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Lancashire FA Women’s County Leagues Head Towards Season Finales

By Robert Haile

Cumbria’s Lancashire FA Women’s sides seasons have come to an end as the divisions look to finalise the standings as teams play their last games.

It has been a busy few days in the Premier Division with teams playing back to back games or two matches within days.

Champions Wigan Athletic played back to back games on Sunday, April 21, against Cumbrian GT7 Academy taking a 7-0 win and a 2-2 draw as Bolton Wanderers hit an 11-0 win at home to Sir Tom Finney while Clitheroe won 5-4 against Chorley.

Wigan Athletic were back in on Tuesday, April 23, taking a 0-4 victory at Burnley as Clitheroe were beaten 1-9 by Accrington Stanley on April 24 and Blackpool FC went down 0-4 to Colne on April 25.

There are two games on Sunday, April 28, Accrington Stanley play Chorley and Blackpool FC face Bolton Wanderers.

Premier Division Results

Stanwix Junior Ladies 2-3 Accrington Stanley Women FC Reserves

Clitheroe Wolves Ladies 5-4 Chorley Women FC Development

Bolton Wanderers Girls FC Reserves 11-0 Sir Tom Finney FC Women

GT7 Academy Ladies 2-2 Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Women

Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Women 7-0 GT7 Academy Ladies

Burnley Belvedere Ladies 0-4 Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Women

Clitheroe Wolves Ladies 1-9 Accrington Stanley Women FC Reserves

Blackpool F.C. Ladies 0-4 Colne FC Ladies

Premier Division League Table

  1. Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Women – 49
  2. Colne FC Ladies – 41
  3. Bolton Wanderers Girls FC Reserves – 38
  4. Accrington Stanley Women FC Reserves – 34
  5. GT7 Academy Ladies – 32
  6. Chorley Women FC Development – 25
  7. Clitheroe Wolves Ladies – 23
  8. Blackpool F.C. Ladies – 21
  9. Stanwix Junior Ladies – 19
  10. Burnley Belvedere Ladies – 8
  11. Sir Tom Finney FC Women – 4

In the Championship Wigan claimed the Championship title with a 3-4 win at Haslingden on April 21 as Fleetwood Town Wrens moved off the bottom with a 5-4 win against Blackburn Eagles as Bolton County drop to the foot of the table with a 4-4 draw against Euxton.

Blackburn Eagles then put five past Bolton County on April 23 in a 5-0 win as Fleetwood Town drew 2-2 with Haslingden on April 25.

On April 28 Bolton County host champions Wigan and Fleetwood Town head to Blackburn Eagles on April 30 for their last game of the season.

Championship Results

Fleetwood Town Wrens Ladies Development 5-4 Blackburn Eagles JFC Ladies First

Haslingden Ladies & Girls HGLFC Reserve 3-4 Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Development

Bolton County Women 4-4 Euxton Girls FC

Blackburn Eagles JFC Ladies First 5-0 Bolton County Women

Fleetwood Town Wrens Ladies Development 2-2 Haslingden Ladies & Girls HGLFC Reserve

Championship League Table

  1. Wigan Athletic Ladies & Girls Development – 40
  2. Whitehaven AFC Ladies – 38
  3. Haslingden Ladies & Girls HGLFC Reserve – 35
  4. Euxton Girls FC – 32
  5. Blackburn Eagles JFC Ladies First – 32
  6. Preston North End Women FC Preston North – 18
  7. Lancaster City FC Ladies – 18
  8. Penrith AFC Ladies Development – 11
  9. Fleetwood Town Wrens Ladies Development – 10
  10. Bolton County Women – 8

In Division One North/West Chipping secured the title with two wins over Morecambe Ladies Reserves.

The first came on April 21 with a high scoring 4-9 victory at Morecambe before the reverse fixture on April 23 gave Chipping the title with a closer 3-2 win.

On April 21 Abbeytown finished the season off with a 2-7 win at bottom side Blackpool Town while Cadley’s 3-5 win at St Annes leaves them a point off fourth with one game to go.

Cadley can get that point on April 28 when they head to Morecambe.

Division One North/West Fixtures

Blackpool Town Ladies 2-7 Abbeytown Ladies

St. Annes FC Ladies 3-5 Cadley FC Ladies

Morecambe FC Women 4-9 Chipping Ladies

Chipping Ladies 3-2 Morecambe FC Women

Blackpool Town Ladies 0-4 Kendal Town Women

Division One North/West Table

  1. Chipping Ladies – 41
  2. Rosegrove Ladies – 37
  3. Abbeytown Ladies – 33
  4. Sir Tom Finney FC Ladies Blue – 25
  5. Cadley FC Ladies – 24
  6. Kendal Town Women – 16
  7. St. Annes FC Ladies – 12
  8. Morecambe FC Women – 10
  9. Blackpool Town Ladies – 3

In Division One South/East champions Lostock moved within two games of an unbeaten season after a 5-5 draw at Radcliffe on April 21 and a 0-12 win away to Hindley Juniors on April 23 as Penwortham Town won 10-0 at home to Blackburn Eagles to close the gap to Blackburn Community in third place.

On Sunday, April 28, Lostock take on Radcliffe while Penwortham host Blackburn Community needing to beat the visitors to potentially take third.

Division One South/East Fixtures

Radcliffe FC Women Development 5-5 Lostock St Gerards Ladies

Penwortham Town Ladies Blue 10-0 Blackburn Eagles JFC Ladies

Hindley Juniors Women 0-12 Lostock St Gerards Ladies

Division One South/East League Table

  1. Lostock St Gerards Ladies – 40
  2. Euxton Girls FC Women – 31
  3. Blackburn Community Sports Club – 29
  4. Penwortham Town Ladies Blue – 23
  5. Radcliffe FC Women Development – 20
  6. Blackburn Eagles JFC Ladies – 15
  7. Langho Ladies – 14
  8. Hindley Juniors Women – 9
  9. Clitheroe Wolves Ladies – 0