The Round-Up
Essex – Sunday 9th October
Elsewhere across the region in the women’s county football league it has been a slow start to the season, however in Essex the leagues are in full flow with side on the whole playing regularly starting to build form. In both the Premier Division and Division One the title contenders are starting to get into position at the top of the table.
Essex Women’s Premier Division
Lawford Ladies are setting the pace in the Premier Division no stopping them as yet as they made it 5 wins out of 5 at the start on Sunday with a 5-0 home win over Alresford Colne Rangers to keep themselves ahead of the rest.
Harlow Town Ladies, newly formed last season winning the Division One title are a couple of games behind Lawford after postponements and their debut in the FA Women’s Cup. Were away to Chelmsford City Ladies who led the Premier Division for much of last season. Any prospect of a close game was quickly dismissed as visitors Harlow Town Ladies went 2-0 up inside the opening 10 minutes, Fran Tye and Taylor O’Leary with the strikes. It rained goals 2nd half with Tayla Handscomb scoring for Harlow in 24 minutes, O’Leary with her 2nd on the half hour mark. 4 more goals scored in 7 minutes followed. Handscomb with her 2nd goal to make it 5-0 on 32 minutes O’Leart completing her hat-trick 3 minutes later. Lucy Sende scoring on 36 with Tia Dye making it 8-0 at half-time on 39 minutes. A goalless 2nd half followed the damage done 3 wins from 3 for Harlow a great start to life in the Premier Division.
Claire Campbell netted a goal for Wickford Town Ladies with Danielle Dickens scoring a brace too, however 3 goals at home weren’t enough to take anything from the game as visitors Runwell Sports Ladies hit back with 5 goals to win the game move up to 4th in the Premier Division table.
The mid-table clash between Beacon Hill Rovers Ladies & Collier Row Tigers ended all square the points shared in a 3-3 draw on Sunday. Elsewhere it was the battle of the bottom 2 in the Premier Division both Walden Ladies and Hutton Ladies Reserves without a win let alone a point at the start of the season from 3 played. Great result for Walden Ladies as they climb off the bottom into 9th spot with their 1st win of the season at home beat Hutton 6-0.
The game between Chigwell Ladies & Eastern Avenue was abandoned just after half-time due to an unfortunate injury to one of Eastern Avenue’s players a suspected broken ankle Women’s Football East wishes her well and the best for her recovery.
Essex Women’s Division One
Like Lawford Ladies in the Premier Division, Corringham Cosmos are setting the early pace in Division One, moved onto 15 points with their 5 win in 5 league games at the weekend, recording a 4-1 home win against Southend Town Ladies
Hot on their heels in 2nd place are Frontiers Ladies a 100% start to the season themselves made it 4 wins from 4 on Sunday at home taking on Benfleet Villa Ladies, started the match well early pressure, Jill Bartholomew (pictured) was upended inside the opposition box, stepped up to take the resulting penalty to score put Frontiers 1-0 on 6 minutes.
(picture credit -Frontiers Ladies)
Kay Foy adding a 2nd goal on 22 minutes the home side held a 3-0 advantage at the break, Sharon Ferguson with the goal 3 minutes before half-time. Carried their 1st half dominance into the 2nd half going 4-0 up inside 4 minutes of the restart Kelly Holdsworth netting the goal. A 5th goal came late in the 2nd half Adele Hughes on target with 3 minutes of normal play left on the clock to move Frontiers onto 12 points.
Joining Frontiers Ladies on 12 points in 3rd spot in the Division One table are Harlow Town Ladies Reserves winning 6-1 away from home against Wickford Town Ladies Reserves. Rachel Dipper with the consolation goal for the home side.
Hatfield Peveral Ladies started the season late another new side this season like the 3 above them in the Division One table the 4th placed side look like they could be amongst the title contenders as they recorded their 3rd straight league win to maintain their 100% start away to Chelmsford City Ladies Reserves. Winning the game 3-0 to move onto 9 points.