No.38
Easter Monday Reports:
Premier Division: Bristol Manor Farm claimed their 31st league win of the campaign in the
form of a 2-0 triumph away at Bitton. The champions left it late before claiming all three
points, with goals from Dean Stamp and Jordan Metters in the final 15 minutes. Street
capitalised on an early red-card to defeat fellow top-five side Bradford Town at The Tannery
Ground. Two yellow cards picked up in the opening 15 minutes by Bradford’s Kevin Davies
saw him dismissed, and the home side took advantage with a pair of goals soon after from
Ross McErlain and Steve Murray to lead 2-0 at the break. Alex Monks then fired home a
penalty to get the ten-men back into the contest, before Murray restored Street’s two-goal
lead and then laid on an assist to Josh Wadham three minutes later. Buckland Athletic also
enjoyed a 4-1 victory, defeating Brislington in their final fixture at Homers Heath this
season. Richard Groves fired the hosts into the lead ahead of Neikell Plummer’s equaliser,
before second half goals from Jared Lewington, Charlie Johansen and Jordan Ewing eased
Buckland to the three points. James Filkins scored a sensational goal three minutes from
time to hand Gillingham Town a 1-0 win away at third-place Melksham Town, while Cribbs
won 3-0 on the road at Wells City. There was a 2-0 victory for Longwell Green Sports at
home to the relegated Sherborne Town, and at St Mary’s Field, goals from Edward Butcher
and Mark Salter either side of half-time helped Bridport defeat Clevedon Town 2-0. Odd
Down are now unbeaten in five league games, after Kye Simpson equalised in the second
half during their 1-1 draw with Cadbury Heath. Rhys Cook and Tyson Pollard goals saw
Shepton Mallet claim a 2-0 win over Willand Rovers, while Chipping Sodbury Town’s fixture
with Hallen ended goalless.
Action from Street’s clash
with Bradford Town,
courtesy of Bradford.
First Division: Wellington confirmed their promotion to the Premier Division following a 3-1
win at home to Chard Town. An own goal, plus strikes from Conor Bryant and Jack Taylor
led Wellington to victory as they moved seven points clear of third-place with two fixtures
remaining. Hengrove Athletic are just two points from promotion, after Jack Fillingham’s
equaliser six minutes from time helped them claim a 1-1 draw away at Portishead Town. In
an entertaining fixture at the Aitchison Playing Field, Oldland Abbotonians claimed a 4-2
win over Welton Rovers. Will Hunter fired Welton into the lead in the 28th minute but they
were level at half-time with Dave Stone responding ten minutes later for the home side. A
quick-fire double in the early stages of the second half from Owen McCullum gave Oldland
control of the game, and after Chris Pile gave Welton hope of a draw late on, Stone scored
his second of the game in injury time to wrap up the win for Oldland. Radstock Town’s
magnificent end to the season continued as they won 5-2 away at Roman Glass St George.
Thomas Stocks scored during the first half for Radstock, before a brace from James Rustell
and further goals from Craig Wilson and Jake Witcombe after the break extended their
winning run to five games. Cheddar could only draw 1-1 with Chippenham Park, for whom
Charlie Norman was on the scoresheet, while goals from Tom Slater and Rob Mitchell fired
Devizes Town to a 2-0 win over Keynsham Town. Sam Downes was in fine form, scoring a
hat-trick during Bishop Sutton’s 4-0 win away at Malmesbury Victoria, while Westbury
United are now unbeaten in their last nine fixtures following a 3-1 win at home to
Almondsbury UWE. A Daniel Wise goal five minutes before the break was the difference as
Wincanton Town claimed a 1-0 win over Corsham Town, and at The Lancer Scott Stadium,
goals from Paul Uppington, Aaron Read and Ryan Crouch helped Ashton & Backwell United
to a 3-0 win over Calne Town. Goals from Mark Clunie and James Quick either side of a
Charlie Walton strike saw Bishops Lydeard win 2-1 away at Warminster Town.
Players from Corsham and
Wincanton jostle for the ball
during their First Division
fixture, image courtesy of
John Cuthbertson
Western League Statistics
PREMIER DIVISION LEADING GOAL SCORERS (League only):
Troy Simpson, Bristol Manor Farm – 28
Gary Higdon, Melksham Town - 27
Jared Lewington, Buckland Athletic - 26
Dean Stamp, Bristol Manor Farm - 26
Matthew Huxley, Cadbury Heath – 25
Steve Murray, Street – 25
PREMIER DIVISION TOP ATTENDANCES:
Melksham Town vs Cadbury Heath, 21st January 2017 - 515
Melksham Town vs Street, 8th April 2017 – 495
Melksham Town vs Bristol Manor Farm, 6th March 2017 - 485
FIRST DIVISION LEADING GOAL SCORERS (League only):
Asa White, Hengrove Athletic – 29
Matthew Brown, Keynsham Town – 25
Adam Jones, Cheddar – 23
Connor Williams, Wincanton Town – 22
Sam Parker, Malmesbury Victoria - 21
Callum Ham, Cheddar – 21
FIRST DIVISION TOP ATTENDANCES:
Warminster Town vs Westbury United, 14th April 2017 - 355
Welton Rovers vs Radstock Town, 26th December 2016 - 262
Calne Town vs Corsham Town, 8th October 2016 -257
LEADING SCORERS IN ALL COMPETITIONS:
Matthew Huxley, Cadbury Heath – 41
Asa White, Hengrove Athletic - 34
Steve Murray, Street – 33
Troy Simpson, Bristol Manor Farm – 33
Gary Higdon, Melksham Town - 32
Dean Stamp, Bristol Manor Farm – 32
Be sure to check out the Western League Podcast
which recaps all of the games from the Premier
Division, First Division and Cup competitions. The
latest broadcast can be found on the league’s official
website:
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Easter Monday Results
th
Monday 17 April 2017
Premier Division
Bitton
Bridport
Buckland Athletic
Chipping Sodbury Town
Longwell Green Sports
Melksham Town
Odd Down
Shepton Mallet
Street
Wells City
0-2
2-0
4-1
0-0
2-0
0-1
1-1
2-0
4-1
0-3
Bristol Manor Farm
Clevedon Town
Brislington
Hallen
Sherborne Town
Gillingham Town
Cadbury Heath
Willand Rovers
Bradford Town
Cribbs
83
104
123
141
78
289
51
93
161
76
First Division
Ashton & Backwell United
Chippenham Park
Corsham Town
Devizes Town
Malmesbury Victoria
Oldland Abbotonians
Portishead Town
Roman Glass St George
Warminster Town
Wellington
Westbury United
3-0
1-1
0-1
2-0
0-4
4-2
1-1
2-5
1-2
3-1
3-1
Calne Town
Cheddar
Wincanton Town
Keynsham Town
Bishop Sutton
Welton Rovers
Hengrove Athletic
Radstock Town
Bishops Lydeard
Chard Town
Almondsbury UWE
45
51
78
100
92
65
50
51
57
196
57
Upcoming Fixtures
Saturday 22nd April 2017 (KICK OFF AT 3.00PM UNLESS NOTED)
Premier Division
Bradford Town
vs
Buckland Athletic
Bridport
vs
Brislington
Cadbury Heath
vs
Willand Rovers
Gillingham Town
vs
Hallen
Melksham Town
vs
Longwell Green Sports
First Division
Calne Town
vs
Chard Town
Cheddar
vs
Westbury United
Hengrove Athletic
vs
Almondsbury UWE
Malmesbury Victoria
vs
Wellington
Oldland Abbotonians
vs
Warminster Town
Portishead Town
vs
Bishops Lydeard
Radstock Town
vs
Bishop Sutton
Welton Rovers
vs
Corsham Town
League Tables
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
Street
Melksham Town
Buckland Athletic
Bradford Town
Odd Down
Willand Rovers
Cribbs
Gillingham Town
Cadbury Heath
Brislington
Shepton Mallet
Chipping Sodbury Town
Wells City
Clevedon Town
Bridport
Longwell Green Sports
Bitton
Hallen
Sherborne Town
P
36
36
36
36
36
36
35
37
35
35
35
37
37
37
37
36
35
37
36
37
W
31
27
24
25
20
19
19
18
16
16
15
13
12
10
12
9
10
5
5
3
D
3
5
7
4
7
6
6
6
6
5
4
8
5
10
3
6
1
4
4
4
L
2
4
5
7
9
11
10
13
13
14
16
16
20
17
22
21
24
28
27
30
F
109
105
97
93
88
86
63
75
73
71
74
65
54
66
69
60
38
39
38
41
P
40
40
40
41
40
40
41
41
40
40
41
40
41
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
39
40
W
25
26
23
25
20
19
19
18
17
18
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
11
10
9
9
7
D
11
6
10
3
11
8
7
9
7
3
8
11
10
7
4
6
5
11
7
9
4
7
L
4
8
7
13
9
13
15
14
16
19
17
14
16
18
21
20
21
18
23
22
26
26
F
86
101
89
80
82
74
71
72
77
57
82
71
70
46
69
55
56
59
52
58
44
66
A
GD
32
77
44
61
41
56
45
48
53
35
60
26
44
19
52
23
53
20
63
8
70
4
69
-4
82 -28
85 -19
86 -17
84 -24
108 -70
94 -55
94 -56
145 -104
PTS
96
83
79
79
67
63
63
60
54
53
49
47
41
40
39
33
31
19
19
13
First Division
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Team
Wellington
Hengrove Athletic
Cheddar
Keynsham Town
Radstock Town
Bishops Lydeard
Ashton & Backwell United
Chippenham Park*
Malmesbury Victoria
Westbury United
Wincanton Town
Chard Town
Devizes Town
Portishead Town
Roman Glass St George
Bishop Sutton
Oldland Abbotonians
Warminster Town
Welton Rovers
Corsham Town
Calne Town
Almondsbury UWE
A
33
36
48
50
45
64
67
77
77
69
76
68
81
57
92
59
77
71
91
82
92
105
GD
53
65
41
30
37
10
4
-5
0
-12
6
3
-11
-11
-23
-4
-21
-12
-39
-24
-48
-39
PTS
86
84
79
78
71
65
64
60
58
57
56
56
55
52
49
48
47
44
37
36
31
28
*Three Points Deducted