County Leagues: End of season round-up (2/3)

North Ferriby FC Women, East Rising League champions
Photo: North Ferriby FC Women

Our second County League round-up runs from East Riding to Essex, Gloucester, Hampshire, Hereford, Isle of Man, Jersey, Lancashire, Leicester, Lincolnshire, Liverpool, London and Manchester.

East Riding

North Ferriby finished top of Division 1 by five points from AFC Preston, Cherry Burton took the Division 2 after finishing two points clear of both Cottingham Rangers and AFC Tickton.

Essex

Premier Division winners were Hashtag United Reserves with Colchester United runners-up, Leigh Ramblers well clear of Tigers at the top of Division 1 after dropping just three points from the 60 available. Hutton Development did better still in Division 2, unbeaten in 21 games and with a 16-point winning margin over Emerson & Upminster. Braintree Athletic also topped Division 3 by a similar distance from Hatfield Peverel, South Woodham Ferrers United were champions of the Fourth and Earls Hall United runners-up.

Gloucestershire

Whitchurch won Division 1 by three points from Mangotsfield United, likewise Gloucester City Reserves in Division 2 with Southmead CS second. Ellwood are elevated from the Third as champions ahead of Stoke Lane Athletic, Cheltenham Spa champions of the Fourth from Andoversford.

Camden Town, champions of the Greater London Women's League
Photo: Camden Town FC

Greater London

Camden Town beat Hammersmith to the Premier title by four points, AFC Leyton were six clear from don Academicals in One North, AFC Croydon Athletic winning One South and Sporting Duet second. Division 2 North was won by Clapton CFC Reserves with London Galaxy also going up, the top two in Division 2 Central & South were Civil Service and Grenfell Athletic.

Greater Manchester

Manchester Laces Yellows pipped Hyde United to the Premier title by a matter of four goals, Bury Reserves taking the Division 1 top spot ahead of Reddish North End Pinks. Wilmslow Albion won the Third from Manchester Laces Teal Squad, Ashton-on-Mersey beat Glossop North End to the Division 4 top spot after winning 19 of their 20 matches.

Hampshire

Farnborough finished first in Division 1 by five points from Shanklin, AFC Portchester Reserves winning Division 2 by a 13-point margin over Mudeford Phoenix when only dropping two points from a possible 54. AFC Stubbington won Division 3 ahead of Winchester City Flyers, Andover Town were Division 4 champions and Gosport Borough Reserves runners-up. Petersfield Town’s 15 victories from 16 outings put them top of the fifth and five points ahead of Springbourne, AFC Portchester Development won Division 6 with a similar record as AFC Stubbington White werents behind in second.

Farnborough won the Hampshire Women's league
Photo: Farnborough FC Women

Herefordshire 

Penybont United picked up the league title after accruing 37 points from a possible 42, eight more than second-placed Wellington.

Canada Life Isle of Man

Corinthians secured top spot by three points from Peel, winning seven of their eight matches and drawing the other.

Jersey Combination

St Lawrence were champions in the four-team competition by three points, Rozel Rovers the runners-up.

Lancashire

Bolton Wanderers Reserves won the Premier by two points from their counterparts at Accrington Stanley, Wigan Athletic let slip just two points from 54 in winning the Championship ahead of Blackburn CSC Reserves. The One North title went to Workington Town Reserves by a single point from Abbeytown, AFC Bolton eight clear in One North/West from Sir Tom Finney Blues with twelve wins from twelve. Rosegrove were One South/East winners and victorious in 15 of 16 games, Radcliffe Reserves were runners-up.

Leicestershire

Coalville Town boasted a perfect record of 16 wins to take Division 1 by 13 points from Oakham United. Division 2’s title race was far closer, as after 22 games Saffron Dynamo edged Loughborough Foxes Sapphires on goal-difference by a margin of just one.

Quickline Lincolnshire

Bottesford Town topped the North table by five points from Cleethorpes Town, Lincoln United Development took the South Division just two points better off than Netherton United.

Liverpool

Premier Division champions were Ashton Town by three points from Pilkington, Tranmere Rovers Development took Division 1 by six points ahead of Marine, Wirral Phoenix Development Division 2 by a solitary point ahead of City of Liverpool.

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