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“THE GROVE”
Official matchday programme of Hengrove Athletic FC

    Toolstation Western League Division 1
                Devizes Town
  Tuesday 29th September 2020        7.30pm ko
"THE GROVE" - Devizes Town Toolstation Western League Division 1 Tuesday 29th September 2020 - Amazon S3
Hengrove Athletic Football Club
                                  Founded 1948

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

*Main Club Sponsor for season 2020/21 - AVB Commercials*

Club Officials                                   Club Honours
Chairman            Mike Greatbanks              Alf Bosley Cup winners
Treasurer           Jemma Greatbanks             1958/59 and 1963/64
Secretary           Martin McConachie            Somerset Junior Cup winners
Groundsmen          Nigel Gray                   1964/65
                    Dave Fear                    Somerset League Cup winners
Ref. Liaison Off.   Graham Close                 1979/80
Manager             Jamie Hillman                Somerset Senior Cup winners
Assistant Man.      Jon Berry                    1979/80
Coach               Ian Jones                    Promoted to Somerset County Prem
Kit Manager         Pete Stenner                 1995/96
Committee           Jon Berry                    Somerset Senior Cup runners-up
                    Alan Burton                  2003/04 and 2004/05
                    Dave Fear                    Somerset County Prem winners
                    Mike Greatbanks              2005/06
                    Jamie Hillman                Western League Div 1 runners-up
                    Paul Hynam                   2012/13 and 2016/17
                    Ian Jones                    Les Phillips Cup winners
                    Giorgio Mancini              2015/16
                    Martin McConachie            FA Vase 3rd Round
                    Pete Stenner                 2015/16
web: www.hengroveathletic.com                    Phone:      07884 492217 (chair)
email: secretary@hengroveathletic.com            Phone:      07432 614494 (sec)
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A warm welcome to our visitors…
                             Devizes Town F.C.

Tonight, we offer a warm welcome to the players, officials and supporters of Devizes
Town Football Club as well as the match officials too. We hope they enjoy their brief stay
in the village and have a safe journey home.
To say this has been a mixed and eventful start to the season would be an under statement!
It’s nearly the end of September and we’ve still only played two league games due to one
match being abandoned, another being postponed and having only one midweek league
game despite the good weather and last season’s fixture pile up.
First of the sequence was the home game with Bishop Sutton which was halted due to a
serious injury to former Hengrove player Brendan Abood. The Grove were losing 4-1 at the
time and will now play the rearranged fixture on Tuesday 20th October, three weeks time.
Another match that has a new date (though for happier reasons) is Portishead at home
which will now be on Tuesday 13th October. This is because we triumphed in our FA Vase
Cup tie at Wellington after a penalty shootout. The scores were level at 2-2 after 90
minutes and with no extra time in FA competitions this season, the clash went straight to
penalties.
With Carl Bush injured, Luke Crewe had stepped in between the sticks and then stepped up
magnificently by saving two Wellington spot kicks and scoring his own penalty. When you
bear in mind that Luke scored an FA Cup hat trick against Welly three seasons ago, the
rumours that he is now banned from the town may have some substance! We now have
another tough looking trip to a Western League Premier Division side, this time to Street
on Saturday 10th October. Your support at the Tannery would indeed be very welcome.
Finally, we would ask you to consider using the services of our kind sponsors featured in
this programme and also the advertising boards around the ground. If you do so, please
could you kindly mention that you saw their advert on your visit to the AVB Stadium.
Many thanks and enjoy the match!
Martin McConachie
Club Secretary
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HENGROVE ATHLETIC PLAYER STATS 2020/2021 (max 3 games)
Player                       Starts        Sub On        Goals         Yel/Red       MOM
Jackson Brown                3             0             0             0/0           0
Regan Burton                 1             2             0             0/0           0
Carl Bush                    1             0             0             0/0           0
Kye Callaghan                2             0             0             2/0           0
Danny Constable              2             1             0             0/0           0
Minas Constantinou           2             0             0             1/0           0
Luke Crewe                   3             0             0             1/0           0
Jack Godfrey                 1             2             0             0/0           0
Will Harvey                  1             0             0             0/0           0
Jack Jones                   3             0             1             1/0           0
Giorgio Mancini              3             0             1             1/0           0
Mickey Parsons               1             0             1             0/1           0
Sam Payne                    2             0             0             0/0           0
Pete Sheppard                3             0             0             0/0           0
Louis Snailham               0             1             0             0/0           0
Gary Shorney                 3             0             0             0/0           0
Adrian Thompson              2             1             0             1/0           0
Craig White                  0             2             0             0/0           0

         Statistics include only yellow & red cards from abandoned Bishop Sutton game.
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184 Wells Road, Knowle, Bristol, BS4 2DL
Sat 3 Oct - Premier Division
         Bitton v Odd Down (Bath)
      Bradford Town v Exmouth Town
     Bridport v Chipping Sodbury Town
       Brislington v Buckland Athletic
     Clevedon Town v Keynsham Town
           Cribbs v Cadbury Heath
             Hallen v Wellington
     Plymouth Parkway v Shepton Mallet
     Tavistock v Roman Glass St George
     Westbury United v Bridgwater Town
        Tue 6 Oct - Premier Division
        Buckland Athletic v Tavistock
      Odd Down (Bath) v Cadbury Heath
       Shepton Mallet v Bradford Town
          Street v Bitton (all 7.30pm)
        Bridgwater Town v Wellington
Chipping Sodbury Town v Cribbs (both 7.45pm)
       Wed 7 Oct - Premier Division
    Exmouth Town v Plymouth Parkway
  Roman Glass St George v Clevedon Town
    Westbury United v Keynsham Town
Sat 3 Oct - Division One
    Ashton & Backwell United v Radstock Town
         Bishop Sutton v Bishop’s Lydeard
             Calne Town v Wells City
             Cheddar v Corsham Town
        Devizes Town v Bristol Telephones
       Hengrove Athletic v Wincanton Town
       Lebeq United v Oldland Abbotonians
     Longwell Green Sports v Sherborne Town
       Portishead Town v Warminster Town
          Welton Rovers v Almondsbury

             Tue 6 Oct - Division One
            Devizes Town v Wells City
Longwell Green Sports v Welton Rovers (both 7.30pm)
    Bristol Telephones v Calne Town (7.45pm)
CLUB SHOP
       (situated in the clubhouse
& online at www.hengroveathletic.com)

                   Mugs - £4.50

                Mousemats - £4.00

                           Pens - £1.00

                 Keyrings - £2.50

                  Coasters - £1.25

                      Car stickers £1.00

                    Fridge magnets £2.00

   Replica shirts & polo shirts to order
    New stock arriving in September
    Larger club shop planned in 2021
& EVENTS
  What’s going on at the AVB Stadium
     (www.hengroveathletic.com)

CLUB COMMITTEE MEETINGS 2020/2021
         Monday 12th October
         Monday 9th November
        Monday 14th December
         Monday 11th January
         Monday 8th February
          Monday 8th March
          Monday 12th April
           Monday 10th May

NEXT FIXTURE AT THE AVB STADIUM

  WINCANTON TOWN
     Saturday 3rd October
              3.00pm
TONIGHT’S

         Hengrove Athletic
        Green & White Shirts
           Green Shorts
            Green Socks
               Carl BUSH
             Luke CREWE
            Gary SHORNEY
        Minas CONSTANTINOU
          Kye CALLAGHAN
             Aidan JONES
           Jackson BROWN
              Sam PAYNE
          Adrian THOMPSON
             Will HARVEY
            Regan BURTON
            Jack GODFREY
           Jamie GODFREY
           Giorgio MANCINI
        Lewis BOND-KENDALL
             Craig WHITE
            Sam JACKSON
           Mickey PARSONS
          Danny CONSTABLE
              Jack JONES
           Pete SHEPPARD
             Danny LOCK

Manager     Jamie HILLMAN
Assistant   Jon BERRY
Coach       Ian JONES

             Referee
             Jon BATTESON
LINE-UPS

            Devizes Town FC
            Blue & White Shirts
                 Blue Shorts
                 Blue Socks
         Martin MITCHELL
          James SALKELD
       Charlie BUCKINGHAM
     Davin SELKRIDGE-CARTY
            Dan HARVEY
           Ali BRADLEY
           Ashley LOCK ©
            Dan HEAVEY
            Sam DODDS
           Kian FULFORD
             Matt SWAN
       Charlie STRICKLAND
         James STOBBART
            Jack WOODS
             Ben TYLEE
          Luke ENDERBY
             Dan SLOAN
             Jack SWAN

Manager             Nigel TRIPP
Assistant           Lee DODDS
Coaches             Luke ENDERBY
                    Dan SLOAN

               Assistants
               Ian PURCHASE
               Andy DAVEY
Focus on…
                                       Devizes Town

Football in Devizes was recorded to have been first played in 1876 when Devizes Rangers played out a
goalless draw against local rivals Holt. In those days the games were played under both Association
Football and Rugby Union rules. Devizes Rangers existed in tandem with Devizes Football Club
(Rugby) and the two clubs swapped players as well as codes, until Rangers disbanded in the late
1880s.
The origins of Devizes Town Football Club itself stretch back to 1884 when Southbroom Football
Club was formed by the members of Southbroom Cricket Club as a winter activity. Games were
played in a field behind the vicarage in Brickley Lane until 1886 when the 'blues' as they were known
joined forces with the cricket and tennis clubs and formed Devizes Recreation Club based in London
Road. In 1896 the club tasted success for the first time in winning the Wiltshire League Championship.
In 1898 Southbroom and other smaller clubs amalgamated to form a much larger club, and so Devizes
Town Football Club was born. The new club leased a playing field in Quakers Walk and in their first
season won the Wiltshire League as well as reaching the First Round Proper of the FA Amateur Cup
and the Wiltshire Cup Final. The elusive Wiltshire Cup finally came to Devizes in 1908 when they
defeated Trowbridge 3-1 to lift the trophy for the first time.
In the aftermath of the Second World War the club had to find a new ground to play, thankfully due to
the generosity of the Jennings family they were offered a free 21-year lease on a ground at Nursteed
Road. The first competitive game there was against Purton in 1945. In 1949 the Wilts League Champi-
onship came to Nursteed Road for the third time, and then the following year this was followed by the
capture of the Wiltshire Senior Cup for the first time since 1908 in front of a crowd of over 4000. The
late 1950s and 60s were a golden period for the club with numerous league and cup triumphs, includ-
ing several good runs in the FA Amateur Cup - the most notable bring reaching the Third Round Prop-
er in 1958. In the Wiltshire Senior Cup, the team appeared in every final between 1956/7 and 1962/3
winning 6 out of the seven finals.
Roger Hunt joined the club in 1958 and formed a lethal partnership with prolific striker Tony Edge.
Roger Hunt went on to become one of the most celebrated players of his age - playing for Liverpool
and the World Cup Winning England side. . 'Edgey' the goal machine was in line to represent Great
Britain in the 1960 Olympics as a result of his prolific goal scoring talents for Town, before he was
persuaded to join Bristol Rovers in 1959. He returned to Town though and in 1961-62 scored 92 goals
in the treble winning season. He managed the side in 1967 and the following year was honoured by the
club for achieving the amazing record of 500 goals in 500 games.
The 1961/2 treble winning season was remarkable as Town collected the County Senior Cup, Premier
League Championship and the League Subsidiary Cup. Walthamstow Avenue visited in 1965 to offi-
cially re-open the Nursteed Road Ground which had been purchased by the club after six years hard
work. 1967 brought a new era for the club as they joined the Western League, with the new ground
facilities being completed the following year with Roger Hunt returning to officially open them. The
season 1972/3 saw the club managed by former Bath City player Ken Owens clinch the Western
League Championship and the Subsidiary Cup, as well as having good runs in the FA Cup and Ama-
teur Cup. Ted Chivers, chairman and benefactor of the club for 24 years, retired in 1974 and was hon-
oured with a club presentation to thank him for his unstinting support of the club.
Three years after achieving the Western League Championship the club suffered their first ever relega-
tion. However, the stay in Division One was short lived and in 1980 under Paul Lloyd the club re-
turned to the Western League Premier as Division One Runners-up. The following year Lloyd led the
side on their greatest run in the FA Vase reaching the quarterfinals - where they were beaten by
Whickham in freezing conditions in the North-East.
Focus on…
                                       Devizes Town

Success continued with Town winning the Wiltshire Premier Shield in 1983 in a hard fought victory
over Trowbridge Town.
However, all changed with Paul Lloyd's resignation in 1984 - playing fortunes declined and once
again Town found themselves relegated to Division One the following year. The late 1980s and 1990s
were inauspicious times for the club with increasing financial pressures which were only partially
eased by the sale of the Nursteed Road ground to neighbours Linpac in 1991 in return for a lease deal
securing the ground for 99 years.
Having survived some years of crisis the season 1999-2000 was the most outstanding in the club’s
history. Manager Brian Newlands had over the last four years been building a talented squad and they
repaid his faith by winning the Division One title with a remarkable run of 32 unbeaten league games
to gain promotion back to the premier after 15 years. The season ended with an emphatic 8-0 demoli-
tion of Chard Town where Andy Coombes stepped up to receive the Division One trophy. The fol-
lowing season the success continued with Town enjoying an excellent FA Cup run that took them to a
Fourth Qualifying Round tie against Conference side Kingstonian and a chance of reaching the First
Round. Unfortunately, in wet and windy conditions the cup run ended with a 5-2 defeat to the Confer-
ence side.
After seven successful years Newlands resigned at the start of the 2002-3 season. After a brief 15
weeks stay in-charge by ex-Chippenham player Ray Baverstock, former Town stalwart Peter Tripp
was appointed. He was to lead Town on another epic FA Vase run that took them once again to a
quarter-final appearance, this time against Maldon Town. This was their ninth game in the competi-
tion and as in 1981 Town failed on the day, being beaten 3-0 by the Eastern Counties League outfit.
The start of the 2003-4 season saw major changes in the structure of the club with a new committee
being appointed and a rigorous financial structure bringing much needed stability to the club. Since
then there has been a major investment in the facilities at the club with a new Members' Bar (named
after Jack Goodship, a stalwart of the club for over 25 years who passed away in 2003) and ongoing
plans for refurbishment throughout the clubhouse and grounds. On the pitch results have been varia-
ble and the club has flirted with relegation. On the managerial front Dave Hopkins, Mark Godley and
Nathan Sheridan all tried to bring success but results were variable, and the club flirted with relega-
tion. In 2005/6 the Under 18's side under Gary Hopper won their section of the league with some style
and then only narrowly lost to Malmesbury in the play-off final.
In the summer of 2006 Nathan Sheridan was relieved of his position and former player Paul Thomp-
son appointed as first team player/manager. He enjoyed a successful two years as manager before
departing towards the end of the 2007/8 season. Also departing earlier in the season was popular
Chairman Phil Rossiter who had led the club out of one of its darkest periods. Phil was given Life
Membership in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the club. For the 2008/9 season former
Reserve Team managers Shaun Moffat and Kev Whitbread took the reins but with injuries, suspen-
sions and loss of playing budget were unable to save the club from finishing bottom of the league and
so ending their 8 year stay in the topflight. In the close season Shaun took on the role of Chairman
and Kev took over full control of the side, being joined as Joint First Team Manager by former boss
Paul Thompson.
The club had another difficult campaign but managed to retain their Western League status, finishing
in penultimate place in Division One. Kev stepped down at the end of the season and Tommy Dryden,
the former Malmesbury & Calne Town manager took over as Team Manager, with Trevor Vowles
taking over the Wiltshire League side. It was change again by the end of September with Tommy
Dryden deciding to step down for personal reasons, former Wroughton and Shrivenham manager
Mark Love took over until the end of the year.
Focus on…
                                        Devizes Town

The club decided to appoint Jamie Bayes from the reserves to cover the first team and will work
closely with the reserve’s manager Scott Clark and his assistant Bud Walters in bringing back the
local players to play for Devizes Town at Nursteed Road, in 2012-13 Mark Love returned to the club
but did not reach the expectation we had hoped and decided to step down at the end of the season due
to work commitments.
We appointed Bud Walters and Justin Webster as first team managers at the start of the season 2013-
14 season they were together until the end of the year when through work commitments Justin
stepped down.
In 2014-15 we saw Bud Walters and Tom Perkins take the helm together who continued in their roles
until 2108-19 when they finally felt they had taken the club as far as they could and needed to step
away and look to spend some time with their families but still be involved at the club
We went out to look for a new management team and have found father and son Rob and Dan Broad-
bank from Swindon they worked hard to get the players to work together with Swindon based players
but in early October it didn’t feel right so they left by mutual consent the deadly duo of Bud and Perks
have returned again to steady the ship and hopefully to stop some players leaving their hometown
club.
In early January Bud and Perks advised the club they would end the caretaker roles and the club ap-
pointed Nigel Tripp as First Team Manager who is keen to keep the squad assembled of local talent
and get the club back where it belongs in the Toolstation League, Nigel has played a good level of
football and has managed at this level before so we are keen for the supporters to get behind him and
the team. He will be assisted by Lee Dodds, Luke Enderby and Dan Sloan for the new season 2020-21
The reserves due to changes in leagues played in the Trowbridge League they were manged by expe-
rienced player Stewart Swan who can look to develop the squad with his experience and tutorship,
unfortunately Stewart has had to step back from his duties for a while with family issues and has
handed the reigns to Liam Bradrick taking the job he is still a teenager but keen as mustard and we are
confident he will work well with the youth to progress the team the right way, with the season ending
early and the reserves being 2nd in their league following a zoom AGM they were voted back to the
Wiltshire League for season 2020-21 this will be a good learning time for the youngsters with some
old heads to help their quest to play adult football.
Liam we felt would need some help and guidance in managing back in the Wiltshire League so it has
been decided to appoint Oli Gee to manage the team with Dave Jenkins and Liam Bradrick working
closely with the first team to develop the squads together for the benefit of both squads
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Hengrove Athletic would like to thank all its supporters & sponsors
            for their help over the past few months.
In what has been a trying time for everyone in life, not just football,
  your generosity, loyalty and commitment does not go unnoticed.
 We are a small club trying to do things the right way which is not
      always easy but with you behind us, we can achieve it.
       So from all of us at the Grove, a huge THANK YOU!
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 in Norton Lane, is pleasant and offers superb views
of the city of Bristol as well as the peace and quiet of the country. It's a lovely place
to watch a great 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 have won two
promotions and a Les Phillips Cup in the last eight years, but the one OFF it; the
team behind the team if you like.
We are looking for anyone that feels they could 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, 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 could be you, please email chairman Mike Greatbanks on
mike.greatbanks@btconnect.com or call him on 07884 492217. And thank you!
Supporting the club….

Perimeter Advertising

 Perimeter advertising boards are a great way to advertise your business at our home ground
 in Norton Lane, Whitchurch. Match action pictures often appear in the local newspapers,
 on club websites, in matchday programmes & on social media too so your company boards
 will be seen regularly.
 Perimeter boards cost £200 for the first year (including their manufacture) and then just
 £100 a year for renewal. We have a very special package for companies that choose this
 option…
 You will receive free entry for two people to a first team home match including a free
 match programme; free drinks before, during & after the match and your name in the
 matchday programme and on the website for the whole season.

Programme Advertising
The Hengrove Athletic matchday programme is packed with lots of information about all the
teams at the club, forthcoming fixtures, tables, results and much more.
Advertising costs £50 for a full page and £25 for a half page. Prices are for a full season of
programmes so a guarantee of 19 games plus a few in cup competitions hopefully. As a
thank you, we’ll also put the name of your company & a link to its website on
www.hengroveathletic.com , the club’s official website.

Website Advertising
The official club website - www.hengroveathletic.com - is one of the best of its type at this
level. It’s jam packed with information, news, results, many statistics and photos from the
teams that play under the Hengrove banner.
For just £25, you could have a presence on our home page which people could see every
time they visit the club website. The website is updated every day of the week so it never
gets stale and in the season, numbers of visits and views rise even higher as people log in to
find out the latest from the Lane!
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 the
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 the club then
agreed to retain these colours.
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 then established in
1950 and in the same year Hengrove Hall was rented to hold club meetings and the 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 the club the largest in the Bristol and Subur-
ban 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 2005-2006
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 2007-2008 to achieve the necessary
ground grading of the Western League. The EWW Stand was installed at the ground in 2012-
2013 to enter the FA Cup and future possible promotions.
The first XI finished runners-up in Western League Division One in 2012-2013, achieving
promotion to the Premier Division for the first time. They then lifted the Les Phillips League
Cup (Western League) in 2015-2016 before winning promotion to the Premier Division again
in 2016/17. In 2017/18, the club finished ninth in the table, their highest position ever, and also
the highest placed Bristol team at this level!
The club have also hosted other teams including Bristol Premier Combination side De Veys
and in recent seasons, have also agreed deals to become the new base for the Three Lions FC,
Bristol Spartak and the junior teams of St Aldhelm’s.
In the summer of 2020, the ground at Norton Lane was renamed the AVB Stadium.
The club will celebrate their 75th anniversary in three years time, in 2023.
Clubhouse Hire

Hengrove Athletic also have a clubhouse available for hire. Able to accommodate up to 120
people, it can be hired by Hengrove members and non-members alike for...
Birthday parties (no 18th parties)               Wedding receptions
Engagement parties & retirement parties          Christmas parties
Karaoke evenings & Discos                        Race nights, Quiz nights etc
Summer fun days & Barbecues

The clubhouse features a bar, large screen, sound system and dance floor & kitchen facilities
are also available if required.
For further information on booking, to make a booking or to arrange a time to view the
room, please call the chairman Mike Greatbanks on 07884 492217 or email chair-
man@hengroveathletic.com
A guide to away games this season in the Toolstation Western League Division One

Almondsbury FC       The Field, Gloucester Rd, Almondsbury BS32 4AA          17.9 miles
Ashton & Backwell    Lancer Scott Stadium, West Town Rd, Backwell BS48 3HW 11.0 miles
Bishop’s Lydeard Darby Way, Bishops 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
Calne Town           Bremhill View, Calne, Wiltshire SN11 9EE                30.2 miles
Cheddar              Bowdens Park, Draycott Rd, Cheddar BS27 3RL             19.4 miles
Corsham Town         Southbank Ground, Lacock Rd, Corsham, SN13 9HS          23.0 miles
Devizes Town         Nursteed Road, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 3DX              35.5 miles
Lebeq United         Oaklands Park, Almondsbury, Bristol BS32 4AA            17.9 miles
Longwell Green       Shellards Road, Longwell Green, Bristol BS30 9AD        5.8 miles
Oldland Abbotonians Aitchison Playing Field, Castle Rd, Oldland BS30 9SZ     6.4 miles
Portishead Town      Bristol Road, Portishead, Bristol BS20 6QG              14.2 miles
Radstock Town        Southfields Rec Ground, Southfields, Radstock BA3 3NZ   12.0 miles
Sherborne Town       Raleigh Grove, The Terrace PF, Sherborne DT9 5NS        41.2 miles
Warminster Town Weymouth Street, Warminster, Wilts BA12 9NS                  27.2 miles
Wells City           Rowdens Road, Wells 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

             All distances are correct according to the AA.com route planner.
             Postcodes taken from the Toolstation League handbook 2018/19.
Fixtures & Results 2020/21

Date         Opponents               Ven   Res   Att    Scorers

Wed 8 Sep    Lebeq United            A     1-1   24     Parsons
Sat 19 Sep   Wellington (FAV)        A     2-2 68        Mancini, J Jones
                                           (5-4 on pens)
Sat 26 Sep   Wells City              A     0-2 52        -
Tue 29 Sep Devizes Town              H

Sat 3 Oct    Wincanton Town          H
Sat 10 Oct   Street (FAV)            A
Tue 13 Oct Portishead Town           H
Sat 17 Oct   Oldland Abbotonians     A
Tue 20 Oct Bishop Sutton             H
Sat 24 Oct   Ashton & Backwell Utd   A
Sat 31 Oct   Welton Rovers           H

Sat 7 Nov    Warminster Town         A
Sat 14 Nov   Longwell Green Sports   H
Sat 21 Nov   Almondsbury             A
Sat 28 Nov   Calne Town              H

Sat 5 Dec    Oldland Abbotonians     H
Sat 12 Dec   Radstock Town           A
Sat 19 Dec   Corsham Town            A
Sat 26 Dec   Bristol Telephones      H

Sat 2 Jan    Calne Town              A
Sat 9 Jan    Wells City              H
Sat 16 Jan   Cheddar                 A
Fixtures & Results 2020/21

Date         Opponents                 Ven    Res    Att   Scorers

Sat 23 Jan   Lebeq United              H
Sat 30 Jan   Longwell Green            A

Sat 6 Feb    Portishead Town           A
Sat 13 Feb   Warminster Town           H
Sat 20 Feb   Sherborne Town            A
Sat 27 Feb   Corsham Town              H

Sat 6 Mar    Cheddar                   H
Sat 13 Mar   Bishop’s Lydeard          A
Sat 20 Mar   Sherborne Town            A
Sat 27 Mar Ashton & Backwell Utd       H

Fri 2 Apr    Bristol Telephones        A
Mon 5 Apr Radstock Town                H
Sat 10 Apr   Bishop’s Lydeard          H
Sat 17 Apr   Wincanton Town            A
Sat 24 Apr   Bishop Sutton             A

Sat 1 May    Sherborne Town            H
Sat 8 May    Devizes Town              A
Sat 15 May Almondsbury                 H
FAV - FA Vase
NB - there is no Les Phillips Cup or Somerset Premier Cup competitions this season &
                      the club will not be playing in the FA Cup.
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