AFC Bournemouth and Norwich City had markedly different wins as they both climbed to the top of the FA Women’s National League tables.
Northern Premier
Derby County 0-1 Rugby Borough (Att: 184)
Halifax 2-0 Hull City
Middlesbrough 1-3 Burnley (Att: 277)
Sporting Khalsa 0-2 Stoke City (Att: 100)
West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Loughborough Lightning
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-1 Liverpool Feds (Att: 531)
The top three all won as Burnley stayed in pole position, one point ahead of Wolves, with Rugby Borough a further five points back despite Sofia Mallon’s Winer at Derby. Stoke’s victory lifted them to fourth, while Loughborough earned a good draw at West Brom to climb off the bottom, while Halifax picked up a fine result to rise to ninth.
Southern Premier
Billericay Town 0-8 AFC Bournemouth
Exeter City 0-4 Cheltenham Town (Att: 162)
Oxford United 4-1 Gwalia United (Att: 285)
Real Bedford 5-1 AFC Wimbledon (Att: 178)
Watford 2-3 Lewes (Att: 94)
Hashtag United 1-2 Plymouth Argyle (Att: 86)
High-scoring AFC Bournemouth hit the top spot as Watford went down at home to Lewes, with the Rooks climbing to seventh. Plymouth won thanks to Eleanor Noble’s double to move within two points of the Hornets, while there were victories elsewhere for Real Bedford, Oxford United, and a standout 4-0 triumph for Cheltenham at Exeter.
Division One Midlands
Lincoln United P-P Leafield Athletic
Northampton Town P-P Worcester City
Notts County 1-2 Barnsley Women
Peterborough United 4-0 Kidderminster Harriers (Att: 144)
Sutton Coldfield Town 0-4 Sheffield FC (Att: 54)
Boldmere St Michaels 4-0 Stourbridge
Peterborough are still leading by a point over Boldmere after both secured 4-0 home wins. Barnsley sit in third following a successful away day, while Sheffield FC netted four on their travels.
Division One North
Chorley 0-3 Wythenshawe (Att: 75)
Durham Cestria 4-0 Doncaster Rovers Belles (Att: 79)
Huddersfield Town 3-2 Blackburn Rovers (Att: 59)
Norton & Stockton Ancients 2-3 Leeds United (Att: 167)
Stockport County 1-1 Chester le Street Town (Att: 67)
York City A-A Cheadle Town Stingers
Huddersfield’s strong goal difference kept them ahead of Wythenshawe despite just a narrow win over bottom side Blackburn. Felicity Jones completed her brace for the Terriers in the 90th minute. Leeds also claimed a 3-2 victory, lifting them into third place. Elsewhere, Durham beat Doncaster and Chester-le-Street drew at Stockport.
Division One South East
Actonians 2-2 Cambridge United (Att: 35)
AFC Sudbury 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons
Chesham United 0-4 Chatham Town (Att: 96)
London Bees 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
Luton Town P-P Fulham
Norwich City 1-0 Dulwich Hamlet (Att: 439)
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Norwich take the leadership following their narrow victory with Grace Riglar’s stoppage-time penalty and a postponement for title-rivals Fulham. Third-placed Chatham were victorious, while London Bees scored both goals in their derby against QPR. Actonians drew their mid-table clash with Cambridge, and AFC Sudbury also tied with MK Dons, with the pair sitting either side of the dotted line near the bottom.
Division One South West
Ascot United 0-2 Abingdon United (Att: 77)
Bournemouth Sports 3-0 Bridgwater United (Att: 85)
Bristol Rovers 4-1 Maidenhead United (Att: 72)
Moneyfields 5-0 Marine Academy Plymouth (Att: 42)
Portishead Town 2-4 Swindon Town (Att: 65)
Worthing 4-2 Keynsham Town (Att: 51)
Swindon made it 10 wins from 10, while five-goal Moneyfields kept themselves within striking distance of the leaders. There were also three points for Bristol Rovers, Abingdon, Bournemouth Sports, and Worthing, with the latter climbing off the foot of the table.
