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

Hereford FC Women v Hereford Pegasus, Herefordshire FA Women's Cup Final
Hereford FC celebrations during their County Cup Final victory. (Barcud-Coch Photography)

Our final look at the County Leagues includes Norfolk, Notts, Sheffield & Hallam, South East Counties, Thames Valley and West Riding.

Midwest Counties

Hereford FC finished top following a 28-game season of 15 teams, Kingfisher were nine points behind in second place.

Norfolk

Bungay Town might have dropped ten points but still topped Division 1 with 14 more than runners-up Aylsham. FC Viking Valkyries were unbeaten in winning Division 2 eight points in front of Waveney, Martham beat Brundall Bolts to the Third by an 11-point margin.

Northamptonshire

Brackley Town picked up 40 of the 42 points available to take the Premier title by eight from Moulton. Long Buckby Reserves took the Division 1 top spot by a margin of nine points from Harpole.

Brackley Town Ladies, Northamptonshire League champions
Photo: Brackley Town Ladies

North Riding

Guisborough Town topped the Premier with a nine-point advantage on Redcar Athletic. Wiggington Grasshoppers won all but one of their 21 games to take Division 1 by 14 points ahead of Boro Rangers.

Northumberland

i2i International Soccer Academy won the Premiership, with 46 points from a maximum of 48 and six more than runners-up Newcastle East End. North Shields were victorious in 22 of 24 matches, winning Division 1 by eight points from Gosforth Bohemians.

Nottinghamshire

There was just one point separating the top two in Division 1, Newark Town first and University of Nottingham second. Keyworth United won Division 2, with a nine-point lead over both Eastwood & Kimberley and Shirebrook Rangers. Arnold Arnold Town were Division 3 champions, five points better off than closest rivals Gedling Southbank.

Sheffield & Hallamshire

Rossington Main only dropped two points and conceded an average of just a goal every three games in winning Division 1, eight points in front of both Millmoor Development and Just Football. Chesterfield Ladies U-23s won Division 2 by three points from Wath Stars as well as YP Women. The Division 3 title went to SJR Worksop Development with Dearne & District second, Wickersley won the Fourth by a solitary point ahead of Kiveton Park Reserves.

Rossington Main, Sheffield & Hallam League champions
Photo: Rossington Main Ladies FC

Shropshire

Telford Town topped the league by one point from Broseley, the champions having one game left unplayed.

Somerset

Pen Mill beat Nailsea United to the Division 1 title by only one point, Cheddar pipping Bridport to top spot in Division 2 just by goal-difference. Odd Down won Division 3 North without a point dropped as Portishead ‘A’ were second, in Division 3 South it was Staplegrove first and Porlock the runners-up.

South East Counties

Pole position in the Premier was taken by Sevenoaks Town by seven points from both Tonbridge Angels and Cray Wanderers. Farnham Town chalked up 45 of a possible 48 points to win the Surrey Premier ahead of Carshalton Athletic. Manorcroft United won all their games in Surrey One North to end 15 clear of Molesey Athletic, Oxted & District and Ash United were first and second respectively in Surrey One South. Hollands & Blair hit the heights in Kent Division 1 East with Park Regis second, Glebe and Petts Wood the leading pair in Kent Division 1 West. Still in the Kent section, Division 2 East went to Folkestone Invicta nine points ahead of both Ramsgate and Sellindge, Herne Bay Development missed out on just two points in winning 2 Mid East from Sittingbourne. Larkfield were perfect in topping 2 by oints from Hollands & Blair Reserves, 2 West topped by Foots Cray Lionesses ahead of Crayford Arrows.

South East Counties Women's League champions, Sevenoaks Town
Photo: STFCWomen

Staffordshire
Chasetown were Premier champions with six more points than Port Vale Reserves, Stoke Town took 40 points from a possible 42 to finish top of Division 1 by four from Stafford Town. In the Recreational Division, AFC Fradley Hercules were first and Coton Green second.

Suffolk

Brantham Athletic dropped just two points in comfortably winning the Premiership ahead of Woodbridge Town. Ramsey & Mistley topped the Championship table, in which Kesgrave Kestrels were runners-up.

Sussex

Eastbourne Borough were Premier title winners with a perfect record, Pagham nine points behind in second. Burgess Hill Town topped the Championship with only a lead over Oakwood on goal difference. The View was from the top of Division 1, with the side of that name winning all their games while Newhaven Development were second.

Thames Valley Counties

Larkspur Rovers won 18 of 20 games to take Division 1 with six points more than Oxford City Development. Division 2 was won on goal-difference by Caversham ahead of East Oxford. Division 3 North was won by Tower Hill with Holmer Green second, Burghfield beat Headington to the 3 West title, Windsor & Eton winning in 3 South where AFC Reading were runners-up. Burghfield Reserves beat Finchampstead Reserves to the Development top spot by ten points, dropping only four points from a maximum of 66.

West Riding

Premier champions were Ilkley Town by three points from Wyke Wanderers, Thackley won Division 1 from Knaresborough Town after accruing 52 of a possible 54 points. Division 2 was won by Rangers Athletic ahead of Horsforth St Margarets, Division 3 champions Eccleshill United won all 16 games with Brighouse Town taking second spot. Pontefract Collieries won 17 matches and drew their other in securing the Division 4 top spot ahead of Halifax Friendly. Sherburn White Rose Development won Division 5A with Pontefract Collieries Reserves second, Leeds Modernians Development’s faultless form saw them top 5B ahead of Kellingley Welfare.

Corsham Print Wiltshire

Bemerton Heath Harlequins only once failed to win as they took the Premier title ahead of AFC Brislington. Marlborough Town finished first in the Development Division, Trowbridge Wanderers taking second spot.

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