transfers galore in super league! · former liverpool hot shot hannah keryakoplis and midfielder...
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Featuring ALL the Women’s Leagues across the country…
* QUARTER FINAL HEADS FOR ST ANDREW’S* Birmingham City midfielder receives England call up* Scotland edged out by Canada in third place match* Cardiff Met open up eight point lead after local derby win* F.A.Women’s Cup - Road to the Final
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(above) Southampton Saints’ Bex Davis holds off a challenge fromMichelle Niven of University of Portsmouth (www.jamesprickett.co.uk).
(below) Amy Thrupp on the attack for PILCS, under pressure fromMichelle Charest of Aberystwyth Town (www.atfc.org.uk).
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Birmingham City can confirm that their UEFA Women's Champions League quarter finalfirst leg against Arsenal will be held at St. Andrew's on Monday 24 March (7pm kick off). The eagerly-anticipated all-WSL tie will be staged at Birmingham City's famoushome following the success of the Round of 16 victory over FK Zorkiy Krasnogorsk inNovember. This is already the furthest Blues have progressed in Europe's elite competition afterthe 7-2 aggregate win over Russian opposition had followed a 4-0 two-legged success overPK-35 Vantaa of Finland. Admission details for the big match will be confirmed in due course. Meanwhile Birmingham have bolstered their squad further with the acquisition offormer Liverpool hot shot Hannah Keryakoplis and midfielder Remi Allen.
19-year-old Hannah played for Liverpool for three consecutive FA Women's SuperLeague seasons and finished as the Reds' top scorer in 2012. After finding playingopportunities limited, she moved to Stoke City, of the FA Women's Premier LeagueNorthern Division, in August 2013. Having represented Wales at Under-17 and Under-19 level, the Penyffordd-bornstriker made her senior debut aged just 17 in 2011 and currently has 20 caps and threegoals to her name. Keryakoplis is also the current Young Player of the Year for Wales andled their forward line during the recent UEFA Under-19 Championship Finals in her homecountry. Remi has represented England from Under-15 levelthrough to Under-23s with the highlight of that internationalexperience being the Three Lions' lifting the 2009 UEFA Under-19Championship; a team that also included new Blues team matesRebecca Spencer, Jade Moore, Izzy Christiansen, ChelseaWeston and Kerys Harrop. Blues Ladies boss David Parker said of his new captures:"Hannah is a player I have admired for some time now. Whenwatching her play for Liverpool and Wales in the 2012 season shestood out for me as a player to watch in the coming years. "She's a young tenacious player who has all the attributesto be a modern centre forward and is another player who fits inwell with our philosophy at the football club. "She will add a different dimension to our strike force nextyear and it's a great pleasure to see such an enthusiastic playerthat has chosen to join us for all the right reasonsand to progress her footballing development. I'm delighted we have been able to secure adeal for Remi in what is a great coup for the club. "Remi is a combative central midfielder whohas been a shining light in Lincoln's side for the pastthree seasons and will add another dimension to theside next season. "Often overlooked is her technical andgoalscoring ability which gets less plaudits becauseof her aggressive style of play. What is also keywhen recruiting any player is their character and howthey will fit into the group and with Remi it’s a perfectfit for this football club both on and off the pitch."
Northern DivisionJamillah Palmer marked her Stoke City debut by scoring twice as theycame from behind to beat Newcastle Utd 4-2 and move up into secondplace in the Northern Division. Lizzy Fraser lobbed Newcastle in front with Natasha Lillyequalising, but an own goal by Anne-Marie Atherton put United back inthe lead again. Laura Garside levelled matters once again before Palmer, recentlysigned from Wolverhampton Wanderers, secured victory for Stoke with two second halfgoals which sees them cut the gap on leaders Sheffield FC to four points.
Sporting Club Albion meanwhile leapt into the top half of the table on the backof a 4-1 win away to Leeds Utd. Jamie-Leigh Fowler opened the scoring for Albion afterseven minutes but Leeds battled hard to get back on level terms via a powerful strikefrom Abbie Lee. After the break, Robyn James put Albion in control by netting twice andthe prolific striker completed her hat-trick from the penalty spot. These were the only two matches throughout the Premier League to survive theweather over the weekend, all of the others having been postponed. There had been better news for Leeds in the week before Christmas as theypicked up an important 3-0 local derby victory over Bradford City, which had takenthem out of the bottom two. Carey Huegett scored twice inside the opening half hour, totake her league tally for the season to nine, with an own goal sewing up the points duringthe second half.Southern DivisionOnly one match has been played in the division during the past three weeks but itproduced a hugely significant result at the foot of the table. The two bottom placed teams, Keynsham Town and Chesham Utd, met eachother in an important clash and it was Keynsham who leapfrogged the Clarets with a 5-2win. Gemma Fraser latched onto a bad back pass to give Chesham a second minutelead and after Katarzyna Rusek equalised for the home side, Fraser restored Chesham'sadvantage but Leanne Lapham levelled the scores once again on the stroke of half time.After the break, Rusek and Lapham each netted their second goals to put the match intoKeynsham's hands and they wrapped up the win through substitute Hari Sabic late on.
Charlton Athletic are delighted to confirm the re-signing of midfielder Grace Coombs, who returnsfrom a spell at the University of Massachusetts. Grace rejoined the club before theChristmas break and will be available for the secondhalf of the season, starting on 5th January away toWest Ham United. The versatile 23-year-old, whocan also play at centre back, is looking forward togetting back out on the field and playing with oldfriends. On her return to Sparrow's Lane, she said: "It was always going to happen,really. I wasn't ever looking anywhere else. My best friends play for this team, so it justmade sense [to come back]. "It will be different at first but I am sure I will adjust. I still know the majority ofthe team so hopefully I know how they play so I can fit in quickly.
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"There are quite a few key players injured at the moment but I just want to comein and do what I can. The last time I was in the team we won the league so I am hopingthat will mean something." After coming through Charlton's centre of excellence, Grace had a season withWest Ham before making the move back to the Addicks, where she played 74 first teamgames in all competitions, scoring six goals. Having been part of the Charlton team thatwon the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division title in 2010-11, she made themove to America. Grace was an ever present in her final two years with the UMass Minutewomen,co-captaining the side for her senior year in 2013. She racked up three goals and sevenassists in 58 appearances in her three years, as she combined playing football withstudying. On her time stateside, she added: "I learnt a lot, it was hard but I think it was wellworth doing and I would recommend it to people in the future, definitely. "I think it improved everything, even me as a person. It taught me a lot and mademe know I could do things I didn't think I could do. It's a different way of life over there. "In pre-season for about two weeks we would train twice a day and then it goesdown to once a day and then during the year we would have Monday off, train Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday, game Friday and train Saturday and Sunday."
NORTHERN DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDSHEFFIELD F.C. 10 9 0 1 44 9 27 35STOKE CITY 12 7 2 3 31 25 23 6NOTTINGHAM FOREST 9 6 2 1 24 9 20 15PRESTON NORTH END 11 6 0 5 28 22 18 6SPORTING CLUB ALBION 12 4 3 5 24 20 15 4DERBY COUNTY 10 4 2 4 26 28 14 -2LEEDS UTD 13 4 1 8 26 39 13 -13BRADFORD CITY 9 3 2 4 15 20 11 -5NEWCASTLE UTD 13 3 2 8 26 47 11 -21BLACKBURN ROVERS 9 3 1 5 14 24 10 -10WOLVERHAMPTON W. 10 2 1 7 15 30 7 -15
Leeds 1 SC Albion 4; Stoke 4 Newcastle 2.
SOUTHERN DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDGILLINGHAM 11 8 2 1 32 7 26 25CARDIFF CITY LADIES 10 7 2 1 28 10 23 18COVENTRY CITY 10 5 3 2 19 11 18 8PORTSMOUTH 9 5 0 4 18 14 15 4BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 8 4 1 3 21 11 13 10LEWES 9 4 1 4 12 19 13 -7CHARLTON ATHLETIC 9 3 3 3 17 15 12 2WEST HAM UTD 12 3 3 6 17 24 12 -7TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 9 3 2 4 13 21 11 -8KEYNSHAM TOWN 11 2 1 8 24 37 7 -13CHESHAM UTD 12 2 0 10 11 43 6 -32
(22 Dec) Keynsham 5 Chesham 2.
LEADING SCORERSKrystle JOHNSTON Sheffield F.C. 12Jodie MICHALSKA Sheffield F.C. 11Amber HUGHES Nottingham Forest 10Melissa BALL Preston North End 9Beth GARDNER Newcastle Utd 9Carey HUEGETT Leeds Utd 9Melissa JOHNSON Derby County 9Suzanne DAVIES Sheffield F.C. 8Chantelle GALLAGHER Stoke City 8Robyn JAMES Sporting Club Albion 8
LEADING SCORERSSarah WILTSHIRE Cardiff City Ladies 12Charlotte GURR Gillingham 10Leanne LAPHAM Keynsham Town 8Cherrelle ALBERT West Ham Utd 6Naomi COLE Lewes 6Bethan LLOYD Cardiff City Ladies 5Tammy WAINE Brighton & Hove Albion 5Lily AGG Brighton & Hove Albion 4Kelley BLANCHFLOWER West Ham Utd 4Danielle CARLTON Gillingham 4
Manchester City have announced the signing of New Zealand international BetsyHassett on a one-year contract. The central midfielder joins the club having plied hertrade in America and Germany. During her time in the States, she made her senior international debut in afamous 1-0 victory over Argentina in the 2008 Peace Queen Cup and she has sincemade over 50 competitive appearances for the Football Ferns, scoring six goals. Born in Titirangi, Auckland, Hassett began playing football with her olderbrothers at the age of four. She continued to play through her adolescent years andcaptained her college team to a third place finish at the National Schools Tournamentin her homeland. She then made the move to America to progress her footballing career,attending the University of Berkeley, California. Whilst studying a range of subjects -including public health, environmental science, philosophy and Swahili - Hassettplayed for university team, the California Bears, between 2009 and 2012. The 23-year-old went on to play a pivotal role in the 2011 Women's WorldCup and the 2012 Olympics for New Zealand. In London, she was a key part of thesquad that became the country's first to reach the second round of a major FIFAtournament. Having made such an impressive impact in her homeland, the midfielderhopes to increase her country's awareness of women's football. In addition to herinternational exploits, Hassett also spent a year in the Frauen-Bundesliga 2 with SCSand and is optimistic that her endeavours will serve to help her new team as theybid to tackle England's top women's league for the first time.
Everton are delighted to confirm that sixteen players have penned new contracts withthe club. With each and every one of Andy Spence's first team squad out of contractat the end of the 2013 campaign, the vast majority of players have re-signed to theBlues ahead of what promises to be an exciting 2014 campaign. Rachel Brown-Finnis will look to put an injury-hit season behind her and hopea strong season between the posts will catch the eye of new England manager MarkSampson, while in front of her Lindsay Johnson, Alex Greenwood, Fern Whelan andVicky Jones will continue to form the Toffees defence. Midfielders Michelle Hinnigan, Brooke Chaplen, Jody Handley, Kelly Jonesand Amy Kane have all committed, and up front Nikita Parris has penned fresh terms. The club is also pleased to announce that Centre of Excellence graduatesPaige Williams, Lucy Whipp, Danielle Turner and Chaney Boye-Hlorkah - as well aslast season's signing Simone Magill - have all signed their first senior contracts. The news is very welcome for boss Spence. "Firstly I'm delighted with theplayers who have re-signed and shown fantastic commitment to the club," he said. "From a longer term point of view, it's brilliant that we have been able tosecure a large number of players on long term deals which will allow our team togrow and develop together. "Pre-season is only a matter of weeks away now and I'm looking forward toseeing all the players back in ahead of what will be an exciting 2014 campaign."
Chelsea are delighted to announce thesignings of England duo Gilly Flaherty andKatie Chapman from Arsenal. Centre back Flaherty, 22, wasrecently included in new England managerMark Sampson’s first squad, while centralmidfielder Katie Chapman has representedher country on more than 80 occasions.Both players have signed from Women’sSuper League rivals Arsenal having helpedthe Gunners to multiple league and cuphonours during their time at the club. Chelsea manager Emma Hayes,who worked with both Chapman and Flaherty during her time as Arsenal assistantmanager, said: "Gilly is the best uncapped player in the country. In my opinion she willbecome a bedrock for club and country as she has all the hallmarks of a top class player. "Katie is best at what she does in this country and I am sure any manager in thecountry would say the same. Her experience and winning mentality is what sets her apartand she is a fabulous role model too." Chelsea completed the signings of England pair Rachel Williams and LauraBassett from Birmingham City in November, with the duo helping Hayes’ team to the finalof the International Women’s Club Championship in Japan in December. The new Women’s Super League season kicks off in April and Chapman can’twait for the action to get underway. "I am delighted to be here and it is an exciting newchapter in my career," said Chapman, who began her career with Millwall and has alsoplayed for Chicago Red Stars. "Chelsea is a massive club with a big club mentality so it is a new challenge forme, which is exciting. The staff and the players are really ambitious here so for me to bepart of that is something I am over the moon with." Speaking to Women's Soccer Scene about the move, Gilly Flaherty said: "I'mreally excited, it's a new start and a new challenge. "I will be playing full time now as a professional, so that was a big reason for memaking the move. It is something you dream of as a little girl and shows how far thewomen's game has gone in a short space of time - in the past I have been going out towork at eight in the morning and not coming home until nine at night so it is a bigdifference! "The decision to leave Arsenal wasn't an easy one and I admit that there weretimes when tears were shed. But my gut feeling was that it was the right decision to make. "The club has made some great signings during the transfer window and it willonly make the team stronger. Hopefully Katie and I can help install a winning mentalityinto the team." Next week, Gilly meets up with the senior England squad for the first time andcould be in line for a long overdue first cap. "It's the best start to 2014 that I can imagine,"she smiled. "It is going to be a big month for me but as long as I train hard and play as Ican play, it can only help me with Chelsea and hopefully England as well."Click onto our website to view the full version of our interview with Chelsea and Englandnew girl Gilly Flaherty!
Bradford City went into the holiday break with a lead of four points at the top of theNorthern Division following their 5-1 victory over Sheffield Utd Community. City gotoff to a flying start, scoring twice in the opening six minutes through Ellie Swinhoe andTaylor Rushworth, with Melanie Garside-Wright adding a third on the stroke of halftime. Hannah Crossley reduced thearrears for United early in the second halfbut Garside-Wright was to have the finalsay, netting two more to complete her hat-trick on the day. Bradford's position at thetop was further strengthened as secondplaced Sheffield FC were beaten 3-0 byLeeds Utd, for whom Danielle Lowe,Emma Bentley and Rachel Ackroyd wereon the scoresheet. In the Midland Division, LeicesterCity Women and Stoke City battled out a3-3 draw which keeps both teams in mid-table positions. Lottie Tattam, Katie Lowderand Fiona Worts were all on target forLeicester, with Stoke replying through KellyElkes, Jodie Foxhall and Jade Boulton.
Charlton Athletic meanwhileextended their lead at the top of theSouthern Division, going nine points clearwith a 3-1 win against West Ham Utd. Anown goal gave the Addicks a first half leadwhich was doubled ten minutes ahead ofthe break by Olivia Cole. Midway throughthe second half, Cole scored her secondgoal to secure the points for Charltondespite the Hammers grabbing a lateconsolation from Sophie McLean. All of the scheduled matches inthe Reserve Section Leagues fell victim tothe weather last Sunday. This weekend, weather permitting,the two remaining quarter finals in theReserve Section League Cup are set totake place. Tottenham Hotspur are set to playhost to Leicester City Ladies and CardiffCity Ladies take on Coventry City in thehope of joining Bradford City andNottingham Forest in the semi finals, whichare set to be played next month.
SOUTHERN DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDCHARLTON ATHLETIC 8 6 2 0 24 9 20 15BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 5 3 2 0 11 3 11 8PORTSMOUTH 7 2 3 2 10 18 9 -8WEST HAM UTD 9 1 3 5 11 21 6 -10TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 5 1 1 3 8 9 4 -1GILLINGHAM 6 1 1 4 12 16 4 -4
(22 Dec) Charlton 3 West Ham 1.
MIDLAND DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDCARDIFF CITY LADIES 6 6 0 0 24 3 18 21WOLVERHAMPTON W. 7 5 0 2 25 7 15 18COVENTRY CITY 6 5 0 1 22 8 15 14STOKE CITY 8 3 1 4 19 13 10 6LEICESTER CITY WOMEN 8 3 1 4 15 19 10 -4LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS 7 2 0 5 17 30 6 -13LEICESTER CITY LADIES 8 0 0 8 10 52 0 -42
(22 Dec) Leicester WFC 3 Stoke 3.
NORTHERN DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDBRADFORD CITY 11 7 3 1 36 18 24 18SHEFFIELD F.C. 11 6 2 3 26 18 20 8NOTTINGHAM FOREST 7 4 3 0 18 8 15 10DERBY COUNTY 9 4 2 3 29 19 14 10LEEDS UTD 8 4 1 3 17 19 13 -2NEWCASTLE UTD 6 2 1 3 18 16 7 2HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 9 1 1 7 16 39 4 -23SHEFFIELD UTD COMMUNITY 9 0 1 8 12 35 1 -23
(22 Dec) Bradford 5 Sheffield Utd 1; Leeds 3 Sheffield FC 0.
SOUTHERN DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDARSENAL 4 3 0 1 16 4 9 12CHELSEA 3 3 0 0 13 3 9 10MILLWALL LIONESSES 4 2 1 1 12 4 7 8BRISTOL ACADEMY 3 2 0 1 6 6 6 0LONDON BEES 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 1READING FC WOMEN 2 1 0 1 9 3 3 6OXFORD UTD 4 0 1 3 5 15 1 -10WATFORD 3 0 1 2 2 14 1 -12YEOVIL TOWN 3 0 0 3 2 17 0 -15
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NORTHERN DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDMANCHESTER CITY 5 3 1 1 13 4 10 9ASTON VILLA 4 3 1 0 9 3 10 6EVERTON 5 3 1 1 8 7 10 1LIVERPOOL 4 2 1 1 7 6 7 1BIRMINGHAM CITY 3 1 2 0 6 3 5 3NOTTS COUNTY 3 1 0 2 5 11 3 -6DURHAM WFC 3 0 1 2 5 8 1 -3SUNDERLAND 3 0 1 2 2 5 1 -3DONCASTER ROVERS BELLES 4 0 0 4 3 11 0 -8
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Southampton Saints 1 University of Portsmouth 2University of Portsmouth Community WFC recorded a vitalaway win in their South West Combination match againstSouthampton Saints to narrow the gap at the bottom of thetable. The fixture survived the deluge by virtue of being playedon the 4G pitch at Test Park and Uni gained a deserved threepoints with a committed and composed performance, despitehaving only ten players for final twenty minutes after an injuryto the scorer of the winning goal, Gemma Green. Pompey looked comfortable right from the start, movingthe ball confidently and finding Green and Michelle Niven onthe wings to good effect. Hannah Haughton in the home goaldenied Niven on 18 minutes with a good save but Uni took thelead a minute later when Niven, played in on the left by anotherthrough pass, lobbed the keeper and the ball just beat BethWhitehorn's attempt to clear. Saints responded well and dominated the next twenty minutes. Rosie Dimery saved wellfrom Saints skipper Krystal Whyte then Roxy Lee Stewart made a dangerous run, ending withWhyte netting but from an offside position. A lofted Leah Shave free kick beat Dimery but waswell cleared off the line as Saints went very close to the equaliser. Niven nearly doubled the lead just before half time. Once again through on goal on the left,her lobbed shot grazed the angle of post and bar so the visitors took just a single goal advantageto the break. Whyte was inches away from equalising straight from the restart as a defensive slipallowed her to shoot inches wide from 20 yards. Whitehorn had a long range effort turned awayfor a corner with difficulty by Dimery but Saints were level on 59 minutes when a free kick washeaded against the bar by Kat Littleboy and Lucy Harper reacted quickest to nod home therebound. Parity lasted all of 30 seconds as Uni regained the lead almost from the restart. Green,picking up the ball 35 yards out, went past a defender before drilling a low shot into the bottomright corner for a fine solo effort. The scorer had to come off injured when in collision with keeperHaughton in going for a loose ball right in front of goal and Uni, with no substitutes available, wereforced to see out the match a player short. As conditions worsened with a gale force wind and rain sweeping across the pitch, thevisitors showed great composure in resisting Saints' increasingly desperate attempts to salvagea point. Substitute Georgina Axton made some telling runs down the left but no Saints head orfoot met the crosses. In truth, despite the pressure, Southampton never really created a clear cutopportunity and the work of Niven and Lacey Plumbley in holding up the ball from clearancesallowed their team to regain shape. After lengthy additional time, Uni were able to celebrate asweet victory over a hard working young Saints team. Another crucial match is scheduled for next week, when Saints host Newquay with bothteams locked on nine points whilst Uni, four points behind but with games in hand on the Cornishteam, will surely take great heart from a brave and skilful showing by all eleven players on theday.Southampton Saints: Hannah Haughton, Beth Whitehorn, Megan Richmond, Liberty Pritchard,Kat Littleboy, Lucy Harper, Bex Davis, Roxy-Lee Stewart, Krystal Whyte, Amber Siley, LeahShave. Subs: Sheriden Palk, Allana Falconer, Eilidh Currie, Catherine Browning, Georgina Axton.University of Portsmouth: Rosie Dimery, Rebecca Deacon, Bex Ingram, Lauren Paul, LouisaCambridge, Michelle Niven, Gemma Green, Sarah Stubbs, Naomi Green, Laura Newsome,Lacey Plumbley.
Becky Deacon battles with Georgina Axton(www.jamesprickett.co.uk).
Issy Christiansen has received her first call up to the Englandsenior squad, for next week's training camp in La Manga. The Birmingham City 22-year-old, who has beenpromoted from the Under-23s, will replace Sydney strikerJodie Taylor, who has had to withdraw from the squad dueto club commitments. Christiansen has represented England at every levelfrom the Under-17s to Under-23s and she was a key part ofthe Under-19 squad that won the European Championship inBelarus in 2009. The La Manga camp, which will incorporate a friendlyagainst Norway, will be Mark Sampson's first assignment asEngland's new Head Coach. The Under-23s will also be in southern Spain next week forsome warm weather training. Both squads will meet up on Sunday 12th January.
Notts County would like to announce the signing of international midfielder DesireeScott. The Canadian international, nicknamed 'The Destroyer', has made 64appearances for her national side, including winning a bronze medal in the London 2012Olympics last year, defeating Great Britain in the quarter finals. Desiree started her career at the Vancouver Whitecaps, where she spent sixyears, before moving to Kansas City in early 2013. Desiree joins a host of internationalplayers at Notts County FC after the recent signings of Ellen White and Carly Telford, aswell as fellow England players Sophie Bradley and Jess Clarke. Since making her international debut in 2010, Scott has gone on to play 64 timesfor her national side, including winning a gold medal at the Pan American Games. Notts County Ladies FC Chief Executive Luke Negus-Hill is delighted with thesigning: "Desiree is an internationally renowned footballer, and one of very high class.This signing, along with our other recent signings, continues to show the ambition anddesire of this football club. "We are bringing footballers here who share our desire and intent, to achieve thebest. We are building a team here at Notts County Ladies FC and we're delighted tocontinue that growing team with Desiree." Manager Rick Passmoor also expressed his delight in the signing, saying:"Desiree is an extremely impressive footballer, and she's shown this across many levels.Bringing her to Notts County shows our ambition, as well as hers. We continue to striveforward as a football team, a team which trains full time, and a team which has real intentto achieve in women's football. "We are building a team here, a team which is together, and I'm delighted to addDesiree to this team." County have also signed England international goalkeeper Carly Telford fromChelsea, to add to the earlier capture of Ellen White from Arsenal. Passmoor is delighted to have signed the striker: "Ellen represents what thisfootball club is about, playing football and training full time. She's an extremely talentedplayer, we are delighted to have her here and we're very excited for the future. "Signing an international player of Ellen's standard shows our ambition, and intent,beliefs that Ellen shares and we can't wait to start working with her."
Scotland finished fourth in their first Brazil Women's InternationalTournament, after a narrow defeat to world number seven side,Canada, on the final day of action. Anna Signeul's side were looking to avenge a 2-0 defeat onmatch day one, but a late Sophie Schmidt header sealed victoryfor Canada in the third/fourth place play-off. Hosts Brazil lifted the trophy after defeating Chile 5-0 in thefinal. Neither Scotland or Canada had any clear-cut chances in an evenly matchedfirst half. Marie-Eve Nault raced towards the Scotland goal after seven minutes, butfired well over the bar. Canada captain Christine Sinclair, who picked up her 200th cap in the previousmatch between the two sides, then sent Jessie Fleming running with a great ball frommidfield, but Gemma Fay easily held her shot. Kim Little, who was back in the centre of midfield after partnering Jane Ross upfront in the previous tournament matches, picked out Jennifer Beattie with a free kickfrom the right wing, but Canada goalkeeper Erin McLeod got a hand to the ball beforethe defender could connect. In the final minute of the half, a mix-up between McLeod and KadeishaBuchanan led to a Scotland corner, but Little's inswinging effort was knocked over thebar. Both sides looked more dangerous in front of goal in the second half. Jane Rosshad an opportunity to grab a spectacular opener, but her powerful curling effort fromdistance rattled the bar with McLeod beaten. Fay then pulled off a great save to deny Adriana Leon. The striker got on the endof a Schmidt flick on to unleash a powerful shot, but the Scotland captain dived to herright to get a hand to the ball. Little sent a low shot just wide before Canada took the lead. Sinclair flicked theball in to Schmidt but Fay and Rachel Corsie combined to force the ball out for corner.Diana Matheson whipped the ball in, and Schmidt was there to head in at the near post.(Report by www.scottishfa.co.uk)
TNS Ladies are preparing for one of the biggest matches in their history this week whenthey play host to Stoke City in the F.A.Women's Cup Second Round. TNS are currently involved in a title challenge in the West Midlands LeaguePremier Division but will have their sights set on claiming a Premier League scalp asthey face the team lying in second place in the Northern Division. "The team are very excited about the cup tie," said manager Ollie Eden. "Theyhave played Stoke in previous years and are keen to gauge how close they are tochallenging the bigger clubs like Stoke." TNS captain Amy Tomei added: "Everyone at the club is working hard to try andprogress not only in the league but in cup competitions as well. "The group of girls this season have really hit it off and want to achievesomething big. Many of us have played together for a number of years so it is evenmore rich when you face this sort of challenge with your friends too. We want to makeeveryone really proud."
England captain Casey Stoney has re-signed for Arsenal Ladies.The 31-year-old defender, who began her career with the Gunnersin 1999, has since enjoyed successful spells with Charlton Athletic,Chelsea and Lincoln Ladies. An experienced England international, with 116 caps to hername, Stoney was appointed the Three Lions' captain in May 2012.She was also given the armband for Team GB at London 2012,leading the side to victory over Brazil in front of 70,000 supporters atWembley. With the recent signing of England keeper SiobhanChamberlain, Stoney's arrival will further strengthen an Arsenaldefence that conceded just 11 goals in the Super League last term- the lowest in the division. Arsenal Ladies General Manager Vic Akers toldwww.arsenal.com: "We're delighted to be welcoming Casey back tothe Club. She's one of the finest defenders in the women's game atthe moment and she'll bring fantastic experience to our team. We already have an excellentdefensive unit here, and adding the England captain will only serve to strengthen that further." Stoney added: "It's a great feeling to be coming back to Arsenal Ladies. They're ateam with a fantastic tradition, and it's where I started out so it's a special move for me. I'mlooking forward to getting stuck in to preparations for the 2014 campaign."
Bristol Academy WFC are delighted to announce that Natasha Harding has committed tothe club for the 2014 FA WSL season. The Welsh international played a major part in Bristol Academy's success on andoff the pitch in 2013, netting seven goals and starting every WSL match. The winger, who is a favourite with the Vixens Supporters Club (Supporters Clubplayer of the season 2013), said: "I have had a great two years at Bristol and after the hardwork we all put in last season, I wanted to justify it with the season and the ChampionsLeague. "This season is really looking up to be very exciting already and I can't wait to playin front of our amazing supporters again." Natasha will also take on a new role at the club as the face of the Vixens Communityprogramme. Natasha will be available for club and school visits and will be coaching at funcamps this February. Club president Kevin Hamblin said: "Tash is proving to be a key member of thesquad and has improved significantly as a player and a coach during her time at the club.We are delighted she has committed herself to us for next season and that she will lead ourgrowing community programme."
Northern CombinationMiddlesbrough have had a good Christmas period and are up into second place in thetable after winning the two matches played during the spell. Firstly, they beat Chorley 3-2thanks to a Dani Scarr double and Nicky Duckling, then on Sunday they followed this up
with a 2-1 victory over Cheadle Heath Nomads. In-form striker Duckling was on targetonce again along with Kenzie Parkes to take Sammie Leigh's side well into title conten-tion.Midland CombinationCopsewood (Coventry) picked up where they left off ahead of the break by winning 3-1away to Loughborough Students, which takes them six points clear at the top of thetable and still with two games in hand. Sarah Rowles netted twice for Copsewood duringthe first half and after the students had pulled a goal back after the interval, JodieMcGuckin scored a decisive third to seal the points for the leaders.
Leicester City Ladies moved back into second place, but only after beingpushed hard by bottom of the table Mansfield Town before emerging as 4-3 winners.Becky Preston hit a hat-trick and Sam Clarke the other to return Leicester into the toptwo.South West CombinationOnly one match has been played since the last issue, University of Portsmouth pickingup an important 2-1 win against Southampton Saints. Michelle Niven and GemmaGreen scored their goals, with Lucy Harper replying (see match report). However there has been a change at the top of the table due to Chichester Citybeing deducted six points. The Sussex side drop back into third place with Swindon Towntaking over as leaders, two points ahead of Forest Green Rovers.* No matches were played in the South East Combination.
P W D L F A Pts GDMOSSLEY HILL 16 10 2 4 48 24 32 24MIDDLESBROUGH 17 9 3 5 36 35 30 1STOCKPORT COUNTY 16 9 2 5 54 33 29 21CHORLEY 15 9 1 5 45 30 28 15HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 13 9 0 4 41 28 27 13LIVERPOOL FEDS 13 7 4 2 32 18 25 14TRANMERE ROVERS 15 7 1 7 33 31 22 2CHESTER-LE-STREET TOWN 14 6 2 6 41 31 20 10SHEFFIELD UTD COMMUNITY 17 5 3 9 31 49 18 -18LEEDS CITY VIXENS 13 4 2 7 14 29 14 -15CHEADLE HEATH NOMADS 14 2 2 10 19 48 8 -29WAKEFIELD 15 1 0 14 18 56 3 -38
Middlesbrough 2 Cheadle Heath 1.
Northern Combination Midland Combination
South East CombinationP W D L F A Pts GD
C & K BASILDON 14 10 2 2 39 16 32 23QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS 12 9 2 1 41 8 29 33MILTON KEYNES DONS 13 7 4 2 22 14 25 8NORWICH CITY 9 7 0 2 27 14 21 13DENHAM UTD 13 5 3 5 24 26 18 -2ENFIELD TOWN 12 4 3 5 20 19 15 1EBBSFLEET UTD * 12 4 3 5 19 19 12 0CAMBRIDGE WOMEN 14 3 3 8 26 31 12 -5IPSWICH TOWN 11 2 5 4 17 22 11 -5LUTON TOWN 11 1 3 7 13 38 6 -25BRENTWOOD TOWN 13 0 2 11 7 48 2 -41
South West CombinationP W D L F A Pts GD
SWINDON TOWN 11 8 0 3 30 12 24 18FOREST GREEN ROVERS 11 7 1 3 38 21 22 17CHICHESTER CITY * 10 8 2 0 37 15 20 22PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 10 6 2 2 33 14 20 19LARKHALL ATHLETIC 11 6 1 4 23 21 19 2KEYNSHAM DEVELOPMENT 14 3 5 6 29 37 14 -8EXETER CITY 7 4 1 2 17 15 13 2SHANKLIN 9 3 2 4 8 14 11 -6SOUTHAMPTON SAINTS 12 3 0 9 22 33 9 -11NEWQUAY 14 3 0 11 15 38 9 -23UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH * 11 2 0 9 5 36 5 -31
Southampton 1 Univ of Portsmouth 2.
P W D L F A Pts GDCOPSEWOOD (COVENTRY) 13 11 2 0 42 9 35 33LEICESTER CITY LADIES 15 9 2 4 33 26 29 7LEICESTER CITY WOMEN 15 8 3 4 43 18 27 25LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS 15 8 1 6 41 27 25 14LEAFIELD ATHLETIC 15 7 4 4 28 26 25 2ROTHERHAM UTD 15 7 2 6 37 29 23 8LOUGHBOROUGH FOXES 13 6 2 5 39 32 20 7CURZON ASHTON 13 3 2 8 16 36 11 -20RADCLIFFE OLYMPIC * 15 3 3 9 19 47 10 -28SOLIHULL LADIES 13 2 2 9 15 32 8 -17MANSFIELD TOWN 14 2 1 11 17 48 7 -31
Leicester LFC 4 Mansfield 3; Loughboro Students 1 Copsewood 3.
Cardiff Met Ladies strengthened their position asShared Access Welsh Premier Women's Leagueleaders on Sunday with a 7-0 victory against reigningChampions Cardiff City FC. Cardiff Met captain Hannah Billingham spoke toWomen's Soccer Scene about the game and herside's efforts to go one better than last season whenthey just missed out on the title on goal difference:This was a fantastic result for Cardiff Met Ladies,is that the best the team has played this season?To be honest, we've played better - it wasn't our bestperformance coming back after the Christmas break but we did do well. We're proudof the result and the way we played.The game was played in terrible conditions with a strong wind and driving rainat times, it must have been tough?Yes, obviously it did make a difference and made it more difficult but I think thatdespite the conditions, we did well.The first goal came on the stroke of half time, it couldn't really have been bettertimed?I'm glad we got the goal right on half time as it gave us confidence when we went in- we came back out and were stronger than ever.When the penalty and sending off came it was important that you scored tomake it 2-0, as that probably dispirited City?I think it did, but to be fair to them (City), they did play right up until the end. We knewwe had to stay strong coming out in the second half and that's what we did.Laura May Walkley scored a hat-trick and her finishing was terrific, she had acommanding match in midfield?Yes she did and Ellie Curson as well they both played really wellLooking at the broader picture now, this was an important win as regards to thetitle race, is the team's confidence growing week by week with every game thatyou win?Our confidence has always been strong in training and in the games we play we'realways pretty proud of ourselves. Hopefully we can keep confident and keep winninggames!After going so close to winning the league last season, missing out on goaldifference, is there an extra determination this time around to get that titleback?Definitely! The heartbreak at the end of last season has made us more determined towin it this seasonYou have taken over the captaincy this season, what has it been like for you?It's great, I am really proud of the team. They are a good bunch of girls.Do you think that the result against Cardiff City will prove to the other teamsand challengers that you really mean business this season?I think they already knew it to be honest!
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Front cover photo: Becky Gwyther clears her lines for Cardiff City FC, watched by Ellie Curson ofCardiff Met Ladies during their Shared Access Welsh Premier Women’s League match.
Kent experienced mixed emotions down at SussexFA's County Ground, as a brilliant team performancewas soured five minutes from time as an injury to KentFA’s Amy Taylor prompted the referee to abandon thematch.
Amy was treated on the pitch for several minutesfor a deep cut on her leg, after an innocuous challenge.Amy was then taken to hospital for further examination.At this moment the injury has been described as ‘not asserious as first feared’ and it has been predicted thatshe will be out for at least three weeks. The incident came 85 minutes into the game,and ended what was a closely fought contest and agreat performance from the away side.
Kent had the first half chance of the match asLisa Fulgence looked to race onto a through ball but thekeeper was quick off the line to collect. Sussex hadlooked to force an opening with a few deep crosses intothe box but it was the visitors who broke the deadlock19 minutes in. Charlotte Long picked up the ball inspace and tried her luck from 25 yards and thedeflection of the Sussex defender left the keeperstranded as the ball trickled into the near corner.
While the goal had more than a touch of fortuneto it, the visitors were good value for the lead, showinggreat composure on the ball all over the pitch whilealways posing a threat.
The second half started cautiously, with Kentcontent to keep possession and try and frustrate thehosts and wait for their opportunity, although they gotaway with another short pack pass, this time the effortflashing past goal.
The next goal was always going to be crucial forwhichever side got it and ten minutes from time Kentdoubled their advantage through their captain, whoagain put in an inspired performance. Jay Blackie wonthe ball in the centre circle and started a swift passingmove which finished with her curling a delightful effortinto the bottom corner from the edge of the box to leavethe keeper with no chance.
A minute later the win was sealed as LouiseMcCandless, off the bench, scored her first goal for hercounty with a brilliant effort which went in off the insideof the post to give the hosts goalkeeper no chanceagain.
The Southern Counties Competition have yet todecide if the result will stand, but if it does it willincrease Kent’s unbeaten league run to five matchesand more importantly will send them to top of theleague with two home matches left to play against theArmy and the RAF.(Source: www.kentfa.com)
East Midlands LeaguePelican Ladies are back on top of the Premier Division following their 5-0 victory awayto Long Eaton Utd. Katie Waddell led the scoring with a hat-trick and there was oneapiece from Sheryl Gayle and Chantelle Robinson. Arnold Town meanwhile camefrom two goals behind to beat Ellistown 3-2. Jody Scott had bagged a brace to putEllistown two up but strikes from Toni Anholm, Chloe Harrison and Jenny Lorimerturned the match in Arnold's favour. The top of the table match in Division One North went the way of Solar Ladies,who won 1-0 against Notts County Development to further stretch their lead to fifteenpoints, Toni McHamilton scoring the only goal of the game. In the other game,Teversal moved out of the bottom three by beating West Bridgford 2-1. No matches were played in Division One South on Sunday but two were playedin the week before Christmas. Heather St Johns maintained their interest in the titlerace as Catherine Davies, Sarah Williams and Sarah Young gave them a 3-2 victoryover Raunds Town. Helen Busby scored three times and Sammy Morris the other twoas Lutterworth Athletic won 5-3 against Rothwell Corinthians, who replied via aTerri Baker hat-trick.London & South East LeagueOnly one match managed to survive the weather throughout the league on Sunday. Inthe Premier Division, Westfield and Hassocks battled out a 3-3 draw, goals fromEmma Young, Gemma Craig and Katie Harding earning Hassocks a useful point.North East LeagueHull City were unable to take an opportunity to narrow the gap on Premier Divisionleaders Norton & Stockton Ancients when they were beaten 2-1 by in-form WhitleyBay. Nicole Doyle and Jessica Hooper scored the goals for Whitley, with CharleyMcNamara replying. York City climbed up into third as they defeated LeptonHighlanders 5-0, Ellie Harding and Jasmine Whitwell each netting twice with SaraRenfrew adding the other. In the Northern Division, Birtley St Josephs drew level on points with tabletoppers Lowick Utd following their 2-1 victory over Redcar Athletic. Elisha Jones andBecki Miller netted their goals with Lisa Byrne grabbing a consolation for Redcar.
Doncaster Belles (Women) are back up to second in the Southern Divisionafter scoring eight without reply away to Ossett Albion, Ellen Smith and AmyBlinkhorn each bagging themselves a four-goal haul. Natalie Gray and Emily Smithwere on the scoresheet as Malet Lambert won 2-1 at Sheffield Wednesday to helpkeep themselves in the running.North West LeagueCity of Manchester have climbed the table rapidly in recent weeks and are now inthird, just two points off the pace, following their 3-1 win against Preston North End.
Blackburn Community power on at the top of Division One North and notchedup their eleventh victory in twelve matches when beating Carlisle Utd 6-2.Manchester City A replaced Stockport County Res in second place by defeatingthem 4-1. At the other end of the table, Woolton doubled their points tally for theseason after sharing a 1-1 draw with mid-table Leigh RMI. All scheduled matches in Division One South fell victim to the weather.
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West Midlands LeagueOnly one match in the league managed to beat the weather on Sunday. In DivisionOne South, Worcester Utd won 3-2 against Knowle, denying Knowle the opportunityto go level on points with leaders Crusaders. Sadly Bradwell Belles have withdrawn from the league, causing the PremierDivision table to be re-calculated. B & WM Police are now seven points clear at thetop of the table from FC Reedswood with a further gap to third placed HerefordPegasus.
* No matches were played in the Eastern Region League, South West League andSouthern Region League.
Blackpool Wren Rovers are relishing the opportunity to take on Premier Leagueopposition this Sunday when they take on Bradford City in the Second Round of theF.A.Women’s Cup. The North West League side, who have started well in the Premier Divisionfollowing promotion at the end of last season, must travel to Yorkshire for the tie butplayer manager Sam Wilcock told Women’s Soccer Scene: “The team are very excitedto be playing a club like Bradford City in the FA Cup and it comes at a good time, asin our last game we beat local rivals Blackpool Ladies FC in the league, but also at abad time because we have not played since that game on the 5th December becauseof the weather and Christmas.
“We are a team who enjoy playing against teams from higher leagues and welike to test ourselves. We have a few experienced players who have played in theCombination league and also players who are playing at their highest level now but weknow can play at a higher level so we tell them to go out there and show us what theyhave got.
“I remember playing against Bradford when we were both in the Combinationleague so I know it will be a challenge.
Rovers captain Nikki Berko added: “We are really looking forward to testingourselves against higher league opposition and know it will be extremely tough againsta good side, but we can take confidence from beating Blackburn Rovers in theLancashire Cup Final last year and that proves that anything can happen in the cup!”
Blackpool Wren Rovers have embarked on an impressive run in the Cup thisseason, the most notable of their four victories so far coming against NorthernCombination leaders Mossley Hill. The Lancashire side have also progressed at theexpense of Middleton Athletic, Chester City and Hull City.
WHITLEY BAY v BLACKBURN ROVERSWhitley Bay ended the challenge of Brighouse Town by beating them 2-1, goals coming from JulieDuggan and Catherine Shields. The win lands the North East League side with a plum home tie againstPremier League Blackburn Rovers. Formed in 1991, Blackburn Rovers enjoyed a glorious rise to the pinnacle of women'sfootball. Under the supervision of the club's Community Department, the ladies team needed only sevenseasons to reach the Northern Combination. Following a move to the club's magnificent £20m Brockhalltraining complex in 2003, Rovers went on to lift the Lancashire Cup and become the first team to win
On Christmas Eve, the Nottingham Women's Centre on Chaucer Street held their second annual SoupKitchen event and Nottingham Forest Ladies were humbled to be part of the event. After hearing of the event, Forest Ladies gathered support from all age groups in the build up tothe event by collecting donations of clothes, small toys/gifts for children, non-perishable food and emptyboxes for storage for the day. In addition Club representatives from the club were on hand to help outon the day itself. Centre Manager Melanie Jeffs had the following to say about the day: "After a tough year formany people, it was great to finish 2013 with an event like this. In the course of five hours we fed wellover 100 women and approximately 60 children. We provided clothes and toys to women, as well asfood parcels and information on crisis support available over the Christmas period. We simply couldn'thave done this without the generous donations and hands-on support provided by the community,including Nottingham Forest Ladies FC. "We were completely stunned a few days before the event when Forest Ladies turned up with avan full of donations. After a few quick peeks into the bags we realised that this was going to makeChristmas special for a lot of women and children, whom otherwise might not have much to look forwardto. "We really hope to have the opportunity to work with Forest Ladies again in the future." Forest Ladies Director of Football, Lisa Dawkins was instrumental in supporting the event bothbefore the event and on the day - and acknowledges the Centre's cause: "The Centre has manyinitiatives to support women in the Nottingham Community but this annual event affords a chance toshare the true spirit of the Christmas season and to help those in greater need at a time which bringsabout financial pressures alongside. It was so good to see such a positive effect from the Forest Ladiescommunity having benefit and we hope to maintain the support going forward." Club Operations Manager Steven Gray added: "When Forest Ladies heard about the event weinstantly decided that we wanted to help out as much as possible, as a club we collected up as muchas we could for this great cause. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Nottingham Women'sCentre for allowing us to be involved."
Yeovil Town Ladies FC are delighted to confirm the appointment of Trevor Jenkins as General Manager. Trevor, 34, has over 18 years background experience and has previously worked as the Directorof Arsenal Soccer Schools South West along with being a Head Coach at Richard Huish College andTaunton Town FC Youth Team. He was previously a Head Coach at the Somerset Girls Centre ofExcellence for two seasons. He is a UEFA B coach and is hoping to begin his UEFA A Licence nextyear. He took up his new post on 1st January. Commenting on his appointment, Jenkins said: "I am delighted to be given the opportunity asGeneral Manager of YTLFC. The club has a terrific vision of where it wants to get to and I am excited tobe a part of such a wonderful family club. I hope I can help YTLFC to achieve its aims by becoming aclub competing at the very highest level in the WSL." Club Chairman David Mills added: "It was vital that we secured the services of someone who weknew had a real enthusiasm for the club, as well as having a good background in football and the skillsof an able Business Manager. In Trevor we have found exactly that and I have no doubt he will play amajor part in driving this club forward in the FA WSL."
the Northern Combination title with a 100% record. Rovers then made a massive impact in their first year of Premier League football, narrowlymissing out on promotion when ending the season third but an undefeated Rovers side set a NorthernDivision record in 2005-06, winning 20 of their 22 league games and manager Andy McNally becamethe first coach from outside the top flight to be named Manager of the Year. Adam Lakeland became manager in January 2007 and guided them to the F.A.Women'sCup semi finals and a top half finish and they remained in the National Division until relegation in 2011.Last year they finished third in the Northern Division. This season is seeing Blackburn going through a period of transition under the interimmanagement of Gemma Donnelly, assisted by Amanda Goodwin. Hannah Forster is captain andnamesake Nichol Forster is leading scorer and the experience of stalwart Katie Anderton is valuable tothe team. The match takes place at Hillheads Park at 1pm and Blackburn will start as favourties dueto league status, but Whitley Bay are unbeaten at home this season and will have their eyes set on anupset.Whitley Bay (from): Charlotte Furno, Brooke Cochrane, Rachael Cowans, Katie Ellis, Steph Ord, LauraVenison, Hayley Evans, Nic Doyle, Julie Duggan, Nikki Flood, Steph O'Brien, Katie Barnes, AshleyJackson, Lucy Johnston, Gabby Naughton, Catherine Shields, Stacey Simpson, Kamie Sword, AimeeGray, Jess Hooper.Blackburn Rovers (from): Gemma Jackson, Amie Fleming, Helen Seed, Steph Hardy, VictoriaWesterman, Hannah Forster, Sara Noori, Nichol Forster, Rio Hardy, Chloe Adams, Katie Anderton, KellyBourne, Sophie Flynn, Amy Bland, Lindsay Savage, Jo Hutcheson.CARDIFF CITY LADIES v ST NICHOLASSt Nicholas notched up their fourth win in the Cup this season and their most impressive to date, beatingSouth West Combination high fliers Forest Green Rovers 1-0 with a goal from Becky Rexworthy. Theyhave been rewarded with a trip over the Severn Bridge to play Cardiff City Ladies of the Premier League. Cardiff City were founded in 1975 as Llanedeyrn Ladies Football Club after a local charitymatch. After a few years in the South West League and a lot of success gained in five-a-sidecompetitions, in 1981 the club decided to change its name to Cardiff. Later that season they won the AllEngland five a side trophy, becoming the first club to take the trophy outside of England, a record stillheld today. In 1984 the club were the South West League champions and have over the years won manydomestic cup competitions. In 1993, Cardiff Ladies linked up with the League of Wales club Inter Cardiff and that sameseason was the start of an enjoyable association with Cardiff Athletic Stadium which still to this day isthe clubs home ground having moved across the road to the brand new recently built stadium. At the beginning of 1997-98, the club severed all connections with Inter Cardiff and changedtheir name to Cardiff County, forming links with Cardiff County Council, until 1999 when they changedtheir name once more to Cardiff City, but remained an independent outfit. The same season they werepromoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history, but unfortunately could only sustaintheir position for two seasons and were relegated in 2001. Success in the Combination league came inthe League Cup before they were promoted once again in the 2003-04 season, this time with a 100%winning record – the first in the league's history, regaining their status in the Premier League SouthernDivision.
For the first time in its history Cardiff were promoted to the FA Premier National League in2005-06 season. Unfortunately the club was relegated back to the Southern Division after enjoying twoseasons playing amongst the top 12 teams in the country, but two years later they returned after adramatic end to the season and an unbeaten run of games that got them into second spot in the leagueand promotion back to the National Division. Jamie Sherwood took over as manager from long serving Michele Adams, briefly assistedby Jessica Fishlock, and he helped guide the team to eighth place. This year they are in the hunt for theSouthern Division title and have a strong squad captained by Kayleigh Green. Several of the squad areWelsh internationals including Nicola Cousins and Lauren Townsend plus Michelle Green, who is hercountry's most capped women's international. Several of the players have come up from their vibrant junior sections, Nicola Cousins hasbeen with the club since she was 11 years old whilst Zoe Atkins and Kayleigh Green have been presentsince they were 14. Special mention must go though to club secretary Karen Jones MBE, who has been with theclub since its formation and has been a huge servant both to her club and the women's game. Cardiff City Ladies will start as strong favourites for the tie but St Nicholas will approach thegame in confident mood and should not be underestimated.Cardiff City Ladies (from): Sophie Dando, Lauren Townsend, Nicola Cousins, Kelly Aldridge, LouiseHutton, Kayleigh Green, Kelly Isaac, Michelle Green, Paige Stewart, Naomi Clipston, Beth Lloyd, CoriWilliams, Hannah Daley, Zoe Atkins.St Nicholas (from): Elise Soper, Jade Gamlin, Gemma Rallison, Serena Smith, Natalie Coles, MelMcIlwraith, Rianne Lewis, Jennifer Jones, Abi Winnett, Charlotte Davis, Amy Jefferies, Alice Blunsdon,Becky Rexworthy, Jess Wilson, Jo Gay, Ruby Bagge, Ava Byrne, Amy Ford, Adele Hooper.
F.A.WOMEN'S CUP SECOND ROUNDTNS Ladies v Stoke CityFC Reedswood v Copsewood (Coventry)Loughborough Students v Leeds UnitedPreston North End v Sporting Club AlbionHuddersfield Town v Coventry CityDerby County v Newcastle UnitedMiddlesbrough v Tranmere RoversNottingham Forest v Wolverhampton WanderersWhitley Bay v Blackburn RoversSheffield FC v Liverpool FedsBradford City v Blackpool Wren RoversChichester City v Enfield TownLewes v Denham UnitedPortsmouth v Keynsham TownCharlton Athletic v Milton Keynes DonsQueen's Park Rangers v GillinghamChesham United v Larkhall AthleticExeter City v Plymouth ArgyleC & K Basildon v West Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham HotspurCardiff City Ladies v St NicholasBedford Ladies v Crystal PalaceF.A.WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUERESERVE SECTION LEAGUE CUP QUARTER FINALSCardiff City Ladies v Coventry CityTottenham Hotspur v Leicester City WomenRESERVES NORTHERN DIVISIONHuddersfield Town v Nottingham ForestLeeds Utd v Bradford CityNewcastle Utd v Sheffield Utd CommunitySheffield FC v Derby CountyRESERVES SOUTHERN DIVISIONPortsmouth v Brighton & Hove AlbionSHARED ACCESS WELSH PREMIER WOMEN'S LEAGUEAberystwyth Town v Cardiff City FCLlandudno Junction v Northop HallLlanidloes v Cardiff Met LadiesPILCS v Newcastle EmlynPort Talbot Town v Caernarfon TownWrexham v Swansea CityBIRMINGHAM F.A.CUP THIRD ROUNDCoventrians v Leafield AthleticCORNWALL F.A.CUP FIRST ROUNDBude Town v St BrewardCharlestown v Callington TownDobwalls v Illogan LadiesNewquay Celtic v LauncestonDERBYSHIRE F.A.CUP FIRST ROUNDDronfield Town v HaslandWoodlands v St George'sKENT F.A.CUP QUARTER FINALEbbsfleet Utd v Maidstone UtdNORTHERN COMBINATIONCheadle Heath Nomads v Leeds City VixensChester-le-Street Town v Sheffield Utd CommunityMossley Hill v ChorleyStockport County v WakefieldMIDLAND COMBINATIONLoughborough Foxes v Leicester City LadiesMansfield Town v Solihull LadiesSOUTH EAST COMBINATIONEbbsfleet Utd v Luton TownIpswich Town v Brentwood TownSOUTH WEST COMBINATIONKeynsham Development v Swindon TownShanklin v University of PortsmouthSouthampton Saints v NewquayEAST MIDLANDS LEAGUEPREMIER DIVISIONAFC Trinity v Long Eaton UtdArnold Town v Rise ParkNettleham v Sandiacre TownPelican Ladies v Peterborough Northern StarSteel City Wanderers v EllistownDIVISION ONE NORTHGrimsby Town v Solar LadiesNotts County Development v Alfreton TownRuddington Village v TeversalSleaford Town v Mansfield Hosiery MillsWest Bridgford v Retford UtdDIVISION ONE SOUTHKettering Town v Gedling TownLoughborough Students (2006) v Rothwell CorinthiansRaunds Town v Oadby & Wigston DynamoEASTERN REGION LEAGUELEAGUE CUP QUARTER FINALSBar Hill v Sawbridgeworth Town
Leighton Utd v BarkingPeterborough Sports v Great ShelfordLEAGUE PLATE QUARTER FINALAFC Dunstable v Royston TownPREMIER DIVISIONBillericay Town v Leverstock GreenLowestoft Town v Colchester TownStevenage Borough v Haringey BoroughDIVISION ONE NORTHAcle Ladies v Haverhill RoversAFC Sudbury v Ipswich WanderersNorwich City Res v Witham TownDIVISION ONE SOUTHC & K Basildon Res v Baldock TownHutton v West BillericayStevenage Borough Res v Hoddesdon OwlsLONDON & SOUTH EAST LEAGUEPREMIER DIVISIONCrawley Wasps v Fulham ComptonEastbourne Town v Crystal PalaceHassocks v Old ActoniansLondon Corinthians v Kikk UtdMaidstone Utd v Hemel HempsteadWestfield v AFC WimbledonDIVISION ONE (LONDON)Camden Town v Watford DevelopmentChertsey Town v Carshalton AthleticQueen's Park Rangers Development v Tottenham HotspurDevelopmentRegents Park Rangers v Colne ValleyNORTH EAST LEAGUESOUTHERN LEAGUE CUP QUARTER FINALSBrighouse Town v Hull CityGuiseley v Sheffield WednesdayLepton Highlanders v Castleford White RoseMalet Lambert v Ossett AlbionPREMIER DIVISIONPeterlee St Francis v Hessle TownScunthorpe & Bottesford v Norton & Stockton AncientsNORTHERN DIVISIONBirtley Town v Prudhoe TownEasingwold Town v Birtley St JosephsMiddlesbrough Lionesses v Lowick UtdTynedale v Kader FCWhickham Fellside v Redcar AthleticSOUTHERN DIVISIONDoncaster Belles v Wetherby AthleticRovers Foundation Ladies v HandsworthNORTH WEST LEAGUEPREMIER DIVISIONBlackpool v City of ManchesterBlackpool Wren Rovers v Chester CityBurnley Girls & Ladies v Bolton WanderersWigan Athletic v MorecambeDIVISION ONE NORTHAccrington Girls & Ladies v Leigh RMIBlackburn Community v Kendal TownBury Girls & Ladies v Carlisle UtdStockport County Res v PadihamWoolton v Manchester City ADIVISION ONE SOUTHAFC Liverpool v Liverpool Feds ResAFC Urmston Meadowside v Ellesmere PortWinsford v Macclesfield TownSOUTH WEST LEAGUEPREMIER DIVISIONBridgwater Town v Bristol Ladies UnionCleeve West Town v Stoke Lane AthleticDownend Flyers v Frome TownSwindon Spitfires v Cheltenham TownWeymouth Town v Truro CityEASTERN DIVISIONBishop's Lydeard v BrislingtonCirencester Town v BittonGloucester City v Forest Green Rovers ResKeynsham Town Res v Poole TownWESTERN DIVISIONTaunton Town v AlphingtonTorquay Utd v Marine Academy PlymouthSOUTHERN REGION LEAGUEPREMIER DIVISIONAndover New Street v Mansfield RoadBasingstoke Town v Maidenhead UtdBracknell Town v Oxford CityGosport Borough v Aldershot TownWoodley Utd v Parley SportsDIVISION ONEAscot Utd v Southampton Women
Banbury Utd v Milton Keynes CityChesham Utd Res v FleetlandsMarlow v Stony Stratford TownNewbury Ladies v Tower HillWEST MIDLANDS LEAGUEDIVISION ONE NORTH CUP QUARTER FINALSCottage Farm Rangers v West MerciaPelsall Villa v FlorencePREMIER DIVISIONCoventrians v WalsallHereford Pegasus v Leamington LionsKingshurst Sporting v Wednesfield TownDIVISION ONE NORTHCresswell Wanderers v Coseley TownLichfield Diamonds v BilbrookShrewsbury Ladies v Wyrley LadiesDIVISION ONE SOUTHCrusaders v Kenilworth TownKnowle v Coventry DevelopmentLye Town v Worcester UtdMalvern Town v StudleyMarston Green v Solihull Ladies ResRedditch Utd v Wyre Forest PhoenixBEDS & HERTS LEAGUEDIVISION ONEBedford Ladies & Girls v Wootton Blue CrossFlitwick Ladies v SharnbrookOffley & Stopsley v HarvestersSt Albans City v AFC Dunstable BluesDIVISION TWOArlesey Town v Kings LangleyBishop's Stortford Town v Leverstock GreenCrawley Green v St MartinsSandy Ladies v WattonDIVISION THREEAFC Kempston Town v Biggleswade LadiesGarston v Evergreen LadiesLeighton Utd Vixens Res v Welwyn Garden CityLetchworth Garden City Eagles v Woburn LionessesToddington Rovers v Bedmond LadiesBIRMINGHAM LEAGUEPREMIER DIVISIONAtherstone Rangers v Kingshurst Sporting ResContinental Star v Halas HawksErdington Ladies v Folly LaneRugby Town v Redditch UtdSolihull Moors Vixens v Rubery LadiesTamworth Minor v Tipton TownDIVISION ONEAttleborough Mills v Santiago BellesBirmingham Medics v Sandwell LadiesHalesowen Ladies v Rushall UtdWalsall Development Swifts v Perrywoods UtdWood Star Rangers v Wednesbury WildcatsDIVISION TWOAlvechurch v Rubery Ladies ResBlack Country Belles v Gillway LadiesCoundon Court v StourbridgeHillcrest v FC EliteUrban Kickz v WarwickS-TECH CAMBRIDGESHIRE LEAGUENORTH DIVISIONDeeping Diamonds v Wisbech TownHolbeach v Bourne LadiesMarch Town Utd v Wisbech St MarysOutwell Swifts v WhittleseySOUTH DIVISIONCambridge Women Res v Cambridge RangersHuntingdon Town v Sports FCIsleham Utd v Milton LadiesCHESHIRE LEAGUECHALLENGE CUP QUARTER FINALSChester City Res v AltrinchamCrewe Alexandra v Runcorn LinnetsWallasey Wanderers v Stockport County HNRWythenshawe Amateurs v Urmston MeadowsideLEAGUE PLATE FIRST ROUNDBlacon Youth v Irby FCDIVISION TWOAFC Stockport v Whitchurch AlportHeswall v Wilmslow TownCORNWALL LEAGUESt Teath v PenzanceCUMBRIA LEAGUEBarrow Celtic v AbbeytownCarlisle City v Workington RedsKeswick v Crown Newlaithes
DERBYSHIRE LEAGUECHALLENGE CUP SECOND ROUNDUnderwood Villa v LFC BuxtonDIVISION ONEMackworth St Francis v Glossop North EndDIVISION TWOAshbourne Ladies v AFC DronfieldBelper Town v Wirksworth ColtsBrampton AFC v Castle DonningtonWESTWARD DEVELOPMENTS DEVON LEAGUEPREMIER DIVISIONFeniton v Exeter & Tedburn RangersHeavitree Social v BidefordIlfracombe Town v AFC PlymptonUniversity of Exeter v University of PlymouthDIVISION ONEElmore v Brixham VillaMorley Rangers v Barnstaple LadiesDORSET LEAGUEDorchester Town v Poole Town ResPoole Borough v AFC BournemouthPortland Utd v Bere RegisEAST RIDING LEAGUEDIVISION ONEHessle Rangers v AFC TicktonHessle Town Res v Kingston HarriersPinefleet Wolfreton v HunmanbyDIVISION TWOAFC Tickton Res v Hunmanby ResGilberdyke Phoenix v Victoria DockHedon Rangers v Filey LadiesHolme Rovers v Hull UniversityESSEX LEAGUEPREMIER DIVISIONAssandun Vikings v Little Thurrock DynamosFC Clacton v Beacon Hill RoversLawford v Silver End UtdSouthendian Ladies v Billericay Town ResDIVISION ONEChelmsford City v Essex AllstarsEkco Whitecaps v WaldenSouthend Town v TigersDIVISION TWOHolland & Clacton v IslandValley Green v WrittleWickford Town v Little Thurrock Dynamos ResGLOUCESTERSHIRE LEAGUEDIVISION ONEBristol & West v Dursley TownCheltenham Civil Service v Longwell Green SportsLonglevens Greyhounds v AEK BocoQuedgeley Wanderers v Cheltenham Spa CSWootton Bassett Town v Oldland AbbotoniansDIVISION TWOAbbeymead Rovers v MitcheldeanAlmondsbury UWE v Cheltenham Town DevelopmentCirencester Town Res v Bishop's CleeveSCS Ladies v Lydney TownGREATER LONDON LEAGUEDIVISION ONEAFC Phoenix v Luton Town HattersComets v Petts WoodGarston v NorthwoodHackney v Clapham UtdKnaphill v BrentfordDIVISION TWO NORTHAlexandra Park v Denham Utd ResBrook House v HampsteadIslington Borough v Camden Town ResKatabella v Clapham KicksTower Hamlets v Headstone ManorDIVISION TWO SOUTHBattersea & Wandsworth Res v Clapham Utd ResCarshalton Athletic Res v AFC Phoenix ResFulham Compton Res v GodalmingLondon Phoenix v Bromley LFCDIVISION THREE NORTHHackney Laces v Enfield Town 3rdsOld Actonians Res v Hackney ResTower Hamlets Res v Kikk TalangDIVISION THREE SOUTHCobham Ladies v Croydon AthleticSouth London v OrpingtonVictoire Ladies v Fulham DeafGREATER MANCHESTER LEAGUEDIVISION ONEFC United of Manchester v Beechfield UtdHeyside Angels v Middleton AthleticDIVISION TWOMoorside Rangers v Oldham AthleticReddish North End v Avros
HAMPSHIRE LEAGUEDIVISION ONEChristchurch v Shanklin ResFleet Town v New ForestQK Southampton v BTC (Southampton)Winchester City Flyers v Widbrook UtdDIVISION TWOAFC Boscombe Albion v Team SolentGosport Borough Res v Hamble ClubKingsclere v Winchester CityDIVISION THREEAlderbury v SholingAlton Utd v Tadley CallevaBasingstoke Town Res v Bournemouth SportsWarsash Wasps v Winchester City Flyers ResWidbrook Utd Res v LiphookHEREFORD & WORCESTERSHIRE LEAGUELEAGUE CUPAFC Worcester Olympic v Ludlow LadiesDrakes Broughton Rangers v Bridgnorth SpartansLeague:Droitwich Spa v Welland LadiesEvesham Utd v Cookley SportsHereford LC v BartestreeLANCASHIRE LEAGUEDIVISION TWOGalgate Ladies v HaslingdenGolborne Ladies v PenworthamLEICESTERSHIRE LEAGUEFriar Lane & Epworth v Syston TownLeicester Fosse v Cropston RangersLoughborough Foxes Res v Coalville TownMelton Mowbray v Bedworth UtdLINCOLNSHIRE LEAGUELincoln Griffins v Lincoln Griffins RedLincoln Moorlands Railway v Louth OBWinterton Rangers v University of LincolnWyberton v Solar DevelopmentLIVERPOOL LEAGUEAshton Town v Liverpool Feds CountyLiverpool University v Alder LadiesLong Lane v Tranmere Rovers ResMaghull Girls v South Sefton BoroughMersey Girls v South LiverpoolNORFOLK LEAGUEDIVISION ONEBungay Ladies v Attleborough TownGorleston Rangers v Thorpe UtdHethersett Athletic v Norwich City DevelopmentUniversity of East Anglia v Fakenham TownDIVISION TWOBohemians v Earlham ColneyFreethorpe v Stalham TownLong Stratton v Mulbarton BellesSprowston v HarlestonNORTH RIDING LEAGUEFishburn Park v York City ResGuisborough Town v York St John'sHuntington v York RIPoppleton v Catterick GarrisonRedcar Town v StokesleyNORTHAMPTONSHIRE LEAGUELEAGUE PLATE FIRST ROUNDAFC Rushden & Diamonds v Billing UtdDIVISION ONEBurton Park Wanderers v Netherton UtdMoulton Ladies v Roade LadiesNorthampton Town v Brackley SportsStewart & Lloyds v Hampton LFCDIVISION TWOKettering Town Res v Thorplands LadiesRothwell Corinthians Res v Moulton Ladies ResWoodford Utd v Rothwell Corinthians DevelopmentNORTHUMBERLAND LEAGUEBlakelaw Utd v AshingtonBlyth Town v Newcastle UniversityWalbottle v Cramlington UtdNOTTINGHAMSHIRE LEAGUELEAGUE CUP QUARTER FINALSAspley Park v Bingham TownNewark Town v Wollaton HallLEAGUE PLATENotts County Development v Clifton LadiesSHEFFIELD & HALLAMSHIRE LEAGUEDIVISION ONEDearne & District v AnstonShaw Lane Aquaforce v Sheffield Wednesday ResDIVISION TWOOughtibridge v Mexborough AthleticSheffield Rangers v SocratesSheffield Wednesday Development v Thorne Utd
SOMERSET LEAGUEDIVISION ONEPen Mill v Ilminster TownPortishead v Bishop's Lydeard ResTeam Mendip v Wells CityDIVISION TWOMerriott & Crewkerne v Ilminster Town ResTeam Mendip Res v GlastonburyWellington v EvercreechYeovil Town 3rds v Brislington DevelopmentSOUTH EAST LEAGUEPREMIER DIVISIONAylesford v South ParkCrockenhill v Bexhill UtdDartford v AnchoriansMeridian v Parkwood RangersDIVISION ONE EASTAnchorians Res v Faversham ElizabethansCastle Colts v Ashford LFCHerne Bay v Charlton Athletic DevelopmentLong Lane v Ebbsfleet Utd ResDIVISION ONE WESTBexhill Utd Res v DorkingHaywards Heath Res v Milford & WitleySeahaven Harriers v RusthallWivelsfield Green v Worthing MinorsKENT DIVISIONLondon Corinthians Res v West KentLong Lane Res v GraveshamSheppey Utd v Thanet ColtsSwale Ladies v BarmingTeynham Gunners v Aylesford ResSTAFFORDSHIRE LEAGUEAudley Ladies v Leek LadiesHamil Road v LFC Burton AlbionLichfield City v North Staffs YMCANewcastle Town v Newcastle LFCShrewsbury Town v Stoke TownStafford Town v TamebridgeSUFFOLK LEAGUELEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUNDBacton Utd v East Bergholt UtdBrantham Athletic v Long MelfordWaveney Wanderers v Copleston LadiesSURREY LEAGUEAbbey Rangers v Wimbledon TownCrystal Palace Res v Epsom EaglesEpsom Eagles v British AirwaysFrimley Green v Guildford SaintsSouth Park v AFC Wimbledon DevelopmentSUSSEX LEAGUELEAGUE CUP QUARTER FINALSPredators v Horsham SparrowsWorthing Town Res v Rottingdean VillageTHAMES VALLEY LEAGUEDIVISION ONEBarton Rovers v WealdstoneBarton Utd v City BellesBracknell Town Res v Aylesbury UtdCarterton Town v Headington LadiesDIVISION TWO NORTHSummertown Stars v KidlingtonWealdstone Res v ChinnorDIVISION TWO SOUTHAscot Utd Res v Maidenhead GirlsMaidenhead Utd Res v Sandhurst TownWEST RIDING LEAGUEPREMIER DIVISIONBrayton Belles v Bradford Park AvenueHarrogate Railway v Farsley AFCKeighley Oaks v Brighouse SportingOssett Town v Pontefract S & SCDIVISION ONEAltofts Ladies v Republica InterHemsworth MW v Tingley AthleticLeeds Medics & Dentists v Wigton MoorNorthowram v PoolWortley v HepworthDIVISION TWOCastleford White Rose Res v Wortley ResHebden Royd Utd v ThornesIlkley v Brayton Belles ResDIVISION THREEBradford City v DeightonNorristhorpe v Brighouse Sports ResWetherby Athletic v Middleton ParkWILTSHIRE LEAGUELavington Ladies v FC ChippenhamLugershall Sports v Swindon Spitfires ResMarlborough Town v Frome Town ResMelksham Town v Highworth TownSwindon Town Res v Trowbridge Wanderers
PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDPELICAN LADIES 11 9 2 0 37 10 29 27STEEL CITY WANDERERS 9 9 0 0 36 4 27 32NETTLEHAM 10 7 0 3 44 14 21 30PETERBORO NORTHERN STAR 10 5 2 3 29 18 17 11ELLISTOWN WFC 12 5 2 5 21 29 17 -8ARNOLD TOWN 14 4 2 8 13 40 14 -27REAL UTD 13 3 3 7 16 31 12 -15SANDIACRE TOWN 10 3 2 5 21 21 11 0AFC TRINITY 9 3 1 5 16 25 10 -9LONG EATON UTD 11 2 1 8 14 44 7 -30RISE PARK 9 0 3 6 8 19 3 -11
Arnold 3 Ellistown 2; Long Eaton 0 Pelican 5.
DIVISION ONE SOUTH P W D L F A Pts GDGEDLING TOWN 8 5 3 0 28 15 18 13OADBY & WIGSTON DYNAMO 6 5 0 1 18 7 15 11KETTERING TOWN 7 4 1 2 20 12 13 8HEATHER ST JOHNS 5 3 1 1 17 12 10 5LUTTERWORTH ATHLETIC 7 2 1 4 23 22 7 1RAUNDS TOWN 7 2 1 4 18 17 7 1LOUGHBORO STUDENTS 2006 9 2 0 7 17 44 6 -27ROTHWELL CORINTHIANS 7 1 1 5 11 23 4 -12
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East Midlands League North East League
Southern Region LeaguePREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDWOODLEY UTD 10 8 2 0 36 11 26 25ALDERSHOT TOWN 10 5 3 2 21 13 18 8GOSPORT BOROUGH 7 5 1 1 25 10 16 15BASINGSTOKE TOWN 8 4 1 3 21 11 13 10BRACKNELL TOWN 9 4 0 5 23 26 12 -3PARLEY SPORTS * 10 3 2 5 25 30 10 -5MANSFIELD ROAD 12 3 1 8 17 44 10 -27MAIDENHEAD UTD 6 3 0 3 15 12 9 3ANDOVER NEW STREET 10 2 2 6 11 24 8 -13OXFORD CITY 6 1 0 5 7 20 3 -13
DIVISION ONE NORTH P W D L F A Pts GDSOLAR LADIES 14 12 2 0 56 16 38 40NOTTS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT 12 7 2 3 55 18 23 37SLEAFORD TOWN 10 7 2 1 38 16 23 22GRIMSBY TOWN 9 5 1 3 45 24 16 21RUDDINGTON VILLAGE 9 5 0 4 33 22 15 11MANSFIELD HOSIERY MILLS 11 4 2 5 24 28 14 -4TEVERSAL LFC 10 3 2 5 14 29 11 -15ALFRETON TOWN 11 3 0 8 26 37 9 -11WEST BRIDGFORD 12 2 1 9 14 41 7 -27RETFORD UTD 10 0 0 10 6 80 0 -74
-20
Solar 1 Notts County 0; Teversal 2 West Bridgford 1.
SOUTHERN DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDWETHERBY ATHLETIC 12 10 1 1 41 15 31 26DONCASTER BELLES 15 8 3 4 48 22 27 26BRIGHOUSE TOWN 9 8 1 0 30 14 25 16MALET LAMBERT Y.C. 12 8 1 3 33 23 25 10MILLERS LADIES * 13 6 1 6 29 28 16 1OSSETT ALBION 13 5 1 7 23 50 16 -27ROVERS FOUNDATION LADIES 14 4 2 8 22 37 14 -15SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 13 3 2 8 29 36 11 -7HANDSWORTH 11 2 1 8 21 33 7 -12WESTELLA & WILLERBY 14 1 3 10 16 34 6 -18
Ossett 0 Doncaster Belles 8; Sheff Wed 1 Malet Lambert 2.
DIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDNEWBURY LADIES 12 8 2 2 37 21 26 16STONY STRATFORD TOWN * 12 7 2 3 47 18 22 29MILTON KEYNES CITY 12 6 3 3 43 22 21 21TOWER HILL 12 6 3 3 28 25 21 3FLEETLANDS 10 6 0 4 28 27 18 1MARLOW 10 5 2 3 27 17 17 10BANBURY UTD 12 5 1 6 21 27 16 -6ASCOT UTD 12 2 2 8 23 44 8 -21SOUTHAMPTON WOMEN 9 2 1 6 5 20 7 -15CHESHAM UTD RES 11 0 2 9 13 53 2 -40
PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDNORTON & STOCKTON 12 9 3 0 45 21 30 24HULL CITY 11 8 1 2 38 17 25 21YORK CITY 12 7 0 5 24 14 21 10WHITLEY BAY 11 5 4 2 17 18 19 -1GUISELEY 11 5 3 3 29 25 18 4BARNSLEY 10 4 3 3 19 15 15 4HESSLE TOWN 11 4 2 5 40 32 14 8PETERLEE ST FRANCIS 8 2 4 2 18 15 10 3LEPTON HIGHLANDERS 11 3 1 7 13 26 10 -13CASTLEFORD WHITE ROSE 15 3 1 11 35 51 10 -16SCUNTHORPE & BOTTESFORD * 12 1 0 11 7 51 0 -44
Whitley Bay 2 Hull 1; York 5 Lepton 0.
NORTHERN DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDTYNEDALE 11 10 0 1 56 14 30 42LOWICK UTD * 12 9 1 2 40 15 25 25BIRTLEY ST JOSEPHS 11 8 1 2 36 15 25 21PRUDHOE TOWN 13 6 2 5 21 32 20 -11KADER F.C. 11 5 1 5 16 20 16 -4EASINGWOLD TOWN 13 5 1 7 21 39 16 -18REDCAR ATHLETIC 14 4 2 8 20 24 14 -4WHICKHAM FELLSIDE 12 3 4 5 17 29 13 -12MIDDLESBROUGH LIONESSES 11 1 1 9 13 27 4 -14BIRTLEY TOWN * 12 2 1 9 12 37 1 -25
-20
Birtley St Josephs 2 Redcar 1.
Eastern Region League South West League
DIVISION ONE NORTH P W D L F A Pts GDAFC SUDBURY 10 7 2 1 24 10 23 14BAR HILL 10 6 2 2 27 16 20 11ACLE 9 5 0 4 20 21 15 -1NORWICH CITY RES 10 4 2 4 27 19 14 8WITHAM TOWN 11 3 3 5 21 29 12 -8IPSWICH WANDERERS 9 1 1 7 10 25 4 -15HAVERHILL ROVERS 5 1 0 4 7 16 3 -9
DIVISION ONE SOUTH P W D L F A Pts GDC & K BASILDON RES 11 7 4 0 24 7 25 17AFC DUNSTABLE 11 7 3 1 33 10 24 23HODDESDON OWLS 10 5 1 4 25 18 16 7WEST BILLERICAY 7 4 1 2 17 11 13 6ROYSTON TOWN 9 4 1 4 11 13 13 -2STEVENAGE BOROUGH RES 10 2 2 6 17 25 8 -8BALDOCK TOWN 8 2 1 5 14 16 7 -2HUTTON 12 1 1 10 9 50 4 -41
EASTERN DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDBRISLINGTON 12 10 1 1 63 17 31 46BISHOP'S LYDEARD 13 9 0 4 39 18 27 21GLOUCESTER CITY 10 8 0 2 35 16 24 19BITTON 14 8 0 6 39 36 24 3POOLE TOWN 11 7 1 3 20 14 22 6NAILSEA UTD 14 6 3 5 25 24 21 1KEYNSHAM TOWN RES 14 4 1 9 36 49 13 -13FOREST GREEN ROVERS RES 15 4 1 10 30 55 13 -25CIRENCESTER TOWN 13 2 1 10 16 47 7 -31FOREST OF DEAN 12 1 2 9 14 41 5 -27
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PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDBILLERICAY TOWN 10 8 2 0 39 10 26 29BEDFORD LADIES 10 8 1 1 45 16 25 29GREAT SHELFORD 13 8 1 4 43 23 25 20STEVENAGE BOROUGH 12 7 1 4 30 28 22 2LOWESTOFT TOWN 8 7 0 1 32 10 21 22BARKING 12 6 2 4 29 22 20 7LEVERSTOCK GREEN 9 6 0 3 28 23 18 5LEIGHTON UTD 12 3 2 7 25 32 11 -7COLCHESTER TOWN 12 2 1 9 18 41 7 -23SAWBRIDGEWORTH TOWN 12 2 1 9 11 40 7 -29PETERBOROUGH SPORTS 10 1 2 7 19 38 5 -19HARINGEY BOROUGH 12 1 1 10 7 43 4 -36
London & South East LeaguePREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDMAIDSTONE UTD 15 11 2 2 45 16 35 29LONDON CORINTHIANS 13 10 1 2 48 17 31 31CRYSTAL PALACE 10 9 0 1 35 15 27 20CRAWLEY WASPS 12 8 1 3 35 17 25 18WESTFIELD 12 6 2 4 46 21 20 25KIKK F.C. 11 6 2 3 25 18 20 7OLD ACTONIANS 13 5 1 7 27 26 16 1FULHAM COMPTON O.B. 11 3 1 7 14 23 10 -9HEMEL HEMPSTEAD 11 3 0 8 26 49 9 -23HASSOCKS 12 2 2 8 22 46 8 -24EASTBOURNE TOWN 12 1 3 8 10 34 6 -24AFC WIMBLEDON 12 0 1 11 6 57 1 -51
Westfield 3 Hassocks 3.
WESTERN DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDTORQUAY UTD 12 12 0 0 57 11 36 45MARINE ACADEMY PLYMOUTH 13 9 1 3 40 23 28 17ALPHINGTON 12 7 3 2 28 18 24 10CHARLESTOWN 12 6 1 5 25 16 19 9DOBWALLS 15 5 2 8 20 28 17 -8CALLINGTON TOWN 13 4 4 5 21 22 16 -1PLYMSTOCK UTD 13 5 1 7 22 34 16 -12LAUNCESTON 12 4 1 7 23 32 13 -9TAUNTON TOWN 11 3 2 6 19 30 11 -11BUDE TOWN 11 3 2 6 24 44 11 -19ILLOGAN LFC 14 2 1 11 23 44 7 -21
DIVISION ONE (LONDON) P W D L F A Pts GDCARSHALTON ATHLETIC 11 9 1 1 34 19 28 15WATFORD DEVELOPMENT 10 8 1 1 27 8 25 19QPR DEVELOPMENT 9 6 3 0 26 10 21 16BATTERSEA & WANDSWORTH 9 4 0 5 13 27 12 -14COLNE VALLEY 10 3 2 5 25 26 11 -1CAMDEN TOWN 9 3 1 5 17 18 10 -1TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR D'MENT 11 3 0 8 15 25 9 -10CHERTSEY TOWN 9 3 0 6 14 25 9 -11REGENTS PARK RANGERS 8 0 0 8 5 18 0 -13
-75
PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDST NICHOLAS 12 9 2 1 31 10 29 21CHELTENHAM TOWN 9 8 0 1 28 10 24 18TRURO CITY 9 7 1 1 43 19 22 24DOWNEND FLYERS 14 6 2 6 35 21 20 14SWINDON SPITFIRES 12 6 2 4 26 16 20 10BRISTOL LADIES UNION 12 6 1 5 32 27 19 5BRIDGWATER TOWN 10 5 0 5 16 26 15 -10FROME TOWN 11 3 2 6 19 24 11 -5WEYMOUTH TOWN 10 2 2 6 13 28 8 -15STOKE LANE ATHLETIC * 12 2 4 6 16 31 7 -15CLEEVE WEST TOWN 13 0 0 13 8 55 0 -47
West Midlands LeagueNorth West League
DIVISION ONE NORTH P W D L F A Pts GDBLACKBURN COMMUNITY 12 11 1 0 82 10 34 72MANCHESTER CITY 'A' 13 10 1 2 60 22 31 38STOCKPORT COUNTY RES 12 9 1 2 51 16 28 35ACCRINGTON GIRLS & LADIES 11 6 1 4 39 25 19 14PENRITH AFC 9 3 3 3 18 30 12 -12KENDAL TOWN 11 3 2 6 33 43 11 -10LEIGH RMI 13 2 4 7 33 46 10 -13PADIHAM 9 3 0 6 25 30 9 -5CARLISLE UTD 13 2 3 8 35 50 9 -15BURY GIRLS & LADIES * 9 2 0 7 13 83 3 -70WOOLTON 8 0 2 6 11 45 2 -34
Carlisle 2 Blackburn 6; Leigh 1 Woolton 1; Man City 4 Stockport 1.
DIVISION ONE SOUTH P W D L F A Pts GDBIRKENHEAD 14 13 1 0 51 15 40 36LIVERPOOL FEDS RES 13 8 1 4 33 29 25 4MACCLESFIELD TOWN 12 6 3 3 35 26 21 9MANCHESTER STINGERS 14 6 3 5 29 33 21 -4ELLESMERE PORT 14 6 2 6 52 32 20 20MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY * 12 7 0 5 28 20 18 8AFC URMSTON MEADOWSIDE 11 3 2 6 20 29 11 -9AFC LIVERPOOL 11 3 1 7 21 28 10 -7WINSFORD 12 1 1 10 16 49 4 -33MOSSLEY HILL RES * 13 3 0 10 21 45 3 -24
Dearne & District on the attack againstEdlington Royals (Julian Barker).
PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDCREWE ALEXANDRA 11 9 0 2 52 14 27 38MORECAMBE 9 8 1 0 51 10 25 41CITY OF MANCHESTER 12 8 1 3 47 34 25 13BOLTON WANDERERS 10 8 0 2 44 18 24 26BLACKPOOL WREN ROVERS 8 7 0 1 35 12 21 23CHESTER CITY 11 6 1 4 25 17 19 8BLACKPOOL 13 5 1 7 45 35 16 10BURNLEY GIRLS & LADIES 9 5 1 3 24 17 16 7NORTHWICH VIXENS 13 4 1 8 26 39 13 -13IRLAM * 10 2 1 7 16 50 5 -34PRESTON NORTH END * 14 0 2 12 11 56 1 -45WIGAN ATHLETIC 14 0 1 13 10 82 1 -72
City of Manchester 3 Preston 1.
DIVISION ONE NORTH P W D L F A Pts GDWEST MERCIA 12 8 1 3 30 21 25 9BILBROOK 11 7 2 2 46 19 23 27PELSALL VILLA 8 6 2 0 35 13 20 22WYRLEY LADIES 11 6 1 4 31 21 19 10LICHFIELD DIAMONDS 13 5 3 5 28 26 18 2FLORENCE 9 4 2 3 27 25 14 2SHREWSBURY LADIES 11 3 3 5 23 33 12 -10CRESSWELL WANDERERS 12 3 1 8 20 41 10 -21COSELEY TOWN 10 1 3 6 15 27 6 -12COTTAGE FARM RANGERS 7 0 0 7 9 38 0 -29
DIVISION ONE SOUTH P W D L F A Pts GDCRUSADERS 11 8 2 1 26 11 26 15MARSTON GREEN 10 7 3 0 32 9 24 23KNOWLE 12 7 2 3 23 16 23 7COVENTRY DEVELOPMENT 11 5 4 2 35 14 19 21KENILWORTH TOWN 9 6 1 2 31 13 19 18MALVERN TOWN 9 4 2 3 16 14 14 2WYRE FOREST PHOENIX 12 3 3 6 27 25 12 2STUDLEY 7 3 2 2 17 17 11 0WORCESTER UTD 10 3 1 6 16 31 10 -15LYE TOWN 9 2 0 7 14 23 6 -9SOLIHULL LADIES RES 11 2 0 9 12 35 6 -23REDDITCH UTD 9 0 0 9 8 48 0 -40
Worcester 3 Knowle 2.
PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDB & WM POLICE 10 8 1 1 50 12 25 38FC REEDSWOOD 7 6 0 1 35 10 18 25HEREFORD PEGASUS 9 4 1 4 28 34 13 -6COVENTRIANS 8 4 0 4 18 15 12 3TNS LADIES 6 4 0 2 18 15 12 3ALLSCOTT 11 3 2 6 30 38 11 -8LEAMINGTON LIONS * 7 5 0 2 19 10 9 9WALSALL 7 2 2 3 24 16 8 8WEDNESFIELD TOWN 10 1 1 8 12 57 4 -45KINGSHURST SPORTING 7 0 1 6 8 35 1 -27
Aberystwyth Town’s Lowri Walker is tackled byLyndsey Davies of PILCS (www.atfc.org.uk).
Cardiff Met Ladies have gone eight points clear at thetop of the Shared Access Welsh Premier Women'sLeague after beating second placed Cardiff City FC7-0. City did have a couple of chances to take thelead during the first half but it was Cardiff Met who tookthe lead on the stroke of half time through Ellie Curson.After the break, a sending off and injury made it tough for City, who were forced to finish the gamewith nine players, and the students capitalised ruthlessly despite their opponents not giving up inthe torrential rain and strong wind. After Ellie Sargent had doubled their lead, Laura Walkleyadded two superb strikes and Chloe Tucker headed in the fifth from a corner. Abby Pictonproduced a neat finish before Walkley completed her hat-trick late on via a solo effort.
PILCS are back up to third but kept in touch with the leading sides by running out 4-0winners away to Aberystwyth Town. Katrina French ensured that the 'Green Army' were aheadat the break and Ceri Hudson added a second early in the second half, before Lindsey Daviesnetted twice to round off the scoring.
Port Talbot Town meanwhile returned from Northop Hall with a 3-0 victory under theirbelts, condemning the home side to their tenth straight defeat. Laura Amor opened the scoringfor Port Talbot and Jessica Curran extended their lead on the half hour, with Rachel Ball wrappingup the points with fifteen minutes remaining.
Wrexham continue to improve and will have their sights set on the top half of the tablefollowing their 4-2 success away to Caernarfon Town. Ashley Hayes scored the only goal of thefirst half for Wrexham and Emma Rowden netted the second, before a flurry of goals came in thelast ten minutes. Katie Williams reduced the arrears for the home side with Hayes replying fiveminutes later, Sioned Jones again gaveCaernarfon late hope but Hayes steadied anyWrexham nerves by completing her hat-trick ininjury time. The weather did play its part though andhad the final say regarding the other two matches.Swansea City's match with Llanidloes wasabandoned at half time due to the conditions withthe scoreline goalless and the game betweenNewcastle Emlyn and Llandudno Junction fellvictim to a waterlogged pitch.
P W D L F A Pts GDCARDIFF MET LADIES 10 10 0 0 55 4 30 51CARDIFF CITY F.C. 10 7 1 2 42 17 22 25PILCS 9 7 0 2 49 14 21 35LLANIDLOES 9 6 1 2 23 20 19 3SWANSEA CITY 8 4 3 1 26 5 15 21NEWCASTLE EMLYN 8 4 2 2 23 10 14 13PORT TALBOT TOWN 10 4 2 4 15 19 14 -4WREXHAM 10 3 2 5 20 20 11 0ABERYSTWYTH TOWN 9 2 0 7 12 23 6 -11LLANDUDNO JUNCTION 9 1 1 7 14 36 4 -22CAERNARFON TOWN 8 1 0 7 13 68 3 -55NORTHOP HALL 10 0 0 10 5 61 0 -56
Aberystwyth 0 PILCS 4; Caernarfon 2 Wrexham 4; Cardiff Met7 Cardiff City 0; Northop Hall 0 Port Talbot 3; Swansea 0Llanidloes 0 (Aban).
Alesha McGlynn clears for Cardiff City, away from Cardiff Metstriker Robyn Pinder.
BIRMINGHAM F.A.CUP THIRD ROUNDCoventrians P-P Leafield AthleticMarston Green P-P Continental StarQUARTER FINALS (19/1)Coventrians or Leafield Athletic v Copsewood (Coventry)Halesowen Town v Sporting Club AlbionMarston Green or Continental Star v Coventry CitySolihull Ladies v Wolverhampton Wanderers
KENT F.A.CUP QUARTER FINALSEbbsfleet Utd P-P Maidstone UtdSEMI FINALS (16/2)Ebbsfleet Utd or Maidstone Utd v GillinghamLondon Corinthians v Charlton Athletic Res
SHEFFIELD & HALLAMSHIRE F.A.CUPSECOND ROUNDHepworth P-P Huddersfield TownTHIRD ROUND (19/1)Barnsley v Sheffield FCChesterfield v Staveley MWDoncaster Belles (Women's) v Edlington RoyalsHemsworth MW v HandsworthSheffield Rangers v Steel City WanderersSheffield Utd Community Res v OughtibridgeSheffield Wednesday v Nostell MWSheffield Wednesday Res v Hepworth or HuddersfieldTown
EASTERN REGION LEAGUELEAGUE CUP QUARTER FINALSBar Hill P-P Sawbridgeworth TownBillericay Town P-P Bedford LadiesLeighton Utd P-P BarkingPeterborough Sports P-P Great ShelfordLEAGUE PLATE QUARTER FINALAFC Dunstable P-P Royston Town
CHESHIRE LEAGUELEAGUE PLATE FIRST ROUNDStockport County Blues P-P Heswall
DERBYSHIRE LEAGUECHALLENGE CUP SECOND ROUNDBelper Sports P-P AFC Dronfield
GREATER LONDON LEAGUEJOHN GREENACRE MEMORIAL TROPHYTHIRD ROUNDIslington Borough P-P CobhamColne Valley P-P Bromley LFCHampton & Richmond P-P Enfield Town ResVictoire P-P CometsHampstead P-P Battersea & WandsworthLuton Town Hatters P-P Headstone ManorBrentford P-P Queen's Park Rangers DevelopmentClapham Utd Res P-P AFC PhoenixGarston P-P Clapham UtdHackney P-P Carshalton AthleticWatford Development P-P Camden Town
Knaphill P-P Petts WoodKikk Talang P-P Chertsey TownDenham Utd Res P-P Regents Park Rangers
SHEFFIELD & HALLAMSHIRE LEAGUEKRUKOWSKI CUP QUARTER FINALSBarnsley Development P-P Staveley MWEdlington Royals 2 Dearne & District 2
Oughtibridge P-P Thorne UtdShaw Lane Aquaforce 3 Sheffield Wednesday 6
NORFOLK LEAGUELEAGUE CUP QUARTER FINALS (2/3)University of East Anglia v Long StrattonHethersett Athletic v Thorpe UtdWymondham Town v BohemiansAylsham Town v Bungay Town
CHESHIRE LEAGUECHALLENGE CUP QUARTER FINALS (12/1)Wythenshawe Amateurs v Urmston MeadowsideChester City Res v AltrinchamCrewe Alexandra v Runcorn LinnetsWallasey Wanderers v Stockport County HNR
SUFFOLK LEAGUELEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND (12/1)Brantham Athletic v Long MelfordWaveney Wanderers v CoplestonBacton Utd v East Bergholt UtdQUARTER FINALSBrandon Town v Brantham Athletic or Long MelfordWaveney Wds or Copleston v Bacton Utd orEast Bergholt UtdBury Town v Ipswich Valley RangersWitnesham Wasps v Felixstowe & Walton Utd
SUSSEX LEAGUELEAGUE CUP QUARTER FINALS (12/1)Predators v Horsham SparrowsWorthing Town Res v Rottingdean Village
SOMERSET LEAGUELEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND (2/2)Merriott & Crewkerne v Ilminster TownPortishead v Wells CitySECOND ROUND (16/2)Pen Mill v Bishop’s Lydeard ResTeam Mendip v Victoria SportsYeovil Town 3rds v Team Mendip ResGkastonbury v Merriott & C’kerne or Ilminster TownTaunton Town Dev v Brislington DevPortishead or Wells City v Ilminster Town ResEvercreech v Combe St NicholasWellington v Winsham
Patrick Higgins - surely women’s football’s ‘Superfan’ - gives his take on the year just finished:Any period of twelve months in any mass participation activity will include change but looking back at2013 in women's football, it feels closer to being a defining year, at least in this country. The regimechange in leadership of the national teams, the selection of ten clubs to expand the Women's SuperLeague and the rolling out of the changes described in the FA's 'Game Changer' document have giventhe year a 'beginning of an era' feel. The landscape of the sport has changed forever and, as always,there have been winners and losers as the evolutionary process gathers pace. A major catalyst for change was the dismal showing of the England senior team at the UEFAEuropean Championships in Sweden in July. The dismissal of Head Coach Hope Powell wasannounced just as the England Under-19 team was starting a highly creditable campaign in their ownversion of the competition held in Wales and leading to a runners-up spot, revealing that the mid to longterm supply of senior international candidates is healthy. The Under-17s failed to qualify for their WorldCup, losing out on penalties but gaining valuable experience in a home based UEFA EuropeanChampionship. Brent Hills was rewarded for a flawless interim managership with the post of Head of EliteWomen's Performance in December but the big prize went to Mark Sampson whose immediate task isto ensure qualification for the 2015 FIFA World Cup in Canada. Sampson had overseen one of thesuccess stories of 2013 as manager of Bristol Academy WFC, whose second place finish in the FA WSLand FA Women's Cup Final appearance bore witness to an ability to get a group of players performingto their maximum. Liverpool defeated Bristol Academy in a title deciding showdown on the final day of the WSLseason but arguably the decisive moment was Gemma Bonner's 89th minute thunderbolt which settledtheir first meeting on August 10th. That 4-3 away win gave Liverpool the margin of comfort and meantthat Academy needed a win on the final day. There is little doubt that Liverpool deserved the title for theirexcellent recruitment and the skill of manager Matt Beard in finding a settled team shape which broughtout the best in so many players. The Liverpool triumph came after nine years of domestic league domination by Arsenal. Undernew manager Shelley Kerr, the Gunners lifted both domestic cups but were consigned to third place inthe WSL due in part to a points deduction imposed for an administrative error. The subsequent exodusof players from the club might be seen as the end of an era. Certainly it would seem that Arsenal are nolonger the brand leaders in terms of investment and training schedules, or at least their ground breakingapproach to the sport has been taken a step further by rivals. The expansion of the WSL was always going to be a controversial process. In fact 33 clubs,including the eight founder members, applied for WSL 1 or 2 franchises with a maximum of 20 to bechosen. In the end, 18 were successful and 15 were not. Clearly, the successful applicants were thosewho were deemed best able to offer what the governing body wanted. Many neutrals felt dismayed atthe timing of the announcement of Doncaster Rovers Belles' placement in WSL 2 for 2014, one gameinto their 2013 WSL1 campaign. The next expansion date is currently set at 2018 so those wishing to join the elite have plenty oftime to prepare their proposals. Of course 98% of adult women footballers operate in around 1,000 clubs outside the newlyconstituted elite structure. WSL bound Sunderland and Aston Villa took the honours in the Women'sPremier League National Division and League Cup respectively. Reading FC Women and Sheffield FCwon the WPL Southern and Northern Divisions and Oxford United, Stoke City, Chesham United andSouth Durham & Cestria won their Combination leagues. One notable and regrettable casualty during2013 was Colchester United who were unable to complete their season after an exemplary record ofdeveloping and promoting local talent over recent years. Recent announcements from the FA have clarified their vision of the new landscape. The majorchange is the removal of the FA Women's Premier League from 2014 in favour of a Championship whichcombines the current WPL with the Combination leagues. All available information seems to indicate aconsiderable reduction in FA funding for the WPL clubs going forward. The change in league name isto ensure that there is a 'clear tier structure within the women's football pyramid', the Championshipbeing deemed the 'third and fourth tier' of the women's game, according to the FA statement. Particularly unfortunate amongst many victims in this process is one club which has gone frombeing members of the highest league in 2010-11 to being designated 'third tier' in 2014 without havingsuffered relegation on the field! On a personal note, I completed ten years as a fan of the game and saw 96 matches in 2013. Mymatch of the year was Denham United 5 Norwich City 4 in the South East Combination on the openingday of the 'traditional' season on August 18th. A brilliant rollercoaster of a match on Denham's return toCombination level football, reflecting all that is best in the women's game. I hope the future will be bright for all levels of the game with the FA commitment to a 'thrivingwinter pyramid' being properly honoured and their ambitious plans for elite development bearing fruit forEnglish talent.
Belles boot camp a success!Doncaster Rovers Belles enjoyed their annual pre-season Boot Camp on the weekend of 4th and 5thof January thanks to the generous hospitality of Ramada Encore Doncaster. The hotel, based close to Doncaster's Robin Hood Airport, played host to the two day trainingcamp, where the squad engaged in a number of activities. The weekend began with a dinner buffetprepared by Ramada staff, which was well received by players and staff alike. The Belles contingentthen headed to one of Ramada's meeting rooms where Head Coach Gordon Staniforth delivered anumber of activities including a detailed presentation, some group tasks and a football based quiz. After a relaxing night's sleep in Ramada's stylish bedrooms, the squad were abruptly woken at6.30am with only fifteen minutes prepare themselves for the morning. At 6.45am, the teamcongregated outside the hotel and completed some team building exercises before the physical testbegan. Following some long distance running and sprints, the team were led through a circuit ofexercises, before tackling the log and tyre carrying. Some more running followed before the squadreturned to the hotel. Before indulging in the freshly prepared breakfast, the team took time to have aphoto with Ramada Encore's Deputy General Manager Stuart Breen. The club would like to extend a warm thanks to Ramada Encore Doncaster for their fantastichospitality over the course of last season and for this highly enjoyable weekend. All agreed that theweekend was a resounding success, and this was largely due to the excellent care Ramada Encoreoffered to the squad.
Priory School holding trialsThe Priory School and Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) Football Academy is looking forpost-16 male and female footballers to join in September 2014. The partnership between the school and CACT was born in 2010 to offer keen footballers thechance to study further education qualifications and take part in a competitive football programme.TRIAL DATES1st February 2014 - 2pm-4pm29th March 2014 - 2pm-4pmWhat does this partnership offer?Football:
· 2/3 sessions a week led by UEFA B licenced coaches· The female squad competes in the British Colleges Sport London League & Cup, the Kent
Schools FA Under-18's Silver Jubilee Trophy (of which they are the current holders) and theESFA Under-18s National Cup
· Opportunities to coach as part of our community programme in local primary schoolsEducation:
· BTEC at Level 2 and 3 Extended Diploma in Sports· AS and A2 qualifications· NVQ Level 1 and 2 in Football Coaching· FA Level 1 and 2 Certificate in Coaching Football· Retakes in Maths and English if a C grade was not achieved· CYQ Gym Instructor optional· Opportunity of a full-time Apprenticeship Scheme if successful at academy
Success:· 1 ex-member and 2 current members are in the Charlton Athletic Women's FC senior squad· 1 player is at an FA Women's Super League 2 team· 1 player has represented England Ladies Under-19s· The girls academy team are the current holders of the Kent School U18 Silver Jubilee Trophy
and winners for the last five years For further information or to put your name down for the trials, please contact Karen Clinton on(01689) 604377 or e-mail; [email protected].
Get fit for the new year...The London FA are pleased to announce that in partnership with Ladies Super Liga, they will berunning a women's 7-a-side league at the Powerleague in Shoreditch, London, E1 6GJ.
The London FA have received some funding from the FA small sided fund to run some smallsided football for women across London and so far have run three five-a-side leagues. This 7-a-sideleague is another step in creating different playing opportunities for women and it is hoped that it willattract those who have played five-a-side and want to try something a bit different along with thosewho play on both a recreational basis and in 11-a-side teams. Emma Barnes, W&G FDO for London FA, says: "This is something a bit different to the usualfive-a-side leagues so we hope that it will be attractive to current teams and any new teams who wantto get involved. It is a great way to socialise and keep fit at the same time as well as being in afantastic central location. With the recent bad weather it is also a great way to guarantee regularfootball as it will be taking place on a 3G pitch." The league will run on Friday evenings for 10 weeks from 7th February through until 11th Aprilfrom 7pm- 9pm. The cost to enter a team is just £350 for the 10 week league, which works out at just£35 per week. The league will be affiliated and officiated by LFA referees. At the end of the leaguethere will be prizes for the winning team and the runners-up. Any ladies can enter the league as long as they are 16 or over. If you are interested in enteringa team into this league or would like some more information please contact Stacey Cruse [email protected] or Emma Barnes at [email protected].
Somerset v GloucestershireThe following squads have been selected for the South & West Counties Championship match atPaulton Rovers FC on Monday 13th January (7.30pm):Somerset: Tallulah Wheeler, Zoe Gunter, Jazz Faiers, Harriet Gillard (Brislington), Sophie Hart(Bishop's Lydeard), Erin Slade, Abbie Locke, Shauna Cossens (Yeovil Town), Ellen Bridges (NailseaUtd), Kirstie Pickin, Leah Burridge, Chloe Williams, Caitlin Berry, Paige Longworth, Bethy Dickinson,Holly Howard, Holly Stone, Katie Horsburgh (Somerset FA C of Ex).Gloucestershire: Ellie Olds, Martha Gaffney, Libbie Herbert, Annie Thomas (Forest Green Rovers),Emily Stephens, Lucy Thatcher (Downend Flyers), Megan Boseley, Ashleigh Watson (GloucesterCity), Sophie Harris, Erin Pruett, Charlotte Andrews (Bristol Ladies Union), Zoe Foster, Robyn Kelly(Mangotsfield), Layla Hiorns (Cheltenham Town), Rosanna Blackler (Wotton Rovers).
Free Girls Football SessionStruggling to find something for your daughter to do in February Half Term? Then register her for ourFREE Girls Football Session in St Helens. The FA Tesco Skills Team are running a FREE Girls Only Football Session during Februaryhalf term for girls aged 5-11 years. The session will be on Wednesday 19th February from 10am –12pm at Sutton Leisure Centre, Elton Head Road, St Helens, WA9 5AU.
The FA Tesco Skills programme is a nationwide initiative, employing over 100 full timespecialist coaches and is funded by The FA, Tesco and Sport England. As part of their work theydeliver fun, progressive, adaptable and challenging football coaching sessions. At the session allparticipants will be given information on where they can continue playing girls football within their localcommunity. The session will cater for a maximum of 48 participants. To register your daughter, please contact Anna Farrell, Football Development Officer on(0151) 523 4488 ext 112 / [email protected].(Source: www.liverpoolfa.com)
Devon squadManager Peter Distin has named the following squad of players for the South & West CountiesChampionship match against Gloucestershire at Oaklands Park on Wednesday 22nd January(7.30pm):Mollie Jones (Heavitree Utd), Emily Hookway, Phoebe Baker, Ebony Dover, Tegan Lamble, EsmeWells, Ellie Bishop, Kerrie Stockley (Devon Girls C of Ex), Edan May, Nicola Symons (MarineAcademy Plymouth), Megan Kowalski, Mollie Taylor, Ellie Dorey (Plymouth Argyle), Maisie Williams(AFC Plympton), Susan Coalter (Axe Valley College), Sian Bailey (Ivybridge Academy), Anna Holmes(Exmouth Amateurs).
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Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire LeagueOnly one match managed to go ahead on Sunday but it turned out to be a notable one for AFCKempston Town & Bedford College, who doubled their points tally in Division Two when sharinga 3-3 draw with Evergreen Ladies. Rebecca Smith scored twice and Beth Cole the other forKempston, with Evergreen replying via a Paige Lacey-Akers brace and Becky Saunders.Cheshire LeagueStockport County HNR replaced Vauxhall Ladies in third place in Division One after beatingthem 7-1. Vauxhall had only been defeated once prior to the match but Karen Godleman and FranCunliffe each netted twice for Stockport with Gemma McDonagh, Jane Fox and Georgia Heskethcompleting the tally. In Division Two, Wilmslow Town defeated AFC Stockport 5-0 to complete a quartet ofteams who are level on points at the top of the table.Derbyshire LeagueCastle Donington won 4-1 against Ashbourne Ladies to replace them as leaders of Division Two.Emma Hawkins, Adele Smith, Lauren Turner and Samantha Barlow scored the goals to see theirside go one point ahead at the top of the table.Westward Developments Devon LeagueIn the only fixture in the league to survive the wet weather, Bideford travelled to play Feniton andreturned home with all three points after a 3-2 win. Leanne Cording, Tracey Cross and KellyDarnley scored the goals for Bideford, which strengthened their mid-table position, while JodieFrancis and new signing Shannon Toogood replied for Feniton.East Riding LeagueCharlie Parkinson and Megan Toohie were on the scoresheet as AFC Preston battled out a 2-2draw with AFC Tickton. Kingston Harriers meanwhile cemented their place in mid-table with a4-2 victory over South Cave, given to them by strikes from Jay Appleby, Melissa Gordon, AmySmales and Marie-Rae Willerton with Olivia Key and Catherine Shanks replying. In Division Two, Filey Ladies shared four goals with third placed AFC Tickton Res whofound the net through Zoe Ellis and Sophie Griffiths.Hampshire LeagueOnly one match throughout the league managed to be played, in Division Three where WinchesterCity Flyers Res won 4-2 away to Sholing. Amelia Cutler and Charlotte Gordon each baggedbraces to help keep Winchester in third and make up ground on the top two.Lincolnshire LeagueLouth OB registered their first point of the season after battling out a 3-3 draw with Wyberton, whoscored through a Sarah Callaghan double and April Leafe.Norfolk LeagueWymondham Town are the new leaders of Division One following their 3-1 victory over BungayTown. Sally Hammerton was on target twice for Wymondham along with Viki Hegedus. AylshamTown kept themselves in contention by scoring seven without reply against Attleborough Town. Unbeaten Bohemians are within two points of the leadership of Division Two after beatingBuccaneers 2-1. They remain in third, just ahead of Stalham Town who were 4-0 winners overEarlham Colney.North Riding LeaguePoppleton are back on top of the table after winning 3-0 away to Brompton. York City Res are inthird after finding the net thirteen times against Huntington. Rebecca Dawson, Emily Dingley,Krista Richardson, Louise Ross and Natasha Mortimer each netted twice and the tally was roundedoff by Kira Robinson, Jenna Strain and an own goal. Lauren Bale and Claire Campbell both hithat-tricks and Kirsty Flynn the other for Stokesley in their 7-0 victory over Fishburn Park andEmma Douglas another hat-trick scorer for Easingwold Town Res as they beat CatterickGarrison 4-3, Hannah Green was also on the scoresheet.Sheffield & Hallamshire LeagueEdlington Royals reached the semi finals of the Krukowski Cup for the second season running
Bedfordshire & HertfordshireDIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDST ALBANS CITY 7 6 1 0 21 8 19 13SHARNBROOK 9 5 0 4 23 20 15 3WOOTTON BLUE CROSS 9 5 0 4 22 29 15 -7OFFLEY & STOPSLEY 6 4 1 1 23 8 13 15FLITWICK LADIES 7 3 2 2 28 13 11 15HARVESTERS 9 3 1 5 17 22 10 -5BEDFORD LADIES & GIRLS 7 1 1 5 11 14 4 -3AFC DUNSTABLE BLUES 6 0 0 6 5 36 0 -31
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDST MARTINS 8 7 1 0 35 10 22 25SANDY LADIES 8 5 2 1 34 12 17 22LEVERSTOCK GREEN WHITES 6 5 0 1 42 13 15 29SHERRARDSWOOD 7 3 1 3 14 19 10 -5BISHOP'S STORTFORD 7 2 1 4 14 12 7 2WATTON LADIES 7 2 1 4 21 24 7 -3CRAWLEY GREEN LADIES 8 1 3 4 20 35 6 -15ARLESEY TOWN RES 7 1 2 4 15 27 5 -12KINGS LANGLEY 6 0 1 5 10 53 1 -43
DIVISION THREE P W D L F A Pts GDBIGGLESWADE LADIES 11 9 1 1 66 20 28 46LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY 9 9 0 0 59 8 27 51LEIGHTON UTD VIXENS RES 10 7 1 2 30 32 22 -2WOBURN LIONESSES 13 6 1 6 34 30 19 4TODDINGTON ROVERS 9 4 2 3 35 26 14 9EVERGREEN EAGLES 11 4 1 6 25 31 13 -6WELWYN GARDEN CITY 11 3 2 6 27 43 11 -16BEDMOND LADIES 8 3 0 5 23 26 9 -3EVERGREEN LADIES 12 2 2 8 17 42 8 -25GARSTON 8 2 0 6 11 31 6 -20AFC KEMPSTON TOWN & BC 8 0 2 6 8 45 2 -37
AFC Kempston 3 Evergreen LFC 3.
BirminghamPREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDKINGSHURST SPORTING RES 11 8 2 1 41 15 26 26RUBERY LADIES 10 6 2 2 23 9 20 14TAMWORTH LADIES 9 6 1 2 28 21 19 7REDDITCH LADIES 11 5 1 5 36 29 16 7FOLLY LANE 6 5 0 1 26 12 15 14ATHERSTONE RANGERS 7 5 0 2 28 15 15 13CONTINENTAL STAR 9 5 0 4 28 23 15 5SOLIHULL MOORS VIXENS 8 3 1 4 13 23 10 -10HALAS HAWKS 8 3 0 5 21 22 9 -1ERDINGTON LADIES 9 2 0 7 19 33 6 -14TIPTON TOWN 7 1 0 6 7 26 3 -19RUGBY TOWN 11 0 1 10 13 55 1 -42
DIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDSANDWELL LADIES 11 9 1 1 52 15 28 37RUSHALL UTD 11 9 1 1 50 13 28 37HALESOWEN LADIES 9 9 0 0 63 8 27 55ATTLEBOROUGH MILLS 11 6 1 4 31 39 19 -8PERRYWOODS UTD 12 4 1 7 22 41 13 -19SANTIAGO BELLES 10 2 1 7 13 26 7 -13WEDNESBURY WILDCATS 11 2 1 8 24 46 7 -22BIRMINGHAM MEDICS 5 2 0 3 13 14 6 -1WOOD STAR RANGERS 7 2 0 5 12 32 6 -20WALSALL DEVELOPMENT SWIFTS 9 0 0 9 5 51 0 -46
Attleborough 3 Rushall 6.
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDSTOURBRIDGE 9 9 0 0 76 7 27 69BLACK COUNTRY BELLES 11 8 0 3 36 29 24 7FC ELITE 10 7 0 3 34 20 21 14COUNDON COURT 6 6 0 0 18 7 18 11HILLCREST 10 5 1 4 26 19 16 7WARWICK LADIES 8 3 1 4 24 22 10 2URBAN KICKZ 11 2 0 9 29 29 6 0ALVECHURCH LADIES 8 2 0 6 11 21 6 -10RUBERY LADIES RES 7 2 0 5 17 38 6 -21GILLWAY LADIES 10 0 0 10 10 89 0 -79
FC Elite 0 Black Country 2; Hillcrest 3 Urban 0.
S-Tech Cambridgeshire
NORTH DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDDOWNHAM TOWN 9 7 1 1 45 12 22 33WISBECH ST MARYS 8 6 1 1 37 8 19 29WISBECH TOWN 8 6 0 2 22 12 18 10DEEPING DIAMONDS 6 5 1 0 38 5 16 33BOURNE LADIES 10 4 0 6 20 22 12 -2MARCH TOWN UTD 7 3 1 3 11 12 10 -1OUTWELL SWIFTS 10 2 0 8 14 35 6 -21HOLBEACH LADIES 9 1 1 7 9 51 4 -42WHITTLESEY * 7 0 1 6 6 45 -2 -39
SOUTH DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDFULBOURN BLUEBIRDS 9 7 1 1 53 14 22 39CAMBRIDGE WOMEN RES 8 6 1 1 90 8 19 82CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 7 6 0 1 73 4 18 69HUNTINGDON TOWN 8 5 1 2 95 11 16 84EXNING LADIES 7 5 1 1 36 5 16 31CAMBRIDGE RANGERS 10 3 0 7 22 90 9 -68ISLEHAM UTD * 8 3 0 5 19 17 6 2MILTON LADIES 10 1 0 9 13 90 3 -77SPORTS F.C. 9 0 0 9 0 162 0 -162
CheshireDIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDSTOCKPORT COUNTY BLUES 10 8 0 2 49 14 24 35WALLASEY WANDERERS 9 7 0 2 49 24 21 25STOCKPORT COUNTY HNR 11 6 1 4 39 22 19 17VAUXHALL LADIES 8 6 0 2 26 23 18 3URMSTON MEADOWSIDE 7 4 1 2 21 11 13 10CHESTER CITY RES 9 1 1 7 12 32 4 -20WYTHENSHAWE AMATEURS 8 1 1 6 13 43 4 -30SANDBACH UTD 8 0 0 8 13 53 0 -40
Stockport HNR 7 Vauxhall 1.
P W D L F A Pts GDNEWQUAY CELTIC 8 7 0 1 30 5 21 25ST AGNES 7 6 0 1 21 5 18 16PENZANCE 7 4 0 3 12 18 12 -6ILLOGAN LADIES RES 7 2 0 5 8 7 6 1ST TEATH 6 1 2 3 7 14 5 -7MULLION 7 1 1 5 7 20 4 -13ST BREWARD 6 1 1 4 5 21 4 -16
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDCREWE ALEXANDRA 9 8 0 1 57 4 24 53WARRINGTON WOLVERINES 9 8 0 1 56 8 24 48WILMSLOW TOWN 11 8 0 3 45 19 24 26ALTRINCHAM 9 8 0 1 34 17 24 17RUNCORN LINNETS 9 5 1 3 25 21 16 4HESWALL LADIES 13 4 2 7 33 57 14 -24WALLASEY ATHLETIC 12 4 1 7 22 47 13 -25IRBY F.C. 11 3 1 7 24 52 10 -28AFC STOCKPORT 14 3 1 10 29 62 10 -33BLACON YOUTH 11 2 2 7 17 37 8 -20WHITCHURCH ALPORT 8 0 2 6 10 28 2 -18
Wilmslow 5 AFC Stockport 0.
Cornwall
CumbriaP W D L F A Pts GD
ABBEYTOWN 8 6 2 0 46 8 20 38WORKINGTON REDS 8 5 3 0 41 15 18 26CROWN NEWLAITHES 9 4 3 2 41 20 15 21BARROW CELTIC 8 3 1 4 26 23 10 3CARLISLE CITY 8 1 1 6 13 44 4 -31KESWICK 7 0 0 7 1 58 0 -57
DerbyshireDIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDLITTLE EATON 11 7 2 2 35 19 23 16UNDERWOOD VILLA 8 7 1 0 41 12 22 29BELPER SPORTS 7 4 1 2 37 13 13 24MACKWORTH ST FRANCIS 9 4 1 4 27 17 13 10DRONFIELD TOWN 7 4 1 2 17 10 13 7GLOSSOP NORTH END 6 1 0 5 13 23 3 -10HASLAND LADIES 8 1 0 7 11 43 3 -32ST GEORGE'S 6 0 0 6 6 50 0 -44
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDCASTLE DONNINGTON * 10 7 2 1 33 14 20 19ASHBOURNE LADIES 11 6 1 4 35 17 19 18WIRKSWORTH COLTS 10 6 1 3 18 9 19 9WOODLANDS 11 6 1 4 27 30 19 -3LFC BUXTON 10 5 3 2 24 16 18 8AFC DRONFIELD 8 2 1 5 10 21 7 -11BELPER TOWN 10 0 3 7 14 42 3 -28BRAMPTON AFC 8 0 2 6 12 24 2 -12
Castle Donnington 4 Ashbourne 1.
DorsetP W D L F A Pts GD
DORCHESTER TOWN 7 7 0 0 55 7 21 48AFC BOURNEMOUTH 10 6 0 4 44 26 18 18PORTLAND UTD 5 4 0 1 46 13 12 33POOLE TOWN RES 5 2 0 3 17 21 6 -4POOLE BOROUGH 6 2 0 4 11 42 6 -31BERE REGIS 8 2 0 6 33 69 6 -36QUEEN BEES 5 0 0 5 2 30 0 -28
DevonPREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDAFC PLYMPTON 11 11 0 0 86 12 33 74EXETER & TEDBURN RANGERS 9 5 1 3 31 28 16 3HEAVITREE SOCIAL 7 4 1 2 29 18 13 11FENITON 9 4 1 4 32 23 13 9BIDEFORD 8 3 0 5 17 40 9 -23EXMOUTH AMATEURS 5 1 1 3 8 26 4 -18ILFRACOMBE TOWN 7 1 0 6 16 33 3 -17UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH 3 0 1 2 4 15 1 -11UNIVERSITY OF EXETER 5 0 1 4 8 36 1 -28
Feniton 2 Bideford 3.
Durham
DIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDACTIVATE 9 7 0 2 47 17 21 30BUDLEIGH SALTERTON 7 6 0 1 23 7 18 16TAVISTOCK 8 5 0 3 24 13 15 11MORLEY RANGERS 6 3 1 2 34 24 10 10PLAINMOOR 8 3 1 4 19 22 10 -3BRIXHAM VILLA 7 2 0 5 28 35 6 -7BARNSTAPLE LADIES 7 1 0 6 11 37 3 -26ELMORE 4 0 0 4 6 37 0 -31
DIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDDARLINGTON R.A. 10 6 1 3 31 18 19 13SEATON CAREW 10 6 0 4 35 24 18 11BOLDON 5 5 0 0 22 4 15 18RUTHERFORD RAVENS 8 4 2 2 17 9 14 8SOUTH DURHAM & CESTRIA RES 8 4 1 3 24 13 13 11CONSETT 12 2 2 8 29 47 8 -18HEBBURN LADIES 9 2 1 6 19 40 7 -21WILLINGTON 8 2 1 5 17 39 7 -22
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDCONSETT BELLES 12 10 1 1 70 13 31 57BILLINGHAM TOWN 11 9 1 1 65 16 28 49SUNDERLAND PLAINS FARM 13 7 1 5 52 40 22 12DARLINGTON SPRAIRE LASSES 11 6 2 3 38 24 20 14COXHOE UTD 9 5 1 3 36 22 16 14BISHOP AUCKLAND 10 4 1 5 45 31 13 14FARRINGTON DETACHED 9 2 1 6 19 62 7 -43SOUTH SHIELDS 5 1 0 4 8 19 3 -11WASHINGTON LADIES 9 0 1 8 12 61 1 -49SWALWELL LADIES 9 0 1 8 6 63 1 -57
East RidingDIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDCOURTS CITY 11 10 0 1 46 15 30 31HESSLE RANGERS 12 7 0 5 42 24 21 18HUNMANBY 11 6 1 4 42 37 19 5AFC PRESTON 12 4 5 3 16 20 17 -4KINGSTON HARRIERS 9 4 2 3 29 29 14 0HESSLE TOWN RES 10 2 4 4 29 38 10 -9AFC TICKTON 9 1 4 4 17 29 7 -12SOUTH CAVE 8 2 0 6 15 16 6 -1PINEFLEET WOLFRETON 10 0 4 6 17 45 4 -28
AFC Preston 2 AFC Tickton 2; Kingston 4 South Cave 2.
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDGILBERDYKE PHOENIX 10 10 0 0 75 8 30 67VICTORIA DOCK 9 6 2 1 34 16 20 18AFC TICKTON RES 10 6 1 3 30 25 19 5HORNSEA SPORTING 9 4 1 4 44 43 13 1HULL UNIVERSITY 6 3 0 3 18 18 9 0FILEY LADIES 10 2 2 6 27 44 8 -17HUNMANBY RES 8 2 1 5 12 16 7 -4HOLME ROVERS 10 2 1 7 22 79 7 -57HEDON RANGERS 6 0 0 6 6 19 0 -13
Filey 2 AFC Tickton 2.
EssexPREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDLITTLE THURROCK DYNAMOS 7 6 1 0 29 6 19 23SOUTHENDIAN LADIES 6 6 0 0 37 1 18 36BILLERICAY TOWN RES 8 4 2 2 24 20 14 4ASSANDUN VIKINGS 7 3 1 3 7 20 10 -13LAWFORD 6 2 2 2 11 15 8 -4HUTTON RES 8 2 1 5 17 37 7 -20SILVER END UTD 7 1 1 5 13 16 4 -3BEACON HILL ROVERS 7 0 4 3 5 14 4 -9FC CLACTON 4 0 0 4 2 16 0 -14
DIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDWALTHAMSTOW EAGLES 8 6 1 1 30 17 19 13CHELMSFORD CITY 7 6 0 1 28 6 18 22TAKELEY 7 5 1 1 40 12 16 28TIGERS 7 4 1 2 20 16 13 4WALDEN 5 2 0 3 11 14 6 -3ESSEX ALLSTARS 5 1 1 3 6 12 4 -6EKCO WHITECAPS 10 1 1 8 11 38 4 -27SOUTHEND TOWN 7 0 1 6 4 35 1 -31
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDWRITTLE LADIES 6 6 0 0 46 1 18 45ISLAND LADIES 6 5 0 1 42 7 15 35HOLLAND & CLACTON 7 4 1 2 36 18 13 18REDBRIDGE 6 4 0 2 26 21 12 5LITTLE THURROCK DYN RES 10 4 0 6 27 54 12 -27WICKFORD TOWN 9 1 1 7 14 60 4 -46VALLEY GREEN 8 0 2 6 10 40 2 -30
Gloucestershire
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDALMONDSBURY UWE 11 8 2 1 48 4 26 44MITCHELDEAN 12 8 2 2 47 19 26 28CHELTENHAM TOWN DEV'MENT 10 8 1 1 39 11 25 28ABBEYMEAD ROVERS 10 7 0 3 31 17 21 14ST NICHOLAS RES 11 6 2 3 43 16 20 27CIRENCESTER TOWN RES 12 4 1 7 32 44 13 -12SCS LADIES 10 2 0 8 16 55 6 -39LYDNEY TOWN 10 1 0 9 6 54 3 -48BISHOP'S CLEEVE 10 0 0 10 5 47 0 -42
Greater LondonDIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDBRENTFORD 12 11 0 1 77 15 33 62AFC PHOENIX 12 9 3 0 30 9 30 21COMETS 11 7 0 4 29 20 21 9PETTS WOOD 12 6 1 5 22 23 19 -1ENFIELD TOWN RES 12 5 1 6 27 29 16 -2GARSTON 12 5 1 6 20 23 16 -3HACKNEY 13 4 2 7 19 24 14 -5CLAPHAM UTD 12 4 2 6 18 27 14 -9LUTON TOWN HATTERS 11 4 1 6 14 23 13 -9NORTHWOOD 12 3 3 6 29 46 12 -17KNAPHILL 11 0 0 11 8 54 0 -46
DIVISION TWO NORTH P W D L F A Pts GDCLAPHAM KICKS 11 7 2 2 23 12 23 11TOWER HAMLETS 10 7 1 2 30 18 22 12HAMPSTEAD 9 6 1 2 25 10 19 15BROOK HOUSE 10 5 3 2 26 14 18 12DENHAM UTD RES 10 5 0 5 37 34 15 3ISLINGTON BOROUGH 9 5 0 4 23 22 15 1CAMDEN TOWN RES 12 4 1 7 30 39 13 -9HEADSTONE MANOR 10 3 1 6 20 25 10 -5ALEXANDRA PARK 9 1 1 7 10 33 4 -23KATABELLA 8 1 0 7 9 26 3 -17
DIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDCHELTENHAM CIVIL SERVICE 11 11 0 0 53 2 33 51OLDLAND ABBOTONIANS 12 8 3 1 40 13 27 27BRISTOL & WEST 11 7 1 3 12 12 22 0CHELTENHAM SPA CS 11 5 0 6 16 25 15 -9LONGLEVENS GREYHOUNDS 10 3 4 3 25 15 13 10WOOTTON BASSETT TOWN 9 3 3 3 19 17 12 2LONGWELL GREEN SPORTS 10 3 3 4 19 20 12 -1DURSLEY TOWN 12 3 3 6 24 36 12 -12AEK BOCO 11 1 3 7 23 30 6 -7QUEDGELEY WANDERERS 11 0 0 11 1 62 0 -61
DIVISION TWO SOUTH P W D L F A Pts GDHAMPTON & RICHMOND 11 9 1 1 38 12 28 26BROMLEY LFC 9 7 2 0 35 14 23 21CLAPHAM UTD RES 11 6 4 1 28 15 22 13CARSHALTON ATHLETIC RES 11 4 3 4 28 21 15 7PANTHERS 12 4 1 7 25 32 13 -7AFC PHOENIX RES 8 3 1 4 27 31 10 -4BATTERSEA & WANDSW’TH RES 8 2 2 4 14 13 8 1LONDON PHOENIX 10 2 2 6 17 38 8 -21GODALMING 7 2 1 4 11 15 7 -4FULHAM COMPTON RES 11 1 1 9 5 37 4 -32
Fulham Compton 1 Carshalton 0.
DIVISION THREE NORTH P W D L F A Pts GDENFIELD TOWN 3RDS 11 9 1 1 60 17 28 43KIKK TALANG 9 7 1 1 42 5 22 37OLD ACTONIANS RES 11 4 2 5 22 28 14 -6HACKNEY LACES 11 4 2 5 26 40 14 -14TOWER HAMLETS RES 10 2 2 6 27 36 8 -9HACKNEY RES 10 1 0 9 8 59 3 -51
DIVISION THREE SOUTH P W D L F A Pts GDCOBHAM LADIES 8 6 2 0 59 8 20 51CROYDON ATHLETIC 8 5 2 1 37 12 17 25VICTOIRE LADIES 8 4 3 1 47 14 15 33SOUTH LONDON 9 3 2 4 18 33 11 -15FULHAM DEAF 10 2 2 6 13 41 8 -28GREENHOUSE LONDON 9 2 2 5 13 42 8 -29ORPINGTON 8 1 1 6 8 45 4 -37
Greater ManchesterDIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDCHORLTONIANS 9 6 1 2 37 21 19 16FC UNITED OF MANCHESTER 7 6 0 1 57 10 18 47MIDDLETON ATHLETIC 6 6 0 0 34 6 18 28AFC OLDHAM 8 3 1 4 28 26 10 2CURZON ASHTON RES 8 3 1 4 20 42 10 -22UPPERMILL 9 3 0 6 21 36 9 -15BEECHFIELD UTD 10 2 1 7 23 33 7 -10HEYSIDE ANGELS 7 1 0 6 13 61 3 -48
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDREDDISH NORTH END 7 6 0 1 36 13 18 23OLDHAM ATHLETIC 8 5 1 2 29 21 16 8MANCHESTER ROVERS 7 3 0 4 20 23 9 -3MOORSIDE RANGERS 6 1 1 4 13 25 4 -12AVROS 6 1 0 5 16 32 3 -16
Hampshire
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDAFC BOSCOMBE ALBION 9 9 0 0 49 6 27 43MUDEFORD PHOENIX 9 6 0 3 26 26 18 0TEAM SOLENT 6 4 0 2 45 11 12 34HAMBLE CLUB 10 3 3 4 15 38 12 -23GOSPORT BOROUGH RES 7 3 1 3 23 30 10 -7HORNDEAN 8 1 2 5 12 21 5 -9WINCHESTER CITY 9 1 2 6 11 29 5 -18KINGSCLERE LADIES 8 1 2 5 10 31 5 -21
Hereford & WorcestershireP W D L F A Pts GD
DROITWICH SPA 12 11 0 1 59 15 33 44EVESHAM UTD 9 7 1 1 47 11 22 36COOKLEY SPORTS 11 7 1 3 33 17 22 16HEREFORD LC 9 6 1 2 41 26 19 15LUDLOW LADIES 10 5 2 3 36 24 17 12BARTESTREE 8 4 0 4 27 17 12 10WYRE FOREST PHOENIX RES 11 4 0 7 30 54 12 -24DRAKES BROUGHTON RGS 11 3 0 8 20 43 9 -23AFC WORCESTER OLYMPIC 8 1 1 6 20 41 4 -21WELLAND LADIES 10 1 0 9 24 55 3 -31BRIDGNORTH SPARTANS 7 1 0 6 10 44 3 -34
DIVISION THREE P W D L F A Pts GDWARSASH WASPS 10 10 0 0 53 11 30 42ALTON UTD 12 9 0 3 53 15 27 38WINCHESTER CITY FLYERS RES 10 6 0 4 34 24 18 10AFC BOURNEMOUTH 11 5 0 6 22 19 15 3SHOLING 10 5 0 5 22 35 15 -13BOURNEMOUTH SPORTS 9 4 1 4 8 19 13 -11ALDERBURY LADIES 9 4 0 5 19 22 12 -3BASINGSTOKE TOWN RES 9 4 0 5 20 24 12 -4WIDBROOK UTD RES 8 3 2 3 20 16 11 4TADLEY CALLEVA 9 1 0 8 11 35 3 -24LIPHOOK LADIES 9 0 1 8 4 46 1 -42
Sholing 2 Winchester 4.
DIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDSHANKLIN RES 8 7 0 1 29 7 21 22WINCHESTER CITY FLYERS 9 6 1 2 27 9 19 18FLEET TOWN 8 6 0 2 24 16 18 8NEW FOREST 8 6 0 2 19 11 18 8QK SOUTHAMPTON 6 5 0 1 19 3 15 16CHRISTCHURCH 13 5 0 8 16 34 15 -18ALDERSHOT TOWN RES 8 3 1 4 15 24 10 -9WIDBROOK UTD 9 2 2 5 16 21 8 -5FARNHAM TOWN 10 1 1 8 10 26 4 -16BTC SOUTHAMPTON 9 0 1 8 9 33 1 -24
P W D L F A Pts GDPOPPLETON 15 12 1 2 52 10 37 42REDCAR TOWN 12 12 0 0 72 17 36 55YORK CITY RES 12 9 1 2 68 11 28 57STOKESLEY 13 9 0 4 55 22 27 33YORK R.I. 11 6 1 4 34 18 19 16GUISBOROUGH TOWN 10 6 1 3 44 30 19 14BROMPTON LADIES 11 6 0 5 38 26 18 12CATTERICK GARRISON 12 3 1 8 21 37 10 -16YORK ST JOHN'S 13 2 1 10 27 59 7 -32EASINGWOLD TOWN RES * 13 3 0 10 19 62 6 -43HUNTINGTON 15 1 2 12 11 87 5 -76FISHBURN PARK 11 0 2 9 8 70 2 -62
Brompton 0 Poppleton 3; Catterick 3 Easingwold 4; Stokesley 7Fishburn Park 0; York City 13 Huntington 0.
North Riding
DIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDCMB LADIES 8 7 1 0 32 7 22 25PRESTON NORTH END RES 10 7 1 2 29 12 22 17MORECAMBE 'A' 12 6 2 4 26 27 20 -1SKEM ATHLETIC 8 4 1 3 26 17 13 9BLACKPOOL 11 3 2 6 15 32 11 -17SOUTHPORT SHORELINE 9 2 1 6 13 30 7 -17BOLTON WANDERERS RES 9 1 3 5 16 22 6 -6PENNINGTON 9 1 3 5 12 22 6 -10
Lancashire
LeicestershireP W D L F A Pts GD
BEDWORTH UTD 12 12 0 0 94 3 36 91MELTON MOWBRAY 10 9 0 1 71 20 27 51LOUGHBOROUGH FOXES RES 10 8 0 2 40 26 24 14FRIAR LANE & EPWORTH 11 6 2 3 32 27 20 5OADBY & WIGSTON DYN RES 14 6 2 6 50 61 20 -11ASFORDBY AMATEURS 11 4 0 7 15 51 12 -36SYSTON TOWN 13 3 2 8 25 55 11 -30COALVILLE TOWN 11 2 2 7 31 35 8 -4LEICESTER FOSSE 11 2 1 8 21 43 7 -22CROPSTON RANGERS 11 0 1 10 17 75 1 -58
Cropston 1 Friar Lane 4.
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDPENWORTHAM 13 11 0 2 73 17 33 56HASLINGDEN 11 11 0 0 62 8 33 54GOLBORNE LADIES 9 8 0 1 52 4 24 48BURSCOUGH DYNAMO 12 7 2 3 66 36 23 30ACCRINGTON DEVELOPMENT 12 6 0 6 23 37 18 -14CHORLEY & EUXTON 9 5 0 4 24 37 15 -13BLACKPOOL WR RES 10 4 1 5 18 22 13 -4GALGATE LADIES 11 3 1 7 10 36 10 -26MILL HILL 12 3 0 9 16 69 9 -53BARROWFORD CELTIC 10 1 0 9 10 72 3 -62WIGAN ATHLETIC RES 13 0 0 13 3 19 0 -16
Mill Hill 0 Golborne 10.
LincolnshireP W D L F A Pts GD
LINCOLN GRIFFINS 8 5 0 3 29 14 15 15WINTERTON RANGERS 6 4 0 2 37 6 12 31LINCOLN M.R. 4 4 0 0 10 3 12 7LINCOLN GRIFFINS RED 4 3 0 1 9 12 9 -3WYBERTON 7 1 1 5 11 25 4 -14UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN 1 1 0 0 11 0 3 11LOUTH O.B. 6 0 1 5 6 42 1 -36SOLAR DEVELOPMENT 2 0 0 2 2 13 0 -11
Louth 3 Wyberton 3.
LiverpoolP W D L F A Pts GD
MERSEY GIRLS 11 9 1 1 46 27 28 19TRANMERE ROVERS RES 10 8 0 2 57 20 24 37SOUTH SEFTON BOROUGH 9 6 2 1 19 10 20 9MERSEYRAIL BOOTLE 9 6 1 2 29 19 19 10ALDER LADIES 11 5 3 3 38 21 18 17ASHTON TOWN 9 5 1 3 27 17 16 10MAGHULL 10 3 2 5 18 25 11 -7SOUTH LIVERPOOL 9 3 0 6 22 31 9 -9LIVERPOOL FEDS COUNTY 13 2 1 10 16 41 7 -25LONG LANE 11 1 2 8 6 33 5 -27LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY 10 1 1 8 9 43 4 -34
Alder 4 Liverpool Feds 5.
NorfolkDIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDWYMONDHAM TOWN 10 7 1 2 32 16 22 16THORPE UTD 10 6 1 3 52 18 19 34UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA 10 6 1 3 33 23 19 10AYLSHAM TOWN 9 5 1 3 33 22 16 11HETHERSETT ATHLETIC 7 4 1 2 19 20 13 -1BUNGAY LADIES 9 4 0 5 16 19 12 -3GORLESTON RANGERS 8 3 1 4 17 17 10 0NORWICH CITY DEVELOPMENT 6 2 0 4 19 22 6 -3FAKENHAM TOWN 7 2 0 5 21 35 6 -14ATTLEBOROUGH TOWN 8 0 0 8 7 57 0 -50
Aylsham 7 Attleborough 0; Wymondham 3 Bungay 1.
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDLONG STRATTON 9 6 3 0 65 10 21 55MULBARTON BELLES 10 6 3 1 43 16 21 27BOHEMIANS 9 5 4 0 35 7 19 28STALHAM TOWN 10 4 3 3 30 15 15 15EARLHAM COLNEY 9 4 1 4 35 21 13 14SPROWSTON LADIES 7 3 2 2 15 16 11 -1RED ROSE 9 3 2 4 19 24 11 -5BUCCANEERS LADIES 10 3 2 5 37 76 11 -39FREETHORPE 9 0 1 8 8 48 1 -40HARLESTON 8 0 1 7 12 66 1 -54
Bohemians 2 Buccaneers 1; Stalham 4 Earlham 0.
Northumberland
NorthamptonshireDIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDBURTON PARK WANDERERS 10 10 0 0 55 5 30 50MOULTON LADIES 10 8 1 1 42 9 25 33STEWART & LLOYDS 10 6 2 2 38 16 20 22ROADE LADIES 10 4 3 3 17 27 15 -10NORTHAMPTON TOWN 9 4 0 5 24 15 12 9NETHERTON UTD 9 3 2 4 14 20 11 -6HAMPTON LFC * 10 1 1 8 17 31 3 -14BRACKLEY SPORTS * 8 1 2 5 4 28 2 -24AFC RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS * 10 0 1 9 0 60 0 -60
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDBILLING UTD 9 6 2 1 38 18 20 20THRAPSTON TOWN 8 6 1 1 39 12 19 27KETTERING TOWN RES 9 5 2 2 32 31 17 1ROTHWELL CORINTHIANS RES 9 3 2 4 27 33 11 -6ROTHWELL CORINTHIANS DEV 8 3 1 4 37 29 10 8MOULTON LADIES RES 7 2 3 2 29 20 9 9THORPLANDS LADIES 9 2 1 6 13 40 7 -27WOODFORD UTD * 7 0 0 7 9 41 -1 -32
DIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDCHESTERFIELD 9 5 3 1 16 8 18 8DEARNE & DISTRICT 8 5 1 2 18 12 16 6BARNSLEY DEVELOPMENT 9 4 3 2 21 14 15 7SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY RES 7 4 2 1 27 9 14 18EDLINGTON ROYALS 8 3 1 4 16 20 10 -4ANSTON 7 2 0 5 14 25 6 -11SHAW LANE AQUAFORCE 8 0 0 8 6 30 0 -24
-45
P W D L F A Pts GDBLYTH TOWN 9 9 0 0 64 2 27 62ASHINGTON 10 8 0 2 45 7 24 38NEWCASTLE EAST END 11 7 1 3 30 23 22 7CRAMLINGTON WOMEN 11 6 1 4 26 19 19 7BLAKELAW UTD 11 4 2 5 29 38 14 -9FOREST HALL 10 3 3 4 14 27 12 -13CRAMLINGTON UTD 11 3 0 8 17 41 9 -24WALBOTTLE 12 2 1 9 19 56 7 -37NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY 11 1 2 8 13 45 5 -32
Ashington 10 Walbottle 0.
NottinghamshireP W D L F A Pts GD
WOLLATON HALL 13 11 2 0 73 14 35 59CLIFTON LADIES 11 6 4 1 36 12 22 24NOTTS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT 12 5 2 4 48 16 17 32BINGHAM TOWN 14 4 2 8 32 49 14 -17NEWARK TOWN 10 3 2 5 26 25 11 1ASPLEY PARK LADIES 12 0 0 12 4 103 0 -99
Sheffield & Hallamshire
SomersetDIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDILMINSTER TOWN 8 8 0 0 64 4 24 60PORTISHEAD 8 6 0 2 31 15 18 16WELLS CITY 9 5 0 4 23 29 15 -6PEN MILL 8 3 1 4 11 31 10 -20TEAM MENDIP 8 3 0 5 22 25 9 -3BISHOP'S LYDEARD RES 8 3 0 5 18 30 9 -12VICTORIA SPORTS * 9 0 1 8 2 37 -1 -35
Victoria Spts 1 Wells 2.
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDYEOVIL TOWN 3RDS 7 7 0 0 76 3 21 73WINSHAM 9 7 0 2 44 12 21 32BRISLINGTON DEVELOPMENT * 7 6 0 1 51 18 15 33ILMINSTER TOWN RES 7 4 0 3 17 14 12 3EVERCREECH 7 4 0 3 11 30 12 -19TEAM MENDIP RES * 9 4 0 5 13 42 11 -29MERRIOTT & CREWKERNE 7 2 1 4 10 20 7 -10WELLINGTON 8 2 0 6 14 22 6 -8COMBE ST NICHOLAS * 6 2 1 3 10 18 6 -8TAUNTON TOWN DEVELOPMENT 8 1 0 7 5 43 3 -38GLASTONBURY * 7 1 0 6 8 37 2 -29
0
South East Counties
DIVISION ONE EAST P W D L F A Pts GDLONG LANE 8 7 0 1 24 14 21 10HERNE BAY 8 5 2 1 21 9 17 12PRINCE OF WALES 7 5 0 2 22 8 15 14FAVERSHAM ELIZABETHANS 9 4 1 4 13 28 13 -15CASTLE COLTS 10 4 0 6 14 22 12 -8CHARLTON ATHLETIC DEV'NT * 8 5 0 3 31 6 11 25ASHFORD LFC 9 2 2 5 17 19 8 -2EBBSFLEET UTD RES * 10 3 1 6 16 33 7 -17ANCHORIANS RES 9 1 0 8 11 30 3 -19
PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDPARKWOOD RANGERS 10 5 4 1 25 13 19 12BEXHILL UTD 9 5 1 3 23 13 16 10CROCKENHILL 10 4 4 2 20 19 16 1HAYWARDS HEATH 10 5 0 5 16 26 15 -10ANCHORIANS 9 4 1 4 23 24 13 -1AYLESFORD 7 3 1 3 11 10 10 1DARTFORD 9 2 1 6 16 24 7 -8MERIDIAN 7 1 3 3 9 10 6 -1SOUTH PARK 7 1 3 3 14 18 6 -4
Parkwood 3 Anchorians 0.
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDOUGHTIBRIDGE 7 7 0 0 67 1 21 66STAVELEY MW 9 6 1 2 42 17 19 25SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY DEV 6 5 1 0 47 7 16 40SHEFFIELD RANGERS 8 4 0 4 22 24 12 -2THORNE UTD 7 4 0 3 24 28 12 -4MEXBOROUGH ATHLETIC 8 2 0 6 18 46 6 -28SOCRATES 8 1 0 7 11 34 3 -23SWINTON ATHLETIC 7 0 0 7 1 75 0 -74
DIVISION ONE WEST P W D L F A Pts GDCHICHESTER CITY RES 12 10 1 1 49 6 31 43WIVELSFIELD GREEN 9 5 2 2 35 20 17 15WORTHING MINORS 10 5 2 3 24 26 17 -2RUSTHALL 8 5 1 2 28 12 16 16SEAHAVEN HARRIERS 10 5 0 5 19 20 15 -1EASTBOURNE 7 4 1 2 25 21 13 4BEXHILL UTD RES 11 3 2 6 15 29 11 -14MILFORD & WITLEY 9 2 0 7 12 28 6 -16HAYWARDS HEATH RES 9 2 0 7 8 26 6 -18DORKING 11 1 3 7 13 40 6 -27
KENT COUNTY DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDTHANET COLTS 13 9 1 3 46 23 28 23WEST KENT 13 8 1 4 43 21 25 22AYLESFORD RES 9 8 0 1 43 15 24 28BARMING 11 7 1 3 33 17 22 16LONG LANE RES 11 6 0 5 27 15 18 12SWALE LADIES 12 4 2 6 29 22 14 7TEYNHAM GUNNERS 13 4 1 8 21 37 13 -16SHEPPEY & SHEERNESS UTD 10 3 1 6 17 47 10 -30LONDON CORINTHIANS RES 11 2 2 7 13 23 8 -10GRAVESHAM 11 1 1 9 8 60 4 -52
Staffordshire
Lichfield 0 Audley 4; Newcastle LFC 2 Stafford 1; North Staffs 0Shrewsbury 1; Stoke 2 Newcastle T 7.
SuffolkP W D L F A Pts GD
BRANDON TOWN 8 6 1 1 35 5 19 30BURY TOWN 7 6 0 1 30 6 18 24LONG MELFORD 8 5 0 3 45 10 15 35BRANTHAM ATHLETIC 9 5 0 4 28 37 15 -9BACTON UTD 8 4 0 4 20 16 12 4IPSWICH VALLEY RANGERS 7 4 0 3 17 17 12 0WITNESHAM WASPS 7 3 1 3 13 18 10 -5EAST BERGHOLT UTD 7 2 0 5 12 30 6 -18WAVENEY WANDERERS 6 1 0 5 7 30 3 -23COPLESTON LADIES 9 1 0 8 8 46 3 -38
Surrey
Sussex
Thames Valley
P W D L F A Pts GDABBEY RANGERS 9 8 1 0 31 8 25 23CRYSTAL PALACE 7 6 0 1 50 7 18 43EPSOM EAGLES 9 6 0 3 30 25 18 5AFC WIMBLEDON DEV’MENT 9 5 2 2 21 12 17 9WIMBLEDON TOWN 10 3 2 5 27 35 11 -8BRITISH AIRWAYS 7 3 1 3 15 15 10 0FRIMLEY GREEN 10 3 1 6 18 21 10 -3SOUTH PARK GIRLS 9 2 0 7 18 30 6 -12GUILDFORD SAINTS 10 0 1 9 8 65 1 -57
P W D L F A Pts GDROTTINGDEAN VILLAGE 7 6 0 1 49 11 18 38ADUR ATHLETIC 6 5 0 1 34 8 15 26POLEGATE GRASSHOPPERS 9 3 1 5 17 27 10 -10WORTHING TOWN RES 6 3 0 3 14 17 9 -3HORSHAM SPARROWS 6 2 1 3 8 21 7 -13PREDATORS 5 1 0 4 7 18 3 -11HENFIELD 3 0 0 3 2 29 0 -27
DIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDHEADINGTON LADIES 10 7 2 1 26 12 23 14CARTERTON TOWN 11 7 2 2 23 10 23 13WEALDSTONE 8 7 1 0 48 9 22 39CITY BELLES 9 5 1 3 15 15 16 0WYCOMBE WANDERERS 9 4 0 5 20 28 12 -8AYLESBURY UTD 8 3 0 5 14 26 9 -12BARTON UTD 10 2 2 6 16 32 8 -16BARTON ROVERS 10 2 0 8 4 17 6 -13BRACKNELL TOWN RES 11 1 2 8 14 31 5 -17
Headington 1 Bracknell 1.
DIVISION TWO NORTH P W D L F A Pts GDKIDLINGTON 8 8 0 0 66 3 24 63OXFORD CITY NOMADS 8 6 0 2 30 8 18 22CHINNOR 9 6 0 3 17 16 18 1WEALDSTONE RES 8 5 0 3 24 9 15 15HAZLEMERE SPORTS 8 4 0 4 24 29 12 -5MARSTON SAINTS 8 2 0 6 16 40 6 -24AYLESBURY UTD RES 7 1 0 6 6 24 3 -18SUMMERTOWN STARS 8 0 0 8 5 59 0 -54
DIVISION TWO SOUTH P W D L F A Pts GDWOODLEY UTD RES 7 7 0 0 49 2 21 47STANFORD LADIES 10 6 1 3 34 40 19 -6MAIDENHEAD UTD RES 10 5 2 3 37 27 17 10ASCOT UTD RES 9 5 1 3 60 29 16 31BENSON LIONESSES 9 4 2 3 26 26 14 0WARGRAVE GIRLS 9 4 1 4 29 25 13 4THATCHAM TOWN 10 1 4 5 23 62 7 -39MAIDENHEAD GIRLS U18 7 1 1 5 15 29 4 -14SANDHURST TOWN 7 0 0 7 5 40 0 -35
P W D L F A PtsAUDLEY LADIES 14 9 4 1 36 13 31LFC BURTON ALBION 11 9 0 2 56 14 27NEWCASTLE LFC 12 8 3 1 47 13 27BRERETON TOWN 10 7 3 0 51 17 24NORTH STAFFS YMCA 11 7 1 3 40 11 22HAMIL ROAD 10 7 1 2 45 20 22NEWCASTLE TOWN 12 5 1 6 38 41 16SHREWSBURY TOWN 11 4 1 6 28 39 13STOKE TOWN 12 4 0 8 29 61 12TAMEBRIDGE * 13 4 1 8 20 41 10STAFFORD TOWN * 14 2 1 11 19 48 4LEEK LADIES * 11 1 1 9 9 42 1LICHFIELD CITY * 13 1 1 11 15 73 1
when they beat Dearne & District in apenalty shootout after their quarter final tieended 2-2. The two meetings in the leaguethis season had seen Dearne win 5-3 athome a few weeks after the teams drew 0-0at Edlington. Charlie Holmes put Dearneahead after 25 minutes, but Edlington thenpressed strongly and deservedly levelledthrough Emma Spencer shortly before theinterval. Holmes had a good chance torestore the advantage before ShelleyOffless met a low centre to fire Edlington2-1 ahead on 55 minutes. If Chelsea Bakerhad shown steadier finishing when one onone with former Royals goalkeeper AmyHolliman, Edlington would have put the tiebeyond Dearne’s reach, but Trudi Racescored five minutes from time to force extratime which then failed to produce a winner. With the scores still level after the initial setof five kicks per side, the first pair of suddendeath kicks were taken by the keepers, bothof whom scored. Dearne then missed theirseventh kick and Kate Spencer’sconversion ensured Edlington progressed.Sheffield Wednesday Development are
the other team in the semis after they won6-3 win at Shaw Lane Aquaforce thanks togoals from Michaela Holmes (2), DemiCassinelli (2), Amy Webster and EmmaFleetwood. The other two ties were both postponedand re-scheduled for this coming Sunday.Somerset League
Wells City consolidated themselves in third place in Division One after goals from Naomi Marableand Harriet Rowlinson-Baker gave them a 2-1 success away to Victoria Sports.Staffordshire LeagueAudley Ladies have stretched their lead at the top to four points, thanks to a 4-0 success atLichfield City. They lead from LFC Burton Albion and Newcastle LFC who defeated StaffordTown 2-1 with goals by Kerry McCourt and Georgina Rushton. Shrewsbury Town were 1-0winners away to North Staffs YMCA whilst a Holly Ellison hat-trick plus Laura Jackson (2),Kayleigh Baker and Amy Smith gave Newcastle Town a 7-2 victory over Stoke Town.
West RidingPREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GDFARSLEY AFC 8 7 1 0 28 9 22 19HARROGATE RAILWAY 8 6 0 2 37 10 18 27KEIGHLEY OAKS 7 5 1 1 25 12 16 13BRIGHOUSE SPORTING 4 4 0 0 28 3 12 25PONTEFRACT S & SC 10 3 1 6 19 27 10 -8BRAYTON BELLES 9 2 3 4 26 22 9 4BRADFORD PARK AVENUE 9 2 1 6 15 31 7 -16SILSDEN 6 1 2 3 14 13 5 1OSSETT TOWN 9 0 1 8 8 73 1 -65
Bradford PA 3 Silsden 1; Brayton 11 Ossett 0; Pontefract 2Farsley 5.DIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GDWORTLEY 8 7 0 1 57 16 21 41HEMSWORTH M.W. 7 7 0 0 30 10 21 20HEPWORTH 7 5 0 2 31 22 15 9REPUBLICA INTER 10 3 1 6 28 47 10 -19ALTOFTS LADIES 6 3 0 3 16 20 9 -4WIGTON MOOR 8 2 2 4 23 29 8 -6POOL 7 2 2 3 20 29 8 -9TINGLEY ATHLETIC 8 2 1 5 14 25 7 -11LEEDS MEDICS & DENTISTS 5 1 0 4 12 25 3 -13NORTHOWRAM * 4 0 0 4 10 18 -6 -8
Hemsworth 5 Altofts 1; Republica Inter 2 Wortley 8.
DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GDHEBDEN ROYD UTD 10 8 2 0 45 14 26 31ILKLEY * 11 7 4 0 33 15 22 18OULTON LADIES 6 4 1 1 36 11 13 25THORNES 8 4 1 3 31 24 13 7DEWSBURY RANGERS 11 4 1 6 24 30 13 -6BRAYTON BELLES RES 8 3 1 4 13 20 10 -7ROTHWELL TOWN 8 2 1 5 22 39 7 -17CASTLEFORD WHITE ROSE RES 6 1 0 5 13 30 3 -17AMARANTH 6 0 2 4 6 20 2 -14WORTLEY RES * 6 0 1 5 10 30 -2 -20
Ilkley 3 Dewsbury 0.
DIVISION THREE P W D L F A Pts GDBRADFORD CITY 7 7 0 0 49 3 21 46MIDDLETON PARK 9 6 0 3 36 36 18 0BRIGHOUSE SPORTING RES 6 5 0 1 18 14 15 4WETHERBY ATHLETIC 6 4 1 1 22 4 13 18NORRISTHORPE 8 3 2 3 22 15 11 7CROSSLEY 9 2 1 6 17 29 7 -12DEIGHTON * 9 0 1 8 14 64 -2 -50SKIPTON * 6 0 1 5 6 19 -5 -13
WiltshireP W D L F A Pts GD
FC CHIPPENHAM 12 8 2 2 53 7 26 46SWINDON SPITFIRES RES 10 8 0 2 79 18 24 61LUGERSHALL SPORTS 9 7 1 1 51 13 22 38MARLBOROUGH TOWN 12 7 0 5 51 22 21 29SWINDON TOWN RES 11 6 1 4 49 18 19 31MELKSHAM TOWN 10 6 0 4 35 14 18 21FROME TOWN RES 10 4 1 5 26 39 13 -13HIGHWORTH TOWN 11 3 1 7 41 49 10 -8TROWBRIDGE WANDERERS 9 0 1 8 12 70 1 -58LAVINGTON LADIES 12 0 1 11 13 160 1 -147
(above) Laura Walkley rounds Alesha McGlynn, watched by Lauren Hancock,to score her hat-trick goal for Cardiff Met Ladies against Cardiff City FC.
(below) Dearne & District defend a corner againstEdlington Royals (Julian Barker).
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