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On Thursday evening, BotP was at Whitchurch United to watch Winchester City Flyers pick up the first trophy of the season as they claimed back to back NHDFA Cups with a 4-2 defeat of Farnborough. The Division One North side, however, did themselves proud, especially in the second half. In the South, Farnham continued their 100% record with a 5-0 win over AFC Varsity. The League Cup finalists were decided as Wycombe beat Winchester and Portchester edged out Reading (Final. Finally) NHDFA Final - Thursday 19th March 2026Winchester City Flyers 4-2 Farnborough A Chelsie Hay hat-trick put a dominant Winchester side three up before the half-hour was up. However, Farnborough stuck with it and managed to pull a goal back just before the break through Eliza Andrews. The Division One North side took advantage of playing down the slope in the second half and, despite conceding a fourth through Charlie Snelling's strike, gave Flyers plenty to worry about. Poppy Hawken got another back for Farnborough but that turned out to be a consolation. Read about the game in the BotP match blog (Back To Back Winners). Results - Sunday 22nd March 2026 Beaconsfield Town 4-3 Fleet Town Fleet rocked The Rams by taking an early lead through Lily Martin, but then found themselves 4-1 down by half-time. Rebecca Tinnelly hit a brace, her first goals for the club with Katie Riddington also scoring twice. Fleet fought back with Lily Martin, again, and Layla Drury hitting the target, but couldn't find a way to level the game up. Watch the goals courtesy of Beaconsfield's YouTube channel.  Abingdon United Development 2-1 Oxford City Development Goals from Beth Hawtin and Sasha Scott were enough to earn all three points for Abingdon, wo moved to within two points of second placed Larkspur Rovers. A consolation from Francesca Raymond-Barker did nothing to ease City's concerns as they remain third from bottom, having played more games than the teams below them. Ascot United Reserves P-P Penn & Tylers Green Farnborough 1-1 Larkspur Rovers Rovers retained second spot after sharing the spoils with Farnborough. Savana Fearon scored her 20th goal of the season for Larkspur. Ana Pitts capped a POTM performance with a long-range effort for Borough. Tilehurst Panthers 3-1 Kidlington Youth Leah Why made it 17 goals for the season by scoring twice in the final 5 minutes of the first half. Eve Rhind added a third for Panthers just past the hour. The three points should be enough to make Panthers safe for another season, whilst Kidlington remain three points adrift at the bottom despite Julia Rushmere's goal, although they do have two games in hand on Ascot.  Andover New Street 1-1 Wimborne Town A mid-table contest between two well-matched sides separated by just a point. The closeness was reflected in the score, as both had to make do with a hard-earned point. Olivia Payne struck for New Street whilst Grace Batsford was on the mark for The Magpies. Bemerton Heath Harlequins 0-0 Bournemouth Sports Reserves These two shared the points for the second time this season. Neither could manage to break the deadlock as defences came out on top. The teams are also locked together on points, safe in md-table. Farnham Town 5-0 AFC Varsity It's now eleven wins from eleven in the league for Farnham. Rachael Manley scored twice, making it double-figures for the season. Further goals came from Rebecca Price, Iesha Swaby and Francesca Thornton. Varsity, who are as good as safe, now have three consecutive home games to look forward to. Watch the highlights on the Farnham X Feed. Guernsey 2-1 Havant & Waterlooville In their last home game, The Green Lionesses won for the first time in three and guaranteed their place in the league next season. Candice Bougourd and Heidi Dawber were the Guernsey scorers. Phoebe Fitzgerald scored a first of the season for The Hawks. Shaftesbury 1-3 AFC Stoneham A thin on the ground Stoneham squad, hit by injuries, climbed to second in the table with a hard-earned win at Shaftesbury. Goals from Abbie Awdas and Scarlet Darnton, aided by an OG, was enough for the Purps. Chelsie Johnson's 75th minute goal was a consolation for Shaftesbury who continue to scrap away in every game despite their predicament at the bottom.  Semi-FinalsReading 0-1 AFC Portchester An early goal from Sarah Butterworth proved to be enough to send Portchester through to the final, where they will face Wycombe Wanderers. The visitors certainly held sway in the first half, with goalkeeper Shannon Betteridge hardly troubled. However, Reading threw everything at Portchy in the second half and will be disappointed not to have scored themselves. Read the match report from The Tilehurst End and check out the BotP match blog (Final. Finally). Winchester City Flyers 2-3 Wycombe Wanderers Goals from Laura Hennessey, Chloe Melton and a first of the season for Bobby Lynch, had Wanderers three up. Flyers responded with two late Chelsie Hay goals (that's now 15 in the last four matches), but it was too late for them to complete the comeback. Listen to Winchester manager Emma Pearmine's post-match thoughts, view Andy Wick's match photos, and take a look at Gary Marsh's match action photos. Wanderers will face AFC Portchester in the final at Reading City on April 26th.  Quarter-FinalsBadshot Lea 0-1 Sholing The Boatwomen edged through this quarter-final tie with a Kezia Holmes goal after only two minutes. They'll now face Oxford City at home in the semi-final on April 12th. Bursledon 4-9 Denham United Denham booked a semi-final date with Bournemouth Sports Reserves in an extraordinary game at Priory Park. The visitors cruised to a 3-0 lead through Niamh Cashin, Lauren Cox and Annie Hewitt, before being pegged back to 3-2 by half-time. However, United showed their form again in the second half. Another Cashin goal and a second-half hat-trick for Annie Hewitt, taking her total to four for the game, plus strikes from Daisy Baranowski and Alketa Rragami, sent them through. Woodley United 1-3 Oxford City City gained some revenge for the home league defeat to Woodley by knocking them out of the Chairman's Cup. Yasmin Edwards scored twice for the Hoops. Sumayah Zayadi was on the mark for United for the second game running. City will now travel to Sholing in the semi-final. Fixtures - Sunday 29th March 2026 Badshot Lea v Reading The Baggies are running out of games in which to pull themselves clear of the drop zone. On Sunday they welcome a City side who beat them 7-3 earlier in the season, with hat-tricks from both Ellie White and Yasmin Edwards. The Baggies have lost all five home games so far this season. They'll be hoping to correct this statistic sooner rather than later. Westfield Lane, Wrecclesham GU10 4PF Beaconsfield Town v AFC Portchester The Rams won 2-1 at Portchester earlier in the season but will need to be at their best to repeat the feat, against a Portchy side who have not lost in the league since that game back in September. A win for the visitors would take them above their hosts and keep them in pole position of the chasing pack. Holloways Park, HP9 2SE Southampton v Winchester City Flyers Both sides will be looking for three points to keep them in touch with Wycombe, as the race for the title heats up. Flyers beat Southampton 3-1 in the reverse fixture after being a goal down early on. Three goals in the final 14 minutes turned the game around. Test Park, SO16 9QZ Woodley United v Wycombe Wanderers With only one win in their last four league outings, Wycombe have suffered something of a mini-blip recently. They'll want to get back to winning ways on Sunday, and will be buoyed by the knowledge of a 6-1 win in the reverse fixture. However, Woodley are battling for survival at the bottom and will not make it easy for The Chairgirls. UofR Bulmershe Pavilion, RG5 3HE  Larkspur Rovers v Penn & Tylers Green Rovers hung on to second place despite only drawing at the weekend. They are, however, 11 points adrift of Denham, who also have a game in hand. Penn are two places and three points shy of Larkspur, but also have two games in hand. Both are probably now playing for second spot barring any late collapse from Denham. This is their first meeting of the season. Lord Halsbury Playing Field, UB5 5FE Tilehurst Panthers v Denham United Panthers conceded the reverse fixture back in November. Now, safe from the threat of relegation, can they finally end Denham's 100% record, which now stretches to 14 games? United will surely be looking at completing a full season without dropping a point. Only six more to go. Can they do it? The Rivermoor, Scours Lane, Reading, RG30 6AY  AFC Varsity v Andover New Street
Varsity are 15 points clear of the drop zone, so as good as safe. Andover are firmly sitting in a mid-table, but could still make a dent on a top three finish with a run of results. They have yet to meet this season, with the reverse game scheduled for the end of April. Hatches Farm Sports Ground, SO51 6EA Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Guernsey Two more side with no relegation worries and no chance of troubling the leaders.. Currently separated by two points, Guernsey could make that gap up, and more, with their game in hand. Harlequins won 2-1 in the Channel Islands at the start of the year, thanks to a last minute Hollie Keating strike. Barry Jackman Sports Pavilion, RG28 7FS Farnham Town v Bournemouth Sports Reserves Title favourites and, as yet, still boating maximum points, Farnham look to make it 12 straight wins as Bournemouth come to The Mem. The sides have not yet met this season. Sports have taken seven pints from the last nine available and have proven themselves good travellers this season, win five wins already under their belts away from Chapel Gate. Farnham, however, have conceded just four goals at home so far and will be determined to maintain their 100% record. Memorial Ground, GU9 7DY Shaftesbury v Havant & Waterlooville The Hawks are probably now only playing for second spot, barring a complete disaster for Farnham. They travel to Dorset looking to bounce back from defeat in Guernsey last weekend. Shaftesbury must be resigned to bottom place, but will want to add to their points tally in their final five games. They lost 8-0 at Westleigh Park in the reverse fixture. Coppice Street, SP7 8PD Wimborne Town v AFC Stoneham Second placed Stoneham trail Farnham b just four points. However, they have played four additional games to the leaders. All they can do is try to keep winning and hope that Farnham collapse. The Magpies are currently fourth, six points behind Sunday's visitors but having played a game more. They did, however, win 3-1 at Stoneham Lane in November. Wyatt Homes Stadium, BH21 2FU
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