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 Wales have named their squad for their forthcoming UEFA Under-19 Championship First Qualifying Round group in Slovenia.The group matches will be based in and around Zrece in Slovenia and Wales open up their games against Georgia on Saturday 11 September. Two days later they take on hosts Slovenia before concluding their matches against France on Thursday 16 September. Wales warmed up for the qualifiers recently with a double header of friendlies against Portugal, winning the first 3-2 before sharing a 1-1 draw in the return meeting. The group winners and runners-up will both qualify for the Elite Qualifying Round which will be held later in the season. Wales under-19 squad:
Northern Combination Sheffield FC put the disappointment of a midweek defeat by Sheffield Wednesday behind them to beat Wakefield 6-3 and hold on to the leadership. Nicolle Jepson led the scoring with a hat-trick, with one apiece from Carla Ward, Kayleigh Mitchell and Kerry Parkin. Salford Ladies made it three wins from three games and are now in second place following their 3-1 victory over Mossley Hill. After falling behind to an early goal, Michelle Ryan headed Salford level and they sealed the points with further strikes from Isha Mundell and Chelsea Scholes. South Durham RA complete a trio of teams level on nine points and they defeated Liverpool Feds 1-0 to keep up their winning start to the campaign. Kerry Denham scored the only goal of the game during the first half. Sheffield Wednesday are beginning to find their form and a 5-1 success away to Middlesbrough has taken them into fourth place. Rachel Skeemer netted twice along with Shelley James, Beth Smith and Laura Windle. South East Combination Luton Town have taken over at the top of the table on goal difference after they ran out 3-0 winners over Old Actonians. Laveena Betts, Nicola Livingstone and Nicola Henman all found the net for the Bedfordshire side. Tottenham Hotspur had started the day as leaders but are now in second place despite beating Ipswich Town 2-1. Emma Kayser and Rosi Webb scored the goals to give Spurs their second victory over the Tractor Girls in successive weeks. Cambridge Women have certainly found their form in front of goal, running out 6-1 victors away to Braintree Town to go third. Nat Richardson scored a hat-trick and the tally was completed by Laura Baker, Laura Bright and an own goal. Milton Keynes Dons were another team to hit six goals, notching up a 6-2 success at Ebbsfleet Utd who are still searching for their first points. Lauren Goodier and Charly Wright each netted doubles for the Dons, with Christie Turner and Caroline Moran also on target. Following a defeat the previous Sunday, Enfield Town got back to winning ways as they defeated Lewes 4-2. Miranda Hall and an own goal ensured that Enfield were two ahead at half time and Sara Sinclair added a brace after the break, before Charlotte Bennett and Kirstie Spice pulled goals back for the Sussex side. Norwich City remain unbeaten so far, they were held to a 2-2 draw by Crystal Palace who claimed their first point of the season. Paige Shorten and Chelsea Garrett were on the scoresheet for Norwich with Palace replying through a double from Sherelle Walters. South West Combination It has been a good start so far for Plymouth Argyle and they continue to set the early pace after a 3-0 victory away to Newquay. A typically fiercely contested derby game was settled by goals from Laura Gough, Tash Knapman and Ellis Hillman. Havant & Waterlooville have also won both of their opening games and their 4-0 local derby success at Southampton Saints has taken them into second place. The Hawks led at half time through a Stacie Murray strike, before sealing the game with three goals in a six-minute second half spell from Jess Lewry, Sabrina Morriss and Jenna Fowlie. Forest Green Rovers registered their first points of the season with a 3-1 win against Cullompton Rangers. Ella Hitchcox was on target twice for Rovers along with Katie Cook. After a heavy defeat on the opening day, Swindon Town made the perfect recovery by winning 2-0 away to newly promoted Gloucester City with goals from Natasha Burson and Hayley Huckin.
East Midlands League Loughborough Foxes have made a flying start to the new season and they head the Premier Division table by three points following their 4-0 win away to Retford Utd. The other game to be played resulted in a convincing 8-1 victory for Mansfield Town over Sandiacre Town. One match was played in Division One North, OOH Lincoln Development moving to the top of the table via a narrow 3-2 success at third placed Grimsby Town. Eastern Region League Arlesey Town have taken over as the new leaders of the Premier Division after they ran out 5-0 winners over Cambridge University. Katerina Hamplova led the scoring with a hat-trick and she was joined on the scoreshet by Mia Price and Michelle Whitehead. Stevenage Borough are level on points with newly promoted Arlesey following a 1-0 win at Barking, Dominique Godbeer grabbing the only goal of the game. Carla Rose (2) and Keeley Walker netted the goals as Brentwood Town won 3-2 at Haringey Borough to go third, just ahead of Bedford Ladies who beat Kettering Town 3-1 thanks to Zara Carroll, Natasha Fensome and Vicky Vickery. Grace Birchall and Lauren Bailey were on target as Hethersett Athletic won 2-1 against Peterborough while Chelmsford City and Woodbridge Town finished level at 1-1, Zoe Strong netting for Chelmsford with Woodbridge replying through Melissa Stickland. Nicola Bray hit a hat-trick as Fakenham won 7-0 at Taverham to go top of Division One North. Kelly Hall, Beth Bygrave, Lisa Wilson and Louise Sampson all added a goal each. Cambridge Women Res defeated Whitton Utd to go second, Amy Houghton scored twice along with Melanie Findlater and Faith Hewitt. Great Shelford opened up their season with a 3-1 win at Huntingdon Town thanks to Becky Charter, Alison Wright and Sophie Lanham. Charlotte Groves (2) and Amanda Byrne accounted for the goals as Thorpe Utd beat Ipswich Wanderers 3-1, while Haverhill Rovers ran out 4-0 winners over Cambridge Rangers with goals from Helen Cryer (2), Stacey Spires and Katie Shorter. C & K Basildon are the early leaders of Division One South, Karley Hunt, Angela Arnold and Jennifer Brown-Wealls were all on target in their 3-0 victory at Hoddesdon Owls. Billericay Town and Hutton follow on behind after they shared a 1-1 draw, Nicola Dunsdon netting for Billericay with Dannielle Cliffe replying. Whitwell won for the first time, 4-1 at Royston Town courtesy of an Alex Moir double, Laura Agnew and Caroline Penfold. Leverstock Green and Hannakins each registered their first point with a 2-2 draw, Jane Rudderham and Samantha Mitchell on the scoresheet for Leverstock and Hannakins' strikes coming from Kierra Gabriel and Georgia Standing. London & South East League No change at the top of the Premier Division where Denham Utd held onto the leadership despite being held to a 3-3 draw by Tooting & Mitcham Utd. They now lead on goal difference from Crawley Wasps who ran out 6-1 winners over Wandgas. Littlehampton Town claimed their second successive victory, beating Panthers 3-2. Boreham Wood claimed their first point of the season in a 1-1 draw against Maidstone Town, whilst Chichester City netted five without reply past AFC Wimbledon. North East League Whitley Bay had a good day as both of their teams progressed safely to the Third Round of the League Cup. The first team ran out 9-1 winners over Lumley with Amy O'Brien hitting a hat-trick, Laura Darmody and Jo Suddes adding doubles and the tally being completed by Rachel Kay and Steph O'Brien. The reserves meanwhile chalked up a fine 1-0 victory away to St Francis 2000, player manager Kirsty Hunter scoring the only goal of the game. Bradford City A also claimed one of the results of the day, winning 2-1 away to top flight opponents Barnsley. York City won an all-Premier Division tie 4-2 against Guiseley whilst Huddersfield Town edged out Castleford White Rose by the odd goal in seven. Elsewhere it was a great day for visiting sides as Tania Marsden, Zoe Beresford, April Taylor and Becky Wilson all found the net for Sheffield Utd Community in their 4-1 victory at Rothwell Town, Wakefield Res beat Wetherby Athletic 3-0, Leeds City Vixens Res pipped Goole Town 3-2 and Beverley Town defeated AFC Preston 7-1. South West League Marine Academy (Plymouth) continue to set the early pace in the Premier Division and lead on goal difference following their 4-2 victory over Cheltenham Town. Julie Hewitt bagged a hat-trick for the Devon side, with Steph Warren also on target. Weymouth move into second after goals from Philippa Holden and Georgia Rogers gave them a 2-0 win at Frome Town, with Bristol Ladies Union following on after their goalless draw with Oldland Abbotonians. Cheryl Baber (2) and Carly Symons were on target as Larkhall Athletic opened up their season with a 3-0 victory away to Taunton Town. Falmouth Town defeated Stoke Lane Athletic 4-1 thanks to Katy Barker's double, Keri-Ann Moxom and Claire Boyd while Amy Davids and Aimee Clark earned Keynsham Town Development a 2-0 success at Chippenham Town. Swindon Supermarine hang on to top spot in Eastern Division One despite being held to a 2-2 draw by Downend Flyers. Laura Baker netted twice for Downend, with Supermarine replying through an Annabel Martin double. Cleeve West Town made it two wins in a row by beating Cirencester Town 2-0, Lizzie Barratt giving them the lead from the penalty spot and Gemma Baker adding the second late on. Holly Miller and Rosie Harper were on target as Bishop's Lydeard defeated Swindon Spitfires 2-1 and Nailsea Utd won 3-2 against Poole Town thanks to Kate Brady, Charlotte Savage and Lindsay Pilgrim. Plymouth Argyle Res made it two wins from two games to head Western Division One, a Kat Marment double giving them a 2-1 victory over Marjons Old Suttonians. Jill Haines and Nikki Brister were on the scoresheet as Launceston won 2-0 at Charlestown whilst Torpoint Athletic and Bude Town finished level at 2-2, Rachel Finch and Hayley Chamberlain netting for Torpoint with Bude replying through Anita Symons and Bryher Smeeth. Southern Region League Woodley Saints have made an excellent start to the season and they head the Premier Division by three points after winning 3-2 away to fellow newly promoted side University of Portsmouth. Maidenhead Utd sit in second place following their narrow 4-3 victory over Shanklin whilst Aldershot Town defeated Beaconsfield SYCOB 4-0 to go third, just ahead of Bracknell Town who beat Wycombe Wanderers by the only goal. Oxford Utd meanwhile claimed their first points of the season in convincing fashion, crushing Reading Town 9-1. In Division One, Andover New Street scored twelve without reply against Reading Ladies to go top of the table on goal difference from Henley Town, who were 1-0 winners over Newbury Ladies & Girls. Basingstoke Town opened up their campaign by beating Boscombe Albion 4-1.
Celtic have opened up a six point lead at the top of the Scottish Women's Premier League as goals from Jo Love, Christie Murray and Lauren McMillan gave them a 3-0 victory over Hamilton Academicals. Hibernian held on to third place after beating Rangers 1-0, Frankie Brown scoring the winner with a diving header five minutes from time, and Spartans were 3-1 winners away to Boroughmuir Thistle. Diana Barry netted twice and Hayley Lauder the other for the Edinburgh side, with the home side replying through Alana Marshall.
 After registering a comfortable 4-0 victory over Austria last month, Head Coach Hope Powell has named an unchanged squad for England's UEFA Play-off matches for the FIFA Women's World Cup against Switzerland.Hope said: "[Switzerland] are an improving side with some talented young players and they will want to be in Germany next year as much as us, they will be working hard to try and get there. "We must now prepare ourselves diligently for these two upcoming games and ensure we give ourselves the best chance to qualify. Our first objective to make sure we get a good result in our home fixture at Shrewsbury Town." The FA has announced that the BBC have picked up the broadcaster rights for the home play-off match, which will be played at Shrewsbury Town's Greenhous Meadow Stadium. The game will be shown live on BBC Three and will kick off at 7.05pm. The second leg will take place on Thursday 16 September at the Wohlen AG Stadium in Wohlen, Switzerland at 7pm (Local Time). England squad:
The draw for the quarter finals of the Unite Scottish Cup has been made by the Scottish FA President, Mr George Peat. The tie of the round sees Hibernian paired with high flying Celtic whilst holders Glasgow City are at home to Hearts, who are one of only two teams left from outside the SWPL. Quarter Final draw: to be played on Sunday 26 September Hibernian v Celtic Celtic Res v Inverness Glasgow City v Hearts Rangers v Hamilton Academicals
 The campaign against racism in football and society, Show Racism the Red Card are to sponsor Charlton Athletic. Charlton Technical Director, Paul Mortimer said: "It is absolutely fantastic to have them on board. We want to raise awareness of racism - it is significant for the Charlton area and anything we can do to help them we will." The anti-racism charity was started in 1996 by CEO, Ged Grebbi, a Newcastle Utd fan who couldn't understand why the home fans used to give racism to the away sides but not to their own players. He decided to make an anti-racism magazine and sent it to the Newcastle black players, including England International, Andy Cole and England Under-21 and Trinidad & Tobago goalkeeper, Shaka Hislop. Hislop was in a petrol station the following week out with his family, when he started getting racist abuse by half a dozen kids. When he turned around they began to recognise him. The player stating previously: "Then they came over looking for autographs. That really hurt." The incident made a lasting impression and inspired him to send £50 to Ged Grebby for more copies of his magazine. Mortimer explained: "That £50 started Show Racism the Red Card funnily enough." The charity now operates through out the UK and Ireland, and has offices in Scandinavia, and will sponsor Charlton's warm up tops. The Technical Director is involved with some of the work that the charity carries out in the Bedford and Islington area: "We use predominantly ex-pro football players and we visit schools carrying out fitness work shops and then with the same class, workshops on racism. "Some class groups are all black, Asian or white but most are mixed. It is interesting, a real eye opener as there are a lot of people who are mis-educated on the subject of racism." Mortimer carries out most of his work with fellow ex-pro and England International, Luther Blissett, the only player to have ever scored a hat-trick on his international debut. He added: "We do teacher workshops too. It is a varied job and no two days are the same, it is very enjoyable." Anyone looking to find out more about or get involved with Show Racism the Red Card can follow these links. http://www.srtrc.org/home http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_Racism_The_Red_Card (by Colin Robertson)
AFC Wimbledon Ladies (AFCWL) urgently require a first team manager. Playing in the London & South East Regional League Premier Division, we enjoy backing from the men's club and have subsequently built an impressive youth section of six teams; Under-11s right up to Under-18s. This will soon provide a steady stream of players eligible for senior football. Applicants for the first team manager position must have extensive experience (Specifically in Ladies and Girls Football), dedication and appropriate qualifications, as well as determination to work with the players, coaches and the Committee to enable the team to progress further. The appointed manager will have full backing from the Club's committee and encouragement to gain further coaching badges. The Manager should be willing to work along with existing coaches at the Club and have an overview of player development within the AFC Wimbledon Girls & Ladies section. The vacancy is yet to receive suitably qualified/experienced applications. Applicants please contact Club Secretary, John Ivers on (07719) 074908 or e-mail CV to john_ivers@blueyonder.co.uk. NB: PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY. Closing Date for applications is 28th September 2010.
 England have been paired with Switzerland in the FIFA Women's World Cup Play-Off draw, which took place on Monday afternoon at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon.It has now been confirmed the England will play their home leg first on Sunday 12th September at the Greenhous Meadow stadium, home of Shrewsbury Town FC. A kick off time for the fixture will be confirmed in due course. The return fixture in Switzerland will take place on either Wednesday 15th September or Thursday 16th September. Full details to be confirmed. England Head Coach Hope Powell said of the draw: "We wanted to be one of the seeded teams in this draw and to that extent, we are happy to face Switzerland. On paper, we will be expected to qualify for the World Cup but we cannot underestimate the Swiss. We played them this year in the Cyprus Cup tournament and drew with them so we do have recent experience of how tough they will be. "They are an improving side with some talented young players and they will want to be in Germany next year as much as us, they will be working hard to try and get there. We must now prepare ourselves diligently for these two upcoming games and ensure we give ourselves the best chance to qualify." The full draw is as follows: France v Italy England v Switzerland Ukraine v Norway Sweden v Denmark
The Under-17 teams of Wales and Belgium met twice in three days over the Bank Holiday weekend in South Wales. The double header was part of both teams' preparation for the opening qualification round for the European Championships. The visitors are hosting England, Armenia and Turkey in early October whilst Wales travel to Russia along with Greece and the Faroe Islands. A similar pair of matches in Belgium last year had led to two narrow defeats for the Welsh girls but the opening fixture at Garden Village AFC on Saturday saw a Welsh victory by one goal to nil, Arsenal's Angarhad James heading the winning goal just after the hour. The teams met again on Monday morning at 10.30 at Bryntirion Athletic FC's ground and this time it was Belgium who won a well contested match 2-1 in front of a crowd in excess of 200. The visitors grabbed an early lead with a fine shot from 25 yards by Nicky Van den Abbeele with flew past a diving Katy Maddock into the left hand corner of the net. Wales started nervously but came increasingly into the game as the half progressed, with skipper Hannah Keryakopolis and Bristol Academy's Ellie Curson both threatening the Belgian defence with direct running. It was Curson who equalised just before the half hour with a powerful angled drive from the edge of the area past Stephanie Meykens. Maddock had to be alert to intercept a through ball with Jassina Blom clear of the Welsh back four and Belgium were marginally the more threatening as half time approached, forcing three corners in quick succession. The visitors again started well after the break with Anderlecht's Megane Lerinckx a constant threat with clever footwork and ability to run at defenders. It was Lerinckx who set up the winning goal, though she may have been offside as she received the ball on the left 35 yards from goal, drove into the area, drew substitute keeper Gemma Jackson and squared the ball for Liesbet Vanhoomissen to sidefoot home. Wales battled very well, pushing forward at very opportunity but the Belgians, several of whom had played in the team which successfully qualified for the Elite round in 2009-10, were able to snuff out most of the danger as time ran out. The match was enjoyable to watch with many talented players on both sides and will surely stand both squads in good stead for the intense three match schedule in five days which awaits them in their respective qualification groups in October. Wales Under-17: Katy Maddock, Rhian Cleverley, Katie Williams, Sadie Mansell, Cherie Bessant, Danielle Oates, Angharad James, Hannah Keryakoplis, Ellie Curson, Chelsea Green, Shannelle Edwards. Subs: Gemma Jackson, Demi Edwards, Lauren Hancock, Hannah Williams, Chloe O'Connor, Ashleigh Harries, Hannah Lewis. Belgium Under-17: Stephanie Meykens, Eline Peerenbooms, Sofie de Plus, Britt Vanhamel, Celine Verdonk, Julie Biedmans, Annouck Neyens, Laura Deneve, Megane Lerinckx, Nicky Van den Abbeele, Jassina Blom. Subs: Chloe Bellavia, Taika de Koker, Joyce Vaernewijck, Tessa Vandenboer, Kirsten Van Dessel, Liesbet Vanhoomissen, Elien Van Wynendaele. (Report by Patrick Higgins)
Scotland Under-19 wrapped up their double header of friendlies in Poland with a 3-2 win over their hosts. The visitors were in a determined mood after losing the opening match 3-1 and Lana Clelland opened the scoring after three minutes. Scotland held on to their lead until the 46th minute when Poland grabbed an equaliser, and then moved into the lead ten minutes later. However Scotland fought back, levelling through Eilish McSorley on 74 minutes, before Louise Mason sealed the win three minutes later.
 Barnet 4 Colchester Utd 0Barnet opened their Premier League Cup campaign with a comfortable 4-0 win over Southern Division opponents Colchester United at Hanwell. An excellent first half hat-trick by Holly Sandow settled the opening group game in the Bees' favour against a U's side reinforced by loan players Emma Sherwood, Sian Larkin and Welsh international Kylie Davies. Colchester played a full part in an entertaining match, creating a number of good opportunities throughout, but could not cope with Sandow's pace and direct running and the precision service of the Barnet midfield. In keeping with the attacking nature of the game, the visitors fashioned the first chance with a flowing move in the second minute which ended with Larkin drawing a fine save from Cherie Rowlands. Barnet then hit the bar with a Jess Trimnell header from a Cheryl Williams corner before Sandow netted from the next precision delivery after eight minutes. The former Newquay and Bath City striker turned provider on the right, setting up Trimnell for a shot. Sherwood went close to equalising before Sandow, beating the offside trap, rounded Nikita Runnacles and finished from a narrow angle to double the lead on 30 minutes. Only an acrobatic save by Runnacles stopped Sandow from immediately increasing the lead when clean through. It was not until added time that Sandow completed her hat-trick with a low shot after shrugging off the last defender .There was still time for Larkin to go close to reducing the lead with a powerful shot which Rowlands pushed away with difficulty. The visitors started the second half with real urgency and almost pulled a goal back when Larkin tested Rowlands again from distance and then Flo Gamby drove a fine 25-yard strike against the bar on 55 minutes. Helen Bass then failed to finish when a defensive mix up left her with clear shot from 25 yards. Barnet responded by bringing on record scorer Stacey Sowden and she was a constant danger to the Colchester defence for the rest of the match. Runnacles allowed a 30-yard shot from Alex Keown to slip through her fingers on 72 minutes for Barnet's fourth but made a series of fine saves as Barnet finished strongly. The U's keeper denied Sowden twice with diving saves, pushed away a Williams drive and finished with a typically brave point blank block at a corner which cost her a blow to the face. Barnet played really well throughout and deserved the win, with flowing passing movements and Williams and Kate Holmes pulling the midfield strings with great effect. Colchester were able to threaten the Barnet goal throughout and their young home grown players showed a lot of promise. They will surely get better as their new players bed in and, best of all for the Essex club, they are still in contention in the League Cup as the group format gives them two more matches to contest against Queen's Park Rangers and West Ham Utd. Barnet: Cherie Rowlands, Alex Keown, Dee Smith, Kate Holmes, Leanne Reidy, Gemma Rudman, Katie O'Leary, Abbie Prosser, Holly Sandow, Jess Trimnell, Cheryl Williams. Subs: Zoe Lance, Sally Wade, Becky Hipgrave, Stacey Sowden. Colchester Utd: Nikita Runnacles, Hayley West, Kat Parnell, Kylie Davies, Hannah Porter, Amelia Southgate, Emma Sherwood, Sian Larkin, Helen Bass, Maegen Doyle, Flo Gamby. Subs: Emily Heaslip, Lilly Mellors, Alex Shepherd. (Report by Patrick Higgins)
Cardiff City recorded the result of the day in the opening round of Premier League Cup ties as they defeated Watford 2-0. The first half ended goalless but Natasha Harding put Cardiff in front just after the hour mark and Lisa Bird rounded off the win with the second, nineteen minutes from time. The other match in Group Three ended with honours even as Coventry City drew 1-1 with Aston Villa. Katy Ward gave Coventry the lead midway through the first half, Erin Vaughan equalising for Villa after the break. Holly Sandow hit a hat-trick to send Barnet to the top of Group One, Alex Keown adding the other to give the Bees a 4-0 win over Colchester Utd. West Ham Utd looked to be on their way to victory at Queen's Park Rangers when Becky Merritt put them in from twenty minutes from time but Rangers hit back to grab a point through a last minute equaliser from Elly Maggs. Blackburn Rovers came through a potentially tricky game at Rochdale with a 4-0 victory. Levi Penny opened the scoring after 13 minutes and Rovers sealed the points via strikes from Danielle Sheen, Nikki Twohig and Charlotte Farrell. Curzon Ashton also recorded a win in the other match in Group Two, coming from behind to beat Preston North End 2-1. The home side took a first half lead through Laura Walker but Curzon hit back after the break, Jodie Redgrave levelling the scores and Nicky Maylett snatching a winner with fifteen minutes remaining. In Group Four, Brighton & Hove Albion edged out Charlton Athletic 2-1. Sarah Kempson gave the Seagulls a half hour lead and, although Stef Simmons equalised for Charlton ten minutes into the second half, Kim Stenning went on to net the winning goal for Brighton. Millwall Lionesses looked to be on their way victory at Gillingham as Leah Jones and a Sian Cheedy own goal put them two ahead, but Ashlee Hincks and Natalie Crinean both struck to earn the Gills a share of the spoils. Nottingham Forest were 4-1 winners over Derby County in their derby match to put themselves at the head of Group Five. Marie Wayne did give Derby a first half lead but Jemma Connor-Iommi levelled just ahead of half time and second half goals from Suzanne Davies, Lauren Cresswell and Ellie Gilliatt gave Forest the points. Leicester City also made a winning start, 3-1 away to Manchester City. All of the goals came in the last twenty minutes, Maz Gauntlett heading Leicester in front with City equalising through Becky Grocott. Courtney Sweetman-Kirk restored Leicester's lead a minute later and Natasha Meade clinched the game with a 25-yard strike. Portsmouth twice came from behind before going on to beat Keynsham Town 4-2 in Group Six. Naomi Clipston and Brianna Oeser twice put Keynsham in front but first Lysette Russell and then Justine Lorton equalised. Keri Ryan then gave Pompey the lead for the first time and they sealed victory three minutes from time through Molly Clark. In the other group game, Yeovil Town's first match at this level ended in a 2-0 defeat at home to top flight Reading FC Women, Mikaela Howell netting both goals during the first half. Leeds City Vixens gained quick revenge for their defeat by Newcastle Utd in the league seven days earlier, to win their Group Seven meeting 4-1. Tania Panesar and Rachel Unitt gave the Vixens a two-goal lead inside the opening half hour, with Rachel Coleman pulling one back shortly afterwards. Panesar completed her double midway through the second half and Stacey Daniel netted the fourth ten minutes from time. Sunderland and Leeds Utd finished level at 1-1, Chloe Foster's first half goal for Leeds being cancelled out by a second half equaliser from Abby Holmes.
Former winners Hibernian made it through to the quarter finals of the Unite Scottish Cup after beating Spartans 3-1 in the tie of the round. Rhonda Jones put Hibs in front with a strike on the half hour to give them a lead which they took into the interval. Debbie McWhinnie then struck twice after the break to put her side in control before Claire Crosbie grabbed a late consolation for Spartans. It was not such a good day for Hibernian 2000 though as they went out of the competition, going down 1-0 at home to Inverness. Celtic still have two teams remaining in the last eight, their first team were handed a bye against Dundee Utd SC whilst the reserves stormed to a 5-0 victory over Premier League opponents Aberdeen. Glasgow City maintained their defence of the trophy by running out 11-1 winners against their reserve side. The reserves did take a surprise lead through Laura Crossan but the first team hit back strongly to claim victory with Jane Ross and Katharina Lindner both bagging hat-tricks. Lisa Evans weighed in with a double and there was one apiece from Eilish McSorley, Ruesha Littlejohn and Leanne Ross. Hamilton Academicals progressed after winning 4-0 away to Cowdenbeath as did Hearts, who beat Dee Vale 6-3 after extra time.
 Following the international break and the disappointment of Scotland failing to progress to the World Cup play-offs by a single point, domestic duty resumes this Sunday with the Third Round of the Unite Scottish Cup being the highlight of the Sunday fixture card. Holders Glasgow City face an interesting fixture against their own Reserve side. Playing in a League below in the First Division, City reserves may at times seem a million miles away from their Champions League standard first team, but top team striker Kat Lindner knows it may be a little more difficult a match than many will be assuming. "Yes our Reserves play in a League below us and they don't train as often as we do, but if there is one thing they have in their favour it will be the fact that they know us pretty well," she said. "We train at the same venues and often a few of the Reserves join the First team for training. "There will no doubt be quite a bit of banter during the match, but be assured both sides will be doing everything to win at all costs. Every team at Glasgow City has the same coaching and playing philosophy, from the senior teams right down to our youth teams, so it will be interesting to see how the coaches prepare the teams for Sunday."
 Premier League Cup holders Leeds United get their title defence underway this weekend with a visit to fellow National Division side Sunderland.Leeds will take to the field at Hetton-le-Hole on Sunday with a team featuring none of the starting eleven from that Cup Final win; Sophie Walton is still in Serbia with the GB Universities Futsal squad, while Leeds regulars Gemma Bonner and Nat Staneff were unused substitutes that night. However the team will be buoyed by last weekend's season-opening win against tough opposition at Millwall Lionesses. "All games are tough at this level," said Leeds manager Gemma Grainger, "but with almost a whole new team to bed in, trips to opposition like Millwall and Sunderland are big tests. "Our late start to pre-season means we're still off the pace slightly, but anyone who saw last Sunday's game at Millwall will have seen how determined we are to compete at this level and how everyone worked for each other, especially in that second half spell when we had to soak up a lot of pressure but still counter attacked. "The new format for the competition also takes some of the pressure off, but we're the holders, and we won't be giving the cup up easily!" The lower number of teams across the Premier League this season means the competition is now played as a group stage for the opening three games. Each of the seven groups of four teams has at least one National Division side. The top two from each group, plus the two best third placed teams across all the groups will progress into the last sixteen and the knockout phase, which starts at the end of October.
 England Under-19 Head Coach Mo Marley has announced her squad for next month's UEFA Under-19 Championship First Qualifying Round.Having brought together 28 players in August for a training camp in Manchester, Mo has now named an 18-player squad that will meet up between 7-17 September as they embark on qualification for the 2011 Finals in Italy. England's first qualifying round will take place in Moldova as they take on the hosts, Armenia and Finland in the space of six days. The top two teams from each group progress, alongside the third placed team with the best record against the top two in their groups. England Under-19 squad:
Northern Combination Sheffield FC's good start to the season continues and their second successive victory sees them as joint leaders following the opening two games. A last minute goal from Carla Ward ensured a 1-0 win over Scunthorpe Utd and maximum points for the newcomers. South Durham RA sit alongside Sheffield at the top of the table after running out 3-1 victors away to Wakefield. Tracey Swales, Kirsty Lincoln and Kerry Denham were all on target for South Durham. Salford Ladies complete a trio of clubs level on six points despite not starting their season the previous Sunday, they followed up a midweek win over Stockport County by beating Middlesbrough 3-2 with goals from Isha Mundall, Alicia Cain and Nicol Meredith. Mossley Hill remain unbeaten after sharing a 1-1 draw with Stockport County, who bounced back from their midweek defeat. Stockport found the net through Nikki Daniels and Carla Lee was on target for Mossley Hill. Tranmere Rovers belatedly began their campaign with an impressive 2-0 win against Liverpool Feds. Mel Evason gave them the lead from the penalty spot and substitute Steph Holmes added the second goal. Honours were shared in the Yorkshire derby match as Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford City battled out a 1-1 draw. Rachel Skeemer gave Wednesday a first half lead before Clare Fawcett netted an equaliser for Bradford with ten minutes remaining. South East Combination Only two matches played and there are already indications that this league will be a tight one, due to the fact that no team has recorded two straight wins. Tottenham Hotspur are the new occupiers of top spot following their 4-1 victory away to Ipswich Town. Bianca Baptiste bagged a double for Spurs and she was joined on the scoresheet by Emma Kayser and Rosie Webb. The two newly promoted sides met each other and it was Braintree Town who emerged as 3-1 winners over Old Actonians, a result which takes them into second place. Sindy Godbold, Ella Tooley and Beth Irwin netted the goals for Braintree. Luton Town also recorded a good win on their travels, 3-1 away to Enfield Town to give themselves an identical record to second placed Braintree. Laveena Betts, Kate Davis and Candy Davies all grabbed a goal apiece to seal the points. Norwich City complete a quartet of clubs level on points at the top after they defeated Milton Keynes Dons 2-0, thanks to a brace of goals from Chelsea Garrett. Cambridge Women recorded their first victory of the season, scoring seven without reply past Crystal Palace. Lewes bounced back from their opening day defeat to run out 6-1 winners over Ebbsfleet Utd. Claire Trafford led the scoring with a hat-trick, Kirstie Spice weighed in with a double and Mel Routledge, making her debut after signing from Canada, completed the tally. South West Combination Plymouth Argyle recorded the biggest victory on the opening day of the season, scoring six without reply against Swindon Town. Laura Gough led the scoring with a hat-trick and there was one apiece from Katie Middleton, Laura Perrett and Tash Knapman. Last season's runners-up Chesham Utd also got off to a good start, beating newly promoted Southampton Saints 4-0. Kat Bowers was on target twice, with the others coming from Tash Sandalls and Anneka Nuttall. Angie Pope netted both goals as Cullompton Rangers opened the season well, defeating Newquay 2-1. Havant & Waterlooville won a closely contested game 2-1 away to Forest Green Rovers. After the first half finished goalless, Laura Oakes put the Hawks in front three minutes after the restart and Charley Wilson added a second. Phil Helliwell pulled a goal back for Forest Green but Havant went on to pick up the points. The other league newcomers, Gloucester City, also suffered a defeat in their opening match as they went down 1-0 at home to Oxford City. Steph Mobbs settled matters with the only goal of the game in the second half.
East Midlands League Friar Lane & Epworth served notice that they are likely to be among the main contenders for the Premier Division once again after they scored eight without reply against newly promoted Retford Utd. Loughborough Foxes also started well with a 4-1 victory over Shepshed Dynamo. The other promoted side, Long Eaton Utd began by winning 4-2 away to Gedling Town and Sandiacre Town defeated Peterborough Azure by the same scoreline. Grimsby Town have started strongly in Division One North, taking the opening day honours with a 7-0 victory over Arnold Town. OOH Lincoln Development beat Sparta Nottingham 2-1 whilst Steel City Wanderers came away from Market Warsop with a 2-1 win courtesy of Laurie Maris and Samantha Hallam. Two matches were played in Division One South, Kingsthorpe sitting as leaders after they won 4-2 against Raunds Town. The other game between Barrowby and Sleaford Town finished in a 2-2 draw. Eastern Region League Barking are setting the pace in the Premier Division after Hayley Piggott and Liane Prior gave them a 2-1 victory over Kettering Town. They lead by two points from three clubs, headed by Stevenage Borough who defeated Haringey Borough 4-0 thanks to doubles from Josie North and Hayley Kemp. Sophia Pidgeon and Michelle Whitehead were on target for third placed Arlesey Town as they drew 2-2 with Hethersett Athletic, who replied through Emma Mulley and Luci Middleton. Brentwood Town recorded their first victory of the season, Nikita Whinnett hitting a hat-trick and Lucy Faraday the other in their 4-0 success at Peterborough. Lauren Prior and Zara Carroll netted the goals as Bedford Ladies defeated Woodbridge Town 2-0. The biggest winners on the opening day in Division One North were Whitton Utd who stormed to a 5-0 victory at Taverham, Jenna Liverpool having a great day as she bagged all five goals. Kayleigh Harwood netted a hat-trick and Rachel Gwilliam the other as Ipswich Wanderers won 4-1 against Haverhill Rovers and Fakenham edged out Thorpe Utd by the odd goal in seven thanks to doubles from Shelly Woods and Nicola Bray. Sophie Hopkin (2) and an own goal earned Cambridge Women Res a 3-2 success at Norwich City Res and Cambridge Rangers also won 3-2 over Huntingdon Town. In Division One South, Billericay Town swept to the top of the fledgling table by scoring six without reply past Hoddesdon Owls. Laura Wheeler and Lisa Silverton each scored twice, with one apiece from Nicola Dunsdon and Lisa Robins. Jenny Probert (2) and Emma Chaffey were on target as Royston Town won 3-1 away to Sawbridgeworth Town. C & K Basildon opened up with a 2-0 victory over Leverstock Green, goals coming from Stacy Whitehead and Carly Eagles, whilst Hutton defeated Whitwell 2-1 thanks to Dannielle Cliffe and Hannah Kinsella. London & South East League Denham Utd continue to lead the way in the Premier Division following a 2-1 victory over Chichester City Utd kept them ahead of Panthers on goal difference. Tooting & Mitcham Utd and Crawley Wasps occupy the next two places after the sides shared a 1-1 draw, just ahead of Maidstone Town who won for the first time, 3-2 at AFC Wimbledon. Littlehampton Town opened up their season by running out 5-0 winners over Wandgas and Westfield came away from Boreham Wood with a 4-2 victory. North East League Last season's League Cup competition was abandoned to allow the backlog of league fixtures to be cleared, so Sheffield Utd Community's defence of the trophy they lifted in May 2009 remained incomplete. What better way to resume than a home tie against rivals Sheffield Utd Junior Blades. Cheryl Mawhood opened for Community inside three minutes and when Tania Marsden made it two from a penalty on the hour it looked all over, especially as Community had dominated the first half and could have gone in three or four goals to the good. However, Junior Blades quickly pulled one back with skipper Lucy Foreman scoring from a free kick wide out on the left and they dominated the last quarter, being unlucky not to level, an injury time shot from Jade Rabjohn hitting a post. Zoe Beresford settled matters by making it 3-1. South West League Marine Academy (formerly Saltash Utd) are the opening day leaders in the Premier Division after they ran out 5-0 winners away to Chippenham Town. Louise Chaves, Corinne Potts, Stacey Arthur, Steph Warren all netted once along with an own goal. Bristol Ladies Union ended last season in great form and they have picked up from there, winning 3-1 at Cheltenham Town to sit jointly in second place with Frome Town whose 3-1 success came at the expense of Taunton Town. On target for Frome were Alison Hudd, Tara Taylor and Cassie Powell. Newly promoted Falmouth Town were edged out 2-1 by Weymouth, for whom Emma Acott and Rosie Sharpe scored, whilst Oldland Abbotonians and Stoke Lane Athletic shared four goals. Beth Dale and Jess Cole netted for Oldland, with Stoke Lane replying through Jess Morgan and Lucy Sparkes. Swindon Supermarine made a storming start to the new campaign, scoring ten without reply against Nailsea Utd to claim the Eastern Division One leadership. Val Martin led the scoring with a five-goal haul, with one each from Mel Bristow, Michelle Rich, Caley Smith, Robyn Levett and Georgia Leonard. Salisbury City defeated Bishop's Lydeard 7-0 and Swindon Spitfires won by the same scoreline over Downend Flyers, Tamara Papp hitting a hat-trick with doubles from Emma Skinner and Vicky Wilkes. Cleeve West Town opened up by winning 4-3 away to Winscombe thanks to a goal apiece from Lizzie Barratt, Natasha Hale, Karen Manson and Anneka Hawkins. In Western Division One, Plymouth Argyle Res took the honours as they won 4-0 at Bude Town. The division's two newcomers met each other and it was Exeter City who emerged as 3-1 victors over Charlestown. Marjons Old Suttonians edged out Launceston 3-2 and the game between Roche and Torpoint Athletic finished level at 2-2. Southern Region League Last season's runners-up Maidenhead Utd have started strongly this time around, running out 9-0 winners against Reading Town. Shanklin take second place after beating Aldershot Town 4-0 and Bracknell Town were 4-2 victors at Oxford Utd. Woodley Saints opened up well in their first match following promotion, they defeated Beaconsfield SYCOB 2-0 and Wycombe Wanderers notched up a 3-2 success at Launton. Southampton Women inflicted a huge defeat on Reading Ladies which sees them sit on top of the Division One table, with Henley Town in second place after their 6-0 defeat of Boscombe Albion. Andover New Street got off to a good start with a 2-0 win away to Southampton Saints Res. Chesham Utd Res and Newbury Ladies & Girls shared the points as they battled out a 3-3 draw.
Scotland narrowly missed out on a place in the play-offs for the Women's World Cup in Germany after their final group match with Denmark ended in a 0-0 stalemate in Vejle. Scotland travelled to Denmark needing all three points, while a draw was enough for the hosts, who topped Group Three by a single point. Neither side posed significant danger in a cagey first half. Scotland worked hard, with the midfield four battling for every ball. The home side occasionally looked dangerous coming forward, but Rachel Corsie and Ifeoma Dieke were composed at the centre of defence. Denmark's first real sniff of goal came in the 9th minute when Joanne Love fouled Paaske-Sørensen on the edge of the box. Rasmussen curled in an inviting free kick, which sailed over the crowded penalty area. Scotland could have had a lucky break on 16 minutes. Sneddon whipped in a free kick from the right wing right on top of Tine Cederkvist in the Danish goal. There were gasps around the stadium when it looked as though she had punched into her own net, but the ball edged wide. Midway through the half, Scotland coach Anna Signeul shuffled her pack. In a formation tested in last month's friendly in Poland, imposing right back Jennifer Beattie moved up front to partner Pauline Hamill, with Leanne Ross dropping into defence and Suzanne Grant moving wide right. Scotland now had a target up front but were struggling to get service to Beattie and Hamill. Beattie's best chance came when she struck a long range free kick on the half hour, but the ball sailed over. Scotland looked determined after the break. After two minutes Beattie had the ball at her feet in the box but couldn't get a shot off. The ball squirmed out towards Kim Little whose shot was deflected over. Denmark stepped up a gear as the half wore on, piling the pressure on the Scotland defence. Veje and Paaske-Sørensen both had shots on goal, while Rachel Corsie showed great pace to get back and hook the ball away from the feet of the onrushing Pape. Scotland captain Gemma Fay kept Scotland's hopes alive, running out to block from Christansen on 65 minutes, before pulling off a superb double save to deny Paaske-Sørensen in the closing minutes. Scotland continued to battle but couldn't find a way past a Danish defence which failed to concede a single goal in the qualifying campaign. Denmark: Tine Cederkvist, Line Roddik Hansen, Theresa Nielsen, Christina Orntoft, Janni Jensen, Mariann Knudsen, Cathrine Paaske-Sorensen, Johanna Rasmussen, Maiken Pape, Nanna Christiansen (sub Katrine Pedersen 88mins), Katrine Veje (sub Pernille Harder 82mins). Subs not used: Heidi Johansen, Julie Rydahl Bukh, Nadia Nadim, Sanne Nielsen, Mette Jensen. Scotland: Gemma Fay, Emma Fernon, Jennifer Beattie, Ifeoma Dieke, Leanne Ross, Joanne Love, Rachel Corsie, Kim Little, Megan Sneddon, Suzanne Grant, Pauline Hamill. Subs not used: Shannon Lynn, Rhonda Jones, Christie Murray, Hayley Lauder, Jane Ross, Frankie Brown, Joelle Murray.
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