Toolstation Western Football League
Bulletin Number 21
The Directors of the Toolstation Western League are deeply saddened to report
the passing of Mark Edmonds, League Secretary, on Tuesday 13th December
following a brave battle against cancer.
Mark's football commitments included many years as a referee, officiating on the
Western League for a considerable time. He joined Wiltshire County FA as the
Discipline Secretary before being appointed as General Secretary of the
Toolstation Western League at the start of the 2014-15 season.
Mark leaves a wife Sarah, son Jordan and daughter Aimee. Details of his funeral
will be circulated when known.
Westbury United,
Wellington,
Almondsbury UWE,
Radstock Town, Welton
Rovers, Calne Town,
Corsham Town,
Keynsham Town,
Chipping Sodbury Town
and Shepton Mallet
were among the clubs
who took part in a
league-wide minutes
silence in respect of
Mark at the beginning
of all Toolstation
League fixtures this
weekend.
Latest Reports:
Midweek Action: On Tuesday evening, Bristol Manor Farm extended their winning run in
all competitions to seven matches with a 4-0 victory over Odd Down at The Creek. A brace
from Dean Stamp, plus goals from Ben Bament and Harley Purnell helped the home side to
move 11 points clear at the top of the Premier Division. On the same evening in the First
Division, Devizes Town made it four successive league wins away from home, with Jamie
Walters first-half goal giving them a 1-0 win against Chippenham Park at Hardenhuish Park.
On Wednesday evening, Calne Town booked their place in the semi-finals of the Wiltshire
FA Senior Cup. A 19th minute goal from Stuart Windsor led the First Division outfit to a 1-0
win over Laverstock & Ford from the Wessex League, yet there was no such luck for
Bradford Town who were knocked out at the same stage following a 2-0 loss to Highworth
Town of the Hellenic League.
Premier Division: Bristol Manor Farm extended their lead at the top of the league to 14
points following a 4-1 win away at Brislington. The first half was a story of penalties, with
Harley Purnell converting twice from the spot, before Jake Cox and Troy Simpson added
further goals after the break. Buckland Athletic maintained their spot in the top four, after
second half goals from
Jared Lewington and
Lloyd Gardner led them
to a 2-0 win over
Gillingham Town at
Hardings Lane. Bradford
Town made it three
wins on the bounce,
with Mark Wall’s early
opener and Kane
Simpson’s late brace
helping them claim all
three points in a 3-1 win
against Bridport at
Action from Willand Rovers clash with Odd Down at Silver Street.
Trowbridge Road. Daine
Photo courtesy of Robert Mitchell.
O’Connor grabbed a
hat-trick during Clevedon Town’s 7-0 triumph over Longwell Green Sports. Further goals for
Town came from Toby Yeates and Ben Murray in the opening half-hour, before leading
goalscorer Isaac Reid found the back of the net on two occasions to take his season tally in
the league to 19. Matt Dawson and Fletcher Williams were on the scoresheet as Willand
Rovers claimed a 2-0 win over Odd Down at Silver Street, while the match between Hallen
and Cribbs ended goalless at the Hallen Centre.
Sherborne Town produced one of their best performances of the season to date, beating
Wells City 4-2 at Raleigh Grove. Ollie Pearson scored twice for the home side in their first
win in over a month, with further goals coming from Alexandru Stafie and Anthony Herrin.
Simon McElroy scored twice, and Matt Huxley notched his 30th of the season in Cadbury
Heath’s 3-2 home win against Bitton, while Shepton Mallet thumped Chipping Sodbury
Town 4-0.
First Division: Wellington extended their lead at the top of the table to three points
following a 3-0 win away at Westbury United. Ian Bellinger kept up his impressive form,
notching a brace, with Luke Redrup also netting as Wellington made it back-to-back 3-0
wins. Keynsham Town lost ground on their nearest rivals after they drew 1-1 at Corsham
Town but only thanks to a late leveller. After the home side had grabbed a second half lead
from the penalty spot, substitute Sam Duggan managed to force home an equaliser three
minutes from time, before the same man was sent off during stoppage time. Chard Town
produced one of the surprise results of the day, winning 5-2 at Norton Lane against fourthplaced Hengrove Athletic. Max Westlake was the hero for the visitors, grabbing a hat-trick,
with James Boyland adding a brace of his own as Chard ran away with the game in the
second half. There was also a hat-trick in the fixture at Cothelstone Road, where Bishops
Lydeard claimed a dominant 4-0 home win against Malmesbury Victoria. Joe Chamberlain
was the man to grab a triumvirate of goals, adding to a late strike from Zac Ryder as Lydeard
moved up to sixth in the table.
Action from the First Division clash between Corsham Town and Keynsham
Town at the Southbank Ground. Image courtesy of John Cuthbertson.
Oli Trevarthen grabbed a goal in either half as Portishead Town won 2-0 away at Oldland
Abbotonians, while James Rustell scored twice for Radstock Town in their 3-1 win against
basement club Almondsbury UWE. Ken Oni, Jason Burt and Lewis Wentland all struck in
Roman Glass St George’s 3-2 win at home to Wincanton Town, and at Bremhill View, Stuart
Windsor claimed a second-half equaliser as Calne Town drew 1-1 with Welton Rovers.
Bishop Sutton moved up to 16th thanks to a 3-0 win at home to Devizes Town, while
Warminster Town and Cheddar shared the points following a 1-1 draw at Weymouth Street.
Action from Almondsbury UWE’s fixture with Radstock Town. Image
courtesy of John Pool.
Award Section
Members of Cribbs Football Club collected the
Premier Division Team of the Month Award for
November.
Almondsbury UWE manager John Black
collects the First Division Sportsmanship
Award sponsored by Nord-Lock.
Western League Statistics
PREMIER DIVISION LEADING GOAL SCORERS (League only):
Isaac Reid, Clevedon Town – 19
Luke Ballinger, Melksham Town – 19
Troy Simpson, Bristol Manor Farm – 18
Matthew Huxley, Cadbury Heath – 18
PREMIER DIVISION TOP ATTENDANCES:
Street vs Chipping Sodbury Town, 9th October 2016 -291
Wells City vs Cadbury Heath, 8th October 2016 -219
Longwell Green Sports vs Chipping Sodbury Town, 9th August 2016 -162
FIRST DIVISION LEADING GOAL SCORERS (League only):
Callum Ham, Cheddar - 16
Matthew Brown, Keynsham Town – 15
Asa White, Hengrove Athletic – 15
FIRST DIVISION TOP ATTENDANCES:
Calne Town vs Corsham Town, 8th October 2016 -257
Bishop Sutton vs Keynsham Town, 7th October 2016 -247
Chard Town vs Bishops Lydeard, 9th October 2016 -240
LEADING SCORERS IN LEAGUE AND CUPS:
Matthew Huxley, Cadbury Heath – 30
Simon McElroy, Cadbury Heath – 23
Luke Ballinger, Melksham Town – 21
Gary Hidgon, Melksham Town - 21
Toolstation Western League Results
Saturday 17th December 2016
Premier Division
Bradford Town
Brislington
Cadbury Heath
Chipping Sodbury Town
Clevedon Town
Gillingham Town
Hallen
Melksham Town
Sherborne Town
Willand Rovers
3-1
1-4
3-2
0-4
7-0
0-2
0-0
P-P
4-2
2-0
Bridport
Bristol Manor Farm
Bitton
Shepton Mallet
Longwell Green Sports
Buckland Athletic
Cribbs
Street
Wells City
Odd Down
53
56
72
67
62
55
48
First Division
Almondsbury UWE
Bishop Sutton
Bishops Lydeard
Calne Town
Corsham Town
Hengrove Athletic
Oldland Abbotonians
Roman Glass St George
Warminster Town
Westbury United
1-3
3-0
4-0
1-1
1-1
2-5
0-2
3-2
1-1
0-3
Radstock Town
Devizes Town
Malmesbury Victoria
Welton Rovers
Keynsham Town
Chard Town
Portishead Town
Wincanton Town
Cheddar
Wellington
41
27
36
66
67
30
21
34
90
Wednesday 14th December 2016
Wiltshire FA Senior Cup
Calne Town
1-0
Highworth Town
2-0
Laverstock & Ford
Bradford Town
16
Tuesday 13th December 2016
Premier Division
Bristol Manor Farm
4-0
Odd Down
93
First Division
Chippenham Park
0-1
Devizes Town
51
Les Phillips Cup
Almondsbury UWE
P-P
Shepton Mallet
58
56
Upcoming Fixtures
Saturday 24th December 2016
Premier Division
Willand Rovers
vs
Buckland Athletic
13.00KO
Monday 26th December 2016
Premier Division
Bitton
Bristol Manor Farm
Chipping Sodbury Town
Melksham Town
Odd Down
Shepton Mallet
Sherborne Town
Street
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
Longwell Green Sports
Hallen
Cadbury Heath
Bradford Town
Brislington
Wells City
Gillingham Town
Bridport
12.00KO
13.00KO
13.00KO
13.00KO
13.00KO
13.00KO
12.00KO
12.00KO
First Division
Ashton & Backwell United
Cheddar
Chippenham Park
Devizes Town
Keynsham Town
Malmesbury Victoria
Roman Glass St George
Wellington
Welton Rovers
Westbury United
Wincanton Town
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
Portishead Town
Bishop Sutton
Calne Town
Corsham Town
Hengrove Athletic
Oldland Abbotonians
Almondsbury UWE
Bishops Lydeard
Radstock Town
Warminster Town
Chard Town
13.00KO
12.00KO
13.30KO
14.00KO
15.00KO
15.00KO
12.00KO
12.30KO
13.00KO
15.00KO
11.30KO
Tuesday 27th December 2016
Premier Division
Cribbs
vs
Clevedon Town
15.00KO
LEAGUE TABLES 2016-17
Premier Division
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Team
Bristol Manor Farm
Melksham Town
Street
Buckland Athletic
Bradford Town
Willand Rovers
Odd Down (Bath)
Cribbs
Wells City
Cadbury Heath
Shepton Mallet
Clevedon Town
Gillingham Town
Chipping Sodbury Town
Brislington
Bridport
Bitton
Longwell Green Sports
Sherborne Town
Hallen
P
23
20
21
20
22
21
22
21
22
18
23
22
21
21
18
20
21
22
22
22
W
19
14
14
14
12
13
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
4
4
3
1
D
3
4
4
3
7
3
3
3
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
2
1
3
2
L
1
2
3
3
3
5
8
9
9
6
11
11
11
11
9
10
15
17
16
19
F
71
61
55
57
51
46
59
42
43
44
44
55
46
34
35
33
26
20
29
19
A
20
25
27
24
28
26
45
34
54
36
45
52
37
45
41
39
59
77
92
64
GD PTS
51 60
36 46
28 46
33 45
23 43
20 42
14 36
8
30
-11 29
8
28
-1 28
3
27
9
26
-11 26
-6 23
-6 22
-33 14
-57 13
-63 12
-45 5
P
24
25
24
24
24
24
25
23
24
24
23
22
24
24
23
24
25
22
23
23
24
23
W
17
17
15
14
12
12
11
10
11
10
11
10
10
8
9
8
8
7
5
7
6
2
D
5
2
5
4
5
4
5
6
3
5
2
3
1
5
2
3
3
1
7
1
5
5
L
2
6
4
6
7
8
9
7
10
9
10
9
13
11
13
13
14
14
11
15
13
16
F
55
55
61
59
51
43
49
44
47
40
42
29
32
35
38
30
36
26
31
26
44
30
A
21
27
27
23
42
37
40
30
51
41
47
26
47
42
52
33
58
40
47
51
61
60
GD PTS
34 56
28 53
34 50
36 46
9
41
6
40
9
38
14 36
-4 36
-1 36
-5 35
3
33
-15 31
-7 29
-14 29
-3 27
-22 27
-14 22
-16 22
-25 22
-17 20
-30 11
First Division
Team
1
Wellington
2
Keynsham Town
3
Cheddar
4
Hengrove Athletic
5
Malmesbury Victoria
6
Bishops Lydeard
7
Wincanton Town
8
Radstock Town
9
Devizes Town
10
Chard Town
11
Ashton & Backwell United
12
Portishead Town
13
Westbury United
14
Warminster Town
15
Roman Glass St George
16
Bishop Sutton
17
Welton Rovers
18
Oldland Abbotonians
19
Corsham Town
20
Calne Town
21
Chippenham Park*
22
Almondsbury UWE
*Adjustment Made