The Round-Up

Essex – Sunday 12th March

Essex Women’s Trophy Final

 The 1st Final of the season in Essex was contested this weekend with Chelmsford City Ladies Reserves and Frontiers Ladies meeting at Saffron Walden Town FC to contest the Essex Women’s Trophy Final. Both playing in Division One newly formed Frontiers Ladies lay 2nd in the table with a 100% record winning 11 from 11. Are also in the quarter finals of the League and Tiptree & District Charity Cup. Had beaten Chelmsford City Ladies Reserves 7-0 in the league recently and got off to a great start in the final with Kay Foy (pictured) putting Frontiers into the lead inside the opening minute. Hayley King doubled the lead just a minute later to put Chelmsford City on the back foot right from the start. Frontiers made it 3-0 midway through the 1st half with Foy through on goal scoring again. Kelly Holsworth got a cup final goal as she made it 4-0 a few minutes later. Foy went on to complete a 1st half hat-trick in the 35th minute. 

 5-0 the lead at half-time Chelmsford City had a chance to reduce the deficit early in the 2nd half before Frontiers got on the front foot again creating chances before Emma Best scored from a Holsworth corner. who scored her 2nd of the final a few minutes later. Jill Bartholomew also getting on the scoresheet as Frontiers won the Essex Women’s Trophy 8-0 in their inaugural season.

Essex Women’s Trophy Winners – Frontiers Ladies (picture credit Ponderosa Pix)

Essex Women’s Premier Division

 Harlow Town Ladies keep on winning at the top of the Essex Women’s Premier Division making it 16 straight league wins. Were away to 6th placed side Beacon Hill Rovers Ladies this Sunday who scored twice through Marie Hall and Jo Smeaton, Harlow Town hit twice that many at the other end to run out 5-2 winners and extend their advantage at the top to a massive 17 points.

   4th placed Runwell Sports got back to winning ways this Sunday to close the gap in 2,d and 3rd placed Lawford Ladies and Chelmsford City Ladies to just 3 points. At home hosting 2nd bottom side Hutton Ladies Reserves, Samantha Delves and Rachel Selfe both scored a brace in the match with Sophie Olley and Nikhol Campbell also on target with a goal a piece in a 6-1 win.

 Collier Row Tigers move above Beacon Hill Rovers Ladies and Eastern Avenue into 5th place in the Premier Division table winning away from home this Sunday. Sharing 5 goals with Alresford Colne Rangers the visitors took the 3 points with a 3-2 win. 

  Elsewhere in the Essex Women’s Premier Division, 8th placed Wickford Town Ladies were hosting Walden Ladies in a league double header. Bottom side Walden had the bare 11 players at their disposal were beaten 2-1 in the 1 game with Danielle Dickens scoring both their goals. In the other match however it was a vital 3 points for Walden as they beat their opponents 2-1 the win taking them off the foot of the table. Lois Curson with the goal for Wickford Town.

Essex Women’s League Cup

Division One side Hatfield Peveral Ladies were hosting Premier Division side Chigwell Ladies in the Essex Women’s League Cup quarter finals on Sunday postponed from last Sunday, it’s the higher division side that join, Lawford Ladies and Collier Row Tigers in the semi-finals as Chigwell ran out 3-1 winners. Frontiers Ladies and Corringham Cosmos to play the last remaining quarter final tie guaranteeing one Division One side in the last 4 of the competition.