Action from Purton KIngsdown's 4-2 win over Westbury Ladies

(picture courtesy of Alan Swan)

Premier Division

There were just three games played in the Ladies Premier Division of the Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior League on Sunday with both  Swindon Supermarine and Trowbridge Wanderers unable to fulfill their fixtures against FC Abbey Meads and Keynsham Town A.

The three games that did get played saw a couple of big wins. Marlborough Town continued their excellent start to the season following last season’s promotion. On Sunday they scored eight times without reply against Calne Town to make it four straight wins in the league to increase their lead at the top of the table to five points. Sienna Lewis scored a hat-trick, Kitty Bevan bagged a brace and there were further goals from Victoria Goldson, Izzy Kirwan and Elyssia O’Keeffe in the 8-0 win.  

Melksham Town moved up to second place with a 10-0 victory over Barford Hornets with India Mulliss another player to score a hat-trick on the day, both Ella King and Nicholle Duncan scored twice, with goals from Lily Somers, Andrea Chludilova and an own goal completing the scoring.

It was a somewhat closer affair in the game between Westbury Ladies and Purton Kingsdown with the Swindon based side returning with all three points thanks to a 4-2 win. Former Bemerton Heath Harlequins striker Amy Hards led the way for Purton Kingsdown scoring twice with Alexi Lee and Millie Loveday getting the other two Purton Kingsdown goals, Megan Ayliffe and Sian McCarthy with the two Westbury goals. Alan and Barbara Swan were at the game with their cameras and more of their excellent pictures can be found on the League Facebook Group page.

Division One

There were no problems with the playing of fixtures in Division One as all five scheduled fixtures were completed and it was a day of away wins in the division, with all five games seeing the visitors come home with the three points. Bishops Cannings made it four wins from four games with a 4-0 away win over Staverton Rangers, two goals for both Georgia Brown and Paige Brazier in this latest Bishops Cannings success.

Three other teams also maintained their 100% winning start to the season but all three have played one game less than the leaders.  Malmesbury Vics picked up their third win of the season away at Ferndale Rodbourne, a hat-trick from Rhianon Stidever and one from Emma Sharpe securing a 4-1 win, Shannon Fenton with a second half goal for Ferndale Rodbourne. Malmesbury sit second in the table ahead on goal difference from FC Chippenham and Salisbury.

FC Chippenham were the biggest winners in the division on Sunday, bouncing back from the previous week’s heavy defeat in the Wiltshire FA County Cup with a big win of their own against Blunsdon. Two goals from Lily Ayhan plus further strikes from Mary Murphy, Amy Totterdell, Holly Provis, Ella Johnson and Kate McIntosh completed the scoring for FC Chippenham in a 7-1 win, Kirst Baker with the consolation goal for Blunsdon.

Nicole Webster is the division’s leading scorer on seven goals after a productive Sunday in Swindon, scoring a hat-trick in Salisbury's 4-0 win over Stratton. Webster opened the scoring with a fine solo effort before scoring from a corner, getting on the end of an Angela Collins in-swinger at the back post. Salisbury’s third of the afternoon also came from a corner, Hannah Owen’s delivery into the box causing problems in the Stratton defence, with the ball finding its way into the net via a Stratton defender. The scoring on the afternoon was rounded off by a hat-trick goal from Webster with that seventh goal of the season.

Purton Kingsdown Reserves picked up their first win of the season on a good day for the club with a 4-0 victory at Durrington. Two goals from Lorna Newton plus one apiece from Keeva Morris and Hayley Shipp secured the points for Purton Kingsdown who moved up to fifth place in the table as a result of the win.

County Cup Draws

The Wiltshire FA have made the draw for the Second Round of the Women's County Cup and also the Plate competition for teams who played and lost in the First Round of the County Cup. In the main County Cup Salisbury have been given the toughest tie of the round with the Division One side being set to host cup holders Swindon Town, who are also the highest placed side in the competition. Melksham Town, Calne Town and Division One side Malmesbury Vics have all also been given tough games against Tier 6 sides from the South West Regional Women's League Division One North, Melksham are home to last seasons Wiltshire Senior League champions Bemerton Heath Harlequins, Calne Town are away to Royal Wootton Bassett Town whilst Malmesbury are set to host Corsham Town.

There are then three all Wiltshire Senior League Premier Division ties, FC Abbey Meads host Westbury Ladies, Purton KIngsdown will face current league leaders Marlborough Town whilst there will be a local derby between Swindon Supermarine and Highworth Town, who seem to keep drawing each other in these cup competitions. The final game sees Division One leaders Bishops Cannings away to Highworth Town U18s.

Full details of the County Cup competition and the Plate draw are shown below:

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