Bishop Sutton v Wincanton Town 5th August

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

Toolstation Western League Division One Wincanton Town Saturday 5th August 2023

3.00pm

Good afternoon everyone, Welcome back to Lakeview for our second home game of the new 2023-24 season as we entertain Wincanton Town. We offer a warm welcome to the Wasps, their supporters & officials along with the three match officials too, hoping they have a safe journey home.

Today’s visitors have started well and look to be following up two of the best season’s in the club’s history where they made the end of season playoffs.

Two wins from two is the opposite of how we have started but football isn’t played on paper so anything could happen!

Although we have started slowly, the games come thick and fast this autumn so a couple of wins in a row can shoot you up the table in no time. With the big turnaround on players this summer, bedding in time was inevitable!

Thank you for your support and come on the Blues!!

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.

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Saturday 5th August 2023 Toolstation Western League First Division Bishop Sutton v Wincanton Town Bitton v Cribbs Reserves Bristol Telephones v Radstock Town Cheddar v AEK Boco Gillingham Town v Cadbury Heath Hallen v Warminster Town Keynsham Town v Hengrove Athletic Longwell Green Sports v Shirehampton Middlezoy Rovers v Bradford Town Portishead Town v Odd Down

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

B Owen ALLISON

Seth BRILLIANT

Joe COULING

Lewis DOWLING

Tom FRANCIS

Jacob GODFREY

Dan HAINES

Josh HOLMES

Omar JENG

Steven KOCKAYA

Olek LADYZHENSKYI

Tyler LANE

Regan LASHENKO

Alfie MADDERN

Finley MADDERN

Alex MARKS

Sam NYE

Kian O’REGAN

S

Chris PILE

Oakley RAWLINGS

U

Ashley ROBINSON

Oliver ROSS-BISSON

Jack ROWLAND

Luke SEVIOUR

Cohen SIMMONS

Billy TAYLOR

I S H O P

T T O N

Charlie VICKERS

Chris WEEKS

Manager

Catalin ANDREI

Assistant

Steve TAYLOR

Physio

Kate EVES

Callum WITTS

LINEUPS Wincanton Town Yellow Shirts, Black Shorts, Yellow Socks

W Dane RIGBY Tom FRAMPTON Jamie IRWIN Jack DICKER Cam VERE Louis IRWIN Dan WISE Paulo BORGES Matt GARNER Jamie THOMPSON Jack WHITE Morrissey TUCKER Cam ALLEN Brad PIKE Charlie BERRINGTON Gary CHAPMAN Ollie CRISP Jack ATKINS

I N C A N T O N T

Manager Asst. Manager Coaches Physio

Chris WISE Gary CHAPMAN Adi ADAMS Andy MITCHELL Quinn ADLAM

O W N

Focus on....

WINCANTON TOWN FC

Wincanton Town Football Club was founded in 1890 and played most of its football in the Yeovil and District Football League at Dancing Lane on West Hill. In the early to mid 1990’s the West Hill ground was sold to fund Wincanton’s new Sports ground development on Moor Lane to the south west of the town. The club continues to play here still today.

During the club's recent history, they progressed significantly in the late 1980's by winning the Yeovil and District League Division 2 in 1988/89, winning Division 1 the following season before completing a notable hat-trick in 1990/91 as they became the Yeovil and District Premier Division Champions.

Wincanton remained within the Yeovil league set up for the next few years and in 2002/03 with Mike Hatcher as the first team manager the side finished as runners up in the Premier Division.

This then allowed the club to apply for promotion into the Somerset County League to which they were accepted.

The club adapted well to the new ‘Senior’ level of football as they finished their first season as runners up in Division 3 thus securing back to back promotions. Town scored over 100 goals along the way. In 2006 and following two seasons of mid table finishes in Somerset Senior League Division 2, the club made the decision to move over the border to play in the Dorset County League.

Wincanton were allocated a space in the Dorset Senior League for season 2006/07. The side managed by Wayne Jerome stormed to the league title winning a 20-game league season by a 10-point margin and as a result were promoted into the Dorset Premier League.

The club finished in a creditable 5th position in its first season in the DPL, and then followed this up with three mid table finishes of 8th, 9th and 7th. Paul Down was appointed as first team manager in the summer of 2010, and in his second season (2011/12) the club finished in 4th position losing just 3 league matches all season.

The following season (2012/13) saw the club do even better as Wincanton finished as runners up to Portland United. This allowed the club to apply for promotion to the Toolstation Western Football League. During the season Wincanton won 25 of their 34 league matches and scored over 100 goals in the process.

Wincanton worked their way through to the final of the Somerset Senior Cup and a 1-0 win against Brislington Reserves in a match played at Street Football Club saw Town add a trophy to the cabinet in the final game of a memorable season. Things got even better as early in the summer of 2013 Wincanton received confirmation that they had been accepted into the Toolstation Western League for the following season. A busy summer then lay ahead as big changes at the club had to be made both on and off the pitch. team finished its first season in the Western League in a very creditable 4th spot scoring 116 league goals.

Focus on....

WINCANTON TOWN FC

The committee worked hard to ensure floodlights, hard standing and fencing was installed on time to achieve the league’s ground grading rules. Gary Johnson then manager of Yeovil Town Football Club officially switched on the club’s new floodlights in October 2013.

His then Championship first team squad played a match to celebrate the switching on of the lights.

Yeovil won 8-0 but a crowd of more than 450 watched the fixture. In the league the team finished its first season in the Western League in a very creditable 4th spot scoring 116 league goals.

Season 2014/15 saw the club enter the F.A. Vase for the first time but Wessex League Bemerton Heath Harlequins proved too strong and won the tie at Moor Lane 5-0. The team repeated their 4th position finish in the league and were one of only two sides to defeat runaway champions Barnstaple Town. A run to the quarter finals of the Les Phillips Cup was ended by the eventual Cup winners Willand Rovers. At the end of the season manager Paul Down announced he would be standing down after five successful seasons in charge.

Season 2015/16 saw Andy Mitchell and Chris Wise take charge of the club as joint managers. A tough first half to the season with a completely new look team saw the team struggling in the bottom three, however the New Year saw the side enjoy better fortunes and a strong second half to the campaign saw the Wasps climb to a respectable 16th position.

This season also saw the club enter the F.A. Cup for the first time and Wincanton beat Wessex League Premier division side (1 step higher) Whitchurch United 3-1 in a replay at Moor Lane following a 1-1 draw in Hampshire. That victory earned the club an away tie at Southern league side Winchester City, a tie we would eventually lose 5-1 but a good experience for all concerned.

The 2016/2017 season was the 2nd under the Wise and Mitchell reign and with a settled squad the club looked destined for a solid top half finish until injuries to some key players disrupted things around Christmas time and meant the Wasps finished in 13th place overall.

Season 2017/2018 season saw a management shuffle with Chris Wise being the sole manager and having Andy Mitchell and Gary Chapman as his playing assistants. A 10th placed finish was secured as well as a first win in the F.A. Vase, 2-1 at Bridport from the league above.

For the 2018/19 season Mitch stood down from his role as assistant manager so he could concentrate solely on playing. To fill the role the club welcomed back former player Matt Peters to work alongside Chris and Chappo. Too many drawn games hampered the team – 14 from their 38 matches which meant the team had to settle for a 14th placed finish.

The season 2019/20 saw an improvement with the club in 8th position when the season was cancelled owing to the global pandemic. With most of the squad retained for the new season alongside a few additions, hopes are high of a finish closer to the top of the table.

Focus on....

WINCANTON TOWN FC

Season 2021/22 saw Wincanton make a sluggish start to the campaign with just eleven points from the opening eleven games. The team then did not lose another match in the regular League season as they embarked on an incredible 29 game undefeated run winning 24 of those games and drawing just five. The side scored 126 League goals and achieved the club’s highest ever League position of third. This allowed the club to join the end of season promotion playoffs but it was one game too far as we lost 2-0 at Welton Rovers who went on to win promotion themselves.

Season 2022/23 saw Wincanton reach the FA Cup First Qualifying Round for the first time in their history. A 6-2 win away at Tadley Calleva was followed up by a 3-0 replay win over Camberley Town, both sides from a step above in the Wessex League. AFC Totton from the Southern League were too good in the next round but it was a good experience. Wincanton again qualified for the end of season playoffs but lost 10-9 on penalties against Oldland Abbotonians. The season also saw the start of the Ladies section of the club with the side competing in the Somerset League Division Two.

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With the under-18’s...

WESTERN COUNT IES FLOODLIGHT YOUT H LEAGUE NORTH DIVISION FIXTURES & RESULTS Date 2023 Mon 11 Sep Thu 21 Sep Thu 12 Oct Mon 16 Oct Thu 9 Nov Thu 9 Nov Wed 29 Nov Thu 7 Dec Thu 14 Dec 2024 Thu 4 Jan Tue 9 Jan Thu 25 Jan Wed 7 Feb Mon 12 Feb

Opponents

Ven. Res.

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

A H H A H H A H A

Brislington Bristol Tel. Oldland Abbots Almondsbury Longwell Green

H A H A A

Scorers

WCFY LEAGUE - NORT H DIVISION TEAMS

AEK Boco Almondsbury Bishop Sutton Brislington Bristol Telephones Hengrove Athletic Longwell Green Sports Oldland Abbotonians

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

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

Wed 9 Aug

Cribbs Reserves A

Sat 12 Aug

Shirehampton

H

Tue 15 Aug

AEK Boco

H

Sat 19 Aug

Warminster T

A

Tue 22 Aug

Hallen

H

Sat 26 Aug

Wadebridge T

H

Tue 29 Aug

Brislington

A

Sat 2 Sep

Keynsham T

H

Sat 9 Sep

Bristol Tel.

A

Wed 13 Sep

Shirehampton

A

Sat 16 Sep

Portishead T

H

Tue 26 Sep

Longwell Green A

Sat 30 Sep

Radstock Town

H

Tue 3 Oct

Hengrove Ath.

A

Sat 7 Oct

Cadbury Heath

A

Tue 10 Oct

Gillingham T

H

Sat 14 Oct

Portishead T

A

Sat 21 Oct

Warminster T

H

Sat 28 Oct

Wells City

A

Sat 4 Nov

Middlezoy R

H

Tue 7 Nov

Wells City

H

Sat 11 Nov

AEK Boco

A

2023

(FA Vase)

(Les Phillips Cup)

Fixtures & Results 2023/24 Date

Opponents

Ven. Res. Scorers

Sat 18 Nov

Cribbs Res.

H

Sat 25 Nov

Bitton

A

Sat 2 Dec

Bradford Town

A

Sat 9 Dec

Brislington

H

Sat 16 Dec

Hallen

A

Tue 26 Dec

Cheddar

A

Sat 30 Dec

Hengrove Ath.

H

Sat 6 Jan

Odd Down

H

Sat 20 Jan

Wincanton T

A

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.

H

Sat 6 Apr

Odd Down

A

Sat 20 Apr

Cadbury Heath

H

2023

2024