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and she was joined on the scoresheet by Nicki Gears and Jennifer Knowles, with Levi Rathburn
replying.
Leeds Utd meanwhile also won 5-1 at Chester-le-Street Town but will have to settle
for fourth. Sandra Martins (2), Laura Bartup, Rebekah Bass and Sarah Danby were all on target
for Leeds, whilst the Cestrians' consolation came from Anna Winter.
Chorley registered a somewhat remarkable tenth draw of the season, finishing level at
2-2 with Norton & Stockton Ancients. Emma Hickson and Ellie Cleary both scored for
Chorley, with Norton's strikes coming from Bianca Owens and Kate McGuire.
Division One Midlands
Doncaster Rovers Belles needed to win their final match of the season in order to claim the
runners-up spot, which they did with a 3-1 victory away to Solihull Moors. Nadia Khan was on
target twice for the Belles along with Jasmine Saxton, with Lyndsey Ross-Baker.
Long Eaton Utd have had a good season overall and they finished it off by beating Leek
Town 4-1, to ensure they finish in fourth. Chantelle Gallagher gave Leek a first half lead but after
the break, Long Eaton hit back to take the points with goals from Jordan Atkin, Millie Fugler,
Tiana Hicks and Moriah McIntosh.
Sporting Khalsa staged a great second half comeback to win 5-2 away to
Peterborough Utd and this means they will end up in the top half of the table. Cassie Steward
and Jessica Driscoll put the Posh Women two ahead at half time but in the second half, Khalsa
found the net through Chloe Handy, Olivia Woolston, Laura Smith, Sarah Hazell and Rebecca
Gill-Parsons.
Leafield Athletic are another team to have finished the season well and were 2-1
winners over Burton Albion. Kathryn Pagan and Laura Broadbent were on target for Leafield,
with Hajrah Mahmood replying.
Division One South East
The title battle has been a two-horse race virtually all of the season and on Sunday, it concluded
with Billericay Town taking the honours after beating London Seaward 4-0. Billericay went
into the game needing a win in order to finish above Hashtag Utd and goals from Zoe Rushen,
Ruby Sealey, Amber Gaylor and Rebecca May saw them to top spot.
AFC Wimbledon rounded off their campaign in third place after scoring eight times
without reply past Cambridge Utd. An own goal gave the Dons a fifth minute lead and they
went on to add further goals through an Emily Donovan double, Gloria Siber, Hannah
Billingham, Ashlee Hincks, Molly Childerhouse and Angel Fowler.
Queen's Park Rangers end up in fourth as they won 2-1 against Norwich City. The
Canaries had gone into the game on the back of a fine run of form which had taken them to safety
but goals from Vicky Grieve and Sue Kumaning earned Rangers the points on the day, with
Natasha Snelling replying.
Actonians Ladies ended a good season for themselves on a winning note, beating
Cambridge City 5-1. Roschelle Shakes netted a brace and she was joined on the scoresheet by
Sharon Odofin, Beatriz Pinto Correia and Ashleigh Ward, whilst City's consolation came from
Grace Stanley.
Four of the five games in the division ended in home victories, the exception being at
Kent Football Utd where visitors Enfield Town ran out 3-0 winners. Nuala McKevitt gave
Enfield a third minute lead and they went on to add further goals through Alana Munro and Che
Thomas.
Division One South West
The last match of the season was played on Sunday and it saw Exeter City win 1-0 against
Southampton Women which means they will finish in third place, one ahead of their
opponents. Connie Pengelly scored the only goal of the game, sixteen minutes from time, to seal
a result which also confirms that AFC Bournemouth are the runners-up behind title winners
Cheltenham Town.
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