The Official Website of Margate Football Club
Facebook icon LinekdIn icon Twitter icon Instagram icon YouTube icon Mailing list icon

Next fixture

Potters Bar Town vs Margate

Saturday 30 March @ 3:00 PM
Isthmian League Premier Division

Potters Bar Town Margate FC

Latest result

Cheshunt FC vs Margate

Tuesday 26 March @ 7:45 PM
Isthmian League Premier Division

Cheshunt FC 0 - 1 Margate FC

League table

PosClubPPts
17 Canvey Island 3541
18 Cheshunt 3636
19 Margate 3629
20 Haringey Borough 3524
21 Kingstonian 3521
Home / News / MATCH REPORT / Bluebirds Keep Promotion Push On Target

Bluebirds Keep Promotion Push On Target

Bluebirds Keep Promotion Push On Target

Margate Ladies moved three points clear in second place of the South East Counties Women’s League after a stuttering victory against an under-strength Anchorians team at HDP Sunday afternoon.

It was clear from kick-off that the visitors were in for a long afternoon as Margate went in search of goals and on 12 minutes left back Hannah Russell struck from 25 yards to notch her first goal in a Margate kit.

Unexplainably the ladies seemed to switch off and conceded three times in the next seven minutes as stand in keeper Nicole Adams was helpless as the Anchorians striker outpaced the blues defenders giving them a 3-1 lead on 20 minutes.

It was time for The Blues to wake up and in-form striker Harriet Woolston’s sweet strike reduced the deficit to 2-3 at the break.

An early goal in the second half was needed and after Woolston was bundled over in the box on 51 minutes, the striker stepped up to level the scores with a powerful spot kick.

The visitors visibly started to tire and looked deflated as Russell hit another long-range effort that sailed in and The Bluebirds were back in front 4-3.

Wiktoria Bukowska added another with a lightening run in behind before slotting home.

Russell saved the best for her hat trick goal as she converted a free kick from 30 yards that gave the keeper no chance.  

A goal apiece from Grace Phillip’s James and Nicole Adams in the dying minutes put a shine on the score line as Margate ran out 8-3 winners.

The visitors were unlucky to lose by such a score line as they battled to the end but the three points were eventually deserved as the ladies showed they can dig in when required.

After the match, Evan Paris said:

“As their manager, I know the ladies definitely have another couple of gears to go through but need to keep switched on for the 90 minutes especially after scoring.” 

“Today’s game showed we need to be patient in the build-up especially when a team is sitting deep and the goals will come.”  

“The team know what they can do in training and need to show their class on match days. With only five games left this season and three of them at home in March, promotion is a real possibility for this team’s first season together.”






Monday, 25 February 2019
By Charlotte Richardson



More news

CLOSE X Official Website of Margate FC FIRST TEAM - SQUAD FIXTURES & RESULTS LEAGUE TABLE YOUTH LADIES ACADEMY NEWS CLUB SHOP OUR VENUE PARTNERS 12th MAN CONTACT