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 - Barrie Witts
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
Good evening everyone,
Tonight, we offer a very warm welcome to the players, officials & supporters of visitors Bristol Telephones Football Club & our match officials too. We hope they all enjoy their brief stay in the village and have a safe journey home too!
Although tonight’s visitors were beaten by Nailsea & Tickenham on Saturday, before that, they had lifted themselves away from the bottom clubs by putting together a run of four wins and a draw so they will be keen to restart another good run tonight to finish the season strongly.
For us, we earned a point at Tytherington on Saturday ahead of the final stretch of the season which sees us play six games in the final three weeks.
Thanks for your support as always and 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.
A big thank you....
... to all our sponsors....
... from Bishop Sutton F.C.TONIGHT’S MATCHES
Premier Division
Ashton & Backwell United v Cadbury Heath
Les Phillips Cup Quarter Final
Helston Athletic v Buckland Athletic
First Division
Bishop Sutton v Bristol Telephones
Brislington v Radstock Town
Gillingham Town v Shirehampton
Odd Down (Bath) v FC Bristol
Portishead Town v Hallen
TOOLSTATION WESTERN LEAGUE TOP SCORERS
Premier Division
Curtis Damerell (Torpoint Athletic) - 28
Hayden Turner (Mousehole) - 24
Ethan Feltham (Clevedon Town) - 21
Harry Foster (Street) - 20
Ryan Bush (Buckland Athletic) - 20
Adam Carter (Saltash United) - 20
Rubin Wilson (Helston Athletic) - 19
Rikki Shepherd (Helston Athletic) - 18
Jacob Brown (Bridgwater United) - 18
Division One
Scott Bamford (Shirehampton) - 34
Adam Wright (Wells City) - 29
Luke Bryan (Odd Down) - 28
Sacha Tong (FC Bristol) - 24
Matt Garner (Wincanton Town) - 24
Luke Osgood (Nailsea & Tickenham United) - 23
Craig Wilson (Bishop Sutton) - 23
Asa White (Brislington) - 23
Jack Thorne (Nailsea & Tickenham United) - 21
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
Blue&WhiteShirts,BlueShorts&BlueSocks
Ethan BALLANTINE
Reeko BEST
Josh CLARK
Josh COMERFORD
Mason DAGGAR
Sam DOWNES
Joe DURRANT
Ashley EYLES
Tom FRANCIS
Luke HALL-COUSINS
Sam HILL
Will HUMPHRIES
Keith KEARNEY
Harry NEIL
Alessandro PELLICCIA
Jacob READER
Dan SPILL
Cody VILE
Craig WILSON
Harry WINSLEY
Manager Jon TOY
Head Coach Dean HORSEMAN
Coach Dan SPILL
Referee
James KNOWLES
LINEUPS
Bristol Telephones
YellowShirts,BlackShorts,YellowSocks
Javier BLAZQUEZ
Fletcher CRIPPS
Kyle CURTIS
Archie DARK
Matthew DUNK
Sam EDWARDS
Jack GORE
Nathan GORE
Mike GRIST
Jay MALPAS
Phil MATAJ
Robert MOORE
Scott O’BRIEN
Ben PAYTER
Billy PADFIELD
Lee PITMAN
Scott SAUNDERS
Jordan SCOTT
Jack SHEPPARD-COZENS
Finn SYKES
Jamie SYMONDS
Jason THATCHER
Sam THOMAS
Bailey TURNER
Russell WOODFORD
Manager John ALLAN
Assistants
Russell HOLT
Josh BRUTON
Physio
Charlotte GARTON
Assistants
Kevin WILLIAMS
Phillip TROTHAM
BRISTOL TELEPHONES FC
Formed in 1948, Bristol Telephones were originally known as Bristol Post Office Telephones Football Club, as they were then part of the Post Office.
Playing at Bristol Civil Service Club, they had to leave that pitch when BT was privatised under Maggie Thatcher.
They then played at various grounds, until the overall social club purchased their current ground in 1984. Various improvements were undertaken but in 1994 the clubhouse, which was mostly wooden construction, was destroyed by fire.
For the next season, Bristol Telephones, as we were now called, were able to borrow changing facilities from Cutters Friday, whose ground borders our own, until the current clubhouse was constructed. In recent years this has seen substantial improvements such that it is now considered one of the best clubs in the area.
Telephones started life in the Bristol and Suburban League, being an ever present club in the ‘Premier’ Divisions since it’s formation, and our Reserves play in the Senior Division of that league.
Telephones were promoted to the Gloucestershire County League in season 2013/14 and became champions in 2016/17, allowing them to be promoted to the Toolstation Western League.
This is our sixth season in the Toolstation Western League having finished just three places from the bottom last season. We have a young and dynamic Management team and this season we are targeting a minimum of a mid table finish.
On the playing side, Phones were Gloucestershire County League Champions in 2016/17, Suburban Premier League Champions three times, the Premier Div 2 winners twice, and Bosley Cup Winners four times.
We also won the Gloucester Junior Cup in 1975, and were Finalists in the Gloucestershire Senior Amateur Cup in 2012.
( Pictures opposite of Bristol Telephones’ ground taken from the club’s Twitter account)
Focus on....
BRISTOL TELEPHONES FC
With the reserves....
UHLSPORT SOMERSET COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION THREE
With the reserves....
UHLSPORT SOMERSET COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION THREE
With the under-18’s...
WESTERN COUNTIES FLOODLIGHT YOUTH LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION FIXTURES & RESULTS
WCFY LEAGUE - NORTH DIVISION TABLE
A big thank you to the sponsors of our reserve & under 18 teams...