Brixham AFC, Wall Park Road, TQ5 9UE
Members of:
KITCHEN KIT SOUTH WEST PENINSULA LEAGUE
TCS SOUTH DEVON LEAGUE
PIONEER YOUTH LEAGUE
President: Chairman: Club Secretary/ Treasurer Fixture Secretary Youth Secretary
Vice Chair/PR Officer
Welfare Officer: Bar Manager: Team Managers:
John Charles Phil Thomas 07725 056504 phil.thomas71@hotmail.com Dean Hopper 07788 283567 79 North Boundary Road, Brixham TQ5 8LH brixhamafc.sec@outlook.com Ian Whiscombe 07913 038551 sunnydorset@hotmail.com Alex Foster 07885 791017 alfmarine1987@gmail.com
Alan McCoy 07717 604320 alan_mccoy@hotmail.com Nicki Severn 07932 323116 nickit12@aol.com
Mike Crimp 07811 330093 Tim Porter 07427 667095 Jason Couch 07977 260264
Lee Hazlewood 07495 289344 Neil Burnell 07538 649647
Andy Raybould (U16s) 07552 433878 Mike Booth (U14s) 07825 576446
Physio:
Chris Corbishley (U13s) 07388 470241 Darren Whelan (U13s) 07368 345409 Alex Foster (U12s) 07885 791017 Dave Severn (U11s) 07748 468423 Mark Lovell (U8s) 07515 753627 Steve Parkin
S W PENINSULA LEAGUE EAST RUNNERS-UP 2022
S DEVON LEAGUE PREMIER RUNNERS-UP 2014, 2022
SDL GEORGE BELLI CUP RUNNERS-UP 2013, 2014
DEVON PREMIER CUP RUNNERS-UP 2014
DEVON COUNTY U 18’S LEAGUE SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2022
DEVON COUNTY U 18’S LEAGUE CUP RUNNERS-UP 2022
PIONEER U15’S CUP WINNERS 2018
PIONEER U12’S CUP RUNNERS-UP 2022
PIONEER U10’S CUP RUNNERS-UP 2022
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the businesses and individuals who sponsor our club, your support is greatly appreciated. Some comments and views that may be contained in this publication may not necessarily be the views of the club. Matchday magazine point of contact fishprog@hotmail.com
Good morning everyone, and welcome to Wall Park. A particular welcome of course to our friends who have made the short trip from Dartmouth, a safe journey home to you all.
A word of thanks to today’s sponsors, More Seafood and South Devon Media. Without the help of these and many other businesses and individuals our club would not be where it is. To say that the assistance of our sponsors is very much appreciated would be a vast understatement. Massive thanks to you all, and we hope you and your guests today enjoy the experience.
We were unlucky to lose against Liskeard in our last home game. We played much the better football for most of the match and on a dry day I think that quality would have got us over the line. However, in a game that might have ended 5-5, it’s all about taking your chances. One of these days - maybe not today, but one day - everything’s going to click and we’re going to clobber someone by a richly deserved hatful instead of the odd one or two.
After the disappointment of one cup exit, what a joy to witness our progression into the last 32 of the FA Vase for the first time. I don’t like plastic pitches, I think they give an advantage to the side which is used to playing on them regularly but in this case, for all Shaftesbury’s technical skill on the ball and passing ability, in truth they created not much threat over the 90 minutes. Grant’s save and then his winning spot-kick ensured our passage, but every Fisherman played his part on a memorable day. Remarkably, it was the fifth consecutive Vase tie in which Shaftesbury had been taken to penalties. Our Fourth Round opponents, Raynes Park Vale from the Combined Counties League, will prove a much tougher challenge. Before we get there though, there are League points at stake today, on Saturday at Teignmouth - note the earlier kickoff time of 12 noon - and here again against Plymouth Marjon on Saturday week (2.15pm). Enjoy the match and let’s hope for a win for the Fishermen! P.S. Did you recognise our cover Santa? It’s none other than our President, John Charles. P.P.S. Two Christmas presents for you today - our latest fixture poster and an updated fixture card.
Well the festive season is very much with us and we hope this morning’s derby with many familiar faces from Dartmouth FC proves to be a real Christmas cracker!
Firstly we’d like to welcome all from Dartmouth to this morning’s Boxing Day fixture. An extended welcome to Robbie, Steve and Ryan who obviously played such important roles for us over recent years.
Having had the euphoria of the Vase penalties win over Shaftesbury a few weeks ago we were brought slightly back down to earth with a bump conceding four and only managing a draw away at Sidmouth. Time will tell whether that ends up being a point gained having been two down at half-time or two points dropped having been leading going into stoppage time. Nevertheless the lads showed grit and determination to claw their way back into the game and a very much similar attitude to the one on display in the second half of that Sidmouth game will be needed throughout today to get anything from our neighbours. Boxing Day games can often be high-scoring, heavy tackling and entertaining affairs. I’m sure today’s will be no exception with the amount of tenacious and attacking forward-thinking lads from both sides on view.
You always get to Christmas and instead of looking back you need to take stock and look ahead. We are in a good position but with so many games to play every match we play will have that ‘Cup Final’ feel. The squad is in good shape and with the likes of Lewis Round looking likely to return early in the New Year, it will give us that boost of a new signing feel which will be a great addition. Wishing everyone a belated Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year.
Established in 1908 as Dartmouth United, the club began competing in the Torbay and District League. They later moved to the Plymouth and District League, winning the title five times, but went back to the South Devon League in 1968, winning the competition twice before being promoted to the Devon League in 1995. They finished fourth in their first season and were runners-up in 1997.
In 1999, Dartmouth United and Dartmouth YMRC amalgamated to form the present Dartmouth AFC. The new club won the Devon League title in 2002, 2003 and 2007, moving up to become founder members of the South West Peninsula League. After five seasons, however, they left to rejoin the South Devon League. Finishing third in 2015 and runners-up the following year, Dartmouth successfully applied for promotion back to the restructured Peninsula League in 2019.
Their home ground is Longcross, Milton Lane, TQ6 9LW.
Club honours:
Devon Premier Cup 1997, 2007
Devon Senior Cup 1928, 1949, 1955, 2014
Herald Cup 1928, 1974
George Belli Cup 2019
Devon League 2002, 2003, 2007
South Devon League 1969, 1971
Best FA Cup run Fourth Qualifying Round, 1946-47. Lost 2-10 at Yeovil Town.
Possibly Dartmouth’s best-known former player is Ralph Birkett. Born in Torquay, Birkett signed for the Gulls in 1930 and spent three seasons there, scoring 19 goals in 95 games from the right wing before moving to Arsenal, where he won a Championship winner’s medal in his first season. Struggling to dislodge Joe Hulme from the team, Birkett moved to Middlesbrough in 1935. He won his only England cap against Northern Ireland in 1935. He was selected to play a second match but was forced to withdraw through injury, his replacement being a young Stanley Matthews. Moving to Newcastle United in 1938, the Second World War cut short his career. Birkett retired to Brixham, where he died in 2002 at the age of 89.
Born Ruislip, 23 September 2001 (Libra)
Nickname Len
Age 21 Height 5’10 Weight 10st 3
Occupation Window fitter Lives Paignton
Children None
Position on pitch Centre midfield
Former clubs Yeovil, Aldershot Best player played with Tim Akinola Favourite other team Arsenal
Favourite food Steak Favourite holiday destination Mexico
Favourite TV show The Sopranos
Dogs or cats? Dogs Night in or night out? Bit of both Hobbies outside football Boxing Which person in the world would you most like to meet? Kanye West
THIS isn’t exactly breaking news but Jude Bellingham is really good at football. In fact, it’s quite scary how good he is.
Aged just 19, he has spent the last few weeks in Qatar stamping his mark on the world stage as one of England’s stand-out performers in their run to the World Cup quarter-finals.
Having set up the first in England’s 3-0 win over Senegal, his drive and class also produced the second. Winning the ball back, galloping up the pitch, holding off his man, picking the optimum time to release a perfectly weighted ball into the path of Phil Foden.
While the country enthuses over the Borussia Dortmund midfielder, surely a future England captain, it's been tempting to lean over mid-game and say, ‘Yeah, but did you hear about his dad?’
Goal machine doesn’t do Mark Bellingham justice. Born in Southend, he netted his first goal for East Thurrock against Horsham YMCA way back in August 1994.
In 2016, by then a sergeant in West Midlands Police, he knocked in his 700th for Paget Rangers in Midland League Division Two.
“I’ve started to score a lot more tap-ins and the range is getting a lot shorter” Bellingham told The NLP back at the time. “The 700th was a free-kick which isn’t regular for me at all, anything outside the box for me is abnormal!
“I needed 38 goals last season but got to 36 and then was banned for the last game because of a red card – my first ever sending-off.
“I was thinking over the summer whether it was the right time to go out, but with just two needed to reach 700, it felt like there was a bit of unfinished business.
“It’s out of the way now so I can chill out. I’ll play as much as I can for Paget, who have been great with me, and hopefully score a few more!”
To get there he had prolific spells with the likes of Stourbridge, Leamington, Sutton Coldfield, Bromsgrove Rovers and Halesowen Town and reckoned his 700 haul came in 850 games.
I had the pleasure of speaking to Mark many times over the years as he racked up goal after goal, usually playing down his own qualities each time.
“I’ve managed my ability well, I’ve always said I’m not that great a player and although I’m still scoring, I am playing at Step 7!” he said.
“Most of the 700 were from not very far out so I think I owe my team-mates over the years a lot more than they owe me.”
You don’t score that many goals without possessing those priceless attributes that help stick the ball in the back of the net.
Of course his job in the police no doubt gave him a sense of perspective, but perhaps it’s no surprise when we see the maturity Jude shows in front of the camera the influence his parents had on him and younger brother Jobe, who is also making his mark at Birmingham City.
As Jude told The FA in an interview last year: "When you go and watch him play every week in Non-League, you know it's not the Premier League or anything, but seeing the way that he played and the atmosphere, it made me fall in love with football so he was probably my first hero.
“After the first few times of going, I’d start to pay a bit more attention to the games and stuff, the atmosphere and he's scoring goals so you see him celebrating and stuff like that - you want that to be me.”
It certainly is now.
I dug up the old interview with Bellingham senior from his 700th goal this week and the sign off to asking how much longer he would carry on is fitting.
“I’m 40 now so I think this season will probably be my last,” he said. “I’m playing veterans’ football a bit more on Sundays and my eldest son is now playing for Birmingham U16s – maybe it’s time to finally step away.”
Bellingham junior is certainly making that decision worth it.
By Matt Badcock
Third Round
Brixham
Elmore 0 Crediton 5
Ivybridge v Elburton (Dec 26)
Newton Abbot Spurs 2 Penzance 1 Sidmouth v Okehampton (Jan 2)
Quarter Finals
Axminster v Crediton (Jan 31)
Bovey Tracey v Liskeard (Feb 18)
Ivybridge or Elburton v Sidmouth or Okehampton (date tbc) Newton Spurs v Teignmouth (Feb 7)
Third Round
Shaftesbury
Fourth Round (Jan 14)
Brixham v Raynes Park Vale Bridgwater v Erith Town Buckland v Ascot Clevedon v Harefield
Second Round
Brixham
Exmouth 2 Crediton 2 (pens 6-5)
Holsworthy 0 Tavistock 2 Plymouth Parkway v Teignmouth (away w/o) Willand v Dartmouth (home w/o)
Quarter-finals (Jan 25)
Willand v Brixham Ilfracombe v Tavistock
Teignmouth v Buckland (at Buckland Jan 24)
Tiverton v Exmouth
Third Round (Jan 7)
Babbacombe Corries v Stoke Gabriel Res
Bovey Tracey Res v Ivybridge Res (Jan 14)
Brixham Town v Newton 66 East Allington v Upton
WOTTON
Holders:
Second Round
Brixham
Buckland 1 Ivybridge 6
Elburton v Torquay Academy Blue (home w/o)
Elm United v Copplestone (away w/o)
Plymouth Marjon St John 8 Totnes & D 0
Torquay Academy Black 3 Plymouth Parkway 0
Ilsington v Newton Spurs Thirds (Jan 14)
Kingsteignton v Elburton Res Paignton Saints Res v Ipplepen Res WBB v Torquay Town
Quarter-finals (Feb 5)
Brixham v Dawlish United
Elburton v Bideford Ivybridge v Copplestone Plymouth Marjon St John v Torquay Academy Black
DATE COMP OPPONENT
F-A ATT 1 2 3 4 5 6
Aug 6 FAC EP Tavistock 3-2 141 Fisher Round Gaze Beattie Dunlop 1 Wellington
Aug 10
BOVEY TRACEY 4-0 129 Fisher Round Collings 1 Howarth Beattie Keates
Aug 13 Elmore 2-1 146 Walton Collings M Harford Newbould Dunlop Round
Aug 17 Ivybridge Town 2-3 110 Fisher C Harford M Harford Round Dunlop Wellington
Aug 20 FAC PR Shepton Mallet 0-4 243 Fisher Round M Harford Gaze Dunlop Collings
Aug 23 Plymouth Marjon 2-1 36 Fisher Round Gaze Howarth Dunlop 1 Beattie
Sep 3
SIDMOUTH TOWN 4-0 89 Fisher Robinson Gaze Howarth Dunlop 1 Wellington
Sep 14
Sep 21
Sep 28 DSL 1
Oct 1
AXMINSTER TOWN 4-0 102 Fisher Robinson Gaze Beattie Howarth Adderley
TEIGNMOUTH 5-1 94 Fisher Robinson 1 Gaze 1 Beattie Parry Adderley Sep 17
NEWTON ABBOT SPURS 1-1 128 Fisher Robinson Gaze Beattie Howarth Adderley
OKEHAMPTON ARGYLE 2-1 70 Fisher Bamforth M Harford Newbould Dunlop Adderley
Okehampton Argyle 2-0 73 Fisher Robinson Gaze Beattie Adderley 1 Wellington
Oct 5
CULLOMPTON RANGERS 2-0 112 Fisher Robinson Gaze Beattie Adderley Wellington
IVYBRIDGE TOWN 2-0 153 Fisher Robinson Gaze Beattie Adderley Wellington Oct 8
Oct 15 WCP 2 BODMIN TOWN 4-0 129 Fisher Robinson Gaze Dunlop Howarth Wellington
Oct 19 Bovey Tracey 1-3 117 Fisher Adderley Gaze Beattie Dunlop Wellington
Oct 22 FAV 1 ODD DOWN 4-0 86 Fisher Robinson Gaze Newbould Dunlop Wellington
Oct 25 Newton Abbot Spurs 2-2 134 Fisher Robinson Gaze Beattie Dunlop Wellington
Oct 29 Elburton Villa 2-2 54 Fisher Robinson M Harford Gaze Dunlop 1 Wellington
Nov 5 TORRINGTON 4-0 82 Fisher Robinson Gaze Howarth Dunlop Wellington
Nov 8 DSL 2 IVYBRIDGE TOWN 2-1 84 Fisher Hopkins M Harford Howarth Adderley Wellington Nov 12 FAV 2 ANDOVER NEW STREET 2-1 198 Fisher Robinson 1 Gaze Beattie Adderley Howarth
Nov 19 Honiton Town 2-0 68 Fisher Robinson Gaze Dunlop Adderley Howarth Nov 26 WCP 3 LISKEARD ATHLETIC 1-2 102 Fisher Hopkins Gaze 1 Dunlop Adderley Wellington
Dec 3 FAV 3 Shaftesbury 1-1 94 Fisher Hopkins Gaze Beattie Dunlop Adderley (5-4 on pens)
Dec 10 Sidmouth Town 4-4 43 Fisher Robinson 1 Gaze 1 Beattie Adderley Howarth Dec 26 DARTMOUTH *11am Dec 31 Teignmouth *12noon
Jan 7 PLYMOUTH MARJON *2.15pm
Jan 14 FAV 4 RAYNES PARK VALE 3pm
Jan 21 Axminster Town *2.15pm
Jan 25 DSL QF Willand Rovers 7.30pm (tbc)
Jan 28 OKEHAMPTON ARGYLE *2.15pm
Feb 4 Torridgeside 3pm
Feb 11 (FAV 5) ELBURTON VILLA 3pm
Feb 18 Torrington 3pm
Feb 25 ELMORE 3pm
Mar 4 HONITON TOWN 3pm
Mar 11 Holsworthy 3pm
Mar 18 Cullompton Rangers 3pm
Mar 25 TORRIDGESIDE 3pm
Apr 1 Crediton United 3pm
Apr 7 Dartmouth *11am (Good Friday)
Apr 10 Bridport *2pm (Easter Monday)
Wellington Somers 1 Chisholm Robinson Parkin 1 Hopkins Keates, Collings
Keates Somers Chisholm 1 Wellington Parkin 2 Robinson Dunlop, C Harford, M Harford, Bamforth
Round 1 Keates Chisholm Wellington Parkin 1 Griffiths Ashworth, Fisher, Bamforth, Martinez, Wills
Wellington Somers Chisholm 1 Keates Parkin Hopkins 1 Griffiths, Collings, Bamforth
Collings Somers Keates Wellington Robinson Hopkins Martinez, Bamforth Beattie Somers Chisholm Keates Robinson Wellington 1 Martinez, M Harford, Collings
Wellington Somers Chisholm Johansen 3 Parkin Hopkins Adderley, Collings, Keates, M Harford
Adderley Somers Chisholm Johansen 2 Parkin Wellington 1 Howarth, M Harford
Adderley Somers 1 Wellington 1 Johansen 1 Parkin 1 Hopkins Keates, Harding
Adderley Somers Chisholm Johansen Parkin 1 Wellington Hopkins
Adderley Wellington Parkin Johansen 1 Robinson 1 Evans Gaze, Martinez
Wellington Somers Chisholm Johansen Parkin 1 Hopkins Keates, Evans
Wellington Somers Chisholm Johansen 1 Parkin 1 Hopkins Howarth, Dunlop, Evans, Mercieca
Wellington Somers Chisholm Johansen Parkin 1 Evans 1 Dunlop, Howarth, Davis, Mercieca, M Harford
Wellington Davis Chisholm Johansen 2 Parkin 2 Hopkins Adderley, Lloyds, Pegg
Wellington Somers 1 Davis Mercieca Parkin Robinson Hopkins, Howarth
Wellington Somers 2 Howarth Johansen Parkin 1 Hopkins Mercieca 1, Pegg, Harford
Wellington 1 Somers Newbould Howarth Parkin 1 Johansen Hopkins, Mercieca
Wellington 1 Howarth Chisholm Johansen Parkin Hopkins Mercieca, Pegg, Lloyds
Wellington 1 Adderley Chisholm Johansen 1 Parkin 1 Hopkins 1 Mercieca, Lloyds, M Harford, Pegg
Wellington Mercieca 1 Pegg Johansen 1 Parkin Lloyds Gaze
Howarth Somers Chisholm Johansen 1 Parkin Hopkins Mercieca, Dunlop, Pegg
Howarth 1 Somers Chisholm Mercieca Parkin 1 Hopkins
Wellington, Pegg, Mayer, M Harford
Wellington Somers Chisholm Johansen Parkin Mercieca Howarth, Keates
Adderley Howarth Chisholm Johansen 1 Parkin Wellington Keates, M Harford
Howarth Somers Chisholm Johansen Parkin 2 Keates Pegg
I would like to begin by wishing everyone connected with the football club a very Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.
I would, as always, like to thank our supporters for their backing throughout 2022; we have seen an increase in gate receipts and sales of season tickets which hopefully proves we are heading in the right direction.
I wish to thank all of the committee who do a wonderful job behind the scenes and thanks to our major sponsor Alex and Nathan from More Seafoods for their continued support over the past year along with our kit and board sponsors.
Both senior teams continue on course to achieve our objectives and the first half of the season has seen some major highlights including our FA Cup win over Tavistock and our continuing FA Vase run with wins over Odd Down, Andover and more recently Shaftesbury. Please come and support the boys on January 14th against Raynes Park Vale in the Fourth Round, it’s been a brilliant achievement for the club and especially Jason, Tim, Steve and all the playing squad, also currently the reserves are sitting third in the Premier and I personally would like to say a big thankyou to Lee and Neil for everything they are achieving with the reserves.
As for our future senior fish, this season has seen the club bring in a new under 16s team managed by Andy Raybould, Andy has been a breath of fresh air and I am sure under his guidance it won’t be too long before we see some stars coming through into the senior ranks. They have already reached the quarter-finals of the county cup.
I thank all the coaches and helpers in the junior section who voluntarily give their time to help these young boys and girls to develop both as people and footballers. Thanks also to all of our wonderful Junior players. You have been a credit to the club and we hope you are as proud to play for Brixham AFC as we are of you all, Please come and show your support on Sundays, check our Twitter and Facebook page for weekly updates and games.
Can you help?
We are on the lookout for new members to become part of our club from match day roles to pitch maintenance etc.
How do I join Brixham AFC committee?
Volunteering can be extremely rewarding, and new committee members will receive a lot of support from current members and myself. If you would like to become part of the team or would simply like more information, please get in touch, see myself, Alan or Dean or email brixhamafc.sec@outlook.com.
Finally I would like to wish everyone a very happy time over the festive period. Here’s to an even better year ahead!
Up the fish!
Everyone at Brixham AFC would like to extend condolences to Jackie and the family of former Brixham United chairman Dave Hart who sadly passed away earlier this month. For well over 30 years he was the lifeblood that kept clubs like ours going, from clearing and digging foundations for the clubhouse to setting up electric fences to keep badgers off the pitch, from frying the chips and running the bar to negotiating contracts that kept finances coming in.
Dave was part of the team that instigated the merger between Brixham United and Brixham Villa.
A wonderful and dedicated servant to Brixham United over the years who will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
brand new competition, the
is about to go live!!
Here’s how it works.
The competition is limited to just 59 people, and there’s a prize every month. Hence, your chance of winning one of the twelve prizes each year is fractionally better than one in five.
Every month, the winning number – only 59 of them to choose from, remember –will win a prize of £200. And the December draw prize will be a whopping £1,000!
The winning number each month will be the bonus ball drawn in the National Lottery on the last Saturday of the month.
The cost to enter per number is just £10 a month, which over the year works out to just over a couple of quid a week. There are only the 59 numbers available so you’ll have to be quick! Get a form from the bar, fill it in, give it back and you’re in! Simples.
And good luck!!
(In the unlikely event that the winning number remains unsold for that month, half the prize will be rolled over to the following month, the other half will be given to the nearest number that has been sold)
More Seafood is a fully integrated seafood company. The whole supply chain from sea to end consumer is owned and operated by the Passmore family who are a 5th generation fishing family based in Brixham, England’s premier fishing port. The Passmore family have been fishing for over 300 years, the knowledge of catching fish and scallops being passed down through the generations, allowing them to be at the forefront of the industry, continually developing and evolving.
Our state of the art trawler/scalloper ‘Emulate BM1’ is one of the most efficient boats in its class, with fuel efficiency and crew comfort in mind. The hull shape and propulsion unit have been designed to give maximum power using minimum fuel and the automated catch handling makes the job more efficient for the crew and keeps the catch in better condition. All products are placed into the boat’s cold store ‘fish room’ within 10 minutes of coming aboard. The temperature is controlled all the way to the end consumer using our chilled transport and being processed in our temperature controlled factory.
The designers of Fishermen’s Tales, South Devon Media is a Brixham-based organisation specialising in print design and procurement. From small one-off jobs like a handful of business cards or leaflets to regular multi-page magazines, we will design and source the printing of whatever you need, when you need it and at competitive prices.
Printing is done either in-house or utilising a range of contacts gathered over more than 40 years in the trade. Individuals and businesses across the county and beyond have entrusted us with their printing requirements - you can too!
To discuss your next print job call Ian on 07913 038551 or email fishprog@hotmail.com
Just for fun, have a go at identifying the Brixham players … Answers on page 26. (Photos by Stuart Richards and Davesworld Photography
(correct to December 25)
Home Away
Jan 28 2-0 Okehampton Argyle
Apr 29 Apr 1
P W D L F A GD Pts PPG FORM
22 17 2 3 49 17 32 53 2.409 WWWWWW
Crediton United 22 15 5 2 53 24 29 50 2.272 WWWLDW
2-0 2-3 Ivybridge Town
20 14 3 3 46 17 29 45 2.250 WWLDWW X X BRIXHAM
4-0 Jan 21 Axminster Town
17 11 4 2 45 18 27 37 2.176 LDDWWD
18 9 5 4 37 32 5 32 1.777 DWDWDW
1-1 2-2 Newton Abbot Spurs 19 9 4 6 51 28 23 31 1.631 DWLWWL
5-1 Dec 31 Teignmouth 16 9 3 4 32 20 12 30 1.875 WWDWDW
Dec 26 Apr 7 Dartmouth 19 10 0 9 28 38 -10 30 1.578 LLLLLL
4-0 1-3 Bovey Tracey 16 9 1 6 34 24 10 28 1.750 WLWLDW
2-0 Mar 18 Cullompton Rangers 19 8 2 9 31 41 -10 26 1.368 LLWDLW
4-0 4-4 Sidmouth Town 21 6 5 10 50 49 1 23 1.095 LWLLDD
4-0 Feb 18 Torrington 21 7 2 12 37 51 -14 23 1.095 WWLDLW
Mar 25 Feb 4 Torridgeside 18 5 5 8 33 43 -10 20 1.111 LLWDLL
Jan 7 2-1 Plymouth Marjon 25 5 3 17 30 55 -25 18 0.720 WLLDLL
Mar 4 2-0 Honiton Town 18 3 5 10 20 32 -12 14 0.777 DDLLLL
Feb 25 2-1 Elmore 21 4 2 15 31 63 -32 14 0.666 LWLLLL
Apr 22 Mar 11 Holsworthy 17 4 1 12 16 37 -21 13 0.764 LWDLWL Feb 11 2-2 Elburton Villa 15 3 3 9 22 35 -13 12 0.800 LLDDDW Apr 15 Apr 10 Bridport 16 2 5 9 20 41 -21 11 0.687 LWDLWD
There are a multitude of things which have to happen off the pitch to help the lads to be successful on it. We’re on the lookout for committee members, matchday helpers and volunteers to boost our backroom team. Whatever your age or abilities, we have a role to suit. If you feel you can help out, even if only in a small way, we’d love to hear from you! See Phil Thomas in the clubhouse or call him for an informal chat on 07725 056504.
AXMINSTER TOWN
Tiger Way EX13 5HN 56 miles, 75 minutes
BOVEY TRACEY
Mill Marsh Park TQ13 9FF 20 miles, 40 minutes
BRIDPORT
St Marys Field DT6 5LA 67 miles, 90 minutes
CREDITON UNITED
Lords Meadow EX17 1ER 37 miles, 50 minutes
CULLOMPTON RANGERS
Speeds Meadow EX15 1DW 42 miles, 55 minutes
DARTMOUTH
Longcross TQ6 9LW 7 miles, 35 minutes (via ferry)
ELBURTON VILLA
Haye Road PL9 8HS 30 miles, 50 minutes
ELMORE
Horsdon Park EX16 4DB 51 miles, 60 minutes
HOLSWORTHY
Upcott Field EX22 6HF 69 miles, 90 minutes
HONITON TOWN
Mountbatten Park EX14 1AW 45 miles, 55 minutes
IVYBRIDGE TOWN
Erme Valley PL21 9ES 23 miles, 40 minutes
NEWTON ABBOT SPURS
Recreation Ground TQ12 2AR 15 miles, 30 minutes
OKEHAMPTON ARGYLE
Simmons Park EX20 1GE 50 miles, 65 minutes
PLYMOUTH MARJON
The Campus PL6 8BH 36 miles, 55 minutes
SIDMOUTH TOWN
Manstone Lane EX10 9TF 41 miles, 60 minutes
TEIGNMOUTH
Coombe Lane TQ14 9EX 19 miles, 35 minutes
TORRIDGESIDE
Donnacroft EX38 7BU 66 miles, 90 minutes
TORRINGTON
Vicarage Field EX38 7AJ 67 miles, 90 minutes
(All matches 2.30pm kick-off unless stated otherwise)
Sep 3 Elburton Villa Res 3-1 Durrant 2, Griffiths
Sep 17 DPC Newton Abbot Spurs Res 0-4
Sep 24 PAIGNTON SAINTS RES 3-2 Somers, Parkin, Robinson
Oct 1 BUCKFASTLEIGH RANGERS 1-5 Cawsey
Oct 15 Paignton Saints Res 3-2 Chancellor, Griffiths, Mercieca
Oct 22 Ivybridge Town Res 1-0 Sanders
Oct 29 ELBURTON VILLA RES 3-0 Walton 2, Cawsey
Nov 19 HC PAIGNTON SAINTS RES 0-1
Nov 26 Kingsteignton Athletic 1-1 Griffiths
Dec 3 East Allington United 3-0 Durrant, Joyce, Constable
Dec 10 WATTS BLAKE BEARNE 0-5
Jan 7 Waldon Athletic
Jan 14
Jan 21 KINGSTEIGNTON ATHLETIC
Jan 28
Feb 4 IVYBRIDGE TOWN RES
Feb 11
Feb 18 NEWTON ABBOT 66
Feb 25
Mar 4
Mar 11
Mar 18 WALDON ATHLETIC
Mar 25
Apr 8 Buckfastleigh Rangers
Apr 15 EAST ALLINGTON UNITED Apr 22
Apr 29
May 6 CHUDLEIGH ATHLETIC
May 13 Newton Abbot 66
tba Chudleigh Athletic, WBB (away)
Home matches in BOLD CAPITALS. DPC Devon Premier Cup. GBC George Belli Cup. HC Herald Cup
(correct to December 25)
Home Away P W D L F A GD Pts
Jan 21 1-1 Kingsteignton Athletic 10 7 3 0 40 13 27 24 1-5 Apr 8 Buckfastleigh Rangers 9 8 0 1 31 12 19 24 x x BRIXHAM RES 9 6 1 2 18 16 2 19 0-5 tba Watts Blake Bearne 8 6 0 2 27 8 19 18
Mar 18 Jan 7 Waldon Athletic 9 4 0 5 17 25 -8 12
Feb 18 May 13 Newton Abbot 66 12 3 2 7 27 33 -6 11
Feb 4 1-0 Ivybridge Town Res 8 2 2 4 13 18 -5 8 3-0 3-1 Elburton Villa Res 8 2 2 4 12 18 -6 8
Apr 15 Dec 3 East Allington United 7 2 1 4 16 25 -9 7
May 6 tba Chudleigh Athletic 9 2 1 6 17 32 -15 7 3-2 3-2 Paignton Saints Res 9 1 0 8 13 31 -18 3
NEXT MATCHES JAN 7
Waldon v Brixham, Ivybridge v Chudleigh
Saturday 26 November
Newton Spurs 9 Torridgeside 0 Okehampton 2 Crediton 1 Plymouth Marjon 1 Bovey Tracey 2
Saturday 3 December
Crediton 1 Bridport 1 Cullompton 0 Okehampton 2 Dartmouth 1 Torrington 3 Honiton 0 Elburton 1
Plymouth Marjon 1 Sidmouth 1 Torridgeside 2 Ivybridge 5
Saturday 10 December
Sidmouth 4 Brixham 4 Newton Spurs 3 Crediton 4 Teignmouth 2 Plymouth Marjon 1
Saturday 17 December
Plymouth Marjon 1 Cullompton 3
Monday 26 December
Brixham v Dartmouth Sidmouth v Honiton Torrington v Torridgeside
Tuesday 27 December
Axminster v Bridport Crediton v Bovey Tracey Elmore v Cullompton Holsworthy v Okehampton Newton Spurs v Teignmouth
Sat 31 December
Teignmouth v Brixham
Bovey Tracey v Ivybridge Bridport v Sidmouth Cullompton v Crediton Dartmouth v Newton Spurs Elburton v Plymouth Marjon Honiton v Axminster Okehampton v Torrington Torridgeside v Holsworthy
Saturday 7 January
Brixham v Plymouth Marjon
Bovey Tracey v Bridport Crediton v Torrington Elburton v Cullompton Elmore v Dartmouth Newton Spurs v Holsworthy Honiton v Okehampton Teignmouth v Torridgeside
January 8
U16s Away v Dawlish United (11.00)
U14s Home v Ogwell (12.45)
U13s Home v Torquay Academy (11.00)
U12s Away v Discoveries Devon (1.30) at SDC
U11s Home v WBB Blue (9.30)
U8s tba
January 15
U16s Home v Ivybridge (12.00)
U14s Away v Stoke Gabriel Blue (9.00)
U13s Away v WBB (10.00) at Abbrook Park
U12s Home v Fusion (9.00)
U11s Home v Galmpton (10.30)
U8s tba
The next match after the Christmas break is on Friday 6th January away to the Burton, play to start at 8pm.
Brentford striker Ivan Toney, who has been charged with 232 breaches of betting rules, has the middle names Benjamin Elijah, meaning his initials are I BET.
The three pears on Alvechurch FC’s badge reference the Anglo-Saxon chieftain Peardrax, who ruled over a vaste swathe of Mercia in the ninth century. Historians believe Peardrax, an incredibly violent man, was also intellectually curious, some maintaining that he came upon the central concept of Social Atomism while rotisserie cooking a Viking housekarl. At this time, of course, no-one wrote anything down (there wasn’t time) so the only evidence of this early philosophical breakthrough is to be found in the tenth century song fragment, attributed to the bard, Alfric: “Spear-armed they came, red runne the soil/Erstwhile his clansmen waxed in revel/Dwelled he on the individual as the invisible component of all social constructs”
It has also been posited that Peardrax’s heir, Aldregaad the Essentially Unknowable, originated Reflex Arc theory, but most historians believe he just enjoyed hitting himself with a spade. Cameron Carter
Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator“And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing”
Ted Walsh, horse racing commentator“This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother” Steve Ryder covering the US Masters“Ballesteros felt much better today after a 69 yesterday” Ken Brown commentating on Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny Sunneson lining up a shot at the Scottish Open“Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself” Mike Hallett discussing missed snooker shots on Sky Sports“Stephen Hendry jumps on Steve Davis’s misses every chance he gets” And for the older ones amongst us, yes, David Coleman DID once describe Asa Hartford as ‘a wholehearted player’
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