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Sunday 15th October

Cambridgeshire Women’s Premiership

Netherton United Ladies blistering start to the season in the Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship continues as they stretch their winning run at the start of the season to 5 games 6 points clear at the top of the table away to newly promoted March Town United Ladies this weekend. Alice MacNicol putting the visitors into the lead on the half hour. A narrow lead for Netherton at half-time substitute Carmen Giles making it 2-0 midway through the 2nd half to secure their 5th league win.

 Also starting the season with a 100% winning start are 2nd placed Newmarket Town Ladies 3 wins from 3 to begin their league campaign behind Netherton United on games played due to their run in the FA Women’s Cup a trip to Cambridge University Women who usually strong opponents in this league have started with 2 defeats. Newmarket continued their fine form with no less than 4 players scoring a brace on Sunday, Abbie Marshall, Brooke Wickens, Hollie Turner and Sarah O’Rourke. Laura Bailey and Lauren Deller also grabbing themselves a goal in a 10-1 win.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship North

Wisbech Town Ladies strong start to the season in the Championship North was brought to an end on Sunday away to local rivals Wisbech St Mary Ladies a battling contest between the 2 sides it was a narrow 2-1 results of Wisbech St Mary an own goal along with a goal for Carlie Knight seeing the 3 points won Wisbech St Mary making it 2 league wins from 2 in 4th games in hand on the 3 sides above.

 With Wisbech Town Ladies losing at the weekend Ketton Ladies level on points in 2nd took advantage with a good away win against Spalding United Ladies to move 3 points clear at the top of the table with their 4th win of the season. 4 goals for Fran Kavanagh as well as a goal each for Claire Lawrenson and Emma Ward sealing a 6-1 win. Kate Amess scoring the goal for Spalding United Ladies. 

A late start to the season for Swineshead Institute Ladies who have been searching for new players to bolster their squad. Fielding a side this weekend started their campaign at home to 3rd placed Hungate Rovers Ladies. Ewelina Jerzak and Bianca Towler scoring for the visitors, Swineshead responded with 2 goals of their own to see the points shared.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship South

2 games played in the Championship South this Sunday with the top 4 all in action. Leaders Histon Ladies Reserves 3 points clear of 2nd placed Fulbourn Institute Bluebirds with with both sides starting the season with 100% records a chance for Fulbourn hosting to end Histon’s record and move level on points likewise Histon could move 6 points clear at the top with a 4th straight league win. Histon held a narrow lead at the break 1-0. Were made to work for the win 2nd half as Fulbourn scored twice their goalscorers Emma Clark and Yasmin Upson. Histon though hit 3 more goals in the 2nd period to win the game 4-2 with both Kirsty Lemmon-Sparks and Philippa Hayden-Evans netting twice.

3rd v 4th with Isleham United Ladies at home to Cambridge Rangers Women on Sunday both on 3 points, shared the points in the end drawing 2-2, Nicole Bailey and Jade Flack on target for Isleham. Cambridge Rangers goals an own goal plus a strike from Cornelia Buettner. Into mid October and Milton Ladies and St Ives Town Ladies Development yet to kick off in the league.

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Sunday 8th October

Cambridgeshire Women’s Premier Division

Two matches played in the Cambridgeshire Women’s Premiership this Sunday and a big win at home for Netherton United Ladies saw them keep up their 100% winning start to the season. Taking on Cambridge University Women at The Grange. A 28th minute penalty scored by Yasmin Green saw the home side hold a narrow 1st half lead. The 2nd half a different story Netherton United going on to score 6 goals to take the 3 points with a 7-0 win to make it 4 wins from 4, Emily Johnson and Georgina Parrett both with a brace, Megan Parrett and Jenna Nairn with a goal a piece.

It was a 7-0 win too for St Ives Town Ladies away from home at the weekend playing March Town United Ladies. Two goals for both Tierney Coulson and Georgia Stancombe along with goals for Amy Seymour-Shove and Connie Liddiard plus an own goals securing their 2nd win of the season the result moving them into 2nd in the Premiership table.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship North

There were also two matches played in the Championship North this weekend and a big win at home for Ketton Ladies saw them move level on points with Wisbech Town Ladies at the top of the table. Need goals too if anyone is going to eat into Wisbech Town’s already formidable goal difference. Taking on bottom side Pinchbeck United Ladies, Fran Kavanagh top scored for Ketton netting 8 goals. Claire Lawrenson scoring a hat-trick as did Emma Ward. Estelle Bonnamour, Catie Martin and Lauren McKeever also getting a goal each in a 17-0 win.

Hungate Rovers Ladies won for the 2nd time this season to climb up to 3rd in the Championship North table this Sunday at home were playing Spalding United Ladies. Goals from Katie Ingram, Kelsey McKenna, Ewelina Jerzak and Laura Punter securing the 3 points with a 4-2 result. Hannah Dennis and Emily Price scoring the goals for Spalding.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship South

 Two matches played in the Championship South this Sunday. 3 wins from 3 to start the season see Histon Ladies Reserves open up a 3 point lead at the top of the early table. A big win away to Cambridge Rangers. Kirsty Lemmon-Sparks adding another 4 goals to her tally. A brace each for Philippa Hayden-Evans and Heather Cousins with Amanda Binge also grabbing a goal in a 9-0 win.

  Isleham United Ladies pick up their 1st league win of the season in their 3rd attempt away to new side Burwell Tigers. Lily Turner scoring a hat-trick there were also goals for Amy Ellis, Anita Butters and Amy Griffin in a 6-1 win the 3 points lifting Isleham United all the way up to 3rd in the table.

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Sunday 10th September

The women’s county league season began in Cambridgeshire this Sunday with their once again being 3 divisions the Premiership and Championships North & South. 24 sides all together with sadly a few drop-outs before the season began. 8 sides in each league. Think all 3 leagues will be competitive at the top with several sides in contention for top spot over the season.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Premiership

Last season’s Premiership Champion’s Cambridge United WFC Reserves have moved up into Regional football. Bar Hill Ladies are no more hoping to set-up with a different club the move hasn’t happened this season. Joining the Premiership this season are March Town United Ladies and Cambridge City Ladies Development, Championship North & South Champions respectfully last season. 3 matches played in the Premiership on the opening Sunday. 

Netherton United Ladies finished runners-up in both the league and league cup final last season. Began this season away to Park Ladies. Captain, Megan Parrett scoring a hat-trick for Netherton with striker Yasmin Green bagging a brace on the opening day a goal too for Alice MacNichol seeing the visitors start the season with a confident win 6-0 to sit top of the pile.

  March Town United Ladies began life in the top flight in Cambridgeshire with a trip to Peterborough to play ICA Sports Ladies. Goals for Shannon Shaw and Emma Frost seeing March win the 3 points in their opening fixture to set them on their way. 

  St Ives Town Ladies were hosting Newmarket Town Ladies in their opening league fixture in the Premiership. Both were in confident mood having won their matches the previous weekend in the FA Women’s Cup 1st Round Qualifying. A competitive rivalry growing between the two sides both ambitious and wanting to win the Premiership title. Will also face each other in the Championship South this season with Newmarket having an established Reserves side, St Ives Town beginning a Development side this season. A close contest between the pair, Anna Hicks scoring for St Ives, it was Newmarket who won the 3 points on the opening day winning 2-1, goals for Cindy Ponder and new signing Brooke Wickens. 

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship North

Wisbech Town Ladies began their season in the Championship North with a huge away win as they played Orton Rangers Ladies starting their 2nd season moving from the Championship South last season. A tough start to life in the Championship North against a side that should if they can find some consistency be amongst those gunning for top spot. Certainly couldn’t have started any better running up a double figure winning score. Sophie Gutteridge starting her season with a double hat-trick. There was a hat-trick to for Chloe Riches. Faye Kowalewsky scoring a brace, with goals to for Shushannah Feast, Annie Rooks and Emma Woods the final score 14-0 to Wisbech.

A much tighter contest in the other opening day fixture in the Championship North with Ketton Ladies hosting Hungate Rovers Ladies. A 7 goal thriller between the sides Kesley McKenna scoring a brace along with a goal for Laura Punter for Hungate Rovers. It wasn’t enough to take anything from the match as Ketton scored 4 in reply to start the season with a 4-3 win.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship South

3 matches played in the Championship South on the opening weekend and a great start to the season for Cambridge Rangers Women in recent seasons at the wrong end of the table find themselves top after the opening day. Traditionally kicking off their home games at 11am were hosting new side Burwell Tigers. Robyn Barlow scoring a hat-trick for Cambridge Rangers along the way to an 8-1 win, 2 players netting a brace Rebecca Lewis and Cornelia Buettner with Stephanie Rowan also on the scoresheet. Vicky Murrell with the goal for Burwell Tigers.

  Fulbourn Institute Bluebirds began the season with an away game against Isleham United Ladies. Marie Stubbings getting Fulbourn’s season off to a fantastic start scoring 4 goals in the game with Katie Luddy and Yasmin Upson both scoring too in a 6-1 victory. Vicky Beeton netting for Isleham.

Newmarket Town Reserves began their season at home to the newly formed Histon Ladies Reserves. The visitors coached by Ian Freestone formerly of Milton Ladies has a few former Milton players in the Histon squad including a very familiar name to readers of The Round-Up, Kirsty Lemmon-Sparks a prolific goalscorer netting 71 goals in her previous 2 seasons. A close contest away to Newmarket, Dominika Szary and Kate Silver scoring for the home side. Samantha Cousins scoring twice for Histon along with a strike by Lemmon-Sparks to see the new side start with a win.

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Cambridgeshire – Sunday 30th April

Cambridgeshire Women’s Premiership

Cambridge United WFC Reserves have achieved an amazing treble as they won at the weekend to wrap up the Cambridgeshire Women’s Premiership title. Having won in midweek away to fellow title contenders Newmarket Town Ladies 3-1 knew one more win would secure the league to add to the Junior Invitation Cup and League Cup already in the bank. Were at home to another potential title hopeful and often close rival Cambridge University Women. Goals from Lauren Gibson and Ebony Rule taking the strike duo onto 18 & 19 goals respectfully along with a goal from Faith Hewitt seeing Cambridge United WFC Reserves to a 3-0 win. 

Congratulations to Cambridge United WFC Reserves on their fantastic achievement.

  That midweek loss to Cambridge United WFC Reserves dealt a hammer blow to Newmarket Town Ladies own title hopes needing their rivals to drop points now it was vital they picked up maximum points from their final games. Were at home this Sunday taking on St Ives Town Ladies. A result that could have gone either way a single goal settled the game and it was St Ives Town Ladies leaving the Ridgeons Stadium with the win, Hannah Seymour Shove scoring the winning goal.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship North

With league leaders March Town United Ladies not in action this Sunday it was a chance for their closest rival 2nd placed Swineshead Institute Ladies to close the gap to 3 points as they travelled to place 2nd bottom side Hungate Rovers Ladies. But despite a goal for Ellie Spendlow, Swineshead became unstuck suffering defeat as Hungate Rovers won the game 3-1 to record just their 3rd league win of the season.

That loss saw Wisbech Town Ladies take advantage and climb above them into 2nd spot as they were taking on local rivals Wisbech St Mary Ladies for the 2nd successive weekend winning at home last Sunday made it a double win taking all 3 points in the away fixture Sophie Gutteridge scoring all of their goals in a 4-1 victory. With one game left to play however Wisbech Town Ladies can’t catch March United Ladies.

6th placed Boston United Ladies and 5th placed Ketton Ladies were both awarded a home win at the weekend. One more game from the Championship North to bring you played this Tuesday P&L Diamonds hosting Ketton Ladies, plenty of goals in this one, 4 goals for Courtney Coles, a brace for Emma Pollard with a goal each for Katie Steward, Courtney Hammond and Georgia Clarke seeing P&L Motors Diamonds take the 3 points with a 9-3 win.

That result leaves only one side who can catch March Town United Ladies now, Swineshead Institute Ladies in 3rd they are away to Boston United Ladies on Thursday night. Loose it and March Town United will need just a point from their final 3 games, should they win March Town United need 4 points to see them become league champions.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship South

The league title in the Cambridgeshire Championship South has already been settled, Cambridge City Ladies Development taking the title. Newmarket Town Ladies Reserves are now confirmed as runners-up after results went their way at the weekend. The only side who could catch them Milton Ladies at home to 2nd bottom Cambridge Rangers. Kirsty Lemmon-Sparks took her seasons goals tally to 32 with a brace but it wasn’t enough to secure the 3 points as Cambridge Rangers found the back of the net at the other end to take home a good point. Milton dropping to 4th with Fulbourn Bluebirds getting awarded a home win against bottom side Orton Rangers Ladies in their final fixture. 

5th placed Riverside Reserves were at home to Isleham United Ladies in their penultimate league game. Amy Magnus and Hannah Stubbs both netting a brace in the game with a goal each for Clare Knibbs and Jess Hill seeing the home side win 6-1. Louisa Harwood with the goal for Isleham United Ladies who finish 6th.

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Cambridgeshire – Sunday 9th April

Cambridgeshire Women’s Premiership

For the 2nd successive Sunday a home win is awarded against Bar Hill Ladies as they are unable to fulfil a fixture as the fixture as the league season draws to an end games to catch up on little time to fit them in the league presented with little choice. The beneficiaries this weekend Cambridge United WFC Reserves in 3rd place the 3 points moving them to with 2 points of joint leaders Netherton United Ladies and Newmarket Town Ladies with games in hand on both.

Elsewhere in the Premiership 4th placed Cambridge University Women also with games in hand on the leading pair were hosting 6th placed St Ives Town Ladies. The visitors scoring twice with Amy Seymour-Shove netting both goals, Cambridge University claiming the 3 points scoring 3 2nd half goals to edge the win, Sophia D’Angelo scoring in the 58th minute, Taylor Lynn-Jones added another just 2 minutes later with Amanda Wainwright scoring the 3rd with 15 minutes left to play.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship North

In the Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship North, leaders March Town United Ladies unbeaten record finally came to an end after 11 matches played having beaten Swineshead Institute Ladies away from home 7-3 in an entertaining match last Sunday were at home hosting in the reverse fixture this time around and again the match saw plenty of goals, despite having the early chances March Town United fell behind on the 22nd minute, awarded a penalty the visitors scored from the spot, Gabby Smith putting Swineshead into the lead. Ellie Spendlow who had been fouled for the penalty then doubled the lead for the visitors. 2-0 the lead at half-time.

Spendlow extended Swineshead’s lead in the 2nd half before Adele Munday pulled it back to 3-1 with a 20 yard strike for March Town. With the home side pressing for more goals Swineshead hit them on the counter Spendlow completing her hat-trick taking her goals to 32 for the season. March Town captain, Jade Pointer reduced the deficit to 4-2 in the final 10 minutes, Swineshead going on to win 4-2 the win lifting them all the way from 6th to 2nd spot in the Championship North table. March Town despite the defeat remain 6 points clear at the top.

Wisbech St Mary Ladies drop to 3rd on goal difference as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Boston United Ladies on Sunday. Catherine Ray with the goal for Wisbech St Mary remains very tight in the league with several matches still to fit in. 2 points between 2nd and 6th. The point for Boston United Ladies lifting them up from 5th to 4th.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship South

3 points on the board for bottom side Orton Rangers Ladies in the Cambridgeshire Championship South after this weekends results. Didn’t kick a ball however were instead awarded the home win after opponents Cambridge Rangers couldn’t field a side. Still it means they will end the season with something on the board.

Elsewhere, Newmarket Town Ladies Reserves hold onto 2nd spot in the Championship South table go 3 points clear in fact with a 4-0 home win against Fulbourn Bluebirds on Sunday. Hollie Turner scoring a brace, with a goal each for Jessica Linger and Nadine Basson.

   3rd placed Milton Ladies were held at home to a 1-1 draw by Riverside Reserves on Sunday, Sam Cousins scoring for Milton, Annie Posnett putting home a penalty for the visitors.