After the positivity generated over a Bank Holiday weekend in which Kings Langley accrued four points from a possible six, the frustration of conceding a late goal in a 1-0 defeat on Saturday will be especially difficult to take.
Tring Athletic A romped to the West Herts Premier Division title by 14 points, won the West Herts Senior Cup and were Herts FA Junior Cup finalists last season. They got off to a great start to the new campaign by beating Premier Division new boys Langleybury Cricket Club 9-2.
Oxhey Jets surrendered top spot and slipped to fourth in the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division after a 3-0 defeat at Hadley on Saturday.
Northwood manager Dean Barker remains upbeat ahead of an FA Cup First Qualifying Round tie with Kings Langley, despite witnessing his side succumb to a second consecutive Bostik League South Central defeat on Saturday.
A much-changed Watford Ladies side confirmed their participation in the FA WNL Cup proper following a 2-1 victory in Dorset against Poole Town in the determining round of the competition.
Northwood secured their first FA Cup victory of any sort for three years by comfortably dispensing of Hellenic League side Longlevens in the Preliminary Round at Chestnut Avenue on Saturday.
These are encouraging times for Oxhey Jets after they battled to a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Leighton Town on Saturday, a result that means the South Oxhey club top the early season table in the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division.
A round-up from the penultimate weekend of the Herts League season.
Watford Ladies were left to rue missed chances as they failed to build on their impressive opening day win against Cardiff City Ladies, slipping to a 3-1 defeat against Loughborough Foxes Women.
