FA Women’s National League
League Cup
Middlesbrough claimed a higher division scalp to reach the First Round, where they will meet Leeds Utd, by winning 4-1 away to Stourbridge. Lauren Robson was on target twice for ‘Boro along with Jessica Mett and Abby Towers, with the Glassgirls’ consolation coming from Lizzie Bennett-Steele.
Huddersfield Town will be up against Hull City after two second half goals took them to a 3-1 success at York City. Ocean Rolandsen had given York a fifth minute lead, with an own goal levelling the scores shortly afterwards. Rebecca Beresford put Town in front midway through the second half and Ashley Tiripke sealed the result in injury time.
Moneyfields eased to a 3-0 victory over Southampton Women, which books them a home tie with Dulwich Hamlet. The scoreline was goalless for an hour until Britt Jeal scored twice in three minutes to tip the match the Moneys’ way and Charley Wilson-Wilton rounded off the scoring with the third goal.
Three first half goals took Plymouth Argyle to a 3-0 win against London Bees at Home Park. Georgia Wilson was on target twice, either side of a Charlotte Whitmore goal, to earn Argyle a First Round trip away to Maidenhead Utd.
First Round revised draw:
Barnsley FC Women v Stoke City
Billericay Town v Oxford Utd
Cheadle Town Stingers v Nottingham Forest
Derby County v Hashtag Utd
Exeter City v Ipswich Town
Gwalia Utd v Real Bedford
Huddersfield Town v Hull City
Lewes v Watford
Maidenhead Utd v Plymouth Argyle
Middlesbrough v Leeds Utd
Moneyfields v Dulwich Hamlet
Peterborough Utd v Worcester City
Queen’s Park Rangers v Swindon Town
Rugby Borough v Liverpool Feds
Sutton Coldfield Town v Burnley FC Women
West Bromwich Albion v Northampton Town
League Plate
Hope Strauss scored the only goal of the game as Norwich City booked their place in the First Round with a narrow 1-0 victory against Brighton & Hove Albion Academy.
Actonians Ladies maintained their recent good form as they defeated Abingdon Utd 3-0. Ikraam Mohamed and Khyri McKenzie scored in quick succession to put the A’s two goals ahead at the interval, before Mohamed netted her second on the hour mark.
Janelle Straker led the scoring with a hat-trick as Boldmere St Michaels ran out 9-1 winners over Lincoln City. Tilly Astell weighed in with a double and there was one apiece from Annie Ackroyd, Jade Formaston, Rhiannon Travers and Lataya Bojang, with Becky Kendell replying.
Stockport County emerged as 2-1 victors from their tie with Leafield Athletic, which went all the way to extra time. Jessica Brady gave Stockport a second half lead which was cancelled out in injury time by Hayley Crackle, and it was Maria Figueiredo who settled matters in County’s favour with the winner in the extra period.
AFC Bournemouth powered into the First Round with an eight-goal blast against Portishead Town, spearheaded by a second half hat-trick from Chloe Gilroy. Jenna Markham was on target twice and the others came from Abby Jones, Katie James and Erin Bloomfield.
Fylde Women meanwhile edged out Lancashire rivals Chorley, beating them 2-1. Abi Duffell netted the winner for the Coasters to add to Isobel Binks’ earlier strike, whilst Nicola Worthington scored the visitors’ consolation.
Chesham Utd built on a flying start to win 3-2 against Tottenham Hotspur Academy. Gemma Fraser and Kiyana Fryer both scored in the opening nine minutes and Fraser netted a second after the break for the Clarets’ winner, with Persis Oteng grabbing a brace in reply.
Keynsham Town were 4-1 winners in their local derby tie with Bristol Rovers. Naomi Clipston gave them a first half lead from the penalty spot and after the break, goals in quick succession from Vicky Vipond, Beatriz Kretteis and Ciera Lundy - all headers - put the game firmly in their favour, before Megan Jarvis fired home a late consolation for Rovers.
Bianca Owens has been in good scoring form for Norton & Stockton Ancients and she continued this with a four-goal haul as they defeated Doncaster Rovers Belles 5-3 after extra time. Annie Mitchell contributed the other goal during the extra 30 minutes, whilst the Belles’ replies came from Ruby Barnes, Jasmine Saxton and Jessica Tugby-Andrew.
Three Academy teams made it through to the First Round; Ruby Day and Bonnie Gready scoring the goals as Bristol City Academy won 2-1 away to Chelsea Academy, whose reply came from Maelys Mpome, whilst Southampton Academy defeated Crystal Palace Academy 4-1 thanks to Natasha Udebhulu (2), Jasmine Lampard and Sofia Mallon. Olivia Maddocks, Sofia Wilby, Neve McDonald and Thalia Smith were the markswomen for Liverpool Academy in their 4-2 victory over Sunderland Academy.
First Round revised draw:
AFC Wimbledon v Chesham Utd
Boldmere St Michaels v Cheltenham Town
Bournemouth Sports v Charlton Athletic Academy
Cambridge Utd v Bristol City Academy
Chatham Town v Actonians Ladies
Halifax FC Women v Notts County
Lincoln Utd v Aston Villa Academy
London Seaward v AFC Bournemouth
Loughborough Lightning v Norton & Stockton Ancients
Manchester Utd Academy v Leicester City Academy
Milton Keynes Dons v Norwich City
Southampton Academy v Ashford Town (Middlesex)
Sporting Khalsa v Durham Cestria
Stockport County v Liverpool Academy
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fylde Women
Worthing v Keynsham Town
Northern Premier Division
Nottingham Forest’s winning start to the season was brought to a halt when they shared a 1-1 draw with Burnley FC Women at the City Ground. The match, between two of the fancied teams in the division, attracted an attendance of 1,077 and Forest looked as though they may be on their way to a fifth straight victory when Melissa Johnson gave them the lead on the half hour. Burnley, who had been beaten for the first time seven days earlier, kept themselves in the game and earned themselves a point when substitute Reanna Blades equalised, ten minutes from time.
Rugby Borough are back within a single point of the lead following their 5-0 success away to West Bromwich Albion. Lily Greenslade put Rugby in front after twelve minutes and it was Yasmin Mosby’s day from that point, scoring a hat-trick with Angelina Nixon adding the other goal.
Wolverhampton Wanderers meanwhile defeated Stoke City 4-0 and this result lifts them into third place, also one point behind Forest. After an own goal had put them ahead, Amber Hughes scored a goal in each half and Beth Merrick wrapped up the twin with the fourth.
Liverpool Feds are up to fifth as they scored six times without reply away to Derby County. They took the lead through Courtney Willis on the stroke of half time and she went on to complete a brace after the break, with Ellie Fletcher, Katie Anderson, Rosie Kinvig and Seren Carrington also getting on the scoresheet, to round off an impressive result for the Feds.
Southern Premier Division
Exeter City’s 29-match unbeaten run in league matches came to an end on Sunday when they were beaten 3-0 by Oxford Utd. All three goals came in the last fifteen minutes, Phoebie Poole netting twice in three matches to put the U’s in a commanding position and Adele Lindbek wrapped up the win in injury time. The result means that Ipswich Town take over at the top of the table on goal difference, despite not having a game, whilst Oxford join them on ten points.
A win would have seen Hashtag Utd take over as leaders but instead they remain in third place after they shared a 1-1 draw with Cheltenham Town. An own goal gave the Tags a first half lead but they were pegged back after the break when Doris Greenwood earned Cheltenham a share of the spoils.
Lewes drew for the third time in five matches and remain a single point behind Gwalia Utd after their meeting at the Dripping Pan finished in a goalless draw.
It has been a tough start to the campaign for Milton Keynes Dons but they are off the mark following a 3-3 draw with Billericay Town. Sydney Wooton was on target twice for MK along with Annaliese Jacovides, whilst Billericay netted through Nia Evans, Bonnie Horwood and Valentine Pursey.
Division One Midlands
League Cup and Plate action reduced the number of matches to three, but these saw the leading sides step up the pace and move away from their rivals.
Loughborough Lightning hold on to top spot after they defeated Worcester City 4-0. Kayleigh Hines gave Loughborough a first half lead and after the break, they went on to add further goals through Ferne Powell, Zynia Delglyn and Poppy Wright.
The result means that Loughborough stay ahead of Peterborough Utd on goal difference, the Posh Women almost making it five wins out of five when beating Sutton Coldfield Town 5-2. Kier Perkins netted a brace and there was one apiece from Megan Lawlor, Lauren Wilshaw and Frankie Pim, while Sutton’s replies came from Emmalee Hornsby and Olivia Woolston.
Northampton Town continue to head the chasing teams and remain three points behind the top two after they won 4-2 away to Lincoln Utd. Kim Farrow led the scoring for Northampton with a hat-trick and Zoe Boote was also on target, whilst the home side responded through a brace from Olivia Smith.
Division One South East
Cambridge Utd moved up into fourth place and are just three points off the pace after scoring six times without reply past Ashford Town (Middlesex). Alyshia Stojko-Down hit a hat-trick for the U’s and she was joined on the scoresheet by Eva Hubbard, Isabella Simmons and Kelsey Smith.
Queen’s Park Rangers registered their first league win of the season and they have climbed out of the bottom two places after recent signing Ashleigh Goddard, in her first appearance for the club, and Joanna Blodgett gave them a 2-0 victory over London Seaward.
Division One South West
One match was played in the division on Sunday and it resulted in a change of leadership, Swindon Town going to the top of the table with a 6-0 victory against Maidenhead Utd. Jess Graham, Poppy Dearlove, Katie Sherwood, Holly Beck-Esson, Annabelle Colston and Taylor MacDonald all scored a goal apiece to help their side open up a lead of three points.
Reserve Section round-up
Leeds Utd are heading the fledgling Northern Division table after they stormed to an 8-3 win away to Huddersfield Town. Alex Rigg led the scoring with a hat-trick, Yonah Dias and Abbie Langstaff each contributed a brace and Isla Hill was also on target. York City are also on six points as they edged out Liverpool Feds by the odd goal in seven, thanks to a Rosie Bell hat-trick and Grace Hemmings. Middlesbrough meanwhile opened up their campaign by winning 2-0 against Stockport County with goals from Maddie Myers and Amber Rodgers.
Alisha Appleby, Marelle Carlisle, Emmie King, Abigail Precious and Daisy Carew-McKenzie, along with an own goal, all scored a goal apiece as Doncaster Rovers Belles defeated Rugby Borough 6-1 to head the Midland Division table, on goal difference from Derby County who were 3-0 winners over Stoke City thanks to Maya Williams (2) and Amelia Kishna. Olivia Richardson bagged a hat-trick along with Beth Howarth (2), Katie McCreadie (2), Lili Mai Potter, Chloe Brammer, Jemima Jarvis, Francesca Lambert and Gracie McGregor as Barnsley Women slammed Boldmere St Michaels 12-2 and Notts County won 5-2 at Peterborough Utd. Sporting Khalsa meanwhile claimed their first victory, 2-1 against Sutton Coldfield Town with Mia Lawson-Spencer and Leyla Eminoglu as their markswomen.
Watford have a lead of two points at the top of the South East & Central Division following their 4-1 victory over AFC Sudbury. Jada Deane netting twice along with Chloe Kabo and Diana Tobe. Queen’s Park Rangers went second by beating Ashford Town (Middlesex) 4-1 with Amelia Halawi (2), Jasmine Pryke and Lexi Reid on the scoresheet and the meeting between Ipswich Town and Maidenhead Utd ended goalless.
