| Date | Match | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 26th December 1916 | Hawthorn Leslie's Munitionettes 6 Hawthorn Leslie's Munitioneers 2 | Played at the Hebburn Argyle ground in aid of the Soldiers and Sailors Fund. Scorers: Dunning (4), Foley, Davidson for the women, Tafferty and Watson for the men, who played in "comic costumes." |
| 3rd February 1917 | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company 0 North Eastern Marine Engineering Works 3 | Played at Wallsend before 2,000 spectators in aid of the Wallsend Branch of the Queen Mary Needlework Guild. The game was refereed by Bill McCracken. Scorers: Carrott (pen), Bolland, Jackson |
| 10th March 1917 | North Eastern Marine Engineering Works 4 Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardsons' 2 | Played at Wallsend AFC ground before 2,000 spectators in aid of the Wallsend Heroes' Fund and Wallsend Motor Ambulance Fund. Scorers: Scott (2) and Jackson (20 for NEM, Mason and Elvin (pen) for Swan Hunter. |
| 21st April 1917 | Wallsend Slipway Women Workers 1 North East Marine 1 | Played at St James's Park in aid of Joseph and Jane Cowen Training Home, Benwell |
| Armstrongs (Elswick) 4 Wallsend Naval Yard 2 | Played at St James's Park in aid of Joseph and Jane Cowen Training Home, Benwell | |
| 30th April 1917 | Wallsend Slipway Women Workers v North East Marine | Played at St James's Park in aid of Dr Barnardo's Homes Slipway: N Horne, G Timbers, A Yeaman, S Matthews, M Short, B Turnbull, M Irwin, M Gray, M Mullighan, V Bryant, L McConnell N.E.M: M Watson, M Smith, N Aitkin, B Holloran, B Carrot, C McCann, L Scott, H Weygood, B Jackson, D Wallace, M Catterick |
| 12th May 1917 | Palmers Female Munition Workers 0 Armstrong Naval Yard Female Munition Workers 2 | Played at Jarrow before 2,000 spectators in aid of the local branch of the Queen Mary Needlework Guild. (this was Palmers' first game - after only 3 practice matches). The game raised £76 7s. 6d. scorers: Ina Wardhaugh, Bella Thompson |
| Expanded Metal Munition Girls 3 Christopher Brown Munition Girls 0 | Played at West Hartlepool | |
| 19th May 1917 | Central Marine Engine Works 2 Brown's 2 | Played at the Victoria Ground, West Hartlepool in aid of the Durham Aged Miners' Homes. |
| 26th May 1917 | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company 0 North Eastern Marine Engineering Works 4 | Played at Coxlodge Colliery field in aid of the Northumberland War Hospital, Gosforth Slipway: Maggie Short, Grace Chambers, Mrs Grey, Blanche Lacey, Maggie Thompson, Eva Harding, Mary McGregor, Bella Turnbull, Mrs Queen, Miss McConnell, Violet Bryant N.E.M: Bella Carrot, Hilda Weygood, Miss M Doeck, E Catterick, Florrie Rothwell, Bridget Holloran, Mary Atkin, E Scott, Ethel Jackson, Annie McCarron, Florrie Wallace scorers: Ethel Jackson (3), Maggie Short |
| 16th June 1917 | Palmer's Munition Girls 2 Armstrong Naval Yard 3 | Played at Jarrow in aid of the Jack Cornwell Memorial Homes. |
| 7th July 1917 | Central Marine Engine Works 3 North Eastern Marine 2 | Played at West Hartlepool in connection with the Munition Girls' Sports Day |
| 14th July 1917 | Palmer's Munition Girls 0 Wallsend Slipway 4 | Played at Croft Park, Blyth in aid of the Blyth Military Merit and Homecoming Funds. | Brown's Munition Girls 2 Trimdon Girls 1 | Played at the Victoria Ground, West Hartlepool before 1,000 spectators in aid of the British and French Red Cross Societies. Scorers: Leggart for Trimdon; Murray and Kirk for Brown's. |
| 21st July 1917 | Armstrong's 60 Shop (Elswick) 4 Ryton Girls 4 | Described as a "Novelty Costume football match", and played at Prudhoe Flower Show Ground in aid of the Prudhoe District Soldiers' Welcome Fund. Scorers: Jenny Russell, Gerty Ions and E. Gallagher for Ryton; Bella Willis (2), Ada Shaw and an own goal for Elswick. |
| 28th July 1917 | Brown's Munition Girls 13 Dorman Long Munition Girls 1 | Played at the Victoria Ground, Hartlepool before 500-600 spectators in aid of the Hartlepools Police Court Mission. Scorers: Nellie Kirk (4), Murray (4), Dorrian (in first half). |
| 4th August 1917 | Unnamed teams | Played at the Ridings, Hexham, Bill McCracken, referee. |
| 6th August 1917 | Trimdon Grange Munition Girls 3 Hartlepool Marine Engineering Girls 2 | Played at Durham University, raising £50 in aid of the D.L.I. Prisoners of War Fund. Scorers: Armstrong (2) and Leggett for Trimdon; Arkless and Morris for Hartlepool. |
| 18th August 1917 | Blyth Spartans Munition Ladies 10 Blyth United Munition Ladies 1 | Played at Croft Park, in aid of the Cowpen and Crofton Workmen's Patriotic Fund. Spartans: M. James, N. Fairless, H. Malone, A. Sample, M. O'Brien, B. Metcalfe, J. Nuttals, M. Robinson, B. Reay, D. Allen, A. Read United: M. Spinks, E. Davison, H. Lawton, M. Foster, J. Watson, F. Thompson, M. Shields, J. Balls, S. Atkinson, H. Harvey, M. Downey |
| Brown's Girls 8 Richardson Westgarth's Girls 0 | Played at the Victoria Ground, West Hartlepool, before 500-600 spectators in aid of the Yorkshire Regiment Prisoners of War Fund. scorers: M Hodgson (3), N Hamilton (3), Ada Cusworth, E Snowball | |
| Brown's Girls 1 Military XI 2 | Played after the Brown's versus Richardson, Westgarth game; the Military XI was a team of soldiers who played with their hands tied behind their backs | |
| 1st September 1917 | Palmer's 0 Wallsend Slipway 2 | Played at the Grange House Field, Morpeth, in aid of the Morpeth V.A.D. Hospital scorer: Jackson (2) |
| Brown's No. 1 3 (minors) Central Marine Engine Works No. 1 0 | The final of a six-a-side tournament played at the Friarage Ground, Hartlepool before 1,500 spectators in aid of the Sailors' Flower Day Fund. A "minor" was scored when the ball crossed the goal line between a goal post and a flag placed a few yards outside it. Brown's: N. McKenzie, E. Hird, N. Stott (capt.), N. Kirk, N. Murray, M. Dorrian. Central Marine: E. Mallen, M. Seal (capt.), N. Smith, J. Arnell, F. Norris, A. KIng. The other teams participating were: Brown's No. 2, Central Marine Engine Works No. 2, Richardson, Westgarth's No.1, Richardson, Westgarth's No.2, Shipyard United No. 1, Shipyard United No. 2, Expansion No. 1, Expansion No. 2. | |
| 8th September 1917 | Richardson, Westgarth Munition Girls v Expanded Metal Co. Munition Girls | Played at Friarage Field, Hartlepool, in aid of Lord Roberts' Workshop for Disabled Soldiers. |
| Brown's Girls 0 Central Marine Engine Works 1 | Played at West Hartlepool "on behalf of one of Brown's girls who injured her hand some time ago" Scorer: E. Henderson | |
| Brown's Girls 2 Wallsend Slipway 0 | Played after the Brown's versus Central Marine match in aid of the same cause | |
| 15th September 1917 | Wallsend Slipway 1 North East Marine 1 | Played at Bishop Auckland before 2,000 spectators in aid of the local War Honours Fund. |
| 22nd September 1917 | Palmer's 0 NEM Engineering 0 | Played at Sunderland Royal Rover's ground, Hendon, W McCracken referee. The teams were described as champions of Durham and Northumberland respectively |
| Blyth Spartans Munitions Girls 0 Wallsend Slipway Munition Girls 0 | Played at Croft Park to aid the widow and family of Peter Mackin, a local footballer killed in action on Easter Monday. Spartans: L James, H Malone, N Fairless, A Sample, M O'Brien, B Metcalf, A Read, H Carnaby, B Reay, D Allan, J Nuttall Slipway: Horne, Chambers, Short, Grey, Mulligan, Turnbull, A McConnell, Clark, Bryant, Graham, L McConnell | |
| 29th September 1917 | Wallsend Slipway 2 Armstrong's Naval Yard 1 | Played at St James's Park in aid of the Royal Victoria Infirmary before 5,000 spectators (raised £157 3s 7d); scorer for Slipway: Ethel Jackson (2) |
| 5th October 1917 | Blyth Spartans Munition Ladies v Palmer's Shipyard Ladies | Played at New Hartley in aid of the local Homecoming and Merit Fund. Spartans: L James, H Malone, N Fairless, A Sample, M O'Brien, B Metcalf, A Read, M Lowery, B Reay, D Allan, J Nuttall, Reserves: F Harris, D Summers Palmer's: M Scott, E Young, E Gibson, H Stewart, S Cannon, N Bainbridge, C Cannon, M Porthouse, E Graham, M Todd, N Robertson, Reserves: E Form, A Fawcus, S McCanlan |
| 6th October 1917 | Wallsend Slipway Munition Girls 4 North East Marine Munition Girls 0 | Played at Murray Park, West Stanley in aid of the Stanley Flag Day Committee's £1,000 Patriotic Fund for local soldiers and sailors. Scorer: Bryant (4). Slipway team: Horne, Chambers, Short, Gray, Mulligan, Turnbull (capt.), Quinn, Clark, Watson, Bryant, McConnell. |
| Bolckow, Vaughan 2 West Hartlepool Central Marine 0 | Played at South Bank Scorer: Winnie McKenna (2) | |
| Hartlepool Shipyard United 1 Trimdon Grange Munition Girls 1 | Played at the Brewery Field, Spennymoor in aid of the Spennymoor Ambulance Association and the Trimdon Grange Welcome Home Fund. Scorers: Forsyth for Hartlepool, Leggett (pen) for Trimdon. | Played at the Victoria Ground, West Hartlepool in aid of the Sailors' Comforts Fund. |
| Darlington NER Munitionettes 6 Wounded Soldiers 7 | Played at Feethams, Darlington in aid of the Soldiers' Comforts Fund; a total of £20 was raised. The soldiers were from the Woodside Hospital, and played with their hands behind them. Scorers: Watson (2), Peckitt, Atkinson, Kitching and Haddikin for NER; Atkinson (2), Anderson (2), Holloway, Reid, Shirt for the soldiers. | |
| 13th October 1917 | 57 Shop 3 43 Shop 1 | Munition Girls' Cup R1, played at Blaydon Road, Scotswood; proceeds donated to Scotswood Welcome Home Fund scorers: E Wallace (2), Ella Fairbairn for 57 Shop, M Dryden for 43 Shop |
| Bolckow,Vaughan 1 Dorman Long (Port Clarence) 1 | Munition Girls' Cup R1, played at Ayresome Park, in aid of the Middlesbrough War Heroes' Fund. | |
| Burradon Ladies 1 Blyth Spartans Munitions Ladies 4 | Played at Burradon in aid of the Burradon Soldiers' and Sailors' Comfort Fund scorers: A Read, B Reay, J Nuttall (2) for Spartans, G North for Burradon Burradon: Mrs Hepsen, L Pease, G North, J Littlefair, M Smith, G Leobie, M Malone, J Connell, A North, M Heslop, M A Robson Blyth Spartans: L James, H Malone, M Fairless, A Sample, L O'Brien, B Metcalf, A Read, L Lowery, B Reay, D Allen, J Nuttall. | |
| Birtley Munition Girls 2 Scotswood 60 Shop 1 | ||
| Carlisle Munition Girls 3 Canadian Lumberjacks 2 | Ladies v Men | |
| 20th October 1917 | Wallsend Slipway Ladies 0 North-East Marine Ladies 0 | Played at Leadgate Park before 2,000-3,000 spectators in aid of the local War Dependants' Fund. The match raised £72 4s, and after expenses £60 was handed over to the Fund. Captains: Miss B Turnbull (Slipway), Miss B Carrott (NEM) |
| Darlington N.E.R. 4 Stephenson's 1 | Played at Brinkburn Road, Darlington before only a sprinkling of spectators. Scorers: McLeod (2), Peckitt and Martin for N.E.R.; Worcester for Stephenson's | |
| Blyth Spartans v Aviation Girls | Munitions Girls' Cup R1, to be played at New Hartley in aid of the Sailors' Orphans' Home. This game was postponed at the last minute owing to the military authorities refusing to sanction it. Blyth (from): Lizzie James, Hannah Malone, Nellie Fairless, Agnes Sample, Martha O'Brien, Bella Metcalf, Ada Read, Lizzie Lowery, Bella Reay, Dollie Allen, Jean Nuttall, Jean Morgan, Dolly Turner, Florrie Harris Aviation (from): Florence Benson, Florence Tweddle, Ada Simms, Emma Waters, Maud Best, Ethel Young, Emily Irwin, Lizzie Spedding, Dolly Connelly, Minnie Seed, Sylvia Mansfield, Maggie Carr | |
| Carlisle Munition Girls v Cockermouth Munition Girls | Played at Brunton Park, Carlisle, in aid of the local V.A.D. Hospitals and the Cockermouth Soldiers' Comforts Fund | |
| 27th October 1917 | Palmer's 0 Birtley Cartridge Case Factory 0 | Munition Girls' Cup R1, played at Bishop Auckland in aid of the Sailors' Orphans Home Scheme. Palmer's (from): M Scott, E Young, E Gibson, H Stewart, S Connon, M Bainbridge, C Connon, M Porthouse, E Graham, M Todd, N Robinson, E Form, A Fawcus, L McCaulay. |
| Armstrong Whitworth No. 60 Shell Shop 2 Wallsend Slipway 0 | Munition Girls' Cup R1, played at Blaydon Road, Scotswood in aid of the Discharged Soldiers' and Sailors' Federation. scorer: Bella Willis (2) Armstrong's - Nance Murdock, Alice Hinson, Elizabeth Ramshaw, Maggie Cooper, Frances Lister, Jessie Dickinson, Florence Taylor, Elsie Gardner, Gertie Ions, Grace Battista, Ada Shaw, Charlotte Irving, Elizabeth Wynn, Lizzie Gallagher, Isabella Willis Slipway - Margaret Stevenson, May Horne, Eva Harding, Agnes McConnell, Isabella Turnbull, Mary Mulligan, M Quinn, Isabella Arthur, May Gray, Isabella Turner, Elizabeth McConnell, Jane Watson, Maggie Short, Grace Chambers, Elizabeth Clark, Violet Bryant, May Fleck, Margaret Hayton | |
| North-East Marine 3 N.U.T (South Benwell) 0 | Munition Girls' Cup R1, played at Hawkeys' Lane in aid of the widow and family of the late secretary of North Shields YMCA. | |
| Bolckow, Vaughan 2 Dorman Long (Port Clarence) 1 | Munition Girls' Cup R1 (replay), played at South Bank in aid of the Red Cross and Soldiers' Parcel Fund. Bolckow, Vaughan (from): R. Murphy, J. Martin, G. Kirk, A. Farrel, E. Milner, L. Powell, A. Floyd, E. Crier, W. McKenna (capt.), A. Wharton, A. Leach Dorman Long (from): A. Briggs (capt.), M. Robinson, L. Robson, J. Clay, R. Boyle, N. Fewster, A. White, A. Hardman, A. Taylor, A. McIntyre, L. Donnelly, L. Gallagher, H. Taylor | |
| Morpeth Post Office Girls v Blyth Spartans | Played at Morpeth in aid of the Morpeth Cottage Hospital and War Heroes Funds. Spartans: L James, H Malone, N Fairless, A Sample, B Metcalf, M O'Brien, A Read, L Lowery, B Reay, F Harris, J Morgan; reserves D Summers and A Allen. Morpeth: M Mckay, M Lowes, J Potts, P Kelly, A West, M Brown, A Henry, S Hindmarsh, M Wade, D Cairns, A Woods. | |
| 3rd November 1917 | Blyth Spartans Ladies v Wallsend Slipway Ladies | Played at Seaton Delaval in aid of the R.A.A.B. War Memorial Fund. Spartans: L James, H Malone, N Fairless, A Sample, M O'Brien, B Metcalf (capt.), A Read, L Lowery, B Reay, A N Other, J Morgan Slipway: M Horne, G Chambers, M Short, M Hayton, M Mulligan, B Turnbull (capt.), M Quinn, M Gray, V Bryant, A McConnell, L McConnell. |
| Armstrong's Naval Yard 4 Angus Sanderson's Munitionettes 0 | Munitionettes' Cup R1, played at the Hollymount ground, Bedlington in aid of the Scottish Fund. Scorers: Scott, Heron, Jane, Ruddock | |
| Darlington Rise Carr 3 Darlington Railway Athletic 1 | Munitionettes' Cup R1 Scorer: Hooper (3) for Rise Carr. Rise Carr: L. Johnson, A. Park, G. Ashton, L. Roberts, J. Lodge, M. Apperton, F. Atkinson, Mrs Lythe, S. Hooper, S. Scullion, H. Blewett Railway Athletic: Brown, Martin, Greenhaigh, Atkinson, Bush, Haddikan, Pearson, Pockett, Worcester, McLeod, McLeod | |
| 10th November 1917 | Palmer's 2 Birtley Cartridge Case Factory 2 | Munition Girls' Cup R1 (replay) played at Chester-le-Street in aid of the Chester-le-Street Soldiers' Christmas Parcels Fund. Scorers: M. Dodd, L. Young for Palmer's; S Matthews (2 - 1 pen) for Birtley. The Palmer's team left the field after disputing a penalty three minutes before full time, and an emergency meeting of the Cup Committee on 13th November awarded the tie to Birtley. |
| Wallsend Slipway Munitionettes 0 Wallsend North-East Munitionettes 0 | Played at Willington in aid of Willington Distinguished Heroes' Fund and Brancepeth Castle V.A.D. Hospital for Wounded Soldiers. | |
| Brown's 1 Shipyard United 0 | Played at West Hartlepool in aid of the local Federation of Discharged Soldiers and Sailors. Scorer: N. Kirk | |
| 17th November 1917 | Blyth Spartans Ladies 4 Gosforth Aviation Athletic Ladies 2 | Munition Girls' Cup R1, played at New Delaval in aid of the St John's Ambulance Brigade. scorers: Bella Reay (2), Dolly Allen, A. Read for Spartans; E. Waters (2) for Gosforth. Spartans: L James, H Malone, N Fairless, A Sample, M O'Brien, B Metcalf (capt.), A Read, L Lowery, B Reay, D Allen, J Morgan Gosforth (from): J Steel, F Tweddle, J Sims, E Johnson, M Best, E Waters, E Young, E Irwin, E Spedding, D Connolly, M Leach, M Carr, S Mansfield. |
| Sacriston Munition Ladies 2 No 60 Shop Scotswood Ladies 1 | Played at Sacriston in aid of the local bed in the St. John Ambulance Hospital in France. Scorers: Bella Wills for Scotswood; Sarah Matthews (2 - 1 pen) for Sacriston. | |
| Expansion 2 Darlington Munitionettes 0 | Played at Feethams, Darlington, in aid of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Comforts Fund. Scorers: Jessie Spenceley, H. Agar | |
| Angus Sanderson's Girls 1 40 Shop Girls 0 | ||
| 24th November 1917 | Dorman Long 1 Richardson, Westgarth's 1 | Munition Girls' Cup R1 played at the Victoria Ground, Stockton in aid of the Sailors' and Minsweepers' Orphans Fund. Scorers: McGuire for Dorman's; O'Neill for Richardson's |
| Samuelson's 3 Richardson, Westgarth's 3 |
Reported as Munition Girls' Cup R2, but does not tie in with other results (may refer to Darlington Rise Carr v Richardson Westgarth's No. 2 played at Samuelson's ground) | |
| Bolckow, Vaughan 4 Ridley's (Skinningrove) 1 | Munition Girls' Cup R2 | |
| Armstrong Whitworth 43 Shop 4 Wounded Warriors 6 | Played at Stanley in aid of the NW Durham Branch of the Discharged and Demobilised Sailors' and Soldiers' Federation. The Wounded Warriors comprised 8 one-legged men and two one-armed men from the Cowen Rehabilition Home at Benwell. Scorers: H March (4) for 43 Shop; Clarkson (3 - 2 pen), Harvey and Farnish for the Wounded Warriors. | |
| 1st December 1917 | Dorman Long (No. 1) 0 Richardson, Westgarth's (No. 1) 0 | Munition Girls' Cup R1 replay, played at Samuelson's Athletic ground, Middlesbrough, in aid of Jack's Bairns Day and Munition Workers Relations' (Soldiers and Sailors) Christmas Parcels Fund. |
| Brown's 1 Expansion 0 | Played at West Hartlepool in aid of the Durham Light Infantry Prisoners of War Fund | |
| Armstrong Whitworths v Vickers (Barrow-in-Furness) | Played at St James's Park in aid of establishing a fund for providing a rest home for munition girls whose health was suffering. Whitworth team: A Shaw (60 Shop), G Battista (60 Shop), J Turnbull (Birtley CCF), R Cole (60 Shop), B Willis (60 Shop), N Innes (57 Shop), D Spedding (Aviation), E Fairbairn (57 Shop), R Cornforth (Birtley CCF), E Wallace (57 Shop), H Ruddock (Naval Yard). Vickers: J Percival, L Wagstaffe, L Michaelson, A Fletcher, M Holmes, D Cookson, M Christian, S McClellan, W Bradley, L Parton, M Dickinson. | |
| Blyth Spartans 5 Sunderland Ladies 0 | Played at Hendon in aid of the Sunderland Discharged Soldiers' and Sailors' Federation; Spartans team: L James, H Malone, N Fairless, A Sample, N O'Brien, B Metcalfe (capt.), A Reed, A Allen, B Reay, D Allen, J Morgan; Reserve: D Summers | |
| 8th December 1917 | Richardson Westgarths (No 2) 0 Darlington Rise Carr 0 | Munitionettes' Cup R3, played at Ayresome Park in aid of the "Northern Echo" Soldiers' and Sailors' Comforts Fund. |
| Palmers' Munitionettes 3 Foster, Blackett & Wilson's Munitionettes 1 | Played at Hebburn Black Watch ground. Palmers: S Scott, L Weightman, L Gobson, M Bainbridge, L Form, A Fawcus, E Graham, M Todd, C Connan, L Young, L McCauley | |
| 40 Shop (Newcastle) 1 58 Shop (Scotswood) 1 | Played at Annfield Plain in aid of St John's Ambulance and the British Red Cross. Scorers: J. Mills for 40 Shop and Sarah Henderson for 58 Shop. | |
| Wallsend Slipway Girls 0 NEM Girls 0 | Played at Wallsend in aid of the Mayor of Wallsend's War Fund | |
| 15th December 1917 | Blyth Spartans Ladies 5 Newcastle Ladies 0 | Played at Blyth in aid of the "Our Day" effort of the Red Cross Spartans: L James, H Malone, N Fairless, A Sample, N O'Brien, B Metcalfe (capt.), A Read, N Allen, B Reay, D Allen, J Morgan, reserve: D Summers. Newcastle: M Lowry, B Smith, M Miller, E Henderson, M Charlton, L Dixon, L Bell, K Phillips, L E Lowes (capt.), L Gransbury, E Ormston, reserve: L Carr. |
| South Bank Ladies 3 Middlesbough Ladies 2 | Trial match played at Normanby Road, South Bank, to select a team to represent Teesside against Tyneside. Proceeds in aid of the "Northern Echo" Soldiers' and Sailors' Comforts Fund. The South Bank team comprised munitionettes from Bolckow, Vaughan & Co., Smith's Dock, Ridley's, Rise Carr, Railway Athletic and Stephenson's, and the Middlesbrough team was selected from Dorman Long's Britannia Girls No. 1 and No. 2, Richardson Westgarths No. 1 and No. 2, and Dorman's Port Clarence. | |
| Probables 1 Possibles 1 | Trial match played at Wallsend to pick a team to represent the North-East in a match versus the North of Ireland Munition Girls, to be played at Belfast on Boxing Day. Scorers: Turnbull, Bryant. Probables: Horn (Slipway), Weygood (North-Eastern), Short (Slipway), Mulligan (Slipway), Carrot (North-Eastern), Hayton (Willington Foundry), Dorrian (West Hartlepool), Kirk (West Hartlepool), Jackson (North Eastern), Bryant (Slipway), McConnell (Slipway). Possibles: Scott (Jarrow), Sepine (Sunderland), Chambers (Slipway), Catterick (North-Eastern), Reay (Blyth), Turnbull (Slipway), Watson (Hood Haggie), Grey (Slipway), Cornforth (Birtley), Connell (Swan and Hunter), Scott (North-Eastern). | |
| 22nd December 1917 | Wearside Girls 2 Teesside Girls 4 | Played at Sunderland Rovers ground, Hendon, in aid of the widow of the late Mr. Shepherd.. Scorers: McKenna (2), Leech and Jefferson for Teesside; Lawson and Whiteside for Wearside. Teesside: A Briggs (Dorman's, Clarence), B. Quigley (Richardson Westgarth's No. 1), A. Dukes (Dorman's No. 1), A. Farrell (Bolckow's), R. Boyle (Dorman's Clarence), L. Robson (Dorman's Clarence), S. English (Smith's Dock), G. Jefferson (Richardson Westgarth's No. 1), W. McKenna (capt., Bolckow's), M. McKinstry (Dorman's No. 2), A. Leach (Bolckow's); Reserves: J. Hodge (Dorman's No. 1), R. Wells (Smith's Dock), J. Adams (Dorman's No. 2) Wearside: Scott or Adamson (Glaholm & Robson), N. English (Sunderland Ladies), Alice Kidney (Webster's), S. McCormack (Sunderland Ladies), G. Hooton (Glaholm & Robson), B. Halliday (Webster's), M. McCulley (Webster's), Amy Smith (Sunderland Ladies), V. Lowson (Webster's), G. Lincoln and S. Patterson (Glaholm & Robson); Reserves: H. Nobbe, J. Crosby (Sunderland Ladies), E. Beatty and E. Sanderson (Webster's) |
| 26th December 1917 | Palmer's Girl Munition Workers 3 Hood Haggie's Girl Munition Workers 0 | Played at Jarrow in aid of a fund to provide gifts to wounded soldiers in the Jarrow and Hebburn VAD Hospital (raised £20) Scorers: Graham (2 - 1 penalty), Connan Palmers: Scott, Gibson, Weightman, Young, Form, Bainbridge, Graham, Fawcus, Connan, Todd, McCauley Hood Haggies: Greig, Dearden, Pix, Fannon, Tuck, Craig, Cook, Williams, Bolland, Storey, Blake |
| Tyneside Girls 4 Irish Girls 1 | Played at Grosvenor Park, Belfast, before 20,000 spectators in aid of war charities. Scorers: Dorian, Jackson, Cornforth, Kirk (pen) for Tyneside, Scott for Belfast Woman of the match: Bella Carrot. Tyneside: Margaret Scott (Palmers), Hilda Weygood (NEM), Maggie Short (Wallsend Slipway), Bella Willis (50 Shop), Bella Carrot capt. (NEM), Bella Turnbull (Wallsend Slipway), Mary Dorrian (Brown's), Nellie Kirk, (Brown's), Sarah Cornforth (Birtley), Ethel Jackson (NEM), Lizzie McConnell (Wallsend Slipway) | |
| Armstrong Whitworth 57 Shop 1 Vickers Armstrong Whitworth 60 Shop 0 | Played at Dene Park, Hexham before 500 spectators, raising £34 for the Red Cross Society and the Hexham War Hospital Supply Depot. Scorer: Miss Andrews. (The winning team fielded only 9 players) | |
| 29th December 1917 | Blyth Spartans Munitions Girls 1 Wallsend Slipway Munitions Girls 0 | Played at Portland Park, Ashington before 2500 spectators in aid of the Ashington Soldiers and Sailors Xmas Gifts Fund. Scorer: Bella Reay. |
| Armstrong's Naval Yard v Hood Haggies | Played at the Parade Ground, Walker, in aid of Private George Brunton, who lost his arm in Armstrong's low yard. Naval Yard: Heron, Patton, Watson, Jane. Lister, Nendick (capt.), Thomson, Johnson, Gatherer, Kell, Ruddock. Hood Haggie's: Grey, Rix, Dearden, Craig, Tuck, Fannen, Storey, Blake, Bollend, Williams, Martin | |
| 2nd January 1918 | Blyth Spartans Ladies 10 Sunderland Ladies 0 | Played at Blyth before 5,000 spectators scorers: Bella Reay (6), N Allen (2), D Allen, A Reed |
| 5th January 1918 | Wallsend Slipway Munitionettes v North Eastern Marine Munitionettes | Played at Station Road, Forest Hall, in aid of the Longbenton Sailors' and Soldiers' Pensions Emergency Fund, referee, W McCracken Wallsend Slipway: M Horne, G Chambers, A Yewman, M Gray, M Short, B Turnbull, A McConnell, M Clarke, M Mulligan, M Thompson, V Bryant North East Marine: A Nelson, F Rothwell, H Weygood, E Catterick, B Carrit, B Holloran, F Wallace, J McCarron, E Jackson, M Atkins, E Scott |
| Dorman Long (No 2) 1 Smiths Dock 0 | Munition Girls' Cup R2 | |
| 12th January 1918 | Blyth Spartans Munitionettes 7 North East Marine Munitionettes 1 | Munition Girls' Cup R2 played at St James's Park in aid of the Cowen Training Home for Disabled Soldiers and Sailors scorers: Bella Reay (6), A Reed for Blyth, Wilson for NEM |
| 2nd February 1918 | Armstrong Whitworth 57 Shop 2 Armstrong Whitworth 60 Shop 1 | Munition Girls' Cup quarter-final played at Scotswood scorers: Ethel Wallace, E Cole for 57 Shop, Florrie Taylor for 60 Shop |
| Teesside Munitionettes 1 Tyneside Munitionettes 1 | Played at Stockton before 2,000 spectators (postponed from 19th January due to ground conditions) Scorers: Bella Reay for Tyneside, Winnie McKenna for Teesside Tyneside: Scott (Palmers Jarrow), Turnbull (Birtley), Durrant (Hood Haggies), Willis (60 Shop), Carrot capt. (NEM), Lowthian (57 Shop), Thompson (Naval Yard), Jackson (NEM), Reay (Blyth Spartans), Seed (Gosforth Aviation), McConnell (Wallsend Slipway) | |
| Newcastle Ladies 2 Sunderland Ladies 1 | Played at Southwick in aid of the Jeffrey Hospital, Monkwearmouth. Scorers: Lowes (2) for Newcastle; Crosby for Sunderland. Newcastle: Donnelly, Smith, Miller, Lowrey, Charlton, Dixon, Ormston, Bell, Lowes, Gransbury, Chillips, (res) Foster Sunderland: Dorrian, English, Crosby, McCormick, Walker, Woodie, Noble, Catchesides, Cotherson, Hardy, Young, (res) Crooks | |
| 9th February 1918 | Blyth Spartans Munitionettes 4 Palmers Jarrow Munitionettes 2 | Played at Morpeth Road, Blyth in aid of the Blyth Discharged Soldiers' and Sailors' Federation. Blyth: M Spinks, H Malone , N Fairless, A Sample, M O'Brien, B Metcalf, A Reed, A Allan, B Reay, D Allan, J Morgan Palmers: (from) A Wylis, M Scott, K Weightman, E Gibson, M Bainbridge, E Form, L Green, M Donnelly, L Macaulay, E Young, E Graham, M Todd, C Coundon, F Coundon |
| 11th February 1918 | Wallsend Slipway 6 North East Marine 0 | |
| 23rd February 1918 | Blyth Spartans 3 Armstrongs Naval Yard 0 | Munition Girls' Cup quarter-final played at Westoe in aid of the Sailors and Minesweepers Orphans' Fund. scorers: Reay (2), Allen |
| Angus Sanderson Girls 1 Gosforth Aviation Girls 1 | ||
| 2nd March 1918 | Tyneside Munitionettes 3 Teesside Munitionettes 0 | Played at St James's Park in aid of St Dunstan's Hostel for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors. Tyneside: E James (Blyth Spartans), F Dearden (Hood, Haggie's), E Short (Wallsend Slipway), E Form (Palmer's), S Cornforth (Birtley), M Lothian (57 Shop), A Reed (Blyth Spartans), E Jackson (NEM), B Reay (Blyth Spartans), M Seed (Gosforth Aviation), H Ruddick (Armstrong's Naval Yard) Teesside: J Hodge (Dorman, Long & Co.), Amelia Farrell (Bolckow, Vaughan & Co.), A Dukes (Dorman, Long & Co.), M O'Connell (Richardson, Westgarth's & Co.), R Boyle (Dorman, Long & Co.), J Lodge (Darlington), N Humphries (Dorman, Long & Co.), G Jefferson (Richardson, Westgarth's & Co.), Winnie McKenna (Bolckow, Vaughan & Co.), M McKinstry (Dorman, Long & Co.), A Leach (Bolckow, Vaughan & Co.) |
| 9th March 1918 | Blyth Spartans 2 Armstrong Whitworths (57 Shop) Munitionettes 1 | Munition Girls' Cup semi-final played at St James's Park in aid of the Munitionettes' Parcel Fund and the Armstrong-Whitworth Girls' Benevolent Fund. |
| Bolckow, Vaughan 1 Darlington Rise Carr 1 | Munition Girls' Cup semi-final at Middlesbrough. | |
| Wallsend Slipway Munitionettes 1 North East Marine Munitionettes 0 | Played at Rosehill, Wallsend, in aid of the Comfort Fund for Willington Quay Soldiers and Sailors. Slipway: Watson, Chambers, Short, Hayton, Milligan, Turnbull, A. McConnell, Jackson, Cornforth, Bryant, L McConnell. | |
| 16th March 1918 | Bolckow, Vaughan 1 Darlington Rise Carr 0 | Munition Girls' Cup semi-final replay played at South Bank. Scorer: Winnie McKenna |
| Dorman, Long Combined XI 1 The Rest of League 1 | Played at the Victoria Ground, Hartlepool before 500 spectators. Scorers: McGuire for Dorman's, Ridley for The Rest. | |
| 18th March 1918 | Hood Haggie's Munitionettes 0 Internationals 4 | Played at the Old Cycling Enclosure, Wallsend, in aid of the Comrades of the Great War Association. Scorers: Cornforth (3), Jackson. Internationals: Horne* (Wallsend Slipway), Weygood (North East Marine), Short (Wallsend Slipway), Catterick* (Birtley), Carrot (North East Marine), S. Henderson* (58 Shop, Elswick), Jackson (North East Marine), Cornforth (Birtley), Bryant* and L. McConnell (Wallsend Slipway); Reserves: Mulligan (Wallsend Slipway), M. Carron (North East Marine). * Substitutes for internationals unable to play on this occasion. |
| 29th March 1918 | Durham 4 Northumberland 1 | Played at St James's Park in aid of the Cowen Home for the Training of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors. Scorers: Wallace for Northumberland; Cornforth (4 - 1 pen) for Durham Durham: M Scott (Foster, Blackett & Wilson), I Smith (Angus Sanderson), J Turnbull (Birtley CC), E Form (Palmer's Jarrow), B Carrott (North Eastern Marine), J Miller (58 Shop Scotswood), M Dorrian (Brown's), N Kirk (Brown's), S Cornforth (Birtley), M Seed (Gosforth Aviation), H Ruddock (Naval Yard) Northumberland: N Heron (Naval Yard), F Dearden (Hood, Haggie's, Willington), M Short (Wallsend Slipway), B Willis (60 Shop), E Andrews (57 Shop), B Wallace (Wallsend Slipway), E Fairbairn (57 Shop), E Wallace (57 Shop), S Henderson (58 Shop), E Jackson (North East Marine), E McConnell (Wallsend Slipway) |
| 30th March 1918 | Bolckow,Vaughan 0 Blyth Spartans 0 | Munitionettes' Cup Final played at St James's Park |
| 1st April 1918 | Blyth Spartans 4 Palmer's Ladies 0 | |
| Foster Blackett & Wilson's Munitionettes 1 Walker Naval Yard 0 |
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| 6th April 1918 | Glaholm Robsons Munitionettes 2 Hood Haggie's 2 | Played at the Wallsend Slipway ground in aid of the Mayor of Wallsend's Relief Fund. Haggies: R. Rix, F. Dearden, E. Tuck, A. Fannen, M. A. Gatherer, A. Craig, E. Cooke, S. Clark, E. Robson, M. Blake, L. Williams; Reserve: C. Watson. |
| 20th April 1918 | Carlisle Munition Girls 0 Blyth Spartans 3 | Played at Brunton Park, Carlisle, in aid of the Carlisle Citizens' League for Border Prisoners of War Fund. Carlisle: L. Skinner, Mrs Traill (capt.), P. Broadhouse, M. McAdo, E. Bainbridge, V. Newton, S. White, F. Peel, E. Williamson, E. Sowerby, C. Howson Spartans: L. James, H. Malone, N. Fairless, A. Sample, M. O'Brien, B. Metcalf (capt.), A. Jackson, A. Allen, B. Reay, M. Lyons, J. Morgan |
| Birtley C. C. Girls 1 Armstrong Whitworth 58 Shop 0 | Played at Pelton Fell | |
| 27th April 1918 | Blyth Spartans Ladies v Birtley Ladies | Played at Seaton Delaval in aid of the R.A.O.B. War Annuity Fund. Spartans: L. James, H. Malone, N. Fairless, A. Sample, M. O'Brien, B. Metcalf (capt.), A. Reed, A. Allen, B. Reay, J. Morgan, A. N. Other Birtley: M. Malabar, N. Middleton, J. Turnbull, M. Kennedy, S. Irwin, M. Finley, M. Little, A. Churches, S. Cornforth, N. Clarke, A. Price |
| Palmers Munitionettes v Glaholm and Robson's Ladies | Played at Curlew Road, Jarrow, in aid of "one of Palmer's old players who has been off work for a considerable time owing to illness" Palmer's (from): S. Scott, A. Malone, K. Weightman, L. Gibson, L. Young, L. Form, L. Green, B. Taylor, E. Graham, M. Lyons, M. Todd, C. Connon, L. McCauley, S. Connon. | |
| Wallsend Slipway 2 Hood Haggie's Girls 0 | ||
| Angus Sanderson 2 Hood Haggie's (South Shore) 0 | Played at Dunston in aid of the War Widows' Relief and Welcome Home Funds | |
| 4th May 1918 | Teesside Munitionettes 4 Wearside Munitionettes 0 | Played at Normanby Road, South Bank. Scorers: Jefferson, Dunne, McKenna (2). |
| 57 Shop 2 Blyth Spartans 1 | Played at Croft Park, Blyth | |
| 6th May 1918 | Armstrong-Whitworth's Munitionettes 6 Grand Fleet selected XI 4 | Women v Men match played at Blaydon Road, Scotswood, in aid of the Scotswood Soldiers' and Sailors' Welcome Home Fund Scorers: Evans (3), Rooney, Ross, Seaman Quinn (o.g.) |
| 11th May 1918 | Blyth Spartans Munition Ladies 4 Armstrong Whitworth Munition Ladies 2 | Played at St James's Park, Alnwick in aid of the Alnwick branch of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilised Soldiers and Sailors. |
| Wallsend Slipway 1 58 Shop 0 | ||
| Palmer's Munitionettes v Angus Sanderson's Munitionettes | Played at Hebburn Colliery in aid of the Hebburn detachment of the Durham County Volunteer regiment. Palmer's (from): S. Scott, A. Henderson, K. Weightman, L. Gibson, L. Young, L. Form, L. Green, B. Taylor, E. Graham, M. Lyons, M. Todd, C. Connon, L. McCauley | |
| 18th May 1918 | Bolckow, Vaughan 0 Blyth Spartans 5 | Munitionettes' Cup Final (replay) played at South Bank in aid of Teesside Medical Charities Scorers: Reay (3), Lyons, Morgan The final (including the drawn first game) raised £671 10s 5d. |
| Foster Blackett & Wilson's Ladies 1 North East Marine Ladies 0 | Played at St James's Park in aid of Newcastle Eye Infirmary. | |
| 25th May 1918 | Houghton Ladies 2 Sunderland Ladies 2 | Played at Murton in aid of the Aged Miners' Homes |
| 1st June 1918 | Palmers Munition Girls v Walker Naval Yard Munition Girls | Played at Washington in aid of the local branch of Comrades of the Great War. |
| Tyneside Internationals 2 North of England 2 | Played at St James's Park in aid of the Newcastle branch of Comrades of the Great War. Scorers: McKenna (2) for the North of England, Cornforth (pen) and Shaw (og) for the Internationals Tyneside: Maggie Scott (Foster Blacketts), Hilda Weygood (N.E.M.), Maggie Short (Wallsend Slipway), Bella Willis (60 Shop, Scotswood), Bella Carrot capt. (N.E.M.), Violet Bryant (Wallsend Slipway), Mary Dorrian, Nellie Kirk (both Brown's, West Hartlepool), Sarah Cornforth (Birtley), Ethel Jackson (N.E.M.), Lizzie McConnell (Wallsend Slipway) North of England: Ada Shaw (60 Shop & Rowlands Gill), Laura Gould (57 Shop & Scotswood), Amelia Farrell (Bolckows, South Bank), Nellie Stott (Browns, West Hartlepool), Bella Plummer (Expansion, West Hartlepool), Jessie Lodge (Darlington), Lilian Dunne (Middlesbrough), Ethel Wallace (57 Shop & Newcastle), Winnie McKenna (Bolckows, South Bank), Minnie Seed (Sunderland & Aviation), Hilda Ruddock (Naval Yard & Ryhope) | |
| 8th June 1918 | Walker Naval Yard 3 Foster, Blackett and Wilson's 2 | Played at Park Villa ground, Wallsend, in aid of the St. Dunstan's Hospital for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors. |
| Lady Munition Workers 5 Ryhope Villa 4 | ||
| 15th June 1918 | Tyneside Munitionettes 0 Teesside Munitionettes 0 | Played at St James's Park in aid of the Northumberland Prisoners of War Fund. Tyneside: Ada Shaw (A-W 60 Shop), Grace Battista (A-W 60 Shop), Lizzie March (Brown's 43 Shop), Mary Curry (Foggins 43 Shop), Ettie Andrews (57 Shop), Lizzie Finlay (Birtley), Ada Spedding (Gosforth), Bessie Cole (57 Shop), Ethel Wallace (57 Shop), Sarah Irwin (Birtley), Frances Lister (Foggins 43 Shop) Teesside: Jennie Hodge (Middlesbrough), Amelia Farrell (South Bank), Emily Ashton, Mary Appleton, Jessie Lodge (all Darlington), Annie Wharton (Everton), Gertie Jefferson (Middlesbrough), Winnie McKenna (South Bank), Maggie McGuire (Middlesbrough), Sarah English (South Bank) |
| Wallsend Slipway Munitionettes 0 Palmer's Munitionettes 1 | Played at St. Joseph's, Blaydon, in aid of the "Blaydon's Own" Fund. | Scorer: Bella Reay (3) |
| 29th June 1918 | Blyth Spartans Ladies 2 North of England Munitionettes 0 | Played at Croft Park, Blyth. Scorer: Bella Reay (2) |
| 6th July 1918 | Internationals 1 North of England Munitionettes 1 | Played at St James's Park before 4,000 spectators in aid of the Y.W.C.A., Huts, Comforts and Munitionettes' Funds. (A re-match of the game played on 1st June) Scorers: Nellie Stott, Alice Churcher (must have replaced one of the named players) Woman of the match: Mary Lyons. Internationals: Maggie Scott (Foster Blacketts), Hilda Weygood (N.E.M.), Ethel Jackson (Wallsend Slipway), Bella Willis (60 Shop, Scotswood), Bella Carrot capt. (N.E.M.), Bella Turnbull (Wallsend Slipway), Mary Dorrian, Nellie Kirk (both West Hartlepool), Sarah Cornforth (Birtley), Violet Bryant (Wallsend Slipway), Lizzie McConnell (Wallsend Slipway) North of England: Ada Shaw (60 Shop and Rowlands Gill), Grace Battista (60 Shop, Scotswood), Emily Ashton (Darlington), Nellie Stott (West Hartlepool), Jessie Lodge (Darlington), Annie Wharton (South Bank), Minnie Seed (Armstrong's Naval Yard and Sunderland), Winnie McKenna (South Bank), Bella Reay (Blyth Spartans), Mary Lyons (Palmer's, Jarrow), Ethel Wallace (57 Shop, Scotswood). |
| 13th July 1918 | Internationals v Teesside Munitionettes | Played at Darlington |
| Birtley Munition Girls 5 Angus Sanderson Newcastle 3 | Played at Usworth in aid of the Aged Miners' Homes | |
| 20th July 1918 | North of England Munitionettes 3 West of Scotland Munitionettes 2 | Played at St James's Park before 4,000 spectators in aid of the St. Dunstan's Hospital for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors. Scorers: Winnie McKenna, Sarah Cornforth & Mary Lyons for England; Agnes Connell and Maggie Devlin for Scotland. North of England: Jennie Hodge (Middlesbrough), Hilda Weygood (Wallsend N.E.M.), Nellie Fairless (Blyth Spartans), Bella Willis (60 Shop A.W. & Co. and Prudhoe), Sarah Cornforth (Birtley and Pelton), Minnie Seed (Armstrong's Naval Yard, late Gosforth Aviation and Sunderland), Mary Dorrian (Brown's, West Hartlepool), Winnie McKenna (Bolckow's, South Bank, capt.), Bella Reay (Blyth Spartans), Mary Lyons (Palmer's Jarrow), Lizzie McConnell (Wallsend Slipway). West of Scotland: Jean Brown (Cardonald, Govan), Dolly Cookson (Inchninan, Paisley, late capt. Vickers FC Barrow), Rosina Clark (Clydesdale), Jean Wilson (Cardonald, Glasgow), Agnes Connell (Mossend, Carfin), Bella Renwick (Mossend, Motherwell), Robina Murdock (Mossend, Motherwell), Nellie McKenzie (Cardonald, Glasgow), Lizzie McWilliams (Clydesdale). |
| 27th July 1918 | Durham v Northumberland | Played at Bishop Auckland in aid of Jack's Bairns' day |
| 5th August 1918 | Haggies Girls 0 Angus Sandersons Girls 3 | Played at the Secondary School, Prince Consort Road, Gateshead in aid of St. Dunstan's Hospital for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors. |
| Palmers Jarrow 2 Angus Sandersons 0 | Final match in a 5-a-side Munitionettes' Tournament held at St James's Park. Other teams participating: Angus Sandersons, Armstrong's 58 Shop, Armstrong's 60 Shop, Armstrong's Naval Yard, Brown's West Hartlepool, North-East Marine. (Middlesbrough failed to turn up) | |
| 17th August 1918 | Consett Celtic 3 Scotswood Munition Ladies 3 | Played at the Vicarage Field, Consett, in aid of the Consett and District Homecoming Fund. |
| 31st August 1918 | Horners Dainty Dinahs 1 Haggies South Shore Ladies 1 | Played at the Secondary School, Durham Road, Gateshead, in aid of the Gateshead War Pensions Special Relief Fund. |
| Blyth Spartans Ladies 3 Angus Sandersons Ladies 0 | Played at Croft Park, Blyth. Spartans (from): M King (capt.), N Fairless, H Weir, A Sample, M O'Brien, B Metcalf, A Allen, S Rhodes, B Reay, J Morgan, M Jayne, N Cock, N Scruffin. Angus-Sandersons: M Scott, B Smith, M Miller, S Dickson, F Wilson, M Lowery, S Bell, E Foster, E Lowes (capt.), M Charlton, E Armstrong, reserves: E Rowley, S Gransbury | |
| Palmers Girls 4 Foster, Blackett & Wilsons Girls 0 | ||
| 7th September 1918 | Durham 3 Northumberland 0 | Played at the Rockcliffe Ground, Monkseaton in aid of the local branch of the Comrades of the Great War. Durham: Maggie Scott (Foster Blackett's, Hebburn), Bella Smith (Angus Sandersons and Wrekenton), Julia Turnbull (Birtley), Lizzie Form (Palmer's, Jarrow), Bella Carrot, (North-East Marine and Gateshead), Lizzie Sayers (Foster Blackett's, Hebburn), Lizzie Lowes (Angus Sanderson, Wrekenton), Winnie McKenna (Grangetown), Sarah Cornforth (Birtley and Pelton), Mary Lyons (Palmer's, Jarrow), Minnie Seed (Palmers and Sunderland), reserves: Lizzie Gibson (Jarrow), C Egan (Hebburn), Alice Churcher (Birtley). Northumberland: May Horne (Wallsend Slipway), Hilda Waygood (North-East Marine), Maggie Short (Wallsend Slipway), Bella Willis (A. W. & Co. 60 Shop and Prudhoe), Ethel Jackson (North-East Marine), Grace Battista (60 Shop, Scotswood), Flo Wallace (North-East Marine), Ethel Wallace (57 Shop, Newcastle), Bella Reay (Blyth Spartans), Violet Bryant and Lizzie McConnell (Wallsend Slipway), reserves: Mary Mulligan, Agnes McConnell, Lizzie Watson (Wallsend). |
| Brown's Munition Girls 2 Horden Munition Girls 0 | Scorer: Nellie Kirk (2) | |
| 21st September 1918 | England Ladies 5 Ireland Ladies 2 | Played at St James's Park, Newcastle, in aid of the Lord Mayor's Relief Fund. A 90 yards sprint, tug-of-war and penalty kick competition were also staged. The event was poorly attended, with only 2,000 spectators, and takings at the gates amounted to only £60. In view of this Newcastle United waived their fee for the hire of the ground. Scorers: Lyons (3), McKenna, Kirk for England; Hall (2) for Ireland. England: (the posted team was as follows, but two players did not turn up; Mary Lyons of Palmer's was one of the substitutes) Scott (Jarrow), Weygood (Wallsend), Jackson (Wallsend), Willis (Prudhoe, capt.), Cornforth (West Pelton), Carrot (Gateshead), Dorrian (Hartlepools), Kirk (Hartlepools), McKenna (South Bank), Seed (Sunderland), McConnell (Rose Hill). Ireland: Fisher (Belfast), Walker (Belfast), Moffat (Belfast), Ridell (Belfast, capt.), Forsyth (Ewart's, Antrim), McEwan (Belfast), Martin (Enniskillen), McLatchie (Portadown), Hall (Lurgan), Knox (Ewarts), Dolan (Belfast). |
| 28th September 1918 | Birtley Munition Girls 1 Wallsend Slipway Munition Girls 1 | Played at Birtley |
| 12th October 1918 | Durham v Northumberland | Played at St James's Park. Durham: Ada Wildman (Annfield Plain), Bella Smith (Close Works, Gateshead), Lizzie Gibson (Palmer's Jarrow), Lily Proud (Haggie Bros, Gateshead), Bella Carrot (NEM and Gateshead), Lizzie Sawyers (F. B. & W. Hebburn), Mary Dorrian (West Hartlepool), Nellie Kirk (West Hartlepool), Lizzie E Lowes (Angus Sanderson and Wrekenton), Mary Lyons (Palmer's, Hebburn), Minnie Seed (Palmer's and Sunderland. Northumberland: Sarah Atkinson (N.U.T. Benwell), Grace Battista (A. W. & Co. 60 Shop, Newcastle), Nellie Fairless (Blyth Spartans), Bella Willis (Prudhoe, capt.), Martha O'Brien (Blyth Spartans), Cissie Short (A. W. & Co. 58 Shop), Flo Wallace (Wallsend), Annie Allen (Blyth Spartans), Bella Reay (Blyth Spartans), Ethel Wallace (A. W. & Co. 57 Shop), Jennie Morgan (Blyth Spartans). |
| 2nd November 1918 | Teesside Munitionettes v Tyneside Munitionettes | Played at the Victoria Ground, Stockton. Teesside: Hawthorn (Richardson Westgarth, Middlesbrough), Farrell (South Bank), Dukes (Dorman, Long & Co., Middlesbrough), Stott (Brown's, West Hartlepool), Lodge (Darlington), Plummer (West Hartlepool), Dorrian, Kirk (Brown's, West Hartlepool), McKenna (Grangetown), McKinitrie (Richardson Westgarth, Middlesbrough), McQuire (Dorman, Long & Co., Middlesbrough) Tyneside: Sarah Atkinson (Newcastle), Bella Smith (Gateshead), Lizzie Gibson (Hebburn), Bella Willis (Prudhoe), Lizzie Form (Jarrow), Lily Scott (Newcastle), Lizzie Taylor (Jarrow), Lizzie Lowes (Wrekenton), Bella Reay, Mary Lyons (Blyth Spartans), Minnie Seed (Sunderland) |
| Haggie Bros 0 Armstrong Whitworths 58 Shop 3 | Munitionettes Cup R1, played at St. James's Park. Scorers: Charlton, Leightley, Gallagher. | |
| Darlington Rise Carr 8 Richardson, Westgarth & Co. (Middlesbrough) 1 | Played at Middlesbrough | |
| 16th November 1918 | Palmers Munitions Girls 3 Hood Haggies Girls 0 | |
| Greys 5 Black & Whites 1 | This was to have been the Munitionettes Cup R1 encounter between Armstrong Whitworths and Wallsend North-East Marine, however the latter only had two fit players due to the flu epidemic. As a sizeable crowd had turned up at St James's Park a nine-a-side exhibition match was staged with the assistance of members of other teams in the crowd. Scorers: Hutchinson (Haggies) 2 , Carrot (N.E.M) 2 and Potts (Haggies) for the Greys; Wallace (Armstrong Whitworths) for the Black & Whites. | |
| 23rd November 1918 | Hood Haggies Girls 0 Palmers Munitionettes 4 | Munitionettes' Cup R1 played at Wallsend. |
| Armstrong Whitworths 43 Shop 1 Newcastle Motor Company 2 | Munitionettes' Cup R1 played at Durham. The winners have been drawn against Blyth Spartans in R2. Scorers: Minnie Brandon (2) for NMC, Doris Noddons for Armstrong Whitworths. | |
| Haggies Girls (Gateshead) 1 Dainty Dinahs (Chester-le-Street) 0 | Played at Jarrow in aid of the Sailors' Orphans Fund. Scorer: Mary Potts | |
| Armstrong Whitworths 1 Vickers Barrow 0 | Played at St James's Park before 5,000 spectators in aid of the Armstrong Whitworth's Girls' Benevolent Fund, and to settle the championship between the two, each side having won one of the previous two encounters. Scorer: Sarah Cornforth. | |
| 30th November 1918 | Foster, Blackett's (Hebburn) 4 Dainty Dinahs (Chester-le-Street) 0 | Munitionettes' Cup R1 played at the Murray Park, Stanley. Scorers: Maggie Scott (3), Maggie Blake. |
| 14th December 1918 | Tyneside Munitionettes 4 Hartlepools Munitionettes 0 | Played at St James's Park in aid of the Y.W.C.A. Scorers: Bella Reay (2), Mary Lyons (2). Tyneside: Sarah Atkinson (N.U.T. South Benwell), Bella Smith (Close Works and Angus Sanderson), Catherine Egan (Foster, Blackett and Wilson, Hebburn), Bella Willis (Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. 60 Shop, capt.), Cissie Short (Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. 58 Shop), Martha Lothian (Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. 57 Shop), Lizzie Taylor (Palmers), Sarah Henderson (58 Shop), Bella Reay (Blyth Spartans), Mary Lyons (Palmers), Minnie Seed (Sunderland). |
| 26th December 1918 | Tyneside Munitionettes 3 Whitehaven Munitionettes 0 | Played at St. James's Park before 18,000 spectators; this was the first defeat for the Whitehaven team whose previous record was played 25, won 23, drawn 2. Scorers: Dorrian, McKenna, Lyons Tyneside: Sarah Atkinson (N.U.T., South Benwell), Grace Battista (A. W. & Co.), Lizzie Gibson (Palmers), Bella Willis (A. W. & Co. and Prudhoe), Cissie Short (A. W. & Co.), Lizzie Form (Palmers), Mary Dorrian (Brown's West Hartlepool), Winnie McKenna (South Bank), Bella Reay (Blyth Spartans), Mary Lyons (Palmers), Minnie Seed (Sunderland). Whitehaven: Kitty Cowie, May Elwood, Cissie Spedding, Ida Robinason, Winnie Whirlty (capt.), Gladys Field, Elsie Lowes, Maggie Cunningham, Vera Wilson, Mary Milne. |
| 18th January 1919 | Whitehaven Ladies 1 Tyneside Ladies 1 | Played at Whitehaven before a crowd of 5-6,000. scorers: Reay for Tyneside, Wilson for Whitehaven |
| 8th February 1919 | Palmers Jarrow 4 Armstrong Whitworth 1 | Munitionettes' Cup Quarter-Final played at St James's Park. Scorer: Bella Reay (3) |
| Foster, Blackett & Wilson's 1 Armstrong Whitworth (Scotswood) 0 | Munitionettes' Cup Quarter-Final played at Jarrow. Scorer: Maggie Scott (Note: Scotswood had only 7 players) | |
| 2nd March 1919 | Palmers (Jarrow and Hebburn) 3 Foster, Blackett & Wilson's 2 | Munitionettes' Cup semi-final played on the Pit Heap Ground, Curlew Road, Jarrow. Scorers: Scott, Wilson for Foster Blackett's, Taylor (pen), Seed, Hagan (o.g.) for Palmer's |
| 6th March 1919 | Dick, Kerr's (Preston) Girls 1 Newcastle Girls 0 | Played at Deepdale (Preston North End) before 5,000 spectators, raising £179 for charity. Newcastle: Sarah Atkinson, Catherine Egan, Lizzie Gibson, Bella Willis, Cissie Short, Lizzie Form, Mary Dorrian, Nellie Kirk, Winnie McKenna, Mary Lyons, Minnie Seed (Note: This was in fact a North-East rather than a Newcastle team) |
| 22nd March 1919 | Palmers (Jarrow and Hebburn) 1 Browns (West Hartlepool 0) | Munitionettes' Cup Final played at St James's Park before 9,000 spectators. Both teams included top-class players from other sides, as indicated below. Scorer: Bella Reay Palmers: L Green, A Malone, L Gibson, B Willis (Armstrong-Whitworth's), L Form (capt.) E Drinkeld, B Taylor, E Graham, B Reay (Blyth Spartans), M Lyons, M Seed (Gosforth Aviation) Brown's: F Holmes, E Cambridge, R Knight, M Hodgson, N Henderson, N Stott (capt. ), M Dorrian, N Kirk, W McKenna (Bolckow, Vaughan), M McPherson, E Ferguson |
| 22nd April 1919 | Newcastle Girls 0 Dick, Kerr's Girls (Preston) 0 | Played at St James's Park before 25-30,000 spectators. Newcastle: Holmes, Battista, Egan, Willis (capt.), O'Brien, Form, Dorrian, McKenna, Reay, Lyons, Seed. Preston: Hastie, Hulme, Kell (capt.), Jones, Walmsley, Rawthorne, Redford, Partington, Harris, Standing, Walker. |
| 10th May 1919 | Teesside Ladies 1 Tyneside Ladies 1 | Played at Ayresome Park in aid of the YWCA before 2,000 spectators Scorers: Beattie Taylor (Tyneside), Mary Lyons (Teesside) Tyneside: Ada Shaw or Sarah Atkinson, Catherine Egan, Lizzie Gibson, Bella Willis, Cissie Short, Lizzie Form, Beattie Taylor, Elsie Graham, Bella Reay, Mary Lyons, Lizzie McConnell, reserves - Lily Scott, Violet Bryant Teesside: Florrie Holmes, Grace Battista, Harriet Knight, Bella Henderson, Bella Plummer, Annie Wharton, Mary Dorrian, Nellie Kirk, Winnie McKenna (capt.), Mabel McKinskie, Minnie Seed, reserves - Jennie Hodge, Amelia Farrell, Maggie McGuire, Lily Dunn |
| 17th May 1919 | Brown's 1 Palmers (Hebburn & Jarrow) 3 | Played at West Hartlepool. Scorers: Beattie Taylor, Elsie Graham (2) for Palmers, Mary Dorrian for Brown's |
| 24th May 1919 | Sunderland Munitionettes 1 Newcastle Munitionettes 4 | Played at Roker Park, raising £436 for the Haverfield Serbian Distress Fund. |
| 31st May 1919 | Newcastle Munitionettes 4 Sunderland Munitionettes 0 | Played at St James's Park before 9,000 spectators in aid of the Newcastle (Central) Division of the St John's Ambulance Brigade. Scorers: Taylor (3 - 1 pen), Lyons. Newcastle: Atkinson, Egan, Gibson, Willis (capt.), Short, Form, Taylor, Grahm, McGuire, Lyons, Bains Sunderland: Holmes (West Hartlepool), Battista, Knight, Henderson, O'Brien (Blyth Spartans), Plummer, Dorrian (West Hartlepool), McKenna (South Bank), Reay (Blyth Spartans) or Kirk, Seed (capt.), McConnell |