The Round-Up

Cambridgeshire – Sunday 16th October

Cambridgeshire Women’s Premiership

In Cambridgeshire the focus was on the league this weekend everyone finally getting started in the Women’s Premiership in what has been a slow start to the season with just a handful of matches played. Both Cambridge United WFC Reserves and Netherton United Ladies had recovered from an opening day defeat to win next time out, both on 3 points Cambridge were top on goal difference as they travelled to Peterborough to play Netherton on Sunday. 3 successive home wins in league and cup Netherton were in form going into the game however they were out of sorts on Sunday as Cambridge got on top to dominate the game 1st half, Laura Baker returning from injury opening the scoring on 11 minutes. Gabrielle Whitehurst (pictured on the ball below) doubled the lead scoring from a free-kick put into the box to see the visitors lead 2-0 at half-time.

An early goal 2nd half scored by Mel Findlater her 1st for the club saw Cambridge extend their lead to 3-0, Netherton never really getting back into the match. Final score 3-0 this was the featured game on the Supporting Women’s Football Blog at the weekend and the report can be read further down this site, or by clicking on the link below.

Netherton United Ladies v Cambridge United WFC Reserves

Joining Cambridge United WFC Reserves on 6 points at the top of the table are Newmarket Town Ladies playing just their 2nd league match of the season. Maintain a 100% start to the season after a trip to newly promoted St Ives Town Ladies. A brace from Abbi Griffin seeing the 3 points secured with a 2-0 win for Newmarket.

With their players returning to their studies Cambridge University Women were getting their league campaign started this Sunday with an away trip to another of the promoted sides, Bourne Ladies. The home side getting themselves 2-0 in front, Claire Lawrenson scoring the goals on the 10th and 25th minutes. Cambridge University came back to level it at 2-2 before half-time Amanda Wainwright with their 1st goal. Had 2 debutants in their side, one of those scoring 1st half too with another added 2nd half. their other debutant also getting a goal to see the visitors win the game 4-2.

  Another side to finally get a league game under their belts were ICA Sports Ladies, the Peterborough based club had been short on numbers earlier in the season. Now playing at last started with a home win as they took on Park Ladies at the South Bretton Playing Fields. Rhian Leonard with the only goal of the game seeing ICA Sports Ladies win the 3 points.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship North

 In the Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship North, Wisbech St Mary Ladies strong start to the season continued as they made it 4 wins out of 4 at the start of the season. Were on home turf taking on new side Spalding United Ladies on Sunday. Was all square at the break the sides level at 2-2. Ellie Nobbs and Sian Peeling scoring the goals midway through the 1st half for Wisbech St Mary. Sasha How and Jordan Wheeler on target for Spalding United. Different story 2nd half with Wisbech St Mary coming out the stronger Annalise Scales scoring a hat-trick with Abi Roach-Smith also getting a goal the final score 6-2.

  March Town United Ladies join 2nd placed Ketton Ladies on 9 points as they match their record of 3 wins from 3 league matches at the start of the season were away to Hungate Rovers Ladies on Sunday. Both Louise Barbour and Emma Frost were both on fire scoring a hat-trick to win the game 6-0 and come home with the 3 points.

  Another side climbing up the Championship North table are Swineshead Institute Ladies undefeated at the start of the season, on 7 points now with 2 wins and a draw the win on Sunday away to Thurlby Tigers. The goals scored tally vastly improved too. Kirsty Hewitt grabbing herself 5 goals for the visitors. Swineshead racked up a double figure scoreline with Ellie Spendlow netting a hat-trick, a brace for both, Chloe Steward and Gabrielle Smith. Rebecca Taylor also scoring a goal in a 13-0 victory.

Wisbech Town Ladies having suffered 2 defeats in their opening 2 league games got a point on the board at the weekend as they drew with new side P&L Motors Diamonds at home. Sophie Gutteridge scoring both if their goals as the sides drew 2-2.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship South

 A couple of postponements in the Cambridgeshire Championship South that allowed leaders Cambridge City Ladies Development to extend their lead at the top of the table as they maintained their 100% start to the season. At home playing Isleham United Ladies. Bella Simmons scoring 4 goals with Charlotte Gillies grabbing a hat-trick. Goals too for Emma and Rachel Littlewood aswell as Bronte Rapley as they made it 4 wins out of 4 with a 10-0 scoreline.

  Elsewhere Fulbourn Bluebirds were away from home playing St Ives Rangers Ladies. The visitors winning for the 2nd time this season to move into 3rd place in the table. Goals from Sarah Bodger, Katie Luddy and Krissie Taylor seeing them to a 3-1 win. Jasmine Hope scoring the goal for St Ives Rangers.

The Round-Up

Cambridgeshire – Sunday 25th September

Cambridgeshire Women’s Premiership

The season has barely gotten started in the Cambridgeshire Women’s Premiership with just a handful of games to date 4 sides with a game under their belts going into this weekend, 3 more getting their season started this Sunday. Cambridge United WFC Reserves with alot on new faces in their squad this season suffered a defeat on the opening weekend going down 2-1 to newly promoted St Ives Town Ladies. Were at home this Sunday taking on another new side to the Premiership, Bourne Ladies finishing as Championship North Champions last season. Was a debut in the higher tier they will want to forget, Cambridge United WFC Reserves proving too strong an opponent on the day playing at their new home, Barton Recreation Ground. Ebony Rule finding the back of the net for 4 goals with Lauren Gibson bagging herself a hat-trick. Teonie Payton scored her 1st 2 competitive goals for the club too as well as Gabrielle Whitehurst netting her 1st goal too in a 10-0 that moves them into top spot in the table.

St Ives Town Ladies were on the road on Sunday playing Netherton United Ladies at The Grange. Netherton had lost their opening game of the season by a single goal against Newmarket Town Ladies. Got their 1st 3 points on the board winning the game 3-0. Jenna Harn, Georgina Parrett and Megan Parrett with their goals.

Park Ladies were making their Premiership debut on Sunday promoted as Championship South Champions in their 1st season joining the Cambridgeshire women’s football leagues. Were on home soil welcoming Bar Hill Ladies also starting their league season. Goals from Hollie Dare, captain Lucy Goddard, Anna Jephson and Laura Spaxman seeing the visitors start with a win the final score 4-1.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship North

Wisbech St Marys Ladies continued their excellent start to the season in the Championship North making it 3 wins from 3 away to P&L Motors Diamonds on Sunday. Not that they were given an easy 3 points by the home side who found the back of the net 3 times, Nicola Anderson, Emma Pollard and Tia Vacca all on target. Lauren Laws and Charlie Knight scoring in the 1st half for Wisbech St Marys Ladies, Knight went on to add her 2nd of the game early in the 2nd half. 2 goals inside the last 10 minutes seeing the away side to victory, Laws netting her 2nd of the match on 84 minutes, Frances Peeling scoring 2 minutes later, final score 5-3.

Keeping pace with Wisbech St Marys Ladies at the top of the Championship North table are, Ketton Ladies who also have a record of 3 wins from 3 to start the season. Were playing at home at the weekend taking on Hungate Rovers Ladies. Fran Kavanagh scored twice with Emma Ward also finding the back of the net in a 3-0 win.

 March Town United Ladies finished runners-up in the Championship North last season got off to a winning start away to Wisbech Town Ladies last Sunday beating them 2-1. Were at home this Sunday taking on new side Boston United Ladies who had started life in the Championship North with a heavy defeat. Not such a high scoreline this time around March Town United Ladies making it 2 wins from 2 with a 2-0 victory. Louise Barbour and Adele Munday with the goals.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship South

In the Championship South, Cambridge City Ladies new development side are matching their 1st team playing the the ERWFL Division One this season with a 100% winning start to the season playing their 3rd league match were at home to Newmarket Town Ladies Reserves on Sunday. Bella Simmons scoring a brace, Saskia Capetti and Erin Walusimbi also grabbing a goal each in a 4-0 win to make it 3 wins from 3.

  Moving into 2nd spot in the Championship South table are, Milton Ladies as they made it 2 wins from 2 recording a huge win at home to Orton Rangers Ladies. Kirsty Lemmon-Sparkes bagging herself a double hat-trick. There were hat-tricks too for Sam Cousins, Dora Dixon and Olivia Thorogood with Carly Dawson getting a brace in a whopping 18-0 win.

Laura McAllister scored twice for Isleham United Ladies to see them climb up to 3rd in the Championship South table following a 2-1 home win over Riverside Rovers Ladies Reserves who were starting their league season on Sunday.

  After suffering a 6-0 loss away to Cambridge City Ladies Development as they began there Championship South campaign last Sunday, Fulbourn Bluebirds bounced back with a home win to get their 1st 3 points on the board this time around coming out on top in a narrow 3-2 win over Cambridge Rangers, Sharron Pinner scoring 2 goals with the 3rd scored by Katie Luddy.

The Round-Up

Cambridgeshire – 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 Cambridgeshire.

3 Division’s in Cambridgeshire, the Premiership with 9 sides competing, plus a Championship North and South. 11 sides contesting the Championship North with 10 sides in the Championship South, a host of new sides in both leagues this season, a few have dropped out.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Premiership

A quiet start to the season in the premiership with just the 2 fixtures taking place. 9 sides in the division, Bourne Ladies and Park Ladies both promoted as Champions of the Championship North and South, along with St Ives Town Ladies who were runners-up in the Championship South. Cambridge City Ladies winning the title last season have been promoted to the ERWFL Division One.

St Ives Town Ladies were the only promoted side in action this Sunday starting with an away game against Cambridge United WFC Reserves who had several new faces in their starting XI having had a busy summer of players coming and going. Cambridge started the better and created plenty of chances in the 1st half, didn’t score it was goalless at the break. Got the break through 15 minutes into the 2nd half taking the lead, Gemma Croucher with a neat finish to turn the ball into the back of the net as the ball came back to her off the base of the post. With 20 minutes left on the clock St Ives got themselves back on level terms Amy Seymour-Shove hitting a shot from outside the box that came down off the crossbar and over the line. Late into the game the visitors found the back of the net again through Sasha Smith leading 2-1 defended well seeing out the game to win on the opening day.

A physical battle is how Newmarket described their opening game of the season as they travelled to The Grange to play Netherton United Ladies. Both sides launching a Reserves side this season are keen to make progress within the Premiership itself. A single goal was enough to see the 3 points won and it was Newmarket who got them Nadine Basson scoring in the 1st half. 

Bar Hill Ladies, Bourne Ladies, ICA Sports Ladies and Park Ladies begin their league campaigns at the end of September, Cambridge University Women start in October.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship North

11 sides competing in the Championship North in the 2016/17 season, alot of new names in the league up from 9 competing last season. A couple of sides gone aswell Downham Town and Tydd St Marys Ladies. 6 new sides in total, Boston United Ladies, Ketton Ladies, Netherton United Ladies Reserves, P&L Motors Diamonds, Spalding United Ladies and Thurlby Tigers joining Hungate Rovers Ladies, March Town United Ladies, Swineshead Institute Ladies, Wisbech St Marys Ladies & Wisbech Town Ladies.

3 fixtures in the Championship North on the opening weekend and a fantastic start to the season for Wisbech St Marys Ladies as they started their season away to Thurlby Tigers. Wisbech St Marys Ladies have strengthened as their U18s side winning the league last season merge with the senior squad. Put in a strong 2nd half performance, Carlie Knight scoring 4 goals, with Catherine Ray and Abi Roach-Smith also amongst the goals in an 8-0 victory.

Ketton Ladies were Stamford Ladies last season, the players listed are from that squad, under their new guise got their season off to a fantastic start at home taking on Wisbech Town Ladies. leading at 2-0 at half-time went on to win 3-1 in the 2nd half with goals from Abbie Brewin, Kerrie Holden-Jones and Fran Kavanagh. Jemma Adams with the goal for Wisbech Town Ladies.

Peterborough based, P&L Motors Diamonds are a new side competing in the Championship North this season, from what I’ve learnt a break away from Netherton over the summer they are largely the U18s side no idea of the circumstances. On the pitch they began their season with a home game against Swineshead Institute Ladies who are beginning their 2nd season after consolidating their place in the Championship North last campaign. The sides battled out a 2-2 draw, have record of the P&L scorers as yet. Leah Ardron and Gabrielle Smith were the players on target for Swineshead.

 Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship South

The Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship South as increased from 7 sides last season to 10 sides for the 2016/17 and that’s with both Park Ladies and St Ives Town Ladies going up. Fulbourn Bluebirds drop down from the Premiership, and joining Cambridge Ranger, Milton Ladies, Isleham United Ladies & Riverside Rovers Reserves are Cambridge City Development, Great Paxton Ladies, Newmarket Town Reserves, Orton Rangers Ladies and St Ives Rangers Ladies. 

Two of the new sides met on the opening Sunday with Great Paxton Ladies taking on Orton Rangers Ladies. The Great Paxton squad including several who played for Little Paxton Ladies previously before the club folded at the early part of last season. Emily Whiteman struck 4 goals for Great Paxton helping them on the way to a 6-0 win, Lucy Sheeran also scoring a brace on the opening fixture.

 Milton Ladies were very much in the hunt for the title with Park Ladies and St Ives Ladies last season missing out towards the end and will be looking to challenge for the title once again. Were at hom taking on St Ives Rangers Ladies who are stepping up from the u16s league into the adult game this season. Milton’s, Kirsty Lemmon-Sparkes was a name that featured regularly in The Round-Up last season and I suspect she will be again this time around, as she scored a 1st half hat-trick adding another in the 2nd half Felicity Price adding another for Milton 2 minutes from time as they won the match 5-2. 

A busy summer for Cambridge City Ladies has seen their squad grow so much they have been able to start up a Development side as their 1st team go up to the ERWFL. Started their season on Sunday morning with a not too far away game against Cambridge Rangers. Izzy Broadbent found the back of the net for the visitors with Carla Penny netting a brace in a 3-1 win to start their season with 3 points.

 Another side starting up a Reserves side this season are Newmarket Town Ladies, their League Cup winning U18s ready to compete with the 1st team for places as the club looks to grow. They started the season with a home game against Isleham United Ladies. The visitors took the lead in the 6th minute. Newmarket pulled it back to 1-1 on the half hour mark, Lauren Deller with the strike, Isleham came back to retake the lead 6 minutes later held the advantage 2-1 at the break. Came out of the blocks quickly 2nd half going 3-1 up. Newmarket responded pulling it back to 3-2 n 50 minutes, Kate Winnewisser. 10 minutes later the scores were levelled up at 3-3 Faye Sutton getting the goal. From being 3-1 down Newmarket’s Reserve side came back to win the game 4-3, Danni Youngs putting the winner over the line with 3 minutes of normal time left.