Monday 23rd March 2026

Royal Wootton Bassett Town Under 14 Girls faced bottom side Trowbridge Wanderers Lionesses at home on Saturday in their quest to finish at the top of the North Wilts League Division One table.

The girls didn't make a great start as they found themselves one down in the first 15 seconds after a couple of mistakes. They soon found themselves lucky not to be two behind as Trowbridge steered a shot just wide of the target.

Things started looking up when Sienna Matthews stepped up with a brilliant strike to make the score 1-1.

Not long after, she delivered for her team yet again, her shot deflecting off the opposition and into the net, putting Bassett ahead.

The Blues gained momentum from this and went on to score another two goals - one from Sienna, who completed her first half hat trick, and Alisa Allan.

Alisa was unlucky not to score a second when her strike rattled the crossbar.

The Blues were 4-1 up at half time but could have been about 10 ahead if they had netted some early chances, and the girls knew they could do better.

Bassett were looking stronger in the second half and put out a much better performance, securing another three goals from Ava Hall, Poppy Norton-Barrett and Sienna and sealing off a 7-1 victory.

The Blues clinched another crucial 3 points with not many games of the season left to go. Player of the match was awarded to Maya by both the parents and coaches for an excellent performance.

The Under 13s travelled to Bath City for their final game of the season in the hope of claiming three points and a spot in the top three in the Division One table.

Things weren't looking positive from the start when defender Tia Campbell was withdrawn from the match with a sprained ankle. We are wishing her a speedy recovery.

Bath came out strong in the first half, whereas Bassett didn't make the best start and conceded to Bath's first attack in just five minutes.

Things went downhill from here on and the Blues found themselves conceding another two goals in quick succession, despite some great saves from goalkeeper Ella Oates.

The girls lost confidence and Bath capitalised on this, scoring a flurry of easy goals.

Somehow, a deflated Bassett found themselves six down at half time.

Although there seemed no hope of winning the game now, the team treated the second half like a new match and came out fighting.

Their hard work and energy paid off when they got a well-deserved goal. Christina Croft drove down the right wing, dribbled around the keeper and slotted the ball home.

The away side were dominating and looking more themselves.

It seemed harsh for Bath to score two late goals to seal off their win, particularly as Bassett had been the better side in the second half.

Player of the match went to Ella for a fantastic performance in goal and up front.

The Under 13s have their Holland tour to look forward to next week. Good luck, girls!

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