The Round-Up

Sunday 10th September

There are 9 sides contesting this season’s Suffolk Women’s Division, AFC Kesgrave Ladies and Hadleigh United Ladies the 2 new sides joining the league from last season. Ipswich Phoenix Ladies have become Ipswich Athletic Youth Ladies. Ipswich Town Ladies Development winning the title last season going unbeaten now promoted to the ERWFL. Walsham Le Willow Ladies start as favourites to win this season’s title. Both East Bergholt United Ladies and Brantham Athletic Ladies will be chasing them hard and this league always throws up the unexpected result throughout the season.

Suffolk Women’s Division

The season’s opening weekend saw 2 fixtures played, Brantham Town Ladies were at home against Leiston St Margarets Ladies to begin their season. A convincing result to get off the mark Brantham winning the game 6-0 a brace for Kirsten Hutchings. There was also a brace for new signing Jodie Sharp joining from rivals East Bergholt. Danielle Harvey and Sophie Crabtree also opening their goal account in the opening fixture.

A change of name and new beginning seeing a Ipswich Athletic Youth Ladies begin the 2017/18 season with their 1st ever win having been Ipswich Phoenix the two seasons before. Away to Coplestonians Ladies on the opening day held a narrow 1-0 advantage at the break before going on to win 4-1 in the 2nd half. 4 different goal scorers too with, Charlotte Archer, Madeleine Fairbrother, Natalie Southgate and Alicia Wilson all putting the ball into the back of the net.