Durham University clinched the Womens Division One North title with a 4-3 win at Gloucester City. Needing to avoid defeat to finish first Durham found themselves 1-0 and 2-1 down to an in-form Gloucester team either side of half time. They then took a 3-2 lead into the dying moments before a 68th minute Emma Williams equaliser set up a potentially stressful last two minutes. However Scarlet Spavin settled the nerves with a goal a minute later to seal a 4-3 win and promotion to the top-flight for the first time. After a poor start to the season Beeston had pursued Durham all the way and won 5-0 at Ben Rhydding but to no avail. The other outstanding matter was who would go down with Wakefield. Leicester City defeated the Yorkshire side 5-1 but were unable to overhaul Pendle Forest who had a fine 4-2 win at Buckingham, pipping Leicester for eighth on goal difference. Elsewhere Repton beat Olton & West Warwicks 2-0.
All matters had been wrapped up in Womens Division One South before the weekend. Champions Barnes received the trophy and medals after a 4-0 win over Harleston Magpies. Runners-up Exeter University won 3-0 at Bristol Firebrands, Sevenoaks beat Southgate 3-1 at Trent Park and Surbiton 2s won 2-1 at Guildford. In the battle between the bottom two Wimbledon 2s came out on top in a 3-0 win over Slough to move above them into ninth.
It was a similar story in Conference West with only pride up for grabs. Emma Howitt scored both Lansdown’s goals in a 2-0 win at champions Reading 2s, ending their hopes of an unbeaten season. Second placed Trojans drew 3-3 with Exeter. Team Bath Buccaneers beat Marlow 2-0. The relegated teams Witney and Swansea both lost at home, to Clifton Robinsons 2, 5-1 and Cheltenham, 2-0, respectively.
In Conference Midlands title winners Loughborough Students 2 signed off in style with a 7-2 win at Cannock. Runners-up Cambridge City beat Cambridge University 2-1 to take the Town v Gown honours. Birmingham University 2s won 3-1 at Stourport and St Albans were victorious 3-2 at relegated Bedford. Who would join Bedford in playing Area League hockey next season was the only outstanding matter. Beeston 2s travelled to Oxford Hawks with the hosts needing to win to overhaul the Nottinghamshire side. Hawks achieved this with a 3-1 win.
The Conference North champions Leeds fell to a 4-2 loss at Whitley Bay & Tynemouth. Alderley Edge beat Durham University 2s by the same scoreline as did Bowdon 2s against relegated Harrogate. A 1-0 win for Didsbury Northern at Newcastle University meant they jumped out of the bottom two, to be replaced by Doncaster who went down 4-3 at Fylde,
The battle for the Conference East title went to the wire and it was Teddington who proved victorious by two points. They went into the last round of games level on points with Hampstead & Westminster 2s but with a marginally inferior goal difference. However Hampstead could only draw, 2-2, at Old Georgians meaning that Teddington’s 4-2 win at London Wayfarers secured them top spot. Elsewhere relegated East London lost 2-0 at home to Canterbury and Sevenoaks 2s who are also going down drew 2-2 at Spencer. Old Loughtonians and Wapping drew 1-1.
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
North West – Kirkby Stephen
South Central – Oxford University
West – Cardiff & Met
Yorkshire & NE – Sheffield
DIVISION ONE NORTH TOP SCORERS
Sophia Crawshay (Buckingham) 17
Lauren Burrell (Beeston) 16
Lizzy Pocknell (Durham University) 16
Alice Conquest (Olton & West Warwicks) 15
Evelyn Wilson (Durham University) 14
Charlotte Hartley (Pendle Forest) 13
Sally Walton (Gloucester City) 13
Isabelle Smith (Beeston) 11
Emma Williams (Gloucester City) 11
DIVISION ONE NORTH CLEAN SHEETS
Gabrielle Barraco (Beeston) 11
Madeline Boyes (Durham University) 9
Amelia Jones (Buckingham) 5
Isobel Orpin (Repton) 4
Charlotte Smith (Ben Rhydding) 4
DIVISION ONE SOUTH TOP SCORERS
Aleesa Ferguson (Barnes) 13
Alice Huddlestone (Barnes) 12
Emily Barrett (Sevenoaks) 9
Amie Hunt (Surbiton 2) 9
Katie McCallum (Southgate) 9
Maria Andrews (Bristol Firebrands) 8
Matilda Gibson (Surbiton 2) 8
DIVISION ONE SOUTH CLEAN SHEETS
Sophia Colman (Harleston Magpies) 7
Katie Martin-Fagg (Barnes) 7
Rose Thomas (Guildford) 6
Meg James (Sevenoaks) 4
CONFERENCE EAST TOP SCORERS
Olivia Lee-Smith (London Wayfarers) 13
Bente Eggink (Hampstead & Westminster 2) 11
Madeleine Newlyn (Old Loughtonians) 11
Mel Ball (Teddington) 10
Hannah Griggs (Spencer) 10
Katherine Round (East London) 9
Gillian Pinder (Spencer) 7
CONFERENCE EAST CLEAN SHEETS
Cecily Wood (Teddington) 7
Frederique Briscoe (Hampstead & Westminster 2) 5
Jenna Broughton-Lloyd (Wapping) 5
Jenny Lee (Spencer) 3
Tamsin Rees (Sevenoaks 2) 3
Vicky Shelbourn (London Wayfarers) 3
CONFERENCE MIDLANDS TOP SCORERS
Emily McStea (Cambridge City) 19
Jodie Beddow (Cannock) 16
Lottie Gill (Cambridge University) 11
Amy Cradden (Loughborough Students 2) 9
Sade Gerald (Stourport) 9
Bryony Gillgrass (Stourport) 9
Georgina Hampson (St. Albans) 8
Kirby Harris (Loughborough Students 2) 8
CONFERENCE MIDLANDS CLEAN SHEETS
Millie Owton (Loughborough Students 2) 7
Serena Cole (Cambridge University) 3
Frances Taylor (Stourport) 3
Kate Brine (Oxford Hawks) 3
Heather Elder (Cambridge City) 3
Amy Hughes (University of Birmingham 2) 3
CONFERENCE NORTH TOP SCORERS
Anna Rutherford (Leeds) 18
Nicola Kellett (Fylde) 13
Alice Lamb (Durham University 2) 12
Megan Wildish (Fylde) 11
Georgia Lawes (Newcastle University) 10
Jessica Wharton (Fylde) 10
Jeorgia Carr (Bowdon 2) 9
Jess Ferguson (Leeds) 9
Rebecca Worthington (Fylde) 9
CONFERENCE NORTH CLEAN SHEETS
Amy Keirl (Whitley Bay & Tynemouth) 5
Katie Barker (Fylde) 4
Grace Hardy (Bowdon 2) 4
Ffion Horrell (Durham University 2) 4
Naomi McCarthy (Leeds) 4
CONFERENCE WEST TOP SCORERS
Amy Sheehan (Trojans) 21
Emma Howitt (Lansdown) 19
Claire Jones (Clifton Robinsons 2) 13
Eliza Chippendale (Reading 2) 10
Emily Hobbs (Cheltenham) 10
Olivia Forey (Swansea) 9
Cerys King (Team Bath Buccaneers) 9
Martha Goodridge (Marlow) 8
CONFERENCE WEST CLEAN SHEETS
Mia James (Reading 2) 5
Victoria Waring (Lansdown) 5
Grace Diamond (Swansea) 4
Nicole Marks (Clifton Robinsons 2) 4
Alys Ramm (Marlow) 4
Alice Patterson (Team Bath Buccaneers) 3
