“THE LAKE VIEW”




Club Officials
Chairman - George Williams
Treasurer - Jason Hunt
Secretary - Hannah Downes
First Team
Manager - Jon Toy
First Team Head Coach - Dean Horseman
Coaches - Dan Spill & Andy Clark
Reserve Team
Manager - Barrie Witts
Secretary - Nick Gwyther
Under 18
Manager - Nick Gwyther
Assistant - Darren Gould
Club Welfare Officer - Barrie Witts
Secretary - Faye Brady
Catering Manager - Aaron O’Connor
Commercial Manager - Angela O’Connor
Website & Programme - Martin McConachie
Volunteers - Merv Williams, Aaron Alford & Ray Winsley
Lakeview, Wick Road, Bishop Sutton, Bristol BS39 5XN
Good evening everyone,
Tonight, we offer a very warm welcome to the players, officials & supporters of visitors AEK Boco Football Club & our match officials too. We hope they all enjoy their brief stay in the village and have a safe journey home too!
Our visitors have had a steady season and sit safely in mid-table having won 13, drawn 4 and lost 18 of their 35 games this year. The reverse fixture at Greenbank Road saw us win a five goal thriller back in October so let’s hope for a similar level of entertainment and the same result this evening.
It seems barely believable but after tonight, there is just a month of the season to go with Sutton having to cram in eight more games yet. The defeat against Wells last week brought our recent good run to an end, let’s hope we can start another one this evening.
Thanks for your support as always and enjoy the game.
The club was re-formed in 1977 with just an U15 team playing in the Weston-superMare Sunday League and then progressing in successive seasons to the Bristol and Avon League U16s and the second and first divisions before being admitted into the Somerset Senior League for the 1981-82 season.
The next ten years were spent climbing through the four divisions before being voted into the Western League for season 1991-92. The First Division was won in 1997-98 and then followed seventeen successive seasons in the Premier Division, the highlight being winning the Premier title in 2012-13.
Unfortunately our ground grading did not permit progression to the Southern League and all the team management and players then left the club. Relegation from the Premier followed at the end of season 2014-15 and we have experienced mixed fortunes in the First Division since then.
For the season 2020-21 Jon Toy came in as manager but unfortunately we were only able to play 10 games before the season was curtailed due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Having retained a lot of last season’s squad and added a couple of new players, we finished in mid table in season 2021/22.
Premier Division
Saltash United v Barnstaple Town
Welton Rovers v Helston Athletic
Les Phillips Cup
Brislington v Keynsham Town
Ilfracombe Town v Clevedon Town
Cornwall Senior Cup
Wendron United v Millbrook
Somerset Premier Cup
Bridgwater United v Paulton Rovers
First Division
Bishop Sutton v AEK Boco
Hallen v Gillingham Town
Radstock Town v Wells City
Shirehampton v Wincanton Town
Premier Division
Curtis Damerell (Torpoint Athletic) - 28
Hayden Turner (Mousehole) - 23
Harry Foster (Street) - 20
Ethan Feltham (Clevedon Town) - 20
Jacob Brown (Bridgwater United) - 18
Ryan Bush (Buckland Athletic) - 18
Adam Carter (Saltash United) - 18
Rubin Wilson (Helston Athletic) - 18
Rikki Shepherd (Helston Athletic) - 17
Harry Stevens (Ilfracombe Town) - 17
Division One
Scott Bamford (Shirehampton) - 34
Adam Wright (Wells City) - 29
Luke Bryan (Odd Down) - 28
Sacha Tong (FC Bristol) - 24
Luke Osgood (Nailsea & Tickenham) - 23
Matt Garner (Wincanton) - 22
Craig Wilson (Bishop Sutton) - 22
Asa White (Brislington) - 22
Jack Thorne (Nailsea & Tickenham) - 21
The Toolstation Western League are working with Bath Mind to pilot a mental health partnership supporting the football family and players in particular. The six Western League sides located in Bath and North East Somerset have been offered specially created posters, promoting mental health support services designed to help younger people, which can be located into their home and away changing rooms.
Research conducted by the Toolstation Western League earlier this season highlighted that around a quarter of players had considered seeking help with a mental health issue. The subject of mental health was first tackled by the Western League in March 2020, when they launched their Think of a Fan campaign.
Chairman of the Western League, John Pool, explained: “Think of a Fan was our way of remembering that for many fans, football is more than just a game. It’s an important release, a chance to meet friends, get out of the house and have some fun.
Many people are still working through the loneliness and anxiety caused by lockdown, but we must not forget that our players are no different. They are as important to us as any members of our football family and this important partnership with Bath Mind is our way of supporting them.”
As well as changing room posters, Bath Mind have provided leaflets for fans, as well as programme adverts, highlighting the variety of support services they provide. If successful, this initial pilot will be extended by the Western League to cover all 40 Clubs across the South West of England, from Cornwall to Wiltshire.
Hannah Roper, Director of Business Development at Bath Mind, said: “We at Bath Mind are thrilled to be working in partnership with The Toolstation Western League, to support and promote positive mental health for the football community. Throughout the pandemic Bath Mind has been fighting an epidemic of mental ill-health. We have increased our services to meet the growing needs of our community, and help reduce pressure on NHS services.
Through this pilot we hope to encourage everyone to talk about their mental health, seek help at an early stage and reduce the stigma associated with mental ill-health. As a local, independent charity, Bath Mind relies heavily on local fundraising to keep our services going, therefore we are grateful to The Toolstation Western League and their fans for their fundraising efforts.”
Blue&WhiteShirts,BlueShorts&BlueSocks
Ethan BALLANTINE
Reeko BEST
Josh CLARK
Josh COMERFORD
Mason DAGGAR
Sam DOWNES
Joe DURRANT
Ashley EYLES
Tom FRANCIS
Luke HALL-COUSINS
Sam HILL
Will HUMPHRIES
Keith KEARNEY
Harry NEIL
Alessandro PELLICCIA
Jacob READER
Dan SPILL
Cody VILE
Craig WILSON
Harry WINSLEY
Manager Jon TOY
Head Coach Dean HORSEMAN
Coach
Dan SPILL
Referee
Luke ILES
OrangeShirts,BlackShorts,OrangeSocks
Kai WILSON
Frank TAYLOR-FOX
Toby RENNIE
Charlie RICHARDS
Alfie PARTRIDGE
Drew THOMAS
Jay RUDGE
Archie THAYER
Harry HOUGHTON
Harry MADGE
Nathan HALL
George LLOYD
Alfie ANDREWS
Ollie WILLIAMS
Zac YOUNG
Manager Spencer THOMAS
Assistant Joe POPLE
Physio
Ashley RISDALE
Assistants
Andrew DIXON
Alexander PARSLOW
AEK-BOCO F.C. was formed during the summer of 2003 as the result of a merger between two long-established clubs (AEK Rangers and Boco Juniors). Today we have almost 500 children on our books playing in the Hanham Minor League, Avon Youth League U18 Bristol Combination League and Bristol Girls League as well as three men’s teams and our ladies teams. We are proud to be one of the first Clubs in the Gloucestershire area to achieve the FA Charter Standard Community Club status.
Our home ground is Greenbank Rd Playing Fields, Greenbank Road ,Hanham, Bristol. Where through hard work and determination , funded along with the Football Foundation our New Clubhouse in 2011.
Boco Juniors was formed in 1978 by Bob Boyd, a former director of Bristol City FC, and John Cummins. Named after the 1978 Argentinean Champions Boca Juniors as it corresponded with the year that Argentina first became World Champions. Bob Boyd`s son Robert is now one of the Marcliff Glos County League main sponsors ”Boca Teamwear” while John Cummins Grandson Tom recently finished playing for our Junior section.
Famous players that have emerged through Boco Juniors are Mark Cooper ( former Forest Green Rovers Manager ) who is the son of Terry Cooper Ex England international. Julian Dicks who played for Liverpool and West Ham United. Paul Mardon played for Bristol City & West Brom & was a Welsh International.
Darren Lloyd played for West Brom & Darren Carr who played for Chesterfield in the 1997 FA Cup semi-final versus Middlesbrough. Martin Willmott for Bristol City & Darren Harvey for Watford were also former players that played professionally.
Mark Johnston-Allen, the ex snooker professional started his career at right back for Boco Juniors.
Even Manchester United’s' Alex Ferguson spotted a young Ross Millard playing for Boco Juniors and Ross was signed as full time professional only to see his budding career cut short by injury.
In 1977 the club was formed, named after someone who had just holidayed in Greece and an original player being Scottish wanted Rangers in the name, from a group of workmates from DRG, they played at Dundridge Playing Fields, the first team won The Senior District League in 1995, the team also played at BAWA Club.
2011-2012 Runners up Bristol Prem Combination Div 1 Promotion to Prem Div
2013-2014 Senior Amateur Cup Winners
2013-2014 Runners Up Bristol Prem Comb & Promotion to Gloucestershire County Lge
2014-2015 Runners Up Gloucestershire County League
2015-2016 Champions Gloucestershire County League
2016-2017 Winners Les James Cup
2018-2019 Runners Up Les James Cup
2020-2021 Promotion Toolstation Western League
2021-2022 Winners GFA County Cup Challenge Trophy
A big thank you to the sponsors of our reserve & under 18 teams...