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North West Women’s Regional Football Leagues Keeps Going As Cup Action Take Centre Stage

By Robert Haile

There were limited matches in the North West Women’s Regional Leagues as cup action kicked off.

On Saturday October 16, Blackburn Community Sports Club moved into fourth with a 6-0 win at home to Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls while Fleetwood Town Wrens closed the gap to the top with a 3-2 win over Tranmere Rovers.

In the bottom half Mossley Hill Athletic and West Didsbury & Chorlton AFC played out a 2-2 draw.

Just the one match on Sunday October 23 as Wigan Athletic take on Salford City with a 2pm (14:00) kickoff.

Premier Division Results

Blackburn Community Sports Club Women 6-0 Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Women

Fleetwood Town Wrens Ladies 3-2 Tranmere Rovers Women

Mossley Hill Athletic First Ladies 2-2 West Didsbury & Chorlton AFC Women

Premier Division League Table

  1. Cheadle Town Stingers – 13
  2. FC United of Manchester Women – 12
  3. Salford City FC Lionesses Women – 11
  4. Blackburn Community Sports Club Women – 10
  5. Tranmere Rovers Women – 10
  6. Curzon Ashton FC Women – 9
  7. Fleetwood Town Wrens Ladies – 9
  8. West Didsbury & Chorlton AFC Women – 4
  9. Crewe Alexander FC Women – 4
  10. Darwen FC First Women – 3
  11. Mossley Hill Athletic First Ladies – 2
  12. Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Women – 0

In the Division One North it has been two weeks since there was last league action on October 2 when Haslingden went three points clear at the top with a 3-2 win against Penwortham Town and Chorley Women picked up a 1-2 win at Morecambe to leave the hosts three points adrift at the bottom.

Three games are set to take place on Sunday October 30 with Blackpool hosting Sir Tom Finney, table toppers Haslingden face Chorley and Penwortham Town take on Morecambe.

All matches are a 2pm (14:00) kickoff.

Division One North Results

Morecambe Women 1-2 Chorley Women FC Development

Haslingden Ladies and Girls 3-2 Penwortham Town Ladies

Division One North League Table

  1. Haslingden Ladies and Girls – 15
  2. Blackpool FC Girls and Ladies – 12
  3. Accrington Stanley Women FC – 11
  4. Penwortham Town Ladies – 10
  5. Penrith AFC Ladies – 7
  6. Preston North End Women FC – 7
  7. Carlisle United Ladies – 6
  8. Workington Reds Ladies – 5
  9. Sir Tom Finney FC Women – 5
  10. Bolton Wanderers Girls FC Women – 3
  11. Chorley Women FC Development – 3
  12. Morecambe Women – 0

Alder FC, BRNESC and Poulton Vics made the most of the two weeks of limited action in Division One South.

When the pair met on October 9 Alder sent Poulton away with a 5-4 defeat as the home team moved off the bottom of the table while Runcorn Linnets moved up to second with a 4-2 win at home to BRNESC.

Alder and BRNESC faced each other a week later in October 16 with BRNESC taking the points home with a 2-3 win over the hosts.

An eleven goal thriller between Warrington Wolves Foundation and Poulton Vics went the way of the visiting Poulton as a 4-7 win moved them up to second.

On Sunday October 23 Poulton Vics are back in action hosting Runcorn Linnets while BRNESC travel to Hindley Juniors, Altrincham face Chester and Northwich Vixens host Wythenshawe Amateurs.

All matches are a 2pm (14:00) kickoff.

Division One South Results

Runcorn Linnets FC Ladies 4-2 BRNESC Ladies

Alder FC Women 5-4 Poulton Vics FC Ladies

Alder FC Women 2-3 BRNESC Ladies

Warrington Wolves Foundation Womens FC 4-7 Poulton Vics FC Ladies

Division One South League Table

  1. Bury AFC Women – 16
  2. Poulton Vics FC Ladies – 15
  3. Runcorn Linnets FC Ladies – 12
  4. Warrington Wolves Foundation Womens FC – 12
  5. Chester FC Women – 10
  6. BRNESC Ladies – 10
  7. Northwich Vixens First Women – 7
  8. Altrincham FC Women – 5
  9. Wythenshawe Amateurs Women – 3
  10. Alder FC Women – 3
  11. Hindley Juniors Women – 1