Regional Leagues round-up…
East Midlands League
Only one match was played in the league on Sunday, Newport Pagnell Town progressing in the League Plate with a 3-0 victory away to Northampton Town Development. Elizabeth Sanders gave Newport Pagnell the lead just before half time and they added further goals after the break through Cassidy Flynn and Ada Henson to become the second team, after Notts County Development, to book their place in the quarter finals.
Eastern Region League
Haringey Borough moved back into the top three in the Premier Division after scoring nine times without reply away to Needham Market. Shawna Harvey and Ronnell Humes each led the scoring with a hat-trick and Kaya Bamber weighed in with a brace, with Caitlen Star also on target. Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers meanwhile defeated Cambridge City 4-1, courtesy of a Kyla Langan hat-trick and Sofia Odell.
In Division One North, Newmarket Town moved up into second place, five points behind leaders Harpenden Town, following their 2-1 victory over Real Bedford Res. Millie Docking and Abbi Griffin were both on target for Newmarket, with Lily Gladstone replying.
Stevenage FC Women are through to the quarter finals of the League Cup, thanks to a 4-2 win against St Albans City. Lucy Webster, Lilia Dempsey, Amy Gooderham and Gemma Croucher were all on the scoresheet for Stevenage, with Elsbeth Cunningham netting a brace in reply.
London & South East League
The Third Round of the League Cup took centre stage on Sunday and league leaders Dartford were pushed all the way by Division One South opponents Aylesford, before emerging as 6-4 winners. Amy Russ and Emily Vaughan each netted twice for the Darts along with Brionne Fowle and Shauni Griffiths, whilst the home side’s replies came from Becky Burnham, Kara Richardson, Emma Healy and Olivia Kavanagh-Spall. Rachael Manley, Megan Stow and Aileen Williams accounted for the goals as Dorking Wanderers won 3-0 away to Steyning Town Community and Fulham warmed up for their Adobe Women’s FA Cup meeting with London City Lionesses this week by beating Denham Utd 4-0, Ellie Olds hitting a hat-trick and Madison Parsonson adding the other goal. Lauren Thompson and Annabel Fawcett scored the goals as Actonians Ladies Res won 2-1 against Barking, who had taken the lead through Miquellah Meade, whilst Millwall Lionesses were 10-1 victors against Herne Bay. Lucy Jellett, Elise Jennings, Ciara Watling and Esme Johnson all bagged braces for Millwall along with Billy Burgess and Maisie Joyce.
Leatherhead have moved into the top three in the Division One North table following their 6-3 victory over Ashmount Leigh on Sunday. Leila Ayimba-Golding and Sophie Richardson-Hughes were each on target twice along with Chloe Gibney and Kacie-May Harlow.
North East League
All matches postponed
North West League
Bolton Wanderers have opened up a six point leadership at the top of Division One North after running out 4-1 winners away to Workington Town in the solitary match in the league to beat the weather over the weekend, Hayley Bracken scoring the consolation goal for the home side.
South West League
Marine Academy Plymouth have moved four points clear in the Premier Division following a 1-0 win against an improved Frampton Rangers side, whose run of five straight victories in all competitions was brought to a halt. Carmen Morison settled matters for the home side when she scored the only goal of the game. One other match in the division went ahead, Emma King bagging a brace for Poole Town as they battled out a 2-2 draw with AEK Boco, who scored through Courtney Adams and Lucy Atkinson.
In Division One North, one match managed to go ahead, Royal Wootton Bassett Town moved themselves up into fourth place when they defeated Paulton Rovers 2-0, thanks to a double from Hannah Gulliver.
The weather was unable to halt the serene progress of runaway Division One South leaders Plympton Ladies, who further extended their advantage to a huge eleven points as they edged out third placed Yeovil Town by the odd goal in seven. Sam Metters netted twice along with Elsa Finnegan and Dionne Igalawuye to hand Plympton a tenth straight win. Weston-super-Mare meanwhile defeated Honiton Town 3-1 to lift themselves up into the top half of the table. Ellie Burrows netted twice for Weston and fellow substitute Yasmin Moorehead added the other, with Sadie Cox replying for the visitors.
Southern Region League
One match beat the weather in the Premier Division, leaders Ascot Utd scoring six times without reply past Reading FC Community Trust to double their advantage at the top to six points. Kate Fox led the scoring with a hat-trick and she was joined on the scoresheet by Georgia Luckhurst-McCord, Alice Balaam and Sophie Doyle.
The only other game to go ahead was in Division One South, where Bursledon climbed up into a mid-table position with a 5-2 victory over Bournemouth Sports Res. Isobel Pouncy was on target twice along with Charlet Norman-Tasker, Samantha-May Gamble and Zoe Bache, with Chloe Ashton and Lucia White replying.
West Midlands League
All matches postponed
