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Beds & Herts – Sunday 6th November

Beds & Herts Women’s Division One

A full fixture list in Beds & Herts Women’s Division One at the start of November with leaders Sandy Ladies the side not in action. 2nd placed Sharnbrook WFC closing the gap by a point scoring late in a high scoring match at home to Houghton Athletic Ladies to see the points shared in a 4-4 draw. Louise Spendelow scoring from the penalty spot for Houghton Athletic, Holly Thomson netting 2 goals with Rachel Spendelow also on target for the visitors. Sharnbrook scoring 2 goals in the 1st half Chantelle Harris with both strikes, Emma Butler n 75 minutes and Gemma Franklin in the last minute of normal time seeing the match end all square.

Sherrardswood Ladies move up a place into 3rd in the Division One table winning away at Hitchin Town Ladies on Sunday, Laurie Marris scoring from the penalty spot on the half hour mark. Manjinder Atwal adding their 2nd goal early in the 2nd half Marris scoring her 2nd of the game in the last 10 minutes to see Sherrardswood to a 3-1 win.

  St Albans Ladies got off to a shaky start in Division One formerly the Harvesters FC side lost their opening 2 league matches, having gotten their 1st 3 points under their belt last Sunday built on that win this Sunday away to bottom side Letchworth Garden City Eagles to win a high scoring contest to climb up to 4th in the table. Letchworth scoring 3 goals, 2 from Tayla Murray plus a strike from Alex Bush. St Albans hitting back with more than double that tally, Courtney Blythe scoring on 19 minutes, Ellie Lovelock and Sophie Monahan also scoring in the 1st half. Lovelock going on to complete her hat-trick in the 2nd half, Katie Grehan adding 2 goals to the scoreline late in the match to see the visitors win 7-3 to leave Letchworth Garden City with all 3 points. 

Garston Ladies also won at the weekend their 2nd league win of the season to join the pack in the middle of the table at home to Bishops Stortford Ladies, ended their 100% winning start to the season joining them on 6 points winning the game 4-1 with goals from Gemma Curtis, Jane Hales, Bobbi Rhodes and Kelly Spencer. Brogan McHale with the goal for Bishops Stortford Ladies.

Beds & Herts Women’s Division Two

 A meeting between the top 2 in Beds & Herts Division Two on Sunday with leaders Garston Ladies FC 96 taking on 2nd placed Flitwick Ladies. Level on points Flitwick Ladies relegated from Division One last season move 3 points clear at the top ending Garston Ladies FC 96 unbeaten record winning the game 2-0 Taylor Adams and Charlotte Peel with the goals in the 1st half enough to see them to victory.

4th placed Watton Ladies hadn’t won since the opening day of the season getting a point last weekend against then leaders Garston Ladies FC 96 in a 6-6 draw continued their goal scoring form into this Sundays home game against newly promoted Evergreen Ladies. Elizabeth Dowton netting a hat-trick, with a brace for Samantha Edgar to see then record a 5-0 win.

5 goals too for 5th placed Hitchin Belles at home to Royston Town Ladies Reserves on Sunday, and they needed them too as they won for the 2nd time this season edging out their opponents in a 9 goal thriller 5-4. Ruth Fox, Charlotte Peters and Charis Wakefield all scoring with Shannon Page bagging a brace for Hitchin Belles. Charlotte Riley’s hat-trick plus a goal for Zoe Quinn not enough for Royston.

Beds & Herts Women’s Division Three

Evergreen Eagles continue to lead the way in Beds & Herts Women’s Division Three however they had to comeback from being 2 goals down at half-time at home to Crawley Green Ladies to get the 3 points. Jessica McNamara and Kirsty Morley finding the back of the net for the visitors. Evergreen Eagles came back 2nd half Christie Brewer with a goal plus a double from Samantha Takis seeing them win the game and keep up their 100% winning start to the season.

  3 points back in 2nd on 9 points but also with a 100% winning start to the season are Woburn & Wavendon Lionesses Blues. At home on Sunday were taking on 3rd placed Potters bar United Ladies. Casey Chapman scored a brace for Woburn, Alice Hughes also with a goal as the home side went on to win 4-1.

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Beds & Herts – Sunday 30th October

Beds & Herts Women’s Division One

 In Beds & Herts Women’s Division One, Sandy Ladies go 5 points clear at the top of the league as they continued their winning start to the season winning all 5 of their opening games. The latest result coming away from home this Sunday. Were playing Houghton Athletic Ladies back on league action after a two week break involved in cup competitions. Harriet Ford and Chloe Reeves scored the goals for Sandy to see them win 2-0 move onto 15 points, finished the game with 10 players on the field after Katie Seldon was red carded.

   Eleswhere in Division One two sides picked up ther 1st league wins of the season. A good result for Hitchin Town Ladies having been promoted this season had lost their opening 3 league games. Were at home on Sunday playing 2nd placed Sharnbrook WFC promoted as Division Two Champions had enjoyed a good start to the season beat Hitchin Town 3-1 at home 2 weeks ago. Different story this Sunday, Hitchin Town getting the 3 points courtesy of a 2-0 victory, Kayleigh Saunders and Rachael Jones getting the goals.

  St Albans Ladies also bagged their 1st league win of the season formerly Harvesters FC had lost their opening 2 league games, at home this Sunday were playing Garston Ladies, was a tight contest the scoreline 0-0 at the break and for much of the 2nd half. Sophie Monahan scoring for St Albans in the 80th minute to see them win for the 1st time this season in the league.

Beds & Herts Women’s Division Two

   What a contest between there was between Watton Ladies and Garston Ladies FC 96 at the weekend the league leaders coming back to keep their Unbeaten record in tact after the game finished… wait for it 6-6! Garston held a 100% win record with 3 wins from 3 to start the new season away to Watton Ladies on Sunday the lead looks to be taking shape with some competitive performances already. Watton found the back of the net with 6 differnet players getting on the scoresheet, Samantha Edgar, Chloe Jones, Heidi Nash, Gemma Penny Francesca Smithers and Beth Willing finding the back of the net. Jade Roberts scoring 4 of the 6 goals for Garston with Leah Crocket and Lilly Clark also getting a goal each.

Joining Garston on 10 points at the top of the Division Two table are Flitwick Ladies, the 2nd placed side at home on Sunday playing Royston Town Ladies Reserves, it was a close game with the visitors unlucky to not get anything from the game scoring through Sabrina Purser. Flitwick won the match 2-1 to get the 3 points, Kierra Gabriel and Faye Moxon with the goals to their name.

  Panshanger Ladies good form continues as the 3rd placed sides won on Sunday for their 3rd successive league game were away to bottom side Woburn & Wavendon Lionesses Clarets. Kerry Twigg (pictured) scoring 2 goals inside the 1st 15 minutes to give them a 2-0 half-time lead. 2 more goals followed 2nd half Ellie Burke finding the back of the net on 58 minutes Chemise Huitson adding the 4th goal 6 minutes later.

Beds & Herts Women’s Division Three

 Took a while for everyone to get going in Beds & Herts Women’s Division Three, this weekend 8 of the 9 sides contesting the league were in action. League leaders, Evergreen Eagles maintain their unbeaten start to the season, relegated from Division Two last season look strong this season at home to Shefford Town & Campton Ladies on Sunday won the game 4-0 with Lisa Linsley netting a brace, goals too for Rebecca Corcoran and Amber Charlton.

Hot on their heels in 2nd place are Woburn & Wavendon Lionesses Blues new to the league this season made it 3 wins from 3 a 100% winning start with victory away to Bedwell Rangers. Amy Gibbins scoring a hat-trick. Casey Chapman and Georgia Payne also on the scoresheet the final score 5-2. Jessica Sullivan scoring both goals for Bedwell Rangers in the 2nd half.

  Potters Bar United Ladies new to the league this season are up to 3rd winning for the 2nd time this season edging a 7 goal thriller away from home against Hertford Town Ladies new Reserves side. Anastazia Rowszar put potters Bar into the lead 21 minutes int the 1st half. Becky Shephard pulling Hertford Town level with 5 minutes of the 1st period left. 1-1 at the break Janiece Allen restored Potters Bar lead 8 minutes into the 2nd half, Hertford Town levelling it through a Chloe Allen goal on 62 minutes. Back came Potters Bar Allen with her 2nd goal in the 71st minute. For a 3rd time Hertford Town levelled the score Shephard with her 2nd goal of the game on 76 minutes. 5 minutes later Allen completed her hat-trick to make it 4-3 Potters Bar holding Hertford Town at bay for the final 9 minutes to win the game.

Crawley Green Ladies were playing just their 2nd league match of the season, having lost their opening league game 7-5 against Evergreen Eagles had been involved in penalty shootouts in cup competition over the past 2 weekends winning one losing out in the other. Were away on Sunday playing new side Wheathamsted Ladies. Isn’t too many Round-Up’s go by without either Jessica McNamara or Nina Service scoring for Crawley Green Ladies and both netted a goal in the 1st half to see Crawley Green lead 2-0 at half-time. Sophia Pidgeon pulled it back to 2-1 for Wheathamsted 5 minutes into the 2nd half. Crawley Green soon extended their lead Mandy Cain-Murnane with the goal on 54 minutes. Both McNamara on 66 minutes and Service 3 minutes from time scored their 2nd goals of the game to see Crawley Green record a 5-1 win.

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Beds & Herts Women’s Football League – Sunday 2nd October

Held off from doing The Round-Up for the Beds & Herts Women’s Football League early on as it has been a patchy start to the season fixture wise across the 3 divisions, finally as we begin October the fixture lists begin to fill out as more sides get their season kicked off at last.

Beds & Herts Women’s Division One

In Beds & Herts Women’s Division, Sharnbrook WFC have been setting the early pace promoted as Division Two Champions had started the season with 2 wins before being held to a draw by fellow promoted side Houghton Athletic Ladies last weekend. That allowed 2nd placed Sandy Ladies to close the gap to a point going into this Sunday’s 2nd versus 1st encounter. 2 wins from 2 for Sandy Ladies so far scoring 5 in both games. Amber Williams scored a brace plus a goal each for Harriet Ford and Chloe Reeves as Sandy Ladies go above Sharnbrook WFC to lead the table with a 4-2 win, Tracy Hutchinson 1st half and Gemma Franklin 2nd half with the goals for Sharnbrook.

Bishops Stortford Ladies and Hitchin Town Ladies the latter newly promoted to Division One this season finally got their league campaign started at the weekend. Both had faced each other just 7 days before in the 1st Round of the Hertfordshire Women’s County Cup, Hitchin Town Ladies the home side exiting the competition as Bishops Stortford beat them 5-1. Now meeting in the league Bishops Stortford Ladies were at home at Harvest Moon, a closer game edged the win by 2 goals to 1 Kathryn Stanley (pictured) and Samantha Tant with the goals. Kayleigh Saunders with Hitchin Town Ladies 1 goal in Division One.

Garston Ladies lost out to Sharnbrook WFC at home on the opening day of the season back on 11th September had to wait a bit to play their next competitive fixture an away fixture against Letchworth Garden City Ladies, a single goal settling it for Garston picking up their 1st 3 points of the season courtesy of a goal scored by Emma Trill.

Houghton Athletic Ladies have started the season well promoted as runners-up in Division Two last season have 4 points from their opening 2 league matches. Were away to Sherrardswood Ladies at the weekend who they had knocked out of the FA Women’s Cup in 2nd Round Qualifying. Sherrardswood had started the season with an opening day defeat to Sandy Ladies, goals from Laura Cousins in the 1st half followed by 2 more from Laure Marris and Katy Jones saw them get their 1st 3 points of the season winning 3-1. Ciara Craig with the goal for Houghton Athletic Ladies.

Beds & Herts Women’s Division Two

Three league matches in Beds & Herts Women’s Division Two on Sunday with leaders Garston Ladies FC 96 making it 3 wins from 3 to continue their perfect start to the season. At home they were leading bottom side Woburn & Wavendon Lionesses Clarets 2-0 at the break before going on to win the game 4-1. 4 different goalscorers, Hannah Burt, Leah Crocket, Leanne Hunt and Jade Roberts helping them to the 3 points. Charlotte Demman on target for Woburn & Wavendon.

 2nd placed Flitwick Ladies have started life in Division Two well following relegation last season. Recovering well from an opening day loss at home to Garston, to win their next 2 league matches were at home this Sunday hosting Evergreen Ladies who finally had a league game the Division Three runners-up playing their 1st game in Division Two. Rebecca Freeman scoring 2 goals for the visitors as they won a point in the game, Flitwick scoring twice too to see the game end 2-2, Faye Moxon and Laura Scott from the penalty spot with the goals.

Panshanger Ladies were also promoted from Division Three to play in Division Two this season, had started the season with 2 away defeats were at home for the 1st time this season at the Moneyhole Playing Fields playing Watton Ladies at the weekend. Started well Ellie Burke putting them in front inside 10 minutes, Chemise Huitson adding a 2nd goal on 22 minutes that the lead at half-time. Huitson added another goal early in the 2nd half to make it 3-0. Watton pulled a goal back but this didn’t dent Panshanger’s confidence going on to score a 4th goal, Patience Ndlovu with her 1st for the club. Huitson went on to score her hat-trick. Watton pulling a goal back late on the final score 5-2 sees Panshanger up to 5th in the table.

Beds & Herts Women’s Division Three

Still sides yet to get off the mark in Beds & Herts Division Three, two that did at the weekend with mixed fortunes. Hertford Town Ladies have a new Reserves side this season the 1st team promoted to the Eastern Region Women’s Football League the Reserve side has had to wait to get going. A fixture at last away to Shefford Town & Campton Ladies who had started the season with a 2-2 against Hatfield Town Ladies remain unbeaten both sides collecting a point in what is a rarity in women’s football a 0-0 draw.

 A totally different story in the final match to being you in the Beds & Herts Round-Up, 12 goals in this game with Crawley Green Ladies playing their 1st league game of the season hosting Evergreen Eagles. A tough season for the visitors last season relegated from Division Two started with a win in Division Three 6-3 at home to new side Wheathamsted Ladies. Held a 5-2 lead against Crawley Green at half time but the hosts came back into it scoring 3 more goals to get 5 themselves not enough to take anything from the match however as Evergreen Eagles added 2 more goals 2nd half to win it 7-5. Christie Brewer with a hat-trick plus a brace for Samantha Talks with a goal each for Rebecca Corcoran and Amber Charlton the scorers for Evergreen Eagles. Jessica McNamara scoring a hat-trick for Crawley Green Ladies with Nina Service and Yasmin Wacey also on target.

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Beds & Herts – New Season Sun 11th September

A new season of County league football across the country began this weekend, teams putting a long pre-season behind them and playing their 1st competitive games of the season. A new look to The Round-Up this season breaking it down into smaller sections, everything still covered, this edition focuses on Beds & Herts. 

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire run a combined women’s football league, with 3 divisions. This season there are 9 sides contesting each league. Hertford Town Ladies won the Division One title last season and have been promoted to the ERWFL above. A few new sides in the leagues whilst some are no longer there. A patchy start to the season across the 3 divisions with just the 6 fixtures to cover in The Round-Up.

Beds & Herts Women’s Division One  

 Sharnbrook WFC won Beds & Herts Division Two last season with Houghton Athletic Ladies finishing runners-up, both have come up along with 3rd placed Hitchin Town Ladies. Toddington Rovers Ladies have folded before the season kicked off. There is also a new name in the league St Albans Ladies, were Harvesters FC Ladies before.

3 fixtures in Division One this Sunday to kick off the season, Sandy Ladies were away to Sherrardswood Ladies, the visitors had spent much of last season near the bottom of the table pulling themselves out of trouble late on. A much more positive start to this season as they finish the day top of the league. Kayleigh Bennett scoring twice, with goals too from Loren Ellard, Amber Williams and Kirsty Gavin in a 5-0 win.

 Sharnbrook WFC, bounced straight back from relegation to Division Two winning the title and started life back in Beds & Herts Division One with a win. Were away to League Cup winners, Garston Ladies. A goal 2 minutes before half-time for Gemma Franklin was followed by 3 more in the 2nd half, Charlotte Mullins on target in the 56th minute, before Sian Cunningham struck the back of the net twice in the last 10 minutes to see Sharnbrook seal a 4-1 win. Jane Hales netting the goal for Garston Ladies.

A 2nd successive promotion for Houghton Athletic Ladies to reach Division One started their new season with a home game against St Albans Ladies. Emma Hawkes grabbed the goals for the home side as they ran out 2-0 winners. All 3 results against sides you’d expect to be contesting the title indicates Division One is going to be highly competitive once again.

Beds & Herts Women’s Division Two

 Hitchin Belles and Evergreen Ladies finished 1st and 2nd in Division Three last season to win promotion to Division Two, 3 more sides came up too as the leagues were readjusted both Icknield Ladies and Bedmond Ladies have since folded. Panshanger Ladies join Division Two from the league below whilst Flitwick Ladies drop down from Division One. Woburn Lionesses become, Woburn & Wavendon Lionesses Clarets (and need a twitter account asap with a shortened version of that name). 

Watton Ladies travelled to Hitchin Belles on the opening Sunday having had a good pre-season, were confident for the new campaign. Knew Hitchin Belles would be a good test early on having lost just the one game on their way to the Division Three title last season, but despite 2 goals from Shannon Page for Hitchin Belles, Watton ran out comfortable winners beating them 8-2.

In the other match in Division Two, Garston Ladies FC 96 were away to relegated Flitwick Ladies. Lauren Berryman and Scarlett Stanley scored the goals to see Garston get off to a winning start.

Beds & Herts Women’s Division Three

With all the adjustment in the league over the summer, sides folding and new sides joining their are just the 4 of the sides left in Division Three that started Bedwell Rangers, Crawley Green Ladies, Hatfield Town Ladies and Shefford Town & Campton Ladies. Evergreen Eagles come down from Division Two. Kings Langley Ladies are no more. The new names in the league this season are Hertford Town Ladies new reserves side, Potters Bar United Ladies, Wheathampsted Ladies and Woburn & Wavendon Lionesses Blues.

Just the one match took place in Division Three on Sunday with the latter named side at home to Hatfield Town Ladies. Woburn & Wavendon Lionesses Blues hitting the visitors for 7. Amy Gibbons scoring a hat-trick, Georgia Payne netting a brace plus a goal a piece for Lizzie Richardson and Emily Chown.