Premier Division

There were just three games played this weekend in the Ladies Premier Division of the Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior League with FC Chippenham calling off for the sixth time this season due to being unable to raise a side and they have now made the decision to withdraw from the league with immediate effect. In due course their record is expected to be expunged due to the side not having played 75% of their games although the matter still needs to be discussed at the next Discipline Meeting.

The three games that did take place on Sunday saw the top two Bemerton Heath Harlequins  and Highworth Town both pick up big wins ahead of next week’s League Cup Final between the two sides. Bemerton Heath Harlequins netted a dozen unanswered goals in their home game against Calne Town. The division’s top scorer Imogen Brady led the way adding five more to her impressive total, Zoe Ridley scored four and there were further goals from Deyna Davie, Nicola Frier and Ellie Hayward. Alan Swan was at the game with his camera and more of his pictures can be found on the League Facebook Group Page.

Highworth Town made the short journey along the A361 into Swindon to take on Kingsdown at Kingsdown School and returned home with all three points following a 5-1 win. Two goals for Michelle Rich plus one apiece for Kirran Sanghera, Bethan Harris and Rebecca Fairclough, Siobhan Peplow with the Kingsdown reply. The win sees Highworth remain six points adrift of leaders Bemerton with both teams having played 11 games.

The other game in the Premier Division saw Swindon Supermarine pick up their sixth win of the season, a 3-1 home victory over Westbury Youth who were playing their penultimate game of the season having just got on and played their games in the division this season, unlike some of the other sides. Two goals from Beth Turner and one from Georgie Gibson secured the points for Swindon Supermarine, top scorer Megan Ayliffe with the Westbury goal. 

Unfortunately AFC Brislington's participation in this season's Somerset County Cup was brought to an end at the semi final stage when they were defeated 8-0 by Weston Super Mare from the Regen Arable South West Regional Womens Football League.

Development Division

The title race in the Development Division is shaping up to be a three-way battle between Marlborough Town, Trowbridge Wanderers and South Newton & Barford Hornets. On Sunday league leaders Marlborough Town had a comfortable afternoon against Kingsdown Development at Elcot Lane. Star of the show was Isabella Curtis who scored a hat-trick, Lily Wain bagged a brace including one deep into injury time at the end of the match, with Louise Lallament and Zelie Rowland also getting their names on the score sheet. Results elsewhere meant that Marlborough increased their lead at the top of the table to four points although the two teams just below them in the table both have a game in hand.

Salisbury started the day in second place in the table ahead of the visit of local rivals South Newton & Barford Hornets to the Ray Mac. Salisbury made a good start to the game, Samantha Deacon firing them ahead after good work by Angela Collins. However, visitors South Newton & Barford were back on level terms by the break. They then went in front early in the second half, Phoebe Whettleton and Molly McCarthy with the two goals for the visitors. Despite Salisbury putting the visitors under a lot of pressure in the closing stages they were unable to find that elusive equaliser and fell to a 2-1 defeat. The win for South Newton & Barford saw them move above their beaten opponents into third place in the table, Salisbury dropping two places to fourth as a result of the defeat.

Trowbridge Wanderers took over second spot in the table following a 4-0 away win at Malmesbury Victoria. A solitary goal from Jamie-Lee Curtis was all that separated the sides at half time but Wanderers upped their game in the second half scoring three more goals without reply through Erin Wilkins, Lauren Gowen and an own goal to complete a league double over Malmesbury, having won 6-0 in the first meeting earlier in the season.

The one game at the other end of the table saw Staverton Rangers close the gap between them and the side immediately above them in the table, Blunsdon, by defeating them 1-0 at Sutton Park. The only goal of the game was scored by Emily Davies five minutes into the second half. Staverton are now just two points behind Blunsdon but have played one more game.