Newcastle United Women will be playing in the Championship next season after securing back-to-back promotions in front of a record crowd at Kingston Park.
Becky Langley’s side, which became the first-ever FA Women’s National League team to become full-time professional at the start of this season, thrashed Huddersfield Town 10-0 on Sunday.
Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi, Newcastle’s co-owners, were in attendance along with 7,382 fans as Emma Kelly opened the scoring after 15 seconds. There were also two goals from Beth Lumsden, another for Kelly, two for Katie Barker and one each for Jasmine McQuade, Charlotte Potts, Kacie Elson and Georgia Gibson as Newcastle ran riot.
Having previously been under the umbrella of Newcastle’s charitable foundation, the women’s team were officially brought under the club’s control in 2022, when Langley was named full-time manager.
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