Hengrove Athletic v AEK Boco 8th August

“THE GROVE”

Official matchday programme of Hengrove Athletic F.C

Toolstation Western League’s

“Best Programme - Division One” 2022/23

Toolstation Western League Division 1

Hengrove Athletic v AEK Boco

Tuesday 8th August 2023 7.30pm

Issue: 2

Hengrove Athletic Football Club

Founded 1948 - celebrating our 75th anniversary this season

Main club sponsor for season 2023-24 - AVB Commercial Vehicle Repairs

Club Officials Club Honours

Chairman Mike Greatbanks Alf Bosley Cup winners

Treasurer Mike Greatbanks 1958/59, 1963/64

Secretary/Media Martin McConachie Somerset Junior Cup winners

Groundsman Dave Fear 1964/65

First Team Manager Jamie Hillman

Somerset League Cup winners

Asst. Manager Jon Berry 1979/80

Coach Ian Jones Somerset Senior Cup winners

Coach Mike Stone 1979/80

Physiotherapist Matt Taylor Promoted to Som. County Prem.

Kit Manager Pete Stenner 1995/96

Somerset Senior Cup runners-up

Reserve Manager Sean Day 2003/04, 2004/05

Asst. Manager Nilton Crane Som. County Premier winners

U18’s Manager Alex Sully 2005/06

Western League Div 1 runners-up

Club Committee Jon Berry 2012/13, 2016/17

Alan Burton Nilton Crane Les Phillips Cup winners

Sean Day Dave Fear 2015/16

Mike Greatbanks Jamie Hillman

Ian Jones

Giorgio Mancini

Martin McConachie Pete Stenner

Bristol u18 Comb Div 1 winners

2021/22

Bristol u18 Comb. Plate winners

Mike Stone Alex Sully 2021/22 The AVB Stadium, Norton Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol BS14 0BT

Good evening everyone,

Tonight, we offer a warm welcome to the players, officials & supporters of our opposition AEK Boco 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 the first week of the season is now complete and it’s gone better than maybe most people had expected. A creditable point at Bitton, playing with ten men for 40 minutes, was followed by two resounding victories at home to Warminster and then on Saturday at Keynsham. It’s difficult at this stage of the season to see who will be the pacesetters and who will be those teams with an eye over their shoulder but two big wins in five days has set the season up nicely.

Tonight’s visitors AEK Boco went nap on Saturday as they beat Cheddar 5-0 after previously beating Keynsham 2-0 and losing to Brislington by the same score so tonight’s match will be a tough one for sure.

On the subject of welcomes, we should maybe offer one to the new players that joined the club in the summer. Dylan Powell, Oscar Sullivan, Rohan Hartrey, Louie Farrow, Regan Sollars, Taylor Doyle & Jacob Wylde have all arrived along with the returning Lewis BondKendall and Sonny Parker has made the step up from the under-18’s. Welcome to all.

The Somerset Premier Cup draw was kind last week in that we didn’t end up being in it! We were given a bye in the first round so no game for us in October; that’s the second cup competition we’ve had a bye in following the FA Vase First Qualifying Round draw - that paired us with Roman Glass St George in the Second Qualifying Round.

So strap yourself in and get ready for the rollercoaster ride that is the Toolstation Western League Division One season. 42 games; hot weather, frozen surfaces, waterlogged pitches, suspensions, players going elsewhere for £5 a game more, floodlight failures, red cards, sin bins, Tuesday/Saturday/Tuesday/Saturday and so much more. And that could be all in the first month!

You wouldn’t want it any other way. Would you?

Enjoy the game.

Tuesday 8th August 2023

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round Replay

Blackfield & Langley v Oldland Abbotonians

Brixham v Okehampton Argyle

Toolstation Western League Division One

Bradford Town v Keynsham Town

Brislington v Radstock Town

Hallen v Bitton

Hengrove Athletic v AEK Boco

Odd Down (Bath) v Gillingham Town

Portishead Town v Middlezoy Rovers

Wells City v Longwell Green Sports

Wednesday 9th August 2023

FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round Replay

Sherborne Town v Shepton Mallet

Toolstation Western League Division One

Cadbury Heath v Bristol Telephones

Cribbs Reserves v Bishop Sutton

Shirehampton v Cheddar

Warminster Town v Wincanton Town

HENGROVE ATHLETIC STATS 2023/24

(max 3 games, up to & inc 5th Aug 2023)

PLAYER SPONSORS 2023/24 SEASON

Jack Cousins

Lewis Bond-Kendall

Regan Sollars

Rohan Hartrey

Dylan Powell

Louie Davies

PLAYER SPONSORS 2023/24 SEASON

Aidan Jones

If you would like to sponsor a first team player, please email secretary@hengroveathletic.com with your logo and which player you’d like to sponsor. The cost is £50 for the season and your name will appear alongside the player’s name in the online matchday programme.

Thank you for your generosity.

THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD SPONSORS

If you would like to join our board sponsors, please call Martin McConachie on 07432 614494 or email secretary@hengroveathletic.com for further details.

The cost is £250 for the first year (including a one-off manufacture cost of £100) then £100 per year thereafter. This includes adverts on our website and in the programme.

Top To Toe Physiotherapy

Abacus Waste Management

D C Windows

Covertek Ben’s Reclamation & Demolition

E R & B Print

Belvedere Building & Plumbing AVB Commercial Vehicle Repairs

Avon Hydraulics (UK) Ltd AVPI Apollo Cleaning Solutions

Under-18’s - the new season begins...

WESTERN COUNTIES FLOODLIGHT YOUTH LEAGUE

AEK Boco

Almondsbury

Bishop Sutton

Brislington

Bristol Telephones

Hengrove Athletic

Longwell Green

Oldland Abbots

Reserves - the new season begins...

BRISTOL & SUBURBAN LEAGUE SENIOR DIVISION

Hengrove Athletic FC

Green shirts, Green shorts & Green socks

Ben BRITTON

Jackson BROWN

Regan BURTON

Jack COUSINS

Taylor DOYLE

Louie FARROW

Jacob GRINNELL

Ethan HARDY

Rohan HARTREY

Harvey IMPEY

Aidan JONES

Jack JONES

Connor KINGDON

Giorgio MANCINI

Jude McCARTHY

Mickey PARSONS

Dylan POWELL

Pete SHEPPARD

Regan SOLLARS

Oscar SULLIVAN

Manager Jamie HILLMAN

Asst. Manager

Coaches

Physio

Jon BERRY

Ian JONES

Mike STONE

Matt TAYLOR

Referee

Alex SETCHELL

SQUADS AEK Boco FC

Blue shirts, Blue shorts & Blue socks

Ashley BRYAN

Will HUMPHRIES

Kyle CURTIS

Sid PARTRIDGE Toby RENNIE

AEK-BOCO F.C. was formed during the summer of 2003 as the result of a merger between two long-established clubs (AEK Rangers and Boco Juniors). Today we have almost 500 children on our books playing in the Hanham Minor League, Avon Youth League U18 Bristol Combination League and Bristol Girls League as well as three men’s teams and our ladies teams. We are proud to be one of the first Clubs in the Gloucestershire area to achieve the FA Charter Standard Community Club status.

Our home ground is Greenbank Rd Playing Fields, Greenbank Road ,Hanham, Bristol. Where through hard work and determination , funded along with the Football Foundation our New Clubhouse in 2011.

History of Boco Juniors

Boco Juniors was formed in 1978 by Bob Boyd, a former director of Bristol City FC, and John Cummins. Named after the 1978 Argentinean Champions Boca Juniors as it corresponded with the year that Argentina first became World Champions. Bob Boyd`s son Robert is now one of the Marcliff Glos County League main sponsors ”Boca Teamwear” while John Cummins Grandson Tom recently finished playing for our Junior section.

Famous players that have emerged through Boco Juniors are Mark Cooper ( former Forest Green Rovers Manager ) who is the son of Terry Cooper Ex England international. Julian Dicks who played for Liverpool and West Ham United. Paul Mardon played for Bristol City & West Brom & was a Welsh International.

Darren Lloyd played for West Brom & Darren Carr who played for Chesterfield in the 1997 FA Cup semi-final versus Middlesbrough. Martin Willmott for Bristol City & Darren Harvey for Watford were also former players that played professionally.

Mark Johnston- Allen, the ex snooker professional started his career at right back for Boco Juniors.

Even Manchester United’s' Alex Ferguson spotted a young Ross Millard playing for Boco Juniors and Ross was signed as full time professional only to see his budding career cut short by injury.

History of AEK Rangers

In 1977 the club was formed, named after someone who had just holidayed in Greece and an original player being Scottish wanted Rangers in the name, from a group of workmates from DRG, they played at Dundridge Playing Fields, the first team won The Senior District League in 1995, the team also played at BAWA Club.

2011-2012 Runners up Bristol Prem Combination Div 1 Promotion to Prem Div

2013-2014 Senior Amateur Cup Winners

2013-2014 Runners Up Bristol Prem Comb & Promotion to Gloucestershire County Lge

2014-2015 Runners Up Gloucestershire County League

2015-2016 Champions Gloucestershire County League

2016-2017 Winners Les James Cup

2018-2019 Runners Up Les James Cup

2020-2021 Promotion Toolstation Western League

2021-2022 Winners GFA County Cup Challenge Trophy

184 Wells Road, Knowle, Bristol, BS4 2DL

Shaftesbury Park, Frenchay Park Road, Winterbourne, BS16 1LG

Prior Park College Sports Complex, Ralph Allen Drive, Bath BA2 5AH

Hengrove Athletic Football Club is renowned within the local leagues and amongst match officials for offering a warm, friendly welcome and top notch hospitality. The ground itself, the AVB Stadium, is pleasant and offers superb views of Bristol as well as the peace and quiet of the country. It’s a lovely place to watch a game of football! Here at the club, the last few seasons have been very successful and as a result, we are looking for people to join the team. Not the one ON the pitch that has won two promotions and a Les Phillips Cup in the last ten years but the one OFF IT; the team behind the team if you like.

We are looking for anyone that feels they can make a contribution to the club. On matchdays, it could be serving refreshments and food, selling raffle tickets, working on the front gate or helping to tidy up after the game. You’ll get to watch the football free of charge of course but better still, you’ll be joining a small team of dedicated hard working volunteers that make this club very special.

On non-matchdays, there are other jobs that need doing such as strimming, painting, cleaning, weeding and brushing. You name it, we need to do it! However with only a small band of willing helpers, we can always do with a little more help, no matter how many hours you can give up. If you feel this is you, please email the chairman Mike Greatbanks at michael.greatbanks@btconnect.com or call him on 07884 492217. And thank you!

Supporting the club...

There are several more ways of getting your company name out there that we can help you with. Perimeter banners, perimeter boards, programme advertising, website advertising.. they are all available within the club.

Perimeter Boards are one option that many companies have chosen recently. Match action pictures often appear online either on websites or social media so your company board could be seen regularly as well as those who attend the match.

Perimeter boards cost £250 for the first year (including a one-off manufacturing charge of £100) then cost £100 a year thereafter.

Perimeter Banners are a similar option but made from a hard wearing fabric. The same size as a board (2.4m x 915mm or 8’ x 3’), they cost £200 (including a one off manufacturing charge of £75) then cost £100 a year thereafter.

Programme Advertising has also proven popular in recent seasons. After having “gone online” in recent seasons, the club have decided to go back to printing a copy for its supporters, a popular move with many non-league fans too.

Advertising costs just £100 for a full page (A5) or £50 for a half page; this is for a full season of matchday programmes so this season, at least 21 programmes. You can change the actual composition of the programme each week to keep it topical and/or time sensitive!

Website Advertising is the cheapest form of advertising and is just £25. For this, your link/logo will sit on a carousel on the front page and when visitors click the link, it will take them to your website. Our club website is one of the most popular ones in the league with more than 2,000 unique visits each week during the season.

If you are interested in any of these deals, please email the club secretary, Martin McConachie, on secretary@hengroveathletic.com or ring 07432 614494.

Hengrove Athletic Club History

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, 2021/22, did get completed and for the fourth year running, the Grove ended in mid table. This year sees the club celebrate its 75th anniversary.

A guide to away games this season in Toolstation Western League Division 1 (mileages shown via www.theaa.com)

Fixtures & Results 2023/24

Tue 8 AEK Boco H

Sat 12 Wells City H

Tue 15 Brislington A

Sat 19 Radstock Town H

Tue 22 Cribbs Res. A

Sat 26 Cadbury Heath H

September

Sat 2 Shirehampton A

Sat 9 Longwell Green A

Tue 12 Middlezoy Rov. A

Sat 16 Brislington H

Sat 23 Roman Glass H (FA Vase)

Tue 26 Bishop Sutton H (Les Phillips Cup)

Sat 30 Bradford Town A

October

Sat 7 Bitton H

Tue 10 Cheddar H

Sat 14 Cadbury Heath A

Tue 17 Hallen H

Sat 21 AEK Boco A

Sat 28 Warminster T A

November

Sat 4 Longwell Green H

Sat 11 Gillingham T A

Sat 18

Middlezoy R H

Sat 25 Wincanton T H

December

Fixtures & Results 2023/24

Date Opponents Ven.

December

Sat 2 Wells City H

Sat 9 Bradford Town H

Sat 16 Portishead T A

Tue 26 Bristol Tel. H

Sat 30 Bishop Sutton A

January 2024

Sat 6 Cribbs Res. H

Sat 20 Odd Down A

February

Sat 3 Gillingham T. H

Sat 10 Hallen A

Sat 24 Radstock Town A

March

Sat 2 Portishead T H

Sat 9 Wincanton T A

Sat 16 Keynsham T H

Sat 23 Odd Down A

Fri 29 Bristol Tel. A (Good Friday)

April

Mon 1 Bishop Sutton H (Easter Monday)

Sat 6 Cheddar A

Sat 20 Shirehampton H