“THE LAKE VIEW”
Official matchday programme of Bishop Sutton F.C.
Toolstation Western League Division One Hallen AFC
Tuesday 22nd August 2023 7.30pm
Good evening everyone,
Welcome back to Lakeview for tonight’s Toolstation Western League match against Hallen AFC. We offer a warm welcome to their supporters & officials along with the three match officials too, hoping they have a safe journey home.
Our visitors tonight have started the season in a mixed manner, winning two and drawing one but losing four of their first seven games. They have also just lost the services of their manager Stu Jones so tonight’s encounter will be a tough one as players fight for their place under any potential manager coming in.
Don’t forget that this Saturday, we host South West Peninsula League side Wadebridge Town in the FAVase as the road to Wembley starts right here! Thank you for your support and come on the Blues!!
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.
A big thank you....
... to all our sponsors....
... from Bishop Sutton F.C.
Tuesday 22nd August 2023
FA Cup Preliminary Round
Okehampton Argyle v Buckland Athletic
Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Toolstation Western League Division One
Bishop Sutton v Hallen
Bitton v Odd Down (Bath)
Bradford Town v Brislington
Bristol Telephones v Middlezoy Rovers
Cheddar v Wincanton Town
Cribbs Reserves v Hengrove Athletic
Gillingham Town v Warminster Town
Longwell Green Sports v Portishead Town
Radstock Town v Shirehampton
Wells City v AEK Boco
TONIGHT’S Bishop Sutton
Blue & White Shirts, Blue Shorts & Blue Socks
Owen ALLISON Seth BRILLIANT
Joe COULING Lewis DOWLING
Tom FRANCIS Jacob GODFREY
Dan HAINES Josh HOLMES
Omar JENG Steven KOCKAYA
Olek LADYZHENSKYI Tyler LANE
Regan LASHENKO Alfie MADDERN
Finley MADDERN Alex MARKS
Sam NYE Kian O’REGAN
Chris PILE Oakley RAWLINGS
Ashley ROBINSON Oliver ROSS-BISSON
Jack ROWLAND Luke SEVIOUR
Cohen SIMMONS Billy TAYLOR
Charlie VICKERS Chris WEEKS
Manager Catalin ANDREI
Assistant Steve TAYLOR
Physio Kate EVES
B I S H O P S U T T O N
LINEUPS
Hallen AFC
Yellow Shirts, Yellow Shorts, Yellow Socks
Harry THOMAS-BARKER
Tyrell SQUIRE
Tom SMALLMAN
Josiah DUNSTAN
Noah BLUNDELL
Harry BARTER
Lewis SAUNDERS
Scott COUSINS
Cory THOMAS-BARKER
Kieran COOPER
Harrison FAIRMAN
Liam NICHOLLS
Patryk KOSCIOLEK
Jack MILLS
Toby WALWIN
Luke BANFIELD
Charlie WENHAM
Nathan HEWITT
Director of Football Andy HAWKINS
Coach Jason GOODFIELD
Kitman Barry WILLIAMS
H A L L E N A F C
Focus on....
HALLEN AFC
The club was formed by members of a new community living at Lawrence Weston on the outskirts of Bristol, which had been developed shortly after World War Two. The club was named Lawrence Weston Athletic and played in the Bristol & District League, and it has moved forward steadily since moving to the village of Hallen in 1979, to conform with League Ground grading.
Much of the credit for the progress of this club can be accredited to the late Frank Fairman and his family. His son Francis, and grandson Lee continue the link with the club. In fact Lee played a major part in our fight for survival during the summer of 2015, when the club was in danger of losing its home. So it was no surprise when long serving Chairman Barrie Phillips nominated Lee to take over the chair from himself, at the next AGM.
The club became known as Lawrence Weston Hallen when it moved to Moorhouse Lane, joining the Gloucestershire County League in 1982, and under that title were runners up 1987-88, and Champions 1988- 89, after which the club dropped Lawrence Weston from its title to become known as simply Hallen.
The club completed the double in 1992-93, when winning the Gloucestershire Challenge Trophy and the League title. Promotion was achieved, joining the Hellenic League Division One, and after further improvements to the facilities (particularly the erection of floodlights and a 200-seater stand), a runner-up position in 1996–97 led to another step up, to the Hellenic League Premier Division.
The club had always considered the Western League as its goal, as this League was more familiar with Bristolians than the Hellenic League. Their wish to transfer over was granted at the second time of asking but it was insisted that the club join the First Division for season 2000-01. The club finished fourth in its first season in the Western League and reached the last sixteen of the F.A.Vase losing to Brigg Town 6-5 in extra time.
Further progress was made when new manager Gary Damone led the team to the Division One title in Season 2003-4, and fourth place in the Premier Division at the first attempt. The club also reached the final of the GFA Trophy and were denied a place in the first round of the F.A. Cup when losing to Nationwide Conference side Canvey Island in the fourth and final qualifying round.
HALLEN AFC
This success saw Southern League side Taunton Town tempt Gary Damone to try his hand at a higher level, which in turn saw Hallen have a dip in form, as players were also tempted away. It is however well known that a high percentage of players are happy to return to Hallen, and for season 2009-10 the club welcomed back Gary Damone as manager and many former players too.
The club finished in a disappointing twelfth position in 2009-10, but a crop of long term injuries did not help. The club however were to lift the Western League (Les Phillips) Cup for the first time. The club had experienced a bad start to the 2010-11 season, which saw the departure of manager Gary Damone who chose to take charge of his own town club Wellington. Club stalwart Paul Owen was given the task of steering the team to safety.
With just one win prior to taking over in November, he and his assistant John Tierney changed fortunes around and we were safe from relegation with six games left. Paul Owen's first full season as manager saw the club challenging for the title, but a dip in form saw the club slip to fourth. Off the field, the club had ensured promotion would not be denied, had the club won the title by obtaining the ground grading for Southern League football.
Season 2012-13 saw no repeat of a challenge for promotion, but the season was kept alive by reaching the final of the Les Phillips League Cup for a second time. In the final Willand Rovers won 1-0 before a crowd of 400 at Cribbs Friends Life FC. As Paul Owen had already decided to step down at the end of the campaign, it was unfortunate that he could not see his side lift the cup.
By mid May the club announced that Hengrove Athletic manager Jamie Hillman was to take over as manager, He had been at the helm for eight years at Hengrove, and had just guided them to the Premier Division as runners up in April. The 2013-14 season under Jamie and his assistant Grantley Dicks, was a mixture of highs and lows. The highs being success in lifting the GFA Trophy for a third time and reaching the fifth round of the FA Vase losing away to West Auckland Town. In contrast we finished the League campaign without a win in fifteen games.
Focus on....
HALLEN AFC
Manager Jamie Hillman announced that he would be leaving, and previous manager Paul Owen agreed to return for the 2014-15 season. By November the League form was yet again cause for concern and Paul decided it would be best to bring in a new face, rather than wait to the end of the season. Steve Winter a former Walsall and Torquay player was appointed with a view, of him settling in, prior to the coming season. He was to resign in December 2015, and long serving player Tom Collett took on the role as player manager assisted by Rayan Wilson for the 2016-17 season.
Following another poor run of results, Tom Collett made way for former player Ben Willshire to return as the new manager. Ben guided the club away from relegation, but when fortunes did not change in the next campaign, it was decided his assistant Rob Sage should take over the helm prior to Christmas 2017, with Ben remaining as a player. The resignation of Rob Sage forced the club to seek another manager in February.
Former manager Gary Damone returned as interim manager, whilst the club decided on a replacement from a record number of applicants. The successful candidate being former player Ray Johnston, who had guided Odd Down to the title in 2016. Ray recruited another former Hallen player Tony Davis as his assistant for the 2018-19 season, unfortunately Tony had to step down during the course of the season.
It was a season which saw a more settled side, finishing in twelfth place the best for several years. Further progress was made during the 2019-20 season, with Ray being assisted by Dean Horseman, before it was brought to an abrupt end due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Ray’s departure early in the season 2020-21, saw Dean takeover as Manager in what turned out to be another pandemic disrupted season.
A poor run of results at the start of 2021-22 resulted in Dean and his new Assistant Tony Beecham departing the club. Stuart Jones and his trusty Director of Football Andy Hawkins took over, but unfortunately they could not magic a way out of the situation the team had been left in and we were relegated to step 6, which saw us back in The Western League, due to The FA’s lateral movement.
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
Thu
Thu
Thu
Thu
Tue
Thu
Wed
WCFY LEAGUE - NORTH DIVISION TEAMS
AEK Boco
Almondsbury
Bishop Sutton
Brislington
Bristol Telephones
Hengrove Athletic
Longwell Green Sports
Oldland Abbotonians
Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers 2023
11 Sep AEK Boco A
DIVISION FIXTURES & RESULTS
Mon
Sep Bristol Tel. H
Thu 21
12
Hengrove
H
Oct
Ath
Oldland Abbots A
Mon 16 Oct
9
Almondsbury H
Nov
9 Nov AEK Boco H
Nov Brislington A
Wed 29
7
Longwell
H
Dec
Green
Hengrove
A 2024
4 Jan Brislington H
Thu 14 Dec
Ath.
Thu
9 Jan Bristol Tel. A
25 Jan Oldland Abbots H
7 Feb Almondsbury A
Feb Longwell Green A
Mon 12
Sat
Sat
With the reserves....
SOMERSET COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION
Sat 10 Feb Winscombe A
Sat 24 Feb Sporting Weston A
Sat 9 Mar Highridge Utd H
Sat 16 Mar Burnham Utd A
Sat 23 Mar St George E-I-G H
Sat 30 Mar Fry Club Res H
Sat 6 Apr Winscombe H
Sat 13 Apr
Alb H
Sat 27 Apr Somerton Res A
Sat 4 May Worle Rangers H
Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers 2023 Sat 19 Aug Draycott H D 2-2 Sat
Highridge Utd A
2 Sep Worle A (Cup)
Worle
A
A (Cup)
H
NORTH DIVISION FIXTURES & RESULTS
26 Aug
Sat
Sat 9 Sep
Rangers
Sat 16 Sep Chew Magna
Sat 23 Sep Tunley Athletic
Nailsea
A
Sat 7 Oct
United
St
A
21 Oct
George E-I-G
Burnham
H
28 Oct
Utd
Peasedown
A
Sat 11 Nov
Alb
Draycott A
Sat 18 Nov
H
Sat 25 Nov Yatton & Cleeve
A
Sat 2 Dec Tunley Athletic
A
Sat 16 Dec Fry Club Res
2024
Sat 23 Dec Somerton Res H
Sat 6 Jan Yatton & Cleeve A
Sat 20 Jan Sporting Weston H
Sat 27 Jan Nailsea United H
Peasedown
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 Sat 26 Aug Wadebridge T H (FA Vase) Tue 29 Aug Brislington A Sat 2 Sep Keynsham T H Sat 9 Sep Bristol Tel. A Wed 13 Sep Shirehampton A Sat 16 Sep Portishead T H Sat 30 Sep Radstock Town H
3 Oct Hengrove Ath. A (Les Phillips Cup)
7 Oct Cadbury Heath A
10 Oct Gillingham T H
14 Oct Portishead T A
17 Oct Longwell Green A
Oct Warminster T H
28 Oct Wells City A
4 Nov Middlezoy R H
7 Nov Wells City H
11 Nov AEK Boco A
Tue
Sat
Tue
Sat
Tue
Sat 21
Sat
Sat
Tue
Sat
Fixtures & Results 2023/24
Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers 2023 Sat 18 Nov Cribbs Res. H Sat 25 Nov Bitton A Sat 2 Dec Bradford Town A Sat 9 Dec Brislington H Sat 16 Dec Hallen A Tue 26 Dec Cheddar A Sat 30 Dec Hengrove Ath. H 2024 Sat 6 Jan Odd Down H Sat 20 Jan Wincanton T A Sat 3 Feb Bristol Tel. H Sat 10 Feb Keynsham T A Sat 24 Feb Longwell Green H Sat 2 Mar Bitton H Sat 9 Mar Radstock T A Sat 23 Mar Gillingham T A Fri 29 Mar Cheddar H Mon 1 Apr Hengrove Ath. H Sat 6 Apr Odd Down A Sat 20 Apr Cadbury Heath H
