Town Women show why they are the reigning County Cup champions

Nine goals for Glen Preston's side, four for Ashley Tiripke, and a clean sheet for Town

Image credit - Nathan Lewis

Glen Preston named a rotated side compared to his previous two league outings at Barnsley and Norton & Stockton. Beth Ibbotson came back into the starting 11, Autumn Housley played in midfield for the first time this season, and Town put out a completely different front three. The result: goals, goals, goals.

Manager Glen Preston said:

“It was just a professional performance.

“We said before the start of the game to both Ashley (Tiripke), and Molly (Firth) ‘go show what you can do’, their opportunities have been a bit limited, they have got to remember that they are young pups and this is their breakthrough season. It’s always a little bit stop start for them, they have got to mature into this level.

“These County Cup games are a really good opportunities for them to showcase themselves and they have both done themselves proud today.

“Ash scored four fantastic goals, so well done to her for that.

“We have won this competition for four years, and it’s a competition we are proud of winning. It’s a competition that I think this year will be tougher than ever. There are more teams that are more than capable of winning it this time round.”