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Wythenshawe Amateurs meanwhile battled out a 1-1 draw whilst Altrincham are out of
the bottom two, as they picked up four points from a double header against West Kirby.
South West League
AFC St Austell will have to wait until their final match of the season if they are to clinch the
title after going down to their first defeat of the season, beaten 3-2 by Sherborne Town. A
win would have confirmed the Cornish side as Champions but the home side, who can still
finish runners-up themselves, had other ideas and rushed into a three-goal lead thanks to
Becky Narramore, Kelly Snook and Olivia Watts. St Austell fought back with goals from Lucy
Solloway and Charlotte Whitmore but Sherborne held on for a hard earned victory which
would also have gone down well with leaders Ilminster Town.
It's as you were at the top of the Eastern Division with Swindon Town
Development holding on to their two point lead by beating Chipping Sodbury Town 6-0.
Charlotte Cowper was on target twice for Swindon along with Kathryn Bach, Natalie
Goodright, Scarlett Colman and Maddie Sheppard. Warminster Town stayed on their heels
by easing to a 3-0 success at AEK Boco, courtesy of a goal apiece from Jasmine Harris, Mia
Blazey and Poppy Spratt. Keynsham Town Res and Paulton Rovers finished level at 1-1,
Vicky Vipond giving Keynsham a first half lead and Alex Gwyther equalising after the break.
In the Western Division, Liskeard Athletic picked up one of the two wins they
needed in order to clinch the title when they defeated Feniton 5-0. Chloe Williams led the
scoring with a hat-trick and Ezme Wells added the other two.
Southern Region League
Abingdon Town are the winners of the Chairman's Cup after they defeated AFC
Bournemouth Development 3-0 in the Final at Reading City FC. The scoreline at half time
was goalless but midway through the second half, Tori St Clair broke the deadlock to give
Abingdon the lead. Four minutes later, Hermione Prescott-Luke made it two and Chloe Ball
rounded off the scoring with the third goal.
One match was played in Division One, Southampton Women Res and third
placed New Milton Town battling out a 1-1 draw. An own goal for Southampton earned
them a point whilst New Milton's strike came from Pearl Mortimer.
West Midlands League
Stourbridge have returned to the top of the Premier Division following a 4-0 victory away to
Kidderminster Harriers. Ellie McGovern, Lili Beth Bown, Cheryl Edwards and Millie
Rogers all scored a goal apiece for the Glassgirls who were further boosted by the news that
one of their main rivals, Sutton Coldfield Town, were held to a 1-1 draw by City of Stoke.
The home side took the lead in the second half through Tash Durham, with Chloe Finn
equalising for Sutton three minutes from time. Katie Cornish and Ellie Gibbs were on target
for Crusaders as they drew 2-2 with Lye Town, who scored through Sian Johnson and
Sunya Salim.
After making sure of the Division One North title the previous week, Shrewsbury
Town celebrated in style with a 9-2 victory against Coventry City. Madison Jones hit a
hat-trick for the Shrews and Libby Vietch contributed a brace, with one apiece from Lily
McShane, Zoe Child, Abbie McShane and Vikki Owen. Jenna Boddison and Holly Bullock were
both on target as Shifnal Town stepped up their bid for the runners-up spot by beating Port
Vale 2-0.
One match was played in Division One South, Lauren Thompson scoring twice as
Cookley Sports shared a 2-2 draw with Leamington Lions, for whom Kitty Jones netted
both goals.
Solihull Sporting have taken a step closer towards a potential trophy double as
they reached the Final of the Division One South Cup with a 4-2 semi final victory over
Knowle. Eliza Hickey scored twice for Solihull along with Evie Quinn and Lauren Smith,
whilst Emma Shaw and Ebony Harris replied for Knowle.
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