Bishop Sutton v Hengrove Athletic

“THE LAKE VIEW” Official matchday programme of Bishop Sutton F.C.

Toolstation Western League Division One Hengrove Athletic Saturday 30th December 2023

3.00pm

Good afternoon everyone, Welcome back to Lakeview for this afternoon’s Toolstation Western League Division One fixture with our “neighbours” Hengrove Athletic. We offer a warm welcome as usual to their supporters & officials along with the three match officials too, hoping they all have a safe journey home.

We’d also like to wish everyone here connected with both clubs a Happy New Year for 2024 which is now less than 48 hours away. It’s safe to say that the second half of 2023 hasn’t been the best for either club hence we both find ourselves in the bottom four. However the new year brings new hope, a fresh challenge and for both sides, the chance of climbing away from danger.

We should also thank everyone involved with Bishop Sutton for their hard work during what has been a difficult time.

We hope you enjoyed your Christmas and thank you as always for your great support; 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.

Toolstation Western League Premier Division Pos. Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

1.

Clevedon Town

18

14

3

1

43

15

45

2.

Helston Athletic

18

13

2

3

70

19

41

3.

Bridgwater United

18

13

1

4

56

26

40

4.

Buckland Athletic

19

10

5

4

60

31

39

5.

Falmouth Town

15

10

3

2

30

10

33

6.

Torpoint Athletic

19

9

4

6

34

29

31

7.

Brixham

19

8

6

5

44

22

30

8.

Barnstaple Town

15

7

7

1

42

21

28

9.

Shepton Mallet

17

8

4

5

32

27

28

10. Street

19

7

5

7

37

37

26

11. Ilfracombe Town

17

5

5

7

27

29

20

12. St Blazey

19

5

5

9

30

40

20

13. Nailsea & Tickenham

18

6

1

11

32

43

19

14. Welton Rovers

15

3

4

8

19

32

13

15. Saltash United

18

3

2

13

27

44

11

16. Wellington

19

2

5

12

20

56

11

17. Oldland Abbotonians

17

3

0

14

17

52

9

18. Millbrook

16

1

0

15

5

92

3

Toolstation Western League Division One Pos. Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

1.

Portishead Town

24

19

3

2

70

18

60

2.

Radstock Town

25

18

2

5

67

31

56

3.

Cribbs Reserves

27

17

4

6

73

44

55

4.

Brislington

23

16

2

5

82

29

50

5.

Bitton

24

15

4

5

59

32

49

6.

Wincanton Town

23

13

4

6

57

47

43

7.

Bradford Town

26

12

6

8

63

41

42

8.

Bristol Telephones

25

12

4

9

44

53

40

9.

AEK Boco

22

11

5

6

48

28

38

10. Wells City

20

12

2

6

44

29

38

11. Middlezoy Rovers

25

11

2

12

55

56

35

12. Longwell Green Sp.

25

10

3

12

45

55

33

13. Cadbury Heath

23

10

1

12

48

44

31

14. Hallen

25

8

7

10

39

39

31

15. Odd Down

26

9

2

15

48

78

29

16. Shirehampton

26

8

4

14

49

59

28

17. Warminster Town

21

7

3

11

42

50

24

18. Gillingham Town

22

7

1

14

39

59

22

19. Hengrove Athletic

24

5

5

14

39

61

20

20. Keynsham Town

24

6

1

17

47

79

19

21. Cheddar

24

4

1

19

39

68

13

22. Bishop Sutton

25

0

2

23

14

112 2

A big thank you....

... to all our sponsors....

... from Bishop Sutton F.C.

TODAY’S Bishop Sutton Blue & White Shirts, Blue Shorts & Blue Socks

B I S H O P S U T T O N

Owen ALLISON Cole CAMPBELL Andrew CAPON James CAPON 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

LINEUPS Hengrove Athletic FC Green Shirts, Green Shorts & White Socks

Ben BRITTON Ashton BURTON Regan BURTON Louie FARROW Jacob GRINNELL Ethan HARDY Rohan HARTREY James HORROCKS Harvey IMPEY Sam JACKSON Aidan JONES Jack JONES Connor KINGDON Giorgio MANCINI Pervez NEDAIE Sonny PARKER Mickey PARSONS Dylan POWELL Pete SHEPPARD Drew THOMAS

H E N G R O V E A T H L E T I C

Focus on....

HENGROVE ATHLETIC

Hengrove Athletic F.C was formed in 1948 from players demobbed from National Service.

As a footnote, there is also wartime history to the club colours of green and white. With rationing and many shortages, football shirts were virtually unobtainable, so all of the members of Hengrove Athletic F.C donated an ordinary white shirt and a mother of one of the players kindly dyed them green in the bath at her Knowle home. The colour green had no symbolic meaning. It was the only colour available at the time! The founding fathers of Hengrove Athletic F.C then agreed to retain these colours for the new club.

A successful application was made to join the Bristol and Suburban League and they were placed in Division 3 for the start of 1948/49 season. A Reserve XI was established in 1950 and in the same year Hengrove Hall was rented for club meetings and social gatherings.

The club continued to expand and the ‘A’ XI started in 1953, followed by the 30-plus XI in 1959. These four football teams made Hengrove Athletic F.C the largest club in the Bristol and Suburban League at the time – after just eleven years. A ‘B’ XI replaced the 30 plus in 1962. The long search for a ground came to fruition on Sunday 7 June 1964 when Norton Lane was officially opened and Hengrove Athletic F.C took up residence.

The first XI was accepted by the Somerset Senior League for the 1974/75 season, where they remained until 2005/06 when they were runaway, unbeaten, Premier Division Champions and joined the Western League for the start of the 2006/07 season. Our Floodlights and Stand were installed at the ground in 2007/08 to achieve the necessary ground grading of the Western League. The EWW Stand was installed at the ground in 2012/13 to achieve the necessary ground grading of entry into the FA Cup and future possible promotions.

The first XI finished runners-up in Western League Division One in 2012/13, achieving a promotion to the Premier Division. They also lifted the Les Phillips League Cup (Western League) in 2015/16 before winning promotion to the Premier Division again the following season. In 2017/18 under new manager John Durbin, the club finished ninth in the Premier Division, their highest ever position and were also the highest placed Bristol side in the division. However, this was followed by relegation back to Division One in 2018/19.

Jamie Hillman returned for a third spell as manager in the summer of 2019 but the next two seasons failed to play to a finish due to the COVID pandemic. Last season, 2022/23, did get completed and for the fourth year running, the Grove ended in mid table.

This year sees the club celebrate its 75th anniversary.

Focus on....

HENGROVE ATHLETIC

A big thank you to the sponsors of our reserve & under 18 teams...

With the under-18’s...

WESTERN COUNT IES FLOODLIGHT YOUT H LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION FIXTURES & RESULTS Date 2023 Thu 14 Sep Thu 21 Sep Thu 12 Oct Mon 16 Oct Wed 29 Nov 2024 Thu 4 Jan Tue 9 Jan Thu 25 Jan Wed 7 Feb Mon 12 Feb Wed 21 Feb Thu 29 Feb Thu 7 Mar Thu 21 Mar

Opponents

Ven. Res.

Scorers

AEK Boco Bristol Tel. Hengrove Ath. Oldland Abbots.

Brislington

H H H A A

F. Maddern (2), Diaw F. Maddern, Comerford F. Maddern (2), Kemble -

Brislington Bristol Tel. Oldland Abbots.

Almondsbury Longwell Green AEK Boco Almondsbury Longwell Green Hengrove Ath.

H A H A A A H H A

W 3-1 L 2-4 L 3-5 L 0-2 L 0-3

WCFY LEAGUE - NORT H DIVISION TEAMS POS. 1st

TEAM Longwell Green Sp.

P 6

W 4

D 0

L 2

F 20

A 8

GD 12

PTS 12

2nd

Hengrove Athletic

4

4

0

0

12

6

6

12

3rd

AEK Boco

6

2

1

3

15

13

2

7

4th

Brislington

2

2

0

0

6

1

5

6

5th

Bristol Telephones

5

2

0

3

7

17

-10

6

6th

Oldland Abbotonians

5

1

2

2

6

8

-2

5

7th

Bishop Sutton

5

1

0

4

8

15

-7

3

8th

Almondsbury

3

0

1

2

3

9

-6

1

With the reserves....

SOMERSET COUNT Y LEAGUE DIVISION NORTH DIVISION FIXTURES & RESULTS Date 2023 Sat 19 Aug Sat 26 Aug Sat 2 Sep Sat 9 Sep

Opponents

Ven. Res.

Draycott Highridge Utd Worle (Cup) Worle Rangers

H A A A

D 2-2 L 1-2 L 0-1 W 6-5

Sat 16 Sep Sat 23 Sep Sat 7 Oct Sat 14 Oct Sat 28 Oct Sat 11 Nov Sat 18 Nov Sat 25 Nov Sat 16 Dec Sat 23 Dec 2024 Sat 6 Jan Sat 13 Jan Sat 20 Jan Sat 27 Jan Sat 10 Feb Sat 17 Feb Sat 2 Mar Sat 9 Mar Sat 16 Mar Sat 23 Mar Sat 30 Mar Mon 1 Apr Sat 6 Apr Sat 13 Apr

Chew Magna A Tunley Athletic H Nailsea United H Burnham Utd H Sporting Weston A Peasedown Alb A Draycott A Yatton & Cleeve H Fry Club Res A Somerton Res H

L 4-6 W 3-0 L 1-3 L 2-3 L 0-9 L 1-7 W 3-1 L 2-3 L 1-3 W 4-3

Yatton & Cleeve A Nailsea United A Sporting Weston H St George E-I-G A Winscombe A Worle Rangers H Somerton Res A Highridge Utd H Burnham Utd A St George E-I-G H Fry Club Res H Tunley Athletic A Winscombe H Peasedown Alb H

Holmes, Kemble, A. Maddern F. Maddern, Marks (2) Marks Kemble, Weeks F. Maddern F. Maddern, Jessop, Marks Holmes (2) F. Maddern Pos. Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th

P

Pts

St George 13 Sporting Weston 11 Nailsea United 14 Highridge Utd 11 Winscombe 11 Fry Club 12 Peasedown Alb. 10 Yatton & Cleeve 10 Worle Rangers 13 Bishop Sutton 12 Draycott 13 Somerton Town 12 Burnham Utd 12 Tunley Athletic 12

33 33 32 24 21 21 17 15 13 13 10 9 0* 0

Fixtures & Results 2023/24 Date

Opponents

Ven. Res.

Scorers

Sat 29 Jul

Bradford Town

H

L 0-5

-

Tue 1 Aug

Middlezoy R

A

L 0-1

-

Sat 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 0-2

-

Sat 19 Aug

Warminster T

A

L 0-5

-

Tue 22 Aug

Hallen

H

L 0-2

-

Sat 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 0-2

-

Wed 13 Sep

Shirehampton

A

L 1-2

Hughes

Sat 16 Sep

Portishead T

H

L 0-4

-

Tue 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 0-10

-

Tue 10 Oct

Gillingham T

H

L 1-5

J. Capon

Sat 14 Oct

Portishead T

A

L 0-6

-

Tue 17 Oct

Longwell Green A

D 2-2

Carter, o.g.

Sat 21 Oct

Warminster T

H

L 0-5

-

Sat 28 Oct

Wells City

A

L 0-3

-

Sat 18 Nov

Cribbs

H

L 0-3

-

Sat 25 Nov

Bitton

A

L 0-8

-

Sat 2 Dec

Bradford Town

A

L 0-8

-

2023

Fixtures & Results 2023/24 Date

Opponents

Ven. Res.

Scorers

Sat 16 Dec

Hallen

A

L 1-4

Lane

Tue 26 Dec

Cheddar

A

L 0-7

-

Sat 30 Dec

Hengrove Ath.

H

Sat 6 Jan

Odd Down

H

Sat 13 Jan

Middlezoy R

H

Tue 16 Jan

AEK Boco

A

Sat 20 Jan

Wincanton T

A

Tue 23 Jan

Wells City

H

Sat 27 Jan

Brislington

H

Sat 3 Feb

Bristol Tel.

H

Sat 10 Feb

Keynsham T

A

Sat 24 Feb

Longwell Green H

Sat 2 Mar

Bitton

H

Sat 9 Mar

Radstock T

A

Sat 23 Mar

Gillingham T

A

Fri 29 Mar

Cheddar

H

Mon 1 Apr

Hengrove Ath.

A

Sat 6 Apr

Odd Down

A

Sat 20 Apr

Cadbury Heath

H

TBA

Brislington (SPC) A

2023

2024