Bishop Sutton v Wells City

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

Toolstation Western League Division One Wells City Tuesday 23rd January 2024

7.30pm

Good evening everyone, Welcome back to Lakeview for this evening’s Toolstation Western League Division One fixture with Wells City. 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 too.

Hopefully the weather will play ball and allow the fixture to go ahead tonight.

The schedule has been torn up, rewritten and then torn up again as first the rain and then the frost ruined many club’s chances of getting matches on.

Here at Sutton, we have only played one home game since November which means little or no revenue coming into the club.

Many clubs at this level struggle around the winter time of year as heating costs rise, every game needs floodlights and people swap alcoholic drinks for teas and coffees. So we end today by thanking everyone here today for their support, without you, we would be nothing.

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.

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 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

LINEUPS Wells City Yellow Shirts, Yellow Shorts & Yellow Socks

James BAYLISS Oliver BRYANT Charlie CROOK Louis de GREGORIO Mike DUFFY Leo EGLIN Richard FOWLER Craig HERROD Kai MURRELL Charlie MOON Joe MORGAN Steve MURRAY Conrad PECK Chris PILE James RUSSELL Tommy SMITH Harrison VEALE Harry WARWICK Finley WILKINSON Harley WILKINSON

W E L L S C I T Y

Focus on....

WELLS CITY FC

Wells City Football Club was founded on May 27th 1890 when a meeting was held in the Star Hotel in Wells. Success was immediate winning the first ever Somerset league title a feat repeated the following year.

In 1892/93 Wells entered the Bristol & District league, the forbearer of today’s Toolstation Western League of which Wells is a founder member. It was recorded that it was a Wells player who scored the first ever goal on the opening day of the season in a 2-0 victory Vs Mangotsfield.

In 1893/4 Wells re-joined the Somerset Senior league as well as moving to their present location at Rowdens Road. Wells were invited back into the Western League in1928/29 and competed in both the Somerset and Western leagues eventually leaving the county league in 1931.

After the war years Wells competed in Division One of the Western League eventually winning being crowned champions in 1949/50, pipping Poole Town on goal difference.

Success became more difficult in the following years and Wells City re-joined the Somerset Senior League in 1960-61 with the Reserves competing in the Mid-Somerset Football League. The club finished very much mid –table until 1965-66 when they were third behind Street and Welton Rovers Reserves. They were Runners-Up behind Paulton Rovers in 1971-82.

Between 1977 and 1998 Wells suffered from the yo-yo effect, promotion to the Premier division one year, relegation the next. It wasn’t until the 1999/2000 season that Wells once again cemented themselves in the County’s premier division.

Wells City became Somerset Senior Cup champions in 2006-07 season defeating Burnham on Sea at Weston super Mare’s Woodspring Stadium 2-1.

After an absence of nearly fifty years, Wells City returned to the Western League First Division in 2008-09 with a mid table finish.

Focus on....

WELLS CITY FC

Wells City was crowned Toolstation Western League Division One Champions at the end of 2009-10 season. In 2011 Wells reached the 2nd qualifying round of the FA Cup with a home tie versus Woking FC with the visitors coming away comfortable winners. That was to be the highlight for Wells as after only a brief spell of 3 seasons in the Premier Division found them relegated back into Division 1 in 2012-13.

A period of rebuilding was needed and a few seasons in the lower mid table positions followed. A change in direction late 2014 has seen a gradual change in fortunes resulting in Wells having their most successful season to date; gaining promotion back to the Toolstation Western League Premier Division and becoming Champions of Somerset beating Taunton Town, Frome Town, Weston S Mare and a thrilling 2–1 victory over Larkhall Athletic in the final to lift the Somerset Premier Cup for the first time in the clubs history.

This success was yet again short lived, after only a couple of seasons in the Premier Division Wells were again relegated to Division One.

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 25 Jan Thu 1 Feb Wed 7 Feb Mon 12 Feb Wed 21 Feb Thu 29 Feb Thu 7 Mar Thu 21 Mar Thu 28 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 -

Oldland Abbots.

Bristol Tel. Almondsbury Longwell Green AEK Boco Almondsbury Longwell Green Hengrove Ath. Brislington

H A A A A H H A H

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

WCFY LEAGUE - NORT H DIVISION T ABLE POS.

TEAM

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

PTS

1st

Longwell Green Sp.

7

5

0

2

24

11

13

15

2nd

Hengrove Athletic

5

4

0

1

13

9

4

12

3rd

AEK Boco

7

3

1

3

18

14

4

10

4th

Brislington

3

3

0

0

7

1

6

9

5th

Bristol Telephones

5

2

0

3

7

17

-10

6

6th

Oldland Abbotonians

6

1

2

3

6

9

-3

5

7th

Bishop Sutton

5

1

0

4

8

15

-7

3

8th

Almondsbury

4

0

1

3

6

13

-7

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 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

Opponents

Ven. Res.

Draycott H Highridge Utd A Worle (Cup) A Worle Rangers A 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 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

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

W 2-1 L 0-1

LEAGUE TABLE Pos. Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th

P

Pts

Sporting Weston 14 St George 16 Nailsea United 16 Fry Club 14 Highridge 13 Winscombe 11 Yatton & Cleeve 12 Peasedown Alb. 11 Bishop Sutton 14 Draycott 15 Worle Rangers 14 Somerton Town 15 Burnham Utd 13 Tunley Athletic 12

42 36 35 27 24 21 21 17 16 16 13 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

-

Tue 9 Jan

Brislington (SPC) A

L 0-4

-

Wed 13 Jan

Middlezoy R

H

L 0-3

-

Tue 16 Jan

AEK Boco

A

L 0-1

-

Tue 23 Jan

Wells City

H

Sat 27 Jan

Brislington

H

Sat 3 Feb

Bristol Tel.

H

Sat 10 Feb

Keynsham T

A

Sat 17 Feb

Odd Down

H

Tue 20 Feb

Hengrove Ath.

H

Sat 24 Feb

Longwell Green H

Sat 2 Mar

Bitton

H

Sat 9 Mar

Radstock T

A

Sat 16 Mar

Wincanton 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

2023

2024