The Round-Up
ERWFL – Sunday 9th April
ERWFL Premier Division
3 matches played in the ERWFL Premier Division this Sunday with 4 sides completing their league campaigns. 3rd placed AFC Dunstable Ladies were away to Billericay Town Ladies who could have ended the season in 5th with a win. AFC Dunstable Ladies have had an excellent season keeping pace with the top two all season, goals from Erin Davies, Paige Kavanagh and Samiara Khan seeing them win the game 3-1 to finish on 36 points and a minimum a 4th place finish. Despite a goal from Vicky Kinsman, Billericay Town Ladies end the league season in 6th meaning AFC Sudbury Ladies have secured 5th spot having played out their games last weekend. Cup Final action for Billericay Town Ladies coming up this week on Thursday at AFC Hornchurch as they take on C&K Basildon Ladies in the Essex Women’s County Cup.
The title scenario remains the same with current leaders Bedford Ladies 3 points clear having played out watching the progress below both 2nd placed Haringey Borough Women and 4th placed Acle United Ladies able to catch them both knowing they win all their remaining games they will be Champions meeting as they do in their final game of the season. Acle United Ladies have to keep focused winning the games before then 1st. A double header with Royston Town Ladies over the next 2 Sunday’s Acle United were the hosts this Sunday.
Despite applying the early pressure the hosts found themselves goal down in the 20th minute, Royston Town scoring from 25 yards. Megan Todd pulled it back to 1-1 with 10 minutes of the 1st half left. Acle went on to take the lead 10 minutes into the 2nd half midfielder Alice Ladbrooke brought down inside the box stepping up to score the resulting penalty. 2nd half substitute Lauren Bullard extended Acle United’s lead to 3-1 as the game moved into the last minute. Royston Town awarded a free-kick scoring a quick reply to make it 3-2 sent up a tense finish Acle holding on for the win. Sammy Tinsley with her 34th goals of the season and Grace Leslie scoring the goals for Royston Town. Acle United have 3 games left now 2 points behind 2nd placed Haringey Borough who have 2 matches left. You can read Acle United Ladies match report from the game by clicking on the link below
Acle United Ladies 3-2 Royston Town Ladies
An Essex derby to end the season for both Brentwood Town Ladies and Writtle Ladies as they played their last league games of the season this Sunday. A strong finish to the season for Writtle Ladies, Courtney Clarke scoring a hat-trick up front with goals too for captain, Abigail Fry, Amy Simmons, Sophie Vale and Charlotte Walker in an 8-2 victory that sees Writtle climb above Brentwood Town into 7th place. Angela Arnold and Leah Cowan scoring the goals for Brentwood Town as they end the season on a disappointing note having had a strong spell earlier in the campaign that had seen them potentially challenge for a top 4 finish.
ERWFL Division One
Cambridge City Ladies are the ERWFL Division One Champions clinching the title in at the 1st attempt a 2nd successive league title having been promoted as Cambridgeshire Premiership winners last season. Won the title with 4 games to spare going 4 points clear of 2nd placed Colney Heath Ladies who have one league game left to play.
Were at home to 4th placed Silver End United Ladies who travelled with a depleted squad. Cambridge City knowing they were one win away from securing the title, held a 2-0 lead going into half-time, really turning it on in the 2nd half to add a further 8 goals to win the game 10-0. 3 players netting themselves a brace in the game, Sarah Mosley, Carla Penny and Philippa Witherspoon. An own goal, with Stacey Fullicks and Charlotte Gillies also scoring along with an extremely rare goal for centre back Robyn Phillips. The league secured Cambridge City have 2 Cup Finals to prepare for starting with the Cambridgeshire Women’s Invitation Cup Final this Thursday against Cambridge United WFC .
Congratulations to Cambridge City Ladies on their title success.
In the other game in ERWFL Division One played this Sunday, Ipswich Town Wanderers in 10th place were hosting Essex side Hutton Ladies who had just the 9 players available. Despite the valiant efforts from their goalkeeper Hutton were eventually beaten 2-0, Ipswich Wanderers goalscorers, Laura Tuley and Michelle Taylor-Allum the 3 points lifting them up 3 places into 7th in the Division One table with one game left to play. 3rd placed Wymondham Town Ladies were awarded the home win against Stevenage Ladies Reserves.