2019/20 Issue 11 - Patchway Town (GFA Challenge Trophy)

Season 2019/20 Matchday Programme - Issue 11

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Welcome

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Editor's Notes

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Thornbury History

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Thornbury Profiles

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Visitor's History

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Visitor's Pen Pics

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Guest Article

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Season Stats

18 Reserves 20

A Team

24

Match Reports

27 Quiz 28

Hellenic League

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Fixtures & Results

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WELCOME

TO THE MUNDY PLAYING FIELDS HOME OF THORNBURY TOWN FC The Committee, Managers, Players and all involved with “Thornbury Town FC� extend a very warm welcome to you and thank you for visiting us today, we do hope that your visit is an enjoyable one. As a club we pride ourself on our total hospitality and our catering / bar facilities are open before, during and after every 1st and Reserve Team match for you to relax and enjoy.

A number of our management committee and others are always on hand during your visit should you require any help or general assistance. Once again please enjoy your visit to our club and we hope to welcome you back on a more regular basis in the near future.

Pete Webber, Chairman

The Programme Team Design - Tom Shorey Editor - Richard Shorey Contributors - Hellenic League Printers - Horders, Thornbury Advertising - shoreys@blueyonder.co.uk Photography - Tom Shorey (Unless Stated)

THORNBURY TOWN F.C. Club Officials President

P Wisbey

Vice Presidents P Sice R Hynam R Stevenson M Carr A Hawkins T Payton

Members of: Uhlsport Hellenic Football League, Bristol & District Football League, Avon Youth League, Bristol Girls League & Hanham Minor League Affiliated to the Gloucestershire Football Association

Club Honours HELLENIC LEAGUE SUPPLEMENTARY CUP Winners 2018-19 GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE Winners 2009-10, 2017-18 LES JAMES CUP Winners 2014-15, 2017-18 Runners-Up 2010-11

Chairman

Pete Webber

Vice Chairman

Graham Smith

Treasurer

Andy Shutler

BRISTOL PREMIER COMBINATION Premier Division Champions: 1956-57,2001-02 Div 2 Champions: 1965-66

Secretaries

Mike Pengelly (Senior) Pam Howard (Junior)

BRISTOL & DISTRICT LEAGUE Div 3 Champions: 1949-50

Fixture Secretary

Malcolm Carr

Media

Tom Shorey

1st XI Manager Assistant Physio

Jason Rees Gary Kemp Malcolm Carr

STROUD CHARITY CUP Harry Greening Memorial Trophy Winners: 2003-2004 (1st XI) Section A Cup Winners: 1985-86 (1st XI)

Reserves Manager

Jake Shutler

A Team Manager

James Smele

Life Members R Worsley J Hucker D Wiffill G Jasper M Wheatley

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EDITOR'S NOTES Good evening and welcome to tonight's GFA Challenge Trophy match against Patchway Town.

I've lost track of how many times tonight's game was postponed in December. Thankfully we're now having some better weather, so we can get some games played.

A well fought win against Malmesbury on Saturday means we keep up in the race for the title and with games in hand we're in a great place.

Apart from the league, the GFA Cup is now our only shot at some silverwave this season.

So I'm sure the team will be up for tonight's game against our local rivals.

Patchway Town currently sit at the bottom of the County League table, but we can't afford to be complacent as our visitors will be relishing testing themselves against a higher level opponent.

The winner of the tie will play Cribbs Reserves in a couple of weeks time.

Enjoy the game!

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THORNBURY TOWN CLUB HISTORY

It is understood that football has been played in Thornbury from around 1898 and formerly known as Thornbury Sports became Thornbury Town FC in the early 1970’s.

Mundy Playing Fields has been the home of the club since the end of World War Two although changing facilities were sited in local places such as the Exchange Hotel, which is now The Knot of Rope.

1968-69 we became founder members of the Gloucestershire County League and spectator figures in excess of 500 were regularly recorded. In 1971 the club finished third in the Gloucestershire County League and was accepted into the Western League. However, due to difficulties in bringing the facilities up to the leagues required standards were unable to take the next step up. Relegation to the Bristol Premier Combination League unfortunately followed in 1976-77.

The following 20+ years saw Thornbury Town strive to regain their former status, never really threatening to take the Premier Combination title. The only success during these lean years was reaching the final of the GFA Senior Amateur Cup in 1985-86 and 198990 unfortunately on both occasions loser’s medals were received.

During the late 1990’s, the Club maintained its strong focus on developing local talent and this eventually bore fruit in 1999 when the final

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of the Stroud Charity Cup was reached, losing narrowly to Dursley Town. 2001-02 season saw the management team of Dave Wiffill and Steve Burbage take the reins, which brought instant success winning the Bristol Premier Combination title by 13 points and a return to the Gloucestershire County League. This followed a run of thirteen consecutive league wins a club record, which still stands to this day. The league and cup double eluded the club when they were defeated by Sea Mills in the League Cup Final.

In preparation for the return to County League football the summer of 2002 saw a lot of hard work undertaken on the Mundy facilities with the building of dug-outs, improved drainage and revamping of the dressing rooms. All this work appeared to have been worth while with the club establishing itself back in the Gloucestershire County league with a creditable 7th league position for the next three seasons. Silverware did come our way in 2003-04 when we defeated Taverners on penalties, after a 2-2 draw, to lift the Stroud Charity Cup. The 2003-04 season, also saw the formation of an Under-18’s side under the management of Terry Payton in order to maintain Youth development within the club and they gained entry to the Gloucester County Youth League.

Following a number of indifferent seasons when relegation back to the Bristol Premier Combination league was only just averted in 2006–07, a new management committee and first team management were appointed.

Dave Lippiatt took over as first team manager, coming to the club from Sea Mills Park bringing with him Carl Derosa as his assistant. With an initial three / four year strategy, which came to fruition during the 2009-10 season when after a steady first half to the season a tremendous

winning run of ten league games saw the Surridge Gloucestershire County League title won for the first time in the clubs history.

2010 also saw the milestone achievement of the long awaited coming together of the two local football clubs “Thornbury Town FC” and “Thornbury Falcons FC” now under one club management umbrella of Thornbury Town FC without losing the heritage and identity of Thornbury Falcons. This will further enhance the long term development within the local community for junior, youth and senior football.

In the 2010-11 season the final of the Les James Cup Final was reached, which resulted in a penalty shoot-out disappointment against Henbury Town. 2013-14 saw the U18’s in their highest league position in the Gloucestershire County Youth League finishing runners-up, which was a tremendous achievement for the team and managers Simon Pirie and Mark Franklin.

The 2014-15 season was a very successful season finishing 4th in the league and winning the Les James Cup for the first time in the Club’s history. Andy Davies continues to produce a team of quality which resulted in a third 4th-place in a row in Season 2016-17.

2017-18 saw the club finally succeed in their quest win the Gloucestershire County League.

After a lot of work behind the scenes to gain planning permission for the required ground improvements, the club were accepted into the Hellenic League for the first time in our history.

Our first season in the Hellenic League saw us finish a creditable 3rd in Div 1 West and win the Supplementary Cup. With a new management team of Jason Rees and Gary Kemp in place we look forward to the season ahead and wish all teams the best of luck in their endeavours.

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Kurtis Parkin - GK A goalkeeper with experience at higher level. Has made a massive difference since moving to the area. Now in his second season with the club.

Pete Fowler - DEF Strong centre half and not much gets past him. Club captain who leads by example.

He’s also dangerous in the opposition penalty area.

Nathan Sage - DEF Centre back with good composure on the ball and shows good strength both on the ground and in the air.

Tom Webb - DEF Good defender who reads the game well. Likes to overlap with the left-winger and can get a good ball into the box.

Joe Guest - DEF Ball playing defender who has a very bright future; now one of the first names on the team sheet. Can play anywhere across the back.

Dave Jones - MID Strong in the tackle and has good vision. A solid reliable midfielder who can play the ball under pressure.

Toby Bennett - MID Has matured over the years showing aggression where needed. Gets his head up well and rarely gives it away.

Mark Viner - MID Experienced centre midfielder and one of the leaders on the pitch. Good first touch and range passing, rarely gives the ball away.

Scott MacLeod - MID Vocal utility player who is comfortable at right back or on the wing, a technically good footballer.

Marcus Wormwell - MID He is a product of the Thornbury youth teams and is a speedy winger with a good shot.

Luke Franklin - MID Strong, quick and has good technique. Equally comfortable in the middle or out wide. A really good prospect who controls the midfield and scores goals.

Rhys Hodgson - MID He is a product of the Thornbury youth teams and is a speedy winger with a good shot.

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Brandon Benjamin - FWD Rejoined the club this season after a spell with Odd Down in the Western League. Likes to play as a false nine and is happy to drop into midfield.

Harry Brock - FWD Signed from Almondsbury at the start of last season to join his brother, James at the club.

Asher Budd - FWD A quick forward with a fantastic strike and eye for goal. Has scored a lot of goals at youth level and continues to improve.

Craig Lancastle - FWD Fast and skilful striker with really quick feet. He always wants the ball and will give opposition defences a really hard time this season.

Jacob Farthing - FWD Player with international pedigree after playing in America for Mississippi College. A great technical player.

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PATCHWAY TOWN CLUB HISTORY

The Club was formed in 1958 mainly by ex pupils of the local high school and some local people from the Parish and started life as Old Patchwegians.

The Club made rapid progress over the seasons and by the end of the 1967-68 season headed the Bristol & District League.

In 1968 the Gloucestershire County Football League was formed and the Club were elected as one of the founder members.

The Club found it difficult in the early years with Clubs like Forest Green Rovers—Bristol St George and Mangotsfield as opposition.

In the mid seventies the Club moved ground to Scott Park this was due to the demise of Patchway United. The Club then changed its name to Patchway Town In 1982 the Club had its poorest season and were relegated.

During this period a new Clubhouse was under construction and volunteers from both the Football Club and the Cricket Club were instrumental in its opening. At the same time Mr Bill Bonds was engaged as manager and set about reviving the Clubs fortunes. The Club quickly returned to the Gloucestershire County Football League and won the Championship in 1986-87 and again in 199192 but shortly afterwards manager Billy Bonds

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lost his fight against a serious illness.

In the mid nineties Kevin Horseman took charge and introduced his own brand of skill and professionalism and the Club has not looked back since. Kevin was a skilful and powerful forward and successfully transferred this to his players and his and the Club record is there for all to see. 1 Championship title and 1 Runners-up - 3 League Cup wins and 2 GFA Cup Runners-up.

Kevin Horseman retired at the end of 2012-13 season and this opened the door for Dean Horseman to take on the first team management roll. Dean picked up a lot of experience having worked as assistant manager to the first team for a number of seasons. He brought his own ideas to the team and was as passionate about the Club as anyone. Dean brought with him ex-player Craig Moore as his assistant. Craig was an excellent player and is well respected member at the Football Club.

Unfortunately Dean left the Club earlier this season and with a number of players also exiting it has been a struggle to survive over the last few months but the Club has engaged Karl Trotter as the new manger and he has brought some new faces to the club and although recent result have improved there have not been many wins but it has been encouraging.

PATCHWAY TOWN

PLAYER PROFILES GK - Ross Britton: New signing Ross joins us from Hanham Athletic. Ross has previous county league experience and is a good shot stopper.

Previous clubs – Hanham Athletic Def- Ollie Bacon: Ollie is one of Patchway’s longest serving players having made over 120 appearances for the club over 2 decades.

Ollie’s main position is right back however can be very versatile.

Previous clubs – Little Stoke.

Def – Ash Wells: Well-travelled no nonsense Centre Back who has returned to his home town club.

Previous Clubs: Hallen, Little Stoke, Oldbury, Stoke Lane Ath Def - Dave Prichard: This will be the Centre Half’s 2nd full season with Patchway. Great defender and communicator on the pitch.

Previous Clubs: Rockleaze Rangers Def– Matt Webb: This will be Webby’s 23nd season at Patchway Town. Best passer of the ball at the club and all round brilliant player.

Club legend Previous Clubs: None.

Def – Rafe Pfitzman: Rafe is a well drilled versatile fullback/midfielder who is hoping to make his mark on the first team.

Def – Jack Wells: Jack is another graduate from the reserves to the first team. Jack was voted managers player and player’s player for the reserves 2018/19 season and has earned his chance with the first team.

Previous clubs – Oldbury Mdf – Joe Dalby: 4rd Season at the club and longest serving player behind Matt Webb.

Has a great energy and drives the midfield forward.

Previous Clubs: None.

Mfd - Dave Talbot: Goal scoring defensive midfielder, who is enjoying his return to the club. Great communicator and Previous Clubs: Stoke Gifford Utd

Mdf – Jacob Cox: Local lad Coxy has signed on for the 19/20 season after previous spells at Yate Town and Roman Glass. Coxy has a great left foot and we are very lucky to have him.

Previous clubs: Yate Town, Roman Glass.

Mdf – Ash Hawkins: Tough battling centre midfielder who can create something out of nothing. Ash returns to us from Olveston United having most recently winning the Bristol Combination Premier league.

Previous clubs: Olveston United, Bromley Heath, Brislington, AEK Boco.

Mdf – Liam Lloyd: Liam has progressed all the way from Stoke Lane Youth, through our reserves and into the first team. Liam is very effective in winning the ball back and can drive at defences also.

Previous clubs: Oldbury Mdf – Jesse Hudson: New signing Jesse joins us from Greyfriars athletic after impressing in a pre-season friendly against Patchway Town.

Jesse has plenty of skills and uses his speed to his advantage.

Previous clubs: Greyfriars Athletic Att – Josh Morris: 2nd season at Patchway, lots of skill and uses his pace to his advantage. The manager has high hopes for him.

Previous clubs: Roman Glass, Hallen, Thornbury Town.

Att – Benjamin Purdy: Target man Purdy is enjoying his return to the club and is looking forward for the season to begin.

Previous clubs: Little Stoke Att - Chris Kritikos: Chris has returned to the club after a previous spell under ex manager Dean Horseman. Chris is very skilful and loves testing goalkeepers.

Previous clubs: Olveston United, Bristol Telephones Att – Dan Cochran: Experienced forward DC returns to us from neighbours Little Stoke.

Dan can also play fullback as well as upfront.

Previous clubs: Little Stoke, Stoke Gifford United.

Att – Yame Aibangbee: Yame re-joins after a previous spell at Patchway Town. Yame is a strong, direct forward and isn’t afraid to shoot on sight.

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GUEST ARTICLE

BY JON COUCH Did you see the video of the Arsenal FC ‘superstars’ captured at Norwich City before christmas? If not, let me enlighten you.

In it was a young mascot, about nine or ten years old, leaning against the wall opposite to Arsenal’s dressing room entrance.

There he stood, in awe, as the likes of PierreEmerick Aubameyang, Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette, Callum Chambers and Shkodran Mustafi walked right past him in a line without any recognition or so much as a second glance. Not a smile, gentle ruffle of the hair, fist pump, nothing!

While social media went into meltdown, neither the players mentioned nor Arsenal FC – a club so proud of its community links – remained tight-lipped, seemingly unaware of the damage that such an apathetic act of human disparity can do – especially when you’re being paid a handsome £350,000-a-week!

In fairness, it’s not just the players at Arsenal, similar complaints have been levied at toplevel players, which I why I loved the twitter response to the furore from Chris Ottaway.

Chris is the chairman of the newly-reformed Epping Town FC, who ply their trade in the Essex Olympian Football League – the 11th tier of English football and, although just 18 miles away as the crow flies, light years away from the bolted confines of the Emirates

Stadium.

Mr Ottaway tweeted: “Absolute disgrace. I am the Chairman of Epping Town FC. You are most welcome to be our match day mascot at a game of your choice. Bring you parents, family and friends with you and be in the presence of great footballers who are nice men at the same time. DM me if interest.”

Isn’t that what Non-League football is about?

Isn’t that the sole reason why you are reading this column right now, presumably at your local club having paid a mere few quid for the privilege?

Of course, the argument to counteract ours will consist of quips like “but we’re watching world class players and you’ve following the butcher, baker and candlestick maker. True, we might well be, but, personally, I’d much rather enjoy watching a wholeheartedlycompetitive, pure game of football played in the right sprit – and then meet the players and managers for a Coca-Cola afterwards! And with no VAR to boot!

It’s why there will always be a place for NonLeague football and long may it continue. The poor young Norwich fan may have missed out of his big opportunity to get a glance of a ‘superstar’, but he has inadvertently highlighted the overriding notion of what makes our game great. Good on you, young man!

If your child is interested in being a mascot at a future game, speak to a committee member or get in touch on social media!

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MAR

FEB

JAN

DEC

NOV

OCT

SEPT

A

BSCC

4-5

L

10-Aug

Leighton Town

A

FAC

1-4

L

13-Aug

MALVERN TOWN (19.45)

H

HL1W

3-5

L

13th

24-Aug

CLANFIELD (85)

H

HL1W

3-2

W

10th

31-Aug

CHELTENHAM SARACENS

H

FAV

6-2

W

10-Sep

Tuffley Rovers (19.45)

A

BLFC

1-6

L

15-Sep

Wokingham & Emmbrook (14.00)

A

FAV

1-0

W

21-Sep

Moreton Rangers

A

HL1W

2-1

W

28-Sep

HEREFORD PEGASUS

H

HL1W

5-3

W

6th

01-Oct

HEREFORD LADS CLUB (19.45)

H

HL1W

2-0

W

6th

05-Oct

NEW COLLEGE SWINDON

H

HL1W

8-1

W

2nd

12-Oct

Downton

A

FAV

4-0

W

19-Oct

Newent Town

A

BSSC

1-1

L 2-4 p

23-Oct

Malmesbury Victoria (19.45)

A

HL1W

2-1

W

03-Nov

CRIBBS (15.00)

A

FAV

1-3

L

09-Nov

Wellington

A

HL1W

3-1

W

3rd

12-Nov

Stonehouse Town (19.45)

A

HL1W

p-p

16-Nov

TYTHERINGTON ROCKS

H

HL1W

7-0

W

2nd

23-Nov

Bourton Rovers

A

HL1W

3-2

W

1st

30-Nov

CHELTENHAM SARACENS

H

HL1W

4-1

W

1st

07-Dec

CIRENCESTER TOWN DEV'

H

HL1W

p-p

14-Dec

Clanfield 85

A

HL1W

p-p

21-Dec

Hereford Lads Club

A

HL1W

p-p

A

HL1W

1-2

L

2nd

H

HL1W

4-2

W

2nd

7-Jan

PATCHWAY TOWN (19.30)

H

GFA HL1W

A H

HL1W

25-Jan

New College Swindon

A

HL1W HL1W

01-Feb

NEWENT TOWN

H

08-Feb

Shortwood United

A

HL1W

15-Feb

STONEHOUSE TOWN

H

HL1W

22-Feb

WELLINGTON

H

HL1W

29-Feb

Tytherington Rocks

A

HL1W

07-Mar

BOURTON ROVERS

H

HL1W

14-Mar

Cheltenham Saracens

A

HL1W HL1W

21-Mar

Cirencester Town Dev'

A

28-Mar

Newent Town

A

HL1W

04-Apr

SHORTWOOD UNITED

H

HL1W

Fixtures Subject To Change, 3pm Kick-Offs Saturdays, Midweek Fixtures as Stated

BRIGHT

BENNETT

BENJAMIN

TAYLOR

PARKIN

2

1 1

Hereford Pegasus

Malvern Town

1

3

2nd

MALMESBURY VICTORIA

MORETON RANGERS

1

1

1

04-Jan

11-Jan

1

10th

28-Dec

18-Jan

J. BROCK

Adderbury Park

DAVIES

LEAGUE POSITION

WIN / DRAW LOSS

OPPOSITION

03-Aug

H. BROCK

AUG

DATE

SCORE

COMP

MATCH STATS - SEASON 2019/20

Apps

2 1

2

1

1

1

3

16

1

16

Goals

15 2

Subs 3

19

6

15

2

1

2

1

1

5

1

8

1

12

7

9

3

5

1

4

6

3

4

2

1

1

18 1

1

19

29

1

7

1

1

2

10

2

2

12

1

3

1 2 2

1 1 1

1

1

11

15

2

1

8

1

4

3

1

2

1

WORMWELL

WISBY

WEBB

1

VINER

- Subbed On TUODOLO

SKINNER

SAGE

RAWNSLEY

PARRY

MOSS

MACLEOD

LANCASTLE

KEMP

JONES

HODGSON

GUEST

FRANKLIN

FOWLER

FARTHING

CONSTABLE

CLARK

BUDD

KEY - Started - Goals Scored

1

1

1 3

2 1

1

1

2 1

1

1

1

1

1

1 1

1

3

15

4

2

RESERVE TEAM INFORMATION

Manager: Jake Shutler Home Games at the Mundy Playing Fields Free Entry

07-Sep

14:30

Tormarton FC First

A

1-3

11-Sep

14:30

Old Sodbury First

A

A-W

14-Sep

14:30

Sea Mills Park Res

H

H-W

21-Sep

14:30

Brimsham Green First

H

1-2

Cooke

28-Sep

14:30

Bristol Barcelona (Saturday)

A

1-2

Taylor

19-Oct

14:30

Hambrook Res

A

0-2

02-Nov

14:00

Bradley Stoke Town Reserves

A

3-0

Young, Drew, Wisby

09-Nov

14:00

Thornbury Baptists

A

7-3

Wisby (3), Young, Di Mauro (2), Brittain

16-Nov

14:00

Iron Acton Reserves

A

5-0

Young (2), Cooke, Constable, Clare

30-Nov

14:00

Hartcliffe First

A

7-1

Cooke (3), Young, Drew, Clare, Thorne

7-Dec

14:00

Lockleaze Community First

A

3-3 3-4pen

14-Dec

14:00

Bristol Barcelona (Saturday)

H

p-p

21-Dec

14:00

Olveston United Reserves

A

0-2

11-Jan

14:00

Marshfield

A

25-Jan

14:00

Hartcliffe First

H

08-Feb

14:00

Bradley Stoke Town Reserves

H

15-Feb

14:00

Sea Mills Park Res

A

22-Feb

14:00

Lion First

A

07-Mar

14:30

Brimsham Green First

A

21-Mar

14:30

Tormarton FC First

H

28-Mar

14:30

Iron Acton Reserves

H

28-Mar

14:30

Old Sodbury First

H

04-Apr

14:30

Olveston United Reserves

H

11-Apr

14:30

Hambrook Res

H

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Bennett

Constable, Young, Drew

Bristol & District Football League Division 2 POS

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

11

11

0

0

28

33

9

9

0

0

25

27

1

Old Sodbury First

2

Bristol Barcelona (Saturday) First

3

Hambrook Res

10

8

0

2

14

24

4

Iron Acton Reserves

11

6

0

5

9

18

5

Bradley Stoke Town Reserves

11

4

1

6

-4

13

6

Thornbury Town Reserves

10

4

0

6

6

12

7

Brimsham Green First

9

4

0

5

5

12

8

Tormarton FC First

7

3

0

4

-7

9

9

Olveston United Reserves

10

2

2

6

-7

8

10

Hartcliffe First

10

2

0

8

-28

6

11

Lion First

9

1

1

7

-27

4

12

Sea Mills Park Res

7

1

0

6

-14

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A TEAM

INFORMATION

Manager: James Smele Home Games at Marlwood School Free Entry

11-Sep

18:00

Bradley Stoke Town B Team

H

5-0

Chapman (2), Smith, Organ, Webb

14-Sep

14:30

De Veys Reserves

A

3-1

Webb (3)

21-Sep

14:30

Wick (Saturday) A

A

7-1

Clement (2), Budd (2), Adams, Smith, Organ

05-Oct

14:30

Greyfriars Athletic B

H

3-0

M Smith, J Smith, Organ

19-Oct

14:30

Lawrence Rovers Reserves

H

3-3

Weaver, Jenkins (2)

16-Nov

14:00

Real St George Saturday First

H

2-2

Smith, Gulraj

23-Nov

14:00

De Veys Reserves

H

3-2

Chapman (3)

30-Nov

14:00

Longwell Green Sports B

H

2-0

Chapman, Gulraj

07 Dec

14:00

Corinthian Sports (GFA Primary)

A

6-2

Chapman, Rosling, Organ (2), Garland, Webb

14-Dec

14:00

Greyfriars Athletic B

A

p-p

04-Jan

14:00

Lion Reserves

A

2-1

11-Jan

14:00

MPK Lofts Reserves

H

11-Jan

14:00

Phoenix, The First

H

25-Jan

14:00

St Nicholas Reserves

H

01-Feb

14:30

Lawrence Rovers Reserves

A

08-Feb

14:30

Brimsham Green Reserves

H

15-Feb

14:30

Real St George Saturday First

A

22-Feb

14:30

Lion Reserves

H

29-Feb

14:30

Longwell Green Sports B

A

07-Mar

14:30

Wick (Saturday) A

H

14-Mar

14:30

Bradley Stoke Town B Team

A

21-Mar

14:30

St Nicholas Reserves

A

04-Apr

14:30

Phoenix, The First

A

18-Apr

14:00

Brimsham Green Reserves

A

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Chapman, Turner

Bristol & District Football League Division 5 POS

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1

Thornbury Town A

9

7

2

0

20

23

2

Wick (Saturday) A

9

5

1

3

14

16

3

De Veys Reserves

10

5

1

4

8

16

4

Lawrence Rovers Reserves

7

4

2

1

15

14

5

Phoenix, The First

8

4

1

3

12

13

6

Bradley Stoke Town B Team

9

4

1

4

-9

13

7

Longwell Green Sports B

8

4

0

4

8

12

8

St Nicholas Reserves

9

3

3

3

-4

12

9

Brimsham Green Reserves

7

4

0

3

-4

12

10

Real St George Saturday First

8

3

1

4

2

10

11

Greyfriars Athletic B

7

0

1

6

-30

1

12

Lion Reserves

9

0

1

8

-32

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Saturday 28th December - Uhlsport Hellenic League Div 1 West

HEREFORD PEGASUS 2 SIRRELL (2)

THORNBURY TOWN 1 LANCASTLE Thornbury's trip up to Hereford saw them face top side Pegasus who had continued to play at their excellent new 4G facility despite the recent rain affecting other clubs.

Thornbury had not played for a month and looked rusty, failing to look after the ball well, but did have the first chance of the match when Tom Webb found Craig Lancastle whose shot in turn could only find the foot of the post.

A couple of Town chances did come and go Jacob Farthing shooting straight at Powell in the home goal and a Franklin free-kick to the left of the 18 yard box was punched clear.

So, the first half hour fairly even but all that changed soon after when firstly an excellent strike from Zac Sirrell found the top corner from 25 yards and then four minutes later his free-kick from the edge of the box was deflected off the wall into the bottom corner to double his & Hereford's tally.

Franklin had the chance to halve the deficit just before the break but his free-kick was straight at Powell so the sides turned round at 2-0 to the home side.

Midfielder Rhys Hodgson replaced right-back Dan Parry as Thornbury switched formation from 4-4-2 to 3-5-2 and this paid off almost immediately when a Farthing run saw him pulled back on the edge of the box. Lancastle stepped up and his shot found the bottom corner.

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He could have made it two on the hour mark but couldn't get the ball out of his feet and the opportunity went begging.

Thornbury were now the better side although a string of corners failed to produce a chance and an effort from Joe Guest was wide of the mark and he picked up a yellow card shortly afterwards for a late tackle.

Hereford introduced another lively forward on 70 minutes but the pace of Sage & Guest dealt with any danger 76' saw a double substitution from Thornbury with Lancastle & Franklin replaced by Viner and new signing Fraser Moss from Tytherington.

The last quarter of an hour saw chances for both sides with Brandon Benjamin forcing a corner from his and Harry Brock shooting over after a long run.

The four minutes of added time were whittled away by Hereford and they were unsurprisingly delighted when the final whistle blew.

Thornbury had edged the second half but Hereford Pegasus are too good a side to give a 2-0 lead to. They now have a ten point lead at the top of the table but Thornbury have five games in hand but with the chasing pack closing up and the bottom clubs improving week on week the points in the bag look useful.

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Saturday 4th January - Uhlsport Hellenic League Div 1 West

THORNBURY TOWN 4 LANCASTLE (3), H. BROCK

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PACKER, WITT Thornbury were looking to bounce back after defeat the week before and start the New Year with a win against fourth placed Malmesbury.

Captain Toby Bennett was back after his one week ban with Joe Guest missing out for the same reason and Town reverted to 4-4-2, Pete Fowler making his first start of the season at the heart of defence.

Things didn’t quite go to plan when Malmesbury scored after only six minutes - a quality chipped ball found a forward whose cross was met by a shot that hit the post only for the rebound to be slotted home by Kyle Witt.

Both sides had a couple of chances before on the quarter hour a weak clearance was headed back into the danger area by Wormwell and Lancastle rounded the keeper for one-one.

Half way through the half Malmesbury re-took the lead with a header from Jamie Packer and things would have been a lot worse if Kurtis Parkin hadn’t produced the save of the match ten minutes later. As it was, on 40 minutes, Brock rescued a long ball, laid it back to Tom Webb whose cross was headed home by Lancastle for his second equaliser.

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A few minutes later a challenge on Nathan Sage saw the physio on and after lengthy treatment he was unfortunately off with a knee impact injury to be replaced by Mark Viner.

The resulting 10th minute of stoppage time saw Lancastle’s shot find its way through a crowded box and into the bottom corner for his hat-trick and a slightly undeserved 3-2 lead at half-time.

The second half was just as action packed but without the goals – Thornbury had one disallowed for offside after Lancastle’s free-kick came back off the crossbar and the Thornbury physio was busy early in the half.

A couple of Bennett chances went begging and Brock failed to take advantage of a one on one with the keeper but on 67 minutes Thornbury doubled their lead when Lancastle’s through ball was latched onto by Brock who this time made no mistake.

In the last minute a Franklin run and pull back found Bennett who failed to find the target and once again ended the game with more yellow cards than goals!

A deserved win over the 90 minutes against a side who will be in the mix for promotion at the end of the season.

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UHLSPORT HELLENIC LEAGUE DIVISION 1 WEST POS

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1

Hereford Pegasus

18

13

2

3

38

41

2

Thornbury Town

13

11

0

2

26

33

3

Cheltenham Saracens

14

11

0

3

17

33

4

Malvern Town

13

10

1

2

42

31

5

Malmesbury Victoria

15

9

1

5

25

28

6

Wellington

15

8

2

5

18

26

7

Hereford Lads Club

11

7

3

1

32

24

8

Shortwood United

14

7

2

5

22

23

9

Stonehouse Town

14

7

0

7

5

21

10

Clanfield 85

11

6

2

3

3

20

11

Moreton Rangers

14

5

3

6

-1

18

12

Cirencester Town Dev'

14

2

3

9

-19

9

13

Newent Town

14

2

3

9

-22

9

14

Tytherington Rocks

17

2

3

12

-39

9

15

Bourton Rovers

17

1

2

14

-38

5

16

New College Swindon

16

0

1

15

-109

1

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Hellenic League Premier Division POS 1

Westfields

Hellenic League Division One East

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

POS

18

15

3

0

47

48

1

Risborough Rangers

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

15

13

2

0

32

41

2

Fairford Town

17

12

1

4

16

37

2

Abingdon United

17

11

4

2

23

37

3

Binfield

15

11

1

3

20

34

3

Milton United

19

10

2

7

9

32

4

Burnham

19

10

1

8

7

31

4

Holyport

14

8

5

1

22

29

5

Shrivenham

18

9

3

6

2

30

6

Brackley Town Saints

21

9

2

10

2

29

5

Wokingham & Emmbrook

15

8

3

4

22

27

7

Bishops Cleeve

16

8

4

4

19

28

6

Marlow United

16

8

3

5

12

27

8

Reading City

20

7

5

8

0

26

7

Didcot Town Dev'

19

8

3

8

-3

27

9

Easington Sports

15

8

1

6

0

25

8

Long Crendon

15

8

1

6

8

25

10

Lydney Town

20

7

4

9

-8

25

9

Chalvey Sports

19

7

3

9

-8

24

11

Longlevens AFC

17

7

2

8

3

23

10

Penn & Tylers Green

13

6

2

5

15

20

12

Flackwell Heath

15

6

4

5

2

22

11

Thame Rangers

18

4

7

7

-6

19

13

Windsor

18

6

4

8

-3

22

12

AFC Aldermaston

15

4

6

5

-3

18

14

Tuffley Rovers

18

5

7

6

-6

22

13

Kidlington Dev'

16

5

3

8

-4

18

15

Virginia Water

20

6

4

10

-6

22

14

Wallingford Town

14

4

3

7

4

15

16

Royal Wootton Bassett 20

6

3

11

-11

21

15

Langley

18

3

2

13

-38

11

17

Ardley United

19

4

7

8

-15

19

16

Woodley United

15

3

1

11

-22

10

18

Brimscombe & Thrupp

18

3

6

9

-17

15

17

Abingdon Town

16

2

0

14

-63

6

19

Holmer Green

20

1

2

17

-52

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