Swinton Queen were crowned Don & Dearne Cup winners at Mexborough Athletic after a 2-0 victory against their neighbours Swinton Fitzwilliam.
The girls of Fitzwilliam has actually beaten Queen in the league stage of the tournament – this was the only match out of five that Queen had failed to score.
One week on from Fitzwilliam‘s Winstanley Cup final defeat to Wath C of E, they faced them again in the semi-finals. This time Swinton school progressed thanks to a goal by Javaria.
In the other semi-final, Queen beat Central 1-0 through the golden boot of Connie Rouane (this was her 4th goal of the afternoon). Central had done well to reach the last four – partly down to the brilliance of Kate – who starred as a goalkeeper and then as an outfield player.
The all-Swinton final saw Rouane notch her fifth goal of the afternoon before Queen’s captain, Poppy Humphries, sealed the victory with an emphatic strike.
Lacewood won the Karen Walker Shield with a narrow victory in the final against Rawmarsh Rosehill at Mexborough Athletic.
In one semi-final Rosehill beat Barnburgh thanks to a goal from Sophie Law. In the other semi Lacewood‘s prolific Leyla Noonan scored to overcome Mexborough St. Johns. Noonan had scored in each of the first four matches of the afternoon.
In the final, Lacewood‘s scored a long-distance goal, this time from another source – Miya Hodgson-Love’s hopeful punt bounced over the Rosehill keeper.
This was the first time that Lacewood has won a girls’ competition and the perfect send off to their teacher, Ross Edwards, who has secured a teaching job abroad.
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Karen Walker Shield – Results
St. Johns 0-0 St. Thomas
Wath OL&SJ 0-1 Rosehill – Sophie Law
St. Thomas 0-1 Barnburgh – Eloise
Lacewood 1-0 Gooseacre – Leyla Noonan
Windhill 0-0 Wath OL&SJ
St. Johns 0-0 Rosehill
Barnburgh 0-1 Lacewood – Leyla Noonan
St. Thomas 1-0 Gooseacre – Olivia Lovell
St. Johns 0-0 Wath OL&SJ
Windhill 0-1 Rosehill – Lola F
St. Thomas 0-2 Lacewood – Leyla Noonan 2
Barnburgh 2-0 Gooseacre- Molly, Eloise
5th/6th/7th/8th Semis
Wath OL&SJ 0-0 Gooseacre OLSJ progress due to higher league position.
St. Thomas 0-1 Windhill – Freya Middleton
1st/2nd/3rd/4th Semis
Rosehill 1-0 Barnburgh – Sophie Law
Lacewood 1-0 St. Johns – Leyla Noonan
7th/8th Play Off – Gooseacre 2-0 St. Thomas Kayla R 2
5th/6th Play Off – Wath OL&SJ 0-0 Windhill
3rd/4th Play Off – Barnburgh 0-0 St. Johns
Karen Walker Final
Lacewood 1-0 Rosehill
Miya Hodgson-Love
1st – Lacewood
2nd – Rosehill
3rd= St. Johns & Barnburgh
5th= Wath OL&SJ & Windhill
7th – Gooseacre
8th – St. Thomas
Leading scorers:
5 – Leyla Noonan (Lacewood)
2 – Sophie Law (Rosehill)
2 – Eloise (Barnsburgh)
2 – Kayla R (Gooseacre)
Don & Dearne Girls Cup – Results
Fitzwilliam 0-0 Hill
Queen 2-0 Brampton Ellis – Connie Rouane 2
Wath C of E 0-0 Thorogate
Carrfield 0-0 Central
Hill 0-1 Queen – Connie Rouane
Fitzwilliam 1-0 Brampton Ellis – Peaches
Thorogate 0-0 Carrfield
Wath C of E 2-2 Central – (Aleigha, Iyla) (Kate 2)
Fitzwilliam 1-0 Queen – Ruby
Hill 2-1 Brampton Ellis – (Lily 2) (Minnie)
Wath C of E 1-0 Carrfield – Lily W
Thorogate 0-2 Central – Maddy 2
5th/6th/7th/8th Semis
Thorogate 1-0 Hill Indie
Brampton Ellis 1-0 Carrfield Chanelle Tunks
1st/2nd/3rd/4th Semis
Fitzwilliam 1-0 Wath C of E – Javaria
Queen 1-0 Central – Connie Rouane
7th/8th Play Off – Hill 0-1 Carrfield – Mia
5th/6th Play Off – Thorogate 2-0 Brampton Ellis – Elise, Lyla
3rd/4th Play Off – Wath C of E 1-0 Central – Aleigha
Don & Dearne Final
Queen 2-0 Fitzwilliam – Connie Rouane, Poppy Humphries
1st – Queen
2nd – Fitzwilliam
3rd – Wath C of E
4th – Central
5th – Thorogate
6th – Brampton Ellis
7th – Carrfield
8th – Hill
Leading scorers:
5 – Connie Rouane (Queen)
2 – Aleigha (Wath C of E)
2 – Kate (Central)
2 – Lily (Hill)
2- Maddy (Central)
We have a new knockout tournament called the Winstanley Cup. It’s invitation only for this season and is only for four schools. We have gone for the group winners: Fitzwilliam, Goldthorpe, Carrfield and Wath C of E.
More at Winstanley 2026
Wath Cluster
Wath C of E 13 POINTS – Don & Dearne Girls Cup
Swinton Queen 10 POINTS – Don & Dearne Girls Cup
Wath Central 8 POINTS – Don & Dearne Girls Cup
Brampton Ellis 7 POINTS – To be confirmed
Wath OL&SJ 3 POINTS – Karen Walker Shield
Barnburgh 1 POINT – Karen Walker Shield
Goals
8 – Connie Rouane (Queen)
5 – Kate (Central) & Minnie (Brampton)
4 – Esme (Brampton)
3 – Gracie Crossley (Queen) & Aleigha & Lily (C of E)
2 – Eloise (Barnburgh) & Maddie (Central)
1 – Betty & Lyra (OL&SJ) & Elise (Central) & Jessica (Brampton) & Poppy Humphries (Queen)
Dearne Cluster
Goldthorpe 8 POINTS – Don & Dearne Girls Cup
Carrfield 8 POINTS – Don & Dearne Girls Cup
Thurnscoe Hill 7 POINTS – Don & Dearne Girls Cup
Lacewood 4 POINTS – Karen Walker Shield
Sacred Heart 0 POINTS – Karen Walker Shield
Goals
5 – Ella (Goldthorpe)
4 – Lily (Hill) & Layla Noonan (Lacewood)
3 – Jadie (Goldthorpe) & Autumn (Hill)
2 – Zara & Mia (Carrfield)
1 – Faith & Dahlia (Carrfield) & Eleanore (Goldthorpe) & Eva (Hill)
Mexborough Cluster
Fitzwilliam 15 POINTS – Don & Dearne Girls Cup
Thorogate 10 POINTS – Don & Dearne Girls Cup
St. Johns 8 POINTS – To be confirmed
St. Thomas 5 POINTS – To be confirmed
Windhill (Light Blue) 2 POINTS – Karen Walker Shield
Windhill (Dark Blue ) 1 POINT
Goals
6 – Harper & Peaches (Fitzwilliam)
4 – Lyra S (MSJ)
3 – Scarlett Pearson (KST)
2 – Lyla L & Annie H (Thorogate), Nancy H (Fitzwilliam)
1 – Nancy F, Dotty & Ruby (Fitzwilliam), Penny D (Thorogate)
Looking for a grading game afterwards
Gooseacre 0-2 Lacewood
Wath Central 8-2 Rosehill
Montagu – unable to organise a game.
After qualifying, the top 8 schools (approx.) will compete in the Don & Dearne Girls Cup. The rest will be in the Karen Walker Shield.
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