Cardiff Accies take early lead in Veterans’ Women’s League!

The Wales Veterans' Football Association, were delighted to see the Veteran’s Women’s Football League get underway on 29th November 2025 at Pencoed College with almost 60 women from ages 35 to 55 taking part.

In the first round of 3 games, Cardiff Academicals Women leapt to the top of the Women’s o35 WorkwearSupermarket.com with an impressive 3 wins from 3. They defeated Penybont 2-0 in the first game with goals from Mcloughlin and Anderson, and then secured a 2-0 win against Evan & Williams FC from Llanelli with goals by Bartlett and Tannetta. They beat Rhondda’s Cambrian United, 3-0 with Anderson (2) and Mcloughlin again on target.
In the other games, Evan & Williams under the management of former Wales legend, Terry Boyle, beat Cambrian United 1-0 through a Leanne Williams penalty, whilst Penybont took the 3 points against Cambrian, again by a single goal, from Steph Edmunds. The final match of the day between Evan & Williams and Penybont finished all-square with Cath Jones and Murray on target for the Llanelli outfit and Boyce and Harris replying for Penybont.

The Wales Veterans FA Chairman, Alun Huish, was impressed by the commitment and skill levels saying “there was some excellent football on show and everyone played with a smile on their face.” He continued, “the benefits of team activity on physical and mental well-being are widely recorded, and we are convinced the game will grow in popularity over the coming months and the League will expand and develop.”

Organisers, Katie Davies, Jo Davies, Stacey Netterfield and Carly Rees were excited by the occasion and “can’t wait for the next round of matches in the new year”

If anyone would like to join us please email: info@walesveteransfootball.co.uk