Late winners by Bury, Chester and FC United in North West Women’s League

West Didsbury & Chorlton v FC United of Manchester, North West League
FC United of Manchester after their victory at West Didsbury & Chorlton. (Photo: @FCUnitedWomen)

Bury, Chester and FC United all got late winners in the North West League, Amlwch Town caused a North Wales Cup shock against Rhyl.

Premier – Bury 3-2 Fleetwood Town Wrens, Darwen 5-0 Salford City, West Didsbury & Chorlton 2-3 FC United of Manchester
1 North – Atherton Laburnum Rovers 3-0 Radcliffe, Blackpool 3-6 Penrith, Haslingden 1-4 Accrington Stanley, Morecambe 4-0 Workington Town, Preston North End 4-0 Fleetwood Town Wrens Res
1 South – FC St. Helens 4-1 MSB Woolton, Mossley Hill Athletic 10-0 Litherland REMYCA, Poulton Vics 4-1 Wirral Phoenix, Runcorn Linnets 6-2 Macclesfield FC, Warrington Town 1-5 Wigan Athletic, Chester 1-0 Ellesmere Port Town

Bury’s Murron Alldread scored a 79th-minute winner against Fleetwood in front of a crowd of 156, Abby Lester’s goal came later still as FC United edged West Didsbury.

Penrith had six different scorers at Blackpool in Division 1 North, Mossley Hill’s Khadeeja Rhoden hit a hat-trick in the South, while Chester’s Ciara Lee got the only goal at home to Ellesmere Port in stoppage time.

North Wales Coastal FA Cup Quarter-Finals

Amlwch Town 2-2 Rhyl (Amlwch won 4-2 on pens)
Henllan A/W Llandudno
Llangefni Town 2-1 Bangor
Felinheli 2-1 Pwllheli

Adran North side Rhyl bowed out following a shoot-out at North Wales League Amlwch, where they had equalised in stoppage-time through Rosie O’Brien after team-mate Lauren Jones was sent off. Bethen Jones converted the decisive penalty for the hosts.

Llangefni came from behind to beat Bangor with a Catrin George winner, Felinheli overcame an own-goal to edge Pwllheli as Fflur Williams netted the decider.

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