Women’s pre-season friendlies round-up

Roystn Town defend against Histon in a twelve-goal thriller.
Roystn Town defend against Histon in a twelve-goal thriller. (Gary Reed Photography)

For many, Sunday’s pre-season games were the last friendlies before competitive matches begin next weekend.

Sunday 30 August

PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES (where results available)

AFC Bournemouth Dev 5-1 Southampton Women’s Dev
AFC Darwen 0-1 Morecambe
AFC Henley 1-7 Slough Town Rebels
AFC Stoneham 13-0 Broadstone
Altofts 3-1 Brighouse Sports
Alnwick Town 1-3 Newcastle United

Alnwick Town v Newcastle United
Alnwick Town on the ball against Newcastle United. (Photo: Colin Lock)

Banbury United Dev 2-3 Brackley & Halse United
Bedford 3-5 Stevenage
Belvedere 2-0 Silsden
Biggleswade United 3-0 Herts Vipers Dev

Blackpool 2-0 Worcester City
Boldmere St Michaels 8-0 Peterborough United
Boldmere St Michaels Dev 2-2 Peterborough United Res
Brantham 5-4 Needham Market Res
Brentford 2-3 Ascot
Brentford Dev 0-10 London Bees Academy
Burnley 1-1  Stockport County

Chloe Mapp scored for Stockport as they held higher division Burnley 1-1 away from home.

Chester FC 2-2 Crewe Alexandra Res
Chester le Street Town 7-0 South Shields
Clapton CFC 1-1 Hackney
Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Bedworth United
Dulwich Hamlet 3-2 Crystal Palace Dev
Doncaster Rovers Belles 2-3 Leek Town
Everton 5-0 Durham

Megan Finnigan and Nicoline Sorensen got first-half goals for the Toffees at Walton Hall Park, Izzy Christiansen and a Chaney Boye-Hlorkah brace adding to the score in the final five minutes.

Fakenham Town 6-2 North Walsham Angels

FC United of Manchester 0-3 Huddersfield Town
Feniton 3-8 Callington Town
Gillingham WFC 2-1 Enfield Town
Grimsby Town 3-6 York City
Handsworth Dev 1-2 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic

Handsworth Development vs Worsbrough Bridge Athletic JB
Handsworth Development v Worsbrough Bridge Athletic (Photo: Julian Barker)

Haringey Borough 0-6 Kent Football United
Harlow Town 1-1 Portsmouth

Harworth Colliery 3-2 Morley Town
Hashtag United 4-1 Wymondham Town
Hastings United 0-2 Herne Bay
Headington 1-7 Carterton Town
Hereford Pegasus 1-1 Solihull Sporting
Histon 6-6 Royston Town
Holwell Sports 5-4 Leicester City WFC Res
Huddersfield Town Dev 0-9 Manchester United U-21s
Keynsham Town Academy 2-3 Eastleigh
Kings Lynn Town 1-4 Lincoln United
Knowle 1-0 Stockingford AA Pavilion
Laverstock & Ford 1-3 Winchester City Flyers
Leicester City Ladies 5-5 Deanshanger Athletic
Lincoln City 4-2 Barnsley
Long Eaton United 5-1 Mansfield Town
Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool

No goals at Leigh Sports Village but the woodwork was struck four times. United’s Jane Ross hit the underside of the bar, Rhiannon Roberts was denied with a header for Liverpool, Leah Galton and Jess Sigsworth both later shooting against the post.

March Town United 5-0 Histon Hornets
Marine Academy Plymouth 0-0 Buckland Athletic (abandoned due to serious injury)
Marlborough Town 1-20 Carterton Town

Katie Wadey found the net eight times as Carterton went goal crazy.

Merseyrail 2-9 Wem Town
Millwall Lionesses 0-3 Dulwich Hamlet Res
Mosborough 2-0 Chesterfield Res
MSB Woolton 0-9 Curzon Ashton
Nantwich Town 3-8 Chester FC Dev
Needham Market 10-0 Chelmsfird City
Newmarket Town 2-2 Bowers & Pitsea
Newton-le-Willows 1-3 Halewood
Northampton Town 2-0 Notts County
Oakwood 2-6 Burgess Hill Town
Ossett United 1-2 Leeds United
Oxford City 0-3 Maidenhead United
Oxford United 1-0 Nottingham Forest
QK Southampton Dev 1-2 Gosport Borough

Rayleigh Town 0-5 Wodson Park
Runcorn Linnets 6-1 Pilkngton
Rushmoor Dev 1-10 Yateley United
Saltdean 8-0 Chichester & Selsey Dev
Seaford 1-0 Burgess Hill Town Dev
Shanklin 2-0 Bursledon
Sheffield United 1-2 Coventry United

Silsden 2-0 Belevdere
Solihull Moors 4-4 Cheltenham Town
Sprowston Athletic 0-4 Tavern
Stalham Town 2-3 Long Stratton
Sunderland 7-0 Norton & Stockton Ancients

A double for Maria Farrugia and goals for Emily Scarr, Grace McCatty, Abbey Joice, Keira Ramshaw and Beau Studholme see the Black Cats start pre-season with a big win.

Swallowsnest 1-3 Ossett United Res
Swindon Town Dev 4-1 Cheltenham Town Dev
Tranmere Rovers 1-3 Chorley
United Services Portsmouth 1-3 QK Southampton
Watford 3-0 Ipswich Town
West Didsbury & Chorlton Dev 1-5 Stockport County Dev
Winchester City Flyers Res 4-0 Alton
Woodbridge Town 1-0 Silver End
Woodsend Athletics U-18s 2-4 Stockport County U-18s

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