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The County Leagues...

Gloucestershire League
Longwell Green have a lead of six points at the top of Division One after running out 6-0 winners over
last season's runners-up Bristol & West. Kate Michael kept up her good early season form by scoring
a hat-trick and the others came from Mel Pickering, Amelia Fowles and Hayley Bullock. Abbeymead
Rovers meanwhile won 2-1 in their local derby with Gloucester City, Becky Gillespie netting a brace
for Abbeymead and Katie Irvine replying.
The top two in Division Two did not play on Sunday and Dursley Town follow on in third after
claiming their first victory in some style, winning 9-3 against Cheltenham Civil Service. Morgan
Tayler led the scoring in the goal fest for Dursley with five goals and Lucy Jones contributed a brace,
with Michelle Watson and Aine Redmond adding the others. Gemma Riley (2) and Courteney Mills were
on target for the home side. Robyn Evans, Libberty Messenger, Sarah Rayworth and Nikola Biskup were
the markswomen for Cirencester Town who also claimed their first win, 4-2 away to Red Falcon
Club who replied with a Harriet Mason double.
Esme Bunting scored a hat-trick, with Leah Porter, Mara Wuelfing and Eve Saunders adding the
other goals, as Division Three leaders Bristol Ladies Union Development won 6-2 at Stoke Lane
Athletic, for whom Leanne Derbyshire and Stacy O'Reilly replied. Union continue to lead the table on
goal difference from Olveston Utd Res who beat Downend Flyers Res 5-0 thanks to a Paige Fowler
hat-trick, Jemimah Green and an own goal. Lauren Cox, Stevie-Jay Eddolls-Froom and Jade George
accounted for the goals as Southmead Community Sport defeated Tewkesbury Town 3-1, Lucy
Williams replying, and Winchcombe Town won 2-1 against Mitcheldean SC. Kyra Sayce and
Gabriella Capaldi were the scorers for Winchcombe, whilst Mitcheldean's consolation came from Amie
Robertshaw.
Greater London League
Clapton Community have taken over at the top of the Premier Division after beating previous leaders
Comets 2-0, thanks to Emily Link and Marta Perez. Bromley FC Ladies are up into second place on
goal difference following a 9-1 victory over Walton Casuals Res. Eloise Bovill, Charlotte Lee and
Terri-Ann Warren all scored twice, with one apiece from Jade Davenport, Hannah-Elizabeth Paige and
Millie Main. Claire Huggins, Samantha Malyon and an own goal earned Enfield Town 3rds a 3-3
draw with Headstone Manor, for whom Samantha Read (2) and Erica Augsten were on target.
Regents Park Rangers and Sutton Utd U23 also shared six goals, Natalia Debek hitting a hat-trick
for Rangers and Sutton scoring through Faye Butler (2) and Megan Button.
Division One North leaders Brentford B were pegged back to a 2-2 draw by Actonians
Ladies Res. Lillie Elsbury and Sophia Williams scored for Brentford, whilst Fiona Moloney netted both
for Actonians. Queen's Park Rangers Res are in second following their win against Tower
Hamlets, Jessica Welsh netting five times alongside a Jessica Francis-Weir hat-trick, Harriet Stiles-
Winford (2), Kelena Walters-Wright (2) and Noelani Agyeman. Katie Barber, Debora Cagnin and
Katharine Pearson scored for Hackney Res in their 3-3 draw with Luton Town Res, who responded
through Jodie Brooks, Aimee Kilpatrick and Shanice Thompson. Christiane Assaad (2), Hannah Gough
(2) and Maizie Fashoni accounted for the goals as Camden Town Blues won for the first time, 5-2
against East London Ladies.
UCL Academicals are the new table toppers in Division One South following their 2-2 draw
with Ashford Town (Middlesex) B. Shannon Chell and Tara Mathias scored for Academicals, with
Rachel Marlow and Ellie Luscombe replying. Previous leaders South East Parakeets were beaten 4-2
by South London Women, for whom Harriet Drudge (2), Rachel Burden and Sabina Hollywood were
on target. Sian Bradley and Jennifer Schmidt were the markswomen for third placed Tooting Bec as
they won 2-1 against Balham Panthers, whilst Camille Roussel (2), Raissa Essaka (2), Zoe Bowman
and Kelly Macbeth-Mackay gave Sporting Duet a 6-2 victory away to South London Laces.
Sheffield & Hallamshire League
A week after their Vitality Women’s FA Cup wins, both Dronfield Town and Harworth Colliery got
their Division One campaigns under way. Dronfield’s Annabel Davies bagged a brace for the second
week running with Laurie Marris their other scorer in a 3-3 draw at AFC Bentley whose goals came
from the prolific Gemma Harte (2) and Hayley Wood. Sophie Thompson bagged a hat-trick for
Harworth whose other goal came from Georgia Walker-Ellis, but it was not enough for any reward at
Barnsley Women’s Development who’s half dozen tally included a hat-trick by Evie Savage along
with singles from Chloe Lambert, Nicole Shaw and Tyler Taylor. Also netting six were Sheffield Utd
Community Foundation, away to Sheffield Wednesday Res. Hannah Barden bagged a hat-trick
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