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Cheltenham win title race

Cheltenham Town are celebrating the greatest season in the club’s history and are
looking at top flight football in the FA Women’s National League after carrying off the
Division One South West title.
As well as winning the league, Cheltenham also reached the semi finals of the
League Plate and lifted the Gloucestershire FA Trophy for the third time in a row by
beating Almondsbury 3-0 in the Final.
Although they lost their opening match against Southampton Women, the Robins
did not lose any more league games for the rest of the campaign and emerged as the
victors from a closely fought title race, clinching top spot with a 3-1 win against Chesham
United in their final match.
Cheltenham are managed by Tom Davies, with Morgan Hallett, Dan Liddiard and
Abbie Sadler amongst the coaching staff. Defender Mai Butler is captain whilst Lacy-Jai
Liggett was leading scorer with 17 goals to her name and goalkeeper Aimee Watson had
a fantastic season, keeping a club record number of clean sheets.
“It’s difficult to pick out the highlights after such a season,” admits chairman Andy
Liddle. “We lost the opening game, which came a bit quick for us with a number of
injuries, then went seventeen matches unbeaten.
“Going 1-0 up in the League Cup before finally losing to eventual winners
Southampton (who also won tier 3) was some achievement and beating West Bromwich
Albion away on penalties (also tier 3) in the Plate was a great result.
“Holding Bournemouth to draw away and beating them at home clinched the
league for us, along with the two wins over Exeter City.”
Cheltenham Town squad: Aimee Watson, Sammy Hallsworth, Charlotte Criddle, Mai
Butler, Holly Rogers, Abby Bevan, Jade Grove, Amy Wathan, Rhian Robbins, Courtney
Jones, Emily Owen, Billie Haynes, Georgie-Marie Barbour-Gresham, Lacy-Jau
Liggett, Lois Colley, Tamzin Hayward, Ellie Walecki, Kate Bowden, Holly Reed.

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