The purpose of this league is to establish a higher, more serious standard of football for players who are still developing their ability towards University representative football.

See the new IDL Page in ‘Want to Play Football?’

The following Squads have now been confirmed for Semester 2 and can be found on the new page.

The League Table can be viewed at http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?leagueid=3845322.

The HPFL Squad’s main aims are threefold -

1) To enhance the performance of the BUCS Travel Squads

2) To enhance the performance for prospective players involved in the Soccerette Academy’s 2011 Chicago Tour

3) To win the HPFL

The Team is accessible to all Male BUCS Travel Players, based on a selection process.

Notable victories have been recorded against well established HPFL teams, such as Fleetlands FC, AFC Stoneham and Paulsgrove FC – being the only team to have beaten League Leaders Paulsgrove FC all season. The most recent victory came against Team Solent, the Southampton Solent University’s HPFL Squad, with the team running out 5-2 winners in a closely contested and fiery match. Appearances, Scorers and the Match Report for this game can be viewed at http://full-time.thefa.com/DisplayFixture.do?id=10649487.

 The Team plays its home games on the First Team Pitch at Langstone Sports Site – with three home fixtures in January;

vs. AFC Stoneham on the 8th of January

vs. Colden Common on the 15th of January

vs. Sporting BW on the 22nd of January - All KOS 2 PM

Get down to see some good football played and to show your support!!

The Southern Regional Women’s Football League Team (First Team) play at Step 4 on the national Women’s Football League Pyramid, which is 3 Leagues off the Premier League in the entire country. The team currently lie 6th, although they could move to 2nd if they win all their games in hand, the league can be found at http://www.southernregion.org/.

The Hampshire Premier Women’s Football League Team (Second Team) Play at Step 7 on the national Women’s Football League Pyramid, after winning each league they have been in since the team was formed. They currently lie 5th, although they could move to 3rd if they win their games in hand, the league can be found at http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?leagueid=7357668.

A number of match reports have now been uploaded and are in the ‘Match Reports’ section of the website.

The Teams also have home fixtures on the following dates in January;

SRWFL Team:

vs. Bracknel Town Ladies on the 9th of January (CUP)

vs. Oxford United Ladies on the 16th of January

vs. Wycombe Wonderers Ladies on the 23rd of January

HPWFL Team:

vs. Eastleigh on the 9th of January

Get down and show your support for the team!

Southern Region Premier League – Women

Portsmouth University welcomed Maidenhead for the first time on Sunday and sent them home with nothing in a game not for the faint hearted, which saw at least 4 Maidenhead players booked for foul and abusive language, and their manager sent off after the game.

Portsmouth were quick off the blocks with some fluid forward play which was very much their style last season, Carla Laney and Paige Seeley both going close before a silly challenge on Laney saw the referee point to the spot for a penalty to the home side.  Laney dusted herself off and smartly dispatched the kick with little fuss.  The home side continued to dominate the game, much to the increasing frustration of the visitors as they were unable to trouble keeper Sherry Fowler in the Portsmouth goal. It was no surprise therefore when a Laney snapshot found the back of the net to increase the Uni side’s lead.  It seemed to be plain sailing for the Uni side until a mix up at the back left the Maidenhead forward an easy chance to reduce the deficit which she duly took.  No more than a couple of minutes later and Maidenhead were level after a thunderbolt of a shot gave Fowler no chance.

Not long into the 2^nd half and there was controversy as the referee stopped the game for a head injury to a Portsmouth defender moments before the Maidenhead striker smashed home the shot, this incensed the visitors and proved to be a turning point in the game as the Uni side were soon ahead as Seeley found herself unmarked and coolly dispatched her shot past the despairing keeper.  Frayed tempers saw a number of rash tackles break up the game and there was huge relief when Laney ran through to score her third, and second hat trick in successive games.  Seeley again found herself in space and finished well to give the girls a resounding 5-2 win in very difficult circumstances.

Eastleigh Ladies 0 Uni of Portsmouth Res 5

With the first team out of action this weekend, it was left to the Uni 2nds to get their league campaign off to a flyer with a 5 – 0 victory over league leaders Eastleigh ladies.

The Uni side were quick off the mark with Sarah Stubbs tucking away the rebound after Paige Seeley had forced the keeper into a save.  Although Eastleigh shaded the first half in terms of possession, they were unable to test Sherry Fowler in the Portsmouth goal and they were always vulnerable to the pace of the University counter attacks.  One such attack saw Stubbs finish well again after a sweeping move.  Seeley herself got on the score sheet with a fine finish across the keeper to make the half time score 3-0 to the Portsmouth side.

Second half continued in much the same vein with Eastleigh’s attacks comfortably dealt with by the Uni defence.  The Portsmouth side went further ahead when Vicky Lewis finished well when one on one with the keeper , and Sarah Wilmer finished athletically from  a Holly Saunders corner to complete an emphatic win against a tiring Eastleigh side.

Southern Region Premier League

Portsmouth Uni bounced back from defeat last week as their league game against Beaconsfield survived the freezing conditions.  The Uni side were quick out of the blocks and 1-0 up after a fine run and finish across the keeper from Michele Niven.  Beaconsfield were belying their lowly league position with some strong defensive play and were restricting the Uni side to long range strikes, without troubling keeper Fowler too much at the other end.  Half time saw the Uni side pick up the pace a little as they began to get in behind the Beaconsfield back line without applying the final finish.  In fact, despite their domination it wasn’t until late in the game that Sarah Stubbs outfoxed the defence with some fancy footwork before being upended  in the penalty area with Louisa Cambridge duly dispatching the resultant penalty.  Birthday girl Vicky Lewis then added herself to the goalscorer’s tally with a spectacular volley from Niven’s pinpoint cross to see the University side rise to 4^th in the league with games in hand on the teams above.

The Uni side face Bracknell Town Ladies in the Chairman’s Cup at Langstone, Furze Lane on Sunday – kick off 1.30pm

Southern Region Premier League – Women

After a difficult start to the season Portsmouth University put some points on the board with a gritty home win against Aldershot Ladies.  After achieving back to back promotions it has taken the Uni girls a couple of games to get to grips with the step up in level and confidence will be part way restored after this win.

The Uni side were by far the quickest to settle with a scintillating start to the game; a left foot finish from Carla Laney settling the home side’s nerves.  Portsmouth trialling out a new formation, were able to attack with pace and player of the match Michele Niven(pic) coolly finished twice in quick succession to seemingly take the game out of reach of a shell shocked Aldershot side, with the half time score 3-0 to the University.  The second half saw a spirited comeback by the Aldershot side with two set piece goals and despite a controversial decision to disallow a seemingly good finish from Vicky Lewis , and the Aldershot side exerting some pressure of their own, the Uni  side dug deep to see out their first win of the season.

Next game: Home to Bracknell Ladies Town – Langstone Campus Sunday 19^th September  2pm

Southern Region Women Premier League

Portsmouth were on their travels this weekend and back to winning ways as they put 6 past a youthful Reading side.  Carla Laney scored both her first, and the team’s when put through as early as the 10^th minute, with a cool finish.  Paige Seeley, making the step up was next on the scoresheet when she latched on to weighted pass to calmly finish pass the keeper.  Laney completed her hattrick before the break glancing a Victoria Lewis cross in, and slotting home after a good team move.  The 2^nd half saw much the same with Michele Niven adding to her good recent goalscoring record and Kirstie White completed the rout heading in a Lewis corner.  The Reading side were down but not out and were unlucky not to find themselves with a consolation as they rattled the post as the Uni side were forced to finish with 10 players due to injury.

University of Portsmouth 5  Crawley Wasps 2 (aet)

Portsmouth University showed great strength of character to overturn a 2-0 deficit to book themselves a place in the 2^nd qualifying round of the FA Women’s Cup sponsored by E.ON.

The visitors settled by far the quicker of the teams and deservedly found themselves ahead with an excellent finish as the Uni side stuggled to get to into the game.  Crawley continued to apply pressure and another incisive attack saw a great ball into the danger area force a backtracking Uni defender to put the ball into her own net.  Portsmouth were handed a lifeline when an unfortunate Crawley keeper helped a Louisa Cambridge effort into her own goal, and further still when Laura Newsome followed up to sidefoot home after her own effort had come off the post.  In truth the Uni side were lucky to find themselves level going into the half time break.

The 2^nd half was a different story as the Uni team started to see a lot more of the ball, with the Crawley team seemingly rocked by losing their 2 goal advantage.  Portsmouth attacked with pace but lacked precision as they were unable to find the final ball or finish to win the game in normal time, a last minute effort from Newsome spectacularly tipped over the bar was the closest they came.  Extra time however,  saw the home side take full control of the game from a tiring Crawley team with Laura Newsome (pictured) tapping in her second from a Bec Ingram cross and Carla Laney lobbing the keeper to effectively seal the tie.  A late Michele Niven strike made it 5-2 to add gloss to the scoreline for the Portsmouth side who now face Aldershot Ladies in the next round at the EBB Stadium on the 24^th Oct.

Aldershot went ahead in strange circumstances as a seemingly harmless free kick sailed over keeper Sherry Fowler’s head as she lost her footing at the worst possible moment.  In a game of few chances, neither side further tested the keeper before the half time interval.  The Uni side knew they had to gamble and with time running out, a silly challenge on Kirstie White in the Aldershot area, gave the referee no option but to award a penalty.  Captain Louisa Cambridge casually placed the ball beyond the keeper’s reach to bring parity to the scoreline.  Extra time still could not separate the sides although the University side were left fuming after a strong penalty shout was turned down after Michele Niven went down in the box under a heavy challenge.  Both sides could have snatched it in the second period of extra time instead hitting the post, however it was down to a penalty shoot out to separate the sides.  Aldershot were ruthless in their penalties scoring all 3 giving keeper Fowler no chance, unfortunately for the Portsmouth side, 3 great saves from the Aldershot keeper saw them knocked out after a great effort.