The Round-Up

Sunday 7th January

Essex Women’s Premier Division

Hatfield Peverel Ladies ended a fantastic 2017 top of the Essex Women’s Premier Division having hit the ground running following promotion from Division One have maintained that momentum leading for most of the campaign and began 2018 with another positive result to take them 7 points clear at the top of the table. At home this Sunday taking on 3rd placed Chelmsford City Ladies. A goal in each half for both top scorer Yasmin Cowley and Victoria King seeing Hatfield Peveral win the game 4-1. Megan Bliss scoring the goal for Chelmsford City.

Lawford Ladies are the leagues top scorers now as they took their tally so far in the Premier Division this season to 49 from just 8 matches played. Came out on top at home in a high scoring match at the start of 2018. Hosting Runwell Sports Ladies who found the back of the net for 3 goals themselves. Lawford’s Daisy Canny keeping up her great scoring form this season getting a hat-trick with 2 more goals for new signing Tyler Christou seeing the home side win the game 5-3 the win taking Lawford up into 3rd in the table with 3 games in hand on Hatfield Peverel the gap 9 points.

Essex Women’s Division One

Reformed Hullbridge Sports Ladies ended 2017 with a 100% winning record as they led the way in Essex Women’s Division One began 2018 with a match away to one of their challengers looking to overhaul them at the top of the table another side new to the league this season, Dagenham & Redbridge Ladies ending 2017 in 3rd place in the table. The sides were drawing 0-0 at half-time, goals from captain Danni Dorrington, Broghan Kelly and Jennifer Lyttle seeing Hullbridge Sports go on to win the match 3-1 and take their 100% record to 9 league games.

  Hullbridge Sports aren’t running away with the league however and one defeat yet could see them overhauled at the top. Leigh Ramblers Ladies young guns also new to the league have started well too in 2nd spot with just one defeat in the league the top scorers too and extended their goals scored tally even further after Sunday’s home win over Billericay Town Ladies Reserves. Emily Diwell top scoring in the game with 5 goals. Katherine Newton getting 4 goals too with a goal each for Amber Denton and Sasha Vail to record an 11-1 win. 82 goals from 10 league games for Leigh Ramblers.

   Southend United Ladies another new side this season have also started well up amongst the top 4 move back above Dagenham & Redbridge Ladies into 3rd position with a double figure home win over Chelmsford City Ladies Reserves on Sunday. Emily Pert scoring a hat-trick. Lauren Johnson a brace with a goal a piece for Charlotte Anderson, Morgan Hayes and Georgia Raby an own goal seeing the final result 10-0.

Brentwood Town Ladies Reserves ending the year in 5th position in the Essex Women’s Division One table began 2018 on the road short of numbers with just 9 available for the match at bottom side Benfleet Villa Ladies nevertheless began with a positive result both Emma Mackie and Chloe Wilkinson scoring 2 goals each with Clarista Wigley also scoring in a 5-1 win. Carla Kracken.

Rayleigh Town Ladies start the year with a win that moves them into 6th position in the Essex Women’s Division One table. At home on Sunday were facing Alresford Colne Rangers. Holly Gash moving onto 9 goals for the season scoring a hat-trick in the game. Captain Isabelle Wallings the clubs top scorer added two more goals to her tally taking her to 25 for the season with Francessca Browne also scoring from the penalty spot to see Rayleigh Town win the match 6-2. Rae Clancy and Vicki Hall scoring the Alresford Colne Rangers goals.