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lead which was cancelled out before half time by
Shannon Albuery (see match report).
The spoils were also shared at London
Bees where the home side shared a 1-1 draw with
Chichester & Selsey. Megan Fox gave Chi the lead
four minutes ahead of half time, with Lauren Heria
hitting an equaliser for the Bees midway through the
second half.
Plymouth Argyle meanwhile notched up
their first league win of the season with a 5-1 success
away to Keynsham Town. Gabi Alphous was on
target twice for Argyle along with Natasha Knapman,
Zoe Cunningham and Emily Eaton, with Henna
Butcher replying for Keynsham.
Division One North Barnsley’s Courtney Csomor shields the ball from
A 3-0 win away to Stockport County has taken Anya Donelan of FC United of Manchester
Newcastle Utd to the top of the table and kept up (Julian Barker).
their 100% record. Georgina Spraggon gave the
Magpies a seventeenth minute lead and Rosie Missen headed in the second on the half hour.
Anna Soulsby rounded off the scoring after the break as Newcastle maintained their
impressive start.
Liverpool Feds are keeping pace with Newcastle, making it three wins and three
clean sheets on the trot when beating previous table toppers Chorley 3-0. Rosie Kinvig put
the Feds in a strong position by netting twice inside the first ten minutes and Paige Cole added
the final goal during the second half.
Leeds Utd notched up their second win in three matches with a 1-0 win away to
newly promoted Alnwick Town. Olivia Smart scored the only goal of the game, early in the
second half, to give Leeds a win which takes them up into the top half.
The other newcomers in the division, FC United of Manchester, sit one place
below Leeds having won for the second game in a row, 3-2 away to Barnsley. This did not tell
the whole story though as FC United came from two goals behind early on, Ella Hartley scoring
twice, either side of a Kirsty Chambers goal after Emily Pierrepont and Natalie Watson had
given Barnsley a great start.
Bradford City meanwhile got themselves off the mark with a 2-1 success against
Chester-le-Street Town. Charlotte Stuart and Sophie Hawkins were on target for Bradford,
with the Cestrians replying through Annece Legg.
Division One Midlands
Boldmere St Michaels held on to the early leadership with a 1-0 victory over Holwell
Sports. Cheyanne Jarvis scored the game's only goal, ten minutes into second half, to hand
the Mikes a third win in four matches.
Second placed Long Eaton Utd got back to winning ways, also winning 1-0 against
Bedworth Utd and this keeps them one point behind leaders Boldmere, thanks to a goal
from Cala Thornton.
Lincoln City are also one point off the pace following their 2-1 success against
Solihull Moors, which means they replace their opponents in third. Sophie Crosby and
Lauryn Wilcock accounted for the Lady Imps' goals, whilst Charlotte Leedham was on target
in reply for Solihull.
Leafield Athletic won for the second game in a row and this has taken them into
the top half of the table. Katie Johnson netted a double, with Holly Briggs and Daisy-Mai
Clements also on target to give Leafield a 4-1 victory over Wem Town, whose consolation
came from Emily Ridge.
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