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·1 December 2024
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Leeds United went top of FAWNL Division 1 North. (Photo: John Shirras)
Hashtag United and Plymouth Argyle made it into the FA Women’s National League Cup semi-finals, Leeds United went top of Division 1 North.
Northern Premier Division
Wolverhampton Wanderers P-P Derby County
Southern Premier Division
Exeter City 4-1 Billericay Town Ipswich Town 5-0 AFC Wimbledon (Att: 556)
Leaders Ipswich Town sent AFC Wimbledon to a 5-0 defeat in which Summer Hughes bagged a brace, to go three points clear of Hashtag United at the top with a game still in hand.
Zoe Watkins, Sarah Stacey, Georgie Barbour-Gresham, and Phoebe Baker all found the net for Exeter City, Billericay getting a late consolation as the Grecians climbed to third spot.
Division 1 Midlands
Sutton Coldfield Town 2-1 Leafield Athletic Boldmere St Michaels 3-1 Solihull Moors
Jessica Lowe got Leafield level at Sutton Coldfield but Niamh Deasy grabbed the winner for the home side as Athletic missed a chance to go back to the top of the table.
Boldmere are up to fifth with a 3-1 defeat of Solihull Moors, who had led at half time through Sarah Ghanem. Ridhi Ruparelia, Anna Wilcox and Mollie Towers replied for the Mikes.
Division 1 North
Huddersfield Town 6-1 AFC Fylde (Att: 68) Norton & Stockton Ancients 0-3 Leeds United (Att: 130) York City 1-1 Barnsley FC
Leeds took top spot from Cheadle Town after winning 3-0 at Norton, where Amy Woodruff scored either side of Kath Smith’s 71st minute strike.
Huddersfield hit Fylde 6-1 set up by Yasmin Mason’s first-half double, Darcy Wells’ equaliser added to after the break by Lottie Sharp and Amelia Woodgate.
York City’s Grace Sykes scored in the first half, Alayna Millard equalising with a volley for Barnsley FC. York missed chances in the last five minutes, as Katie Astle had a penalty saved by Nyla Peterkin and also headed against the bar but the point lifted them out of the relegation zone.
Division 1 South East
London Bees 6-1 Chesham United (Att: 51) London Seaward 1-3 Chatham Town
Chatham came from behind to win 3-1 at London Seaward and go level on points with second-placed Actonians.
The first of London Bees’ six against Chesham did not come until the 40th minute, Hayley Hoare and substitute Lily Whitelock both scoring twice as the Bees jumped up three places to fourth.
Division 1 South West
Bournemouth Sports P-P Bristol Rovers Keynsham Town 1-0 Abingdon United (Att: 40) Worthing 3-1 Maidenhead United
Keynsham Town moved level on points with Bristol Rovers in fourth, after Naomi Clipston got the only goal of the game with Abingdon United.
Worthing leapfrogged Maidenhead United and went sixth after a 3-1 win, Katie Cooper, Sophie Humphrey and Danielle Rowe with their goals.
League Cup Quarter-Finals
Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Watford (Att: 597) Hashtag United 4-0 Real Bedford (Att: 94)
Plymouth progressed to the semi-finals with a fine result against Watford at Home Park, where Lulu Jarvis got the only goal in the first half.
Hayley West and Frankie Finlayson had Hashtag United two up in only 13 minutes, Jade Keogh and Malika Apindia Gille also on target against Real Bedford.
League Plate Quarter-Finals
Southampton FC Academy 2-1 Norwich City AFC Bournemouth 2-1 Cambridge United Stockport County 1-2 (aet) Cheltenham Town
Isabelle Moore gave Norwich City the lead with an audacious effort, only for Southampton FC Academy to complete a turnaround in the 89th minute as Kaylee Buckingham added to Anya Lucas’s leveller.
Stockport’s Lizzie Hammer gave them the lead against higher-division Cheltenham but Lily Wellesley-Davies levelled late on and Maisy Collis rifled the Robins in front early in extra time.
AFC Bournemouth edged out Cambridge United, Molly Barron-Clark’s goal responded to by Charlotte Gillies, before Chloe Gilroy hit a free kick into the top corner for the winner.