FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division leaders Nottingham Forest rescued a point at Rugby Borough, Burnley left it very late to win at Liverpool Feds.
Northern Premier Division
Derby County 2-4 Stoke City (Att: 212)
Halifax 1-4 Hull City (Att: 154)
Liverpool Feds 1-2 Burnley (Att: 115)
Sporting Khalsa 2-5 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Att: 210)
West Bromwich Albion 5-0 Stourbridge
Rugby Borough 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Att: 349)
It finished all square between the top two as Rugby drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest, Katy Morris’s fifth-minute goal eventually cancelled out by a Mollie Green penalty for the visitors with 13 minutes left.
Burnley and Wolves drew level on points with Borough, the Clarets winning at Liverpool Feds thanks to a stoppage-time effort from Brenna McPartlan, Wanderers 5-2 victors at Sporting Khalsa who had led until the visitors scored three times in an eight-minute spell.
“The most important thing for me is how united the team are in that moment.”
Rebecca Sawiuk is delighted with the resilience on display in tonight’s victory against @LiverpoolFeds 🙌 pic.twitter.com/SFvHLYp3II
— Burnley FC Women (@BurnleyFCWomen) September 25, 2024
Five goals also for West Brom against Stourbridge including a six-minute brace for Ellie May. Stoke won 4-2 at Derby after conceding first to move three points ahead of their hosts, Hull also went behind early on at Halifax but ended up 4-1 winners.
Southern Premier Division
Billericay Town 0-6 Ipswich Town (Att: 363)
Hashtag United 3-0 Lewes (Att: 78)
Milton Keynes Dons 1-3 Oxford United
Hashtag defeated Lewes to remain top by three points helped by Holly Turner’s two goals in the space of four minutes.
Second-placed Ipswich hit hosts Billericay for six featuring a first-half hat-trick from Sophie Peskett.
Oxford climbed two places two third with a 3-1 result at MK Dons, the basement side having levelled the match at 1-1.
Division 1 Midlands
Sutton Coldfield Town 0-1 Northampton Town (Att: 74)
Solihull Moors 0-1 Worcester City (Att: 117)
Worcester’s first-ever win in the league came with Olivia Mitcham’s third-minute finish at Solihull. Amber Pearson’s free kick at Sutton Coldfield gave Northampton their sixth successive win.
Division 1 North
AFC Fylde 1-3 Chorley
Leeds United 3-1 Doncaster Rovers Belles (Att: 180)
Middlesbrough A-A York City (match abandoned)
Stockport County 1-0 Cheadle Town Stingers (Att: 207)
Stockport edged second-placed Cheadle with an Emily Lysons goal on half-time, Chorley going level on points with the Stingers after victory at Fylde where a quick double put them in charge. Leeds won 3-1 over Doncaster despite being pegged back at 1-1, Middlesbrough were 3-0 up on 75 minutes before their match was halted due to a medical incident on the pitch.
🍿 #LUFCW 𝟯-𝟭 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀
Woodruff (5′)
Rousseau (66′)
Greene (86′) pic.twitter.com/Zd6T6YScHr— Leeds United Women (@LUFCwomen) September 25, 2024
Division 1 South East
AFC Sudbury 1-1 Norwich City (Att: 184)
Actonians 9-2 Chesham United (Att: 39)
Chatham Town 2-0 Dulwich Hamlet (Att: 126)
Queens Park Rangers 4-3 Ashford Town
Real Bedford 0-0 Cambridge United (Att: 92)
Tamsin Medd-Gill gave Norwich a fifth-minute lead at Sudbury but Jess Allen levelled and the Canaries had Holly Kennard sent off with 13 minutes plus top play. Actonians are just goal-difference behind Norwich after thrashing Chesham, Hana Lalani contributing a hat-trick. Chatham defeated Dulwich to go above them and into third spot, Amelia Woodgate’s late goal sealing the win after Lucy Jones struck first. Real Bedford remained unbeaten with a goalless draw against Cambridge United. QPR came out on top in a seven-goal thriller with basement side Ashford Town, Grace Stanley notching a treble for Rangers after they trailed 3-1 at the break.
Division 1 South West
Bournemouth Sports P-P AFC Bournemouth
Swindon Town 4-3 Abingdon United (Att: 309)
Worthing 4-2 Moneyfields (Att: 89)
Swindon made it seven wins in a row but were pushed all the way by Abingdon, until Libby Waylen came off the bench late on to net an 89th-minute decider. Worthing went sixth by beating third-placed Moneyfields as Tierney Scott got three of their four goals.
89: UNBELIEVABLE! 🤩
The ball is crossed deep into the Abingdon penalty area, and the late substitute pokes home to restore Town’s lead late on!
[4-3] #STFC https://t.co/dLri92bjWY
— Swindon Town Women Football Club (@SwindonTownWFC) September 25, 2024
FA WNL fixtures for Thursday 26 September (7.45pm)
Southern Premier Division
Cheltenham Town v Gwalia United (Bishops Cleeve FC)
Watford v AFC Wimbledon (Wealdstone FC)
Division 1 Midlands
Barnsley Women v Notts County (Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park)
Boldmere St Michaels v Leafield Athletic (Boldmere Community Stadium)
Lincoln City v Lincoln United (Gainsborough Trinity FC)
Peterborough United v Loughborough Lightning (Yaxley FC)
Division 1 North
Huddersfield Town v Barnsley FC (Shelley CFC)
Norton & Stockton Ancients v Durham Cestria (Norton Sports Complex)
Division 1 South East
London Bees v London Seaward (The Hive 3G)
Division 1 South East
Bridgwater United v Portishead Town (Bridgwater Utd FC)
Keynsham Town v Bristol Rovers (Keynsham Town FC)
Southampton Women v Maidenhead United (Winklebury Football Complex)
