New Bradwell St Peter Come Out on Top in Title Decider

Regional Leagues Round-Up: New Bradwell St Peter win East Midlands Division 1 South title, Eastbourne Borough going up, AFC Portchester lift the Southern League Cup.

EASTERN – Histon Complete Perfect Campaign With 22nd Win

Premier – Royston Town made sure of the runners-up spot with a 3-2 win at Hutton, but Wroxham lost anyway 5-2 at home to Stevenage, with Sarah Wiltshire scoring four times as they finished 16 points clear. Harpenden Town’s Sophia Amanor grabbed the only goal at Watford Ladies Development to secure eighth place.

1 North – Histon beat Dunstable Town 5-1 to cap off a perfect season of 22 straight wins, and champions by a 14-point margin. Mulbarton Wanderers edged Newmarket Town 1-0 to leapfrog them into seventh place.

Invincibles – completed it ✅
Perfect Champions – completed it ✅
Histon Ladies – we only win 💯 #22from22 pic.twitter.com/8EsKZjTep0

— Histon Ladies FC (@HistonLFC) April 26, 2026

EAST MIDLANDS – New Bradwell St Peter Win Title Decider

Premier – Anstey Nomads won at third-placed Mansfield Town with a Freya Topliss goal to take seventh spot, while Stamford’s 4-1 victory over SJR Worksop featured an Emma Pollard hat-trick.

1 Central – Asfordby Amateurs’ title hopes took a hit on Tuesday as they were held to a 3-3 draw at Coalville Town, where their Heidi Elliott and Jessica West were shown red cards in added time. They responded with a stoppage-time Jessica West goal to beat Nottingham Trent University, who are effectively champions due to a much better goal difference with a game to go. Long Eaton United overcame Sherwood 9-2 aided by a Georgia Loveless treble, as they secured fourth spot.

1 North – Dronfield Town thrashed Cleethorpes Town 6-1, with Maia Taylor netting a hat-trick in a dozen second-half minutes. Belper Town put four past Lincoln United Development, as Alice Faulding and substitute Mia Carnelley shared the spoils.

1 South – New Bradwell St Peter won the title decider against Newport Pagnell Town 5-1 to finish top by a single point. Cara Brooker scored twice, but the hosts had substitute Sapphire Rohan sent off in the dying minutes.

LONDON & SOUTH EAST – Eastbourne Borough Going Up

Premier – Saltdean United’s Georgia Bridges scored three of their nine goals at Aylesford as they close in on the title. Dorking Wanderers were 4-2 winners at Ashford Town, while Sutton United narrowly beat basement side Ebbsfleet United 2-1, who face title-hopefuls Dartford on Wednesday, 29 April.

1 North – Thursday saw top side Bromley score 14 against Soccer Elite Football Academy, who shipped six more at home to Camden Town on Sunday. Hackney won 2-1 at Dulwich Hamlet Reserves with Lizzie Tucker’s 10-minute brace, while Herne Bay beat Ashford United 5-2. Actonians Reserves host title-chasing Hammersmith at Berkeley Fields on Wednesday, before Camden face Hackney at Wingate & Finchley FC on Thursday, 30 April.

1 South – Eastbourne Borough won a seven-goal thriller at Leatherhead, whose title hopes they ended, along with those of Bognor Regis Town, who also won 4-3 at Ashmount Leigh with Kate Delillis bagging a six-minute brace and substitute Lillie-Mae Bromley netting the decider. Borough will be promoted as their last remaining title rivals, Saltdean United Development – who sank Steyning Town 7-2 with Mary-Anna Smith contributing a hat-trick – cannot go up to tier five as they are not a first team. Montpelier Villa’s Chloe Debaes also scord three times in a 5-2 victory at Sevenoaks Town.

NORTH EAST – Midweek Match to Determine Champions

Premier – Thornaby won 5-1 at Sunderland West End on Wednesday and beat Ponteland United 4-0 on Sunday to finish their fixtures in first place, but after a 4-0 victory at Alnwick Town, Bradford City only require a draw from their last match versus Harrogate Town at Horsfall Playing Fields on Wednesday 29 April to be champions. South Shields defeated Ossett United 5-1, with three of the four goals scored by Madison Bouggess coming in a nine-minute spell, while Harrogate Town took the points 2-1 at Wallsend BC.

1 North – Birtley Town beat i2i International Soccer Academy 2-1 on Thursday to knock them off the top of the table, while Norton & Stockton Ancients Reserves won 3-1 at Hartlepool United. Birtley then beat Berwick Rangers 5-2, but i2i International Soccer Academy scored six at Redcar Town to take the title battle to the last match. Gateshead Rutherford’s Melissa Scott scored a goal and received a red card in a 2-0 result at Hartlepool, while Washington thrashed Wallsend BC Reserves 6-0. On Thursday, 30 April, Park View will play Rutherford at Riverside Sports Pavilion, and Redcar will host Hartlepool at Mo Mowlam Memorial Park.

1 South – Leeds Modernians cruised to a 7-1 win over York City Development on Thursday, helped by a hat-trick from Aimee Myers, and followed that up with Bethan Barkley scoring the only goal at Altofts as they moved within a win of the title. Handsworth kept up the chase by thrashing Farsley 8-2, while Lower Hopton were 3-1 winners over York City Development and Rossington Main beat Sheffield Wednesday with an Alice Linsell effort.

League Cup – South Shields face Birtley Town at Harton and Westoe Miners Welfare on Thursday, 30 April for a place in the final.

NORTH WEST – Fleetwood Clinch Rare Win

Premier – West Didsbury & Chorlton fell 4-0 at home to champions AFC Fylde on Wednesday, while Fleetwood Town Wrens’ Brooke Mulholland sealed the win 2-1 over FC United of Manchester, getting the bottom side back in the black after a points deduction. Mancunian Unity beat FC United 6-2 on Sunday after Mia Henderson was dismissed on the half-hour.

1 Central – Champions FC St. Helens thrashed Wigan Athletic 6-1 on Thursday but were held to a 2-2 draw at Mossley Hill Athletic on Sunday.

SOUTHERN – Portchester Lift League Cup On Penalties

Premier – Southampton Women put five past relegation-threatened Badshot Lea, Reading scored eight against Fleet Town and take on Oxford City at Slough Town FC on Thursday, 30 April.

1 North – Abingdon United Development beat Tilehurst Panthers 2-0 to leapfrog them into third place, while Farnborough won 3-0 at Kidlington. Champions Denham United will face Ascot United Reserves on Tuesday.

1 South – Havant & Waterlooville maintained slim hopes of catching leaders Farnham Town with a 4-0 win at Bemerton Heath Harlequins, similarly Andover New Street with a 2-0 victory against AFC Varsity. Bournemouth Sports Reserves handed Wimborne Town a 3-0 defeat, helped by two goals from Emma Whall.

League Cup Final – AFC Portchester lifted the cup at Reading Town FC, pipping Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 on penalties after a goalless deadlock.

LEAGUE CUP WINNERS 🏆 pic.twitter.com/HEQ37ztJOJ

— AFC Portchester Ladies (@portchyladies) April 26, 2026

Chairman’s Cup Final – Denham United’s two first-half goals led to cup joy, with Oxford City only able to pull one back after the break.

Shield Services Group SOUTH WEST – Torquay Two Points from Securing Top Spot

Premier – Torquay United are a couple of points away from sealing the title after a 5-2 defeat of Gloucester City, but Forest Green Rovers kept their hopes alive with a 6-1 beating of Pucklechurch Sports and must also win against AEK Boco at Greenbank Recreation Ground on Tuesday, April 28. AEK Boco’s Jodie Hooper scored the sole goal at Bishops Lydeard to put her side fourth, while Lauren Kelly netted three of Poole Town’s five at Saltash United.

1 North – Royal Wootton Bassett Town scored the only goal through Victoria Taylor at Bitton in a title-chasing ‘six-pointer’ on Wednesday, as Corsham Town put five past hosts Cirencester Town, and Whitchurch matched that at Bath City. Bitton bounced back on Sunday with an Abbie Woodley-Marshall hat-trick in a 5-2 success at Stockwood Wanderers, while Wootton Bassett won again with two unanswered goals against Mangotsfield United. Results elsewhere were: Paulton Rovers 1-2 AFC Brislington, Cirencester Town 4-1 Downend Flyers, Whitchurch 1-1 Bath City, while Stockwood face Wootton Bassett at the BTRA Ground on Thursday 30 April.

1 South – Weston-super-Mare won 2-0 at Wells City to cut Yeovil Town’s lead to four points with a game in hand, while Feniton beat Appledore 6-2.

WEST MIDLANDS – Lye Lay Down Challenge

Premier – Lye Town all but sealed the title with a 3-2 victory over Shrewsbury Town on Thursday, completing an unbeaten campaign. Shrewsbury then responded with a 6-0 beating of Coventry Sphinx, who face Solihull Moors at Cameron Slater Stadium on Tuesday, 28 April. Solihull prepared for that with a 5-1 win at Alvechurch, while Shifnal Town edged Hednesford Town 1-0 but have to win all their remaining seven games and add 25 in goal difference to overhaul the top team.

1 North – Chasetown effectively claimed third spot with a 6-0 victory over Rugby Town, while Walsall won at Newcastle Town thanks to a Sophie Rowlands goal.

1 South – Knowle’s 3-2 win over Halesowen Town, helped by a Florence Hobbs brace, leaves them needing just one point from three matches to claim the title. Droitwich Spa triumphed by the same score at Kingfisher, aided by an Ameerah Ishola double, but now only have a mathematical chance of being champions. Leamington’s hopes were dashed as they shut down Crusaders too, beating them 2-1. Long Itchington edged Hereford Pegasus with a Sarah Smith goal, while Redditch United beat Bromsgrove Sporting 4-1.