“THE LAKE VIEW” Official matchday programme of Bishop Sutton F.C.
Toolstation Western League Division One Hengrove Athletic Tuesday 20th February 2024
7.30pm
Good evening everyone, Welcome back to Lakeview for tonight’s Toolstation Western League Division One fixture with Hengrove Athletic. 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. Like ourselves, our friends at Hengrove have found this season difficult at times and will probably welcome the end of the campaign. They currently sit two places above us albeit with a significant points advantage but followed up a recent win with defeat on Saturday at Wells City. Your support for the club, both on and off the field, is always very welcome so please come to as many games as possible as we look to finish the final part of the season in a better place. 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.
PREMIER DIVISION
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
GD
Points
1
Helston Athletic
23
18
2
3
62
56
2
Clevedon Town
25
17
4
4
37
55
3
Buckland Athletic
26
14
5
7
33
47
4
Bridgwater United
22
15
1
6
35
46
5
Falmouth Town
21
14
3
4
32
45
6
Shepton Mallet
24
12
6
6
11
42
7
Barnstaple Town
20
11
7
2
26
40
8
Brixham AFC
23
9
8
6
22
35
9
Street
25
9
7
9
2
34
10
Torpoint Athletic
24
10
4
10
-2
34
11
St Blazey
25
9
5
11
-5
32
12
Nailsea & Tickenham
23
9
1
13
0
28
13
Ilfracombe Town
22
6
7
9
-5
25
14
Saltash United
23
4
3
16
-22
15
15
Oldland Abbotonians
21
5
0
16
-39
15
16
Welton Rovers
21
3
5
13
-32
14
17
Wellington
24
2
8
14
-42
14
18
Millbrook
22
2
0
20
-113
6
FIRST DIVISION
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
GD
Points
1
Portishead Town
29
21
5
3
57
68
2
Radstock Town
29
20
4
5
40
64
3
Cribbs Reserves
30
20
4
6
37
64
4
Wincanton Town
30
19
4
7
20
61
5
Brislington
27
18
3
6
61
57
6
Bitton
29
16
7
6
27
55
7
AEK Boco
28
15
5
8
22
50
8
Wells City
27
16
2
9
17
50
9
Middlezoy Rovers
32
15
2
15
2
47
10
Longwell Green Sports
33
14
5
14
-4
47
11
Bradford Town
30
13
7
10
19
46
12
Bristol Telephones
29
14
4
11
-10
46
13
Cadbury Heath
30
13
3
14
8
42
14
Hallen
28
10
7
11
0
37
15
Odd Down
31
11
4
16
-30
37
16
Shirehampton
29
8
6
15
-11
30
17
Keynsham Town
31
9
2
20
-26
29
18
Warminster Town
28
7
6
15
-17
27
19
Gillingham Town
28
8
2
18
-25
26
20
Hengrove Athletic
28
6
5
17
-30
23
21
Cheddar
27
4
1
22
-34
13
22
Bishop Sutton
31
0
2
29
-123
2
A big thank you....
... to all our sponsors....
... from Bishop Sutton F.C.
TONIGHT’S Bishop Sutton Blue & White Shirts, Blue Shorts & Blue Socks
B I S H O P S U T T O N
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 Hengrove Athletic FC Green & White Shirts, Green Shorts & White Socks
Ben BRITTON Jordan ANSTEY Louie FARROW Regan BURTON Ashton BURTON Jack JONES Harvey IMPEY Jacob GRINNELL Ethan HARDY Drew THOMAS James HORROCKS Connor KINGDON Giorgio MANCINI Taylor DOYLE Pervez NEDAIE Sonny PARKER Dylan POWELL Pete SHEPPARD Bradley SKIDMORE Oscar SULLIVAN
H E N G R O V E A T H L E T I C F C
Focus on.... HENGROVE ATHLETIC
Hengrove Athletic F.C was formed in 1948 from players demobbed from National Service. As a footnote, there is also wartime history to the club colours of green and white. With rationing and many shortages, football shirts were virtually unobtainable, so all of the members of Hengrove Athletic F.C donated an ordinary white shirt and a mother of one of the players kindly dyed them green in the bath at her Knowle home. The colour green had no symbolic meaning. It was the only colour available at the time! The founding fathers of Hengrove Athletic F.C then agreed to retain these colours for the new club. A successful application was made to join the Bristol and Suburban League and they were placed in Division 3 for the start of 1948/49 season. A Reserve XI was established in 1950 and in the same year Hengrove Hall was rented for club meetings and social gatherings. The club continued to expand and the ‘A’ XI started in 1953, followed by the 30-plus XI in 1959. These four football teams made Hengrove Athletic F.C the largest club in the Bristol and Suburban League at the time – after just eleven years. A ‘B’ XI replaced the 30 plus in 1962. The long search for a ground came to fruition on Sunday 7 June 1964 when Norton Lane was officially opened and Hengrove Athletic F.C took up residence. The first XI was accepted by the Somerset Senior League for the 1974/75 season, where they remained until 2005/06 when they were runaway, unbeaten, Premier Division Champions and joined the Western League for the start of the 2006/07 season. Our Floodlights and Stand were installed at the ground in 2007/08 to achieve the necessary ground grading of the Western League. The EWW Stand was installed at the ground in 2012/13 to achieve the necessary ground grading of entry into the FA Cup and future possible promotions. The first XI finished runners-up in Western League Division One in 2012/13, achieving a promotion to the Premier Division. They also lifted the Les Phillips League Cup (Western League) in 2015/16 before winning promotion to the Premier Division again the following season. In 2017/18 under new manager John Durbin, the club finished ninth in the Premier Division, their highest ever position and were also the highest placed Bristol side in the division. However, this was followed by relegation back to Division One in 2018/19. Jamie Hillman returned for a third spell as manager in the summer of 2019 but the next two seasons failed to play to a finish due to the COVID pandemic. Last season, 2022/23, did get completed and for the fourth year running, the Grove ended in mid table. This year sees the club celebrate its 75th anniversary.
Focus on.... HENGROVE ATHLETIC
A big thank you to the sponsors of our reserve & under 18 teams...
With the under-18’s... WESTERN COUNT IES FLOODLIGHT YOUT H LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION FIXTURES & RESULTS Date 2023 Thu 14 Sep Thu 21 Sep Thu 12 Oct Mon 16 Oct Wed 29 Nov 2024 Thu 25 Jan Thu 1 Feb Mon 12 Feb Wed 21 Feb Thu 29 Feb Thu 7 Mar Thu 21 Mar Thu 28 Mar Wed 17 Apr
Opponents
Ven. Res.
Scorers
AEK Boco Bristol Tel. Hengrove Ath. Oldland Abbots. Brislington
H H H A A
W 3-1 L 2-4 L 3-5 L 0-2 L 0-3
F. Maddern (2), Diaw F. Maddern, Comerford F. Maddern (2), Kemble -
Oldland Abbots. Bristol Tel. Longwell Green AEK Boco Almondsbury Longwell Green Hengrove Ath. Brislington Almondsbury
H A A A H H A H A
W 2-0 W 4-1 L 1-4
F. Maddern, Gwyther Kemble (2), F. Maddern, Diaw Gwyther
WCFY LEAGUE - NORT H DIVISION T ABLE POS.
TEAM
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
PTS
1st
Longwell Green Sp.
10
7
0
3
32
14
18
21
2nd
Brislington
5
5
0
0
13
2
11
15
3rd
Hengrove Athletic
5
4
0
1
13
9
4
12
4th
AEK Boco
7
3
1
3
18
14
4
10
5th
Bishop Sutton
8
3
0
5
15
20
-5
9
6th
Bristol Telephones
7
2
0
5
8
24
-16
6
7th
Oldland Abbots.
8
1
2
5
6
15
-9
5
8th
Almondsbury
4
0
1
3
6
13
-7
1
With the reserves.... SOMERSET COUNT Y LEAGUE DIVISION 3 FIXTURES & RESULTS Date 2023 Sat 19 Aug Sat 26 Aug Sat 2 Sep Sat 9 Sep Sat 16 Sep Sat 23 Sep Sat 7 Oct Sat 14 Oct Sat 28 Oct Sat 11 Nov Sat 18 Nov Sat 25 Nov Sat 16 Dec Sat 23 Dec 2024 Sat 13 Jan Sat 20 Jan Sat 27 Jan Sat 2 Mar Tue 12 Mar Sat 16 Mar Wed 20 Mar Sat 23 Mar Sat 30 Mar Mon 1 Apr Sat 6 Apr Sat 20 Apr Tue 23 Apr Sat 11 May
Opponents
Ven. Res.
Draycott H Highridge Utd A Worle (Cup) A Worle Rangers A Chew Magna A Tunley Athletic H Nailsea United H Burnham Utd H Sporting Weston A Peasedown Alb A Draycott A Yatton & Cleeve H Fry Club Res A Somerton Res H
D 2-2 L 1-2 L 0-1 W 6-5 L 4-6 W 3-0 L 1-3 L 2-3 L 0-9 L 1-7 W 3-1 L 2-3 L 1-3 W 4-3
Nailsea United A Sporting Weston H St George E-I-G A Somerton Res A Worle Rangers H Burnham Utd A Highridge Utd. H St George E-I-G H Fry Club Res H Tunley Athletic A Winscombe H Yatton & Cleeve A Peasedown Alb H Winscombe A
W 2-1 L 0-1 L 2-4
LEAGUE TABLE Pos. Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th
P
Pts
Sporting Weston 16 St George 18 Nailsea United 16 Fry Club 16 Yatton & Cleeve 15 Winscombe 13 Peasedown Alb. 14 Highridge Utd. 15 Draycott 17 Worle Rangers 17 Bishop Sutton 15 Somerton Town 18 Burnham Utd 16 Tunley Athletic 16
48 40 35 30 28 27 24 24 19 17 16 12 3* 0
Fixtures & Results 2023/24 Date
Opponents
Ven. Res.
Scorers
Sat 29 Jul
Bradford Town
H
L 0-5
-
Tue 1 Aug
Middlezoy R
A
L 0-1
-
Sat 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 0-2
-
Sat 19 Aug
Warminster T
A
L 0-5
-
Tue 22 Aug
Hallen
H
L 0-2
-
Sat 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 0-2
-
Wed 13 Sep
Shirehampton
A
L 1-2
Hughes
Sat 16 Sep
Portishead T
H
L 0-4
-
Tue 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 0-10
-
Tue 10 Oct
Gillingham T
H
L 1-5
J. Capon
Sat 14 Oct
Portishead T
A
L 0-6
-
Tue 17 Oct
Longwell Green A
D 2-2
Carter, o.g.
Sat 21 Oct
Warminster T
H
L 0-5
-
Sat 28 Oct
Wells City
A
L 0-3
-
Sat 18 Nov
Cribbs
H
L 0-3
-
Sat 25 Nov
Bitton
A
L 0-8
-
Sat 2 Dec
Bradford Town
A
L 0-8
-
2023
Fixtures & Results 2023/24 Date
Opponents
Ven. Res.
Scorers
Sat 16 Dec
Hallen
A
L 1-4
Lane
Tue 26 Dec
Cheddar
A
L 0-7
-
Tue 9 Jan
Brislington (SPC) A
L 0-4
-
Wed 13 Jan
Middlezoy R
H
L 0-3
-
Tue 16 Jan
AEK Boco
A
L 0-1
-
Sat 27 Jan
Brislington
H
L 0-7
-
Sat 3 Feb
Bristol Tel.
H
L 0-5
-
Sat 10 Feb
Keynsham T
A
L 0-7
-
Sat 17 Feb
Odd Down
H
L 0-2
-
Tue 20 Feb
Hengrove Ath.
H
Sat 24 Feb
Longwell Green H
Sat 2 Mar
Bitton
H
Sat 9 Mar
Radstock T
A
Sat 16 Mar
Wincanton T
A
Sat 23 Mar
Gillingham T
A
Fri 29 Mar
Cheddar
H
Mon 1 Apr
Hengrove Ath.
A
Sat 6 Apr
Odd Down
A
Sat 13 Apr
Wells City
H
Sat 20 Apr
Cadbury Heath
H
2023
2024