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Denham United got the job done in midweek, beating Penn & Tylers Green, to take the Division One North title. Both Wycombe Wanderers, in the Premier, and Farnham Town, in the South, had the opportunity to do exactly the same on Sunday. Both lost, Wycombe at Portchester and Farnham at Bournemouth Sports Reserves, leaving the door ajar for Portchester and Winchester in the Premier. In the South, it's still in Farnham's hands, but both Andover and Havant won to keep them honest. There was a pivotal moment at the bottom of the North Division too. Kidlington were beaten at Abingdon whilst relegation rivals, Ascot, won 1-0 at home to Farnborough. Congratulations to Denham United!Results - Wednesday 15th AprilSDFA AFC Varsity 7-2 Bursledon Varsity went five up in this game before Bursledon pulled a couple of goals back. However, the Dons then had their goalkeeper sent off and Varsity wrapped the game up with two more goals. Check out the photos and videos from The Terrace Traveller (@TerraceTrav) Combined Counties Cup Quarter-Final AFC Portchester 2-0 Eastbourne Borough Goals from Lola Meyer and Becky Bath saw Portchester through to the Combined Counties Cup semi-final where they'll take on Maidenhead United, who saw off Reading in their quarter-final. Results - Thursday 16th April Penn & Tylers Green 1-6 Denham United Daisy Baranowski and Niamh Cashin had the league leaders 2-0 up early on, but Penn struck back through Tara Woodward. However, an Annie Hewitt goal restored Denham's two goal advantage, and it got better for them when Brogan Moore added number four before half-time. Captain Kayleigh Currivan then got her first of the season to make it five and the scoring was wrapped up by Liana Horwood. Read the BotP match blog (Ruthless, Relentless, Clinical). Results - Sunday 19th April AFC Portchester 3-0 Wycombe Wanderers Wanderers needed a victory to secure the premier League title. However, goals from Laurie Potvin, Layla Morgan and Kim Fuller saw Portchester clock up a double over the Chairgirls. Wycombe are still favourites to win the league but both Portchester or Winchester can still overhaul them should they win all their games in hand. Wycombe have now completed their campaign and just have to wait it out. Read the match report on the Portchester web site and check out the match photos from Andy Wicks. Badshot Lea 0-6 Oxford City City scored six for the second consecutive away game, condemning Badshot Lea to their ninth home league defeat. Ellie White scored two, Reese Ayres, Grace Craven, Emily Harris and Katherine Parsons were also on target for the visitors. The Baggies remain three points adrift at the bottom with two games remaining, one of which is at home to second bottom Woodley United. Fleet Town 3-2 Beaconsfield Town After Fleet took a two goal lead through Lily Martin, a Rebecca Tinnelly screamer pulled one back for The Rams in the 30th minute. Fleet then regained their two goal advantage through Imogen Cockerell, before Lexie Sanmarco set up a tense ending with a goal in the 85th minute. Reading 5-0 Woodley United Local bragging rights went to Reading thanks largely to a 22-minute hat-trick from Tia Johnson, who opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Johnson added her second on 24 minutes, swiftly followed by Keren Banduka making it three. Johnson then completed her hat-trick in the 34th minute to send the Royals in four up at the break. Immediately after the restart, Mia Parker made it 5-0. Sholing 2-6 Winchester City Flyers Emily McDonough fired Winchester in front after just 6 minutes. The lead was doubled after 32 minutes by Chelsie Hay . However, an OG put Sholing back in the running before the break. Shortly after the restart Laura Vokes made it 3-1, only for Danielle O'Leary to get one back for The Boatwomen. Two quickfire goals from Charlie Snelling and Annie Northwood put Flyers in control. Emily McDonough added the icing in the 86th minute. You can listen to the views of Winchester coach Gabriel Heidler here. Last week Winchester midfielder Kayleigh Tonks sustained seriously knee injury. It's going to be a long, hard recovery for Kayleigh. If you can help support her throughout this process, I know it would be greatly appreciated. Click here to view the GoFundMe site. Abingdon United Development 3-0 Kidlington Youth Kidlington. missing first choice keeper Emily Murphy, had defender Cloe Woodward between the sticks. They battled hard and held their own until first-half added time when Chloe Forrester scored from the spot. Ellie Owen doubled the lead seconds after the restart and Charlotte Bigmore made the points safe for United. Read the BotP match blog Ascot United Reserves 1-0 Farnborough A massive three points for Ascot in their fight for survival. Combined with Kidlington's defeat at Abingdon, United now have a five point gap back to The Greens. With the crunch game against Kidlington coming up in 2 weeks, Ascot now have their fate in their own hands thanks to Nicole Miller's 75th minute strike. Penn & Tylers Green 6-2 Oxford City Development Two goals from Megan Fillary saw City lead 2-1 at the break. However, Penn put aside Thursday's disappointment to storm back in the second half. Both Megan Brockwell and top scorer Tara Woodward helped themselves to two goals, Annalise Scott-Green and Rebecca Stopforth added the other two. Tilehurst Panthers P-P Larkspur Rovers  AFC Varsity 1-2 Guernsey Goals from Donna Gallienne and Heidi Dawber secured a winning end to Guernsey's inaugural South Region season, all-but guaranteeing a seventh place finish. Varsity were already safe from the drop but will want something from their final game at Andover in an effort to avoid finishing second from bottom. Andover New Street 3-1 AFC Stoneham Andover made it eight without defeat as they gained revenge for their 3-0 defeat at Stoneham Lane earlier in the season. Two more goals for top scorer Freya Twigg and a penalty from captain Keira Smith, gave New Street a three goal lead by half-time. Stoneham did pull a goal back, but the points were already sealed. Bournemouth Sports Reserves 2-0 Farnham Town It just wasn't destined to be Farnham's day on the south coast. Goalkeeper Mya Francis-Pownall was injured in the warm-up and, with no keeper on the bench, manager Anya Kinnane took over between the sticks. It was still 0-0 at the break but when Farnham went down to 10, Sports took full advantage, scoring twice through Freya Loren in the 76th and 87th minutes. Bursledon 1-2 Havant & Waterlooville Goals from Phoebe Fitzgerald and captain Emma-Jane May secured the points for Havant. Combined with Farnham's defeat at Bournemouth, this result means that The Hawks still have the slimmest chance of winning the league but are reliant on Farnham completely collapsing in their final five outings. Fixtures - Wednesday 22nd April 2026SDFA Quarter-Final AFC Varsity v Southampton A tough test for Varsity as they take on Premier League side Southampton. Neither side has anything left to p[lay for in terms of the league, so both can be completely focused on this game. Varsity got to this stage with a resounding 7-2 victory over Bursledon two weeks ago. Gang Warily Recreation Centre, SO45 1GA Fixtures - Thursday 23rd April 2026Dorset FA Cup Final Wimborne Town v Sherborne Town The Magpies take on The Zebras in a Dorset County Cup Final. Sherborne are currently second in the South West Regional Premier League, so a step higher than Wimborne. They won 2-0 at Wimborne's league-mates, Shaftesbury, in the semi-final after already putting out Dorchester. Wimborne were gifted a first round pass by Sherborne's reserve team before disposing of Poole town on penalties in the semi-final. Dorset FA County Ground, Poole, BH15 4BF Fixtures - Sunday 26th April 2026 Reading v Fleet Town Only league places and personal pride to play for in this one. Reading could still make a dent in the top three, Fleet could secure a top half finish. This will be their first meeting of the season, with the reverse fixture scheduled on the final weekend. Reading have only suffered one defeat in their last six outings. Arbour Park, SL2 5AY Southampton v Badshot Lea The Sirens will be looking to secure third spot against a Baggies side who need a minimum of four points from their remaining two games to have any chance of staying up. Southampton ran out 7-0 winners at The Operatic Community Ground back in November and were already four ahead when Badshot Lea had Ellie James sent off. Test Park, SO16 9QZ  Abingdon United Development v Tilehurst Panthers United will be looking for a strong finish to the season and a possible third place. Panthers, with five left to play, have an opportunity to climb the table and secure a top half position. This is the reverse fixture to the opening day of the season. Abingdon won that one 7-0. Since that game, Panthers striker Leah Why has an extraordinary record, scoring in all but one of the game sin which Tilehurst have score. The Northcourt, OX14 1PL Kidlington Youth v Farnborough The Greens fought hard but lost at Abingdon on Sunday, leaving them five points from safety. They have three games left, including the 6-pointer at Ascot, in which to save their place in the division. Farnborough will be looking for a strong finish and could still make a top three position. This will be the first meeting of the teams this season. Yarnton Road, OX5 1AT Penn & Tylers Green P-P Larkspur Rovers  Andover New Street v AFC Varsity With three games to play New Street are still mathematically in the title race. However, they would need Farnham to lose all five of their remaining games. Nevertheless, it's been a superb run-in from Andover, who are unbeaten in the league since the shock 2-1 reversal at Shaftesbury in early January. Varsity are safe from the drop, but will want to avenge the 3-1 defeat suffered in the reverse fixture last month. Foxcotte Park, SP11 0TA Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Havant & Waterlooville The Hawks are in the same position as Andover. They can catch Farnham should Town lose every game. Second spot is looking much more likely however, and victory at Bemerton would go a long way to securing this position. This will be the last game for Harlequins, who are safely position in 8th and can't gain a place, even with victory. Havant won the reverse game 4-1. Barry Jackman Sports Pavilion, RG28 7FS Bournemouth Sports Reserves v Wimborne Town These two are locked together on 28 points but Sports have played one game fewer. Sports became the second team to beat Farnham last weekend and will be on a high going into this game, looking to get some Dorset pride back after losing the reverse fixture 3-1 in November. Chapel Gate, BH23 6BL Farnham Town v Bursledon After two defeats in three games, Farnham are still massive favourites to take the title. A point will probably be sufficient, but three would make it 100% certain. The Dons still have four to play and, although safe from the drop, they'll want to add a few more points to get a little further up the table. This will be the first meeting of the teams this season. Memorial Ground, GU9 7DY  FINAL (11am)Denham United v Oxford City The first final of a double-header at Scours Lane. City, for the second consecutive season, take on a Division One North side in the Chairman's Cup Final. Last season they came undone, losing to a determined Abingdon United Development team. They'll need to be at their best this season as they face newly-promoted Denham United, who are full of confidence and most likely very keen to see how they fare against a side they will share a division with next season. The Rivermoor, Scours Lane, Reading, RG30 6AY  FINAL (3pm)Wycombe Wanderers v AFC Portchester
Portchy seem to have the edge on Wycombe this season, completing the double over Wanderers last weekend and, in doing so, putting the Chairgirls' champagne on ice for at least another week. With no more league games to play, Wycombe can be fully focused on this one. They went out of this competition at the quarter-final stage last season, losing 3-1 to Portchester. The Rivermoor, Scours Lane, Reading, RG30 6AY
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