“THE GROVE” Official matchday programme of Hengrove Athletic F.C Toolstation Western League’s “Best Programme - Division One” 2022/23
Welcome to the AVB Stadium! Toolstation Western League Division 1 Hengrove Athletic v Wincanton Town Saturday 25th November 2023
3pm
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 Treasurer Secretary/Media Groundsman First Team Manager Asst. Manager Coach Coach Physiotherapist Kit Manager
Mike Greatbanks Mike Greatbanks Martin McConachie Jamie Hirons Jamie Hillman Jon Berry Ian Jones Mike Stone Matt Taylor Pete Stenner
Reserve Manager Asst. Manager U18’s Manager
Sean Day Nilton Crane Alex Sully
Club Committee Alan Burton Sean Day Jamie Hillman Giorgio Mancini Pete Stenner Alex Sully
Jon Berry Nilton Crane Mike Greatbanks Ian Jones Martin McConachie Mike Stone
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 Som. County Prem. 1995/96 Somerset Senior Cup runners-up 2003/04, 2004/05 Som. County Premier winners 2005/06 Western League Div 1 runners-up 2012/13, 2016/17 Les Phillips Cup winners 2015/16 Bristol u18 Comb Div 1 winners 2021/22 Bristol u18 Comb. Plate winners 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 Wincanton Town 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. Last weekend’s game against Middlezoy Rovers fell victim to the weather unsurprisingly with plenty of surface water on the main pitch. Thankfully the top pitch was dry enough to allow the under-18’s to get their County Cup match played although sadly the result went against them as they lost 1-3 to Staplegrove. Last weekend also saw an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Toolstation Western League at Wellington. All the League’s clubs were summoned to attend and vote on what course of action they wish to take regarding a possible reorganisation on geographical terms. The vote was two thirds in favour of the change, it will be interesting to see what happens now going forward. Please keep an eye on the club’s website at www.hengroveathletic.com where the latest updates to the fixtures list are. Several games have been moved due to the weather, our Cup commitments or to fill gaps so make sure you are aware of where we are playing each week. Best wishes and enjoy the game.
NEXT THREE GAMES AT THE AVB!! Saturday 9th Dec v Bradford Town (TWL) Saturday 23rd Dec v Bristol Telephones (TWL) Saturday 6th Jan v Cribbs Reserves (TWL)
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Today’s Fixtures Toolstation Western League Premier Division Brixham AFC v Welton Rovers Clevedon Town v Street Falmouth Town v Barnstaple Town Helston Athletic v St Blazey Ilfracombe Town v Oldland Abbotonians Saltash United v Buckland Athletic Shepton Mallet v Millbrook Wellington v Torpoint Athletic
Toolstation Western League Division One Bitton v Bishop Sutton Brislington v Bristol Telephones Gillingham Town v Odd Down Hallen v Bradford Town Hengrove Athletic v Wincanton Town Keynsham Town v Wells City Middlezoy Rovers v Longwell Green Sports Portishead Town v Cheddar Radstock Town v Cadbury Heath
Les Phillips Cup Cribbs Reserves v AEK Boco (at AEK Boco)
Top Scorers Season 2023/24 Toolstation Western League Premier Division Jack Thorne (Bridgwater Town) - 22 Jared Lewington (Buckland Athletic) - 17 Rikki Shepherd (Helston Athletic) - 15 Jack Taylor (Bridgwater United) - 14 Ryan Richards (Torpoint Athletic) - 13 Curtis Damerell (Helston Athletic) - 11 Phil Ormrod (Street) - 11 Adam Wright (Bridgwater United) - 11 Lucas Vowles (Nailsea & Tickenham) - 10 Sam Beresford (Clevedon Town) - 10 Ryan Bush (Buckland Athletic) - 10
Toolstation Western League Division One Ethan Feltham (Portishead Town) - 30 Matt Garner (Wincanton Town) - 20 Milo Murgatroyd (Odd Down) - 18 Louis Snailham (Shirehampton) - 16 Scott Bamford (Shirehampton) - 16 Jack Witcombe (Bradford Town) - 14 Liam Clayton (Cribbs Reserves) - 12 Ben Millett (Odd Down) - 12 Josh Haynes (Cadbury Heath) - 12 Craig Wilson (Bristol Telephones) - 12
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
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.
With the under-18’s ... WESTERN COUNT IES FLOODLIGHT YOUT H LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION Date
Opponents
Ven. Res. Scorers
Thu 17 Aug
Cheddar (FAYC)
A
W 11-3 Parker (4), Berry (2), Earrey Farrow, Chilcott, Knight, og
Tue 5 Sep
Bishop’s Cleeve (FAYC) A
W 1-0
Chilcott
Thu 14 Sep
Longwell Green
H
W 1-0
Parker
Thu 21 Sep
Mangotsfield (FAYC)
H
L 0-4
-
Wed 4 Oct
Frome Town (RSMC)
A
W 4-0
Sweet (2), Reid, Reed
Thu 12 Oct
Bishop Sutton
A
W 5-3
Hartrey (2), Parker (2), Sweet
Mon 6 Nov
Longwell Green
A
W 4-2
Hartrey (2), Farrow, Lucas
Sun 19 Nov
Staplegrove (CC)
H
L 1-3
Hartrey
Wed 22 Nov
AEK Boco
A
W 2-1 Griffiths, Burton
Wed 29 Nov
Almondsbury
A
Thu 7 Dec
Brislington
H
Thu 14 Dec
Bishop Sutton
H
Thu 21 Dec
Mangotsfield (RSMC)
H
Tue 2 Jan
Oldland Abbotonians
A
Thu 11 Jan
AEK Boco
H
Thu 18 Jan
Almondsbury
H
Thu 8 Feb
Oldland Abbotonians
H
Thu 15 Feb
Bristol Telephones
A
Wed 21 Feb
Brislington
A
Thu 29 Feb
Bristol Telephones
H
With the under-18’s ... WESTERN COUNT IES FLOODLIGHT YOUT H LEAGUE NORT H DIVISION Position
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1st
Longwell Green 6
4
0
2
20
8
12
12
2nd
Hengrove Ath.
4
4
0
0
12
6
6
12
3rd
Bristol Tel.
4
2
0
2
6
13
-7
6
4th
Oldland Abbots. 5
1
2
2
6
8
-2
5
5th
AEK Boco
5
1
1
3
11
12
-1
4
6th
Brislington
1
1
0
0
3
1
2
3
7th
Bishop Sutton
4
1
0
3
8
12
-4
3
8th
Almondsbury
3
0
1
2
3
9
-6
1
Player
Apps.
Goals.
Player
Apps.
Goals
Mason Bartlett
3
0
Rohan Hartrey
7
5
Trey Bartlett
9
0
Riley Houghton
4
0
Woodie Berry
3
2
Louie Knight
2
1
Ashton Burton
5
1
Bertie Lucas
6
1
Luke Centamore 3
0
George Martin
8
0
Isaac Chilcott
9
2
Sonny Parker
8
7
Ronnie Clark
1
0
Freddie Reed
5
1
Louie Davies
8
0
Blake Reid
7
1
Taylor Doyle
7
0
Jack Richards
2
0
Harry Earrey
5
1
Reece Richards 2
0
Louie Farrow
9
2
Vinny Sweet
4
3
Riley Griffiths
9
1
Henry Winstone 2
0
With the Reserves ... BRISTOL & SUBURB AN LE AGUE SENIOR DIVISION
Date
Opponents
Ven. Res.
Sat 2 Sep
Winscombe (Cup)
A
Sat 9 Sep St Vallier Sat 16 Sep Filton Athletic Res Sat 23 Sep Hartcliffe Sat 30 Sep Stockwood Wands Sat 21 Oct Parson Street OB
A A A A H
Sat 28 Oct Jamaica Bell Sat 11 Nov Fishponds OB
H H
Sat 25 Nov Easton Cowboys A Sat 2 Dec Parson Street OB (Cup) A Sat 16 Dec St Vallier H 2024 Sat 13 Jan Filton Athletic Res H Sat 20 Jan Hartcliffe H Sat 27 Jan Stockwood Wands H Sat 3 Feb Jamaica Bell A Sat 10 Feb Parson Street OB A Sat 17 Feb Fishponds OB A Sat 24 Feb Easton Cowboys H Sat 2 Mar Almondsbury A Sat 9 Mar Mendip Broadwalk Res H Sat 6 Apr Almondsbury Res H Sat 20 Apr Mendip Broadwalk Res A
Scorers
D 2-2 Green, Thornton (L 2-4 pens) L 2-3 Milkins, Green W 3-1 Veale (2), Wylde D 0-0 W 2-0 Day, Morgan W 8-0 Green (3), Veale, Hodges Mead, M Taylor, Thornton L 1-2 Mead W 3-0 Buckingham, Cousins, M Taylor
With the Reserves ... BRISTOL & SUBURB AN LE AGUE SENIOR DIVISION
Position
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1st
Mendip Broadwalk
7
4
3
0
21
10
11
15
2nd
Hengrove Athletic Res 7
4
1
2
19
6
13
13
3rd
St Vallier
5
4
0
1
17
7
10
12
4th
The Jamaica Bell
6
3
1
2
13
10
3
10
5th
Fishponds OB
7
3
1
3
14
17
-3
10
6th
Almondsbury Res
3
2
1
0
15
8
7
7
7th
Filton Athletic Res
5
2
1
2
11
8
3
7
8th
Stockwood Wands
5
2
0
3
9
13
-4
6
9th
Parson Street OB
7
1
0
6
14
34
-20
3
10th
Easton Cowboys Res
4
0
1
3
6
16
-10
1
11th
Hartcliffe
4
0
1
3
2
12
-10
1
* - AFC Mangotsfield withdrew November 2023.
TODAY’S Hengrove Athletic FC H E N G R O V E
A T H
Green shirts, Green shorts & White socks
Ben BRITTON Jackson BROWN Regan BURTON Taylor DOYLE Louie FARROW Jacob GRINNELL Ethan HARDY Rohan HARTREY Harvey IMPEY Aidan JONES Jack JONES Connor KINGDON Giorgio MANCINI Sonny PARKER Mickey PARSONS Dylan POWELL Pete SHEPPARD Regan SOLLARS Oscar SULLIVAN Drew THOMAS
L E T I C
Manager - Jamie HILLMAN Assistant - JON BERRY Coach - Ian JONES Coach - Mike STONE Physio - Matt TAYLOR
Referee Alex SETCHELL
SQUADS Wincanton Town FC Purple Shirts, White shorts & Purple socks
Dane RIGBY Rob HALLARD Connor WILLIAMS Tom FRAMPTON Jamie IRWIN Jack DICKER Cam VERE Louis IRWIN Dan WISE Jakob SEVIOUR Matt GARNER Jamie THOMPSON Lewis TOWNSEND Jamie JORDAN Sam FISHER Tom JARVIS Charlie BERRINGTON Gary CHAPMAN Dan DIX Corey SMITH Jack ATKINS Manager - Chris WISE Assistant - Gary CHAPMAN Coach - Adi ADAMS Coach - Andy MITCHELL Physio - Quinn ADLAM
Assistants Colin SKYRME Ian BALLINGER
W I N C A N T O N
T O W N
Wincanton Town Football Club was founded in 1890 and played most of its football in the Yeovil and District Football League at Dancing Lane on West Hill. In the early to mid 1990’s the West Hill ground was sold to fund Wincanton’s new Sports ground development on Moor Lane to the south west of the town. The club continues to play here still today. During the club's recent history, they progressed significantly in the late 1980's by winning the Yeovil and District League Division 2 in 1988/89, winning Division 1 the following season before completing a notable hat-trick in 1990/91 as they became the Yeovil and District Premier Division Champions. The club remained within the Yeovil league set up for the next few years and in 2002/03 with Mike Hatcher as the first team manager the side finished as runners up in the Premier Division. This then allowed the club to apply for promotion into the Somerset County League to which they were accepted. The club adapted well to the new ‘Senior’ level of football as they finished their first season as runners up in Division 3 thus securing back to back promotions. Town scored over 100 goals along the way. In 2006 and following two seasons of mid table finishes in Somerset Senior League Division 2, the club made the decision to move over the border to play in the Dorset County League. Wincanton were allocated a space in the Dorset Senior League for season 2006/07. The side managed by Wayne Jerome stormed to the league title winning a 20-game league season by a 10-point margin and as a result were promoted into the Dorset Premier League. The club finished in a creditable 5th position in its first season in the DPL, and then followed this up with three mid table finishes of 8th, 9th and 7th. Paul Down was appointed as first team manager in the summer of 2010, and in his second season (2011/12) the club finished in 4th position losing just 3 league matches all season. The following season (2012/13) saw the club do even better as Wincanton finished as runners up to Portland United. This allowed the club to apply for promotion to the Toolstation Western Football League. During the season Wincanton won 25 of their 34 league matches and scored over 100 goals in the process. Wincanton worked their way through to the final of the Somerset Senior Cup and a 1-0 win against Brislington Reserves in a match played at Street Football Club saw Town add a trophy to the cabinet in the final game of a memorable season. Things got even better as early in the summer of 2013 Wincanton received confirmation that they had been accepted into the Toolstation Western League for the following season. A busy summer then lay ahead as big changes at the club had to be made both on and off the pitch. team finished its first season in the Western League in a very creditable 4th spot scoring 116 league goals. The committee worked hard to ensure floodlights, hard standing and fencing was installed on time to achieve the league’s ground grading rules. Gary Johnson then manager of Yeovil Town Football Club officially switched on the club’s new floodlights in October 2013. His then Championship first team squad played a match to celebrate the switching on of the lights. Yeovil won 8-0 but a crowd of more than 450 watched the fixture. Season 2014/15 saw the club enter the F.A. Vase for the first time but Wessex League Bemerton Heath Harlequins proved too strong and won the tie at Moor Lane 5-0.
The team repeated their 4th position finish in the league and were one of only two sides to defeat runaway champions Barnstaple Town. A run to the quarter finals of the Les Phillips Cup was ended by the eventual Cup winners Willand Rovers. At the end of the season manager Paul Down announced he would be standing down after five successful seasons in charge. Season 2015/16 saw Andy Mitchell and Chris Wise take charge of the club as joint managers. A tough first half to the season with a completely new look team saw the team struggling in the bottom three, however the New Year saw the side enjoy better fortunes and a strong second half to the campaign saw the Wasps climb to a respectable 16th position. This season also saw the club enter the F.A. Cup for the first time and Wincanton beat Wessex League Premier division side (1 step higher) Whitchurch United 31 in a replay at Moor Lane following a 1-1 draw in Hampshire. That victory earned the club an away tie at Southern league side Winchester City, a tie we would eventually lose 5-1 but a good experience for all concerned. The 2016/2017 season was the 2nd under the Wise and Mitchell reign and with a settled squad the club looked destined for a solid top half finish until injuries to some key players disrupted things around Christmas time and meant the Wasps finished in 13th place overall. Season 2017/2018 season saw a management shuffle with Chris Wise being the sole manager and having Andy Mitchell and Gary Chapman as his playing assistants. A 10th placed finish was secured as well as a first win in the F.A. Vase, 2-1 at Bridport from the league above. For the 2018/19 season Mitch stood down from his role as assistant manager so he could concentrate solely on playing. To fill the role the club welcomed back former player Matt Peters to work alongside Chris and Chappo. Too many drawn games hampered the team – 14 from their 38 matches which meant the team had to settle for a 14th placed finish. The season 2019/20 saw an improvement with the club in 8th position when the season was cancelled owing to the global pandemic. With most of the squad retained for the new season alongside a few additions, hopes are high of a finish closer to the top of the table. Season 2021/22 saw Wincanton make a sluggish start to the campaign with just eleven points from the opening eleven games. The team then did not lose another match in the regular League season as they embarked on an incredible 29 game undefeated run winning 24 of those games and drawing just five. The side scored 126 League goals and achieved the club’s highest ever League position of third. This allowed the club to join the end of season promotion playoffs but it was one game too far as we lost 2-0 at Welton Rovers who went on to win promotion themselves. Season 2022/23 saw Wincanton reach the FA Cup First Qualifying Round for the first time in their history. A 6-2 win away at Tadley Calleva was followed up by a 3-0 replay win over Camberley Town, both sides from a step above in the Wessex League. AFC Totton from the Southern League were too good in the next round but it was a good experience. Wincanton again qualified for the end of season playoffs but lost 10-9 on penalties against Oldland Abbotonians. The season also saw the start of the Ladies section of the club with the side competing in the Somerset League Division Two.
HENGROVE ATHLETIC STATS 2023/24 (max 25 games, up to & inc 11th Nov 2023) Player
Starts
Sub On
Total
Goals
Jackson BROWN Ben BRITTON Ashton BURTON Regan BURTON Carl BUSH Danny CONSTABLE Jack COUSINS Louie DAVIES Taylor DOYLE Louie FARROW George GREEN Jacob GRINNELL Ethan HARDY Rohan HARTREY Harvey IMPEY Aidan JONES Jack JONES Connor KINGDON Giorgio MANCINI Jude McCARTHY Sonny PARKER Mickey PARSONS Dylan POWELL Cody PULLIN Pete SHEPPARD Regan SOLLARS Oscar SULLIVAN Drew THOMAS Jacob WYLDE
0 23 5 10 1 2 7 0 13 12 1 6 15 13 14 2 20 8 14 10 10 21 12 1 11 18 12 12 0
2 0 3 4 0 0 5 2 1 7 2 13 3 7 7 4 0 1 3 1 9 3 12 0 2 1 11 3 2
2 23 8 14 1 2 12 2 14 19 3 19 18 19 20 6 20 9 17 11 19 24 24 1 13 19 23 15 2
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 8 1 1 0 8 4 0 0 8 1 1 0 0
MOM
2
3 1 2
1 1
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WESTERN LEAGUE RECORD SEASON BY SEASON 2006-07 TO PRESENT
No.
Season
Div
Pos.
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1.
2006-07
1
10th 42
17
7
18
58
64
-6
58
2.
2007-08
1
6th
40
20
9
11
83
61
+22 69
3.
2008-09
1
6th
38
19
4
15
57
52
+5
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
38
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
16th 40
12
9
19
62
81
-19
45
17.
2022-23
1
15th 42
14
8
20
67
71
-4
50
18.
2023-24
1
18th 21
5
4
12
36
53
-17
19
AGG (to date)
647 265 119 263 1053 1034 +19 914
* - season declared null & void Bold type - promoted
61
** - season curtailed Italic type - relegated
*** - current
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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.
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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) AEK Boco
Greenbank Road, Hanham, Bristol BS15 3RZ
6.5 miles
Bishop Sutton
Lakeview, Wick Road, Bishop Sutton. BS39 5XN
7.7 miles
Bitton
Bath Road, Bitton, Bristol BS30 6HX
6.4 miles
Bradford Town
Trowbridge Road, Bradford on Avon, Wilts BA15 1EX
20.6 miles
Brislington
Ironmould Lane, Brislington, Bristol BS4 5RS
4.3 miles
Bristol Telephones BTRA Ground, Stockwood Lane, Bristol BS14 8SJ
1.2 miles
Cadbury Heath
Springfield, Cadbury Heath Rd, Bristol BS30 8BX
6.8 miles
Cheddar
Bowden's Park, Draycott Road, Cheddar BS27 3RL
19.4 miles
Cribbs Reserves
The Lawns, Berwick Drive, Patchway, Bristol BS10 7TB 12.5 miles
Gillingham Town
Woodwater Lane, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 4WL
34.5 miles
Hallen
Moorhouse Lane, Hallen, Bristol BS10 7RU
14.5 miles
Keynsham Town
Crown Fields, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 1DZ
4.5 miles
Longwell Green
Shellards Road, Longwell Green, Bristol BS30 9DU
5.8 miles
Middlezoy Rovers The Aerodrome, Westonzoyland, Bridgwater TA7 OES 33.7 miles Odd Down
Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 8PA
10.4 miles
Portishead Town
Bristol Road, Portishead, Bristol BS20 6QG
14.2 miles
Radstock Town
Southfield Rec. Ground, Southfields, Radstock BA3 3NZ 12.0 miles
Shirehampton
The Creek, The Portway, Sea Mills, Bristol BS9 2JS
11.3 miles
Warminster Town
Weymouth Street, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 9NS
27.2 miles
Wells City
Rowdens Road, Wells, Somerset BA5 1TU
17.6 miles
Wincanton Town
Sports Ground, Moor Lane, Wincanton BA9 9EJ
29.1 miles
Fixtures & Results 2023/24 Date
Opponents
Ven. Res. Att.
Scorers
Bitton
A
D 1-1 163
A Jones
Warminster T
H
W 6-1 82
Sat 5
Keynsham T
A
W 5-0 70
Tue 8 Sat 12 Tue 15 Sat 19 Tue 22 Sat 26
AEK Boco Wells City Brislington Radstock Town Cribbs Res. Cadbury Heath
H H A H A H
L 1-5 114 L 1-4 67 L 1-6 108 W 3-2 67 L 0-2 58 W 4-0 82
Sheppard (2), Parsons, Hartrey, Parker, J Jones Sheppard (2), Parsons, Kingdon, Cousins J Jones J Jones o.g. Parker (2), Hardy J Jones, Parsons, Grinnell, Sheppard
September Sat 9 Longwell Green A Tue 12 Middlezoy Rov. A Sat 16 Brislington H Sat 23 Roman Glass H Tue 26 Bishop Sut (LPC) H
L 1-2 142 D 2-2 103 L 2-6 73 L 0-4 90 W 5-2 70
July Sat 29 August Tue 1
Sat 30 October Wed 4 Sat 7 Sat 14 Tue 17 Sat 21 Tue 24 Sat 28 Tue 31 November Tue 7
Bradford Town
A
L 1-3 157
Parker Impey, Parker J Jones (2) Parker, Sheppard, Parsons, Hartrey, Sullivan Parker
Shirehampton Bitton Cadbury Heath Hallen AEK Boco Shepton Mallet Warminster T Cheddar
A H A H A H A H
L 1-5 51 L 1-2 67 D 2-2 52 D 1-1 62 L 0-4 80 L 1-2 102 L 0-3 158 W 3-1 42
Sollars Parker Sheppard (2) Mancini J Jones R Burton, Green, J Jones
Weston-s-Mare
A
L 0-9 252
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Fixtures & Results 2023/24 Date
Opponents
November Sat 11 Gillingham T Sat 25 Wincanton T December Sat 9 Bradford Town Sat 16 Portishead T Sat 23 Bristol Tel. Sat 30 Bishop Sutton January 2024 Sat 6 Cribbs Res. Sat 13 Longwell Green Sat 20 Odd Down February Sat 3 Gillingham T. Sat 10 Hallen Sat 17 Wells City Sat 24 Radstock Town March Sat 2 Portishead T Sat 9 Wincanton T Sat 16 Keynsham T Sat 23 Odd Down Fri 29 Bristol Tel. April Mon 1 Bishop Sutton Sat 6 Cheddar Sat 20 Shirehampton
Ven. Res. Att.
Scorers
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L 0-1
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