Dates For The Season

The 1^{st of} July has passed and from this point onwards any signings can be announced at any time. We can hope that there are some deals being worked on in the background and we will get some activity before the start of pre-season.

However outside of Transfers there are plenty of dates to think of that will/could directly affect us throughout the 1^st half of the season, so I just thought would detail them in one place. Obviously, things on here subject to change but I will add where I got the information from in brackets.

Transfer Windows

·       The transfer window for the men is completely open and will close on Monday 1^st September. (Premier League) The window will shut at 7pm and then if you watch Deadline Day will all be about deal sheets and late announcements from there.

·       The Winter window for the men is open from January 1^st, 2026, until February 3^rd

·       As for the Lasses their transfer window is also open and will close at 11pm on Thursday 4^th September.

Champions League

All Information from UEFA Website.

The excitement of us being back in the Champions League will really build when it gets to the draw.

The Draw takes place on Thursday 28^th August. 

There are 8 Match days against 8 different teams, 4 home 4 away. Next to the dates below are who we play in the League following that game which could be a very interesting dynamic as the 1^st half of the season unfolds. I have only included the Group dates for now as it runs until the end of January.

Matchday 1: 16–18 September 2025 (Bournemouth Away) 

Matchday 2: 30 September–1 October 2025 (Nottingham Forest Home)

Matchday 3: 21/22 October 2025 (Fulham Home)

Matchday 4: 4/5 November 2025 (Brentford Away)

Matchday 5: 25/26 November 2025 (Everton Away)

Matchday 6: 9/10 December 2025 (Sunderland Away)

Matchday 7: 20/21 January 2026 (Aston Villa Home)

Matchday 8: 28 January 2026 (Liverpool Away) 

Newcastle United Women Specific Dates

·       Fixtures for the lasses are released on Friday 25^th July at 10am. (NUFCWomen X account)

·       The Season Kicks off on the weekend of 6^th and 7^th September (The FA)

·       The WSL and WSL2 winter Break will run from 22^nd December until weekend of 10^th January (The FA)

·       Women’s FA cup Dates TBC

·       Women’s League cup group stage September-November. Draw date TBC

·       1^st Women’s International Break 20^th – 29^th October (FIFA)

·       2^nd Women’s international Break 24^th November – 2^nd December (FIFA)

·       3^rd Women’s International Break 24^th February – 7^th March (FIFA)

·       4^th Women’s International Break 7^th-18^th April (FIFA)

TV Picks

The Tv picks are always a contentious issue especially if there are long-distance game planned for a Monday night football. These are the estimated release dates for Premier League TV games (Premier League, Also says subject to change)

Period of Matches	Match Week	Date of Estimated release
August/September	2-6	9th July
October	7-9	20th August
November	10-13	17th September
December/January	14-24	15th October
February	25-28	17th December
March	29-31	21st January
April	32-34	4th March
Match week 35	35	25th March
Match Week 36	36	1st April
Match Week 37	37	8th April
Final Day of the Season	38	Post Match Week 37

Cup Dates

As always, the FA Cup will start in January. The third Round will be played on weekend of the 10^{th of} January. The draw will be made after the 2^nd round on weekend of 6^th December. (FA)

We will begin our League Cup defence in Round 3 on the W/c 22^nd September. (EFL)

Men’s International Breaks

International breaks can be a blessing or a curse. There’s that nervous look at results beyond England as we see if the likes of Bruno, Tonali and Isak made it through unscathed. (Dates from FIFA)

International Break 1 - 1^st – 9^th September

International Break 1 – 6^th-14^th October

International Break 1 – 10^th-18^th November

International Break 1 – 23^rd-31^st March

A little note about the Men’s international break, last season there were three significant Newcastle Women’s fixtures that fell on international breaks.

Our Mackem Slayer Beth Lumsden inspired a win against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Our 1^st game in the 2^nd Tier to be played at St James Park

A Record-Breaking crowd of 38500+ were at St James Park to see us complete the double over Sunderland.

So, when there are those gaps in football for the men’s team keep an eye on the fixtures for the lasses, because you may be able to get to St James Park and there may be a chance to be a part of more History.

That may not have been the most interesting of reads always good to know especially as fans start to map out the season, plan their travel, work out dream teams and think about predictions.

Howay the Lasses and Lads

Matt