Hashtag United went top of FA Women’s National League Southern Premier, Cheadle Town Stingers moved into first place of Division 1 North.
Southern Premier Division
Oxford United 0-1 AFC Wimbledon
Hashtag United 2-0 Plymouth Argyle
Hashtag United defeated Plymouth Argyle 2-0 with goals by Sammy Rowland and Honor Norton, to replace Ipswich Town at the top of the table but having played three games more.
Ashlee Hincks’ first-half goal was enough to give AFC Wimbledon the win at Oxford United, leapfrogging their hosts into fourth spot.
Division 1 Midlands
Loughborough Lightning 10-0 Lincoln United (Att: 78)
Notts County 1-4 Northampton Town
Boldmere St Michaels 1-0 Peterborough United
Northampton Town had to come from behind to win at Notts County and move five points clear at the top. Leah Hardy opened the scoring before the Cobblers replied through Paige Ridley, Jemima Footitt, Faith Horner and Fay Noble.
🙌A first Cobblers goal for Faith Horner this afternoon!
Thank you to @danzenlogistics for sponsoring Faith.#ShoeArmy 👞 pic.twitter.com/b1NY1hmdf4
— Northampton Town Women (@NTFCWomen) January 12, 2025
Ridhi Ruparelia scored directly from a corner, as Boldmere beat second-placed Peterborough United.
Lauren Purchase hit a hat-trick before the half-hour was up, Loughborough Lightning notching double figures against Lincoln United.
Division 1 North
Durham Cestria 0-1 Cheadle Town Stingers (Att: 86)
Middlesbrough 1-0 Leeds United (Att: 376)
Cheadle Town Stingers became the first team to win at Durham Cestria this season, Issy Dean’s goal bringing home the points and taking them above Chorley into pole position.
Becky Ferguson opened her account for Middlesbrough, as Leeds United were also defeated by a single goal. Boro are now within a point of third-placed Leeds with two games in hand.
📸 from Issy Dean’s 50’ goal pic.twitter.com/ayM11OeeXT
— Cheadle Town Stingers (@CheadleStingers) January 12, 2025
Division 1 South East
Cambridge United 1-0 London Seaward (Att: 45)
Norwich City 7-0 Ashford Town (Att: 234)
Chatham Town 0-0 Real Bedford (Att: 195)
Leaders Chatham Town and second-placed Real Bedford played out a goalless draw, Natasha Snelling netted four of Norwich City’s goals past Ashford Town as the Canaries climbed to fourth. Cambridge United edged London Seaward with an Alysha Stojko-Down strike, to move up two places to seventh.
We’re running out of match balls, Tash 😅
And you know it was four, right? 🤪 pic.twitter.com/dgWjwC8qjV
— Norwich City Women FC (@NorwichCityWFC) January 12, 2025
Division 1 South West
Moneyfields 4-0 Keynsham Town
Southampton Women 0-5 Swindon Town (Att: 60)
Worthing 7-1 Bournemouth Sports (Att: 91)
Five different players registered for Swindon Town at Southampton Women, Moneyfields’s 4-0 defeat of Keynsham Town put them second and featured a Shannon Albury treble, while Worthing went fifth when sinking Bournemouth Sports 7-1 aided by a four-goal haul from Tierney Scott.
All other games were postponed.
