Sunday 12 July 2015

WSL COMES TO SOMERSET FOR WILTSHIRE RETURN

Following the euphoria of the England women side's third place finish at the Women's FIFA World Cup in Canada, Yeovil Town Ladies return to action next week against Millwall Lionesses at Huish Park.

The Lady Glovers normally play their home games at the Jones Stadium, the home of Sherborne Town, but they now have the opportunity to showcase their talents on a greater stage at a time when the women's game has captured the public's imagination.

As well as the match being the first time a Women's Super League fixture has been held in Somerset - Sherborne is of course in Dorset - the game will also see the return of last season's top scorer Sarah Wiltshire.

Wales international Wiltshire scored ten times in 11 appearances last season for Yeovil after signing from Watford Ladies; a run of form before earning herself a professional contract with Manchester City Ladies.

However, the move didn't quite work out as she had hoped and opted to re-join the Lady Glovers during the mid-season break.

If she can replicate that showing in her second spell, then there is every chance that Yeovil Town Ladies will close the nine-point gap that separates them from second-placed Doncaster Rovers Belles.

Next Sunday's fixture will be the first time that the Lady Glovers have appeared at Huish Park since 2013, when they hosted Leeds United Ladies in a Women's FA Cup tie, which attracted over 600 spectators.

It is hoped that - with the increasing interest in women's football following the World Cup - that figure will be comfortably beaten.