Western Football League
Bulletin No 15
Midweek News: In the FA Vase Welton Rovers progressed to the next round with a fine 4-0 replay win at West Clewes
against Wessex League Whitchurch United. Premier Division action saw Bristol Manor Farm increase their lead at the top
of the table after defeating Bitton away by 2-0 whilst there was also a win for Brislington against Hallen by 2-1.
Premier Division: Leaders Bristol Manor Farm went down 2-0 at Mill Road to Barnstaple Town. Two goals from Ryan
Turner sealed the victory in front of a magnificent crowd of 281. Cadbury Heath hit Willand Rovers for six at Springfield.
Simon McElroy, a midweek signing from Almondsbury UWE bagged a hat trick on his debut whilst Matthew Huxley’s
brace and one from Jamie Horgan saw the Heath win 6-2. The other big scorers of the day were Shepton Mallet who left
Shellards Road with a 5-0 victory over Longwell Green Sports. Promotion hopefuls Buckland Athletic surprisingly went
down 2-1 at the Lawns to Cribbs whilst the only other match in the division saw a 1-1 draw between Hallen and Bitton.
Division One: The weather was the winner of the day with only two matches surviving. The bottom two clashed at
Nursteed Road where Devizes Town got the better of Bishop Sutton by 4-1. The other match saw Chipping Sodbury Town
win 1-0 against Wellington at the Ridings in front of 106 spectators.
FA Vase 2nd Round Draw
Ties to be played Saturday 21st November
Hengrove Athletic v Barnstaple Town
Bristol Manor Farm v Lymington Town
Bodmin Town v Melksham Town
Buckland Athletic v Sholing
Bradford Town v Cadbury Heath
Highworth Town v Odd Down (Bath)
Hallen v Moneyfields
Welton Rovers v Plymouth Parkway or Blackfield & Langley
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RESULTS
Tuesday 3rd November 2015
FA Vase
Welton Rovers
Premier Division
Bitton
Brislington
4-0
Whitchurch Utd
122
0-2
2-1
Bristol Manor Farm
Hallen
83
33
Saturday 7th November 2015
Premier Division
Barnstaple Town
Brislington
Cadbury Heath
Cribbs
Gillingham Town
Hallen
Longwell Green Sports
Welton Rovers
2-0
PP
6-2
2-1
PP
1-1
0-5
PP
Bristol Manor Farm
Bridport
Willand Rovers
Buckland Ath
Odd Down (Bath)
Bitton
Shepton Mallet
Sherborne Town
281
--52
65
--48
132
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First Division
Ashton & Backwell Utd
Calne Town
Chard Town
Chipping Sodbury Town
Devizes Town
Oldland Abbotonians
Wincanton Town
PP
PP
PP
1-0
4-1
PP
PP
Westbury Utd
Cheddar
Chippenham Park
Wellington
Bishop Sutton
Roman Glass St George
Warminster Town
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TOOLSTATION TOP ATTENDANCES
Premier Division
357
Melksham Town v Gillingham Town
281
Barnstaple Town v Bristol Manor Farm
217
Bitton v Street
185
Cadbury Heath v Cribbs
First Division
293
Corsham Town v Calne
261
Chipping Sodbury Town v Bishop Sutton
224
Keynsham Town v Westbury United
201
Oldland Abbotonians v Ashton & Backwell
TOOLSTATION TOP GOAL SCORERS
22
21
19
19
Premier Division
Dean Stamp - Bristol Manor Farm
Steven Murray - Street
Troy Simpson - Odd Down
Ryan Turner - Barnstaple Town
17
15
13
13
First Divison
Oliver Trevarhten - Portishead Town
Simon McElroy - Almondsbury UWE
Andrew Hamilton-Dunn - Roman Glass
Lee Pitman - Wells City
PLAYER TRANSFERS
PLAYER
Simon McElroy
Billy Arnold
CLUB FROM
Almondsbury UWE
Winterbourne United
Total number of players registered for the season Total number of transfers processed -
1649
76
CLUB JOINING
Cadbury Heath
Longwell Green
LEAGUE TABLES
Premier Div
Bristol Manor Farm
Odd Down (Bath)
Barnstaple Town
Melksham Town
Buckland Athletic
Street
Shepton Mallet
Bradford Town
Bitton
Willand Rovers
Brislington
Hallen
Bridport
Gillingham Town
Cadbury Heath
Longwell Green Sports
Cribbs
Sherborne Town
Winterbourne United
Welton Rovers
Clevedon Town
P
18
14
13
16
14
16
15
13
15
16
14
15
10
13
14
14
15
14
13
15
15
W
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
5
4
3
2
3
2
3
1
2
D
4
3
1
4
2
2
1
2
4
3
2
2
2
3
5
5
2
4
0
4
1
L
3
1
2
3
3
5
5
4
5
7
6
7
3
6
6
7
10
8
10
10
12
F
47
38
32
31
28
34
25
35
32
19
17
20
19
20
26
19
14
13
20
21
11
A
22
17
6
14
9
27
17
20
21
30
19
26
15
25
27
39
35
28
32
49
43
GD
25
21
26
17
19
7
8
15
11
-11
-2
-6
4
-5
-1
-20
-21
-15
-12
-28
-32
PTS
37
33
31
31
29
29
28
23
22
21
20
20
17
15
14
11
11
10
9
7
7
First Div
Cheddar
Hengrove Athletic
Chipping Sodbury Town
Corsham Town
Chard Town
Wells City
Oldland Abbotonians
Radstock Town
Chippenham Park
Almondsbury UWE
Portishead Town
Keynsham Town
Roman Glass St George
Warminster Town
Wellington
Ashton & Backwell United
Calne Town
Westbury United
Devizes Town
Wincanton Town
Bishop Sutton
*Points Deducted
P
16
15
16
15
15
14
13
15
16
15
13
14
16
13
15
14
12
16
16
14
15
W
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
2
0
D
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
2
3
3
1
L
3
3
5
4
4
5
3
5
6
5
4
5
7
4
6
5
4
10
10
9
14
F
36
28
34
32
24
27
24
20
18
33
23
27
36
21
26
26
20
21
21
24
13
A
22
9
22
20
17
27
16
17
22
20
13
26
36
24
27
24
25
41
40
35
51
GD
14
19
12
12
7
0
8
3
-4
13
10
1
0
-3
-1
2
-5
-20
-19
-11
-38
PTS
31
30
27
27
27
25
24
24
24
22
21
21
19
19
17
*16
16
14
12
9
1
CLUB FOCUS
RADSTOCK TOWN
Believed to be one of the oldest clubs in the county of Somerset, Radstock Town Football Club's official year of
foundation, as recognised by The FA was 1895. After playing in the Western League in 1897–98 as Radstock,
they rejoined the League as Radstock Town in 1903–04 but resigned at the end of the 1910–11 season. They
then rejoined the League after the First World War and in 1923–24 was the club's most successful season they
finishing as runners up to Lovell's Athletic by six points.
In the early days the club played home games at Roundhill before moving to Southill Park for a number of
years. The original move to Southfield took place in 1927, when as a First World War memorial the miners
purchased the field through an issue of £5 shares. Unfortunately, it appears that the issue was not totally
successful and as a consequence the control of the ground was gifted to the then Urban District Council and
the Miners Welfare, who remain ultimately responsible for the area to this day.
The club's lengthy spell in the League came to an end after the 1959–60 season, when they, along with a
number of other Somerset left to join county leagues. Radstock along with others chose to compete in the
Wiltshire Football League and won the championship in 1965–66 and 1966–67. In the 1970s Radstock switched
to the Somerset County League which they won in 1976–77 and again in 1978–79. Radstock rejoined the
Western League for the 1979–80 season and spent the next few years either in Division One or at the foot of
the Premier Division.
At the end of the 1993–94 season Radstock were relegated back to the Somerset County League where they
remained for ten seasons before gaining promotion after finishing in third place in 2003–04.
Pictures courtesy of Mark Edmonds
Bishop Sutton captain George Dempsey receiving the
August Respect Award from League Director Sue Merrill.
Photo courtesy of Kelvin Merrill
DISCIPLINE TABLES
Cautions
Send
Offs
Misconducts
Penalty
Points
Cautions
Send
Offs
Misconducts
Penalty
Points
Barnstaple Town
9
0
0
9
Cheddar
8
1
0
10
Bridport
8
1
0
10
Calne Town
12
0
0
12
Odd Down
13
1
0
15
Portishead Town
13
0
0
13
Cadbury Heath
12
Gillingham Town
19
3
0
18
Westbury United
15
0
0
15
0
0
19
Almondsbury UWE
14
1
0
16
Sherborne Town
15
2
1
19
Bishop Sutton
17
1
0
19
Buckland Athletic
18
2
1
22
Hengrove Athletic
19
0
0
19
Clevedon Town
18
2
0
22
Keynsham Town
20
1
0
22
Melksham Town
20
1
1
22
Chard Town
20
1
1
24
Winterbourne United
20
2
0
24
Warminster Town
20
2
1
26
Cribbs
15
3
1
25
Chippenham Park
23
1
1
27
Hallen
15
3
1
25
Wincanton Town
23
1
1
27
Longwell Green Sports
15
3
2
25
Ashton & Backwell Utd
22
3
0
28
Bitton
20
2
3
26
Devizes Town
19
4
0
28
Bristol Manor Farm
23
1
0
27
Wells City
16
3
1
28
Willand Rovers
23
1
0
27
Oldland Abbotonians
21
1
1
29
Street
22
2
0
28
Chipping Sodbury
24
2
0
30
Bradford Town
28
1
0
30
Radstock Town
19
3
1
31
Brislington
31
1
1
33
Wellington
23
3
0
31
Shepton Mallet
20
2
2
36
Corsham Town
17
3
3
35
Welton Rovers
32
2
2
38
Roman Glass St George
28
4
2
44
Premier Division
First Division
RESPECT TABLE
OCTOBER 2015
Radstock
2.75
Chipping Sodbury
2.73
Keynsham Town
2.67
Roman Glass
2.67
Portishead
2.58
Chippenham Park
2.56
Cheddar
2.50
Chard Town
2.47
Westbury United
2.47
Wells City
2.42
Wellington
2.40
Bishop Sutton
2.33
Hengrove
2.33
Wincanton Town
2.28
Almondsbury UWE
2.25
Calne Town
2.22
Ashton & Backwell
2.17
Warminster Town
2.08
Devizes Town
2.07
Corsham Town
2.00
Oldland Abbotonians
1.83
HOSPITALITY TABLE
PREMIER
Bristol Manor Farm
Willand Rovers
Sherborne Town
Melksham Town
Welton Rovers
Cribbs
MATCHES
10
8
8
8
7
7
POINTS
776
680
664
620
587
580
FIRST
Hengrove Athletic
Radstock Town
Almondsbury UWE
Cheddar
Westbury United
Chippenham Park
MATCHES
9
9
9
8
8
8
POINTS
711
708
705
635
625
628
OCTOBER AWARDS
Safe Hands
Sponsored by OneSport
Steven Oliver→ Barnstaple Town
Team of the Month
Sponsored by BOCA Soccer
Premier Div → Barnstaple Town
First Div → Cheddar
Sportsmanship
Sponsored by Nord-Lock Ltd
Premier Div → Gillingham Town
First Div → Chard Town
Respect
Radstock Town
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Please send to mark.edmonds@toolstationleague.com
by LATEST Sunday midday
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