#FAWNL: Oxford United Women go top on goal-difference

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Oxford United huddle
Photo: @OfficialOUWFC

Oxford United’s seven-goal win was just enough to move them top of the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division.

FA WNL – results for Sunday 11 October

NORTHERN PREMIER

Middlesbrough 2-4 Huddersfield Town (Att: 150)
Nottingham Forest 7-0 Loughborough Foxes (Att: 164)
Sheffield FC 1-5 Derby County
Sunderland 3-1 Fylde
West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Stoke City (Att: 165)

Nottingham Forest are three points clear of local rivals Derby County at the top of the table following a 7-0 sinking of Loughborough Foxes, while the Rams recorded a 5-1 result at Sheffield FC.

SOUTHERN PREMIER 

Chichester & Selsey 2-3 Keynsham Town (Att: 50)
Crawley Wasps 1-0 Watford
Hounslow 0-7 Oxford United (Att: 75)
Milton Keynes Dons 5-0 Gillingham (Att: 112)
Portsmouth 7-0 Plymouth Argyle (Att: 221)
Yeovil United 2-3 Cardiff City LFC (Att: 207)

Oxford United replaced Watford at the top by a margin of one on goal-difference. Oxford scored seven times at Hounslow, while the Hornets went down 1-0 to a Naomi Cole strike at Crawley Wasps. Cardiff City Ladies made it back-to-back wins at the start of their campaign, with a good 3-2 victory away a Yeovil.

DIVISION 1 MIDLANDS

Bedworth United 1-3 Lincoln City (Att: 35)
Burton Albion 3-2 Leafield Athletic (Att: 30)
Doncaster Rovers Belles 3-0 Long Eaton United (Att: 276)
Holwell Sports 1-2 Boldmere St Michaels (Att: 36)
Solihull Moors 1-1 Sporting Khalsa
Wem Town 0-6 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Att: 131)

Wolves made it five wins from five and a +33 goal-difference then hitting Wem Town for six, Jade Cross with a 14-minute hat-tick. Second-placed Lincoln City have a game in hand and Doncaster Rovers Belles are level on points with the Imps.

DIVISION 1 NORTH

Bradford City 2-2 Norton & Stockton Ancients (Att: 25)
Chester le Street Town 6-1 Durham Cestria (Att: 50)
Chorley 0-4 Brighouse Town (Att: 102)
Stockport County 2-0 Barnsley (Att: 70)

Chester le Street remained hit Durham Cestria for six – with four from Nichole Havery – to stay two points in front of second-placed Brighouse Town, whose Amy Woodruff notched a hat-trick at Chorley. Stockport County went third thanks to a Jess Battle brace.

DIVISION 1 SOUTH EAST

Actonians warming up
Actonians warming-up. (Photo: @ActoniansLFC)

AFC Wimbledon 1-2 Actonians (Att: 90)
Cambridge City 2-3 Hashtag United (Att: 89)
Enfield Town 1-1 Kent Football United (Att: 82)
Ipswich Town 10-0 Cambridge United (Att: 168)
Stevenage 0-3 Leyton Orient

Leaders Ipswich Town have won all four game to date, the latest by double figures as natalie Thomas u a treble. Actonians went second with a good win at Wimbledon, Hashtag United rose to third.

DIVISION 1 SOUTH WEST

Brislington 0-3 Swindon Town (Att: 53)
Cheltenham Town 1-2 Maidenhead United (Att: 61)
Southampton FC 3-0 Exeter City (Att: 22)
Southampton Women’s 7-0 Poole Town (Att: 50)

Cheltenham Town v Maidenhead United
Cheltenham Town v Maidenhead United. (Photo: Will Cheshire)

Southampton FC opened up a three-point gap at the top, Swindon Town went level on points with second in the table Chesham United.

Other games postponed

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