Women’s EHL
The top two met in Women’s Division One North and Gloucester City remain a point ahead of Buckingham after a 2-2 draw. Sally Walton and Jess Roe had given Gloucester a 2-0 half time lead but Buckingham fought back with goals from Rebecca van Arrowsmith and Jo Day in the second half. Gloucester remain unbeaten. Loughborough Students 2s join Buckingham on 10 points thanks to a 4-0 win over Olton & West Warwicks with Kirby Harris scoring two of their goals. Olton are now bottom as previous incumbents Ben Rhydding moved up to seventh on the back of a 3-1 win at Repton. Leeds enjoyed a fine 6-3 win over Sutton Coldfield.
Exeter University are now clear of Reading 2s on goal difference at the top of Division One South after they both won at the weekend and previous leaders Holcombe lost. Exeter won 4-0 at Guildford with four different players on the scoresheet. Reading had a closer game at Sevenoaks, running out 3-2 winners thanks to a 66th minute winner from Jemima Tulloch. Holcombe suffered their first loss of the campaign going down 3-2 at Bristol Firebrands. Firebrands fought back from 2-0 to win the game with second half goals from Lucy Prickett and two for Maria Andrews, the second an overtime corner for the winner. Teddington and Surbiton 2s drew 1-1 and Southgate won 2-0 at Harleston Magpies who remain without a point at the foot of the table.
Cardiff & Met made it five wins out of five to stay top of Conference West. Ella Bradley scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 against Clifton Robinsons 2. They are two points ahead of Team Bath Buccaneers who won 3-1 at Exeter. Oxford University are two points further back after being held to a 1-1 draw by Cheltenham. The Lansdown – Marlow game ended in the same scoreline and Amy Sheehan scored twice against Slough, one of her previous teams, in Trojans 2-0 win. Slough stay bottom.
Alderley Edge lead Bowdon 2s in Conference North with both teams maintaining their 100% starts to the campaign with 4-0 wins. Alderley Edge’s success came at Wakefield, Bowdon’s at home to Sheffield. Newcastle University move up to third, three points behind the leaders after a six point weekend. They beat bottom of the table Kirkby Stephen 2-1 on Saturday and won 3-1 at Fylde in Sunday’s rearranged game. Fylde had moved up the league on Saturday beating Durham University 2s 3-1. Whitley Bay & Tynemouth won 5-1 at Didsbury Northern.
It remains tight at the top of Conference Midlands with only a point separating the teams from first to fifth as all those teams’ games ended level. Leaders St Albans, who are a point clear, drew 1-1 with fifth placed Birmingham University 2s. Cambridge City kept second spot after a 2-2 draw at Cannock and the 4th v 3rd game between Cambridge University and Leicester City finished 1-1. Stourport beat Oxford Hawks 2-1 and there was a first win for Nottingham Trent University, 4-2 against Harleston Magpies 2s who have yet to pick up a point.
There was a turnaround at the top of Conference East where previous leaders London Wayfarers lost 1-0 to Spencer. This result means that Old Loughtonians go top after their 3-2 win at Hampstead & Westminster, who they were level on points with going into Saturday’s games. Wayfarers are now third, a point behind Spencer. The bottom two, Guildford 2s and Wapping played out a 1-1 draw. Barnes 2s claimed their first win, 1-0 against Old Georgians and Wimbledon 2s beat Canterbury 4-1.
Top Scorers and Clean Sheets
Division One North Top Scorers
Sophia Crawshay (Buckingham) 7
Jess Roe (Gloucester City) 6
Emma McCabe (Sutton Coldfield) 4
Sally Walton (Gloucester City) 4
Division One North Clean Sheets
Amy Hughes (Loughborough Students 2) 3
Izzy Evans (Beeston) 2
Laura Kendall (Pendle Forest) 2
Division One South Top Scorers
Maria Andrews (Bristol Firebrands) 4
Lizzie Cook (Bristol Firebrands) 3
Liselot Mander (Surbiton 2) 3
Lorna Willmott (Exeter University) 3
Division One South Clean Sheets
Emily Overend (Teddington) 3
Conference East Top Scorers
Madeleine Newlyn (Old Loughtonians) 6
Katie MacCallum (Old Loughtonians) 4
Alex Burns (Hampstead & Westminster 2) 3
Olivia Lee-Smith (London Wayfarers) 3
Alice Phillips (Wapping) 3
Adele Sammons (Old Loughtonians) 3
Conference East Clean Sheets
Rochelle Feather (Old Georgians) 3
Conference Midlands Top Scorers
Elizabeth Anderson (University of Birmingham 2) 5
Emily McStea (Cambridge City) 5
Jodie Beddow (Cannock) 5
Molly Hobson (St. Albans) 4
Conference Midlands Clean Sheets
Emily Gerke (St. Albans) 2
Conference North Top Scorers
Martha Bainbridge (Kirkby Stephen) 6
Margot Willis (Bowdon 2) 5
Amelie Long (Alderley Edge) 4
Conference North Clean Sheets
Ella Buddle (Alderley Edge) 4
Amy Keirl (Whitley Bay & Tynemouth) 2
Katherine Somerville (Bowdon 2) 2
Conference West Top Scorers
Jamie Bulbring (Cardiff & Met) 8
Emily Hersch (Oxford University) 5
Amy Sheehan (Trojans) 5
Milly Chatterley (Trojans) 4
Conference West Clean Sheets
Amy Partridge (Cardiff & Met) 3
Peggy Marshall (Team Bath Buccaneers) 2
Sheona Craig (Trojans) 2
Victoria Waring (Lansdown) 2
Open/Men’s EHL
There was significant change at the top of Open/Men’s Division One South where previous leaders Exeter University lost their 100% record going down 4-0 at third placed Guildford for whom William Tristem netted all four goals. This allowed Indian Gymkhana, 4-1 winners at Canterbury, to take over top spot. Sevenoaks are fourth thanks to their 3-2 win at Havant, withstanding a late comeback from 3-0 down by the home team with two goals from Viacheslav Paziuk. Havant are bottom, without a point, Surbiton 2s are a point and place above them after their 2-1 defeat at Teddington. Old Loughtonians and Richmond drew 3-3 with the home team coming back from 3-0 down after 22 minutes, Scott Wall having netted two of Richmond’s goals.
Repton made it five wins out of five in Division One North with a 6-0 defeat of Deeside Ramblers including braces for Si Claris and Sam Cossey. Loughborough Students remain two points back after their 4-2 win over Olton & West Warwicks. Third place Bowdon had a narrow 1-0 victory in their Cheshire derby at Timperley who are ninth. Below them, Birmingham University picked up their first point in a 2-2 draw at Nottingham University with Harvey Edwards scoring both of their goals. It was the same scoreline in the Durham University – Harborne game where Durham scored twice in the last 10 minutes to secure a point.
The top two met in Conference North and a 2-2 draw means Leeds and Neston remain level on points with the Yorkshire side ahead on goal difference. The results allowed Doncaster to make up ground, moving to within three points in third, thanks to a 5-0 win at Durham University 2s. Lindum and Didsbury Northern are a point further back after away wins at the weekend. Lindum 2-1 at Sheffield, Didsbury 2-0 at bottom of the table Oxton. A Will Musgrave hat-trick helped Ben Rhydding to a 3-2 success at Newcastle University.
Only one game was decided by more than one goal in the Conference West at the weekend. Leaders, Chichester, were held 3-3 at Isca but needed two goals in the last five minutes to earn the point. Clifton Robinsons went level on points with Chichester thanks to a 5-2 defeat of Exeter University 2s including a hat-trick for Ben Shardlow. Ashmoor stay third, a point back, thanks to their 3-2 win against Bristol University. Patrick McElhinney hit a 69th minute winner for Team Bath Buccaneers against Cardiff & Met 2s, the game ending 2-1. Marlow beat Fareham 3-1 to move off the foot of the table and up to sixth.
The top-two going into the weekend’s games both lost to see new leaders in Conference East. Old Cranleighan, who were top, were beaten 1-2 by Bromley & Beckenham who move up to second, whilst Chelmsford who were second were beaten 7-1 at home by Holcombe 2s with Trevor de Lora netting a hat-trick for the visitors. Hampstead & Westminster 2s go top on goal difference thanks to their 4-1 defeat of Southgate 2s. London Wayfarers in third are the only unbeaten team in the Division and they won 5-3 at Spencer with doubles for Ben McGeoch and Jerry Smith. Two James Evans goals helped Wimbledon 2s to a 3-0 win over Brighton & Hove that means they go three points clear of the Sussex side at the foot of the table.
Leek stay top of Conference Midlands after a 3-2 win against City of Peterborough. Benjamin Topley scored from an overtime corner to win the game for Leek who saw a number of teams close to them drop points. St Albans, drop from second to third. They remain unbeaten but were held to a 4-4 draw by Birmingham University 2s. Saints had turned a 2-0 deficit into 4-2 with eight minutes left before a late recovery for Birmingham. Nottingham University 2s went down 4-1 at Banbury. Oxford Hawks took advantage of this to move up to second thanks to their 3-1 win at Stourport. There was a first point for bottom of the table Barford Tigers in a 2-2 draw at Norwich City.
Top Scorers and Clean Sheets
Division One North Top Scorers
Simon Claris (Repton) 9
William Barber (University of Nottingham) 5
Harvey Edwards (University of Birmingham) 5
Rhys Harmer (Durham University) 5
Division One North Clean Sheets
Joel Clayton (Bowdon) 2
Oliver Balcombe (Deeside Ramblers) 1
Yuvraj Singh Bhuhi (Loughborough Students) 1
Ambrose Davis (Repton) 1
George Ensor (University of Nottingham) 1
Daniel Whittingham (Harborne) 1
Division One South Top Scorers
Yuvraj Walmiki (Indian Gymkhana) 7
William Tristem (Guildford) 6
Jake Bennett (Exeter University) 5
Joe Naughalty (Sevenoaks) 5
Vlacheslav Paziuk (Havant) 5
Division One South Clean Sheets
Henry Saxby (Teddington) 1
Jack Tranter (Old Loughtonians) 1
Anton van Loggerenberg (Guildford) 1
Conference East Top Scorers
James Cutter (Old Cranleighans) 7
David Agar (Chelmsford) 6
Reuben Sendzul (Holcombe 2) 6
Trevor De Lora (Holcombe 2) 5
Matt Guise-Brown (Hampstead & Westminster 2) 5
Conference East Clean Sheets (3)
Savvas Hadjigeorgiou (Southgate 2) 1
Harry McGugan (Wimbledon 2) 1
Graeme Morrison (Spencer) 1
Conference Midlands Top Scorers
Joe Finding (City of Peterborough) 8
Ben White (Leek) 8
Abdul Rehman (Barford Tigers) 6
Spencer Hill (St. Albans) 4
Jack Hobbs (Oxford Hawks) 4
Conference Midlands Clean Sheets
Adam Knott (Leek) 2
Alex Martin (St. Albans) 2
Oliver Evans (Oxford Hawks) 1
Conference North Top Scorers
Matt Gibson (Doncaster) 10
Sam Dixon (Lindum) 8
Robert Goldthorp (Leeds) 6
George Godwin (Leeds) 5
Will Musgrave (Ben Rhydding) 5
Conference North Clean Sheets
Maxwell Davidson (Doncaster) 1
Dan Garlick (Lindum) 1
Max Naylor (Neston) 1
Jacob Van Bentum (Didsbury Northern) 1
Conference West Top Scorers
Ben Shardlow (Clifton Robinsons) 5
Josh Brown (Chichester) 4
Morgan Mould (Isca) 4
Jadé Smith (Isca) 4
Jayden Zamler (Marlow) 4
Conference West Clean Sheets
Joe Burnley (Exeter University 2) 1
Ben O’Sullivan (Clifton Robinsons) 1
Rhys Payne (Cardiff & Met 2) 1
