The Round-Up

Essex – Sunday 4th December

Essex Women’s League Cup

This Sunday saw the 1st Round of this season’s Essex Women’s League Cup being played, holders Harlow Town Ladies began the defence of the trophy with a tough away game against Premier Division leaders, Lawford Ladies. A meeting between 1st and 2nd in the league both enjoying a strong start to the season it was Lawford who ran out winners knocking Harlow Town Ladies out at the 1st hurdle with a 3-0 win to reach the 2nd Round. Jasmine Cox, Debbie Green and Jade Heath scoring the 3 goals for Lawford.

   Despite goals from Georgia Sleep and Shannon Hughes, Chelmsford City Ladies exit the Essex Women’s League Cup on Sunday after they were beaten at home by fellow Premier Division side, Collier Row Tigers winning the game 5-2.

  Better luck for Chelmsford City Ladies Reserves who advance to the 2nd Round of the League Cup with a 6-1 away win against fellow Essex Women’s Division One side Benfleet Villa Ladies. A hat-trick for Kayla-Marie Everett, Emma Sharpe with a brace plus a goal from Emily Kendle scoring the goals for Chelmsford City.

A high scoring game between Beacon Hill Rovers Ladies at home to Corringham Cosmos saw the Premier Division side knocked out of the League Cup by the Division One leaders, as despite scoring 4 goals at home Beacon Hill Rovers were beaten 9-4 by Corringham who progress to the 2nd Round.

 Unbeaten in Essex Women’s Division One in 2nd place in the table Frontiers Ladies made it 10 wins from 10 to advance into the 2nd Round of the League Cup on Sunday at home taking on fellow Division One side, FC Clacton Ladies. Shannon Hardinges (pictured) was on hand to capitalise on a fumble from the FC Clacton goalkeeper to tap the ball home into the back of the net to give Frontiers a 10th minute lead. Claire Davidson doubled their lead 10 minutes late with Hardinges was in the right place again to put the ball into the back of the net on 35 minutes for her 2nd of the game after Kay Foy’s shot smashed down off the crossbar. Foy getting on the scoresheet herself with 2 minutes of the 1st half left. Frontiers extended the score 2nd half Sharon Ferguson heading the ball in from a Kelly Holsworth cross on 68 minutes, the final score 6-0 to Frontiers, Ferguson heading in her 2nd goal of the game from a corner kick in the 79th minute. 

In the other two ties scheduled to be played Premier Division sides Alresford Colne Rangers and Wickford Town Ladies were awarded home wins. That means the draw to the 2nd Round of th Essex Women’s League Cup will be as listed below the ties scheduled to be played Sunday 22nd January.

Chelmsford City Ladies Reserves v Chigwell Ladies

Corringham Cosmos v Eastern Avenue

Harlow Town Reserves v Alresford Colne Rangers

Hutton Ladies Reserves v Frontiers Ladies

Wickford Town Ladies v Runwell Sports Ladies

Walden Ladies v Lawford Ladies

Hatfield Peveral Ladies v Wickford Town Ladies Reserves

Collier Row Tigers with a BYE to the quarter finals after scheduled opponents Southend Town Ladies withdrew from the league.

Essex Women’s Premier Division

One game in the Essex Women’s Premier Division and a good win away from home for Runwell Sports Ladies sees them move up 3 places in the table into 3rd position were taking on bottom side Hutton Ladies Reserves. Winning the game 3-0 the goals for Runwell were scored by Samantha Delves, Danni Dorrington and Chelsea Stephens.

Essex Women’s Division One

There was also just the one match played in Essex Women’s Division One on Sunday win Harlow Town Ladies Reserves recording a big win at home against Wickford Town Ladies Reserves, Rebecca Pope scoring one of the goals for Harlow Town as they move 3 points clear in 3rd with a 7-0 victory.