Six straight wins now for Charlton Athletic, five for Plymouth Argyle and Keynsham Town, while Loughborough Foxes go top in Midlands.
Sunday September 24th
FA PREMIER LEAGUE
NORTHERN DIVISION
Fylde 1-1 Derby County (Att: 64)
Guiseley Vixens 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Huddersfield Town (Att: 56)
SOUTHERN DIVISION
Charlton Athletic 4-1 C & K Basildon (Att: 147)
Chichester City 1-2 Lewes (Att: 85)
Portsmouth 2-1 West Ham United (Att: 126)
MIDLANDS DIVISION 1
Birmingham & West Midlands 0-5 Loughborough Foxes (Att: 45)
Long Eaton United 0-3 Radcliffe Olympic (Att: 65)
Sporting Khalsa 1-3 Sheffield United (Att: 35)
NORTHERN DIVISION 1
Barnsley 1-3 Bolton Wanderers
Mossley Hill 0-2 Chester le Street Town (Att: 20)
Newcastle United 3-4 Leeds United (Att: 75)
SOUTH EAST DIVISION 1
Cambridge United 2-2 Denham United (Att: 65)
Enfield Town 3-2 Ipswich Town (Att: 25)
Luton Town 0-4 Leyton Orient (Att: 34)
SOUTH WEST DIVISION 1
Cheltenham Town 0-5 Plymouth Argyle (Att: 39)
Maidenhead United 1-2 Keynsham Town
Southampton Saints P-P Larkhall Athletic
Baggies beat Terriers, Wolves off the mark
Huddersfield Town missed the chance to go top of the Northern Division when going down 2-1 at West Brom. Sarah Danby did give the Terriers a 40th-minute lead but substitute Leanne Mitchell swiftly levelled and Antonia Smith got Albion’s winner before half-time.
Wolves got their first point in a 2-2 tie in the basement battle at Guiseley. Leanne Robinson took only 3 minutes to put Wanderers ahead but Vixens turned the match in their favour with a Nikki Berko double, before Laura McQuilkin levelled with a free-kick 10 minutes from time.
Late goals were exchanged in the last 5 minutes as Fylde shared the points with Derby. Camilla Newton gave County the lead, Lagan Makin equalising.
Basildon fail to halt Charlton
Previously unbeaten C & K Basildon were unable to halt Charlton Athletic’s perfect record, as the Addicks banked a sixth win to move five points clear in the Southern. Kit Graham, Charlotte Gurr, Katie Flack and Emma Sherwood got the goals, with Angela Addison getting a consolation.
Lewes came from behind to win 2-1 at Chichester City and go second. Chloe Tucker’s opener was cancelled out by Kate McIntyre and on 53 minutes Danielle Lane crossed for Rebecca Carter to it waht proved to be the winner.
Portsmouth’s 2-1 win over West Ham in an incredible finish put them into fifth position. Pompey had to wait until the 84th minute before taking the lead through Shannon Sievwright, Chenise Austin levelled with a last-minute penalty, only for Portsmouth to then be awarded a spot-kick of their own in added time, which Rachel Panting converted.
Rachel Panting’s penalty won it for Portsmouth (@pompeyfcladies)
Foxes to the fore
Loughborough Foxes went top of Midlands Division 1 with a 5-0 victory at Birmingham & West Midlands. One up at half-time through Lindsey Tugby, Chloe Young, Siobhan Eastham, Charlotte Cooper and substitute Simran Singh added a goal each.
Long Eaton suffered a fifth straight defeat when going down 3-0 at home to Radcliffe Olympic. Linnea Kremer scored twice and Ellie Readman the other.
Sheffield United recorded their third win with a 3-1 result at Sporting Khalsa, who have yet to get off the mark.
Bolton up to fifth
Bolton Wanderers rose to fifth in Northern Division 1 after defeating fellow newcomers Barnsley 3-1 away. Ruby Howard and Safron Newhouse scored in the first half for Wanderers, Emily Hockenhull after the interval, with Danielle Lowe coming off the bench to net for the Tykes.
Leeds went sixth won a seven-goal thriller at Newcastle, Arianne Parnham getting a couple, Matina Petrova and Charlotte Adams also on target for the away side. Steph Ord netted two for Newcastle, Emma Hewitt their other goal, before they were beaten in the 79th minute.
Chester le Street are seventh having returned from Mossley Hill 2-0 victors – the hosts fifth loss in a row.
Orient go second
Leyton Orient moved into second spot in South East Division 1 on goal-difference with an impressive 4-0 success at Luton. Sarka Stryhalova struck twice, Sophie Le Marchand and Chanel Richards once each.
Ipswich Town were unable to take the opportunity to go first, slipping to a 3-2 reverse at Enfield Town. The hosts were 3-0 up at the interval through Alena Beganovic, Lisa Kline and Regan Coleman, Natasha Thomas and Jacqueline Ball then getting the Tractor Girls back in the game but without an equaliser.
Cambridge United drew for the fourth time in six games, 2-2 with Denham. Sophie Cheadle broke the deadlock for the Denham on 48 minutes, Lauren Gibson and Laura Bright responded to see Cambridge ahead but Annie Hewitt fired in an 85th-minute leveller.
Five in a row for Plymouth and Keynsham
South West Division 1 table-toppers Plymouth recorded a fifth win on the trot at Cheltenham Town. Tash Knapman scored four of Argyle’s five goals, Ezme Wells their other.
Keynsham Town also notched a fifth win but with a more modest 2-1 scoreline at Maidenhead United. Emily Plummer and Kerry Bartlett found the net to keep them level on points with the leaders.
