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Cold Snap Halts North West Women’s Regional Football League

By Robert Haile

The cold weather brought the North West Women’s Regional Leagues to a halt.

In the Premier Division Blackburn Community ran out 7-2 winners over Fleetwood Town Wrens on Sunday, December 3, as the rest of the fixtures were postponed.

Cheadle Town take on Curzon Ashton while Tranmere Rovers face West Didsbury on Sunday, December 10, as Salford City play Crewe Alexandra.

Premier Division Results

Blackburn Community Sports Club Women 7-2 Fleetwood Town Wrens Ladies

Premier Division League Table

  1. Cheadle Town Stingers – 24
  2. Tranmere Rovers Women – 21
  3. Blackburn Community Sports Club Women – 20
  4. Curzon Ashton FC Women – 18
  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

In Division One North none of the games survived on Sunday, December 2.

The team return to action on Sunday, December 10, with the top two facing off with Mancunian Unity hosting Accrington Stanley as Penrith AFC head to Morecambe and Preston North End host Bolton Wanderers.

Carlisle United welcome Penwortham Town as Workington Reds play Fleetwood Town while Haslingden head to Radcliffe.

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 South all games fell on Sunday, December 2.

Leaders Wythenshawe head to Ellesmere Port on Sunday, December 10, Chester head to Hindley while Warrington Town travel to Mossley Hills.

At the bottom Northwich make the trip to Poulton Vics and Runcorn Linnets host Litherland.

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