Hashtag United beat Ipswich Town Women in top-of-the-table clash | OneFootball

Hashtag United defeat Ipswich Town 1-0 in FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division top-of-the-table clash.

Northern Premier Division

Burnley 2-3 Rugby Borough Derby County 2-0 Halifax (Att: 253) Stoke City 4-1 Liverpool Feds Stourbridge P-P Nottingham Forest

Stoke City went third with a 4-1 defeat of Liverpool Feds, coupled with Rugby Borough’s fightback from two down to win late on at Burnley.

Amelia Hazard and Rhema Lord-Mears scored for the Clarets, Kellis Barton, Yasmin Mosby and Alanta Brown hitting back for Rugby.

Delphi Cole and Olivia Cook scored late in the first half for Stoke, Courtney Wills still finding time to reply for Feds. Evie Priestley and Shannon Stamps netted after the break for the Potters.

Derby County are up to seventh following a 2-0 result over a winless Halifax. Kira Rai and Millie Jenkins scored in a five-minute spell before the 25-minute mark.

Southern Premier Division

AFC Wimbledon P-P Cheltenham Town Gwalia United 0-3 Oxford United (Att: 225) Hashtag United 1-0 Ipswich Town (Att: 128) Milton Keynes Dons 0-7 Watford (Att: 200)

Hashtag United moved six points ahead of title rivals Ipswich Town, who have three games in hand. Hayley West hit back a half-cleared corner with six minutes of the 90 to go.

Oxford United’s win at Gwalia United came with a Phoebie Poole hat-trick which lifted them to third in the table.

Watford sank MK Dons 7-0 as the home side’s relegation was confirmed. Coral Haines and Madison Perry each registered a treble.

Division 1 Midlands

Loughborough Lightning 3-0 Solihull Moors (Att: 87) Northampton Town 2-1 Boldmere St Michaels (Att: 182)

Loughborough Lightning v Solihull Moors. (Photo: Andy Smith)

Loughborough Lightning opened up a two-point lead at the top with a 3-0 win over Solihull Moors. Claudia Jones scored direct from a corner, Lydia Tilbury-Henry made it 2-0 after only 9 minutes and half-time substitute Jess Collyer took no time in adding the third.

Northampton Town rose above Peterborough United into second when seeing off Boldmere 2-1. Kim Farrow’s opener was quickly cancelled out by Leonie Joyce but the former then converted a penalty to win it.

Division 1 North

Cheadle Town Stingers 3-0 Barnsley FC (Att: 73) Huddersfield Town 2-1 Leeds United (Att: 107) Norton & Stockton Ancients 2-3 Stockport County (Att: 75)

Cheadle lead the table by three points from Middlesbrough but from a game more, after having beaten Barnsley FC 3-0. Imogen Porteous-Williams bagged a brace and Izzy Dean the other.

Huddersfield Town are just a goal short of Leeds United after sending the fourth-placed Whites to a 2-1 loss. Katie Astle scored twice including a penalty, Amy Woodruff scoring in-between for United.

Stockport County’s 3-2 win at Norton lifted them above their hosts into eight spot. Gemma Lancaster, Jess Brady and Liv Wilson got their goals, Bianca Owens replying with a brace for Norton.

Division 1 South East

AFC Sudbury 5-1 Chesham United (Att: 52) Ashford Town 1-5 Dulwich Hamlet Real Bedford 5-0 Queens Park Rangers (Att: 135)

Real Bedford regained top spot from Norwich City – and with two games still in hand – following a 5-0 result over QPR. There was a goal each from Nicola Puddick, Amber Gaylor, Leyla O’Brien, Sofia Stovold and Breon Grant.

AFC Sudbury and Dulwich Hamlet also netted five times each as they both climbed two places to sixth and seventh respectively.

Division 1 South West

AFC Bournemouth 3-0 Keynsham Town Portishead Town 0-1 Bournemouth Sports (Att: 125) Bridgwater United 1-0 Bristol Rovers (Att: 275)

AFC Bournemouth beat Keynsham Town 3-0 aided by an Erin Bloomfield double for a 15th win in a row, putting them four points clear.

Bridgwater United beat Bristol Rovers by a single Manfy Sharpe goal, likewise Bournemouth Sports with a Hollie Shaw effort at Portishead.

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