Burnley Women Clinch Crucial Victory in the Title Battle

Burnley Women edged FA WNL Northern Premier Division title rivals Wolves 1-0, watched by over 1,100 fans at Turf Moor Stadium.

Charlie Chadwick’s sixth-minute goal was enough to give Burnley victory over Wolves and lead them by four points from a game more in the Northern Premier Division title tussle. Lucy Day and Marli Rhodes scored the goals for West Brom as they saw off Hull City.

Olivia Francis, Eleanor Noble and Paris Dalton scored as Plymouth Argyle beat Cheltenham to move within a point of the Southern Premier Division leaders, Watford, though they have played one extra game. Exeter City held AFC Bournemouth to leave the Cherries four points off the leaders but with a game in hand.

Durham Cestria’s victory at Norton moved them level on points with third-placed Cheadle in Division One North, but from two games more.

Peterborough United’s scored eight at Stourbridge to replace Boldmere at the top of Division One Midlands, while Leafield hit double figures at Lincoln United.

Division One South East top team Fulham scored six at Chesham to extend their lead over Norwich City to four points.

Swindon Town put five past Abingdon United as they knocked Moneyfields off the top of the Division One South West table.

FA WNL Results for Sunday 15 March:

Northern Premier Division
Burnley 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Att: 1,116)
West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Hull City
Southern Premier Division
Exeter City 2-2 AFC Bournemouth (Att: 147)
Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Cheltenham Town (Att: 824)
Division One North
Blackburn Rovers P-P Doncaster Rovers Belles
Norton & Stockton Ancients 1-2 Durham Cestria (Att: 110)
Wythenshawe P-P Cheadle Town Stingers
Division One Midlands
Lincoln United 0-10 Leafield Athletic (Lincoln Utd FC)
Stourbridge 0-8 Peterborough United (Att: 59)
Division One South East
Chatham Town 3-0 Actonians
Chesham United 0-6 Fulham (Att: 85)
Division One South West
Swindon Town 5-0 Abingdon United (Att: 161)