Ladies Premier Division

FC Chippenham picked up their first points of the season on Sunday with victory over Durrington. Two goals from Caitlin Angell set them on their way and further first half goals from Tyler Webb, Amy Totterdell and Holly Provis saw them lead 5-0 at the break. Webb then went on to add a second half hat trick to finish the game with four goals, with Totterdell getting her second of the game and Tyler Hutton rounding off the scoring with a tenth for FC Chippenham in the final minute.

Highworth Town made it five wins out of five with a 5-2 away success at Calne Town. For Calne that is a fifth straight defeat but once again they were competitive, and that first point cannot be too far away. Highworth’s two leading scorers Bethan Harris and Lauren Bulley were once again amongst the goals, both scoring twice to move their totals for the season on to 15 and 16 respectively, Kirran Sanghera with the other Highworth goal.

Bemerton Heath Harlequins also maintained their 100% winning start to the season with a comprehensive 8-0 win over a Kingsdown side who started the day level on points with Bemerton. Mandy Kidd and Leanne Griffiths-Lower both scored two for Bemerton, with further goals from Deyna Davie, Ellie Hayward, Rachel Land and an eighth of the season from Imogen Brady. Bemerton remain three points behind the leaders Highworth with a game in hand with the two sides set to meet at Highworth this coming weekend.

AFC Brislington picked up their third win in four games with a 2-0 home success over Melksham Town, thus ending Melksham’s winning start to the season, Kia Houghton and Libby Sims with the goals for Brislington. The win for Brislington saw them move up to third spot in the table.

Swindon Supermarine also secured their third win in four games with recent signing from Royal Wootton Bassett Town Lilia Slattery scoring twice with another former Wootton Bassett player Erin Hemsley also getting two, Beth Turner with the other Supermarine goal in a 5-2 success away at Westbury Youth. Two late goals in the final ten minutes for Westbury, Ellie Osbourne and Tiffany Crockford-Ward with the goals.

As noted above, the big game this coming Sunday is the meeting of the top two when Highworth Town entertain Bemerton Heath Harlequins with both teams putting their 100% winning records on the line, with one or both set to see their perfect starts ended on Sunday. Third placed AFC Brislington travel into Swindon to take on Kingsdown who sit just below them in the table, separated only by goal difference. It should be a close affair at Melksham Town where the visitors are Swindon Supermarine with both teams having just suffered the one defeat so far this season. At the other end of the table Sunday sees two games involving the bottom four, FC Chippenham host Calne Town whilst Durrington travel to Westbury Youth.

Ladies Development Division

All four games were completed in the Development Division this week with three of the four games being tight affairs. League leaders Trowbridge Wanderers were made to work hard for the points by an improving Blunsdon side but two early goals from Megan Keast and Tilly Dunnery were enough to give league leaders all three points as they extended their lead at the top of the table.

Marlborough Town climbed up to second place in the table with a big win away at Staverton Rangers. Star of the show in the 8-0 win was Sienna Lewis who scored five of the Marlborough goals, Victoria Goldson netted twice with the other goal coming courtesy of an own goal.

Malmesbury Victoria dropped a place when they were beaten away at South Newton & Barford Hornets by the odd goal in nine. A hat-trick for Kelly Church plus further goals from Lauren Baggot and Georgi Bavister did the damage for the home side, two for Lisa Lane and one apiece for Karen Marshall and Rose Anjos in reply for Malmesbury.

The headline makers in the division though were Kingsdown Development who picked up their first points of the season with a 4-3 home win in the Swindon derby against Ferndale Rodbourne thanks to a 90^th minute goal from substitute Cassie Holberry with her second of the game. The other two Kingsdown goals were scored by Rachel Donovan and Hayley Shipp, Karolina Haylock with two for visitors Ferndale Rodbourne with Shannon Fenton also getting her name on the score sheet.

This coming week leaders Trowbridge Wanderers are the side without a game meaning Marlborough Town have the chance to move top of the table with a win at home against Salisbury. Third placed Malmesbury Victoria are at home against Staverton Rangers in a game switched to the out-of-town pitch at the Red Bull. There is another Swindon derby for Kingsdown Development when they make the short journey across the A419 to Blunsdon. The final game sees Ferndale Rodbourne at home to South Newton & Barford Hornets at Moredon.

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30 September 2024