▁also ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁First ▁Team ▁Manager ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁best ▁ever ▁third ▁place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Women ' s ▁Regional ▁League ▁Premier ▁Division , ▁behind ▁Bol ton ▁W ander ers ▁( prom oted ) ▁and ▁W igan ▁Athlet ic . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁youth ▁ranks ▁the ▁Under ▁ 1 1 s ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁repeat ▁their ▁league ▁and ▁cup ▁double ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁success ive ▁season . ▁But ▁whilst ▁they ▁lost ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁odd ▁goal ▁in ▁five ▁to ▁Pr eston ▁North ▁End ▁in ▁the ▁League ▁Cup ▁semi ▁final , ▁they ▁retained ▁a ▁share ▁the ▁W L G FL ▁Premier ▁League ▁title ▁by ▁finishing ▁level ▁on ▁points ▁with ▁Lost ock ▁Hall ▁J FC ▁Pan thers . ▁Else where ▁the ▁Under ▁ 1 5 s ▁lost ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁league ▁title ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁be aten ▁by ▁Fen isc ow les ▁& ▁Ple as ington ▁J FC ▁in ▁a ▁championship ▁dec ider ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 / 1 8 ▁season ▁▁ ▁The ▁club ▁introduced ▁a ▁new ▁Open ▁Age ▁Path way ▁to ▁bring ▁tal ented ▁young ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁junior ▁system ▁into ▁the ▁First ▁Team ▁set - up ▁at ▁the ▁earliest ▁opportunity . ▁ ▁The ▁First ▁Team ▁had ▁its ▁most ▁successful ▁season ▁on ▁record . ▁They ▁won ▁their ▁three ▁pre lim inary ▁round ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁S SE ▁Women ' s ▁FA ▁Cup , ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁First ▁Round ▁proper ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁their