The Round-Up

Essex – Sunday 6th November

Essex Women’s Premier Division

 8 win from 8 for Essex Women’s Premier Division One leaders Lawford Ladies as they continued their excellent start to the season with a 6-2 away win against 6th placed Collier Row Tigers. Keeping pace with the league leaders in 2nd place also with a 100% winning start to the season are Harlow Town Ladies a game behind/in hand made it 7 wins from 7 with a huge winning scoreline away to bottom side Hutton Ladies Reserves finding the back of the net 16 times without reply. On 21 points they are 6 points clear of Chelmsford City Ladies in 3rd.

  An away victory for Chelmsford City Ladies on Sunday away to 4th placed Eastern Avenue edging the match 3-2 thanks to goals from Georgia Sleep and a brace by Tyler Christou. That result sees Runwell Sports Ladies climb above Eastern Avenue into 4th in the Premier Division table after they won at home beating Chigwell Ladies 3-0.

7th placed Beacon Hill Rovers Ladies claimed all 3 points at home at the weekend against Walden Ladies, a 2-1 win moving them onto 8 points. Alresford Colne Rangers won for the 1st time since promotion to the Premier Division last Sunday built on that result moving up a place into 9th with a draw at home to fellow promoted side Wickford Town Ladies the final score 2-2. Charlee Twigg and Victoria Setford netting he goals for the visitors.

Essex Women’s Division One

Corringham Cosmos leading Essex Women’s Division One saw their 100% winning start come to an end last weekend after being beaten 2-1 away to Collier Row Athletic. Returned to winning ways this weekend at home in the process ending another sides 100% record at the start of the season taking on Hatfield Peveral. A close contest between the 2 sides Corringham Cosmos claiming all 3 points courtesy of a 3-2 win.

  That result leaves 2nd placed Frontiers Ladies as the only unbeaten side in the league and they were in no mood to give it up away to Wickford Town Ladies Reserves on Sunday. Defender Adele Hughes (pictured) was pushed up front in attack for the match and put Frontiers into a 2-0 lead inside the opening 5 minutes. Jill Bartholomew found the back of the net for the visitors 10 minutes later. 3-0 up inside the 1st 15 minutes Frontiers extended their lead with Hughes completing her hat-trick in the 17th minute. Kelly Holsworth scoring from a free-kick just a minute later to make it 5-0. Hughes went on to add 2 more goals in the 1st half on 22 and 38 minutes, with Bartholomew scoring her 2nd of the game in between. Claire Davidson making it 9-0 to Frontiers before half-time. Double figures were reached 8 minutes into the 2nd half with Bartholomew completing her hat-trick. Hughes going on to make it a double hat-trick on the hour mark. Anne Anstey making it 12-0 with 15 minutes left on the clock. Holsworth netting from another set-piece in the final 10 minutes to see Frontiers win 13-0.

Was an even higher scoreline for 3rd placed Chelmsford City Ladies Reserves at home to bottom side Waltham Forest Ladies on Sunday. Emily Kendle with 5 goals the pick of the goalscorers. Kayla-Marie Everett netting a hat-trick. Emma Sharpe and Megan Bliss both scoring 2 goals each with Becky Tabrett and Beth Morell also putting the ball into the back of the net in a 14-0 victory.

 Having come up against the early season pace setters in their opening matches in Division One, Collier Row Athletic took a bit of time to get points on the board but are now on the move up the table building on last Sunday defeat of league leaders Corringham Cosmos with a 2-1 home defeat over Benfleet Villa Ladies to climb up to 7th in the league on 9 points.

  2-1 was also the winning margin at home for 6th placed FC Clacton Ladies as they too win their 3rd league game of the season beating 4th placed Harlow Town Ladies Reserves.