Hengrove Athletic v Roman Glass St George

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 Jamie Hirons 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 Mike Greatbanks 2015/16

Jamie Hillman Ian Jones Bristol u18 Comb Div 1 winners

Giorgio Mancini

Martin McConachie 2021/22

Pete Stenner Mike Stone

Bristol u18 Comb. Plate winners

Alex Sully 2021/22

The AVB Stadium, Norton Lane, Whitchurch, Bristol BS14 0BT

Good afternoon everyone,

Today, we offer a warm welcome to the players, officials & supporters of our opposition Roman Glass St George 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.

With the FA Cup not a realistic option for Step 6 clubs any more, the FA Vase offers a chance for clubs at Step 5 and 6 to make it all the way to Wembley. Both of today’s teams will look at today’s tie as an opportunity to kick off a run in the competition so with that as an incentive, today could be a cracking game.

It’s certainly a busy seven days for cup action here at the AVB Stadium. On Tuesday, we welcome Bishop Sutton in the Les Phillips Cup and this comes after our under-18’s made an exit from the FA Youth Cup on Thursday night. Finding themselves four down to a strong Mangotsfield United side, they could easily have folded but to their credit, they drew the second half 0-0, a fighting performance.

Please keep an eye on Twitter and the club website as fixtures are being moved left, right and centre at the moment, especially as clubs progress or get knocked out of the various cup competitions.

Best wishes and enjoy the game.

Martin McConachie (Secretary)

NEXT THREE GAMES AT THE AVB!!

Tuesday 26th September v Bishop Sutton (LPC)

Saturday 7th October v Bitton (TWL)

Tuesday 17th October v Hallen (TWL)

Saturday 23rd September 2023

FA Vase Second Qualifying Round

Brislington v Nailsea & Tickenham

Bristol Telephones v Portishead Town

Cadbury Heath v Fairford Town

Cheddar v Newquay

Cheltenham Saracens v Hallen

Cullompton Rangers v Wells City

Falmouth Town v Crediton United

Helston Athletic v Street

Hengrove Athletic v Roman Glass St George

Ilfracombe Town v Elburton Villa

Longwell Green Sports v Bradford Town

Millbrook v Dobwalls

Shepton Mallet v Barnstaple Town

Wadebridge Town v Torpoint Athletic

Warminster Town v Fleet

Wendron United v Saltash United

Wincanton Town v Portland United

Toolstation Western League

Premier Division - Brixham v Oldland Abbotonians

Premier Division - St Blazey v Buckland Athletic

First Division - Odd Down v Cribbs Reserves

Les Phillips Cup

Middlezoy Rovers v Radstock Town

Top Scorers Season 2023/24

Toolstation Western League Premier Division

Jack Thorne (Bridgwater Town) - 13

Rikki Shepherd (Helston Athletic) - 10

Curtis Damerell (Helston Athletic) - 8

Jared Lewington (Buckland Athletic) - 8

Lucas Vowles (Nailsea & Tickenham) - 8

Phil Ormrod (Street) - 7

Adam Wright (Bridgwater United) - 7

Ryan Richards (Torpoint Athletic) - 7

Jack Taylor (Bridgwater United) - 7

Toolstation Western League Division One

Ethan Feltham (Portishead Town) - 22

Milo Murgatroyd (Odd Down) - 11

Nick Taylor (Warminster Town) - 10

Callum Whooley (Cadbury Heath) - 10

Matt Garner (Wincanton Town) - 9

Ben Wickens (Bradford Town) - 9

Craig Wilson (Bristol Telephones) - 9

Luke Bryan (AEK Boco) - 8

Jordan Ricketts (Brislington) - 7

Harry Warwick (Wells City) - 7

Jamie Thompson (Wincanton Town) - 7

HENGROVE ATHLETIC STATS 2023/24

(max 12 games, up to & inc 16th Sep 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

Ben Britton

Jacob Wylde

Jacob Grinnell

Oscar Sullivan

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 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...

Under-18’s - the new season begins...

WESTERN COUNTIES FLOODLIGHT YOUTH LEAGUE

Reserves - the new season begins...

BRISTOL & SUBURBAN LEAGUE SENIOR DIVISION

Reserves - the new season begins...

Hengrove Athletic FC

Green shirts, Green shorts & White 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

Drew THOMAS

Manager Jamie HILLMAN

Asst. Manager Jon BERRY

Coaches

Physio

Ian JONES

Mike STONE

Matt TAYLOR

Referee

Robert HERRETT

SQUADS

Roman Glass St George

White shirts, Black shorts & Black socks

Josh DEMPSEY

Harvey TIERNEY

Louis WARD

Joe CATTERMOLE

Mike BRYANT

Keith KEARNEY

Connor HARTLEY

Charlie SAUNDERS

Laurent DAVIS-WILSON

Lewis GILCHRIST

Shae BENNINGTON-MANNINGS

Rhys SARSON

Josh JENKINS

Tom ANTHONY

Jamarni LANGLAIS

Aiden SANFELICE

Miles FERGUSON

Manager Andy GURNEY

Assistant Anthony BEECHAM

GK Coach Tom GOARD

Physio Tom GOARD

Kitman Christian SUMMERILL

Assistants

Grace DICKENS

Declan McENIRY

R O M A N G L A S S S T G E O R G E

The club Roman Glass St George is the result of an amalgamation between Bristol St George and Roman Glass. Bristol St George was formed in 1882 and is the oldest club in Bristol. They were founder members of the GFA in 1886 and won the GFA Senior Challenge Cup on two occasions 1894 and 1895 beating Eastville Rovers 3-1 on the first occasion.

The club also entered the FA Cup in 1891 and the inaugural FA Amateur Cup in 1894. The current ground at Bell Hill was opened with a match between a Bristol & District XI and the English champions Aston Villa in 1894. In 1897 the club turned professional and spent two seasons in the Birmingham & District League. The club reverted to amateur status in 1901 and continued that way until joining the Western League in 1928.

In 1935 after struggling financially they dropped out and joined the Bristol & District League once again. They won the first division only once in 1949/50 but were always a leading team until they became founder members of the Bristol Premier Combination in 1957. St George played in this league winning it five seasons in succession from 1963/64 season to 1967/68 until they joined the Gloucestershire County League on its formation in 1968.

The Sixties was the Golden era for the club as in addition to winning these league titles they also managed to win the Gloucestershire Senior Amateur Cup, five times which included four successive seasons. Success was also found in the FA Amateur Cup when they regularly took on the top amateur clubs in the Country such as Hendon, Dagenham, Hayes and Leytonstone in front of crowds numbering thousands.

St George won the County league in 1969/70 and was runners-up twice before a gradual decline in fortunes until in 1987 the club were expelled from the league due to sub standard facilities. A return to the Premier Combination saw a brief improvement resulting in winning the Premier Division in 1992/93. With no promotion gained the club nosedived and were in danger of folding when Roman Glass stepped in.

Roman Glass originated as a street team called Wyndham Wanderers in 1960 and played in the Bristol Church of England League and then joined the Bristol & District League in 1974. The club enjoyed moderate success gradually climbing the leagues and in 1980 changed its name to Roman Glass. The club began to decline until in 1990 Roger Hudd took over as manager and steered them to win the Division 4 title the club continued to improve gaining successive promotions until the amalgamation in 1995.

Roman Glass St George in the Premier Combination immediately gained success, winning promotion to the Premier Division that season and then winning that league in 1998/99 season to earn promotion to the County League. The club won the County league in 2001/02 and then season 2006/07 which resulted in promotion to the Toolstation (Western) League, a league the club last played in, in 1935.

Following Promotion to step 5 of the pyramid Roman glass st George FC had 2 Seasons in the Toolstation Western League Premier division and now due to the restructure, compete in the Hellenic Premier Division.

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!

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

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

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