There must have been a sigh of relief at Reading this afternoon as their women's side earned their first points in five outings in the Premier Division. They left it late however, with all three goals in their win against Brooklands Poynton coming in the second half, courtesy of Elizabeth Hunt, Jo Ellis and Emma Thomas. Reading move off the bottom and will be hoping that the return of their internationals in the next few weeks will propel them further up the table.
Canterbury leap-frog Leicester to move into top spot after a useful 3-1 win away at Bowdon Hightown. Fay Nash opened the scoring for the home side early in the match, but first half penalty corner goals from Susie Rowe (2) and Lucy Hyams, gave the visitors the three points. Canterbury were aided in their bid to take the leading place by the failure of Leicester to overcome Olton & West Warwickshire. A 28th minute goal from Leicester's Rebecca Herbert was answered by Lucilla Wright within two minutes and the match ended 1-1.
At the top of the East Conference as Chelmsford could only draw at Sevenoaks. They are on 11 points with Surbiton, who came away from Horsham with maximum points, Emma Rowland-Jones scoring from the penalty spot with three minutes left on the clock, followed by a Helen Grant goal in open play. Final score there, 3-1 to Surbiton.
In the North, Bradford Wakefield is the only side in the Women's England Hockey League on maximum points. They beat Beeston 3-4 away. Beeston's defeat, and a draw at home by Spingfields UCLAN, means that Springfields move off the bottom to be replaced by Beeston.
The competition at the top of the West Conference consists of a recently promoted side, a newly promoted side and a newly relegated side. Buckingham and Isca are both on 11 points after both recorded victories this afternoon. They are being chased by Trojans, who were playing Premiership hockey until last season, who beat Staines 0-5 away this afternoon, with goals from Laura Nicholls, Caroline Thorne (2), Lizzie Gittens and Nadine Sommerville.
TODAYS RESULTS AND TABLES IN THE ENGLAND HOCKEY LEAGUE:
Women's Premier Division |
Bowdon Hightown |
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| Canterbury |
Fay Nash 8 - F |
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| Susie Rowe 13 34 - PC PC | |
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Leicester |
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| Olton & West Warwicks |
Rebecca Herbert 28 - F |
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| Lucilla Wright 30 - F | |
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Reading |
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| 3 | - | 0 |
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| Brooklands Poynton |
Elizabeth Hunt 41 - F |
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Slough |
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| Cannock |
Harriet Cunningham 2 - F |
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| Linda Royston 62 65 - F F | |
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University of Birmingham |
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| Clifton |
Sophie Bray 33 - F |
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| Philipa Newton 7 - PC | |
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1 | Canterbury | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
2 | Leicester | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
3 | University of Birmingham | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
4 | Slough | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
5 | Bowdon Hightown | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
6 | Cannock | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
7 | Clifton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 5 |
8 | Olton & West Warwicks | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 4 |
9 | Reading | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 3 |
10 | Brooklands Poynton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 2 |
Women's Conference East |
Cambridge City |
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| Harleston Magpies |
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| Jess Howland 23 - F | ||
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Horsham |
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| Surbiton |
Fran Crossley 20 - PC |
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| Kelly Morgan 12 - F | |
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Ipswich |
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| Dereham |
Chloe Hunnable 10 12 28 64 - F F PS F |
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| Georgina Edwards 55 - PC | |
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Old Loughtonians |
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Sevenoaks |
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| Chelmsford |
Kathryn Barnett 3 - F |
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| Rebecca Budd 16 - PC | |
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1 | Chelmsford | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
2 | Surbiton | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
3 | Ipswich | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 10 |
4 | Sevenoaks | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
5 | Horsham | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
6 | Cambridge City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 7 |
7 | Old Loughtonians | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 4 |
8 | Harleston Magpies | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 4 |
9 | St. Albans | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 |
10 | Dereham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 27 | -24 | 0 |
Women's Conference North |
Aldridge & Walsall |
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| Loughborough Students LHC |
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| Kate Hewitt 22 - F | ||
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Beeston |
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| Wakefield Bradford |
Kim Leiper 47 - F |
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| Hannah Norman 18 - F | |
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Belper |
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| University of Durham |
Anna Toman 46 - F |
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| Cherry Seaborn 12 - F | |
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Springfields UCLAN |
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| Doncaster |
Emma Nokes 46 - F |
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| Charlotte Tomlin 6 - PS | |
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Sunderland Ladies |
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| Sutton Coldfield |
Ali Gordon 8 - F |
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| Sarah Mills 12 - F | |
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1 | Wakefield Bradford | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 15 |
2 | Sutton Coldfield | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 12 |
3 | Sunderland Ladies | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
4 | Loughborough Students LHC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
5 | University of Durham | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
6 | Doncaster | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 6 |
7 | Aldridge & Walsall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
8 | Belper | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 1 |
9 | Springfields UCLAN | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | -17 | 1 |
10 | Beeston | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 0 |
Women's Conference West |
Exe |
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| Swansea |
Claire Thomas 13 - F |
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| Danielle Jackson 28 - PC | |
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Firebrands |
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| Isca University |
Sophie Ainge 53 - F |
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Staines |
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| Trojans |
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Team Bath Buccaneers |
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Worcester |
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| Buckingham |
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| Emily Court 5 25 - PC F | ||
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1 | Buckingham | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
2 | Isca University | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
3 | Trojans | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 10 |
4 | Exe | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
5 | Firebrands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 7 |
6 | Swansea | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
7 | Team Bath Buccaneers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
8 | Barnes Hounslow Ealing | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
9 | Staines | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 4 |
10 | Worcester | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 23 | -20 | 0 |
