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Last Sunday saw the annual finals day featuring The Chairman's Cup and the League Cup. Both games were very tight and well-contested with Denham United and AFC Portchester taking the respective trophies. Match blogs from BotP and Wandering Tractor are featured below. League action saw both Reading and Southampton clock up big scores in the Premier League. With the North title already decided, focus is turning to the bottom with a massive game coming up next weekend. In the South both Havant and Andover won to keep Farnham's champagne on ice. That could be decided this weekend, when Farnham take on The Hawks.
Result - Wednesday 22nd April 2026SDFA Quarter-Final AFC Varsity 0-0 (p1-4) Southampton A creditable goalless draw after 90 minutes for Varsity, against a team from the division above them. However, The Sirens came out on top in the penalty shootout, winning 4-1 with Lucy Mear, Manisha Kaur, Eliska Lynn and Katelyn Wort all on target Result - Thursday 23rd April 2026Dorset Cup Final Wimborne Town 1-3 Sherborne Town A first-half double from Erin Bloomfield put the Zebras in charge at half-time. Wimborne did pull a goal back after 79 minutes, but a late own goal sealed the trophy for Sherborne. Results - Sunday 26th April 2026 Reading 8-0 Fleet Town The Royals took an early lead through Keren Banduka's fifth minute strike. However, it was the 39th minute before Tia Johnson made it two. Johnson then made it 3-0 in first half added time. Three minutes after the restart, Johnson completed her hat-trick, Mia Parker then made it 5-0 before Nat Cowell got in on the act with a 17-minute hat-trick. Read the match report from The Tilehurst End. Southampton 5-0 Badshot Lea An Olivia Glover goal midway through the first-half gave The Sirens a 1-0 lead at he break. However, Southampton had increased that lead to four by the hour mark. Lucy Mear, an own goal, and Chloe Ball putting the game beyond The Baggies. A first goal for Daisy Saunders rounded off the scoring in the 69th minute.  Abingdon United Development 2-0 Tilehurst Panthers The yellows overtook last season's points total and climbed into third spot with a 2-0 defeat of Tilehurst at The Northcourt. Chloe Forrester scored both goals to take her season tally into double figures. Kidlington Youth 0-3 Farnborough Games are rapidly running out for Kidlington as they battle to avoid the drop. This result leaves them still five points adrift of Ascot with both teams having played sixteen. With the teams meeting on May 3rd, and both still having to face champions Denham, the clash between the sides on May 3rd could well be a relegation shootout. Farnborough's goals came through Laura Quinn-Low, Eliza Andrews and an OG. Penn & Tylers Green P-P Larkspur Rovers  Andover New Street 2-0 AFC Varsity Goals from Rebecca Screech and Violet Alen kept Andover in touch with Havant & Waterlooville in the race for what's most likely to be second spot. That's four wins on the bounce and nine without defeat for New Street. Varsity have now completed their league campaign and currently sit ninth, a point above Bursledon who have four left to play. Bemerton Heath Harlequins 0-4 Havant & Waterlooville The Hawks moved to within two points of Farnham to keep some pressure on the league leaders and keep their very feint title hopes alive. Captain Emma-Jane May led the way with a brace. Tia Hooper and Ava-Rose Leather both scored their first goals of the season. Bournemouth Sports Reserves 3-0 Wimborne Town Bournemouth moved to 31 points with this win, almost three times their points haul from last season. Two first-half groups from Emma Whall set Sports on their way. Just past the hour Charlotte Kerr added a third to put the game beyond Wimborne's reach. Farnham Town P-P Bursledon  Denham United 2-1 Oxford City A game that started with a yellow card for Denham's keeper and a penalty to Denham, both within the first three minutes. Brogan Moore slotted home the spot-kick and a second goal from Niamh Cashin, in first half added time, gave the Division One North Champions a two goal half-time lead. Ellie White reduced the deficit early in the second half, but Denham managed the remainder of the game to take the trophy. Read the match blog here (Double Denham).  Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 (p1-3) AFC Portchester Two familiar foes pretty much cancelled each other out on a difficult surface at Scours Lane. Chances at both ends were kept to a minimum despite the attacking prowess possessed by both teams. Portchester keeper Shannon Betteridge saved two Wycombe penalties in the shootout that The Arancione won 3-1. Read all about it and watch some of the penalties courtesy of the always excellent Wandering Tractor. You can also view the match action photos from the brilliant Andy Wicks. STOP PRESS - Results - Tuesday 28th April 2026 Denham United 13-2 Ascot United Reserves Denham's hunger showed no signs of abating on Tuesday evening as they put a young Ascot side to the sword under the lights at The Racecourse Ground. There were hat-tricks for both Brogan Moore and Annie Hewitt. Chelsea-Rose Keary and Sofia Harris helped themselves to two each whilst Niamh Cashin, Rebecca Horwood and Daisy Baranowski were also on the score sheet. Combined Counties Cup - Semi-FinalAFC Portchester 1-1 (p4-3) Maidenhead United Another penalty shootout win for Portchy, following on from Sunday's League Cup Final victory. Up against a Maidenhead side from the division above them, Portchester took the lead through Kim Fuller. However, Izzy Stockton levelled the scores to set up a penalty shootout that Portchester edged 4-3. Fixtures - Thursday 30th April 2026 Reading v Oxford City A win would see The Royals leapfrog Southampton into third with a game in hand on The Sirens. City are safely placed in mid-table, but will want to get back to winning ways after Sunday's Chairman's Cup Final defeat. They still have four league games to play and a county cup final date with Kidlington to look forward to. Reading won the reverse fixture 4-1 with two goals each from Tia Johnson and Tyra Wilson. Arbour Park, SL2 5AY Fixtures - Sunday 3rd May 2026 Fleet Town v Sholing Nothing more than personal pride to play for in this game. Fleet sit one place above Sholing, but have five additional points than Sunday's visitors. The reverse fixture saw Fleet take three points home following a 3-2 win. Crookham Road, GU51 5FA Winchester City Flyers v AFC Portchester A game that could decide the Premier League title. If the game ends in a draw then Wycombe will be champions. If Winchester win it, then they will need to win their last game, at Fleet, to take the title. If Portchester win, then they too can still go on to take the title by winning their remaining four games. The reverse fixture, on the opening day, ended 3-2 in favour of Portchester. Hiller Way, Winchester SO23 7SU Woodley United v Oxford City United still require another point to make mathematically certain of their place in the Premier League next season. They did win 2-1 at Marsh Lane back in February, which was their first three-pointer of the season. UofR Bulmershe Pavilion, RG5 3HE  Ascot United Reserves v Kidlington Youth Ascot's defeat to Denham on Tuesday night leaves them five points above Kidlington, but the Greens have a game in hand. So, this is pretty much a must-win situation for Kidlington. The reverse fixture was a thoroughly entertaining 4-4 draw at Yarnton Road with Ascot coming from two goals down twice before levelling in the fifth minute of added time (Bottom Two Battle It Out). The Racecourse Ground, SL5 7LJ Oxford City Development v Penn & Tylers Green Penn only have second place to play for now and are in pole position to take the runners-up spot. However, City are not mathematically out of the relegation battle. They'll desperately want to pick up something from this, their final game of the season. Penn won the reverse fixture 6-2 just two weeks ago, after coming back from 2-1 down at half-time. Marsh Lane, OX3 0NQ Tilehurst Panthers v Farnborough Both teams still have four games to play this season including facing each other twice. They are both safe from the drop, but can't affect the top of the table, although Farnborough may well have their eyes set on a top three finish. There's currently seven points between the teams The Rivermoor, Scours Lane, Reading, RG30 6AY  Andover New Street v Bournemouth Sports Reserves
New Street are not yet mathematically out of the title race. However, they are probably looking at the runners-up spot as a more realistic option. Foxcotte Park, SP11 0TA Farnham Town v Havant & Waterlooville A win for Farnham would confirm the title. A draw would also probably suffice unless Andover manage to turn round a 38 goal difference deficit inside two games. Town won the opening day reverse fixture 4-0. Memorial Ground, GU9 7DY Shaftesbury v Bursledon The current bottom two going head to head. For Shaftesbury, their fate has been sealed for a while, and even a win here would not lift them off the foot of the table. However, a point takes The Dons above AFC Varsity and a win would put them just a point behind 8th placed Bemerton Heath Harlequins, with three more games to play. Bursledon won the reverse league fixture 4-0. Coppice Street, SP7 8PD
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