Date confirmed for Leafield Athletic Birmingham County FA Challenge Cup tie

Albion shake hands with Leafield Athletic before the game.

A date has been confirmed for Albion Women’s Birmingham County FA Challenge Cup quarter-final tie against Leafield Athletic.

The Baggies will welcome Leafield to the Alexander Stadium on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 (ko 7:45pm).

Siobhan Hodgetts-Still’s side earned their place in the last eight of the competition with a convincing 5-1 win over Boldmere St Michaels, where Hannah George (2), Naomi Sharp, Simran Jhamat and Phoebe Warner all got themselves on the scoring.

Their Earlswood-based opponents beat Alvechurch Women 9-0 in their Challenge Cup opener to set-up this meeting - their second of the season – with Albion having already beaten their opponents 2-0 in the FAWNL Cup group stage in September.

Ticket details will be confirmed in due course.