Page 5 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.31 2022-23

After having clinched the title seven days previously, Bristol City were unable to
end their successful campaign on a winning note when they went down 2-0 to
Birmingham City.
Lucy Quinn put Birmingham ahead after fourteen minutes and Charlie
Devlin added the second on the stroke of half time, to secure a result which means
that the Blues have taken the runners-up spot.
London City Lionesses will have to settle for
a third place finish despite scoring nine times without
reply against Coventry Utd. Jamie Lee Napier set
the Lionesses on their way by scoring a hat-trick
inside the opening seventeen minutes and after
Harley Bennett made it four, Amy Rodgers and
Atlanta Primus added further goals ahead of half
time. After the break, Sarah Ewens netted a brace and
Shanade Hopcroft also got on the scoresheet to round
off an emphatic victory.
Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace will
finish in fourth and fifth place respectively after their
derby match ended in a 1-1 draw. After a goalless first
half, Melissa Johnson netted her twelfth league goal Durham Women’s Jess Clarke takes the ball round
of the season to put the Addicks in front and Elise Lewes goalkeeper Sophie Whitehouse (Will Cheshire).
Hughes equalised nine minutes later. The result was
the first time that Palace had drawn a match this season, in the last game.
The point was enough to see Crystal Palace
finish above Southampton, whose first campaign
in the league ended in a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Birmingham City 2 (Lucy Quinn 14, Devlin 45)
Sheffield Utd. Courtney Sweetman-Kirk scored Bristol City 0
the only goal of the game on the hour, to hand the -
Blades a fourth straight victory and ensure they will Charlton Athletic 1 (Johnson 57)
finish in eighth place. Crystal Palace 2 (Hughes 65)
Durham Women moved above Lewes in -
the table after coming from behind to beat them 2-1. Lewes 1 (Johnson 31)
The Rookettes got off to a good start and Natalie Durham Women 2 (Hepple 49, Bradley 90)
Johnson gave them a first half lead but after the -
break, Beth Hepple levelled the scores and Deirdre London City Lionesses 9 (Napier 8,9,17, Bennett 21,
Rodgers 28, Primus 38, Ewens 49,70, Hopcroft 61)
Bradley netted an injury time winner for the Coventry Utd 0
Wildcats. -
Blackburn Rovers were another team to
finish the season on a winning note, thanks to a 1-0 Southampton 0
success away to Sunderland. Megan Hornby Sheffield Utd 1 (Sweetman-Kirk 60)
scored the only goal of the game in the 20th minute -
to hand Rovers their second victory in a matter of Sunderland 0
days. Blackburn Rovers 1 (Hornby 20)
BARCLAYS CHAMPIONSHIP P W D L F A Pts GD
BRISTOL CITY 22 15 3 4 39 12 48 27
BIRMINGHAM CITY 22 15 2 5 39 22 47 17 LEADING SCORERS
29
LONDON CITY LIONESSES 22 14 3 5 49 20 45 Melissa JOHNSON Charlton Athletic 12
7
CHARLTON ATHLETIC 22 11 5 6 34 27 38 Sarah EWENS London City Lionesses 11
-6
CRYSTAL PALACE 22 11 1 10 28 34 34 Shania HAYLES Bristol City 11
SOUTHAMPTON F.C. 22 9 6 7 22 15 33 Jade PENNOCK Birmingham City 11
7
DURHAM WFC 22 8 4 10 30 29 28 Saffron JORDAN Blackburn Rovers 10
1
7
SHEFFIELD UTD 22 8 3 11 32 25 27 Courtney SWEETMAN-KIRK Sheffield Utd 9
LEWES 22 7 5 10 20 29 26 -9
BLACKBURN ROVERS 22 5 8 9 20 29 23 -9
SUNDERLAND 22 5 3 14 26 38 18 -12
COVENTRY UTD 22 2 1 19 16 75 7 -59
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