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This weekend it was activities off the pitch that caused the most concern. Following the very sad news that Nursling & Shirley had resigned from the league, there were also two more postponements due to player availability. Of course, it's that time of year. The staggered half-term break is kicking in and there's always the possibility of player shortage at this time. However, both other postponements were involving teams that have already had to do similar in previous weeks. Let's hope it is just a temporary player shortage. It would be awful to see other teams dropping out of the league. On the pitch, there was no game for Premier leaders Wycombe. Winchester moved into second spot with a 2-0 defeat of Beaconsfield. In the North, Abingdon remain top after a win at Kidlington, but Denham and Tilehurst are hot on their heals. Stoneham's draw at Guernsey, in the South, sends them to the top of the pile on goal difference. Shaftesbury and Wimborne are now anchored to the bottom after Nursling & Shirley's withdrawal. RESULTS Sunday 12th October 2025 AFC Portchester 2-2 Oxford City Captain Georgina Tayman put the visitors in front after 15 minutes. However, a Mia Adaway goal saw Portchy level at the break. The sides shared another two goals in the second half, Ellie White for Oxford and Millie Bradbury for Portchester, leaving the teams to share the spoils. Massive congratulations to Portchy goalscorer Mia Adaway who earned a call-up to the Gibraltar squad for the forthcoming international against Andorra. Badshot Lea 0-4 Fleet Town Fleet took themselves up to fourth spot with a solid away win in Wrecclesham. Two goals from Layla Drury with additions from Keira Simpson and Emily Hulford-Funnell saw Fleet claim their second away win of the season. The Baggies remain rooted to the bottom the table, still looking for their first point. Southampton Women 3-1 Sholing Sholing took the lead in this game, three minutes into first-half added time through Sophie Elmes. However, three goals in seven second half minutes from Lucy Mear, Chloe Tedman and Eliska Lynn, saw The Sirens claim all three points. Winchester City Flyers 2-0 Beaconsfield Town Flyers moved into second spot with this win. Chelsie Hay had them in front shortly before half-time, but they had to wait until 10 minutes into added time in the second half before Annie Northwood sealed the points. Read the match report on the Winchester web site. You can also listen to the views of Beaconsfield boss Brian Harris post-match. Woodley United P-P Reading  Denham United 8-0 Chesham United Development Four wins from four now for newly-promoted Denham and, what's more, the goal count is showing no sign of tailing off. Eight more on Sunday means they have now clocked up 23 in 3 league games at The Den. Brogan Moore hit her second hat-trick of the season. Niamh Cashin, Sofia Harris, Alketa Rragami, Daisy Baranowski and Rebecca Horwood added to the total. Farnborough 2-1 Ascot United Reserves Ascot are still looking for their first three-pointer of the season after falling to defeat at Farnborough, who kept up their home pattern of lose one, win one. Borough required two second half goals to take the points through Laura Quinn-Low and Ellie Stalley, whose winner came deep into added time. Kidlington Youth 1-2 Abingdon United Development Abingdon retained their place at the top of Division One North but were forced to work hard and come from behind to earn the three points. Courtney Sumner put The Greens ahead from the spot after Kiera Isaac was fouled in the 6th minute. Captain Beth Hawtin leveled in the 20th minute after being set up by former Milton United player April England. Another former Milton player, Jessica Exell grabbed the winner, running on to Anaya Grey's perfect 64th minute through ball. Read the BotP match blog here (United Getting The Winning Habit) Oxford City Development 1-2 Tilehurst Panthers Panthers are up to third after this win, level on points with both Denham and Oxford City, three points adrift of top spot with a game in hand. Two more goals for Leah Why, both inside the first 45 minutes, taking her season tally to nine. Poppy Gorman scored for City. Penn & Tylers Green P-P Milton United Slough Town 0-2 Larkspur Rovers Two second half goals from top scorer Savana Fearon secured the points for Rovers, who now sit fourth, six points off top spot with two games in hand. Slough remain ninth two points clear of the drop zone, but having played more games than the teams below them.  AFC Varsity 0-1 Havant & Waterlooville The Hawks maintained the 100% away league record through a solitary first-half goal from Emma-Jane May. That's seven for the season now for the Havant captain. It was a second home league defeat of the season for Varsity, who are yet to be beaten on the road in the league. Bournemouth Sports Reserves P-P Nursling & Shirley Wishing everyone involved at Nursling & Shirley all the best after they resigned from the league. Bursledon 1-5 Andover New Street New Street leapt into second spot, level on points with leaders Stoneham, with a resounding victory at Priory Park. Olivia Payne led the way for the visitors, clocking up four goals, making it eight for the season. Captain Keira Smith was also on the scoresheet as the visitors kept the pressure on at the top. Kirby Anderson hit a consolation goal on the hour mark for The Dons. Guernsey 1-1 AFC Stoneham A proper battle between two very good sides. Calleigh Hedley (who else?) opened the scoring for the hosts after just five minutes, her twelfth of the season. However, The Purps hit back just past the hour mark through Mia House's seventh of the season. The Stoneham striker then picked up a second yellow card in the final minute. Read the match report on the Guernsey FC web site. Shaftesbury 0-1 Bemerton Heath Harlequins Quins were surely humming the Harlem Globetrotters theme all the way back from Dorset after a Georgia Brown goal, four minutes before half-time, gave them all three points at Shaftesbury. The win lifted Bemerton to seventh spot, leaving Shaftesbury bottom and still without a league goal. Wimborne Town 0-7 Farnham Town Farnham's 100% start to the season continued at Wimborne, making it six straight wins in all competitions. Two early goals from Rachael Manley and Efrosyni Theocharous had Town two up at the break. Emily Foss, Anya Kinane and a hat-trick from Iesha Swaby rounded off the scoring. Watch the highlights on the Farnham YouTube channel. FIXTURES Sunday 19th October 2025 Badshot Lea v Sholing Both sides are in need of three points, especially The Baggies, who currently sit bottom with zero points from five games. Sholing are two places above with just a single win to their name, a 5-1 defeat of Woodley United. Sholing did the double last season, winning 5-0 at home and 1-0 in the corresponding fixture. Emily Flegg with the goal midway through the first half. Westfield Lane, Wrecclesham GU10 4PF Southampton Women v AFC Portchester A South coast derby between two sides locked together in mid-table. Both have seven points from four games. Portchester just about edge things by means of a single goal difference advantage. Portchester have won their only other away league game this season, without conceding a goal. Test Park, SO16 9QZ  Chesham United Development v Abingdon United Development Abingdon's win at Kidlington last weekend saw them stay top of the league (United Getting The Winning Habit). However, they have played more games than the chasing pack. Chesham are yet to win a home game and Abingdon have a 100% away record. This was the opening fixture last season, a game that Abingdon won 5-0. Chiltern Hills Academy, HP5 2RG Oxford City Development v Denham United The reverse fixture on the opening day of the season saw Denham cruise to a 9-2 victory (Goal Den Girls). Since that day, City have won four of their next six and are currently level on points with United. However, Denham have played three games fewer and are defending a 100% league record coming into this game. Venue: Oxford City Women & Girls Development  Farnham Town v AFC Stoneham Stoneham take their unbeaten record to face Farnham's 100% record. Both sides are averaging 5 goals per game whilst the combined defences have only conceded three goals in seven combined games. A fascinating encounter between a team who have been top three for the past three season's, Stoneham, and the league's disruptive newbies, Farnham. Memorial Ground, GU9 7DY Andover New Street v Guernsey The reverse fixture of what was a throughly entertaining 4-4 draw at Victoria Avenue last month. Guernsey had to come back from two goal down twice that day. Both top scorers, Calleight Hedley for Guernsey and New Street's Olivia Payne, scored twice. They've scored twenty goals between them already this season. Foxcotte Park, Charlton, Andover SP11 0TA Havant & Waterlooville v Bursledon Home has not been a particular happy place for The Hawks so far. Just one win in three games. However, they still find themselves just a point below top spot, even though they are fifth and have played a game more than the leaders. The Dons, meanwhile, are sitting just one place above the drop zone, with three points from their opening four games. This game ended 4-4 last season after an injury time Sophie Lee goal squared up the scores. Westleigh Park, Havant PO9 5TH  Check with home team for venueBeaconsfield Town v New Bradwell St Peter Despite defeat last weekend, it's been a good start to life in the Premier League for The Rams. New Bradwell St Peter, although a step below Beaconsfield in Division One South of the East Midlands League, come into the game full of confidence. They boast a 100% record in all competitions and are fresh from a 6-1 at University of Nottingham in the League Cup. Newport Pagnell Town v Wycombe Wanderers Wanderers have started like a house on fire, but they'll be wary of the potential banana skin of a Newport Pagnell team that has only lost once this season. Town sit third in their league and have conceded just once in the league so far. They too are fresh from a League Cup victory, a 5-1 defeat of Gainsborough Trinity. Penn & Tylers Green v Slough Town Familiar foes from the same division. They met twice in the league last season with Penn emerging victorious on both occasions. They've not come up against each other so far this season. In fact, Penn have only played two league games so far. Slough, meanwhile, are yet to register a win in the league, but have managed three draws on the road. Woodley United v Tilehurst Panthers A local derby in which the underdogs, Tilehurst, will be scenting blood. Woodley have not started the season well, losing all three games so far, conceding too many goals along the way. Panthers have lost just once in five league games and have a 100% away record. Striker Leah Why already has nine goals to her name this season. Kidlington Youth v East Oxford A short trip up the A34 for East Oxford who will be looking to bridge the one division gap against a Kidlington side still looking for their first league win of the season. However, it will be a tough ask for the Thames Valley side. Kidlington's performance at the weekend (United Getting The Winning Habit) showed that they are playing better than their league position suggests. As a pointer to the challenge, Kidlington defeated fellow Thames Valley side Ruislip Rangers 4-0 in the FA Cup. East Oxford lost a league game at Ruislip by 4-1. Oxford City v Tower Hill A massive challenge for Tower Hill who travel to Marsh Lane looking to bridge a three division gap to their hosts. City will not be taking anything for granted, although they did face a similar contest last season when they were drawn against East Oxford (Makin The Grade). They passed that test with flying colours. Tower Hill are unbeaten in their last two games and have scored ten goals along the way. Melksham Town v Bemerton Heath Harlequins These teams know each other well having been in the same division until Harlequins won the league last season. Quins did the double in their promotion push, winning 5-0 at Melksham and 7-1 on the last day of the season at home. Town are second in the Wiltshire League this season and are the league's top scorers. Bemerton, meanwhile, are adapting to life in Step 6. They opened well, had a blip against a couple of the top sides, but won at Shaftesbury last weekend. Bournemouth Sports Reserves v Winchester City Flyers Both of these sides have had pretty good starts to their league campaigns. Sports headed the South division for a while and are currently placed third, only behind the leaders on goal difference. Flyers are second in the Premier League, three points behind Wycombe. Fleet Town v AFC Varsity Mixed bags in the league for both teams. Fleet have won three, lost three. Varsity have won two, lost two. Of course, they met twice last season as Fleet powered their way to promotion. Fleet won 6-1 at Varsity in November. However, the reverse fixture, in April, went the way of Varsity, who won 2-1. Finally, I am looking for feedback on the weekly blog, good, bad or indifferent. All feedback gratefully received.
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Michael lovell
15/10/2025 21:27:38
Very good read it every week very glad you do it
Stuart Hudson
16/10/2025 18:08:33
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