Premier Division

On a wet afternoon in Wiltshire there were just two games played in the Ladies Premier Division of the Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior League on Sunday, with the pitch deemed unplayable at Highworth Town and FC Chippenham unable to raise for the visit of Bemerton Heath Harlequins.  

The first of the two games that was played was a local derby encounter in Swindon between Kingsdown and Swindon Supermarine at Kingsdown School. It started well for the home side Kingsdown who went in front from the penalty spot, but Maddison Fix had Supermarine back on level terms before half time. A second penalty in the second half saw Kingsdown restore their lead and this time there was to be no comeback from Swindon Supermarine. The two goal scorers for Kingsdown were Katrina Dias and Alexi Lee. The win for Kingsdown saw them move above their beaten opponents into fourth place in the table on goal difference. Alex White was at the game with his camera and more of his pictures can be found on his Flickr Page.

The other game played was at Westbury Youth where Melksham Town were the visitors. When the two sides had met earlier in the season, they had shared two goals and the points, and it would prove to be another tight game. Westbury Youth scored first but Izzy McCuinness had Melksham back on level terms on 51 minutes. The same player then added a second goal just after the hour mark to give Melksham the lead for the first time in the game and then a third from Ella King 15 minutes from time made sure of the three points for Melksham as they ran out 3-1 winners. Melksham remain in sixth spot but moved to within two points of Swindon Supermarine with a game in hand.  Barbara Swan was at the game with her camera and more of her pictures can be found on the League Facebook Group Page.

Development Division

A waterlogged pitch also put paid to one of the games in the Development Division, Trowbridge Wanderers scheduled home game against Kingsdown Development being the fixture that will need to be rescheduled for later in the season.

Whilst the other three games all got the go ahead only two of the three games would go the full duration, the game at Sutton Park between Blunsdon and South Newton & Barford Hornets being abandoned 16 minutes from time due to the deteriorating conditions with Blunsdon leading 4-2 at the time the game was called to a premature holt, Laura Gammon, Jody Nicholls, Lyndsey Plant and Kerri Abbley with the Blunsdon goals, Maelin Hayes and Lauren McNeill-Baggott with the reply for the Hornets. The League Discipline Committee will now need to discuss whether the game needs to be restaged.

The first of the two games that were completed involved league leaders Marlborough Town who were home to Staverton Rangers. When they had met earlier in the season Marlborough had run out comfortable 8-0 winners, but it was to be a much tighter affair in the return fixture with Marlborough eventually coming out on top thanks to two second half goals from Erin Robinson and Lily Wain, Emily Davies with the Staverton Rangers goal. The win for Marlborough saw them move three points clear at the top of the table.  

Moving up into second place are Salisbury after they secured a narrow 4-3 away win at Malmesbury Victoria, avenging the 2-0 home defeat they had suffered earlier in the season.  Salisbury started well but despite having much of the early play found themselves trailing 2-0 at half time. They upped their game after the break and two goals from Nicole Kirkman brought them back level at 2-2. Kirkman then went from scorer to provider setting up Danica Pomroy for a third Salisbury goal. Malmesbury responded well to going behind for the first time in the game and got themselves back on level terms at 3-3. Salisbury were not to be denied though, Georgina Salt grabbing a late winner to secure the three points with a well taken goal for 4-3. On target for Malmesbury were Lisa Lane, Emma Sharpe and Clare Turner.  

Next Sunday's Games

This coming Sunday focus will primarily be on the two League Cup semi finals which involve four sides from the Premier Division. League leaders Bemerton Heath Harlequins will start as favourites in their tie against AFC Brislington having won all their league games to date, including a 4-0 away win at AFC Brislington back in September. The other tie sees Melksham Town entertain Highworth Town. Highworth were 6-1 winners on their last visit to Melksham in the league and will be looking to complete a league and cup double this Sunday. The two league games in the Premier Division see Calne Town home to FC Chippenham and Westbury Youth up against Kingsdown, with Kingsdown looking to complete a league double having won 4-2 in Swindon back in November.

In the Development Division league leaders Marlborough Town entertain Malmesbury Victoria, Salisbury are home to bottom of the table Ferndale Rodbourne and Staverton Rangers entertain Blunsdon. The top game in the division looks to be the game at South Newton & Barford where Trowbridge Wanderers are the visitors where the two sides have identical records with just goal difference separating them in the league table.