“THE LAKE VIEW” Official matchday programme of Bishop Sutton FC
Toolstation Western League Division One Tytherington Rocks F.C. Tuesday 2nd August 2022
7.30pm
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 Coach - Dan Spill
Reserve Team Manager - Andy Billitteri Coach - Aaron Banfield 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
Lakeview, Wick Road, Bishop Sutton, Bristol BS39 5XN
Good evening everyone, Tonight, we offer a warm welcome to the players, officials & supporters of visitors Tytherington Rocks Football Club as well as our match officials too. We hope that they all enjoy their brief stay in the village and have a safe journey home too! Well, our season couldn’t have kicked off any better on Saturday with a resounding 5-0 victory at Gillingham Town. Four different scorers and a clean sheet is a great start but nothing’s won in August. Tonight, Rocks will be up for this having almost taken something from their tough trip to Boco on Saturday so we should have a decent game to watch. Don’t forget that we are home again this Saturday to Hengrove Athletic, kick off at 3pm. Thanks for your 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.
A big thank you....
... to all our sponsors....
... from Bishop Sutton F.C.
TONIGHT’S Bishop Sutton Blue & White Shirts, Blue Shorts & Socks
Dominic OAKES Jacob BIRD Oaklan BUCK Mason DAGGAR Billy DOWNES Sam DOWNES Tom FRANCIS Jacob GARDNER Luke HALL-COUSINS Brad HARDIDGE Joe HEAD Sam HILL Keith KEARNEY Luke PALMER Paddy ROYAL Dan SPILL Billy VAUGHAN Cody VILE Raphael WAUGH Jordan WHITTAKER Craig WILSON
Manager
Jon TOY
Head Coach
Dean HORSEMAN
Coach
Dan Spill
Referee Thomas SHALLCROSS
LINEUPS Tytherington Rocks Orange & Black Shirts, Black Shorts & Socks
Kyreese JOHNSON Mahad AHMED Akram ABDULLAHI Liam O’DONOGHUE Andy PETERSON Connor DAVEY Jordan LEONARD Aaron CLARK Nathan CROOT (c) Levi SENIOR Harry HOARE Sam RUSSELL Cameron HORSEMAN Ryan SHARPE Jojo BLACKMAN Max WILDING Ethan McMAHON Ali DORNEY Josh DAKWA Joe BARNES Will THEOBALD Mike JOHNSON
Manager Assistant Fitness Coach Goalkeeper Coach Physio
Jake EDWARDS Chris SHEARWOOD Jack CHAPMAN Adam GREEN Jake LAWSON
Assistants Kevin RODD Anthony SMEE
Focus on.... TYTHERINGTON ROCKS
Tytherington Football Club was formed in 1896 by local Headmaster, Mr Emanuel & others including the Rev John Bingley. Rev. Bingley stipulated that, to gain his support, the club should play in amber and black, his old college colours at Brasenose, in Oxford. The club played in the Wotton-Under-Edge League and travelled to away matches by waggonette, a four-wheeled horse drawn cart, with seats along both sides. The club played at many different grounds in the early days, including Mill-Leaze Fields behind the village shop. They eventually found a permanent home at the Hardwicke Playing Fields. The club used the Swan Inn as their changing rooms until a new pavilion was erected by the Parish Council, on the playing fields in 1938. In the 1920s the club was suspended by the Gloucestershire Football Association for non-payment of a fine. The fine followed a referee being jostled into an adjoining brook after what the home side felt were some dubious decisions! No pay - no play, so Tytherington disbanded until 1932 when Tytherington Rocks FC was formed, joining the Bristol & Suburban League. War disrupted the local leagues and Rocks re-joined Division 1 in 1947. The same year a youth team called the Pebbles was formed and played in the Gloucestershire Junior Boys' League. The 1960s were spent between Division 3 and Division 5. Facilities were upgraded in 1979-80, with new showers and toilet block together with electricity! The Reserves reformed in Division 7 and the first team reached Division 1 for the 1987-88 season. 1987-88 saw the formation of the third team joining Division 7 and at the same time Streamside Juniors were adopted as Tytherington Rocks Juniors. A floodlit training pitch was opened in 1988. Rocks entered Premier Division 2 and by 1993 arrived in Premier Division 1. Ground improvements continued with dugouts and perimeter fencing. As Champions of the Bristol & Suburban Premier League in 1997, it was shock and disappointment when an application to the Gloucestershire County League was rejected. Following rejection, a new bar, separate changing facilities, referees room and a spectator stand raised the profile of the club and, in 1998, the County League application was successful. The team survived a difficult first season but, during the next four years, enjoyed top half finishes and were GFA Challenge Trophy Finalists, League Cup Finalists and, in 2004, were County League Runners-up. Hellenic League football and Hellenic League status Division 1 [West] arrived in 200405. Season 2011-12 was to prove to be the first of three outstanding years for Tytherington Rocks.
Focus on.... TYTHERINGTON ROCKS
The 1st team finished 18 points clear to win the Uhlsport Hellenic League Division 1 [West] title, followed by a 3rd place and then champions again in 2014, this time by 5 points. Following this success, a transfer request to move to the Toolstation Western League was rejected by the FA. This refusal had a devastating effect on the club with players and team management of both 1st team and Reserve teams leaving in their numbers. History will record that several managers and committee members worked tirelessly to ensure the survival of the club during the following four seasons. The 2018/2019 season ended with all three teams (U18, Reserves and 1st team) all completing their programmes, although they all finished in the penultimate positions in their respective League divisions. Between August 2019 and now, Rocks have experienced major changes both on and off the fields. Reserve sides have folded mid-season, an U18 team had run its course and a Ladies team arrived and left. Numerous committee, management, and playing staff departures and arrivals took place during the two seasons destroyed by the Coronavirus. One welcome achievement did however materialise. Rocks won the Beaufort Cup, an end of season competition run by the Bristol Premier Sunday League. Last year saw the club admitted into the Toolstation Western League, a new team management, led by Jake Edwards prepared the team thoroughly resulting in a credible 13th place finish.
A big thank you to the sponsors of our reserve & under 18 teams...
With the reserves.... SOMERSET COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION THREE Date
Opponents
Ven. Res. Scorers
Sat 13 Aug Sat 20 Aug Sat 27 Aug Sat 3 Sep Sat 10 Sep Sat 17 Sep Sat 24 Sep Sat 1 Oct Sat 8 Oct Sat 15 Oct Sat 22 Oct Sat 5 Nov Sat 12 Nov Sat 19 Nov Sat 3 Dec Sat 24 Dec Sat 31 Dec
Radstock Town Res Burnham United Res Tunley Athletic Somerton Town Res Clevedon United Res Congresbury Draycott Fry Club Nailsea United Res Winscombe Res Clevedon United Res Yatton & Cleeve Utd Res Worle Rangers St George E-I-Gordano Winscombe Res Congresbury Draycott
H A H H A A H A H A H H A A H H A
Sat 7 Jan Sat 14 Jan Sat 21 Jan Sat 28 Jan Sat 4 Feb Sat 11 Feb Sat 18 Feb Sat 25 Feb Sat 8 Apr
Tunley Fry Club Somerton Town Res St George E-I-Gordano Radstock Town Res Worle Rangers Burnham United Res Nailsea United Res Yatton & Cleeve Utd Res
A H A H A H H A A
With the under-18’s...
Date
Opponents
Ven. Res. Scorers
Mon 19 Sep Longwell Green Sports
A
Thu 6 Oct
A
Hengrove Athletic
Thu 13 Oct Oldland Abbotonians
H
Thu 20 Oct Portishead Town
A
Thu 27 Oct AEK Boco
H
Thu 3 Nov
Longwell Green Sports H
Wed 9 Nov Oldland Abbotonians
A
w/c 14 Nov Roger Stone Memorial Cup Thu 24 Nov Hallen Thu 8 Dec
H
Chipping Sodbury Town H
Thu 15 Dec Hallen
A
Thu 5 Jan
H
Hengrove Athletic
Thu 12 Jan Portishead Town
H
Tue 17 Jan
Chipping Sodbury Town A
Tue 24 Jan
AEK Boco
A
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Away game guide for the Toolstation Western League Division One
AEK Boco
Greenbank Road, Hanham, Bristol
BS15 3RZ
12.2 miles
Almondsbury
The Field, Gloucester Rd, Almondsbury. BS32 4AA
21.3 miles
Bishop’s Lydeard Darby Way, Bishop’s Lydeard, Taunton. TA4 3BA
41.8 miles
Brislington
Ironmould Lane, Brislington, Bristol BS4 5RS
10.8 miles
Bristol Tel.
BTRA Ground, Stockwood Lane, Bristol BS14 8SJ
7.8 miles
Cheddar
Bowden's Park, Draycott Road, Cheddar BS27 3RL
12.2 miles
FC Bristol
Oaklands Park, Almondsbury, Bristol BS32 4AA
21.3 miles
Gillingham Town Woodwater Lane, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 4WL
32.5 miles
Hallen
17.4 miles
Moorhouse Lane, Hallen, Bristol BS10 7RU
Hengrove Athletic AVB Stadium, Norton Lane, Whitchurch BS14 0BT
7.3 miles
Longwell Green
Shellards Road, Longwell Green, Bristol BS30 9AD
11.2 miles
Nailsea & Tick.
Fryth Way, Nailsea, Bristol BS48 2AS
14.3 miles
Odd Down
Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 8PA
11.6 miles
Oldland Abbots
Castle Road, Oldland Common, Bristol BS30 9SZ
11.7 miles
Portishead Town Bristol Road, Portishead, Bristol BS20 6QG
15.7 miles
Radstock Town
Southfield Rec., Southfields, Radstock BA3 3NZ
10.3 miles
Shirehampton
The Creek, The Portway, Sea Mills, Bristol BS9 2JS
14.2 miles
Tytherington R.
Hardwicke PF, Tytherington, South Gloucs GL12 8UJ 23.5 miles
Warminster Town Weymouth Street, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 9NS 25.6 miles Wells City
Rowdens Road, Wells, Somerset BA5 1TU
Wincanton Town Sports Ground, Moor Lane, Wincanton BA9 9EJ
11.4 miles 28.6 miles
Fixtures & Results 2021/2022 Date
Opponents
Ven. Res. Att.
Scorers
Sat 30 Jul
Gillingham Town
A
Bird (2), Daggar, Vile, Wilson
Tue 2 Aug
Tytherington R
H
Sat 6 Aug
Hengrove Athletic H
Sat 13 Aug
Brislington
2022
Tue 16 Aug Hallen Sat 20 Aug
A H
Odd Down (Bath) A
Sat 27 Aug Shirehampton
H
Mon 29 Aug Oldland Abbots
H
Sat 3 Sep
Bristol Telephones A
Tue 6 Sep
Warminster Town H
Sat 10 Sep Longwell Green
H
Wed 14 Sep Bishop’s Lydeard
A
Sat 17 Sep Cheddar
H
Sat 24 Sep
A
FC Bristol
Tue 27 Sep Wincanton Town H Sat 1 Oct
AEK Boco
A
Sat 8 Oct
Oldland Abbots
A
Sat 15 Oct
Almondsbury
H
Sat 29 Oct
Longwell Green
A
Sat 5 Nov
Nailsea & Tick’nam A
Sat 12 Nov Gillingham Town H Sat 19 Nov Brislington
H
Sat 26 Nov
A
Shirehampton
w 5-0 53
Fixtures & Results 2021/2022 Date
Opponents
Ven. Res. Att.
Sat 3 Dec
Portishead Town
A
Sat 10 Dec Bristol Tel. Sat 17 Dec
Scorers
H
Warminster Town A
Mon 26 Dec Wells City
H
2023 Mon 2 Jan
Radstock Town
A
Sat 7 Jan
Odd Down (Bath) H
Sat 21 Jan
AEK Boco
H
Sat 28 Jan
Wincanton Town
A
Sat 4 Feb
Bishop’s Lydeard H
Sat 11 Feb
Hallen
Sat 25 Feb
Hengrove Athletic A
Sat 4 Mar
Portishead Town H
Sat 11 Mar
Cheddar
A
Sat 25 Mar
Tytherington R
A
Sat 1 Apr
FC Bristol
H
Fri 7 Apr
Wells City
A
A
Mon 10 Apr Radstock Town
H
Sat 15 Apr Nailsea & Tick
H
Sat 22 Apr
A
Almondsbury
Key LPC - Les Phillips Cup
SPC - Somerset Premier Cup