Pucklechurch, St Albans and Shifnal all draw with Regional Premier leaders | OneFootball

Shifnal Town battle with Lye Town. (Photo: grifftersworld.com)

Pucklechurch Sports, St Albans City and Shifnal Town all held leaders of their respective Regional League Premier Divisions.

EASTERN – St Albans draw at leaders Royston

Premier – Royston Town dropped points for only the second time in 13 outings, having to equalise to take a point from the 1-1 home draw with St Albans City. Stevenage were 5-0 winners over Watford Ladies Development, as they jumped four places to fourth.

1 North –  AFC Dunstable pulled level on points with second-placed Newmarket Town whom they beat 2-1, with Emily Foster and Olivia Henry their scorers. Harpenden Town were 6-1 winners at Kings Lynn Town, as they extended their lead at the top to eight points.

1 South – Hertford Town scored eight times at Stanway Pegasus, six of those coming in the second half.

League Plate 2nd Round – Wormley Rovers scored all five goals of the tie with Toby Ladies, Marie Hanlon notching a late treble.

EAST MIDLANDS – Buxton stun promotion-chasing Dronfield

Premier –  Mansfield Town missed a chance to go top, when held 1-1 at home by bottom-but-one Nottingham Trent University. Meanwhile, Ilkeston Town have withdrawn from the league and their record has been expunged.

1 Central – Loughborough Foxes Vixens overran Brookside Athletic 15-0 in a meeting of the top and bottom teams. Asfordby Amateurs’ Sarah Brown got a late double in a 3-0 win at West Bridgford that put them second, Long Eaton United beat Beaumont Park 4-1 away to take fourth spot from them.

1 North – Marissa Jackson’s seventh-minute goal was enough for basement side Buxton to surprisingly defeat second-placed Dronfield Town. Notts County Development won 3-0 at Belper Town following an 80th-minute breakthrough, Sherwood had a mid-table 2-2 draw with Chesterfield FC.

1 South – Leicester City Ladies are third after a 4-0 victory at Cardea, Kayleigh Needham was at the double for Dunton & Broughton United who drew 2-2 with Newport Pagnell Town and rose two places to fourth.

LONDON & SOUTH EAST – Hobbs hits five for Richmond Park

Premier –  Millwall Lionesses moved into the top half on goal-difference with a 2-1 win against Sport London E Benfica.

1 North – There were 174 fans at Clapton CFC for a goalless draw with Dulwich Hamlet Reserves, Carla Hobbs scored five goals for Richmond Park in a 7-1 basement-battle result at AFC Whyteleafe, while Actonians Reserves were held 1-1 by Hackney.

1 South – Montpelier Villa moved up three places to sixth with five goals at Three Bridges, there were no goals between Hastings United and Soccer Elite Football Academy.

NORTH EAST – Ponteland back in pole position

Premier – Ponteland United won 2-0 at Hull United with substitute Kylie Holmes adding to the opener from Rhian Roe, retaking top spot from Chester le Street Town but having played five games more.

1 North –  The two teams in the relegation zone agonisingly lost 3-2 away from home, Gateshead going down at Chester le Street Amazons and Hartlepool United beaten at Washington whose Olivia Black scored twice.

1 South – Brunsmeer Athletic beat York City Development 8-2 to go third after narrowly leading 2-1 at the break, Altofts gained ground on mid-table Sheffield Wednesday whom they defeated 2-0 away with an Aimi Beresford double.

NORTH WEST – Five-star performance from Penrith’s Forster

Premier – Fleetwood Town Wrens and West Didsbury & Chorlton remain eighth and seventh respectively, following their goalless draw.

1 North – Penrith sank Haslingden 7-0 led by a five-goal haul from Abbie Forster, as they moved within six points of top side Bolton Wanderers. Workington Town also scored seven at Atherton Laburnum Rovers, in climbing two places to third. Blackpool won the basement battle at Hindley 2-1 but Morecambe stayed out of the drop zone when sending Fleetwood Town Wrens Reserves to a 5-0 defeat.

1 South – FC St. Helens beat Wirral Phoenix 2-0 to make up some ground on leaders Poulton Vics, Ellesmere Port Town and Macclesfield FC ended all square at 2-2. MSB Woolton’s Katie Thomas struck two goals in the first seven minutes of a 5-0 victory at Litherland REMYCA.

SOUTHERN – Wycombe jump to second

Premier – Wycombe Wanderers leapfrogged hosts Woodley United whom they beat 3-1, Kayla Potter twice on target as they rose three places to second. Reading got off the mark at the ninth attempt, a 2-1 win over Selsey lifting them above their visitors and into eighth position.

1 North – The top three all won, Beaconsfield Town put ten past Slough Town, Ascot United Reserves were 5-2 winners over Chesham United Development with two each from Lauren Knight and Leah Robertson, Wycombe Wanderers U-23s’ Molly Carter claimed a hat-trick in the 6-1 victory at Abingdon United Development. Penn & Tylers Green won 4-0 at Caversham United, Tilehurst Panthers’ Deanna Cane and Leah Why were their scorers for a 2-1 success on the road at Milton United.

SOUTH WEST – Forest Green and Torquay gain ground on leaders

Premier – Pucklechurch Sports held leaders Marine Academy Plymouth to a 2-2 tie, allowing Forest Green and Torquay to make up some ground, Rovers winning 2-1 against Frampton Rangers and United 5-1 winners at AFC St Austell.

1 North – Gloucester City made it a dozen wins in a row to go 13 points clear, Lucabella Davis and an own-goal giving them a 2-1 result at Corsham Town. Downend Flyers defeated Paulton Rovers by a single goal, there were no goals between Royal Wootton Bassett Town and Bitton Ladies but St Vallier hit six at SGS Olveston United.

1 West – Saltash United are third on goal-difference after a 3-0 win at Helston Athletic, Sticker went above Honiton Town into sixth spot when defeating them 2-1, Feniton moved off the bottom at the expense of Bideford whom they thrashed 7-0 away from home.

WEST MIDLANDS – Last-minute goal means top two draw 3-3

Premier – Second shared six goals with first as Shifnal Town drew with Lye Town, Jessica Lundie got four goals for Coundon Court but they drew 5-5 as Charlotte Jarvis scored for Burton Albion in the 96th minute. Leek Town’s Katie Maya scored twice in a 5-3 result against Coventry Sphinx, Port Vale beat Alvechurch with three goals after the interval, Solihull Sporting’s Ameile Dennis and Zara Hussain found  the net for a 2-1 defeat of Knowle.

1 North –  Hednesford Town beat Lichfield City 4-1 to stay top, Eccleshall are second after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Rugby Town where Kiera Willdigg and Taylor Wright got their goals. It ended 2-2 in the derby between Walsall Wood and Walsall FC,  Tamworth and Leek Town Reserves drew 1-1 to pick up just their second point of the campaign each, Evie Johnson netting for the latter in the 89th minute.

1 South – Crusaders crushed hosts Halesowen Town 9-1 to replace them in second on goal-difference, as Keeley Davies weighed in with a hat-trick.

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