Newcastle Women missed out on promotion on Sunday despite beating Alnwick Town Ladies 4-0 in front of a remarkable 22,000 fans inside St. James' Park. Liverpool Feds' 6-1 win means the Merseyside outfit lifted the title in the north west, with Becky Langley's north east side just missing out.
The Newcastle Women's manager admitted at full-time she was bitterly disappointed to miss out on the title, despite enjoying a historic day in front of so many supporters at St. James' Park.
Co-owners of Newcastle United, Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi, were in attendance, along with Eddie Howe, in the directors' box. The owners made their way down to the pitch at the end of the game to share a speech and an abundance of photographs with the women's side as they were applauded by the supporters.
