THE WEEKLY MAGAZINE DEDICATED TO WOMEN’S AND GIRLS FOOTBALL ADVANTAGE BLUES AFTER FIRST LEG * COPSEWOOD (COVENTRY) WIN COMBINATION TITLE * Scotland and Wales name squads for qualifiers Or e-mail [email protected] * Hibernian keep up fast start in SWPL * Woodley pick up second trophy of season * Bristol Academy sign young England goalkeeper Featuring ALL the Women’s Leagues across the country… ACTION Shots . ACTION Shots. (above) Truro City striker Katy Barker in a chase for the ball with (above) Arsenal midfielder Jade Bailey is closed down by St Nicholas defender Jess Wilson. Kirsty Linnett of Birmingham City. (below) Plymstock Utd’s Catherine Davies takes on Callington Town (below) Shannon Brown of Milton Keynes City tries to prevent Ellie Read defender Kate Fereik (David Potham). of Newbury Ladies from getting through (www.jamesprickett.co.uk). [email protected] [email protected] West Riding Wiltshire PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GD P W D L F A Pts GD FARSLEY AFC 12 11 1 0 54 10 34 LUGERSHALL44 SPORTS 13 11 1 1 66 16 34 50 Hamil Road Ladies are one of a select group of teams that have made an unbeaten BRIGHOUSE SPORTING 10 9 1 0 47 14 28 FC33 CHIPPENHAM 13 9 2 2 54 7 29 47 start to 2014 as they continue to fly high in the Staffordshire County Women's League. HARROGATE RAILWAY 12 9 0 3 50 13 27 SWINDON37 SPITFIRES RES 13 9 0 4 85 29 27 56 The Valiants currently sit fourth in the league and could climb into first position KEIGHLEY OAKS 12 6 1 5 32 23 19 SWINDON9 TOWN RES 13 8 1 4 53 18 25 35 BRADFORD PARK AVENUE 14 5 2 7 30 43 17 -13MARLBOROUGH TOWN 13 7 0 6 51 23 21 28 if they make the most of their fixtures in hand, but the possibility of a title challenge is SILSDEN 12 4 2 6 34 30 14 FROME4 TOWN RES 15 6 1 8 44 54 19 -10 somewhat remarkable considering the team were formed less than two months before BRAYTON BELLES 16 3 3 10 38 46 12 MELKSHAM-8 TOWN 11 6 0 5 37 18 18 19 PONTEFRACT S & SC 13 3 1 9 22 35 10 -13HIGHWORTH TOWN 11 3 1 7 41 49 10 -8 the season started. OSSETT TOWN 13 1 1 11 12 105 4 -93TROWBRIDGE WANDERERS 11 1 1 9 15 71 4 -56 Hamil Road Ladies are the official women's representative team of Port Vale LAVINGTON LADIES 15 0 1 14 15 176 1 -161 Football Club and were formed in July 2013 under the guidance of the Port Vale Brighouse 4 Bradford PA 4. Chippenham 1 Marlborough 0; Frome 7 Lavington 1. Community Trust. The team were developed from scratch and initially had no players, DIVISION ONE P W D L F A Pts GD no funding and did not even have access to a strip as manager Martyn Cooke explained. WORTLEY 12 11 0 1 77 20 33 57 ALTOFTS LADIES 13 8 1 4 30 32 25 -2 meanwhile ran out 7-1 winners over SCS "We made a decision at the Community Trust that a professional football club HEMSWORTH M.W. 12 8 0 4 40 17 24 23 Ladies with goals from Ashleigh like Port Vale needed a women's representative team," he said. "However, we literally HEPWORTH 10 8 0 2 43 27 24 16 Scantlebury (2), Stacey Leaver (2), started with nothing and we formed the club without even having any players WIGTON MOOR 14 4 2 8 39 55 14 -16 Annabel White, Kat Sutton and Sadie TINGLEY ATHLETIC 13 3 1 9 30 49 10 -19 registered. We ran an open day at the end of June which attracted over twenty players Alexander. Elsewhere, Cirencester Town LEEDS MEDICS & DENTISTS 11 2 2 7 19 33 8 -14 and it just took off from there." REPUBLICA INTER 11 1 0 10 17 62 3 -45 Res won 4-2 against Lydney Town. Sheffield & Hallam League The team now have twenty registered players who train twice a week, are Altofts 1 Hemsworth 0; Hepworth 2 Tingley 1. provided with full training strips and who have helped the club to flourish in their debut With a vastly superior goal difference, DIVISION TWO P W D L F A Pts GD Sheffield Wednesday Res are realistically season. But Cooke is keen to direct any praise towards his playing squad: "I think that OULTON LADIES 13 10 1 2 74 16 31 58 just one point away from the league title. all the credit should go to the players. We are fortunate enough to have brought HEBDEN ROYD UTD 13 9 3 1 50 22 30 28 Lucy Ridley bagged a second successive together a group of extremely talented, passionate and hard working players at the ILKLEY * 14 9 5 0 48 18 29 30 THORNES 14 6 3 5 45 37 21 8 hat-trick as Wednesday completed their club and it is their effort and hard work which has allowed them to shine this year. DEWSBURY RANGERS 17 6 1 10 37 47 19 -10 home fixtures with a 6-3 victory over "There is a real unity and great team spirit amongst the squad and their attitude BRAYTON BELLES RES 15 6 1 8 23 52 19 -29 Barnsley Development. Kristina Rankine, CASTLEFORD WHITE ROSE RES 8 3 0 5 23 34 9 -11 Niomi Swarray and Becky Hargreaves were and application has been fantastic since day one." ROTHWELL TOWN 13 2 2 9 28 58 8 -30 the other scorers. Current captain Victoria Atherton provides a players' perspective of the club. WORTLEY RES * 12 2 2 8 37 55 5 -18 AMARANTH 9 1 2 6 12 38 5 -26 Oughtibridge were crowned Division Two "The club offered us a friendly environment to play football and develop as players," Champions after extending their 100% she said. "The coaching staff dedicate a lot of time and energy to support and motivate Amaranth 2 Dewsbury 3; Hebden Royd 2 Thornes 2; Wortley 4 record to eleven games, winning 11-1 Rothwell 4. us as players. They give us the courage to take risks, trust our team mates and I against Socrates. Codi Melia was on target believe that the coaching we receive is of a really high standard which allows us to DIVISION THREE P W D L F A Pts GD six times along with Chelsea Burke (2), BRADFORD CITY 11 11 0 0 85 5 33 80 keep learning and developing." WETHERBY ATHLETIC 9 7 1 1 41 5 22 36 Fern Scrivens, Jenny Selman and Bex MIDDLETON PARK 12 7 0 5 39 46 21 -7 Shaw as Oughtibridge recorded a double Hamil Road Ladies are also unique in terms of their philosophy. The club places BRIGHOUSE SPORTING RES 8 6 0 2 22 19 18 3 figure victory for the sixth time and in doing no emphasis on results and instead chooses to focus on developing players. NORRISTHORPE 9 3 2 4 24 22 11 2 so took their goals for tally past the century "We don't put any pressure CROSSLEY 11 3 1 7 24 43 10 -19 mark. Paula Higgins netted a consolation SKIPTON * 9 1 1 7 9 23 -2 -14 on the players to get results," DEIGHTON * 13 0 1 12 15 96 -2 -81 for Socrates. Cooke explains "For us it's all Somerset League about spending time developing Deighton 1 Crossley 7. Portishead opened up a lead of five points players and encouraging them to at the top after winning 6-0 away to Team Mendip. Taylor Gainey led the scoring with a hat-trick and the others came from Amelia Colston, play positive football through the Shannon Holloway and Hayley Porter. Bishop's Lydeard Res meanwhile netted eleven without thirds. reply past Pen Mill, spearheaded by a six-goal haul from Sophie Buck. Courtney Butt weighed in "We try to create a positive with a hat-trick and the tally was completed by Charlotte Cross and Sarah Pearce. environment where the focus is on Yeovil Town 3rds are starting to close in on the Division Two title and moved closer as enjoyment and we provide all our Claire Goodson (2), Kim Short and Kathleen Waterhouse gave them a 4-0 win at Ilminster Town players with a minimum of 45 Res. Brislington Development went two better away to Winsham thanks to hat-tricks from Harriet Gillard and Shania Lindsay-Powell. Merriott & Crewkerne won 3-2 against Taunton minutes of playing time in every Town Development with Zara Gabbidon, Rebecca Knight and an own goal accounting for their match." goals. Team Mendip Res were 1-0 winners at Evercreech and Wellington beat Combe St And what about talk about a title challenge? "It's already been a fantastic Nicholas by the same scoreline. season for us," Martyn replies. "We'll just take it one game at a time!" [email protected] [email protected] DIVISION ONE WEST P W D L F A Pts GD CHICHESTER CITY RES 16 14 1 1 62 8 43 54 Surrey WIVELSFIELD GREEN 15 8 2 5 55 38 26 17 P W D L F A Pts GD WORTHING MINORS 14 8 2 4 31 34 26 -3ABBEY RANGERS 16 13 2 1 57 19 41 38 Northern Division SEAHAVEN HARRIERS 13 7 1 5 24 21 22 AFC3 WIMBLEDON DEV’MENT 14 10 2 2 41 16 32 25 RUSTHALL 11 6 2 3 33 17 20 16CRYSTAL PALACE RES 13 10 1 2 64 14 31 50 Nottingham Forest bounced back from their midweek defeat to win EASTBOURNE 11 5 1 5 34 34 16 EPSOM0 EAGLES 18 10 0 8 48 49 30 -1 3-1 at Blackburn Rovers and move to within four points of Northern BEXHILL UTD RES 14 4 3 7 20 35 15 -15BRITISH AIRWAYS 13 5 3 5 22 17 18 5 HAYWARDS HEATH RES 14 4 1 9 18 38 13 -20GUILDFORD SAINTS 18 5 1 12 22 83 16 -61 Division leaders Sheffield FC.