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 After registering a comfortable 4-0 victory over Austria last month, Head Coach Hope Powell has named an unchanged squad for England's UEFA Play-off matches for the FIFA Women's World Cup against Switzerland.Hope said: "[Switzerland] are an improving side with some talented young players and they will want to be in Germany next year as much as us, they will be working hard to try and get there. "We must now prepare ourselves diligently for these two upcoming games and ensure we give ourselves the best chance to qualify. Our first objective to make sure we get a good result in our home fixture at Shrewsbury Town." The FA has announced that the BBC have picked up the broadcaster rights for the home play-off match, which will be played at Shrewsbury Town's Greenhous Meadow Stadium. The game will be shown live on BBC Three and will kick off at 7.05pm. The second leg will take place on Thursday 16 September at the Wohlen AG Stadium in Wohlen, Switzerland at 7pm (Local Time). England squad:
The draw for the quarter finals of the Unite Scottish Cup has been made by the Scottish FA President, Mr George Peat. The tie of the round sees Hibernian paired with high flying Celtic whilst holders Glasgow City are at home to Hearts, who are one of only two teams left from outside the SWPL. Quarter Final draw: to be played on Sunday 26 September Hibernian v Celtic Celtic Res v Inverness Glasgow City v Hearts Rangers v Hamilton Academicals
 The campaign against racism in football and society, Show Racism the Red Card are to sponsor Charlton Athletic. Charlton Technical Director, Paul Mortimer said: "It is absolutely fantastic to have them on board. We want to raise awareness of racism - it is significant for the Charlton area and anything we can do to help them we will." The anti-racism charity was started in 1996 by CEO, Ged Grebbi, a Newcastle Utd fan who couldn't understand why the home fans used to give racism to the away sides but not to their own players. He decided to make an anti-racism magazine and sent it to the Newcastle black players, including England International, Andy Cole and England Under-21 and Trinidad & Tobago goalkeeper, Shaka Hislop. Hislop was in a petrol station the following week out with his family, when he started getting racist abuse by half a dozen kids. When he turned around they began to recognise him. The player stating previously: "Then they came over looking for autographs. That really hurt." The incident made a lasting impression and inspired him to send £50 to Ged Grebby for more copies of his magazine. Mortimer explained: "That £50 started Show Racism the Red Card funnily enough." The charity now operates through out the UK and Ireland, and has offices in Scandinavia, and will sponsor Charlton's warm up tops. The Technical Director is involved with some of the work that the charity carries out in the Bedford and Islington area: "We use predominantly ex-pro football players and we visit schools carrying out fitness work shops and then with the same class, workshops on racism. "Some class groups are all black, Asian or white but most are mixed. It is interesting, a real eye opener as there are a lot of people who are mis-educated on the subject of racism." Mortimer carries out most of his work with fellow ex-pro and England International, Luther Blissett, the only player to have ever scored a hat-trick on his international debut. He added: "We do teacher workshops too. It is a varied job and no two days are the same, it is very enjoyable." Anyone looking to find out more about or get involved with Show Racism the Red Card can follow these links. http://www.srtrc.org/home http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_Racism_The_Red_Card (by Colin Robertson)
AFC Wimbledon Ladies (AFCWL) urgently require a first team manager. Playing in the London & South East Regional League Premier Division, we enjoy backing from the men's club and have subsequently built an impressive youth section of six teams; Under-11s right up to Under-18s. This will soon provide a steady stream of players eligible for senior football. Applicants for the first team manager position must have extensive experience (Specifically in Ladies and Girls Football), dedication and appropriate qualifications, as well as determination to work with the players, coaches and the Committee to enable the team to progress further. The appointed manager will have full backing from the Club's committee and encouragement to gain further coaching badges. The Manager should be willing to work along with existing coaches at the Club and have an overview of player development within the AFC Wimbledon Girls & Ladies section. The vacancy is yet to receive suitably qualified/experienced applications. Applicants please contact Club Secretary, John Ivers on (07719) 074908 or e-mail CV to john_ivers@blueyonder.co.uk. NB: PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY. Closing Date for applications is 28th September 2010.
 England have been paired with Switzerland in the FIFA Women's World Cup Play-Off draw, which took place on Monday afternoon at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon.It has now been confirmed the England will play their home leg first on Sunday 12th September at the Greenhous Meadow stadium, home of Shrewsbury Town FC. A kick off time for the fixture will be confirmed in due course. The return fixture in Switzerland will take place on either Wednesday 15th September or Thursday 16th September. Full details to be confirmed. England Head Coach Hope Powell said of the draw: "We wanted to be one of the seeded teams in this draw and to that extent, we are happy to face Switzerland. On paper, we will be expected to qualify for the World Cup but we cannot underestimate the Swiss. We played them this year in the Cyprus Cup tournament and drew with them so we do have recent experience of how tough they will be. "They are an improving side with some talented young players and they will want to be in Germany next year as much as us, they will be working hard to try and get there. We must now prepare ourselves diligently for these two upcoming games and ensure we give ourselves the best chance to qualify." The full draw is as follows: France v Italy England v Switzerland Ukraine v Norway Sweden v Denmark
The Under-17 teams of Wales and Belgium met twice in three days over the Bank Holiday weekend in South Wales. The double header was part of both teams' preparation for the opening qualification round for the European Championships. The visitors are hosting England, Armenia and Turkey in early October whilst Wales travel to Russia along with Greece and the Faroe Islands. A similar pair of matches in Belgium last year had led to two narrow defeats for the Welsh girls but the opening fixture at Garden Village AFC on Saturday saw a Welsh victory by one goal to nil, Arsenal's Angarhad James heading the winning goal just after the hour. The teams met again on Monday morning at 10.30 at Bryntirion Athletic FC's ground and this time it was Belgium who won a well contested match 2-1 in front of a crowd in excess of 200. The visitors grabbed an early lead with a fine shot from 25 yards by Nicky Van den Abbeele with flew past a diving Katy Maddock into the left hand corner of the net. Wales started nervously but came increasingly into the game as the half progressed, with skipper Hannah Keryakopolis and Bristol Academy's Ellie Curson both threatening the Belgian defence with direct running. It was Curson who equalised just before the half hour with a powerful angled drive from the edge of the area past Stephanie Meykens. Maddock had to be alert to intercept a through ball with Jassina Blom clear of the Welsh back four and Belgium were marginally the more threatening as half time approached, forcing three corners in quick succession. The visitors again started well after the break with Anderlecht's Megane Lerinckx a constant threat with clever footwork and ability to run at defenders. It was Lerinckx who set up the winning goal, though she may have been offside as she received the ball on the left 35 yards from goal, drove into the area, drew substitute keeper Gemma Jackson and squared the ball for Liesbet Vanhoomissen to sidefoot home. Wales battled very well, pushing forward at very opportunity but the Belgians, several of whom had played in the team which successfully qualified for the Elite round in 2009-10, were able to snuff out most of the danger as time ran out. The match was enjoyable to watch with many talented players on both sides and will surely stand both squads in good stead for the intense three match schedule in five days which awaits them in their respective qualification groups in October. Wales Under-17: Katy Maddock, Rhian Cleverley, Katie Williams, Sadie Mansell, Cherie Bessant, Danielle Oates, Angharad James, Hannah Keryakoplis, Ellie Curson, Chelsea Green, Shannelle Edwards. Subs: Gemma Jackson, Demi Edwards, Lauren Hancock, Hannah Williams, Chloe O'Connor, Ashleigh Harries, Hannah Lewis. Belgium Under-17: Stephanie Meykens, Eline Peerenbooms, Sofie de Plus, Britt Vanhamel, Celine Verdonk, Julie Biedmans, Annouck Neyens, Laura Deneve, Megane Lerinckx, Nicky Van den Abbeele, Jassina Blom. Subs: Chloe Bellavia, Taika de Koker, Joyce Vaernewijck, Tessa Vandenboer, Kirsten Van Dessel, Liesbet Vanhoomissen, Elien Van Wynendaele. (Report by Patrick Higgins)
Scotland Under-19 wrapped up their double header of friendlies in Poland with a 3-2 win over their hosts. The visitors were in a determined mood after losing the opening match 3-1 and Lana Clelland opened the scoring after three minutes. Scotland held on to their lead until the 46th minute when Poland grabbed an equaliser, and then moved into the lead ten minutes later. However Scotland fought back, levelling through Eilish McSorley on 74 minutes, before Louise Mason sealed the win three minutes later.
 Barnet 4 Colchester Utd 0Barnet opened their Premier League Cup campaign with a comfortable 4-0 win over Southern Division opponents Colchester United at Hanwell. An excellent first half hat-trick by Holly Sandow settled the opening group game in the Bees' favour against a U's side reinforced by loan players Emma Sherwood, Sian Larkin and Welsh international Kylie Davies. Colchester played a full part in an entertaining match, creating a number of good opportunities throughout, but could not cope with Sandow's pace and direct running and the precision service of the Barnet midfield. In keeping with the attacking nature of the game, the visitors fashioned the first chance with a flowing move in the second minute which ended with Larkin drawing a fine save from Cherie Rowlands. Barnet then hit the bar with a Jess Trimnell header from a Cheryl Williams corner before Sandow netted from the next precision delivery after eight minutes. The former Newquay and Bath City striker turned provider on the right, setting up Trimnell for a shot. Sherwood went close to equalising before Sandow, beating the offside trap, rounded Nikita Runnacles and finished from a narrow angle to double the lead on 30 minutes. Only an acrobatic save by Runnacles stopped Sandow from immediately increasing the lead when clean through. It was not until added time that Sandow completed her hat-trick with a low shot after shrugging off the last defender .There was still time for Larkin to go close to reducing the lead with a powerful shot which Rowlands pushed away with difficulty. The visitors started the second half with real urgency and almost pulled a goal back when Larkin tested Rowlands again from distance and then Flo Gamby drove a fine 25-yard strike against the bar on 55 minutes. Helen Bass then failed to finish when a defensive mix up left her with clear shot from 25 yards. Barnet responded by bringing on record scorer Stacey Sowden and she was a constant danger to the Colchester defence for the rest of the match. Runnacles allowed a 30-yard shot from Alex Keown to slip through her fingers on 72 minutes for Barnet's fourth but made a series of fine saves as Barnet finished strongly. The U's keeper denied Sowden twice with diving saves, pushed away a Williams drive and finished with a typically brave point blank block at a corner which cost her a blow to the face. Barnet played really well throughout and deserved the win, with flowing passing movements and Williams and Kate Holmes pulling the midfield strings with great effect. Colchester were able to threaten the Barnet goal throughout and their young home grown players showed a lot of promise. They will surely get better as their new players bed in and, best of all for the Essex club, they are still in contention in the League Cup as the group format gives them two more matches to contest against Queen's Park Rangers and West Ham Utd. Barnet: Cherie Rowlands, Alex Keown, Dee Smith, Kate Holmes, Leanne Reidy, Gemma Rudman, Katie O'Leary, Abbie Prosser, Holly Sandow, Jess Trimnell, Cheryl Williams. Subs: Zoe Lance, Sally Wade, Becky Hipgrave, Stacey Sowden. Colchester Utd: Nikita Runnacles, Hayley West, Kat Parnell, Kylie Davies, Hannah Porter, Amelia Southgate, Emma Sherwood, Sian Larkin, Helen Bass, Maegen Doyle, Flo Gamby. Subs: Emily Heaslip, Lilly Mellors, Alex Shepherd. (Report by Patrick Higgins)
Cardiff City recorded the result of the day in the opening round of Premier League Cup ties as they defeated Watford 2-0. The first half ended goalless but Natasha Harding put Cardiff in front just after the hour mark and Lisa Bird rounded off the win with the second, nineteen minutes from time. The other match in Group Three ended with honours even as Coventry City drew 1-1 with Aston Villa. Katy Ward gave Coventry the lead midway through the first half, Erin Vaughan equalising for Villa after the break. Holly Sandow hit a hat-trick to send Barnet to the top of Group One, Alex Keown adding the other to give the Bees a 4-0 win over Colchester Utd. West Ham Utd looked to be on their way to victory at Queen's Park Rangers when Becky Merritt put them in from twenty minutes from time but Rangers hit back to grab a point through a last minute equaliser from Elly Maggs. Blackburn Rovers came through a potentially tricky game at Rochdale with a 4-0 victory. Levi Penny opened the scoring after 13 minutes and Rovers sealed the points via strikes from Danielle Sheen, Nikki Twohig and Charlotte Farrell. Curzon Ashton also recorded a win in the other match in Group Two, coming from behind to beat Preston North End 2-1. The home side took a first half lead through Laura Walker but Curzon hit back after the break, Jodie Redgrave levelling the scores and Nicky Maylett snatching a winner with fifteen minutes remaining. In Group Four, Brighton & Hove Albion edged out Charlton Athletic 2-1. Sarah Kempson gave the Seagulls a half hour lead and, although Stef Simmons equalised for Charlton ten minutes into the second half, Kim Stenning went on to net the winning goal for Brighton. Millwall Lionesses looked to be on their way victory at Gillingham as Leah Jones and a Sian Cheedy own goal put them two ahead, but Ashlee Hincks and Natalie Crinean both struck to earn the Gills a share of the spoils. Nottingham Forest were 4-1 winners over Derby County in their derby match to put themselves at the head of Group Five. Marie Wayne did give Derby a first half lead but Jemma Connor-Iommi levelled just ahead of half time and second half goals from Suzanne Davies, Lauren Cresswell and Ellie Gilliatt gave Forest the points. Leicester City also made a winning start, 3-1 away to Manchester City. All of the goals came in the last twenty minutes, Maz Gauntlett heading Leicester in front with City equalising through Becky Grocott. Courtney Sweetman-Kirk restored Leicester's lead a minute later and Natasha Meade clinched the game with a 25-yard strike. Portsmouth twice came from behind before going on to beat Keynsham Town 4-2 in Group Six. Naomi Clipston and Brianna Oeser twice put Keynsham in front but first Lysette Russell and then Justine Lorton equalised. Keri Ryan then gave Pompey the lead for the first time and they sealed victory three minutes from time through Molly Clark. In the other group game, Yeovil Town's first match at this level ended in a 2-0 defeat at home to top flight Reading FC Women, Mikaela Howell netting both goals during the first half. Leeds City Vixens gained quick revenge for their defeat by Newcastle Utd in the league seven days earlier, to win their Group Seven meeting 4-1. Tania Panesar and Rachel Unitt gave the Vixens a two-goal lead inside the opening half hour, with Rachel Coleman pulling one back shortly afterwards. Panesar completed her double midway through the second half and Stacey Daniel netted the fourth ten minutes from time. Sunderland and Leeds Utd finished level at 1-1, Chloe Foster's first half goal for Leeds being cancelled out by a second half equaliser from Abby Holmes.
Former winners Hibernian made it through to the quarter finals of the Unite Scottish Cup after beating Spartans 3-1 in the tie of the round. Rhonda Jones put Hibs in front with a strike on the half hour to give them a lead which they took into the interval. Debbie McWhinnie then struck twice after the break to put her side in control before Claire Crosbie grabbed a late consolation for Spartans. It was not such a good day for Hibernian 2000 though as they went out of the competition, going down 1-0 at home to Inverness. Celtic still have two teams remaining in the last eight, their first team were handed a bye against Dundee Utd SC whilst the reserves stormed to a 5-0 victory over Premier League opponents Aberdeen. Glasgow City maintained their defence of the trophy by running out 11-1 winners against their reserve side. The reserves did take a surprise lead through Laura Crossan but the first team hit back strongly to claim victory with Jane Ross and Katharina Lindner both bagging hat-tricks. Lisa Evans weighed in with a double and there was one apiece from Eilish McSorley, Ruesha Littlejohn and Leanne Ross. Hamilton Academicals progressed after winning 4-0 away to Cowdenbeath as did Hearts, who beat Dee Vale 6-3 after extra time.
 Following the international break and the disappointment of Scotland failing to progress to the World Cup play-offs by a single point, domestic duty resumes this Sunday with the Third Round of the Unite Scottish Cup being the highlight of the Sunday fixture card. Holders Glasgow City face an interesting fixture against their own Reserve side. Playing in a League below in the First Division, City reserves may at times seem a million miles away from their Champions League standard first team, but top team striker Kat Lindner knows it may be a little more difficult a match than many will be assuming. "Yes our Reserves play in a League below us and they don't train as often as we do, but if there is one thing they have in their favour it will be the fact that they know us pretty well," she said. "We train at the same venues and often a few of the Reserves join the First team for training. "There will no doubt be quite a bit of banter during the match, but be assured both sides will be doing everything to win at all costs. Every team at Glasgow City has the same coaching and playing philosophy, from the senior teams right down to our youth teams, so it will be interesting to see how the coaches prepare the teams for Sunday."
 Premier League Cup holders Leeds United get their title defence underway this weekend with a visit to fellow National Division side Sunderland.Leeds will take to the field at Hetton-le-Hole on Sunday with a team featuring none of the starting eleven from that Cup Final win; Sophie Walton is still in Serbia with the GB Universities Futsal squad, while Leeds regulars Gemma Bonner and Nat Staneff were unused substitutes that night. However the team will be buoyed by last weekend's season-opening win against tough opposition at Millwall Lionesses. "All games are tough at this level," said Leeds manager Gemma Grainger, "but with almost a whole new team to bed in, trips to opposition like Millwall and Sunderland are big tests. "Our late start to pre-season means we're still off the pace slightly, but anyone who saw last Sunday's game at Millwall will have seen how determined we are to compete at this level and how everyone worked for each other, especially in that second half spell when we had to soak up a lot of pressure but still counter attacked. "The new format for the competition also takes some of the pressure off, but we're the holders, and we won't be giving the cup up easily!" The lower number of teams across the Premier League this season means the competition is now played as a group stage for the opening three games. Each of the seven groups of four teams has at least one National Division side. The top two from each group, plus the two best third placed teams across all the groups will progress into the last sixteen and the knockout phase, which starts at the end of October.
 England Under-19 Head Coach Mo Marley has announced her squad for next month's UEFA Under-19 Championship First Qualifying Round.Having brought together 28 players in August for a training camp in Manchester, Mo has now named an 18-player squad that will meet up between 7-17 September as they embark on qualification for the 2011 Finals in Italy. England's first qualifying round will take place in Moldova as they take on the hosts, Armenia and Finland in the space of six days. The top two teams from each group progress, alongside the third placed team with the best record against the top two in their groups. England Under-19 squad:
Northern Combination Sheffield FC's good start to the season continues and their second successive victory sees them as joint leaders following the opening two games. A last minute goal from Carla Ward ensured a 1-0 win over Scunthorpe Utd and maximum points for the newcomers. South Durham RA sit alongside Sheffield at the top of the table after running out 3-1 victors away to Wakefield. Tracey Swales, Kirsty Lincoln and Kerry Denham were all on target for South Durham. Salford Ladies complete a trio of clubs level on six points despite not starting their season the previous Sunday, they followed up a midweek win over Stockport County by beating Middlesbrough 3-2 with goals from Isha Mundall, Alicia Cain and Nicol Meredith. Mossley Hill remain unbeaten after sharing a 1-1 draw with Stockport County, who bounced back from their midweek defeat. Stockport found the net through Nikki Daniels and Carla Lee was on target for Mossley Hill. Tranmere Rovers belatedly began their campaign with an impressive 2-0 win against Liverpool Feds. Mel Evason gave them the lead from the penalty spot and substitute Steph Holmes added the second goal. Honours were shared in the Yorkshire derby match as Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford City battled out a 1-1 draw. Rachel Skeemer gave Wednesday a first half lead before Clare Fawcett netted an equaliser for Bradford with ten minutes remaining. South East Combination Only two matches played and there are already indications that this league will be a tight one, due to the fact that no team has recorded two straight wins. Tottenham Hotspur are the new occupiers of top spot following their 4-1 victory away to Ipswich Town. Bianca Baptiste bagged a double for Spurs and she was joined on the scoresheet by Emma Kayser and Rosie Webb. The two newly promoted sides met each other and it was Braintree Town who emerged as 3-1 winners over Old Actonians, a result which takes them into second place. Sindy Godbold, Ella Tooley and Beth Irwin netted the goals for Braintree. Luton Town also recorded a good win on their travels, 3-1 away to Enfield Town to give themselves an identical record to second placed Braintree. Laveena Betts, Kate Davis and Candy Davies all grabbed a goal apiece to seal the points. Norwich City complete a quartet of clubs level on points at the top after they defeated Milton Keynes Dons 2-0, thanks to a brace of goals from Chelsea Garrett. Cambridge Women recorded their first victory of the season, scoring seven without reply past Crystal Palace. Lewes bounced back from their opening day defeat to run out 6-1 winners over Ebbsfleet Utd. Claire Trafford led the scoring with a hat-trick, Kirstie Spice weighed in with a double and Mel Routledge, making her debut after signing from Canada, completed the tally. South West Combination Plymouth Argyle recorded the biggest victory on the opening day of the season, scoring six without reply against Swindon Town. Laura Gough led the scoring with a hat-trick and there was one apiece from Katie Middleton, Laura Perrett and Tash Knapman. Last season's runners-up Chesham Utd also got off to a good start, beating newly promoted Southampton Saints 4-0. Kat Bowers was on target twice, with the others coming from Tash Sandalls and Anneka Nuttall. Angie Pope netted both goals as Cullompton Rangers opened the season well, defeating Newquay 2-1. Havant & Waterlooville won a closely contested game 2-1 away to Forest Green Rovers. After the first half finished goalless, Laura Oakes put the Hawks in front three minutes after the restart and Charley Wilson added a second. Phil Helliwell pulled a goal back for Forest Green but Havant went on to pick up the points. The other league newcomers, Gloucester City, also suffered a defeat in their opening match as they went down 1-0 at home to Oxford City. Steph Mobbs settled matters with the only goal of the game in the second half.
East Midlands League Friar Lane & Epworth served notice that they are likely to be among the main contenders for the Premier Division once again after they scored eight without reply against newly promoted Retford Utd. Loughborough Foxes also started well with a 4-1 victory over Shepshed Dynamo. The other promoted side, Long Eaton Utd began by winning 4-2 away to Gedling Town and Sandiacre Town defeated Peterborough Azure by the same scoreline. Grimsby Town have started strongly in Division One North, taking the opening day honours with a 7-0 victory over Arnold Town. OOH Lincoln Development beat Sparta Nottingham 2-1 whilst Steel City Wanderers came away from Market Warsop with a 2-1 win courtesy of Laurie Maris and Samantha Hallam. Two matches were played in Division One South, Kingsthorpe sitting as leaders after they won 4-2 against Raunds Town. The other game between Barrowby and Sleaford Town finished in a 2-2 draw. Eastern Region League Barking are setting the pace in the Premier Division after Hayley Piggott and Liane Prior gave them a 2-1 victory over Kettering Town. They lead by two points from three clubs, headed by Stevenage Borough who defeated Haringey Borough 4-0 thanks to doubles from Josie North and Hayley Kemp. Sophia Pidgeon and Michelle Whitehead were on target for third placed Arlesey Town as they drew 2-2 with Hethersett Athletic, who replied through Emma Mulley and Luci Middleton. Brentwood Town recorded their first victory of the season, Nikita Whinnett hitting a hat-trick and Lucy Faraday the other in their 4-0 success at Peterborough. Lauren Prior and Zara Carroll netted the goals as Bedford Ladies defeated Woodbridge Town 2-0. The biggest winners on the opening day in Division One North were Whitton Utd who stormed to a 5-0 victory at Taverham, Jenna Liverpool having a great day as she bagged all five goals. Kayleigh Harwood netted a hat-trick and Rachel Gwilliam the other as Ipswich Wanderers won 4-1 against Haverhill Rovers and Fakenham edged out Thorpe Utd by the odd goal in seven thanks to doubles from Shelly Woods and Nicola Bray. Sophie Hopkin (2) and an own goal earned Cambridge Women Res a 3-2 success at Norwich City Res and Cambridge Rangers also won 3-2 over Huntingdon Town. In Division One South, Billericay Town swept to the top of the fledgling table by scoring six without reply past Hoddesdon Owls. Laura Wheeler and Lisa Silverton each scored twice, with one apiece from Nicola Dunsdon and Lisa Robins. Jenny Probert (2) and Emma Chaffey were on target as Royston Town won 3-1 away to Sawbridgeworth Town. C & K Basildon opened up with a 2-0 victory over Leverstock Green, goals coming from Stacy Whitehead and Carly Eagles, whilst Hutton defeated Whitwell 2-1 thanks to Dannielle Cliffe and Hannah Kinsella. London & South East League Denham Utd continue to lead the way in the Premier Division following a 2-1 victory over Chichester City Utd kept them ahead of Panthers on goal difference. Tooting & Mitcham Utd and Crawley Wasps occupy the next two places after the sides shared a 1-1 draw, just ahead of Maidstone Town who won for the first time, 3-2 at AFC Wimbledon. Littlehampton Town opened up their season by running out 5-0 winners over Wandgas and Westfield came away from Boreham Wood with a 4-2 victory. North East League Last season's League Cup competition was abandoned to allow the backlog of league fixtures to be cleared, so Sheffield Utd Community's defence of the trophy they lifted in May 2009 remained incomplete. What better way to resume than a home tie against rivals Sheffield Utd Junior Blades. Cheryl Mawhood opened for Community inside three minutes and when Tania Marsden made it two from a penalty on the hour it looked all over, especially as Community had dominated the first half and could have gone in three or four goals to the good. However, Junior Blades quickly pulled one back with skipper Lucy Foreman scoring from a free kick wide out on the left and they dominated the last quarter, being unlucky not to level, an injury time shot from Jade Rabjohn hitting a post. Zoe Beresford settled matters by making it 3-1. South West League Marine Academy (formerly Saltash Utd) are the opening day leaders in the Premier Division after they ran out 5-0 winners away to Chippenham Town. Louise Chaves, Corinne Potts, Stacey Arthur, Steph Warren all netted once along with an own goal. Bristol Ladies Union ended last season in great form and they have picked up from there, winning 3-1 at Cheltenham Town to sit jointly in second place with Frome Town whose 3-1 success came at the expense of Taunton Town. On target for Frome were Alison Hudd, Tara Taylor and Cassie Powell. Newly promoted Falmouth Town were edged out 2-1 by Weymouth, for whom Emma Acott and Rosie Sharpe scored, whilst Oldland Abbotonians and Stoke Lane Athletic shared four goals. Beth Dale and Jess Cole netted for Oldland, with Stoke Lane replying through Jess Morgan and Lucy Sparkes. Swindon Supermarine made a storming start to the new campaign, scoring ten without reply against Nailsea Utd to claim the Eastern Division One leadership. Val Martin led the scoring with a five-goal haul, with one each from Mel Bristow, Michelle Rich, Caley Smith, Robyn Levett and Georgia Leonard. Salisbury City defeated Bishop's Lydeard 7-0 and Swindon Spitfires won by the same scoreline over Downend Flyers, Tamara Papp hitting a hat-trick with doubles from Emma Skinner and Vicky Wilkes. Cleeve West Town opened up by winning 4-3 away to Winscombe thanks to a goal apiece from Lizzie Barratt, Natasha Hale, Karen Manson and Anneka Hawkins. In Western Division One, Plymouth Argyle Res took the honours as they won 4-0 at Bude Town. The division's two newcomers met each other and it was Exeter City who emerged as 3-1 victors over Charlestown. Marjons Old Suttonians edged out Launceston 3-2 and the game between Roche and Torpoint Athletic finished level at 2-2. Southern Region League Last season's runners-up Maidenhead Utd have started strongly this time around, running out 9-0 winners against Reading Town. Shanklin take second place after beating Aldershot Town 4-0 and Bracknell Town were 4-2 victors at Oxford Utd. Woodley Saints opened up well in their first match following promotion, they defeated Beaconsfield SYCOB 2-0 and Wycombe Wanderers notched up a 3-2 success at Launton. Southampton Women inflicted a huge defeat on Reading Ladies which sees them sit on top of the Division One table, with Henley Town in second place after their 6-0 defeat of Boscombe Albion. Andover New Street got off to a good start with a 2-0 win away to Southampton Saints Res. Chesham Utd Res and Newbury Ladies & Girls shared the points as they battled out a 3-3 draw.
Scotland narrowly missed out on a place in the play-offs for the Women's World Cup in Germany after their final group match with Denmark ended in a 0-0 stalemate in Vejle. Scotland travelled to Denmark needing all three points, while a draw was enough for the hosts, who topped Group Three by a single point. Neither side posed significant danger in a cagey first half. Scotland worked hard, with the midfield four battling for every ball. The home side occasionally looked dangerous coming forward, but Rachel Corsie and Ifeoma Dieke were composed at the centre of defence. Denmark's first real sniff of goal came in the 9th minute when Joanne Love fouled Paaske-Sørensen on the edge of the box. Rasmussen curled in an inviting free kick, which sailed over the crowded penalty area. Scotland could have had a lucky break on 16 minutes. Sneddon whipped in a free kick from the right wing right on top of Tine Cederkvist in the Danish goal. There were gasps around the stadium when it looked as though she had punched into her own net, but the ball edged wide. Midway through the half, Scotland coach Anna Signeul shuffled her pack. In a formation tested in last month's friendly in Poland, imposing right back Jennifer Beattie moved up front to partner Pauline Hamill, with Leanne Ross dropping into defence and Suzanne Grant moving wide right. Scotland now had a target up front but were struggling to get service to Beattie and Hamill. Beattie's best chance came when she struck a long range free kick on the half hour, but the ball sailed over. Scotland looked determined after the break. After two minutes Beattie had the ball at her feet in the box but couldn't get a shot off. The ball squirmed out towards Kim Little whose shot was deflected over. Denmark stepped up a gear as the half wore on, piling the pressure on the Scotland defence. Veje and Paaske-Sørensen both had shots on goal, while Rachel Corsie showed great pace to get back and hook the ball away from the feet of the onrushing Pape. Scotland captain Gemma Fay kept Scotland's hopes alive, running out to block from Christansen on 65 minutes, before pulling off a superb double save to deny Paaske-Sørensen in the closing minutes. Scotland continued to battle but couldn't find a way past a Danish defence which failed to concede a single goal in the qualifying campaign. Denmark: Tine Cederkvist, Line Roddik Hansen, Theresa Nielsen, Christina Orntoft, Janni Jensen, Mariann Knudsen, Cathrine Paaske-Sorensen, Johanna Rasmussen, Maiken Pape, Nanna Christiansen (sub Katrine Pedersen 88mins), Katrine Veje (sub Pernille Harder 82mins). Subs not used: Heidi Johansen, Julie Rydahl Bukh, Nadia Nadim, Sanne Nielsen, Mette Jensen. Scotland: Gemma Fay, Emma Fernon, Jennifer Beattie, Ifeoma Dieke, Leanne Ross, Joanne Love, Rachel Corsie, Kim Little, Megan Sneddon, Suzanne Grant, Pauline Hamill. Subs not used: Shannon Lynn, Rhonda Jones, Christie Murray, Hayley Lauder, Jane Ross, Frankie Brown, Joelle Murray.
Wales went down to a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Sweden in their final World Cup qualifying group match in Vaxjo, despite putting up a brave fight. Terry Boyle was forced into making one change from the side which demolished Azerbaijan on Saturday, Kylie Davies making her first start in place of the unavailable Erin Vaughan. In front of a crowd of 2,091, the home side took a 12th minute lead with a goal from Lotte Schelin. On the stroke of half time, Sweden struck a huge blow when Josefine Oqvist scored to send them into the interval two goals ahead. After the break, Oqvist went on to complete a hat-trick with strikes either side of one from Schelin, who netted her second. Wales did not give up and scored a deserved consolation goal with nine minutes remaining, Gwennan Harries netting her fourth in two matches and 12th in total. Michelle Green was introduced as a second half substitute, making the midfielder only the fourth player to be capped 50 times for Wales. Sweden: Sofia Lundgren, Charlotte Rohlin, Stina Segerstrom, Annika Svensson, Caroline Seger (sub Linda Forsberg 62mins), Sara Thunebro, Therese Sjogran, Lotte Schelin, Josefine Oqvist (sub Jessica Landstrom 83mins), Kosovare Asllani (sub Louise Fors 69mins), Nilla Fischer. Subs not used: Hedvig Lindahl, Sara Larsson, Lina Nilsson, Linda Sembrant. Wales: Nicola Davies, Kylie Davies, Jasmin Dutton, Kerrie Manley (sub Sally Wade 62mins), Emma Jones, Katie Daley (sub Emma Plewa 71mins), Loren Dykes, Sophie Ingle, Helen Lander (sub Michelle Green 67mins), Jessica Fishlock, Gwennan Harries. Subs not used: Sophie Dando, Lauren Townsend, Josie Green, Megan Wynne.
 Shrewsbury Town's Greenhous Meadow Stadium will host the home leg of England's crucial FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 qualifying play-off next month.It will be the third time Shrewsbury have hosted Hope Powell's side in the last four years. Two months after reaching the last eight in the 2007 World Cup in China, England travelled to the then ProStar Stadium to play a UEFA Championship qualifier. The clash with Spain drew a crowd of 8,753 and Karen Carney's 65th minute goal won the points for the Three Lions. They were back there again for a friendly with Norway in April last year and beat one of the world's top teams 3-0 courtesy of a Lindsay Johnson header and a Fara Williams brace. Hope will discover her side's play-off opponents on Monday 30 August (1pm BST) when the draw is made at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, though whether England will be seeded is dependent upon tonight's result between Denmark and Scotland. If Scotland avoid defeat in Vejle then England will be seeded, along with Norway, Sweden and France. However, if Denmark beat Scotland then the Scandinavians will be seeded. Regardless of who England are pitted against, the first leg will take place on either 11 or 12 September and the second leg will be played on either 15 or 16 September. The dates for each of the four play-off matches will also be finalised on Monday. The play-off winners will join hosts Germany in the World Cup Finals next June, while the losing nation will be required to negotiate a second play-off against a country from the CONCACAF region. Further details will be confirmed upon completion of the draw on Monday, including ticket info and prices and kick off times. "We are really looking forward to the play-offs," said Hope. "We ended our qualification group with a good display and a good victory in Austria at the weekend and the squad will be really focused for September. "We know that only one part of the job is complete; we have to qualify for the World Cup and we will be doing everything we can to ensure we get there. "Playing at Shrewsbury Town holds some great memories for myself and the players. We have got a good record at that ground and our last performance there against Norway was a great result in front of a big crowd so we are pleased to be going back to Shrewsbury for what is such a crucial game. "We have two more matches to ensure we make it to Germany next year and it's imperative we get a good result at home. It would be fantastic to have a huge crowd who can get on our side and really inspire the players. I'm urging everyone to come down, bring the kids and get behind the team. "Hopefully we can put in a performance, send the fans home happy and get the result we need." Shrewsbury Town's General Manager Jon Harris said: "It is a great honour for Shrewsbury Town FC to be asked to host the England Women's team for a third time. "This game will be a very important one in England's push for the FIFA Women's World Cup Finals and it once again puts our club on the world stage. "The two previous games that we have hosted have been a success for England on the pitch, with two wins so far, and also for Shrewsbury Town off the pitch. I am confident that this will be the case once again. "We look forward to welcoming Hope and the squad to the Greenhous Meadow Stadium and we will be doing all we can to help support the team for this important encounter." England qualified for the play-offs by topping Group 5, ahead of Spain, with seven wins and a draw from their eight matches.
Portsmouth have made a strong start to the Southern Division campaign and sit on top of the fledgling table following their 5-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion. Gemma Hillier gave Pompey the lead after five minutes and she doubled the advantage with her second goal, heading into the break. Keri Ryan then produced a 25-yard strike to send Portsmouth three goals ahead at half time. Zoe Nash, on as a second half substitute, produced two good finishes to round off the victory before Brighton scored a late consolation. Keynsham Town also started well, returning from Queen's Park Rangers with a 4-0 victory under their belts. Polly Wardle, signed from Andover New Street during the summer, marked her Premier League debut by scoring twice and there was one apiece from Ana Bruni and Dana Hinton. West Ham Utd sit in third place after they defeated Colchester Utd 2-0. The first half finished goalless before two second half strikes from Tracey Duxbury settled the outcome, although Hammers goalkeeper Toni-Anne Wayne pulled off a penalty save inbetween the two goals. Gillingham made their Premier League bow with an instant impact, winning 1-0 away to Charlton Athletic. A close game was settled as former Charlton striker Ashlee Hincks scored the only goal of the game via a free kick (see match report).
 Manchester City are the opening day leaders in the Northern Division after they won 3-1 against newly promoted Coventry City.Becky Grocott put City ahead after six minutes and strike partner Krystle Johnson doubled their advantage just ahead of the interval. Nikki Miles pulled a goal back for Coventry a minute after the restart but Man City sealed the points with ten minutes remaining through a fine header from Abbie McManus. The other newcomers, Rochdale, also tasted defeat in their first game as they were beaten 3-2 by Leicester City in a well contested match. Jo Potter rifled home on 37 minutes from a Zira Handley cross to give the Foxes the lead, which they increased two minutes into the second half when Lauren Impey headed home a Nat Reay corner. Rochdale quickly pulled one back through a Nat Brewer header and, twelve minutes from time, the scores were level when Rachael Wood fired home a 20-yard free kick that give Leicester goalkeeper Leanne Hall no chance. However City were to hit an 88th minute winner, this time Courtney Sweetman-Kirk heading home from a Potter corner. Newcastle Utd made a successful trip to Yorkshire, returning home with a 1-0 victory over Leeds City Vixens. Emma Bentley marked her debut for the Magpies with the only goal of the game to give her new club a winning start. Derby County and Curzon Ashton shared the points in the remaining game, the two sides battling out a goalless draw. A very even contest saw few clear cut chances at either end as the teams cancelled each other out on the day.
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