Wolves and Burnley both moved within three points of FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division leaders Nottingham Forest.
Northern Premier Division
AFC Fylde 0-3 Derby County
Brighouse Town 2-0 Boldmere St Michaels (Att: 75)
Burnley 1-0 Loughborough Lightning (Att: 112)
Stoke City 2-0 Liverpool Feds (Att: 58)
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Huddersfield Town (Att: 85)
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 Nottingham Forest (Att: 551)
Wolves defeated leaders Nottingham Forest to cut their advantage in half with a game in hand, Burnley are similarly close after a narrow win over lowly Loughborough Lightning. Wolves did go behind but Destiny Toussaint quickly equalised and Jade Cross struck twice.
Jade Cross putting us ahead this afternoon! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/G8KqtxqLTP
— Wolves Women FC (@WolvesWomen) February 12, 2023
West Brom were held after Huddersfield’s late leveller from Brittany Sanderson but they did still get out of the drop zone.
Southern Premier Division
Billericay Town 1-2 Oxford United (Att: 107)
Bridgwater United 0-2 Ipswich Town
Cheltenham Town 1-3 Watford (Att: 77)
Crawley Wasps 2-1 Plymouth Argyle (Att: 105)
London Bees 1-4 Portsmouth
Milton Keynes Dons 0-2 Gillingham (Att: 167)
The top four all won away, Danielle Lane with a hat-trick for leaders Portsmouth at London Bees.
Crawley Wasps fought back to beat Plymouth in the basement battle, substitute Letitia Nicholls with a brace.
Division 1 Midlands
Doncaster Rovers Belles 1-0 Leafield Athletic (Att: 206)
Long Eaton United 0-8 Northampton Town
Peterborough United 2-0 Sporting Khalsa (Att: 241)
Stourbridge 1-0 Solihull Moors (Att: 227)
Wem Town 0-1 Sheffield FC (Att: 41)
Stourbridge edged the top-two fixture with Solihull Moors, Doncaster defeated Leafield to go second.
Division 1 North
Barnsley 0-0 Chorley
Hull City 1-1 Middlesbrough
Leeds United 5-1 Merseyrail (Att: 77)
Newcastle United 4-2 York City (Att: 4,129)
Stockport County 1-1 Norton & Stockton Ancients (Att: 90)
Newcastle United defeated York City to close in on top team Durham Cestria, Barnsley were held at home to Chorley, Abbie Brown got three of Leeds’ five goals against Merseyrail.
Division 1 South East
AFC Wimbledon 12-0 Hounslow (Att: 100)
Ashford Town 3-4 London Seaward
Norwich City 1-7 Hashtag United (Att: 325)
Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Cambridge City
Division 1 South West
AFC Bournemouth 7-2 Portishead Town (Att: 101)
Cardiff City LFC 10-0 AFC St Austell (Att: 110)
Keynsham Town 0-2 Southampton Women (Att: 55)
Larkhall Athletic 0-2 Maidenhead United (Att: 50)
Moneyfields 4-2 Swindon Town
Selsey 1-2 Exeter City (Att: 70)
Exeter City remained top by a point, 2-1 victors at Selsey, while nearest rivals Cardiff City Ladies put ten past St Austell with five goals for Cori Williams.
