Ladies First Team 2008/09

West Midlands Regional Womens Football League Division One North TGLFC 2 Stafford Town Ladies 5 Stafford started off well against TGLFC who were one place below them in the table. Jordan Timmins-Ray took on the TGLFC defence and produced Staffords first goal. A second came from Tash Hughes directly from a corner to make it 2-0. Goalkeeper Kerry Meakings had a quiet first half and made one important save tipping the ball out for a corner. Laura Maddox played well at right back creating chances with her long throws. After the break TGLFC came out with more aggression and scored their first to make it 2-1. Stafford battled well and after a pass by Georgia Key, Claire Forsythe had a shot from the edge of the box which beat the keeper. TGLFC were through on goal again and took their chance well making the score 3-2. After a through ball from Tash Hughes, Georgia Key was on hand for her first of the match. TGLFC heads went down and Georgia Key got her second of the game making the final score 5-2. Sunday 9th November 2008 West Midlands Regional Womens Football League Division 1 (North) Rugeley Ladies 1 Stafford Town Ladies 8 Town Ladies won their local Derby against mid table Rugeley in emphatic fashion. Goal scorers: - Georgia Key (3), Tash Hughes (2), Jordan Timmins-Ray (2), Kathy Munden (1) Player of the match - Jo Lessimore Moment of the match - Georgia Keys diving header in the box! Sunday 26th October 2008 The F.A. Womens Cup 3rd Qualifying Round Stafford Town Ladies 1 Stoke City Ladies 3 Despite opening the scoring after 38 minutes Town conceded an equaliser just 30 seconds later and a 2nd goal just before half time. With Towns players battling hard against higher League opposition the visitors clinched their victory with a superb chipped goal 15 minutes from time. Towns players will have learned a lot from their Cup run and now realise the standard of opposition they will meet if they achieve their aim of promotion this season. West Midlands Regional Womens Football League Division One North Wyrley 0 Stafford Town Ladies 1 Stafford Town started the first half the much better team with some great battling in the centre of midfield by Julia Kendrick and Jo Lessimore. Andi Follett came close twenty minutes into the game after some great teamwork with her effort just dipping over the crossbar. Wyrley barely had any chances in the first half with Vicky Brayne and Kerry Barnes-Davies tidying up any long balls Wyrley tried to play. Half an hour into the game, Tash Hughes hit the crossbar after collecting the ball from a long kick from goalkeeper Jenna McKenna. A substitution was made when Jordan Timmins-Ray was injured and replaced by Charlotte Vernon. The second half started much like the first half with Stafford looking the more likely to score a goal. Town kept the pressure for the first ten minutes in the attacking half but failed to get any clear chances on goal. But Wyrley got back into the game and had one attempt brilliantly headed off the goal line from Claire Forsythe. Another substitute saw Denise Hanlon being replaced by Tarnya Grigg. Andi Follett was replaced by Kathy Munden with fifteen minutes to go which turned out to be a great tactical decision, with both teams attempting to push to break the deadlock. It looked like it could end goalless until five minutes from time with some great work from Georgia Key and Tash Hughes with Hughes effort on goal falling to Kathy Munden who slotted in the match winner. This was 2nd placed Wyrleys 1st defeat of the season. Player of the match was Vicky Brayne. The F.A. Womens Cup 2nd Qualifying Round Stafford Town Ladies 5 Birmingham Athletic 2 Town reached the final qualifying round with a convincing win over the Birmingham side who battled hard the goals were scored by Tash Hughes (2) Georgia Key(2) and Jo Lessimore (1). They will be at home once again to Stoke City Ladies on Sunday 26th October at 2pm. --------------------- The F.A. Womens Cup Sponsored By E.ON Stafford Town Ladies 6 Redditch United Ladies 2 Stafford Town convincingly won through the 1st Qualifying Round of the 36th Womens FA Cup on Sunday with a 6-2 win over Redditch United. Stafford found themselves 1-0 up in the first minute with great pressure from Jordan Timmins-Ray resulting in her slotting the ball past the goalkeeper for her first of the game. Town continued to pressure Redditch and Georgia Key scored the second after some great play down the right side of the pitch. Stafford were unlucky not to have put a few more chances away before Redditch pulled one goal back from a free kick that was slotted home from two yards. Half way through the first half Georgia Key then scored her second of the game to make the half time score 3-1. Timmins-Ray started off the second half in similar form to that of the first with her closing down the ball, turning two players and shooting a fine shot into the top right hand corner from the outside of the box. The back four struggled to cope with the movement of Key and Timmins-Ray who caused a nuisance all afternoon, and Keys third of the game came from some good passing from Stafford Town. Town made some changes with Key, Hanlon and Kendrick making way for Follett, Maddocks and Vernon respectively. Redditch kept trying to push Town and their added pressure resulted in them pulling a second goal back after Town failed to clear the ball in their own area. Timmins-Ray then scored her third after Munden, Key and Timmins-Ray linked up well from a Forsythe throw. Timmins-Ray completed her player of the match performance like she began and with five minutes to go was awarded a penalty with Hughes stepping up to take it and was unfortunate to see her shot hit the crossbar. Congratulations must go to all of the Stafford Town team who dominated the game from the start. A big thank you must go to all spectators and the musicians who helped to create an enjoyable afternoon for all. Player of the match was Jordan Timmins-Ray. West Midlands Regional Womens League Division One (North) Willenhall Town Ladies 2 Stafford Town Ladies 7 Stafford Ladies won their second League game of the season and have now scored 16 goals in two games. This was a good warm up for their first venture in the Womens FA Cup. Stafford Town Ladies are playing at Rowley Park on Sunday 28th September against Redditch United Ladies in the 1st Qualifying Round kick-off is at 2pm, all spectators welcome. Tamworth Lionesses 2 Stafford Town Ladies 9 Stafford Town Ladies kicked off their season with a convincing 9-2 win over Tamworth Lionesses. After a successful pre-season, Stafford showed some great form with the first goal being scored by Georgia Key in the first ten minutes. Stafford then built on this with a superb corner taken by Kathy Munden met by Jo Lessimore who headed the second home. The third goal came ten minutes before half time with a through ball from Georgia Key and half volleyed home by Jordan Timmins-Ray. Half time 3-0. Stafford started the second half slowly and as a result, Tamworth took advantage of this and managed to squeeze a ball past the goalkeeper, who was unsighted. Stafford then stepped it up a gear with two further goals from Georgia Key, two from Natasza Hughes, and one each from Kathy Munden and Charlotte Vernon. Player of the match was Natasza Hughes. Stafford Town Ladies 7 - Dudley Town Ladies 2 Stafford Started well facing a Dudley side, who are in Division 1 South, for the first 15minutes dominated the match, Town's equivelant to David Beckham, Tash Hughes was first to score after a goal kick from Keeper Jenna McKenna for Hughes to run onto controlling it with her knee, then volleying into the top right corner. Dudley replied immediatly after with a scrappy goal and some poor defending. Stafford were awarded a corner, Tash Hughes stepped up to take, the ball got deflected back into the path of Hughes and she took another long range shot, again hitting the top corner. Stafford again were caught and Dudley pulled one more back to make it 2-2. Changes on the pitch meant a return for Laura Maddox at right back, and Becky Kershaw coming on as striker. Tash Hughes also got her hat-trick with yet another long range effort. Half time 2-2 After the half Town came out and played better than the first half. Goals came from Andi Follet netting 2, Georgia Key and substitute Michaela Oakley. Final Score 7-2 to Stafford Town.