

APPS: 0 2 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

5. AMY GODDARD

APPS: 20 GLS: CS: 01

APPS: 0 GLS: 1 CS: 01

APPS: 0 GLS: CS: 0

6. TARA BOURNE

APPS: 2 GLS: 1

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

7. ELLIE BRAZIL

APPS: 2 GLS: 1

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

8. CHLOE PEPLOW

APPS: 2 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

9. EMMA HARRIES

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

10. MICHAELA MCALONIE

APPS: 2 GLS: 1

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

11. ABBIE FERGUSON

APPS: 2 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

12. MARIA EDWARDS

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

14. MARY BASHFORD

APPS: 2 GLS: 2

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

15. ELLIE HACK

APPS: 0 1 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

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18. KIERA SENA

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

19. JESS SIMPSON

APPS: 2 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

20. ATLANTA PRIMUS

APPS: 2 GLS: 1

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

22. FRAN STENSON (GK)

APPS: 2 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

23. MEGAN COLLETT

APPS: 2 GLS: 1

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

26. RUBY-RAE TUCKER

APPS: 0 2 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

27. ISABEL WATTS

APPS: 0 2 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

30. ELLA PETTIT (GK)

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

35. ESTA ROBERTS

APPS: 0 1 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

66. AIMEE PALMER

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

APPS: 0 GLS: 0

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southampton fc

fixtures & results 2025/26

DATE KO OPPOSITION F/A ATT. STARTING XI

September

SAT 06 14:00 IPSWICH TOWN 4-0 STENSON COLLETT GODDARD 1 BOURNE SIMPSON FERGUSON

SUN 14 14:00 CRYSTAL PALACE 4-4 STENSON COLLETT 1 GODDARD BOURNE 1 SIMPSON FERGUSON

SUN 21 14:00 BRISTOL CITY

SUN 28 12:00 SUNDERLAND

October

SUN 05 14:00 BIRMINGHAM CITY

TUE 08 19:00 PORTSMOUTH (WLC)

SUN 12 14:00 PORTSMOUTH

SUN 19 14:00 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (WLC)

November

SUN 02 14:00 NOTTINGHAM FOREST

SUN 09 14:00 CHARLTON ATHLETIC

TUE 12 19:00 WEST HAM UNITED

SUN 16 12:00 DURHAM

SUN 23 14:00 CHARLTON ATHLETIC (WLC)

December

SUN 07 14:00 NEWCASTLE UNITED

SUN 21 13:00 SHEFFIELD UNITED

January

SUN 11 14:00 PORTSMOUTH

SUN 25 14:00 SUNDERLAND

February

SUN 01 14:00 CRYSTAL PALACE

SUN 08 14:00 NEWCASTLE UNITED

SUN 15 14:00 BRISTOL CITY

March

SUN 15 14:00 BIRMINGHAM CITY

SUN 22 14:00 DURHAM

SUN 29 14:00 IPSWICH TOWN

April

SUN 04 12:30 SHEFFIELD UNITED

SUN 26 14:00 CHARLTON ATHLETIC

May

SUN 03 TBC NOTTINGHAM FOREST

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SUBSTITUTES

BASHFORD 2 PEPLOW MCALONIE PRIMUS 1 BRAZIL AKPAN, SENA, TUCKER, WATTS, ROBERTS, MOTT, HACK, PETTIT, DIX TRUJILLO

BASHFORD PEPLOW MCALONIE 1 PRIMUS BRAZIL 1 MOTT, AKPAN, HACK, TUCKER, WATTS, PETTIT, ROBERTS, DIX TRUJILLO

FAITH, 8

FAVOURITE PLAYER:

MILLY MOTT

HOBBIES AND

INTERESTS:

FOOTBALL AND

GYMNASTICS

SCORE

PREDICTION:

SAINTS 2 - 1

BRISTOL C

FREYA, 9

FAVOURITE PLAYER:

AIMEE PALMER

HOBBIES AND

INTERESTS:

FOOTBALL AND

FISHING

SCORE

PREDICTION:

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BRISTOL C

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St Mary's Stadium

Home Team

Away Team

OP1 GK1 OP1 GK2

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HEAD COACH: SIMON PARKER

BRISTOL CITY

HEAD COACH: CHARLOTTE HEALY

RACHEL BROWN

MILLY MOTT

ASHANTI AKPAN

AMY GODDARD

TARA BOURNE

OP ELLIE BRAZIL

CHLOE GK PEPLOW

EMMA MO HARRIES

MICHAELA MCALONIE

ABBIE FERGUSON

MARIA EDWARDS

MARY BASHFORD

ELLIE HACK

KIERA SENA

JESS SIMPSON

ATLANTA PRIMUS (C)

FRAN STENSON (GK)

MEGAN COLLETT

RUBY-RAE TUCKER

ISABEL WATTS

ELLA PETTIT (GK)

ESTA ROBERTS

AIMEE PALMER

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Outfield Players 6

Goalkeepers 8

Match Officials 9

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41

45

63

99

FRAN BENTLEY (GK)

ELLA POWELL

GEMMA LAWLEY

SILLE STRUCK

SOPHIE INGLE

LIA O’LEARY

VICKY LOSADA (C)

RIO HARDY

LEXI LLOYD-SMITH

EMILY MUTCH (GK)

MARI WARD

EMILY SYME

JESS ZIU

MALAIKA MEENA

MARIA FARRUGIA

ESTHER MORGAN

MARINE DAFEUR

VERA JONES

CAMILA SÁEZ

HARLEY BENNETT

ISSI HEBARD

OLIVIA HIBBERT-JOHNSON

NAOMI WILLIAMS (GK)

MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE: JODIE HUNTER

ASSISTANT REFEREE: ANASTASIYA VOLOSHCHUK

ASSISTANT REFEREE: IMOGEN GATES

FOURTH OFFICIAL: JADE WARDLE

NEXT HOME MATCH

SUNDERLAND

BARCLAYS WSL 2

SUNDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2025

KICK-OFF MIDDAY | SILVERLAKE STADIUM

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