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Norwich City have started the season well and were 3-2 winners against
AFC Wimbledon. A win could well have taken the Dons into second place but a brace
from Kathryn Stanley, plus an own goal, gave Norwich their second win in three
matches. Hannah Billingham and Jess Lewry netted in reply for Wimbledon.
The two teams at the foot of the table at the start of play met each other and
it was Cambridge City who recorded their first league victory of the season, beating
Stevenage Women 4-1. Grace Stanley was on target twice for City along with
Charlotte Gillies and Amie Fullwood, whilst Stevenage's consolation came from Becky
Shephard.
Division One South West
Chesham Utd have gone level on points with leaders Southampton FC after
recording an extraordinary 9-3 victory away to Exeter City, who had started the day
in fourth place. After going behind to a third minute goal from Anthea Kaptein,
Chesham ran riot in front of goal to find the net seven times before the interval, Gemma
Fraser and Anneka Nuttall each scoring twice along with Kirsty Gladwin, Emma Delves
and Riva Casley. Fraser went on to complete her hat-trick during the second half and
Natasha Smith also got on the scoresheet, with Steph Beck and Emily Toogood both
netting for Exeter.
The other match to survive the weather was at Poole Town, where visitors
Cheltenham Town ran out 5-0 winners. Jade Grove was on target twice, with further
goals coming from Abby Bevan, Charlotte Criddle and Lauren Kayll to seal
Cheltenham's second league win of the season, which takes them into fourth.
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Brighouse Town won 4-3 against Huddersfield Town to take themselves up into
second place in the Northern Division, one point behind leaders Middlesbrough.
Murron Alldread hit a hat-trick for Brighouse and Ellie Richardson was also on target,
with Sian Gibrill-Keating, Alice Linsell and Macy Ellis replying. Durham Women are
a further point adrift in third place after a Jessica Mett hat-trick, Beth Enguita and an
own goal took them to a 5-0 victory over Stockport County. Katie Astle, Stacey
Buxton and Emily Sykes all scored for Leeds Utd as they beat Sheffield FC 3-2
whilst Bradford City and Barnsley finished level at 3-3. Anna Davis scored a
hat-trick for Barnsley but she had to settle for a share of the spoils as City scored
through Ellie Edwards, Amelia White and Jessica Dunlop.
Sheffield Utd have extended their lead at the top of the Midland Division to
six points with a 5-1 victory over Nottingham Forest. Molly Graham (2), Dominique
Cooper, Tamara Wilcock and Louise Biggins were the markswomen for the Blades.
Lucy Wood hit a hat-trick and Monique Price the other as Leicester City won 4-2
against West Bromwich Albion. Nicola Russell was another hat-trick scorer, along
with Emily Gunn (2), Paige Gunn (2), Indiana Totty and Sarah Woodbyrne as
Loughborough Foxes defeated Crewe Alexandra 9-1 and Lincoln City scored
eight times without reply past Bedworth Utd, Toni McHamilton netting four times
with Leah Markham (2), Taylor Dean and Rachael Howes adding the others. Beth
Gallagher, Marianne Sherwood and Molly Thompson accounted for the goals as
Sporting Khalsa beat Solihull Moors 3-1.
In the South Division, AFC Wimbledon are in the top half of the table after
recording their first league victory of the season, 6-2 against Keynsham Town.
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