“THE LAKE VIEW”
Official matchday programme of Bishop Sutton F.C.
Toolstation Western League Division One
Bitton
Saturday 27th April 2024 3.00pm
Good afternoon everyone,
Welcome back to Lakeview for today’s Toolstation Western League Division One fixture with Bitton. We offer a very warm welcome to all their supporters & officials along with the three match officials too, hoping they all have a safe journey home too.
Today sees the final game of what seems to have been the longest football season on record. The weather took control of the last three or four months of the season but at long last, today we look set to play our last Toolstation Western League fixture.
From all of us at the club, thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all our players, supporters, sponsors, advertisers and anyone connected to the club for their help, assistance and generosity this season. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Enjoy the game!
Bishop Sutton Club History
The club was re-formed in 1977 with just an U15 team playing in the Weston-superMare Sunday League and then progressing in successive seasons to the Bristol and Avon League U16s and the second and first divisions before being admitted into the Somerset Senior League for the 1981-82 season.
The next ten years were spent climbing through the four divisions before being voted into the Western League for season 1991-92. The First Division was won in 1997-98 and then followed seventeen successive seasons in the Premier Division, the highlight being winning the Premier title in 2012-13.
Unfortunately our ground grading did not permit progression to the Southern League and all the team management and players then left the club. Relegation from the Premier followed at the end of season 2014-15 and we have experienced mixed fortunes in the First Division since then.
For the season 2020-21 Jon Toy came in as manager but unfortunately we were only able to play 10 games before the season was curtailed due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Having retained a lot of last season’s squad and added a couple of new players, we finished in mid table in season 2021/22 followed by seventh place last season. Jon left in the summer and was replaced by Catalin Andrei and Steve Taylor.
Chris Blammon took over in the autumn of 2023 as first team manager.
Western League Premier Division Pos. Team P W D L F A Pts 1st(C) Helston Athletic 33 25 4 4 104 30 79 2nd Falmouth Town 33 23 4 6 79 25 73 3rd Bridgwater United 33 22 3 8 93 46 69 4th Clevedon Town 33 21 6 6 70 26 69 5th Barnstaple Town 32 19 10 4 83 42 67 6th Shepton Mallet 34 18 6 10 63 46 60 7th Buckland Athletic 33 17 7 9 86 52 58 8th Brixham 32 13 10 9 66 35 49 9th Torpoint Athletic 33 13 6 14 50 54 45 10th Nailsea & Tickenham 32 12 4 16 59 60 40 11th St Blazey 31 10 5 16 47 63 35 12th Ilfracombe Town 32 8 10 14 48 63 34 13th Street 33 9 7 17 52 70 34 14th Saltash United 32 9 5 18 49 63 32 15th Wellington 33 8 8 17 42 78 32 16th Welton Rovers 32 4 8 20 37 90 17* 17th Oldland Abbotonians 31 5 2 24 34 91 17 18th Millbrook 29 2 1 26 14 142 7
Toolstation
Toolstation Western League Division One Pos. Team P W D L F A Pts 1st(C) Portishead Town 41 31 6 4 122 27 99 2nd Radstock Town 42 28 7 7 100 45 91 3rd Bitton 41 26 8 7 95 49 86 4th Wells City 41 27 2 12 98 57 83 5th Cribbs Reserves 41 26 5 10 99 60 83 6th Wincanton Town 41 26 4 11 99 73 82 7th Brislington 41 24 5 12 121 52 77 8th Bradford Town 41 18 11 12 84 62 65 9th AEK Boco 41 19 7 15 69 52 64 10th Bristol Telephones 42 19 6 17 71 83 63 11th Hallen 39 17 8 14 70 63 59 12th Longwell Green Sp. 42 18 5 19 85 88 59 13th Middlezoy Rovers 41 18 2 21 76 85 56 14th Cadbury Heath 41 16 4 21 77 70 52 15th Odd Down 41 13 7 21 67 107 46 16th Shirehampton 41 12 7 22 70 82 43 17th Keynsham Town 41 13 4 24 87 112 43 18th Hengrove Athletic 40 11 7 22 58 84 40 19th Warminster Town 41 10 7 24 62 102 37 20th Gillingham Town 41 10 4 27 58 111 34 21st Cheddar 39 8 1 30 53 98 25 22nd Bishop Sutton 41 0 3 38 18 177 3
A big thank you....
... to all our sponsors....
from Bishop Sutton F.C.
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B I S H O P S U T T O N
TODAY’S
Bishop Sutton
Blue & White Shirts, Blue Shorts & Blue Socks
Owen ALLISON
Chris BLAMMON
Cole CAMPBELL
Jack CREANEY
Terry FRANCIS
Brady GOULD
Dan HAINES
Sam HUGHES
Tyler LANE
Regan LASHENKO
Blake LONGDEN
Finley MADDERN
Aaron MARCH
Harry MESSENGER
Thomas MOLLOY
Sam NYE
Oakley RAWLINGS
Ashley ROBINSON
Luke SEVIOUR
George STEVENS
William NORTON-SMITH
Billy TAYLOR
Joe WHITTAKER
LINEUPS
Bitton AFC
Red Shirts, Red Shorts & Red Socks
Tom CREED
Nathan CURNOCK
Scott GREGORY
Luke LECRASS
Ash McGRANE (c)
George LLOYD
Stef LEE
Joe BEARDWELL
Joe ELLIS
Jacob WATSON
Jaiden SAVORY
Harry HAUGHTON
Toby COLE
Keane ASHWOOD
Lewis RUSSELL
Caelen SIMPSON
Joe GARLAND
Cody VILE
Lewis HUNT
Jacob SAUNDERS
B I T T O N A F C
BITTON AFC
Bitton AFC founded in 1892. They play at the D L Brickwork Stadium which is on the outskirts of the village of Bitton, on the A431 between Bath and Bristol. This has been their home since the club was formed. There is very little history of the club before the Second World War. From 1945 up until the late 1980's they ran teams in the Bristol and District Football League with limited success.
In the 1989/90 season the club 1st team played in the Senior Division of the Bristol and District Football League. After winning promotion two years in succession the 1st team started the 1991/92 season playing in the Premier Division of the Bristol Premier Combination. Season 1994/95 was to prove one of the club's most memorable, winning the GFA Senior Amateur Cup and finishing Runners-Up in the Bristol Premier Combination, achieving promotion to the Gloucestershire County League.
Season 1996/97 saw the club reach the GFA Challenge Trophy Final, losing narrowly to Mangotsfield United. The club also finished Runners Up in the Gloucestershire County League and were promoted to the Western League First Division. After 7 seasons in the First Division, the Club achieved its highest position during the 2003/04 season, when finishing Runners Up and gaining promotion to the Western League Premier Division.
Upon becoming an established Western League Premier Division Club, Bitton AFC were crowned Champions in 2008/09, whilst Winning the GFA Challenge Trophy in the same season. Despite winning the league then, and earning Runners Up in 2010/11, Bitton were unable to gain promotion, as the ground facilities did not satisfy Southern League standards.
Over the last decade the club has matched its playing performance with many off the pitch developments. A stand seating 100 was built. Covered accommodation for 150 was erected. In February 2001 floodlighting was installed which is up to Conference standard. 2004 saw the building of a new dressing room block, including a kitchen and boardroom and also a floodlight multiple use games area.
Focus on....
BITTON AFC
This investment continues to demonstrate the clubs drive and ambition to push for promotion to the Southern League.
The Reserve Team played in the Premier Division of the Bristol Premier Combination whilst the 'A' team (3rd's) play in Division 1 of the Bristol and District League. Bitton Ladies were formed at the start of the 2007/2008 season and played in the Gloucestershire County Women’s Football League. Bitton AFC also run an impressive Youth structure for boys & girls, with teams ranging from Under 6's right through to Under 18's.
Sadly the end of the 2018-19 season it was decided to withdraw the reserve side from the Bristol Premier Combination League. The ladies team had also disbanded but a strong girls team is progressing through the club and it will hopefully see a resurgence of ladies football in the near future.
Happily the ladies have reformed for season 22/23 and we look forward to a brighter future.
Focus on....
A big thank you to the sponsors of our reserve & under 18 teams...
With the under-18’s...
WESTERN COUNTIES FLOODLIGHT YOUTH LEAGUE
NORTH DIVISION FIXTURES & RESULTS
WCFY LEAGUE - NORTH DIVISION TABLE
Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers 2023 Thu 14 Sep AEK Boco H W 3-1 F. Maddern (2), Diaw Thu 21 Sep Bristol Tel. H L 2-4 F. Maddern, Comerford Thu 12 Oct Hengrove Ath. H L 3-5 F. Maddern (2), Kemble Mon 16 Oct Oldland Abbots. A L 0-2Wed 29 Nov Brislington A L 0-32024 Thu 25 Jan Oldland Abbots. H W 2-0 F. Maddern, Gwyther Thu 1 Feb Bristol Tel. A W 4-1 Kemble (2), F. Maddern, Diaw Mon 12 Feb Longwell Green A L 1-4 Gwyther Thu 7 Mar Longwell Green H L 1-3 Osborne Thu 21 Mar Hengrove Ath. A L 0-3Mon 15 Apr Brislington H L 0-2Wed 17 Apr Almondsbury A L 0-2Thu 25 Apr AEK Boco A D 3-3Thu 2 May Almondsbury H
POS. TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1st Brislington 10 9 0 1 32 7 25 27 2nd Longwell Green Sp. 13 9 0 4 37 18 19 27 3rd Hengrove Athletic 9 7 1 1 27 12 15 22 4th AEK Boco 12 4 2 6 29 32 -3 14 5th Almondsbury 9 3 2 4 17 21 -4 11 6th Bristol Telephones 12 3 2 7 17 38 -21 11 6th Bishop Sutton 13 3 1 9 19 33 -14 10 8th Oldland Abbotonians 12 2 2 8 11 28 -17 8
With the reserves....
SOMERSET COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION 3 FIXTURES & RESULTS
LEAGUE TABLE
Date Opponents Ven. Res. 2023 Sat 19 Aug Draycott H D 2-2 Sat 26 Aug Highridge Utd A L 1-2 Sat 2 Sep Worle (Cup) A L 0-1 Sat 9 Sep Worle Rangers A W 6-5 Sat 16 Sep Chew Magna A L 4-6 Sat 23 Sep Tunley Athletic H W 3-0 Sat 7 Oct Nailsea United H L 1-3 Sat 14 Oct Burnham Utd H L 2-3 Sat 28 Oct Sporting Weston A L 0-9 Sat 11 Nov Peasedown Alb A L 1-7 Sat 18 Nov Draycott A W 3-1 Sat 25 Nov Yatton & Cleeve H L 2-3 Sat 16 Dec Fry Club Res A L 1-3 Sat 23 Dec Somerton Res H W 4-3 2024 Sat 13 Jan Nailsea United A W 2-1 Sat 20 Jan Sporting Weston H L 0-1 Sat 27 Jan St George E-I-G A L 2-4 Sat 2 Mar Somerton Res A W 2-1 Sat 16 Mar Burnham Utd A W 2-0 Wed 20 Mar Highridge Utd. H W 2-1 Mon 1 Apr Tunley Athletic A W 2-1 Sat 6 Apr Winscombe H D 3-3 Tue 9 Apr Fry Club Res H L 0-1 Tue 16 Apr Peasedown Alb. H L 0-4 Sat 20 Apr Yatton & Cleeve A L 0-6 Tue 23 Apr Worle Rangers H W 4-0 Sat 4 May St George E-I-G H Sat 11 May Winscombe A
Pos. Team P Pts 1st Sporting Weston 22 56 2nd St George 23 49 3rd Nailsea Utd Res. 23 49 4th Fry Club Res. 24 46 5th Yatton & Cleeve 21 43 6th Peasedown Alb. 22 43 7th Winscombe 22 40 8th Bishop Sutton 24 32 9th Highridge Utd. 21 31 10th Draycott 23 28 11th Worle Rangers 24 21 12th Somerton Town 25 18 13th Burnham Utd 24 7* 14th Tunley Athletic 22 0
Fixtures & Results 2023/24
Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers 2023 Sat 29 Jul Bradford Town H L 0-5Tue 1 Aug Middlezoy R A L 0-1Sat 5 Aug Wincanton T H L 1-4 F Maddern Wed 9 Aug Cribbs Reserves A L 2-7 Lane, Hughes Sat 12 Aug Shirehampton H D 2-2 Lane, Nye Tue 15 Aug AEK Boco H L 0-2Sat 19 Aug Warminster T A L 0-5Tue 22 Aug Hallen H L 0-2Sat 26 Aug Wadebridge (FAV)H L 1-3 Longden Tue 29 Aug Brislington A L 1-5 Hughes Sat 2 Sep Keynsham T H L 2-5 Hughes, Campbell Sat 9 Sep Bristol Tel. A L 0-2Wed 13 Sep Shirehampton A L 1-2 Hughes Sat 16 Sep Portishead T H L 0-4Tue 26 Sep Hengrove Ath. A L 2-5 Pile (2) Sat 30 Sep Radstock Town H L 1-5 Robinson Sat 7 Oct Cadbury Heath A L 0-10Tue 10 Oct Gillingham T H L 1-5 J. Capon Sat 14 Oct Portishead T A L 0-6Tue 17 Oct Longwell Green A D 2-2 Carter, o.g. Sat 21 Oct Warminster T H L 0-5Sat 28 Oct Wells City A L 0-3Sat 18 Nov Cribbs H L 0-3Sat 25 Nov Bitton A L 0-8Sat 2 Dec Bradford Town A L 0-8 -
Fixtures & Results 2023/24
Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers 2023 Sat 16 Dec Hallen A L 1-4 Lane Tue 26 Dec Cheddar A L 0-72024 Tue 9 Jan Brislington (SPC) A L 0-4Wed 13 Jan Middlezoy R H L 0-3Tue 16 Jan AEK Boco A L 0-1Sat 27 Jan Brislington H L 0-7Sat 3 Feb Bristol Tel. H L 0-5Sat 10 Feb Keynsham T A L 0-7Sat 17 Feb Odd Down H L 0-2Tue 20 Feb Hengrove Ath. H L 1-2 Rawlings Sat 9 Mar Radstock T A L 0-4Sat 16 Mar Wincanton T A L 0-4Tue 19 Mar Longwell Green H L 2-6 Francis, Lane Sat 23 Mar Gillingham T A D 0-0Mon 1 Apr Hengrove Ath. A L 0-3Sat 6 Apr Odd Down A L 0-3 Thu 11 Apr Cheddar H L 0-5Sat 13 Apr Wells City H L 0-8Sat 20 Apr Cadbury Heath H L 1-5 Lane Sat 27 Apr Bitton H
