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On Sunday, across the leagues, teams came together to celebrate International Women's Day and nowhere was it more pertinent than at Southampton Women's FC. Ahead of their game with Wycombe, the teams and supporters came together to celebrate the life and the amazing legacy of Lynda Hale who sadly passed away on February 26th. Lynda was one of the pioneers of women's football. She won 7 FA Cups with Southampton, including the first ever final, and played in the first ever England Women's international, against Scotland in 1972. A true great of women's football. Results - Sunday 8th March 2026 AFC Portchester 5-0 Fleet Town A fifth league win on the bounce for Portchy. Rebecca Bath added another two goals her tally, making it 17 for the season. Millie Bradbury, Gemma Hillier and Maisy Smith added the other three goals as Portchester closed the gap on the top teams. This win, coupled with Wycombe's draw, means that Portchy can now overtake the Chairgirls should they win all their games in hand. Badshot Lea P-P Woodley United Sholing 1-0 Reading Reading suffered their first defeat since early January and Sholing won for the first time this year. Kezia Holmes got the only goal after a quarter of an hour. Reading pushed for an equaliser but came up just short on this occasion. Southampton 0-0 Wycombe Wanderers A second draw inside two weeks for these two very well matched teams. The draw gives renewed hope to both Winchester and Portchester as the title race really begins to heat up. Wycombe still have to play Portchester twice. Southampton have both Winchester and Portchester in their remaining fixtures. Read the match report on the Southampton web site. Winchester City Flyers 3-0 Oxford City Flyers re-took second spot with this win over Oxford. They got off to a great start when Kayleigh Tonks put them a goal up after just five minutes. However, it stayed that way until the break, Two minutes after the restart Laura da Silva made it 2-0. Just before the hour Charlie Snelling sealed the points. Listen to Emma Pearmine's post-match analysis.  Denham United 4-1 Abingdon United Development Another Sunday, another Denham victory. The relentless United steam train thunders on with a 6-point lead and a game in hand on second placed Larkspur. Lauren Cox scored twice with Niamh Cashin and Annie Hewitt chiming in with the other two goals. Chloe Forrester had put Abingdon in front early on. Farnborough 3-2 Oxford City Development City had Poppy Ellis sent off but not before she had scored both of their goals. However, Laura Quinn-Low and two from Lily Stride, including a 90th minute winner, were enough for Farnborough to take the points. Kidlington Youth 4-4 Ascot United Reserves A brilliant basement battle at Yarnton Road. The Greens held a 2-0 lead at the break thanks to Julia Rushmere and Amy Busby. Ascot got one back early in the second half, but Courtney Sumner quickly restored the two goal cushion. Ascot then scored twice in quick succession to get back on level terms, only for Busby to give the hosts the lead in the last minute. Resilient Ascot battled back again, levelling it up in the 95th minute. Read about it in the BotP match blog (Bottom Two Battle It Out) Larkspur Rovers 3-1 Tilehurst Panthers Calleigh Wright put Rovers ahead after 13 minutes. Savana Fearon then added a second just past the half-hour. Fearon the made it 3-0 with just over 20 minutes remaining before Leah Why pulled one pack for Panthers. Penn & Tylers Green 3-4 Chesham United Development Penn raced into a three goal lead before the half-hour. Goals from Ellie Lovelock after 11 minutes and a double from Tara Woodward had them 3-0 up at halftime. However, Chesham hit back with a devastating 14-minute salvo. Emma NcNamee after 56 minutes, Bo Edwards on the hour, Ajla Tang three minutes later, and Ruby Slade, with 20 minutes remaining, gave United all three points.  AFC Stoneham 3-1 Guernsey The Green Lionesses led at Stoneham Lane through Ruby Smith's 15th minute opener. However, Praise Petrache had The Purps level by half-time. Aimee Gritt then put the hosts in front before Megan Newton sealed the points with just under a quarter of an hour left. AFC Varsity 1-6 Bournemouth Sports Reserves After last weekend's excellent away win in Guernsey, Varsity were brought back to earth by a rampant Sports display. Abi Lander, an eight-minute Charlotte Kerr hat-trick and a Hannah Hughes strike, saw Bournemouth clock up five goals before the break. Kiera De Angelis added the sixth shortly after the hour. Bemerton Heath Harlequins 0-6 Farnham Town Farnham maintained their 100% record with a half-dozen on the road. Lily Last opened the scoring after 8 minutes. Rachael Manley doubled the lead on the half-hour, which is how it stayed until the break. Almost immediately after the restart Echo Barrett made it 3-0, before Iesha Swaby took over. The Town top scorer helped herself to another hat-trick as Farnham moved ever closer to the title. Watch the goals here. Havant & Waterlooville 1-1 Andover New Street All square at Westleigh Park. A result that leaves Havant trailing Farnham by three points but having played four additional games. Calla Swain scored for the third game running for The Hawks whilst Freya Twigg made it 13 for the season for Andover. Shaftesbury 0-7 Wimborne Town The Magpies and particularly Sheree Bell-Jack, took control of this game in the first-half. Bell-Jack opened the scoring after 15 minutes before Emily Nieman made it two six minutes later. Bell-Jack then notched two more after the half-hour, completing her hat-trick. After the break Carly Williamson, Maddie Vass and Ellie Chaffe all scored to send Wimborne home with a comprehensive victory. Fixtures - Sunday 15th March 2026 Oxford City v Southampton City are far enough clear of danger to feel reasonably safe, but well off the pace at the top this season. Southampton have drawn with the leaders twice in two weeks and, although an outside chance, will still feel they are up there in the mix. The reverse fixture in September ended in a 4-4 draw with City's Yasmin Edwards scoring twice and then getting a red car in added time. Marsh Lane, OX3 0NQ Winchester City Flyers v Woodley United Flyers moved back to second at the weekend, eleven points adrift of Wycombe but with thee games in hand. They'll have this home game against relegation threatened Woodley marked down as a good opportunity to get three more points. Two Annie Northwood goals in two second-half minutes saw Flyers win 2-1 at Woodley in the reverse fixture. Hiller Way, Winchester SO23 7SU Wycombe Wanderers v AFC Portchester The big games just keep on coming for the leaders. After tough challenges against Southampton (twice) and Winchester City, they now welcome Portchester to Adams Park. Portchy are the only team who can go above Wycombe if they win al their games in hand, so this is a massive six-pointer, especially as Wycombe go to Portchester on the last day. Adams Park, HP12 4HJ  Abingdon United Development v Larkspur Rovers Back into second at the weekend, it's already been a tremendous season for Rovers. They still trail Denham by nine points but are now established as the closest rivals to the leaders. Abingdon are three places and seven points behind Rovers and lost 4-2 at Larkspur just 2 weeks ago. However, all of their remaining games are at The Northcourt, so they will be looking for a strong finish. The Northcourt, OX14 1PL Ascot United Reserves v Denham United United are now thirteen for thirteen in their relentless pursuit of the league title. The travel to second bottom Ascot looking to make it 14 on the bounce. However, they can't under-estimate the Yellows, who showed their fighting spirit at Kidlington last Sunday (Bottom Two Battle It Out). The Racecourse Ground, SL5 7LJ Oxford City Development v Penn & Tylers Green City are eight points clear of the drop zone but have played five more games than Kidlington. They'll be looking to get a few more points on the board to make sure of survival. Penn conceded a three goal lead to lose 4-2 to Chesham at the weekend, slipping further behind in the title race. This is the first meeting of the teams this season. Marsh Lane, OX3 0NQ Slough Town v Farnborough Something of a mid-table battle between two teams who are safe but not really in any position to trouble the top. Slough, in fact, only have two games remaining, both at home. Farnborough beat The Rebels 3-1 at The Easy AS HGV Stadium back in September. Ellie Stalley (now at Woodley United) and Alicia Grinhaff were both dismissed in the game. Arbour Park, SL2 5AY  AFC Stoneham v Bemerton Heath Harlequins Three defeats on the bounce have seen Harlequins drop off the pace in recent weeks. Stoneham have won their last two, but are still trailing Farnham by seven points and have played three more games than the leaders. Bemerton beat Stoneham 1-0, with a very late winner, in the reverse fixture (Harlequins No Joke For Purps). Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh SO16 2PA AFC Varsity v Bursledon Locked on 15 points each, twelve above the drop zone, this tussle is probably more about personal pride than anything else. Having said that, both teams will be wanting to finish as high as possible and Guernsey are only two points above them. Varsity will also be wanting to avenge their 6-0 defeat at The Dons a month ago. Hatches Farm Sports Ground, SO51 6EA Farnham Town v Shaftesbury Top versus bottom. Highest scorers against leakiest defence. Farnham look to continue their 100% record, which now stands at ten games. Shaftesbury are twelve from safety and, in all likeliness, resigned to finishing bottom of the pile. This is the first meeting this season. Memorial Ground, GU9 7DY Wimborne Town v Andover New Street There's only a point between these two teams, in a very congested mid-table. There's not too much between the teams in recent for either, with both having won three of their last six. New Street have the advantage of having played two fewer then The Magpies. This is the first meeting of the season. The reverse fixture is next weekend. Wyatt Homes Stadium, BH21 2FU  Badshot Lea v Tilehurst Panthers
Panthers, with little to no threat in the league, can concentrate fully on this cup encounter with higher-ranked opposition. The Baggies, however, are ensconced in a relegation fight alongside Woodley United. Having said that, a cup win could be just the confidence boost they need to help their survival push. Westfield Lane, Wrecclesham GU10 4PF Bournemouth Sports Reserves v Havant & Waterlooville Both league meetings between these teams have ended in away wins. Sports won 3-1 at Westleigh Park and The Hawks won 1-0 at Chapel Gate. Sports received a bye in Round 1 whereas Havant were 5-1 winders at home to Ascot United Reserves. Chapel Gate, BH23 6BL Kidlington Youth v Sholing Taking a break from their relegation battle, Kidlington may well be looking forward to the visit of Premier League Sholing. The Boatwomen beat Reading 1-0 at the weekend, but prior to that had lost five on the bounce. Judging by the grit and determination showed by Kidlington at the weekend (Bottom Two Battle It Out), Sholing will need to be on their guard. Yarnton Road, OX5 1AT
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