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Penrith AFC Ladies Join Four Team Tie At Top Of North West Women’s Regional Football League

By Robert Haile

The North West Women’s Regional Leagues continue to provide plenty of tension as Penrith AFC Ladies join four teams at the top of Division One.

In the Premier Division Cheadle Town are now solely leading the division after a 2-1 home win against Bury on Sunday, November 26, as Curzon Ashton beat Salford City 4-1 and Fleetwood Town’s game with Blackburn Community was postponed.

It is a full fixture list on Sunday, December 3, as Cheadle Town head to Bury while Tranmere head to Darwen and Curzon Ashton travel to West Didsbury.

Blackburn Community host Fleetwood Town Wrens while Blackpool head to Crewe Alexandra.

Premier Division Results

Curzon Ashton FC Women 4-1 Salford City FC Lionesses Women

Cheadle Town Stingers 2-1 Bury FC Women

Premier Division League Table

  1. Cheadle Town Stingers – 24
  2. Tranmere Rovers Women – 21
  3. Curzon Ashton FC Women – 18
  4. Blackburn Community Sports Club Women – 17
  5. Darwen FC First Women – 15
  6. West Didsbury & Chorlton AFC Women – 13
  7. Bury FC Women – 10
  8. Crewe Alexandra FC Women – 10
  9. Fleetwood Town Wrens Ladies – 10
  10. Salford City FC Lionesses Women – 10
  11. Blackpool FC Girls and Ladies – 3

All three Cumbrian sides were in action in Division One North on Sunday, November 26, as Carlisle United lost 0-2 to Radcliffe and Workington went down 0-4 to unbeaten Mancunian Unity while Penrith won 0-1 at Preston North End to make it a joint top four.

Penwortham Town’s game with Accrington Stanley was postponed.

Only two games survive the extreme weather conditions affecting Cumbria on Sunday, December 2, as Fleetwood Town face unbeaten Mancunian Unity and Haslingden welcome Penwortham Town.

Division One North Results

Preston North End Women FC 0-1 Penrith AFC Ladies

Carlisle United Ladies 0-2 Radcliffe FC Women

Workington Reds Ladies 0-4 Mancunian Unity Women

Division One North League Table

  1. Accrington Stanley Women FC – 24
  2. Mancunian Unity Women – 24
  3. Preston North End Women FC – 24
  4. Penrith AFC Ladies – 24
  5. Radcliffe FC Women – 21
  6. Bolton Wanderers Girls FC Women – 15
  7. Workington Reds Ladies – 12
  8. Haslingden Ladies and Girls – 9
  9. Morecambe Women – 9
  10. Fleetwood Town Wrens Ladies Reserves – 9
  11. Penwortham Town Ladies – 6
  12. Carlisle United Ladies – 3

In Division One leaders Wythenshawe ran out 1-4 winners at Litherland Remyca as they continued their unbeaten run and Runcorn Linnets dropped to fourth as Chester moved into second with a 2-4 win on Sunday, November 26.

Warrington Town are up to third with a 0-5 win at Hindley while Ellesmere Port move above Mossley Hills after beating them 2-1.

Wythenshawe play the return fixture against Litherland on Sunday, December 2, while Chester host Altrincham and Warrington head to Northwich.

In the mid-table battle Ellesmere travel to St Helens and Poulton play Hindley.

Division One South Results

Ellesmere Port Town Ladies 2-1 Mossley Hill Athletic First Ladies

Hindley Juniors Women 0-5 Warrington Town Womens FC

Litherland Remyca Women 1-4 Wythenshawe Amateurs Women

Runcorn Linnets FC Ladies 2-4 Chester FC Women

Division One South League Table

  1. Wythenshawe Amateurs Women – 30
  2. Chester FC Women – 24
  3. Warrington Town Womens FC – 24
  4. Runcorn Linnets FC Ladies – 24
  5. F.C. St. Helens Women – 18
  6. Poulton Vics FC Ladies – 16
  7. Ellesmere Port Town Ladies – 16
  8. Mossley Hill Athletic First Ladies – 16
  9. Hindley Juniors Women – 12
  10. Altrincham FC Women – 5
  11. Litherland Remyca Women – 4
  12. Northwich Vixens First Women – 3