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Lancashire FA Women’s County League Kicked Off With Cumbrian Derby

By Robert Haile

There was an early Cumbrian Derby in the Lancashire FA Women’s County Leagues fixtures as Cumbria’s sides opened their season.

The Premier Division kicked off on Sunday, September 3, and Wigan Athletic Ladies top the table with a 10-0 win at home to Burnley Belvedere as new side GT7 Academy Ladies sit joint second after a 1-3 win at Accrington Stanley Women while Clitheroe Wolves won 3-1 at home to Bolton Wanderers.

Stanwix Junior Ladies sit fourth after a 1-2 win at Sir Tom Finney FC Women while Blackpool F.C. Ladies 0-1 win at Chorley Women FC puts them fifth.

GT7 Academy are back in the road on Sunday, September 10, as they head to Burnley as Stanwix welcome Colne and Chorley face Bolton Wanderers.

Premier Division Results

Accrington Stanley Women FC Reserves 1-3 GT7 Academy Ladies

Chorley Women FC Development 0-1 Blackpool F.C. Ladies

Clitheroe Wolves Ladies 3-1 Bolton Wanderers Girls FC Reserves

Sir Tom Finney FC Women 1-2 Stanwix Junior Ladies

Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Women 10-0 Burnley Belvedere Ladies

Premier Division League Table

  1. Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Women – 3
  2. Clitheroe Wolves Ladies – 3
  3. GT7 Academy Ladies – 3
  4. Stanwix Junior Ladies – 3
  5. Blackpool F.C. Ladies – 3
  6. Colne FC Ladies – 0
  7. Sir Tom Finney FC Women – 0
  8. Chorley Women FC Development – 0
  9. Accrington Stanley Women FC Reserves – 0
  10. Bolton Wanderers Girls FC Reserves – 0
  11. Burnley Belvedere Ladies – 0

In the Championship Blackburn Eagles kick off at home to Wigan Athletic, Haslingden Ladies face Fleetwood Town Wrens and Horwich St Mary’s start at home to Bolton County.

Whitehaven AFC Ladies will open with a Cumbrian Derby against Penrith AFC Ladies and Euxton Girls travel to Preston North End.

Whitehaven AFC head to Haslingden on Sunday, September 10, as Bolton County host Blackburn Eagles and Wigan Athletic play Penrith AFC.

Lancaster City start their campaign at home to Horwich St. Mary’s and Euxton face Fleetwood Town.

Championship Results

Blackburn Eagles JFC Ladies First 3-4 Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Development

Haslingden Ladies & Girls HGLFC Reserve 4-1 Fleetwood Town Wrens Ladies Development

Horwich St Mary’s Ladies 9-2 Bolton County Women

Preston North End Women FC 0-0 Euxton Girls FC

Whitehaven AFC Ladies 10-1 Penrith AFC Ladies Development

Championship League Table

  1. Whitehaven AFC Ladies – 3
  2. Horwich St Mary’s Ladies – 3
  3. Haslingden Ladies & Girls HGLFC Reserve – 3
  4. Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Development – 3
  5. Euxton Girls FC – 1
  6. Preston North End Women FC Preston North – 1
  7. Lancaster City FC Ladies – 0
  8. Blackburn Eagles JFC Ladies First – 0
  9. Fleetwood Town Wrens Ladies Development – 0
  10. Bolton County Women – 0
  11. Penrith AFC Ladies Development – 0

In Division One North/West an opening day Cumbrian Derby ended with a 0-13 win for Abbeytown Ladies over Kendal Town.

Blackpool Town lost 4-6 to Sir Tom Finney as Cadley FC went down 0-5 at home to Rosegrove and Morecambe FC won 3-1 against St. Annes FC.

Lostock St Gerards and Macclesfield FC will have to reschedule as the match was postponed.

Abbeytown Ladies host Blackpool Town on Sunday, September 10, as Kendal Town head to Rosegrove.

Lostock St Gerards welcome Cadley FC and Sir Tom Finney face Morecambe Women.

Division One North/West Fixtures

Blackpool Town Ladies 3-6 Sir Tom Finney FC Ladies Blue

Cadley FC Ladies 0-5 Rosegrove Ladies

Kendal Town Women 0-13 Abbeytown Ladies

Macclesfield FC International P-P Lostock St Gerards

Morecambe FC Women 3-1 St. Annes FC Ladies

Division One North/West Table

  1. Abbeytown Ladies – 3
  2. Rosegrove Ladies – 3
  3. Sir Tom Finney FC Ladies Blue – 3
  4. Morecambe FC Women – 3
  5. Chipping Ladies – 0
  6. Lostock St Gerards – 0
  7. Macclesfield FC International – 0
  8. St. Annes FC Ladies – 0
  9. Blackpool Town Ladies – 0
  10. Cadley FC Ladies – 0
  11. Kendal Town Women – 0

In Division One South/East Lostock St Gerards went top with a 13-0 at home to Clitheroe Wolves and Radcliffe FC went second with an 8-1 win against Hindley Juniors.

Blackburn Community Sports Club are third after a 6-1 win at home to AFC Wigan as Euxton Girls 5-4 win over Penwortham Town Ladies put them fourth and Astley Bridge beat Blackburn Eagles 3-2.

Early leaders Lostock St Gerards travel to Blackburn Community on Sunday, September 10, and Radcliffe FC head to Clitheroe Wolves.

Euxton are at Hindley Juniors, Penwortham play Langho and Blackburn Eagles face Wigan AFC.

Division One South/East Fixtures

Astley Bridge Ladies 3-2 Blackburn Eagles JFC Ladies

Blackburn Community Sports Club 6-1 AFC Wigan Ladies

Euxton Girls FC Women 5-4 Penwortham Town Ladies Blue

Lostock St Gerards Ladies 13-0 Clitheroe Wolves Ladies

Radcliffe FC Women Development 8-1 Hindley Juniors Women

Division One South/East League Table

  1. Lostock St Gerards Ladies – 3
  2. Radcliffe FC Women Development- 3
  3. Blackburn Community Sports Club – 3
  4. Euxton Girls FC Women – 3
  5. Astley Bridge Ladies – 3
  6. Langho Ladies – 0
  7. Penwortham Town Ladies Blue – 0
  8. Blackburn Eagles JFC Ladies – 0
  9. AFC Wigan Ladies – 0
  10. Hindley Juniors Women – 0
  11. Clitheroe Wolves Ladies – 0