The hosts came out of the traps quickly and on ten minutes a free kick from the right found the head of Milly North who headed just over.

Two minutes later Eden Pedersen tried her luck from range but Maggie Buxton was able to watch it go wide.

Belper's first chance came on 17 minutes when Alice Faulding got on the end of a through ball and attempted a chip; Jasmine Lacey made the save and the Nailers couldn't capitalise on the corner.

In the 26th minute a mazy run from the dangerous North ended with a shot wide of goal and seconds later Bethany Wharton won possession and hit the crossbar with her effort.

Grimsby were getting closer without quite breaking the deadlock, with Laura Flecknor heading a corner over the bar on 34 minutes.

Four minutes later they did find the opening goal. Another good run from North enabled her to square the ball for Wharton who produced a finish from close range.

The lead was doubled in the 41st minute. North's shot from range found the corner of the net.

The Nailers had a mountain to climb three minutes in to first half injury time when a cross from the right landed at the feet of Abbie Emslie who finished nicely.

In the first minute of the second half, a lovely one-two between Wharton and Alicia Davis resulted in the former getting a shot away but it cleared the bar and Buxton did well on 54 minutes to hold a free kick from North.

In the 59th minute a North shot narrowly cleared the bar but the home side made it four on 66 minutes. Belper were unable to clear a cross from Olivia Kershaw and North couldn't miss from six yards.

Three minutes later another good run from the impressive North brought a good save from Buxton.

The fifth goal arrived in the 75th minute. A chipped cross from Pedersen found Wharton who finished well.

Wharton nearly had another on 78 minutes but Buxton, who kept the score down for Belper, was out quickly to save.

The final goal came five minutes from time when arguably Grimsby's two best players, North and Wharton combined with the latter producing another clinical finish.

Grimsby move on to ten wins from ten and are now just four wins from claiming the EMWRFL North title.

The Nailers are in 7th position but have games in hand on all but two of the teams above them.

Grimsby Town Academy: Lacey, Wray, Kershaw, Gray (C), Burnett, Emslie, Welsh, Pedersen, North, Flecknor, Wharton.
Subs: Brighton, Dejonge, Davis, Thorpe, Westerman.

Belper Town Ladies: Buxton, Pickard (C), Cowen, Claxton, Allison, Carnelley, Worrall, Smithurst (White 74), Bestwick (Wragg 35), Faulding, Froggatt.
Unused subs: Varnam, Wilson.

Referee: William Whale