“THE GROVE” Matchday programme of Hengrove Athletic Football Club
Toolstation Western League Division One Radstock Town Saturday 12th February 2022 3.00pm
Hengrove Athletic Football Club Founded 1948
The AVB Stadium, Norton Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol BS14 0BT Main club sponsor for season 2021-22 - AVB Commercial Vehicle Repairs
Club Officials Chairman Treasurer Secretary/Media Groundsmen Manager Asst. Manager Coaches Physiotherapist Kit Manager U18 Management U18 Secretary Committee Alan Burton Mike Greatbanks Paul Hynam Giorgio Mancini Pete Stenner
Club Honours Mike Greatbanks Mike Greatbanks Martin McConachie Nigel Gray Dave Fear Jamie Hillman Jon Berry Ian Jones Mike Stone Pete Stenner Pete Stenner Paul Fortt & Mike Stone Martin McConachie Jon Berry Dave Fear Jamie Hillman Ian Jones Martin McConachie Mike Stone
Web: www.hengroveathletic.com Email: secretary@hengroveathletic.com
Alf Bosley Cup winners 1958/59, 1963/64 Somerset Junior Cup winners 1964/65 Somerset League Cup winners 1979/80 Somerset Senior Cup winners 1979/80 Promoted to Somerset County Prem. 1995/96 Somerset Senior Cup runners-up 2003/04, 2004/05 Somerset County Premier winners 2005/06 Western League Div 1 runners-up 2012/13, 2016/17 Les Phillips Cup winners 2015/16 FA Vase Third Round 2015/16 Phone: 07884 492217 (chairman) Phone: 07432 614494 (secretary)
Good afternoon everyone, Today, we offer a warm welcome to the players, officials & supporters of visitors Radstock Town FC as well as our match officials too. We hope they all enjoy their brief stay in the village and have a safe journey home too! You will have noticed that this programme is a little different to normal. Hengrove Athletic are one of six clubs to take part in a mental health partnership supporting the football family & players. The other clubs include our visitors today, Radstock Town along with Bishop Sutton, Odd Down, Welton Rovers and Keynsham Town. Full details of this fantastic initiative can be found within the programme & there will be a bucket collection at this afternoon’s match with the proceeds going to Bath MIND. Last weekend, we suffered our first defeat in four games when we lost 3-1 at home to Tytherington Rocks in the first competitive match between the sides. We don’t have too long to wait for the second meeting as we travel to Tytherington in two weeks time! Between today and then, we also travel to Almondsbury. Another date for your diary is Tuesday 1st March when we host Keynsham Town in the Les Phillips Cup First Round, kick off is at 7.30pm. Off the pitch, plans are still moving on to improve the club and take it forward to the next level but also to retain the warm, friendly nature that the club is renowned for. The committee are working hard behind the scenes & over the next few months, much work will be done here at the AVB including a new boiler & housing and better car park facilities. Our big thanks to St Aldhelm’s Youth for fixing the lights on the training area so that all the teams can train up there. Our under-18’s are currently sitting in second spot in the u18 Bristol Combination table, eight points behind leaders Bath City but with three games in hand on them. They are having a great season and have only lost one game all season; the lads are at home to Rockleaze Rangers tomorrow so please support them if you can, they’re a fantastic group! Many thanks and enjoy the match Martin McConachie, Club Secretary
Non-League Footballers Mental Health Championed by Bath Mind and the Toolstation Western League
The Toolstation Western League are working with Bath Mind to pilot a mental health partnership supporting the football family and players in particular. The six Western League sides located in Bath and North East Somerset have been offered specially created posters, promoting mental health support services designed to help younger people, which can be located into their home and away changing rooms. Research conducted by the Toolstation Western League earlier this season highlighted that around a quarter of players had considered seeking help with a mental health issue. The subject of mental health was first tackled by the Western League in March 2020, when they launched their Think of a Fan campaign. Chairman of the Western League, John Pool, explained: “Think of a Fan was our way of remembering that for many fans, football is more than just a game. It’s an important release, a chance to meet friends, get out of the house and have some fun. Many people are still working through the loneliness and anxiety caused by lockdown, but we must not forget that our players are no different. They are as important to us as any members of our football family and this important partnership with Bath Mind is our way of supporting them.” As well as changing room posters, Bath Mind have provided leaflets for fans, as well as programme adverts, highlighting the variety of support services they provide. If successful, this initial pilot will be extended by the Western League to cover all 40 Clubs across the South West of England, from Cornwall to Wiltshire. Hannah Roper, Director of Business Development at Bath Mind, said: “We at Bath Mind are thrilled to be working in partnership with The Toolstation Western League, to support and promote positive mental health for the football community. Throughout the pandemic Bath Mind has been fighting an epidemic of mental ill-health. We have increased our services to meet the growing needs of our community, and help reduce pressure on NHS services. Through this pilot we hope to encourage everyone to talk about their mental health, seek help at an early stage and reduce the stigma associated with mental ill-health. As a local, independent charity, Bath Mind relies heavily on local fundraising to keep our services going, therefore we are grateful to The Toolstation Western League and their fans for their fundraising efforts.”
THE HENGROVE 75 In August 2023, Hengrove Athletic Football Club will celebrate its 75th anniversary. Formed shortly after the war by a group of demobbed soldiers, “The Grove” initially played down in Whitchurch then relocated to its current base here at Norton Lane in 1964, gradually moving up the leagues too. We’ve now been a Western League club for fifteen years! To celebrate our 75th birthday, we have put together a group of projects from around the club to take us to the next level on & off the pitch. Four categories; pitch, clubhouse, grounds and structure have been identified and various projects will be repaired, rebuilt, renewed and restored over the next two seasons & we’ve started the tasks already by refurbishing the bar area during the winter. The aim is to make the club more sustainable, more welcoming, smarter, fresher and an even greater place to watch the beautiful game. There’s so many more jobs, large and small, that we will be getting on with including painting, hammering, nailing, building & clearing. There are plans to re-introduce at least one more Hengrove team, bring in several new sponsors, build a new car park and possibly get a big friendly for the anniversary day. If you can offer a service, a pair of hands or your expertise, please see a committee member (listed in front of programme) and let them know. As much of the work as is possible will be done by volunteers & we’d love to see the AVB Stadium look as good as possible ahead of the anniversary. Thank you in advance.
1948
2023
The Hengrove
Like pontoon, but with a twist!
Entry costs just £1 per team per week (£10) Each competition runs for 10 matches First prize - £250 – highest scoring team Second prize - £100 – second highest scoring team Wooden spoon - £50 – lowest scoring team
Teams randomly selected Teams that don’t play awarded two goals Third competition started 26th December 2021, Next competition 4th March 2022 Entry fees must be paid in advance
Hengrove Athletic Player Stats 2021/22 season (maximum 31 games) Player Carter BAILEY Luca BAILEY Will BANKS Ben BRITTON Jackson BROWN Regan BURTON Carl BUSH Ricky BUSH Danny CONSTABLE Jack COUSINS Luke CREWE Frankie DICKS Danny DODIMEAD Rich DUFFY Brandon FEEHELY Jimmy FORTT Jamie GODFREY Sam JACKSON Jack JONES Harry LUCAS Giorgio MANCINI Jude McCARTHY Mickey PARSONS Sam PAYNE Luco PONSILLO Pete SHEPPARD Gary SHORNEY Harry TEMPLEMAN Will THOMAS Adrian THOMPSON Bailey TURNER Billy VAUGHAN Craig WHITE Kyle WIDGER
Starts
16 4 22 20 26 7 13 23 23 1 22 1 2
2 9 5 17 20 18 1 11 19 20 6 2 9 5 10 6
Sub On
Total
4 1
4 1 16 5 24 24 26 8 13 27 25 3 24 1 5 1 1 4 14 9 18 24 23 1 19 20 22 3 7 3 14 14 15 6
1 2 4 1 4 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 5 4 1 4 5 8 1 2 3 1 1 5 9 5
Goals
MOM
1
1
1 2
5 2 17
3 1
3
1 2 2 1 1
6 6 1
3
1
2 1
Table does not include this week’s midweek fixtures.
Table does not include this week’s midweek fixtures.
184 Wells Road, Knowle, Bristol, BS4 2DL
The Cystic Fibrosis Comfort Fund is a small Bristol based charity, independent of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, which aims to help those who suffer from Cystic Fibrosis in their daily lives and enhance their quality of life. It was founded in 1991 by a small group of people from the Bristol Children’s Hospital following a bequest by a grandfather. In his will he stipulated the money should be used to benefit patients with Cystic Fibrosis to help them manage their own lives. There were originally two Trustees from the Children’s Hospital, a senior nurse, and a clinical nurse specialist, two parents, and a lecturer in physiotherapy. The Fund grew from there and it became a registered charity in 1993. Cystic Fibrosis is one of the UK's most common, life-limiting, inherited diseases. Cystic Fibrosis affects the internal organs, especially the lungs & digestive system, by clogging them with thick sticky mucus. This makes it hard to breathe and digest food. Those affected are born with CF and approximately 1 in every 2,500 babies born in the UK will inherit the condition. Improvements in care and treatment mean that more & more babies born with CF will become adults. However, their life expectancy is shortened.
This is a charity supported closely by Andy Stone (Stoner) from AS_FootyReview on Twitter where all profits from his merchandise is donated to the charity to continue helping and raising awareness to a charity close to his heart following the death of his close friend Sam “Syd Brimson” Thank you and enjoy the game!
For more information, please visit our website at www.cfcomfort.co.uk
THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD SPONSORS
Top To Toe Physiotherapy
Abacus Waste Management
D C Windows
The Three Lions
Ben’s Reclamation & Demolition
E R & B Print
AVB Commercial Vehicle Repairs
Avon Hydraulics (UK) Ltd
Belvedere Building & Plumbing
A D L Garage Doors
Apollo Cleaning Solutions
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 £200 for the first year (including a one-off manufacture cost of £100) then £100 per year thereafter. Includes adverts on our website and in the programme.
BRISTOL U18 FOOTBALL COMBINATION NEWS & TABLE
We are delighted to announce that this season, Hengrove Athletic will be running an under-18 side for the first time in six years. The team will be managed by Paul Fortt & Mike Stone and will compete in the Bristol under-18 Football Combination League; we have been placed in the First Division. As a club, we would like to welcome Paul, Mike, all of the players and the families to the AVB Stadium and hope they enjoy a long, happy & successful time with the club.
Pos. Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
16 13 15 13 12 13 10 13 13 16 12
13 10 7 6 5 5 3 4 4 3 2
1 2 2 2 2 1 5 2 1 3 1
2 1 6 5 5 7 2 7 8 10 9
68 44 35 36 24 25 29 33 35 28 19
22 15 29 35 27 37 23 34 56 58 40
46 29 6 1 -3 -12 6 -1 -21 -30 -21
40 32 23 20 17 16 14 14 13 12 7
Bath City Hengrove Athletic Stoke Lane Lions Downend Saints Keynsham Town Thornbury Town Chipping Sodbury Town Rockleaze Rangers Backwell Athletic Saltford Stars Clifton United Hawks
BRISTOL U18 FOOTBALL COMBINATION TABLE
BRISTOL U18 FOOTBALL COMBINATION FIXTURES Sun 26 Sep
H
Keynsham Town
2.00pm
D 2-2 Grinnell, Impey
Sun 3 Oct Sun 10 Oct Sun 17 Oct Sun 24 Oct
A H H A
Downend Saints Eagles Saltford Stars Thornbury Town Clifton United Hawks
2.00pm 2.00pm 2.00pm 2.00pm
W 3-0 Grinnell (2), Tucker W 4-0 C Bailey (2), Impey, og W 3-2 C Bailey (2), Impey
Sun 7 Nov
A
Rockleaze Rangers
2.00pm
W 4-2 C Bailey (2), Grinnell Griffiths W 4-1 Impey (2), Charles Thornton W 3-2 Thornton, Tucker Impey W 3-2 C Bailey, Grinnell, Impey
W 10-1 C Bailey (2), Impey (2), McCarthy (2), Griffiths (2) Lucas, Templeman
Sun 14 Nov H
Stoke Lane Athletic Lions 2.00pm
Sun 21 Nov
Saltford Stars
2.00pm
Sun 28 Nov H
Bath City
2.00pm
Sun 5 Dec
H
Chipping Sodbury Town
2.00pm
D 2-2 C. Bailey, Templeman
Sun 23 Jan Sun 30 Jan
A H
Thornbury Town Clifton United Hawks
2.00pm 2.00pm
L 0-2 W 2-0 Impey (2)
Sun 6 Feb
A
Backwell Athletic
2.00pm
W 4-0 Templeman, Griffiths, Grinnell, McCarthy
Sun 13 Feb Sun 20 Feb
H A
Rockleaze Rangers Stoke Lane Athletic Lions
2.00pm 2.00pm
Sun 6 Mar H Sun 13 Mar A Sun 20 Mar A
Bath City Youth (Plate) Bath City Youth Chipping Sodbury Town
2.00pm 2.00pm 2.00pm
Sun 3 Apr Sun 24 Apr
Stoke Lane Lions Backwell Athletic
2.00pm 2.00pm
A
A H
TODAY’S Hengrove Athletic Green shirts, Green shorts, Green socks
Carl BUSH Ben BRITTON Carter BAILEY Luca BAILEY Will BANKS Jackson BROWN Regan BURTON Jack COUSINS Luke CREWE Danny DODIMEAD Brandon FEEHELY Harry LUCAS Giorgio MANCINI Jude McCARTHY Mickey PARSONS Pete SHEPPARD Gary SHORNEY Harry TEMPLEMAN Bailey TURNER
Manager Asst. Manager Coaches Physio
Jamie HILLMAN Jon BERRY Ian JONES Mike STONE Pete STENNER
Referee Will PAYNE
LINEUPS Radstock Town Red & White Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks
Bradley ANDREWS Joseph COOPER Nathan FLYNN Jack HOPPER Josh HOWE Luke INGRAM Ellis KINGMAN Morgan MARSH Ryan MATTHEWS Simon MILLARD Sam NETSCHER Tom PAWLEY James RUSTELL Jack SCRIVENS Ali SEN Morgan SKIPP Pele SOBERS Rico SOBERS Liam WATSON Lewis WHEELER
Management Team Ryan CHILD Tom PAWLEY
Assistants Colin SKYRME Oliver LOVERIDGE
WESTERN LEAGUE RECORD SEASON BY SEASON 2006-07 TO PRESENT No.
Season
Div
Pos.
1.
2006-07
1
2.
2007-08
3.
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
10th 42
17
7
18
58
64
-6
58
1
6th
40
20
9
11
83
61
+22
69
2008-09
1
6th
38
19
4
15
57
52
+5
61
4.
2009-10
1
7th
38
20
8
10
75
43
+32
68
5.
2010-11
1
10th 36
13
7
16
52
58
-6
46
6.
2011-12
1
10th 36
12
10
14
53
59
-6
46
7.
2012-13
1
2nd 40
29
4
7
93
34
+59
91
8.
2013-14
P
21st 40
8
4
28
33
87
-54
28
9.
2014-15
1
12th 42
15
10
17
75
75
0
55
10.
2015-16
1
7th
40
21
7
12
57
37
+20
70
11.
2016-17
1
2nd 42
27
7
8
105
37
+68
88
12.
2017-18
P
9th
16
8
14
73
60
+13
56
13.
2018-19
P
19th 38
5
6
27
40
102
-62
21
14.
2019-20*
1
14th 25
9
4
12
24
48
-24
31
15.
2020-21** 1
15th 9
3
3
3
10
12
-2
12
16.
2021-22*** 1
14th 28
9
7
12
49
60
-11
34
243
105
224
937
889
+48
834
AGG (to date)
P
38
572
* - season declared null & void
** - season curtailed
Bold type - promoted
Italic type - relegated
*** - current
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Hengrove Athletic Club History
Hengrove Athletic F.C was formed in 1948 from players who were 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 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 as a result, 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. In both seasons, the Grove finished in mid table.
A guide to away games this season in Toolstation Western League Division One AEK Boco
Greenbank Road, Hanham, Bristol BS15 3RZ
6.5 miles
Almondsbury
The Field, Gloucester Rd, Almondsbury. BS32 4AA
17.9 miles
Bishop’s Lydeard
Darby Way, Bishop’s Lydeard, Taunton. TA4 3BA
45.9 miles
Bishop Sutton
Lakeview, Wick Road, Bishop Sutton. BS39 5XN
7.7 miles
Bristol Telephones BTRA Ground, Stockwood Lane, Bristol BS14 8SJ
1.2 miles
Cheddar
Bowden's Park, Draycott Road, Cheddar BS27 3RL
19.4 miles
Devizes Town
Nursteed Road, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 3DX
35.5 miles
Gillingham Town
Woodwater Lane, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 4WL
34.5 miles
Lebeq United
Oaklands Park, Almondsbury, Bristol BS32 4AA
17.9 miles
Longwell Green
Shellards Road, Longwell Green, Bristol BS30 9AD
5.8 miles
Odd Down
Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 8PA
10.4 miles
Oldland Abbots
Castle Road, Oldland Common, Bristol BS30 9SZ
6.4 miles
Portishead Town
Bristol Road, Portishead, Bristol BS20 6QG
14.2 miles
Radstock Town
Southfield Rec. Ground, Southfields, Radstock BA3 3NZ
12.0 miles
Sherborne Town
Raleigh Grove, Terrace PF, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 5NS
41.2 miles
Tytherington Rocks
Hardwicke PF, Tytherington, South Gloucs GL12 8UJ
19.5 miles
Warminster Town Weymouth Street, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 9NS
27.2 miles
Wells City
Rowdens Road, Wells, Somerset BA5 1TU
17.6 miles
Welton Rovers
West Clewes, North Rd, Midsomer Norton BA3 2EW
10.4 miles
Wincanton Town
Sports Ground, Moor Lane, Wincanton BA9 9EJ
29.1 miles
Fixtures & Results 2021/2022 Date
Opponents
Ven. Res.
Att.
Scorers
Sat 31 Jul
Sherborne Town
A
L 1-6 152
McCarthy
Tue 3 Aug
Odd Down (Bath)
H
D 2-2 89
Burton, Sheppard
Sat 7 Aug
Wincanton Town
H
W 4-1 76
Dodimead (2), Sheppard, Mancini
Sat 14 Aug
Welton Rovers
A
L 0-1 110
-
Tue 17 Aug
Cheddar
H
L 2-4 80
Dodimead (2)
Sat 21 Aug
Radstock Town
A
D 1-1 77
Dodimead
Sat 28 Aug
Bristol Telephones H
L 1-4 90
Vaughan
A
L 0-3 77
-
Sat 4 Sep
Warminster Town H
L 0-3 76
-
Sat 11 Sep
Ascot Utd (FAV)
H
L 0-2 70
-
Tue 14 Sep
AEK Boco
H
L 1-4 107
Jones
Sat 18 Sep
Odd Down (Bath)
A
W 2-0 52
Dodimead, Cousins
Sat 25 Sep
Warminster Town
A
L 6-7 82
Dodimead (2), Banks, Vaughan, Ponsillo, Jackson
Sat 2 Oct
Lebeq United
H
W 4-3 37
Dodimead (2), Ponsillo, Jackson
Tue 5 Oct
Bishop’s Lyd. (SPC) H
L 1-3 48
Sheppard
Sat 9 Oct
Wells City
A
D 1-1 -
Cousins
Sat 16 Oct
Devizes Town
H
L 2-3 43
Dodimead, Vaughan
Sat 23 Oct
Gillingham Town
A
W 2-0 57
Sheppard, Cousins
Sat 30 Oct
Oldland Abbots
H
L 0-1 63
-
Wed 3 Nov
AEK Boco
A
D 0-0 312
-
Sat 6 Nov
Bishop’s Lydeard
A
D 2-2
Ponsillo (2)
Sat 13 Nov
Lebeq United
A
W 2-1 25
Dodimead, Burton
2021
Mon 30 Aug Oldland Abbots
Fixtures & Results 2021/2022 Date
Opponents
Ven. Res.
Att.
Scorers
Sat 20 Nov
Sherborne Town
H
L 0-3 55
-
Sat 27 Nov
Portishead Town
A
W 2-1 64
Dodimead, Godfrey
Sat 4 Dec
Gillingham Town
H
D 2-2 40
Shorney, Ponsillo
Sat 11 Dec
Portishead Town
H
D 1-1 53
Jones
Sat 15 Jan
Longwell Green
A
L 1-2 225
Cousins
Sat 22 Jan
Almondsbury
H
W 3-1 54
Dodimead, Sheppard, Crewe
Wed 26 Jan Bristol Telephones A
W 3-0 133
Brown, Dodimead, Sheppard
Tue 1 Feb
Bishop Sutton
A
W 4-3 92
Dodimead (2), Crewe, Ponsillo
Sat 5 Feb
Tytherington R
H
Sat 12 Feb
Radstock Town
H
Sat 19 Feb
Almondsbury
A
Sat 26 Feb
Tytherington R
A
Sat 12 Mar
Bishop’s Lydeard
H
Sat 26 Mar
Wincanton Town
A
Sat 2 Apr
Welton Rovers
H
Sat 9 Apr
Cheddar
A
Fri 15 Apr
Bishop Sutton
H
2022
Mon 18 Apr Longwell Green
H
Sat 23 Apr
Devizes Town
A
Sat 30 Apr
Wells City
H
TBC
Keynsham / Wells H
(Les Phillips Cup First Round, early March)
Key FAV - FA Vase
LPC - Les Phillips Cup
SPC - Somerset Premier Cup