Winners: Brampton Ellis Runners-up : Wath C of E

3rd: Windhill 4th: Lacewood 5th: Carrfield 6th : St. Johns 7th Sacred Heart 8th OLSJ
Each of MSJ, GSH & OLSJ finished on 3 points.

Brampton Ellis won the Don & Dearne Girls Cup for the first time after a 1-0 victory over Wath C of E in the final match at Swinton Miners’ Welfare.

2023 winners Wath C of E had won all five of their matches by 1-0 before facing Brampton Ellis in a ‘winner takes all’ match. It was Brampton’s Ruby Gosling that found herself one on one and slid the ball into the bottom corner. The invincible Ellis defence kept a clean sheet again (as they had done in their previous 5 matches).

Third place Windhill actually scored the most goals in the tournament – Jaidie Beal scored 5, Ella Middleton 2 and Daisy Harrison the other.

Lacewood only just qualified for the finals – they can take pride in qualifying for the elite league. Carrfield will feel they warranted a place in the elite league with a 100% record in their quest for 5th place. Both Carrfield and Lacewood held the champions to 0-0 draws.

Three teams managed to find some form towards the end – notably Sacred Heart with a 3-1 win, Wath OLSJ with 1-0 win (Lucy Clemson) and St. Johns with a 2-0 win (Yessa Bell and Poppie Hosin).

Referees: Ian Walsh & Archie Brook
Photographers: Phil Gregg & Julian Barker (photo to follow)
Grounds: Martin Rouane (Swinton Community Sports Ground Trust)
Sponsors: ABC Landscaping (School Grounds Specialists)

We were blessed with TWO official photographers on Thursday…

Phil Gregg was there for most of the afternoon & his pics are at : https://photos.app.goo.gl/t2ZNWFSYADeumspa6
Julian Barker arrived later and his shots are at : https://photos.app.goo.gl/t2ZNWFSYADeumspa6

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Elite League (1st to 4th)
Brampton Ellis 0 Lacewood 0
Wath C of E 1 Windhill 0
⚽Hollie
Brampton Ellis 1 Windhill 0
⚽Summer Lee
Wath C of E 1 Lacewood 0
⚽Lily
Brampton Ellis 1 Wath C of E 0
⚽Ruby Gosling
Windhill 5 Lacewood 0
⚽⚽⚽Jaidie Beal ⚽Ella Middleton ⚽Daisy Harrison
Points:  BE=7, WCE=6, MW=3, BL =1

5th Place League (5th to 8th)
Sacred Heart 0 Carrfield 1
⚽Lilly Parks
Mex St. Johns 0 Wath OLSJ 1
⚽Lucy Clemson
Carrfield 1 Wath OLSJ 0
⚽Ella Mann
Mex St Johns 2 Sacred Heart 0
⚽Yessa Bell ⚽Poppie Hosin
Carrfield 2 Mex St. Johns 0
⚽Allysha Akomolafe ⚽ Ella Mann
Wath OLSJ 1 Sacred Heart 3
⚽⚽Saffron ⚽Annabelle
⚽Lucy Clemson
Points:  BC=9: MSJ=3, GSH=3, OLSJ=3

Finals League A
Brampton Ellis 0 Carrfield 0
Wath OLSJ 0 Windhill 2
⚽Jaidie Beal ⚽ Ella Middleton
Carrfield 0 Windhill 1
⚽Jaidie Beal
Brampton Ellis 3 Wath OLSJ 0
⚽⚽Minnie Christon⚽Amelia Vernon
Carrfield 1 Wath OLSJ 0
⚽Allysha Akomolafe
Brampton Ellis 1 Windhill 0
⚽Minnie Christon
Points:  BE=7, MW=6, BC=4, OLSJ=0

Finals League B
Lacewood 1 Sacred Heart 0
⚽Lacey Ivermee
Mex St. Johns 0 Wath C of E 1
⚽Jaycee
Mex St. Johns 0 Sacred Heart 0
Wath C of E 1 Lacewood 0
⚽Alice
Lacewood 0 Mex St. Johns 0
Wath C of E 1 Sacred Heart 0
⚽TBC
Points:  WCE=9, BL=4, MSJ=2, GSH=1

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Finals Day top scorers…
5 Jaidie Beal (WINDHILL)
3 Minnie Christon (BRAMPTON ELLIS)
2 Ella Middleton (WINDHILL)
2 Allysha Akomolafe (CARRFIELD)
2 Ella Mann (CARRFIELD)
2 Saffron (SACRED HEART)
2 Lucy Clemson (WATH OLSJ)

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Qualifying was in three geographical groups…

Dearne @Dearneside ALC
Refs: Steve Taylor & Taylor Arnold
1st Goldthorpe Sacred Heart QUALIFIED FOR THE FINALS
⚽⚽⚽⚽ Saffron Jamasb ⚽⚽⚽⚽⭐Annabelle Green ⚽Bella Wassell
2nd Bolton Carrfield QUALIFIED FOR THE FINALS
⚽⚽⚽ Macy G ⚽⚽⚽Ella M ⚽ Ellie M ⚽⭐Allysha A ⚽Jessie G
3rd Bolton Lacewood POTENTIALLY QUALIFIED
⚽⚽⭐Elissa Muscoft ⚽Mia Jones ⚽ Lucy Taylor ⚽Millie Beresford
Thurnscoe Gooseacre
⚽⚽⚽⭐ Amelia Burton
Goldthorpe Primary
⚽Mia Mc ⚽ Arianna ⭐Scarlett

Wath & Rawmarsh @ Wath Academy
Refs: Taylor, Ethan & Brendan
1st Wath C of E QUALIFIED FOR THE FINALS
2nd Brampton Ellis QUALIFIED FOR THE FINALS
3rd Wath Our Lady & St. Josephs QUALIFIED FOR THE FINALS
⭐Lucy Clemson
Wath Central
⚽⚽⭐Poppy L ⚽⚽Skylar C ⚽OG
Rawmarsh Thorogate
Rawmarsh St. Josephs
Rawmarsh Ashwood Road

Mexborough, Swinton & Kilnhurst @ Mexborough Athletic FC
Refs: Steve Taylor & Ben Brook
1st Mexborough Windhill QUALIFIED FOR THE FINALS
⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️Ella Middleton ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️Daisy Harrison ⚽️⚽️⚽️Jaidie Beal
⭐Amelia Turton ⭐Evie Watson
2nd Mexborough Montagu QUALIFIED FOR THE FINALS BUT SADLY CAN’T ATTEND
3rd Mexborough St. Johns QUALIFIED FOR THE FINALS
⚽️Poppy H
Swinton Fitzwilliam
⚽️Erian Y ⚽️Javaria H ⚽️Athena C ⭐Lily C.
Kilnhurst St. Thomas
⚽️Orla Gannon
Swinton Queen

Girls Finals : Thursday 23rd May afternoon
Venue info via schools
QUALIFIED
Mexborough Windhill
Mexborough Montagu BUT SADLY CAN’T ATTEND
Wath C of E
Brampton Ellis
Wath Our Lady & St. Josephs
Goldthorpe Sacred Heart
Bolton Carrfield
Mexborough St. Johns
Bolton Lacewood – will replace Montagu if they can’t attend (as we suspect they can’t)

Previous Don & Dearne Girls Cup competitions are listed at https://tottycup.wordpress.com/girls/

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TOTTY CUP CENTENARY BOOK
All 500 copies have sold out BUT there is a small re-print of 50 books in February 2024. 
To secure your local copy (23% cheaper than via Amazon) visit : https://tottycup.wordpress.com/500-books-sold-out/

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We are grateful to Kevin Silverwood’s ABC Landscaping Services for their continued sponsorship. The school grounds specialists have supported the Don & Dearne Girls Cup from the very start. 

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Or contact via 07730677420 abcplservices@gmail.com