Photo: Clifton's Georgie Twigg celebrates her goal against Reading. (www.HockeyImages.co.uk)It was all change in the Women's Premier League this afternoon as a series of results caused a seismic shift in the table.
TalkHockeyRadio was at Sonning Lane to see Reading play host to Clifton. Reading can claim to be at a disadvantage by virtue of their international players being rested post-Commonwealth Games, with Kate Walsh, Helen Richardson, Alex Danson and Beth Storry playing the role of spectators. But it is hard to explain the lethargy with which the players on the pitch took on the task of beating their opponents, who were one from bottom of the table this morning. Clifton seemed to be the keener of the two sides to win this game.
Clifton served early notice with a third minute goal from Carys Hopkins, and visitors carried the one goal lead into the second half. Clifton's second came from a midfield turnover which was latched on to by Georgie Twigg who, after a neat one-two, slotted the ball home into an empty net. Twigg, who had also been in Delhi, had opted to play and was one of the stars of the show. 2-0 was the final score and Clifton move up seventh place, to be replaced by Reading. Photographs from this match will be on our sister web site at www.HockeyImages.co.uk tomorrow (Sunday).
The top of the table took a dramatic change in complexion after Canterbury beat Leicester 1-0, the goal coming from the recently returned Hayley Brown. Slough's 1-0 win over University of Birmingham propels them two places to top the table, with Canterbury in second place. Leicester drop to third and University of Birmingham to fourth.
In the East Conference, Surbiton look more and more like prospects for the end of season play-offs with a 5-2 win over Cambridge City. Among the other contenders, Ipswich and Chelmsford met each other, with Ipswich winning 2-1, with the result that Chelmsford surrender their lead to Surbiton.
There were some high scoring matches in the North Conference, of which the University of Durham were the greatest beneficiaries. Their 7-0 win over Aldridge promotes them to second place in the table, two points behind leaders Sutton Coldfield.
In the West it was a good day for the leaders, with Buckingham beating Firebrands 6-0, and Isca beating Swansea 5-3. Both are on 17 points, but Buckingham has by far the better goal difference.
England Hockey League results and tables for 6 November 2010:
Women's Premier Division |
Cannock |
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| Brooklands Poynton |
Linda Royston 22 70 - F F |
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| Katie Maltman 44 - F | |
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Olton & West Warwicks |
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| 3 | - | 4 |
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| Bowdon Hightown |
Holly Chipman 27 - F |
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| Clare Parkhill 25 - PC | |
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Leicester |
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| 0 | - | 1 |
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| Canterbury |
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| Hayley Brown 48 - PC | ||
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Reading |
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| 0 | - | 2 |
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| Clifton |
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| Carys Hopkins 3 - F | ||
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Slough |
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| 1 | - | 0 |
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| University of Birmingham |
Samantha Archer 27 - F |
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1 | Slough | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
2 | Canterbury | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 15 |
3 | Leicester | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
4 | University of Birmingham | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
5 | Bowdon Hightown | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 10 |
6 | Cannock | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 8 |
7 | Clifton | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 8 |
8 | Olton & West Warwicks | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 7 |
9 | Reading | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 6 |
10 | Brooklands Poynton | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 2 |
Women's Conference East |
Cambridge City |
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| 2 | - | 5 |
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| Surbiton |
Rachel Dann 15 - PC |
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| Emma Rowland-Jones 8 63 - PC PC | |
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Ipswich |
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| 2 | - | 1 |
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| Chelmsford |
Hannah Martin 6 - F |
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| Libby Knifton 45 - PC | |
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Old Loughtonians |
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| Horsham |
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Sevenoaks |
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| 7 | - | 0 |
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| Dereham |
Katy Hornsby 31 - F |
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St. Albans |
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| 1 | - | 1 |
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| Harleston Magpies |
Sarah Cullum 30 - F |
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| Bryony Lund 56 - PC | |
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1 | Surbiton | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
2 | Ipswich | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 16 |
3 | Chelmsford | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 14 |
4 | Sevenoaks | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 12 |
5 | Horsham | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
6 | Old Loughtonians | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
7 | Cambridge City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 7 |
8 | St. Albans | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 6 |
9 | Harleston Magpies | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 5 |
10 | Dereham | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 39 | -35 | 0 |
Women's Conference North |
Aldridge & Walsall |
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| University of Durham |
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Beeston |
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| 5 | - | 1 |
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| Springfields UCLAN |
Jo Hunter 4 60 - F PS |
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| Holly Stringfellow 16 - PC | |
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Belper |
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| Loughborough Students LHC |
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| Laura Bridge 11 53 - PC F | ||
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Wakefield Bradford |
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| 1 | - | 8 |
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| Sutton Coldfield |
Georgia Byas 56 - F |
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| Vicky Woolford 3 27 60 - F PC F | |
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Sunderland Ladies |
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| 6 | - | 3 |
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| Doncaster |
Claire M Dobison 4 - PS |
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1 | Sutton Coldfield | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 29 | 18 |
2 | University of Durham | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 16 |
3 | Loughborough Students LHC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 16 |
4 | Wakefield Bradford | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 15 |
5 | Sunderland Ladies | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 15 |
6 | Doncaster | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 9 |
7 | Springfields UCLAN | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 27 | -20 | 4 |
8 | Aldridge & Walsall | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 28 | -24 | 4 |
9 | Beeston | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 3 |
10 | Belper | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -16 | 1 |
Women's Conference West |
Exe |
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| 4 | - | 1 |
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| Worcester |
Kate Granger 26 38 - F PC |
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Staines |
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| 2 | - | 1 |
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| Barnes Hounslow Ealing |
Catriona Bausor 24 - F |
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Swansea |
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| 3 | - | 5 |
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| Isca University |
Abi Welsford 6 - PC |
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| Zoe Burrell 4 70 - F F | |
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Team Bath Buccaneers |
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| Trojans |
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Buckingham |
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| Firebrands |
Lorraine Campbell 1 - F |
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1 | Buckingham | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 17 |
2 | Isca University | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 17 |
3 | Trojans | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 14 |
4 | Exe | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
5 | Team Bath Buccaneers | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
6 | Firebrands | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 8 |
7 | Staines | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 7 |
8 | Swansea | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 6 |
9 | Barnes Hounslow Ealing | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
10 | Worcester | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 30 | -25 | 0 |
