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The Regional Leagues...

East Midlands League
With the Premier Division title having been decided the previous week, second place was up
for grabs as Lincoln Utd met Chesterfield and it was the Spireites who claimed the
runners-up spot after they battled out a 1-1 draw. Lincoln went into the game needing a win
and took a first half lead through Elise Keyworth but after the break, Georgina Williams
scored the goal to earn Chesterfield the points they required to finish second.
London & South East League
Division One North title winners Sutton Utd rounded off their successful campaign with a
5-2 victory away to Sport London e Benfica. Olivia Watson netted twice for Sutton along
with Cassie Brown, Darcy Wells and an own goal, whilst the home side replied with a double
from Sarah Whale. Amy Nicholson (2), Megan Kapadia and Kate Meehan accounted for the
goals as Hackney won 4-1 away to Clapham Utd.
The last match of the season in Division One South ended in a second victory for
Meridian Ladies, but it was not quite enough for them to avoid finishing at the bottom.
Kirsty Hampton-Goodall scored twice and Shai O'Hara the other as Meridian won 3-2 away
to Newhaven, who replied through Lucy Collinson and Summer Dutton.
North East League
Champions York City are showing no signs of slowing up and on Sunday, they defeated third
placed Harrogate Town 5-1. Sophie Tinson led the scoring with a hat-trick and she was
joined on the scoresheet by Rebecca Fevers and Rebecca Hunt, with Hannah Freibach
replying. Jess Round and Lucy Watson netted the goals as Redcar Town won 2-1 against
Hartlepool Utd, whose consolation came from Jessica Dawson. South Shields continue
to finish the season in good form, scoring eleven times without reply past Sheffield
Wednesday and moving themselves up to fifth in the process, whilst Jael Anderson and
Allison Ferris were on target for Sunderland West End in their 2-2 draw with Farsley
Celtic.
Second place in the Northern Division title is still up for grabs and Boro Rangers kept
themselves in the running with a midweek 3-2 victory over West Allotment Celtic. Jessica
Robinson (2) and Eve Jackson scored their goals, with Victoria Curtis and Megan Hindmarsh,
but Chester-le-Street Utd should claim the runners-up positiion by winning their final
game, due to a much superior goal difference.
South West League
Paulton Rovers will finish in third place in the Eastern Division following their 4-2 victory
over Chipping Sodbury Town on Sunday. Alex Gwyther was on target twice for Paulton
along with Tracey Rouemaine and Imogen Stocker, while Sodbury's replies came from
Shannon Francis and Izzie Smart. In the other game, Lucy Atkinson hit a hat-trick and Emilie
Channing-Cone added the other as AEK Boco edged out Keynsham Town Res by the odd
goal in seven, Keynsham scoring through Olivia Bees, Charlotte Morrison and Hannah Sims.
West Midlands League
Stourbridge power on and notched up their 20th victory of the season, 5-1 away to
Coventry Sphinx. Ruby Meeson bagged a brace for the newly crowned Premier Division
Champions, while Keira-Cheynelle Scarlett, Lili Beth Bown and Millie Rogers added the
others. Lichfield City must wait and see if they will finish in second place after completing
their matches with a 9-1 victory at City of Stoke, in which Shelbie Cartwright hit a hat-trick
with Courtney Dilger (2), Saddiqa Shan (2), Alicia Bailes and Demi Walker were also on
target. Kirsty Spencer and Hannah Vincent each scored twice, with Paige Leonard and
Chelsea Hunter adding the others, as Crusaders ran out 6-1 winners away to
Kidderminster Harriers whose consolation came from Sarah Lojko.
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