Lawford Ladies have 21 points now at the top of the Essex Women’s Premier Division are unstoppable at the start of the season winning their 7th league match to keep up their 100% record were at home on Sunday facing Beacon Hill Rovers Ladies scoring 3 goals to pick up another 3 points.
A game back on 6 played for the season so far are Harlow Town Ladies the Division One Champions also with a 100% record in the league winning away from home at the weekend beating Runwell Sports Ladies scoring 4 goals without reply.
3rd placed Chelmsford City Ladies lose ground on the leading pair as they suffered their 2nd defeat of the season away from home at Collier Row Tigers who picked up their 3 league win of the season. Chelmsford City scoring 3 times in the match Alisha Bull and a Tyler Christou double. Wasn’t to be enough to take anything from the game as Collier Row Tigers hit back with 4 goals to win the game.
Eastern Avenue climb up the Premier Division into 5th place at home to Wickford Town Ladies at the weekend a single goal scored by Mollie Rose seeing them win the 3 points. In the clash between the bottom two in the Premier Division, Alresford Colne Rangers newly promoted to the league this season finally get off 0 points with a 4-1 home win against Hutton Ladies Reserves after 6 straight defeats.
Essex Women’s Division One
Three matches in Essex Women’s Division One this Sunday and the surprise result is Collier Row Athletic’s 2-1 victory over league leaders Corringham Cosmos who were unbeaten with a 100% winning start to the season 6 wins from 6 before Sunday, good news for the sides in the chasing pack especially 2nd placed Frontiers Ladies and 4th placed Hatfield Peveral Ladies both not in action on Sunday having games in hand on the leaders.
3rd placed Harlow Town Ladies Reserves were in action on Sunday and they close the gap to 3 points with Corringham Cosmos with a 5-0 away win against bottom side Waltham Forest Ladies. Lisa Nepean and Niki Medici were both on target with a goal each for Chelmsford City Ladies Reserves on Sunday in Division One with a 2-0 home win over FC Clacton Ladies.
Lawford Ladies continued their excellent start to the new season this Sunday recording a 6th straight win away to Chigwell Ladies, winning the game 5-1 to move onto 18 points. Harriet Douglas on target for Chigwell. Also scoring 5 goals away from home on Sunday in the Essex Women’s Premier Division were Harlow Town Ladies matching Lawford in having a 100% winnin start to the season the newly promoted Division One Champions have now won 5 from 5. Were playing Walden Ladies. A brace from Francesca Tye, plus a goal each for Fran Gamble, Tayla Handscomb and Hannah Clifford seeing Harlow Town win 5-0 to keep pace with the leading side.
3 points further back in 3rd place on 12 points now from 5 matches played are Chelmsford City Ladies on the road themselves on Sunday their latest win coming at Beacon Hill Rovers Ladies. Winning the game 3-0 with 3 different goalscorers, Daisy Dobbs, Lisa Overall and Sarah Jolly putting the ball into the back of the net. A big win for 4th placed Runwell Sports Ladies at the weekend in the Premier Division at home taking on Alresford Colne Rangers the side racked up 7 goals on their way to collecting the 3 points, Alresford Colne Rangers with a consolation goal lose 7-1 as they crop to the bottom of the table now the only side in the league without a point.
That is because Hutton Ladies Reserves collected their 1st point of the season on Sunday away to Wickford Town Ladies the sides battling out a 2-2 draw. There was also a scoring draw between Collier Row Tigers and Eastern Avenue, in the Premier Division on Sunday the sides contesting a 1-1 draw.
Essex Women’s Division One
A similar story is developing in Essex Division One as in the Premier Division with leaders Corringham Cosmos winning big at home at the weekend to make it 6 wins from 6 for the new sides at the start of the season. Smashed 12 goals into the back of the net without reply against Wickford Town Ladies Reserves.
Another new side making a great start to the season in Essex Division One are, Frontiers Ladies, were away at the weekend taking on Harlow Town Ladies new Reserves side a tough test for both sides. 2nd versus 3rd both on 12 points the game remained goalless at half-time. Frontiers started the 2nd half strongly creating chances Kelly Holsworth heading the ball against the crossbar, Harlow Town Ladies Reserves goalkeeper called into action to make a couple of saves the deadlock eventually broken in the 75th minute, Sharon Ferguson (pictured) with the strike for Frontiers volleying the ball from 25 yards over the keeper and into the back of the net. Ferguson was on hand late into the match to seal the 3 points heading home from 8 yards after the visitors were awarded a free-kick. 5 wins from 5 move onto 15 points.
5th placed Chelmsford City ladies recorded a big win at the weekend in Division One were at home playing bottom side Waltham Forest Ladies racked up a double figure scoreline. Emily Kendle on target for 4 goals there were braces too for Abi Challis and Emma Sharpe, with a goal apiece for Becky Tabrett and Kayla-Marie Everett the final score 10-0. A good win too at the weekend for new side FC Clacton Ladies in 6th place beating fellow new side Benfleet Villa Ladies at home 6-1.
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 onBenfleet 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.
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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.
A full programme of fixtures in the Essex Women’s Premier Division at the start of October and Lawford Ladies continue to set the pace in the league topping the table with 4 wins out of 4. Were on the road on Sunday taking on Hutton Ladies Reserves scoring 6 goals without reply to move onto 12 points.
In 2nd place in the league table also with a 100% winning start to the season are Chelmsford City Ladies a game behind Lawford they made it 3 wins from 3 on Sunday although it too a last minute winner to secure all 3 points away to Alresford Colne Rangers the newly promoted side holding Chelmsford City 2-2 until the closing stages to lose out late on, 2 goals from Jessica Loble along with a goal from Sarah Jolly seeing Chelmsford City to victory.
3rd placed Eastern Avenue were at home at the weekend hosting last season’s Division One Champions, Harlow Town Ladies playing just their 2nd league match of the season. That a 14-0 demolition of Chigwell Ladies on the opening day. Was quite so one sided this Sunday, Harlow Town winning for the 2nd time to move onto 6 points with a 4-2 victory.
Runwell Sports Ladies had started the season with a draw and a loss, picked up their 1st 3 point haul of the season on Sunday to climb up to 5th with a large win at home against Walden Ladies who go bottom of the table. Scoring double figure Runwell Sports Ladies beat Walden 10-1 to move up the table.
Wickford Town Ladies got their 1st point on the board since getting promoted to the Premier Division this season an away trip to 6th placed Beacon Hill Rovers Ladies. A high scoring game both sides netting 4 goals, 8 different goalscorers the points shared in a 4-4 draw. Charlee Twigg and Claire Campbell with 2 of the Wickford Town Ladies goals.
Was another high scoring draw in the other match in the Premier Division this Sunday with newly promoted Chigwell Ladies away to Collier Row Tigers the 7th and 8th placed sides in the league contesting a 3-3 draw.
Essex Women’s Division One
A bit of bad news to start The Round-Up in Essex Women’s Division One as sadly Valley Green Ladies have withdrawn from the league due to a lack of players. Wish everyone connected with the club all the best going forwards.
5 matches played in the league this Sunday and leaders Corringham Cosmos continue at the start of October as they ended September with a 100% win record in the league. 4 wins from 4 now after an away trip to FC Clacton Ladies, winning the contest 8-2 to move onto 12 points at the top.
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A game behind Corringham Cosmos in the Division One table 2nd placed Frontiers Ladies move onto 9 points as they keep up their 100% winning start to the season. Away to Collier Row Athletic at the weekend. The visitors taking a little time to get into their stride took the lead on 27 minutes Kay Foy (pictured) scoring from a corner. 2-0 the half-time lead for Frontiers with Foy netting her 2nd goal on 34 minutes. 2nd half Frontiers were the stronger side going on to increase the lead as the game approached the hour mark Hayley King the player on target. 5 minutes later Sharon Ferguson made it 4-0 to Frontiers with Kelly Holsworth firing home a 35 yard free-kick with 5 minutes left to wrap up the 3 points with a 5-0 win.
Harlow Town Ladies Reserves also win for the 3rd time this season moving onto 9 points in 3rd place in the Division One table with a comfortable 8-0 win away from home against Southend Town Ladies.
Hatfield Peveral Ladies move up the Division One table into 4th spot having started the season late were playing just their 2nd league match having won their opening game last Sunday made it 2 from 2 at home against Benfleet Villa Ladies this Sunday, Christa Osman scoring a 1st half hat-trick to put them in control of the match. Megan Warner added a 4th goal for Hatfield Peveral with 20 minutes left on the clock, Osman scoring a 4th goal 5 minutes see the 3 points in the bag, final score 5-0.
Chelmsford City Ladies Reserves move up the Division One table too, as they win for the 2nd successive league game, having started the season with 2 defeats. Were playing away from home at the weekend taking on Wickford Town Ladies new Reserves side, who despite scoring 3 goals too nothing from the game as the visitors replied with 6 goals, Kayla-Marie Everett on target with 4 goals plus a goal a piece for Ayo Okunuga and Niki Medici seeing Chelmsford City win the 3 points.
Lawford Ladies continue to set the early pace in the Essex Women’s Premier Division winning on Sunday to make it 3 wins from 3. The winning margin a narrow one however at home to Runwell Sports Ladies edging the result in a 7 goal thriller 4-3 to take all the points.
Eastern Avenue are also unbeaten at the start of the season, following a an opening day draw with a win last Sunday were away to Alresford Colne Rangers this Sunday. Liane Prior amongst the goals as the visitors recorded a 5-0 win to move onto 7 points.
Right behind them on 6 points after the weekends results are Chelmsford City Ladies making it 2 wins from 2 following an opening 7-2 win against Alresford Colne Rangers scored 7 goals once again on the road taking on Hutton Ladies Reserves. Lisa Overall netting herself a hat-trick with both Laura Kendle and Angela Holden both scoring 2 goals up to 3rd in the table.
Harlow Town Ladies v Collier Row Tigers was postponed.
Essex Women’s Division One
At the top of the Essex Women’s Division One table, new side Corringham Cosmos are enjoying a great start to the season winning their 3rd league game no Sunday to maintain their 100% winning start to the league. Were at home this Sunday hosting another side going into the match with a 100% winning start Harlow Town Ladies Reserves. A comfortable win for Corringham Cosmos in the end scoring 6 to win 6-1 and move onto 9 points.
FC Clacton Ladies new to the league this season began their league campaign with a 3-0 home loss to another new name in the league, Frontiers Ladies last Sunday. This weekend they made the journey to Waltham Forest Ladies and like Frontiers and Corringham Cosmos won by a huge margin racking up the goals in a 28-0 win to get their 1st league points.
Abi Challis, Ayo Okunuga, Emily Kendle and Kayla-Marie Everett were all on target for Chelmsford City Ladies Reserves in a 4-1 win at home against Southend Town Ladies to pick up their 1st 3 points of the season after suffering 2 successive defeats in their opening league matches.
Wickford Town Ladies new Reserves side began their Division One campaign at the weekend starting with a win away to new side Benfleet Villa Ladies. 3 players all scoring a brace in a 6-0 victory.
Another two sides new to the league this season began their season on Sunday in Division One with Hatfield Peveral Ladies hosting Collier Row Athletic. It was the home side who celebrated an opening game win. The goals coming in the 2nd half Christa Osman netting Hatfield Peveral’s 1st goal on 65 minutes 5 minutes later Osman added a 2nd goal from the penalty spot. Rosie Robinson scoring for the home side on the 80th minute. Final score 3-1.
Lawford Ladies go top of the Essex Women’s Premier Division as they followed up a 5-1 home win on the opening weekend against newly promoted Wickford Town Ladies with a crushing 10-0 victory away from home against Walden Ladies this Sunday a result that sees their opponents drop to the foot of the table. 2 wins from 2 both Harlow Town Ladies and Chelmsford City Ladies who had also won on the opening day were involved in the Women’s FA Cup.
That saw Eastern Avenue climb into 2nd place in the Premier Division as they followed up an opening weekend draw at home to Runwell Sports Ladies with a comfortable win away to Hutton Ladies Reserves. Liane prior scoring twice for Eastern Avenue, Hannah Warner, Elizabeth Allen and Mollie Rose with goals to their names to the final score 5-0.
Collier Row Tigers were beginning their Premier Division season at home this Sunday taking on newly promoted Alresford Colne Rangers who had lost 7-2 last Sunday in their 1st league game. Lost by the exact same scoreline again Collier Row Tigers netting 7 times to take the 3 points.
One more game from the Premier Division to bring you a clash between 2 of the newly promoted sides with Chigwell Ladies hosting Wickford Town Ladies both losing heavily on the opening weekend it was Chigwell who came away with the 3 points despite trailing by 3 goals to 2 at half-time scored 3 times in the 2nd half to win the match 5-3.
Essex Women’s Division One
Waltham Forest Ladies lost 22-0 away from home on the opening day of the season in Essex last Sunday. The assault on their goal was no less merciful as they played their 1st match at home this Sunday taking on one of the new sides in Division One this season, Corringham Cosmos who go top of the table after plundering a staggering 29 goals. A -51 after just two matches in looks like it’s going to be another tough season for Waltham Forest Ladies. I cross my fingers that one edition of this Round-Up will feature the club winning their 1st ever point. 2 wins from 2 played for Corringham Cosmos.
That huge win by Corringham Cosmos eclipsed the side that scored 22 goals last Sunday. Was a great start to the season by Frontiers Ladies another new side to Division One this season. On Sunday they were away to another new name in the league, FC Clacton Ladies playing their 1st game of the season. Frontiers Ladies made it 2 wins from 2 scoring 2 goals in the 1st half, Hayley King breaking the deadlock on 20 minutes with Sharon Ferguson scoring the 2nd on 35. Jill Bartholomew added a 3rd goal for Frontiers on 60 minutes to secure the 3 points.
Harlow Town Ladies Reserves join Corringham Cosmos and Frontiers Ladies with a 100% winning start to the season making it 2 wins from two themselves at home on Sunday playing Chelmsford City Ladies Reserves. A 3-0 win seeing them take the 3 points. Chelmsford City Ladies Reserves suffering 2 losses at the start of the season.
Benfleet Villa Ladies are another new side in Division One started with a 6-0 home defeat against Harlow Town Ladies Reserves. Were on the road this Sunday playing Southend Town Ladies starting their league season the sides battling out a 1-1 to both get a point on the board.
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 Essex.
The county leagues in Essex have grown in size this season with 12 sides competing in both the Premier Division and Division One. Several new sides in Division One some clubs have folded two sadly Champions, Hullbridge Sports Ladies having been accepted into the ERWFL folded over the summer after 2 successful promotion winning seasons. Their reserve side gone too with Little Thurrock Dynamos ladies not running a Reserve side this season.
Essex Women’s Premier Division
With several new sides entering the league, 4 sides have come up from Division one, Alresford Colne Rangers, Chigwell Ladies and Wickford Town Ladies joining runaway Champions Harlow Ladies in the Premier Division, Beacon Hill Rovers Ladies keeping their spot in the league with Chelmsford City Ladies Reserves runners-up in Division One staying in the league.
A full fixture schedule in the Premier Division to start the season, Hutton Ladies Reserves v Collier Row Tigers was a late postponement. Harlow Ladies pretty much dominated The Tuesday Round-Up last season the only side across all the leagues covered on the website to finish with a 100% league record scored goals for fun and I suspect they are going to be hard to stop this time around either. Have a new Reserve side competing in Division One this season as well as an U18s side pushing both. Started with a home match against Chigwell Ladies who were struggling with injuries at the start of the game fielding just 9 players not ideal against a side like Harlow. The home side started strongly Tia Dye the pick of the goalscorers putting 5 into the back of the net, both Taylor O’Leary and Tayla Handscomb both scoring a hat-trick with a goal each for Danielle Hills, Dempsey Flavell and Fran Gamble in a commanding 14-0 win to start the season.
Chelmsford City Ladies ran Hullbridge Sports Ladies close in the race for the Premier Division title last season. The runners-up started this season at home against Walden Ladies. Georgia Sleep and Lisa Overall both scored 2 goals each on the way to a 6-2 win, Tyler Christou and Jessica Loble netting the other 2 goals.
Beacon Hill Rovers Ladies struggled last season finishing bottom of the table. Staying in the Premier Division, they were away to newly promoted Alresford Colne Rangers Ladies on the opening day, getting this season off to a much more promising start putting 7 goals into the back of the Alresford net to win the game 7-2
Lawford Ladies were also taking on one of the newly promoted sides in the Premier Division, at home to Wickford Town Ladies. Lawford started the season well scoring 5 goals to win 5-1 and get an early 3 points on the board. The points were shared between Eastern Avenue and Runwell Sports Ladies (Formerly Runwell Hospital Ladies). A 2-2 draw, Courtney Lowther and Katie Peers with the goals for Eastern Avenue.
Essex Women’s Division One
12 sides contesting Essex Women’s Division One again this season. No less than 8 new sides to join the league this season. Harlow and Wickford Town introducing Reserve sides, the others joining are, Benfleet Villa Ladies, Collier Row Athletic, Corringham Cosmos, FC Clacton Ladies, Frontiers Ladies & Hatfield Peveral.
There were 4 fixtures scheduled to start the weekend, Wickford Town Ladies Reserves match at home to Valley Green was abandoned at half time due to an injury. Wickford were leading 4-0 at the time. Frontiers Ladies started life in Essex Division One at home on Waltham Forest Ladies who found life tough going in the league last season, could be another tough season conceded plenty of goals last season started no less this time around Frontiers Ladies winning 22-0.
Harlow Reserves look like they’re going to pick up in Division one where the 1st team left off on their way to promotion. Were away to Benfleet Villa on the opening Sunday scoring 6 goals without reply to win the 3 points. Corringham Cosmos also had a great start to their season at home taking on Chelmsford City Ladies Reserves winning the game 6-1 to begin the campaign with 3 points. Not always easy to track down goal scorers in Essex as the FA Full Time website has yet to be updated for the new season.
