Action from Melksham Town's narrow win over Calne Town

(picture courtesy of Alan Swan)

League Cup

There were two games played in the League Cup last Sunday and both games saw Premier Division sides up against Division One opponents. Both games went the way of the Premier Division sides, although one was a comfortable victory and the other a much tighter affair. Division One leaders Salisbury entertained promotion chasing FC Abbey Meads looking to cause a cup upset, but FC Abbey Meads proved to be too strong for their Division One opponents with  striker Hayley Huckin scoring four times with further goals from Michelle Rich and Emma Skinner. 

It was a much tighter affair between Purton Kingsdown and Marlborough Town Reserves with the Premier Division side Purton Kingsdown eventually edging it by the odd goal in seven. There were two goals for Evie O’Rouke and one apiece for Amy Hards and Stephanie Quince. Full details of the League Cup so far this season ahead of Melksham Town's midweek quarter final tie against FC Chippenham is as follows:

Premier Division

There were four games played in the Premier Division in what was the busiest Sunday of the calendar year so far. The big game at the top of the table was between leaders Marlborough Town and second placed Keynsham Town. Whilst Marlborough started the day eight points clear at the top, they had played five more games than Keynsham and probably needed to defeat their unbeaten opponents if they were to have a realistic chance of lifting the title having already dropped ten points. It proved to be a comfortable afternoon for title favourites Keynsham Town as two goals from both Rose Thompson and Harriett Walker plus one apiece for Lola Kondoroski and Tily Welsford secured a 6-0 away win that saw Keynsham reduce the gap at the top to just five points with those five games in hand.

There was a close encounter between fourth placed Melksham Town and Calne Town which in the end was decided in Melksham’s favour by a solitary strike from Imogen Bailey. The win for Melksham saw them move to within three points of FC Abbey Meads having played one more game than the third placed side. Alan and Barbara Swan were at the game with their cameras and more of their pictures can be found on the League Facebook Group Page.

Division One

With Salisbury in cup action, second placed FC Chippenham had the chance to close the gap at the top of the table if they could defeat Malmesbury Vics. Hat-tricks from Mary Murphy and Amy Totterdell helped FC Chippenham to 9-4 win in a high scoring game, Lily Ayhan with two and Ella Johnson with the other Chippenham goals. Emilee Collier scored twice for visitors Malmesbury with Laura Deacon and Rhianon Stidever also on target.

Two goals from Lyndsey Plant and one from Danille Tuck gave Blunsdon a 3-0 home win over Purton Kingsdown Reserves.

Elsewhere Stratton won 4-2 away at Durrington with Chloe Brown scoring a hat-trick for the visitors, whilst Staverton Rangers won 2-1 at home against Ferndale Rodbourne.

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4 March 2026