The Round-Up
Sunday 15th October
ERWFL Premier Division
A 6th straight league win in the ERWFL Premier Division keeps Writtle Ladies top of the table ahead of Essex counterparts Billericay Town Ladies who also maintain their 100% winning start to the season both sides opening up a 6 point gap on 3rd placed Acle United Ladies who saw their league game postponed this weekend.
Writtle Ladies were on home soil taking on bottom side Colchester Town Ladies. Writtle’s good form continuing as they rattled in the goals to help improve their goal difference. Courtney Clarke scoring 4 goals on the day. There were goals to for captain Abigail Fry, Ellie Bowdidge, Lynsey Bowman and Amy Simmons an own goal seeing Writtle win 9-1 to take the 3 points. Millie Wilding on the scoresheet for Colchester who remain without a point after 7 played.
Billericay Town Ladies saw their lead in the ERWFL Premier Division take on by Writtle Ladies last weekend after they were involved in the FA Women’s Cup. Exiting the competition they bounced back with a 6th straight league win away to local rivals Brentwood Town Ladies this Sunday. A brace fro Paris Smith along with goals for captain Lindsey Morgan and Courtney Lumley seeing them take home the 3 points with a 4-1 win. Angela Arnold scoring the goal for Brentwood.
Cambridge City Ladies move up the ERWFL Premier Division from 7th to 4th spot after the weekends results. A 2nd successive 2-1 league win at home this time against Bedford Ladies on Sunday who themselves have no lost 3 successive league games to drop to 7th place. Michelle Byrne on target for Bedford goals from captain Becca fay and Charlotte Gillies securing the 3 points for Cambridge City.
Having climbed to 4th in the ERWFL Premier Division table themselves Colney Heath Ladies were at home on Sunday taking on AFC Dunstable Ladies in 10th place the visitors having an indifferent start to the season looking for a 2nd league win getting it with a 2-0 win goals from Danielle Carty and Charlotte Moreton seeing them get it and jump 5 place in the process moving above Colney Heath Ladies on goal difference into 5th spot. The middle of the table very close will anyone get a run of form going to challenge the leading pair?
ERWFL Division One North
3 games played in the ERWFL Division One North this weekend and the battle at the top remains a hotly contested one with all of the top 3 winning. King’s Lynn Town Ladies remain at the top with a 3-1 win at home to Ipswich Town Ladies Development who had won their previous 2 league fixtures. A goal for Becky Russell along with a brace from striker Tiffany Forshaw claim the 3 points to keep them a point clear of 2nd placed Ipswich Wanderers Ladies.
Ipswich Wanderers won for the 4th time this season in the league at home to bottom side Silver End United Ladies. A brace for Ipswich Wanderers captain, Tanya McKew along with goals for Lisa Nagib and Jess Taylor-Allum helping them to a 5-0 win. Have played more games than table toppers King’s Lynn and 3rd placed Histon Ladies but have proven already this season they can take points off anybody.
Histon Ladies move onto 13 points winning for the 4th time in the league this season undefeated in 5 played were away to local rivals Cambridge United WFC Reserves this Sunday looking to beat them for the 2nd time this season after a 4-0 win on the opening day of the season. Histon got off to a great start leading inside the opening 3 minutes Charlotte Westrope running through to score. Sophie Hopkin doubling Histon’s lead in the 23rd minute. A 2-0 lead at half-time Cambridge United WFC pulled a goal back almost immediately in the 2nd half a penalty awarded in the 47th minute was dispatched by striker Ebony Rule. 2-1 in remained for all of the 2nd half only in injury time did Histon secure the win Katie Seagrave on her debut finding the back of the net.