“THE LAKE VIEW” Official matchday programme of Bishop Sutton F.C.
Toolstation Western League Division One Hengrove Athletic Saturday 30th December 2023
3.00pm
Good afternoon everyone, Welcome back to Lakeview for this afternoon’s Toolstation Western League Division One fixture with our “neighbours” Hengrove Athletic. We offer a warm welcome as usual to their supporters & officials along with the three match officials too, hoping they all have a safe journey home. We’d also like to wish everyone here connected with both clubs a Happy New Year for 2024 which is now less than 48 hours away. It’s safe to say that the second half of 2023 hasn’t been the best for either club hence we both find ourselves in the bottom four. However the new year brings new hope, a fresh challenge and for both sides, the chance of climbing away from danger. We should also thank everyone involved with Bishop Sutton for their hard work during what has been a difficult time. We hope you enjoyed your Christmas and thank you as always for your great support; 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.
Toolstation Western League Premier Division Pos. Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1.
Clevedon Town
18
14
3
1
43
15
45
2.
Helston Athletic
18
13
2
3
70
19
41
3.
Bridgwater United
18
13
1
4
56
26
40
4.
Buckland Athletic
19
10
5
4
60
31
39
5.
Falmouth Town
15
10
3
2
30
10
33
6.
Torpoint Athletic
19
9
4
6
34
29
31
7.
Brixham
19
8
6
5
44
22
30
8.
Barnstaple Town
15
7
7
1
42
21
28
9.
Shepton Mallet
17
8
4
5
32
27
28
10. Street
19
7
5
7
37
37
26
11. Ilfracombe Town
17
5
5
7
27
29
20
12. St Blazey
19
5
5
9
30
40
20
13. Nailsea & Tickenham
18
6
1
11
32
43
19
14. Welton Rovers
15
3
4
8
19
32
13
15. Saltash United
18
3
2
13
27
44
11
16. Wellington
19
2
5
12
20
56
11
17. Oldland Abbotonians
17
3
0
14
17
52
9
18. Millbrook
16
1
0
15
5
92
3
Toolstation Western League Division One Pos. Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1.
Portishead Town
24
19
3
2
70
18
60
2.
Radstock Town
25
18
2
5
67
31
56
3.
Cribbs Reserves
27
17
4
6
73
44
55
4.
Brislington
23
16
2
5
82
29
50
5.
Bitton
24
15
4
5
59
32
49
6.
Wincanton Town
23
13
4
6
57
47
43
7.
Bradford Town
26
12
6
8
63
41
42
8.
Bristol Telephones
25
12
4
9
44
53
40
9.
AEK Boco
22
11
5
6
48
28
38
10. Wells City
20
12
2
6
44
29
38
11. Middlezoy Rovers
25
11
2
12
55
56
35
12. Longwell Green Sp.
25
10
3
12
45
55
33
13. Cadbury Heath
23
10
1
12
48
44
31
14. Hallen
25
8
7
10
39
39
31
15. Odd Down
26
9
2
15
48
78
29
16. Shirehampton
26
8
4
14
49
59
28
17. Warminster Town
21
7
3
11
42
50
24
18. Gillingham Town
22
7
1
14
39
59
22
19. Hengrove Athletic
24
5
5
14
39
61
20
20. Keynsham Town
24
6
1
17
47
79
19
21. Cheddar
24
4
1
19
39
68
13
22. Bishop Sutton
25
0
2
23
14
112 2
A big thank you....
... to all our sponsors....
... from Bishop Sutton F.C.
TODAY’S Bishop Sutton Blue & White Shirts, Blue Shorts & Blue Socks
B I S H O P S U T T O N
Owen ALLISON Cole CAMPBELL Andrew CAPON James CAPON 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 Shirts, Green Shorts & White Socks
Ben BRITTON Ashton BURTON Regan BURTON Louie FARROW Jacob GRINNELL Ethan HARDY Rohan HARTREY James HORROCKS Harvey IMPEY Sam JACKSON Aidan JONES Jack JONES Connor KINGDON Giorgio MANCINI Pervez NEDAIE Sonny PARKER Mickey PARSONS Dylan POWELL Pete SHEPPARD Drew THOMAS
H E N G R O V E A T H L E T I 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 4 Jan Tue 9 Jan Thu 25 Jan Wed 7 Feb Mon 12 Feb Wed 21 Feb Thu 29 Feb Thu 7 Mar Thu 21 Mar
Opponents
Ven. Res.
Scorers
AEK Boco Bristol Tel. Hengrove Ath. Oldland Abbots. Brislington
H H H A A
F. Maddern (2), Diaw F. Maddern, Comerford F. Maddern (2), Kemble -
Brislington Bristol Tel. Oldland Abbots. Almondsbury Longwell Green AEK Boco Almondsbury Longwell Green Hengrove Ath.
H A H A A A H H A
W 3-1 L 2-4 L 3-5 L 0-2 L 0-3
WCFY LEAGUE - NORT H DIVISION TEAMS POS. 1st
TEAM Longwell Green Sp.
P 6
W 4
D 0
L 2
F 20
A 8
GD 12
PTS 12
2nd
Hengrove Athletic
4
4
0
0
12
6
6
12
3rd
AEK Boco
6
2
1
3
15
13
2
7
4th
Brislington
2
2
0
0
6
1
5
6
5th
Bristol Telephones
5
2
0
3
7
17
-10
6
6th
Oldland Abbotonians
5
1
2
2
6
8
-2
5
7th
Bishop Sutton
5
1
0
4
8
15
-7
3
8th
Almondsbury
3
0
1
2
3
9
-6
1
With the reserves.... SOMERSET COUNT Y LEAGUE DIVISION NORTH DIVISION FIXTURES & RESULTS Date 2023 Sat 19 Aug Sat 26 Aug Sat 2 Sep Sat 9 Sep
Opponents
Ven. Res.
Draycott Highridge Utd Worle (Cup) Worle Rangers
H A A A
D 2-2 L 1-2 L 0-1 W 6-5
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 6 Jan Sat 13 Jan Sat 20 Jan Sat 27 Jan Sat 10 Feb Sat 17 Feb Sat 2 Mar Sat 9 Mar Sat 16 Mar Sat 23 Mar Sat 30 Mar Mon 1 Apr Sat 6 Apr Sat 13 Apr
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
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
Yatton & Cleeve A Nailsea United A Sporting Weston H St George E-I-G A Winscombe A Worle Rangers H Somerton Res A Highridge Utd H Burnham Utd A St George E-I-G H Fry Club Res H Tunley Athletic A Winscombe H Peasedown Alb H
Holmes, Kemble, A. Maddern F. Maddern, Marks (2) Marks Kemble, Weeks F. Maddern F. Maddern, Jessop, Marks Holmes (2) F. Maddern Pos. Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th
P
Pts
St George 13 Sporting Weston 11 Nailsea United 14 Highridge Utd 11 Winscombe 11 Fry Club 12 Peasedown Alb. 10 Yatton & Cleeve 10 Worle Rangers 13 Bishop Sutton 12 Draycott 13 Somerton Town 12 Burnham Utd 12 Tunley Athletic 12
33 33 32 24 21 21 17 15 13 13 10 9 0* 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
-
Sat 30 Dec
Hengrove Ath.
H
Sat 6 Jan
Odd Down
H
Sat 13 Jan
Middlezoy R
H
Tue 16 Jan
AEK Boco
A
Sat 20 Jan
Wincanton T
A
Tue 23 Jan
Wells City
H
Sat 27 Jan
Brislington
H
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.
A
Sat 6 Apr
Odd Down
A
Sat 20 Apr
Cadbury Heath
H
TBA
Brislington (SPC) A
2023
2024