Women’s Division One North leaders Durham University made short work of third placed Buckingham winning 5-0. Scarlett Spavin (2), Elena Baggett, Ava Wadsworth and Evelyn Wilson scored the goals that keep Durham three points clear at the top. Second placed Beeston, the only team to have taken points off Durham, beat relegated Wakefield 6-1. Leicester City kept alive their hopes of avoiding the drop too with a 1-0 win at Olton & West Warwicks. They are level on 15 points with Pendle Forest, who lost 3-0 at Repton. Ben Rhydding, who went down 4-1 at Gloucester City are three points further ahead. Gloucester have only lost once since the mid-season break to move clear of the relegation places.
Barres stay four points clear in Division One South. Two Aleesa Ferguson goals helped them to a 2-0 win over relegated Wimbledon 2s. Behind them Exeter University kept their title hopes alive with a 5-2 defeat of Sevenoaks. Southgate stay third after winning 2-1 at Surbiton 2s. Bristol Firebrands lost 4-3 at Guildford but their place in the Division for next season is confirmed as Slough are relegated following their 1-0 defeat at home to Harleston Magpies.
Champions Reading 2s extended their lead at the top of Conference West to 14 points after beating second placed Trojans 1-0 thanks to a Georgia Hopkins goal. Third place Clifton Robinsons 2 were held 2-2 by Swansea. It could be a crucial point for Swansea in ninth as they are now just two points behind Marlow, who they play this week. Marlow were beaten 3-1 by Exeter, another team desperate for points to avoid the drop. Lansdown beat relegated Witney 4-0 and Team Bath Buccaneers won 5-1 at Cheltenham.
The top two met in Conference North and a 1-1 draw means Leeds retain a three point lead over Fylde. Jess Ferguson gave Leeds the lead just after half time which they held on to until the last minute when Nicky Kellett equalised. At the other end of the table Doncaster’s 1-0 win over Newcastle University moved them out of the bottom two, replaced by Didsbury Northern who lost 2-0 at Bowdon 2s. Naomi Harkness scored twice as Whitley Bay & Tynemouth beat Alderley Edge 2-1, Durham University 2s beating Harrogate by the same score line.
Loughborough Students 2s were crowned Conference Midlands champions after a 2-1 win over St Albans. They trailed to a 49th minute Cailin Waddell goal until the last five minutes when goals for Amy Cradden and Sophie Kidd secured the three points and the title, in their first season back in the league. At the other end of the table a 3-1 loss at Cambridge University means Bedford are relegated. Oxford Hawks currently occupy the other relegation spot after a 2-1 home defeat by Stourport. They are two points behind Beeston 2s. A 70th minute corner from Poppy Roddis earned them a vital point in a 2-2 draw with Cambridge City. Birmingham University 2s beat Cannock 3-1.
It’s still all to play for at the top of Conference East with Hampstead & Westminster 2s and Teddington locked on 39 points, Hampstead having a narrow +2 goal difference advantage, Hampstead beat Old Loughtonians 4-1 and Teddington defeated Old Georgians 3-0. OGs are one of five teams who still could be relegated. Sevenoaks who drew 1-1 with Canterbury, move off the bottom, where East London, who lost 2-1 to Wapping, now sit. Nicole Bowler scored twice for Wapping including a 67th minute winner to see them jump from eighth to sixth. Spencer beat London Wayfarers 3-2.
The eight Area League winners will be promoted to the league and to date the following champions are confirmed
East – Harleston Magpies 2s
Midlands – Nottingham Trent University
For a summary of the top of each of the Area Premier Divisions, see link at the bottom of the article
DIVISION ONE NORTH TOP SCORERS
Alice Conquest (Olton & West Warwicks) 15
Lauren Burrell (Beeston) 15
Sophia Crawshay (Buckingham) 15
Lizzy Pocknell (Durham University) 15
Isabelle Smith (Beeston) 11
Sally Walton (Gloucester City) 11
Evelyn Wilson (Durham University) 11
DIVISION ONE NORTH CLEAN SHEETS
Gabrielle Barraco (Beeston) 10
Madeline Boyes (Durham University) 8
Amelia Jones (Buckingham) 5
DIVISION ONE SOUTH TOP SCORERS
Alice Huddlestone (Barnes) 10
Emily Barrett (Sevenoaks) 9
Aleesa Ferguson (Barnes) 9
Katie McCallum (Southgate) 9
Maria Andrews (Bristol Firebrands) 8
DIVISION ONE SOUTH CLEAN SHEETS
Sophia Colman (Harleston Magpies) 6
Rose Thomas (Guildford) 6
Katie Martin-Fagg (Barnes) 6
Meg James (Sevenoaks) 4
CONFERENCE EAST TOP SCORERS
Olivia Lee-Smith (London Wayfarers) 12
Mel Ball (Teddington) 10
Bente Eggink (Hampstead & Westminster 2) 10
Hannah Griggs (Spencer) 9
Katherine Round (East London) 9
CONFERENCE EAST CLEAN SHEETS
Cecily Wood (Teddington) 7
Frederique Briscoe (Hampstead & Westminster 2) 5
Jenna Broughton-Lloyd (Wapping) 5
CONFERENCE MIDLANDS TOP SCORERS
Emily McStea (Cambridge City) 18
Jodie Beddow (Cannock) 13
Amy Cradden (Loughborough Students 2) 9
Lottie Gill (Cambridge University) 9
CONFERENCE MIDLANDS CLEAN SHEETS
Millie Owton (Loughborough Students 2) 6
Serena Cole (Cambridge University) 3
Frances Taylor (Stourport) 3
Kate Brine (Oxford Hawks) 3
Heather Elder (Cambridge City) 3
CONFERENCE NORTH TOP SCORERS
Anna Rutherford (Leeds) 15
Nicola Kellett (Fylde) 10
Jeorgia Carr (Bowdon 2) 9
Jess Ferguson (Leeds) 9
Alice Lamb (Durham University 2) 9
Georgia Lawes (Newcastle University) 9
Jessica Wharton (Fylde) 9
Megan Wildish (Fylde) 9
CONFERENCE NORTH CLEAN SHEETS
Ffion Horrell (Durham University 2) 4
Katie Barker (Fylde) 4
Grace Hardy (Bowdon 2) 4
Amy Keirl (Whitley Bay & Tynemouth) 4
CONFERENCE WEST TOP SCORERS
Emma Fluff Howitt (Lansdown) 16
Amy Sheehan (Trojans) 16
Claire Jones (Clifton Robinsons 2) 13
Eliza Chippendale (Reading 2) 10
Emily Hobbs (Cheltenham) 10
CONFERENCE WEST CLEAN SHEETS
Mia James (Reading 2) 5
Grace Diamond (Swansea) 4
Nicole Marks (Clifton Robinsons 2) 4
Victoria Waring (Lansdown) 4
