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who have two games in hand, stepped up their challenge by beating Parkwood Rangers 3-0 with
a Georgia Tibble hat-trick. Rebecca Wyatt meanwhile scored for Ashford Ladies as they were
held to a 1-1 draw by Welling Utd, who netted through Grace Laverick.
North East League
Leaders York City did not play on Sunday but stay seven points clear after Harrogate Town
were beaten 2-0 by Ossett Utd, who scored through Eleanor Betteridge and Chelsea Schofield.
Redcar Town lost ground when they went down 4-1 to South Shields and they sit one point
ahead of Wakefield Trinity who powered to a 10-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday. Neve
Renwick bagged a four-goal haul, Chelsea Pilmer and Shirley Murphy each netted twice and the
tally was completed by Emily Heckler and Danielle Biglin. Sunderland West End were 2-1
winners over Wallsend Boys Club and Farsley Celtic beat Hartlepool Utd 2-1 thansk to
Rachael White and Hannah Brierley.
Northern Division leaders Blyth Town shared a 1-1 draw with Chester-le-Street Utd
and saw their advantage trimmed to three points. Ailsa Swinburne scored an equaliser for Blyth
with nine minutes remaining, after Sarah Hutchieson had put the home side in front. Second
placed Boro Rangers meanwhile defeated Bishop Auckland 2-0 with a first half brace from
Eve Jackson. Rachel Hepple scored the only goal of the game for Wallsend BC Res in their 1-0
win away to Norton & Stockton Ancients Res and Washington Association beat
Spennymoor Town by the same scoreline, courtesy of a goal from Freya Martin. Guisborough
Town continue to improve and they shared a 3-3 draw with West Allotment Celtic, whose
scorers were Hannah Dodds, Chloe Flannaghan and Megan Hindmarsh.
Hull Utd are the Champions of the Southern Division, putting themselves beyond the
reach of their rivals with a 2-1 at York RI. Tonya Wild-Storr and Lauren Tate scored the all-
important goals for Hull, with Jodie Langstaff replying. Defeat for York RI means that Altofts
Ladies have replaced them in second place after Emily Scott, Nadine Bates, Emma Dobson,
Naomi Malcolm and Nicola Smith gave them a 5-1 victory over Wakefield Trinity U23.
North West League
Merseyrail Ladies' dominant season in the Premier Division came to a winning end on Sunday
as they completed their fixtures by beating AFC Darwen 4-0. Salford City Lionesses greatly
boosted their chances of a top three finish when they won 2-0 against West Didsbury &
Chorlton, a result which takes them above Cheadle Town Stingers and Fleetwood Town
Wrens who battled out a 2-2 draw.
Blackburn Community SC moved themselves three points closer towards the Division
One North title by beating Preston North End 3-0. Blackpool are not giving up the chase in
second, they won 7-0 against Carlisle Utd with a goal apiece from Milly Hadfield, Cloe Warbrick,
Molly Kelly, Alice Earnshaw, Emily Cardwell and Charlotte Hartley as well as an own goal.
Haslingden are the other team still in the running and they are up to third - their highest position
of the season to date - after defeating Accrington Stanley CT 2-0. Eleanor McDonald and
Hannah Green were the markswomen for Workington Reds in their 2-1 success at
Penwortham Town and this moves them back up to fifth, just ahead of Penrith AFC who were
3-0 winners away to Chorley Women Development. Morecambe Res completed their
campaign with a second straight win, 3-0 against Sir Tom Finney and this has, for the time being
at least, taken them out of the bottom two places.
First met third in Division One South and the spoils were shared as Curzon Ashton and
Warrington Wolves Foundation battled out a goalless draw and Curzon's lead has been
trimmed to four points by Chester FC Women, who were 1-0 winners away to Hindley
Juniors Women. Mersey Valley and Runcorn Linnets meanwhile exchanged victories in a
double header which means that Runcorn remain one point ahead of their opponents, and
Didsbury Ladies ran out 3-1 winners over West Kirby.
South West League
The only match played in the Premier Division on Sunday produced what could yet be a highly
significant result come the end of the season. The division's two unbeaten teams met each other
with leaders Ilminster Town travelling to AFC St Austell and it was the Cornish side who ran
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