“THE LAKE VIEW”
Toolstation Western League Division One Bitton A.F.C.
Saturday 2nd March 2024 3.00pm
Official matchday programme of Bishop Sutton F.C.
Good afternoon everyone,
Welcome back to Lakeview for today’s Toolstation Western League Division One fixture with Bitton. We offer a very warm welcome to all their supporters & officials along with the three match officials too, hoping they all have a safe journey home too.
Last Saturday, we lost yet another game to the weather in what must be one of the wettest periods we have had in years. The Toolstation League have announced that the season can be extended for one week to Saturday April 27th which will help squeeze another couple of games in. Including today, we have five home games and five away left to try to get that elusive first win. Your support for the club, both on and off the field, is always very welcome so please come to as many games as possible as we look to finish the final part of the season in a better place.
Enjoy the game!
Bishop Sutton Club History
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 followed by seventh place last season. Jon left in the summer and was replaced by Catalin Andrei and Steve Taylor.
Chris Blammon took over in the autumn of 2023 as first team manager.
Toolstation Western League Premier Division Pos. Team P W D L F A Pts 1st Helston Athletic 23 18 2 3 82 20 56 2nd Clevedon Town 25 17 4 4 56 19 55 3rd Falmouth Town 23 16 3 4 54 18 51 4th Buckland Athletic 27 14 5 8 74 43 47 5th Bridgwater United 22 15 1 6 67 32 46 6th Barnstaple Town 21 12 7 2 51 24 43 7th Shepton Mallet 25 12 6 7 47 37 42 8th Brixham 23 9 8 6 49 27 35 9th Street 25 9 7 9 50 48 34 10th Torpoint Athletic 25 10 4 11 40 44 34 11th St Blazey 25 9 5 11 43 48 32 12th Nailsea & Tick’nam 24 10 1 13 52 49 31 13th Ilfracombe Town 22 6 7 9 30 35 25 14th Saltash United 24 5 3 16 35 54 18 15th Oldland Abbots 21 5 0 16 25 64 15 16th Welton Rovers 22 3 5 14 21 56 14 17th Wellington 24 2 8 14 26 68 13 18th Millbrook 23 2 0 21 10 126 6
Toolstation Western League Division One Pos. Team P W D L F A Pts 1st Radstock Town 31 22 4 5 77 34 70 2nd Portishead Town 29 21 5 3 79 22 68 3rd Cribbs Reserves 31 20 5 6 81 44 65 4th Wincanton Town 31 20 4 7 78 57 64 5th Bitton 31 17 8 6 67 39 59 6th Brislington 27 18 3 6 96 35 57 7th Wells City 28 17 2 9 61 40 53 8th AEK Boco 30 15 6 9 56 35 51 9th Bristol Telephones 30 15 4 11 54 63 49 10th Bradford Town 32 13 8 11 69 51 47 11th Middlezoy Rovers 32 15 2 15 66 64 47 12th Longwell Green Sp.33 14 5 14 63 67 47 13th Cadbury Heath 31 14 3 14 63 52 45 14th Hallen 30 11 7 12 49 51 40 15th Odd Down 32 11 5 16 56 86 38 16th Shirehampton 30 8 6 16 52 64 30 17th Keynsham Town 31 9 2 20 68 94 29 18th Warminster Town 29 7 6 16 46 67 27 19th Hengrove Athletic 31 7 6 18 44 74 27 20th Gillingham Town 29 8 2 19 43 70 26 21st Cheddar 28 4 1 23 41 76 13 22nd Bishop Sutton 32 0 2 30 15 139 2
A big thank you....
... to all our sponsors....
... from Bishop Sutton F.C.
B I S H O P S U T T O N
TODAY’S
Bishop Sutton
Blue & White Shirts, Blue Shorts & Blue Socks
Owen ALLISON
Chris BLAMMON
Cole CAMPBELL
Jack CREANEY
Terry FRANCIS
Brady GOULD
Dan HAINES
Sam HUGHES
Tyler LANE
Regan LASHENKO
Blake LONGDEN
Finley MADDERN
Aaron MARCH
Harry MESSENGER
Thomas MOLLOY
Sam NYE
Oakley RAWLINGS
Ashley ROBINSON
Luke SEVIOUR
George STEVENS
William NORTON-SMITH
Billy TAYLOR
Joe WHITTAKER
Red & White Shirts, Black Shorts & Black Socks
Ash CLARK
Tom CREED
Nathan CURNOCK
Scott GREGORY
Luke LECRASS
Ash McGRANE
George LLOYD
Harry NEIL
Josh WILLIAMS
Stef LEE
Joe BEARDWELL
Joe ELLIS
Jacob WATSON
Jack JENKIN
Jaiden SAVERY
Harry HAUGHTON
Curtis DUNN
Kane SIMPSON
Toby COLE
Keith KEARNEY
Russell LEWIS
Caelen SIMPSON
LINEUPS Bitton
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BITTON A.F.C.
Bitton AFC founded in 1892. They play at the D L Brickwork Stadium which is on the outskirts of the village of Bitton, on the A420 between Bath and Bristol. This has been their home since the club was formed. There is very little history of the club before the Second World War. From 1945 up until the late 1980's they ran teams in the Bristol and District Football League with limited success.
In the 1989/90 season the club 1st team played in the Senior Division of the Bristol and District Football League. After winning promotion two years in succession the 1st team started the 1991/92 season playing in the Premier Division of the Bristol Premier Combination. Season 1994/95 was to prove one of the club's most memorable, winning the GFA Senior Amateur Cup and finishing Runners-Up in the Bristol Premier Combination, achieving promotion to the Gloucestershire County League.
Season 1996/97 saw the club reach the GFA Challenge Trophy Final, losing narrowly to Mangotsfield United. The club also finished Runners Up in the Gloucestershire County League and were promoted to the Western League First Division. After 7 seasons in the First Division, the Club achieved its highest position during the 2003/04 season, when finishing Runners Up and gaining promotion to the Western League Premier Division.
Upon becoming an established Western League Premier Division Club, Bitton AFC were crowned Champions in 2008/09, whilst Winning the GFA Challenge Trophy in the same season. Despite winning the league then, and earning Runners Up in 2010/11, Bitton were unable to gain promotion, as the ground facilities did not satisfy Southern League standards.
Over the last decade the club has matched its playing performance with many off the pitch developments. A stand seating 100 was built. Covered accommodation for 150 was erected. In February 2001 floodlighting was installed which is up to Conference standard. 2004 saw the building of a new dressing room block, including a kitchen and boardroom and also a floodlight multiple use games area.
Focus on....
BITTON A.F.C.
This investment continues to demonstrate the clubs drive and ambition to push for promotion to the Southern League.
The Reserve Team played in the Premier Division of the Bristol Premier Combination whilst the 'A' team (3rd's) play in Division 1 of the Bristol and District League. Bitton Ladies were formed at the start of the 2007/2008 season and played in the Gloucestershire County Women’s Football League. Bitton AFC also run an impressive Youth structure for boys & girls, with teams ranging from Under 6's right through to Under 18's.
Sadly the end of the 2018-19 season it was decided to withdraw the reserve side from the Bristol Premier Combination League. The ladies team had also disbanded but a strong girls team is progressing through the club and it will hopefully see a resurgence of ladies football in the near future.
Happily the ladies have reformed this season 22/23 and we look forward to a brighter future.
Focus on....
A big thank you to the sponsors of our reserve & under 18 teams...
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With the under-18’s...
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COUNTIES FLOODLIGHT YOUTH LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION FIXTURES & RESULTS Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers 2023
WESTERN
14 Sep AEK Boco H W 3-1 F. Maddern (2), Diaw
21 Sep Bristol Tel. H L 2-4 F. Maddern, Comerford
12 Oct Hengrove Ath. H L 3-5 F. Maddern (2), Kemble Mon 16 Oct Oldland Abbots. A L 0-2Wed 29 Nov Brislington A L 0-32024 Thu 25 Jan Oldland Abbots. H W 2-0 F. Maddern, Gwyther Thu 1 Feb Bristol Tel. A W 4-1 Kemble (2), F. Maddern, Diaw Mon 12 Feb Longwell Green A L 1-4 Gwyther
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7 Mar Longwell Green H
21 Mar Hengrove Ath. A
28 Mar Brislington H
17 Apr Almondsbury A TBA AEK Boco A TBA Almondsbury H
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WCFY LEAGUE - NORTH DIVISION TABLE POS. TEAM P W D L F A GD PTS 1st Longwell Green Sp. 10 7 0 3 32 14 18 21 2nd Brislington 5 5 0 0 13 2 11 15 3rd Hengrove Athletic 5 4 0 1 13 9 4 12 4th AEK Boco 7 3 1 3 18 14 4 10 5th Bishop Sutton 8 3 0 5 15 20 -5 9 6th Bristol Telephones 7 2 0 5 8 24 -16 6 7th Oldland Abbots. 8 1 2 5 6 15 -9 5 8th Almondsbury 4 0 1 3 6 13 -7 1
With the reserves....
SOMERSET COUNTY LEAGUE
Date Opponents Ven. Res. 2023 Sat 19 Aug Draycott H D 2-2 Sat 26 Aug Highridge Utd A L 1-2 Sat 2 Sep Worle (Cup) A L 0-1 Sat 9 Sep Worle Rangers A W 6-5 Sat 16 Sep Chew Magna A L 4-6 Sat 23 Sep Tunley Athletic H W 3-0 Sat 7 Oct Nailsea United H L 1-3 Sat 14 Oct Burnham Utd H L 2-3 Sat 28 Oct Sporting Weston A L 0-9 Sat 11 Nov Peasedown Alb A L 1-7 Sat 18 Nov Draycott A W 3-1 Sat 25 Nov Yatton & Cleeve H L 2-3 Sat 16 Dec Fry Club Res A L 1-3 Sat 23 Dec Somerton Res H W 4-3 2024 Sat 13 Jan Nailsea United A W 2-1 Sat 20 Jan Sporting Weston H L 0-1 Sat 27 Jan St George E-I-G A L 2-4 Sat 2 Mar Somerton Res A Tue 12 Mar Worle Rangers H Sat 16 Mar Burnham Utd A Wed 20 Mar Highridge Utd. H Sat 23 Mar St George E-I-G H Sat 30 Mar Fry Club Res H Mon 1 Apr Tunley Athletic A Sat 6 Apr Winscombe H Sat 20 Apr Yatton & Cleeve A Tue 23 Apr Peasedown Alb H Sat 11 May Winscombe A
DIVISION 3 FIXTURES & RESULTS
LEAGUE TABLE Pos. Team P Pts 1st Sporting Weston 16 48 2nd St George 18 40 3rd Nailsea United 16 35 4th Fry Club 17 33 5th Winscombe 14 30 6th Yatton & Cleeve 15 28 7th Peasedown Alb. 14 24 8th Highridge Utd. 15 24 9th Draycott 17 19 10th Worle Rangers 17 17 11th Bishop Sutton 15 16 12th Somerton Town 19 12 13th Burnham Utd 17 3* 14th Tunley Athletic 16 0
Fixtures & Results 2023/24
Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers
Sat 29 Jul Bradford Town H L 0-5Tue 1 Aug Middlezoy R A L 0-1Sat 5 Aug Wincanton T H L 1-4 F Maddern Wed 9 Aug Cribbs Reserves A L 2-7 Lane, Hughes Sat 12 Aug Shirehampton H D 2-2 Lane, Nye Tue 15 Aug AEK Boco H L 0-2Sat 19 Aug Warminster T A L 0-5Tue 22 Aug Hallen H L 0-2Sat 26 Aug Wadebridge (FAV)H L 1-3 Longden Tue 29 Aug Brislington A L 1-5 Hughes Sat 2 Sep Keynsham T H L 2-5 Hughes, Campbell Sat 9 Sep Bristol Tel. A L 0-2Wed 13 Sep Shirehampton A L 1-2 Hughes Sat 16 Sep Portishead T H L 0-4Tue 26 Sep Hengrove Ath. A L 2-5 Pile (2) Sat 30 Sep Radstock Town H L 1-5 Robinson Sat 7 Oct Cadbury Heath A L 0-10Tue 10 Oct Gillingham T H L 1-5 J. Capon Sat 14 Oct Portishead T A L 0-6Tue 17 Oct Longwell Green A D 2-2 Carter, o.g. Sat 21 Oct Warminster T H L 0-5Sat 28 Oct Wells City A L 0-3Sat 18 Nov Cribbs H L 0-3Sat 25 Nov Bitton A L 0-8Sat 2 Dec Bradford Town A L 0-8 -
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Fixtures & Results 2023/24
Date Opponents Ven. Res. Scorers
Sat 16 Dec Hallen A L 1-4 Lane
26 Dec Cheddar A L 0-72024
9 Jan Brislington (SPC) A L 0-4 -
13 Jan Middlezoy R H L 0-3 -
16 Jan AEK Boco A L 0-1Sat 27 Jan Brislington H L 0-7Sat 3 Feb Bristol Tel. H L 0-5Sat 10 Feb Keynsham T A L 0-7Sat 17 Feb Odd Down H L 0-2Tue 20 Feb Hengrove Ath. H L 1-2 Rawlings
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Sat 2 Mar Bitton
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Sat 9 Mar Radstock T
Sat 16 Mar Wincanton T
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19 Mar Longwell Green
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Sat 23 Mar Gillingham
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29 Mar Cheddar
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Mon 1 Apr Hengrove Ath.
Sat 6 Apr Odd Down A
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13 Apr Wells City
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Sat 20 Apr Cadbury Heath
