BISHOP SUTTON
Date
KO Time
Competition
Opposition
Sat 31 Jul
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Wells
Tue 03 Aug
1930
TSWL
Portishead Town
v
Bishop Sutton
Result
Att
Scorers
MoM
2-2
65
S.Shearer x 2 M.Daggar, C.Shorney, O.Buck, L.Trowbridge
L.Villis
1-4
62
M.Daggar S. Shearer, L.Villis, O.Buck x2
Sat 07 Aug
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Tytherington Rocks
Tue 10 Aug
1945
TSWL
Cheddar
v
Bishop Sutton
Tue 17 Aug
1930
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Radstock Town
4-1
65
Sat 21 Aug
1500
TSWL
Almondsbury
v
Bishop Sutton
0-3
52
Sat 28 Aug
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Bishops Lydeard
1-2
52
O.Buck
-
Mon 30 Aug
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Portishead Town
2-1
60
C.Shorney, M.Daggar
M.Daggar
Sat 04 Sep
1500
TSWL
Wells
v
Bishop Sutton
5-1
O.Buck
-
Sat 11 Sep
1500
FA Vase
Ilfracombe Town
v
Bishop Sutton
0-2
78
Tue 14 Sep
1930
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Cheddar
1-1
72
O.Buck
Sat 18 Sep
1500
TSWL
Radstock Town
v
Bishop Sutton
3-3
61
O.Buck x 2, J.Reader
Sat 25 Sept
1500
FA Vase
Wendron United
V
Bishop Sutton
2-1
105
J.Hall
Sat 02 Oct
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Welton Rovers
Tues 05 Oct
1930
SPC
Bishop Sutton
V
Radstock Town
Sat 09 Oct
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Sherborne Town
Sat 16 Oct
1500
TSWL
Wincanton Town
v
Bishop Sutton
Sat 23 Oct
1500
TSWL
LeBeq
V
Bishop Sutton
Sat 30 Oct
1500
TSWL
Devizes Town
v
Bishop Sutton
Sat 13 Nov
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
AEK Boco
Sat 27 Nov
1500
TSWL
Oldland Abbotonians
v
Bishop Sutton
Sat 04 Dec
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Odd Down (Bath)
Sat 11 Dec
1500
TSWL
Welton Rovers
v
Bishop Sutton
Sat 18 Dec
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Almondsbury
Mon 27 Dec
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Hengrove
v
Bishop Sutton
Sat 08 Jan
1500
TSWL
Longwell Green Sports
Sat 15 Jan
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Oldland Abbotonians
Sat 22 Jan
1500
TSWL
Warminster Town
v
Bishop Sutton
Sat 29 Jan
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Gillingham Town
Sat 05 Feb
1500
TSWL
Bristol Telephones
v
Bishop Sutton
Sat 12 Feb
1500
TSWL
Tytherington Rocks
v
Bishop Sutton
Sat 19 Feb
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Wincanton Town
Sat 26 Feb
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Devizes Town
Sat 05 Mar
1500
TSWL
Gillingham Town
v
Bishop Sutton
Sat 12 Mar
1500
TSWL
Odd Down (Bath)
v
Bishop Sutton
Sat 19 Mar
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Bristol Telephones
Sat 26 Mar
1500
TSWL
AEK Boco
v
Bishop Sutton
Sat 02 Apr
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Warminster Town
Sat 09 Apr
1500
TSWL
Bishops Lydeard
v
Bishop Sutton
Fri 15 Apr
1500
TSWL
Hengrove
v
Bishop Sutton
Mon 18 Apr
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
LeBeq
Sat 23 Apr
1500
TSWL
Sherborne Town
v
Bishop Sutton
Sat 30 Apr
1500
TSWL
Bishop Sutton
v
Longwell Green Sports
4-1
47
2-0
98
S.Downes -
O.Buck x 3, B.Hardidge O.Buck x 3
C.Shorney, L.Villis
O.Buck O.Buck
Today’s teams Bishop Sutton
Welton Rovers
Oliver Eglon
Jakob Glover
Brad Hardidge
Alex Wych
Cody Vile
Jaiden Savery
Joe Durrant
Archie Morris
Kai Long
Joe Garland
Rhymel Henderson
Jacob Watson
Luke Trowbridge
Joe Battrick
Oaklan Buck
Joe Ellis
Cam Shorney
Lewis Coleman
Mason Daggar
Chris Pile
Jacob Reader
Matt Curnock
Craig Wilson
Will Gould
Liam Villis
James Batchelor
Billy Downes
Kyle Box
Jimmy Sellick
Lewis Russell
Paddy Royal
Jacob Bird
Jordan Thaws
Jed Parfitt Jake Slocombe Courtney Charles
Referee Assistant Assistant
James Knowles Colin Skyrme Martin Pearse
Our visitors - Welton Rovers Founded as Welton Red Star, in the coal mining town of Midsomer Norton, in 1887, Welton Rovers are five time winners of the Western League and its longest serving members. Rovers’ relationship with the Western League began in the 1903/04 season. The club’s first few decades saw them triumph in multiple Somerset Senior Cups, and win their first Western League title in 1912, but a failed attempt at professionalism would see the club go bankrupt and unable to compete in the 1923/24 season. This blip is the only break in Welton’s membership of the Western League from 1903 to the modern-day, the club holding the dubious honour of having never been relegated — or promoted — outside of the two division set-up. In the years following World War 2, Welton built the most successful Amateur side in the area with four consecutive Amateur Cup victories, and in Brian Barker, Keith Simmons and Eddie Attwood, the best forward line for miles around. Rovers’ golden period came in the mid-1960s following the appointment, in 1963, of the club’s first official manager, former Huddersfield Town and Bristol City striker Arnold Rodgers, and the return to professionalism. Welton became only the second club to win the Western League three times in a row — after Portsmouth FC— at the turn of the century, with wins in ’65, ’66 (undefeated!) and ’67. Potent throughout the time was the club’s record goalscorer, Ian Henderson, who scored 321 goals in his spells with Welton. Rovers’ triumphs brought with them an inflated reputation and showpiece matches, with the club’s best ever FA Cup performance seeing them face AFC Bournemouth (then known as Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic) in 1966 as well as exotic away days for end of season matches against a Guernsey XI in 1965 and to the Costa Brava the following year. As is often the case, Welton’s successes brought excesses and financial problems, and following the departure of Rodgers and 10 of his first-team squad, to Bath City, a period of uncertainty and mediocrity followed. That was until Dave Stone took the managerial reigns in 1971 and led Welton to their fourth, and most recent, league title in the 73/74 season. Other showcases of the early ‘70s would see Juventus and Leeds United legend John Charles play and score at West Clewes for Merhyr Tydfil in the FA Trophy, and a Rothmans Cup final against now League One side Wycombe Wanderers. The tail end of the 20th century saw Welton trade promotions and relegations, creating many a club legend along the way. Managers such as Geoff Elliott and Steve Coles brought good times, while legendary players like Malcolm Beck and Graham Withey commanded transfer fees to move on to Football League clubs. The 1980s saw huge improvements to facilities with the expansion of the club house — which remains one of the best in the league to this day — and the installation of floodlights in 1988, the erection of which were celebrated with a friendly against Oxford United, then managed by Mark Lawrenson. The 1990s started with possibly the club’s most ridiculous season, finishing rock bottom of the Premier Division and getting through 3 managers. The third of which, Peter De Sisto, brought former Football League players Alan Biley and Gary Stanley to the club, but could only win 3 games all season. As bad as the decade began, it ended on a high with Rovers’ locally assembled side winning promotion back to the Premier Division, under the tutelage of Adie Britton. The past two decades have brought plenty of good times for Rovers’ large and vociferous support, known as the Green Army. In 2006, Chris Mountford led Welton to their most successful season since the 1970s, with a 4th place Premier Division finish and Les Phillips Cup Semi-Final. Then, under Mark Harrington in 2010, Rovers won the Somerset Premier Cup for the first time, at Huish Park. A semi-final victory against Yeovil Town landed Rovers a final with Bridgwater Town, who they defeated on penalties to claim the silverware. That side contained Nick Beaverstock, the man who would lead the Greens to their next taste of glory — as manager — when they won promotion to the Western League Premier Division in 2015. Beaverstock would go on to become the Rovers manager to take charge of the second highest number of matches, totalling 223 after a caretaker spell last season. Tom Smith is now in charge of the club, assisted by former goalkeeper Will Justin. With over 225 appearances for Rovers, Smithy has an undeniable understanding of the Welton DNA, and with his side having led the division at Christmas last year, before Coronavirus saw another suspended season, his ambitions will be high for 2021/2022.
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Mason Dagger
Sam Downes
Billy Downes
Joe Durrant
Fred Gwyther
Jason Hunt
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Bradley Hardidge
Rhymel Henderson
Kai Long
James Sellick
Solomon Shearer
Cameron Shorney
Dan Spill
Jacob Reader
Luke Trowbridge
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Cody Vile
Liam Villis
Craig Wilson
Kalum Withey
Paddy Royal
Jordan Thaws
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