Bishop Sutton v Ashton & Backwell United

“THE LAKE VIEW”

Bishop Sutton Football Club

Club Officials

Chairman - George Williams

Treasurer Jason Hunt

Secretary - Hannah Downes

First Team Manager Jon Toy

First Team Head Coach - Dean Horseman

Coaches - Dan Spill & Andy Clark

Reserve Team

Manager - Andy Billitteri Coach - Aaron Banfield Secretary Nick Gwyther

Under 18

Manager - Nick Gwyther Assistant - Darren Gould Club Welfare Officer - Barrie Witts

Secretary - Faye Brady

Catering Manager - Aaron O’Connor

Commercial Manager - Angela O’Connor

Website & Programme - Martin McConachie

Volunteers - Merv Williams, Aaron Alford & Ray Winsley

Wick

Sutton,

Goodeveningeveryone,

Tonight, we offer a very warm welcome to players, officials & supporters of our visitors Ashton & Backwell United Football Club as well as our match officials too. We hope that theyallenjoytheirbriefstayinthevillageandhaveasafejourneyhometoo!

After a run of five league games without a win, we've found some form at last and have pickedupmaximumpointsinourlasttwogamesagainsttoughoppositionintheshapeof WincantonTownandAEKBoco. We’vealsofoundthenetregularlyscoringthree timesin bothgames.Tonight,wetakeaquickbreakfromtheLeagueandfocusontheSomersetPremierCupwithalocalderby,prettymuch,andaplaceinthesecondroundupforgrabs.

AreminderthatonSaturdayweareawaytoOldlandAbbotoniansintheLeague,KOat3pm. Thanksforyoursupport&enjoythegame!

Bishop Sutton Club History

The club was re-formed in 1977 with just an U15 team playing in the Weston-superMareSundayLeagueandthenprogressinginsuccessiveseasonstotheBristolandAvon LeagueU16sandthesecondandfirstdivisionsbeforebeingadmittedintotheSomerset SeniorLeagueforthe1981-82season.

The next ten years were spent climbing through the four divisions before being voted intotheWesternLeagueforseason1991 92.TheFirstDivisionwaswonin1997 98and thenfollowedseventeensuccessiveseasonsinthePremierDivision, thehighlightbeing winningthePremiertitlein2012-13.

Unfortunately our ground grading did not permit progression to the Southern League andalltheteammanagementandplayersthenlefttheclub.RelegationfromthePremier followed at the end of season 2014 15 and we have experienced mixed fortunes in the FirstDivisionsincethen.

Fortheseason2020 21JonToycameinasmanagerbutunfortunatelywewereonlyable toplay10gamesbeforetheseasonwascurtailedduetotheCOVID19pandemic.Having retained a lot of last season’s squad and added a couple of new players, we finished in midtableinseason2021/22.

A big thank you....

... to all our sponsors....

Bishop Sutton

Non-League Footballers Mental Health Championed by Bath Mind and the Toolstation Western League

The Toolstation Western League are working with Bath Mind to pilot a mental health partnership supporting the football family and players in particular.

The six Western League sides located in Bath and North East Somerset have been offered specially created posters, promoting mental health support services designed to help younger people, which can be located into their home and away changing rooms.

Research conducted by the Toolstation Western League earlier this season highlighted that around a quarter of players had considered seeking help with a mental health issue. The subject of mental health was first tackled by the Western League in March 2020, when they launched their Think of a Fan campaign.

Chairman of the Western League, John Pool, explained: “Think of a Fan was our way of remembering that for many fans, football is more than just a game. It’s an important release, a chance to meet friends, get out of the house and have some fun.

Many people are still working through the loneliness and anxiety caused by lockdown, but we must not forget that our players are no different. They are as important to us as any members of our football family and this important partnership with Bath Mind is our way of supporting them.”

As well as changing room posters, Bath Mind have provided leaflets for fans, as well as programme adverts, highlighting the variety of support services they provide. If successful, this initial pilot will be extended by the Western League to cover all 40 Clubs across the South West of England, from Cornwall to Wiltshire.

Hannah Roper, Director of Business Development at Bath Mind, said: “We at Bath Mind are thrilled to be working in partnership with The Toolstation Western League, to support and promote positive mental health for the football community.

Throughout the pandemic Bath Mind has been fighting an epidemic of mental ill-health. We have increased our services to meet the growing needs of our community, and help reduce pressure on NHS services.

Through this pilot we hope to encourage everyone to talk about their mental health, seek help at an early stage and reduce the stigma associated with mental ill-health. As a local, independent charity, Bath Mind relies heavily on local fundraising to keep our services going, therefore we are grateful to The Toolstation Western League and their fans for their fundraising efforts.”

TONIGHT’S

Bishop Sutton

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ASHTON & BACKWELL UNITED

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Ashton & Backwell United was formed in June 2010 when a merger was agreed between Backwell United and the Senior and Youth sections of Ashton Boys. This was driven by myself (Mike Thomas) Jim Biggins (the new club’s 1st chairman), Matt Southern and Ian Jones. During the previous season (09/10), the Ashton Boys Youth side (managed by Jim) played at Backwell as tenants to enable them to participate in the Somerset Floodlight Youth League as Ashton FC (Backwell).

They enjoyed a successful 1st season in the SFYL finishing as Runners up to Clevedon Town. I could see that Backwell FC were struggling on and off the pitch and recognized the potential of forming stronger ties, in terms of producing future players and benefiting from extra help in the general running of the football club. I had always wanted the chance to provide a football pathway from Ashton Juniors through to adult football and offer a good level of football at a ground that had the potential to allow progression through promotion. Ashton & Backwell United FC came into existence.

The Ashton FC colours of Maroon and Blue were adopted as was the Backwell United nickname “the Stags” which was incorporated into the new club’s crest along with the Moto “Ubi Concordia ibi Victoria” which translates as “Where is the Unity, There is the Victory”. Ashton & Backwell United form part of the Ashton FC group alongside Ashton Boys and Ashton Girls and collectively they hold the FA Charter Standard “Community Club” status.

The club’s first season saw the first team reach the final of the Somerset County League Cup where they lost out to a last minute penalty against Shirehampton. The Youth team ensured that there was some silverware however finishing as Champions of the SFYL North Division and securing the clubs first promotion, a team that would form the basis of 1st team squads in years to come. .In 12/13, under the management of Shane Smith a 3rd place finish behind Nailsea United and Minehead was enough to secure promotion to Toolstation Western League Division 1.

2013/14 was a season of consolidation, adjusting to life in the Toolstation Western League, former Ashton Boys manager, Rich Coombes was appointed Manager for the 14/15 season and the club improved to an 8th place finish. The Reserves were beaten finalists in the Somerset County Div2 Cup. The same fate befell the U21s, however, this was their only defeat of the season as they ran away with the U21 Combination title. Coomber continued to keep the club as a very competitive top 8 side, before handing the reigns over to his assistants Paul Waring and Rich Ford for the 2017/18 campaign. For various reasons the first half of the season was a struggle, but a vast improvement February onwards saw the under achieving side climb to safety.

ASHTON & BACKWELL UNITED

June 2018 saw the significant appointment of Stuart Jones, inheriting a good group that were maturing into experienced Western league players. Stu added some quality new recruits, we climbed to 4th place. The following 2 seasons we were consistently placed in and around the top 4 with a squad ready to push on for promotion but to be denied by the Covid pandemic.

Stuart decided to step down in April 2021 and in may the club were promoted to the Premier Division of the Tool Station Western league on a points per game basis, therefore finishing 2nd behind Calne Town and above Corsham, following the F.A’s national restructure of steps 5 and 6. 4 days before the 21/22 season started, manager Charlie Rich resigned, having only been in the job 2 months leaving us with a major challenge.

Matt Southern, Nick Smart and Mike Radnidge stepped up to the plate, along with the loyalty of the players we battled through. End of September 2021 the club appointed Tony Beecham as new 1st team manager. Tony, Jim and Ryan gradually re organised the 1st Team, introduced new faces, resulting in a major upturn in results and performances from January onwards. The club finished 2nd from bottom which was enough to avoid relegation to stay in the Premier Division, which was a major accomplishment considering the situation in august 2022.

Backwell United formed in 1911 and played at the Recreation Ground from 1947. They moved into the Somerset Senior League in 1970, being crowned Champions in 77 78 and again from 79 80 through to 82 83. Elected to the Western League division 1 in 83 84 and finished runners up in 89 90 though missed out on promotion to the Premier division as they could not obtain planning for floodlights.

After appeal, lights were in place to allow them to take their place in the Premier Division in 93 94. The Stags progressed to the 5th round of the FA Vase in 04 05 but a change of Manager and exodus of players resulted in a last place finish and relegation to Division 1 in 05 06. Relegated to the Somerset County League 07-08.

Ashton Boys was founded in 1994 by Terry Hazel. The club started on Greville Smyth Park in the shadow of Ashton Gate Stadium. The club developed to become one of the largest in the country with 37 teams and over 400 players per season. The ethos of Football For All saw the club regularly run two or even three teams per age group. An Ashton Girls and Senior section were formed before the latter broke away to join the Ashton & Backwell United setup. The club have produced a number of Championship and Cup winning teams.

With the reserves....

UHLSPORT SOMERSET COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION THREE

FIXTURES & RESULTS

Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers

Sat 13 Aug Radstock Town Res H L 0 3

Sat20Aug BurnhamUnitedRes A W6 0 Rowland(3),Hynes,Tanner,Hallett

Sat 3 Sep Somerton Town Res H W 6-0 Tanner (2), Brilliant, Hynes, Maddern, Rowland

Sat17Sep Congresbury A L0 8

Sat 24 Sep Draycott H W 3 1 Derrick, Jeng, Marks

Sat1Oct RadstockTownRes(Cup) A L1-7 Rawlings

Sat 8 Oct Nailsea United Res H

Sat15Oct WinscombeRes A

Sat 22 Oct Clevedon United Res H

Sat 5 Nov Yatton & Cleeve Utd Res H

Sat12Nov WorleRangers A

Sat19Nov StGeorgeE I G A

Sat 26 Nov Tunley Athletic H

Sat 3 Dec Winscombe Res H

Sat 24 Dec Congresbury H

Sat31Dec Draycott A

Sat7Jan TunleyAthletic A

Sat 14 Jan Fry Club H

Sat21Jan SomertonTownRes A

Sat 28 Jan St George E-I-G H

Sat4Feb RadstockTownRes A

Sat 11 Feb Worle Rangers H

Sat 18 Feb Burnham United Res H

Sat25Feb NailseaUnitedRes A

Sat1Apr ClevedonUtdRes A

Sat8Apr Yatton&CleeveUtdRes A

With the reserves....

Pos. Team

UHLSPORT SOMERSET COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION THREE

TABLE

P W D L F A GD Pts

1st Congresbury 6 6 0 0 37 1 36 18

2nd WorleRangers 4 3 1 0 12 6 6 10

3rd RadstockTownRes 4 3 0 1 12 7 5 9

4th BishopSuttonRes 5 3 0 2 15 12 3 9

5th Yatton&CleeveUtdRes 5 3 0 2 13 14 1 9

6th ClevedonUnitedRes 3 2 0 1 7 3 4 6

7th FryClubRes 4 1 1 2 6 8 2 4

8th NailseaUnitedRes 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 4

9th Draycott 4 1 0 3 7 11 4 3

10th StGeorgeE-I-G 5 1 0 4 7 15 -8 3

11th SomertonTownRes 3 1 0 2 4 13 9 3

12th WinscombeRes 4 1 0 3 5 15 -10 3

13th TunleyAthletic 3 0 1 2 5 15 10 1

14th BurnhamUnited 2 0 0 2 2 10 -8 0

WESTERN COUNTIES FLOODLIGHT YOUTH LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION FIXTURES & RESULTS

Date Opponents

Ven. Res. Scorers

Mon19Sep LongwellGreenSports A W5 1Maddern(3),Lewis,Diaw

Thu6Oct HengroveAthletic A

Thu20Oct PortisheadTown A

Thu 27 Oct AEK Boco H

Thu 3 Nov Longwell Green Sports H

Tue15Nov Bishop’sLydeard(Cup) A

Thu 24 Nov Hallen H

Thu 8 Dec Chipping Sodbury Town H

Thu15Dec Hallen A

Thu 5 Jan Hengrove Athletic H

Thu 12 Jan Portishead Town H

Tue17Jan ChippingSodburyTown A

Tue24Jan AEKBoco A

WESTERN COUNTIES FLOODLIGHT YOUTH LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION TABLE

Pos. Team P W D L F A GD Pts

1st Bishop Sutton

2nd Portishead Town

3rd AEK Boco

1 0 0 5 1 4 3

1 0 0 2 0 2 3

1 0 0 2 0 2 3

4th Longwell Green Sports 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 3

5th Hengrove Athletic 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 3

6th Hallen

7th Chipping Sodbury T

0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

A big thank you to the sponsors of our reserve & under 18 teams...

Away

AEK

Almondsbury

Bishop’s

Brislington

Bristol

Cheddar

FC Bristol

Gillingham Town

Hallen

Hengrove

Longwell

Nailsea

Odd

Oldland

Portishead

Radstock

Shirehampton

Tytherington

Warminster

Wells City

Wincanton Town

miles

Fixtures

Date Opponents Ven. Res. Att. Scorers

2022

Sat30Jul GillinghamTown A W5 0 53 Bird(2),Daggar,Vile,Wilson

Tue 2 Aug Tytherington R H W 4 2 61 Buck (2), Royal, Wilson

Sat 6 Aug Hengrove Athletic H D 1-1 81 Whittaker

Sat13Aug Brislington A L0 1 120

Tue 16 Aug Hallen H L 1-4 51 Buck

Sat 27 Aug Shirehampton H W 3 2 78 Grist (2), Buck

Mon 29 Aug Oldland Abbots H L 0-1 103 -

Sat3Sep BristolTelephones A D1-1 - Wilson

Tue 6 Sep Warminster TownH L 0-1 60 -

Sat 17 Sep Cheddar H D 0-0 52 -

Sat24Sep FCBristol A L2 4 Wilson(2)

Tue 27 Sep Wincanton Town H W 3-148 Wilson, Palmer, og

Sat1Oct AEKBoco A W3 2 Wilson(2),Saunders

Tue 4 Oct Ashton & B (SPC) H

Sat8Oct OldlandAbbots A

Fri 14 Oct Almondsbury H

Sat 22 Oct Longwell Green H

Sat29Oct LongwellGreen A

Sat5Nov Nailsea&Tick’nam A

Sat 12 Nov Gillingham Town H

Sat 19 Nov Brislington H

Sat26Nov Shirehampton A

Sat3Dec PortisheadTown A

Fixtures

Results

Date Opponents Ven. Res. Att. Scorers

Sat 10 Dec Bristol Tel. H

Sat17Dec WarminsterTown A

Mon 26 Dec Wells City H

2023

Mon2Jan RadstockTown A

Sat 7 Jan Odd Down (Bath) H

Sat14Jan OddDown(Bath) A

Sat 21 Jan AEK Boco H

Sat28Jan WincantonTown A

Sat 4 Feb Bishop’s Lydeard H

Sat11Feb Hallen A

Sat25Feb HengroveAthletic A

Sat 4 Mar Portishead Town H

Sat11Mar Cheddar A

Sat25Mar TytheringtonR A

Sat 1 Apr FC Bristol H

Fri7Apr WellsCity A

Mon 10 Apr Radstock Town H

Sat 15 Apr Nailsea & Tick H

Sat22Apr Almondsbury A

Key

LPC-LesPhillipsCup SPC-SomersetPremierCup