Regional Leagues round-up…
East Midlands League
Despite not having a game on Sunday, it was a good day for Sheffield FC who still head the Premier Division by three points after Mansfield Town shared a goalless draw with Stamford AFC Women and second placed Chesterfield went down 3-2 to SJR Worksop, who scored through Millee Herbert-Clarke, Emily Myatt and Laura Ferguson. Lexie Butterworth, Alesha Gale, Beth Howarth and Amy Nowell accounted for the goals as Rotherham Utd won 4-0 at Nottingham Trent University to make up ground on the top three and Anstey Nomads defeated Basford Utd 4-1 thanks to Analeice Wilkes (2), Laura Monk and Annie Barnes.
Gainsborough Trinity further extended their Division One North lead to ten points by scoring seven times without reply past Notts County Development, with Lauren Crellin, Grace Jones, Izabelle Anderson, Lucia Roberts, Katy Thornley and Harriet Hill all finding the net along with an own goal. Third met second and the points were shared as Kirsty Unwin netted for Dronfield Town in their 1-1 draw with Grimsby Town Academy, who scored through Beth Wharton. Grace Adeyinka hit a hat-trick and Hollie Dalling the other as Sherwood FC Women ran out 4-0 winners at Belper Town and Grimsby Borough beat Arnold Eagles 2-0 thanks to a brace from Tyra Cockburn.
Claudia Jones, Renae Huggan-Broughton and Lucy McConnell scored the goals as Loughborough Foxes Vixens won 3-2 against third placed River City to stay two points clear at the top of Division One Central from Asfordby Amateurs, who were 4-0 victors at Brookside Athletic thanks to a Sarah Brown brace, Kayla Ericson-Peay and Danni Donovan.
In Division One South, Wellingborough Town stay three points ahead at the top after Lauren Adams (2) and Abbie Brewin gave them a 3-1 win away to Bugbrooke St Michael whilst second placed New Bradwell St Peter were 2-0 victors at Cardea Ladies thanks to Cara Brooker and Hannah Glasspool. Olivia Newbitt and Ruby Saunders netted for Leicester City Ladies in their 2-2 draw with Northampton Town Development, for whom Ella Darby scored both, whilst Thrapston Town defeated Newport Pagnell Town 2-1 thanks to Amelia Boddington and Steph Gale.
Eastern Region League
Royston Town have gone twelve points clear at the top of the Premier Division, thanks to a 4-2 victory away to Needham Market, Emma Slater netting twice along with Charlotte South and Lucy Ford. Haringey Borough meanwhile went level on points with second placed Luton Town, Shawna Harvey (2), Kaya Bamber, Nia Garwood, Betty Larkin and Jada Pollendine all finding the net as they defeated Cambridge City 6-0.
One match was played in Division One North but it saw Stevenage Women Development lift themselves out of the bottom three with an important victory, Gemma Franklin scoring the only goal of the game as they won 1-0 against Whittlesey Athletic.
Hutton ensured that they remain firmly in the running in the Division One South title race, moving into the top three by running out 5-1 winners over Stanway Pegasus Women. Emily Clarke led the scoring with a hat-trick and the other goals came from Holly Appleton and Abigail Clarke.
Luton Town are through to the quarter finals of the League Cup, where they will face Real Bedford Res, after a solitary goal from Jess McKay earned them a 1-0 victory away to Watford Development.
Harpenden Town narrowly got the better of AFC Dunstable in the Second Round of the League Plate, edging out AFC Dunstable by the odd goal in seven after extra time. Sophia Amanor was on target twice for Harpenden along with Jaime Curtain and Belle Shannon, with Olivia James, Sian Morris and Poppy Surridge all replying.
London & South East League
Dorking Wanderers have edged closer towards league leaders Dartford, narrowing the gap to three points when they shared a 1-1 draw with mid-table Millwall Lionesses. Victoria Lussambo was on target for Millwall, whilst Dorking netted through Olivia Watson.
Denham Utd have entered the top three in the Division One North table following their 5-1 victory away to Actonians Ladies Res. Brogan Moore hit a hat-trick for Denham and she was joined on the scoresheet by Sofia Harris and Chelsea-Rose Keary, with Darcie Townley replying. Ashmount Leigh meanwhile increased the gap between themselves and the bottom two by beating Hackney 3-2, thanks to a Natalie Stephenson brace and Michelle Ward.
In Division One South, third met fourth and honours were even as Welling Utd and Aylesford fought out a 1-1 draw which probably did neither team any favours. Both goals came in the second half, Beth Hulme was on target for hosts Aylesford, whilst Welling scored through Madeleine Smith. Montpelier Villa notched up their third league victory of the season when beating Steyning Town Community 2-1, goals coming from Tara Barratt and Saskia Taylor-Doyle.
Bromley progressed from the First Round in the League Trophy when they scored ten times without reply past Three Bridges. Leen Winner Ekwo led the scoring with a four-goal haul, Maddie Bone weighed in with a double and there was one apiece from Hannah-Elizabeth Paige, Zoe Cozma, Jade Davenport and Remmi Gardner.
North East League
One match took place in the Premier Division, second placed Ponteland Utd moving to within a single point of leaders Chester-le-Street Town after beating South Shields 4-1. Katie Monaghan, Lucy Pettit, Chloe Wilkinson and McKenzie Darrington were all on target for Ponteland, with Annece Legg replying for the visitors.
In the Northern Division, third placed i2i International Soccer Academy ran out 7-2 winners over Chester-le-Street Utd, to increase the gap between the two teams to five points. Mia Corder led the scoring by bagging a hat-trick, whilst the others came from Harper Page, Michelle Pioquinto Jimenez, Indiana Sinnamon and Kelly Garcia.
North West League
Darwen FC Women have returned to the top of the Premier Division after beating Crewe Alexandra 3-1. Maddison McKenna netted twice and Grace Ratcliffe added the other, with Emma Heath replying. Curzon Ashton are heading the chasing teams after lifting themselves into second with a 4-0 victory against FC United of Manchester. Jessica Cooke gave Curzon a first half lead and after the break, Danielle Young netted a brace before Sanah Mehdi rounded off the scoring.
Bolton Wanderers are continuing to make hay whilst their rivals are not in action, the Division One North front runners extending their lead to nine points by running out 9-1 winners over Fleetwood Town Wrens Res. Faye Knox was on target four times and Neishai Gordon weighed in with a hat-trick, while Madison Hardman and Charlotte Tyers also got on the scoresheet.
South West League
Marine Academy Plymouth are now eleven points clear at the top of the Premier Division following an eight-goal victory against Poole Town. Sam Drewery was on target four times, Carmen Morison weighed in with a hat-trick and Elizabeth Overton added the other goal. Torquay Utd are up to second after Anthea Kaptein, Lucy Palmer, Lucy Solloway, Chloe Williams and Ellie Bishop gave them a 5-1 win away to Pucklechurch Sports, Jess Frazer replying. Sherborne Town meanwhile damaged Forest Green Rovers’ challenge whilst enhancing their own, Chloe Snook’s hat-trick giving them a 3-2 victory whilst Erin Williams netted twice for Rovers. Lucy Atkinson was another hat-trick scorer, for AEK Boco as they ran out 6-3 winners away to AFC St Austell, with Megan Bloomer, Jodie Hooper and Enya Wilkinson adding the other goals.
Gloucester City seem to be closing in on the Division One North title and moved themselves closer with a 2-0 victory against Paulton Rovers, Sachiko Kaneko-Grun scoring both goals. Isabella Williams, Edie Hopton, Mary Shore and Abbie Woodley-Marshall all got on the scoresheet as Bitton won 4-0 away to SGS Olveston Utd, which moves them two points ahead of Cirencester Town who shared a goalless draw with Downend Flyers, whose upsurge in form continues. Royal Wootton Bassett Town kept themselves in the running for a top two place by beating Stockwood Wanderers 3-0, Kathryn Bach was on target twice along with Caitlin Brooks. Lauren Bulley hit a hat-trick and the others came from Andrea Chludilova, Tia Mahadevan and an own goal as Corsham Town defeated St Vallier 6-0 and Purton FC Women gave their survival hopes a boost when a Chloe Neate double gave them a 2-1 win away to Bath City, whose consolation came from Shannon Redhouse.
Division One South leaders Plympton Ladies produced another impressive result on Sunday, this time winning 7-2 away to Weston-super-Mare. Isabelle Firth bagged a four-goal haul and Dionne Igalawuye contributed a hat-trick, while Ellie Burrows and Viiktoriia Khandusenko replied for the home side. Zara Hunt (2), Emily Hall, Mollie Childs and Ceyda Fordrey accounted for the goals as Yeovil Town won 5-0 against Feniton to keep hold of second place on goal difference from Saltash Utd, who stepped up their title challenge by beating Honiton Town 2-0 with Nicola Champion scoring both. Tori Marks meanwhile hit a hat-trick and Amber Hadrill was also on target as Sticker Women won 4-0 away to Bideford.
Southern Region League
Ascot Utd have marched further clear at the top of the Premier Division and are eleven points ahead following a 3-1 success away to Oxford City. Olivia Glover bagged a brace and Beth Lloyd added the other, with Emily Harris replying. Sholing meanwhile came away from Reading FC Community Trust with a 2-0 victory under their belts, Catherine Browning and Emily Flegg were on target.
Abingdon Utd Development made up ground on the top three in Division One North after first half goals from Charlotte Bigmore, Beth Hawtin and Olivia Ward gave them a 3-0 victory over Slough Town. Leah Why (2) and Lydia Vettese were the markswomen for Tilehurst Panthers as they edged out Chesham Utd Development by the odd goal in five and April England netted the only goal for Milton Utd in their 1-0 win against Kidlington Youth.
Division One South leaders AFC Stoneham suffered a setback in their title challenge when they were beaten 3-0 by Woking, whose scorers were Jasmina Vanvooren, Gabriella Hobday and Beth Anders (see match report). Their advantage has been cut to two points by Havant & Waterlooville, who went second with a 1-0 success at AFC Varsity. At the other end of the table, QK Southampton celebrated their first league victory of the season, 3-0 against Bournemouth Sports Res thanks to Megan Dries, Georgia Sims and Zara Vincent.
Wycombe Wanderers went through to the last eight of the League Cup when a Danielle Puddefoot double, Bobby Lynch and Jessica Watkins took them to a 4-2 win away to Penn & Tylers Green. Mia Thomson netted twice along with Charlotte Hill, Henna Hussain and an own goal as Beaconsfield Town defeated Selsey Women 5-1 and AFC Portchester ran riot against Wimborne Town, April Hill netting five times and Lucy Nightingale hitting a hat-trick, with Brooke Marshall, Samantha Jennings, Charlotte Keenan, Aimee Hall-Guy and Sophie Bell.
West Midlands League
The top of the table clash in the Premier Division went the way of Lye Town, who defeated Shifnal Town 2-1 to open up a lead of three points. Substitute Britanee Lote was the heroine for Lye as she scored both goals, with Rebecca-Lee Bown on target for Shifnal. Kidderminster Harriers therefore move above Shifnal into second on goal difference, after a Millie Rogers four-goal and Beth Gallagher carried them to a 5-0 success away to Shrewsbury Town. Elsewhere, Alvechurch ran out 4-0 winners over Coventry Sphinx thanks to Alisha Sheridan (2), Anna Bebb and Beth Grady.
There was a change of leadership in Division One North, where Hednesford Town took over at the top following their 2-1 win away to previous leaders Lichfield City. Leigh Dugmore and Laura Sears both scored for Hednesford, whilst Lichfield’s consolation came from Corinna Williams. Although AFC Telford Utd remain in sixth place, they are only two points off the pace after they defeated Rugby Town 4-0, Charlotte Budd hitting a hat-trick and Abi Beady adding the other.
In Division One South, Halesowen Town were unable to take an opportunity to go top when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Hereford Pegasus. Scarlett Teague was on target for Pegasus, whilst Halesowen scored through Kirsty Spencer. Redditch Borough remain handily placed and move above Bromsgrove Sporting into fourth after beating them 4-2, Molly Maguire and Kathryn Pagan each netting twice. Long Itchington ran riot against Leamington Lions, Georgia Barton, Madison Brown and Kiran Sangha all hitting hat-tricks along with Abigail Hastings (2), Ava Barnes, Abbie Bourton, Harriot Jones, Lauren Jones, Georgia Conway, Eva Johnston and Tyler Miller. Iris Fellows and Ella Field both scored for Droitwich Spa in their 2-2 draw against Redditch Utd, whose strikes came from Humera Ashfaq and Marianna Redmond-Lyon.
