Hengrove Athletic v Odd Down

“THE GROVE”

Official matchday programme of Hengrove Athletic F.C

Toolstation Western League’s

“Best Programme - Division One” 2022/23

Welcome to the AVB Stadium!

Toolstation Western League Division 1

Hengrove Athletic v Odd Down

Saturday 23 March 2024

3.00pm

Hengrove Athletic Football Club

Founded 1948 - celebrating our 75th anniversary this season

Main club sponsor for season 2023-24 - AVB Commercial Vehicle Repairs

Club Officials Club Honours

Chairman Mike Greatbanks Alf Bosley Cup winners

Treasurer Mike Greatbanks 1958/59, 1963/64

Secretary/Media Martin McConachie Somerset Junior Cup winners

Groundsman Jamie Hirons 1964/65

First Team Manager Jamie Hillman

Somerset League Cup winners

Coach Jack Richardson 1979/80

Coach Ian Jones

Somerset Senior Cup winners

Coach Mike Stone 1979/80

Physiotherapist Matt Taylor Promoted to Som. County Prem.

Kit Manager Pete Stenner 1995/96

Somerset Senior Cup runners-up

Reserve Manager Sean Day 2003/04, 2004/05

Asst. Manager Nilton Crane Som. County Premier winners

U18’s Managers

Club Committee

Alan Burton

Sean Day

Jamie Hillman

Giorgio Mancini

Pete Stenner

Rich Griffiths 2005/06

Damian Chilcott Western League Div 1 runners-up

Jon Berry 2012/13, 2016/17

Nilton Crane Les Phillips Cup winners

Mike Greatbanks 2015/16

Ian Jones

Bristol u18 Comb Div 1 winners

Martin McConachie 2021/22

Mike Stone Bristol u18 Comb. Plate winners

Alex Sully 2021/22

SECRETARY WANTED

This position is voluntary and is vacant due to the current secretary standing down at the end of this season in April after seven years in the role.

The role involves dealing with the main administration of the football side of the club meaning that the successful applicant should be a good communicator at all levels, conscientious and able to work to deadlines

(Duties include, but are not restricted to...)

Dealing with opposition clubs & match officials regarding forthcoming fixtures

Completing post match administration in a timely manner

Corresponding with league officials on league matters

Dealing with the County FA (Somerset) on disciplinary matters

Attending various league meetings across the season (maybe 5-6 per year)

Attending club committee meetings on a monthly basis

Using Full Time & Club Portal, the FA's IT system to register players & acknowledge fines

In the first instance, please apply to Mike Greatbanks, chairman, by emailing him at michael.greatbanks@btconnect.com

Today’s Fixtures

Toolstation Western League Premier Division

Brixham v Ilfracombe Town

Falmouth Town v Nailsea & Tickenham

Millbrook v Barnstaple Town

Shepton Mallet v Bridgwater United

St Blazey v Torpoint Athletic

Wellington v Oldland Abbotonians

Welton Rovers v Helston Athletic

Toolstation Western League Division One

Brislington v Cadbury Heath

Cheddar v Bristol Telephones

Gillingham Town v Bishop Sutton

Hallen v Wells City

Hengrove Athletic v Odd Down

Keynsham Town v Bradford Town

Longwell Green Sports v Bitton

Middlezoy Rovers v Cribbs Reserves

Portishead Town v Radstock Town

Shirehampton v AEK Boco

Wincanton Town v Warminster Town

Top Scorers Season 2023/24

Toolstation Western League Premier Division

Jared Lewington (Buckland Athletic) - 34

Jack Thorne (Bridgwater United) - 26

Ryan Richards (Torpoint Athletic) - 24

Phil Ormrod (Street) - 20

Rikki Shepherd (Helston Athletic) - 20

Sam Beresford (Clevedon Town) - 19

Rubin Wilson (Falmouth Town) - 18

Oscar Massey (Falmouth Town) - 18

Jack Taylor (Bridgwater United) - 17

Curtis Damerell (Helston Athletic) - 15

Toolstation Western League Division One

Ethan Feltham (Portishead Town) - 45

Matt Garner (Wincanton Town) - 28

Liam Winter (Middlezoy Rovers) - 23

Louis Snailham (Shirehampton) - 23

Liam Clayton (Cribbs Reserves) - 23

Harry Warwick (Wells City) - 22

Joe Beardwell (Bitton) - 20

Milo Murgatroyd (Odd Down) - 18

Scott Bamford (Shirehampton) - 18

Jack Whitcombe (Bradford Town) - 17

Sonny Passco (Longwell Green) - 17

Matt Brown (Longwell Green) - 17

PLAYER SPONSORS 2023/24 SEASON

Jack Cousins

Lewis Bond-Kendall

Regan Sollars

Rohan Hartrey

Dylan Powell

Louie Davies

PLAYER SPONSORS 2023/24 SEASON

Aidan Jones

Ben Britton

Jacob Wylde

Jacob Grinnell

Oscar Sullivan

If you would like to sponsor a first team player, please email secretary@hengroveathletic.com with your logo and which player you’d like to sponsor.

The cost is £50 for the season and your name will appear alongside the player’s name in the online matchday programme.

With the under-18’s ...

WESTERN COUNTIES FLOODLIGHT YOUTH LEAGUE

NORTH DIVISION

With the under-18’s ...

WESTERN COUNTIES

FLOODLIGHT YOUTH LEAGUE

With the Reserves ...

BRISTOL & SUBURBAN LEAGUE

SENIOR DIVISION

Sat

Sat

With the Reserves ...

BRISTOL & SUBURBAN LEAGUE

* - AFC Mangotsfield withdrew November 2023.

TODAY’S

Hengrove Athletic FC

Green shirts, Green shorts & White socks

Jordan ANSTEY

Ben BRITTON

Ashton BURTON

Regan BURTON

Louie FARROW

Ethan HARDY

James HORROCKS

Harvey IMPEY

Jack JONES

Marcus KELLY

Connor KINGDON

Giorgio MANCINI

Pervez NEDAIE

Sonny PARKER

Dylan POWELL

Pete SHEPPARD

Bradley SKIDMORE

Drew THOMAS

Manager - Jamie HILLMAN

Coach - Jack RICHARDSON

Coach - Ian JONES

Coach - Mike STONE

Physio - Matt TAYLOR

SQUADS

Odd Down

Black & White shirts, Black shorts & Black socks

Charlie PHILLIPS

Lloyd LAND

Liam HILDITCH

Charlie ROACH

Joshua SWARBRICK

Dominic WALTER

Jack O’BRIEN

Alfie ANDREWS

Raphael WAUGH (c)

Jasper MORRIS

James HARE

David HARE

Ashley MARSH

Abdoulaye NDIAYE

George PAWLEY

Tom PAWLEY

Joshua BRAIN

Otis WILLIAMS

Adbou MBAYE

Manager - Jason MAGGS

Assistant - Clive SCOTT

Coach - Rohan SHARMA

Assistants

Michael ROGERS

Jack CLARK

Odd Down was founded in 1901 by Fred Weaver and brothers Walt and Stan Noad. Then a selfcontained village on the outskirts of Bath in Somerset, played in the Bath and District Football League. In 1920 Odd Down won the Bath City Knockout Cup, but in all its playing years the club has had little success in winning cups.

Odd Down FC spent their formative years on pitches at Stirtingale Farm and at the Quarry Ground, before moving to Combe Hay Lane in the 1930s. The club was finally able to purchase the ground in 1952 and it was renamed in memory of long-serving former President Lew Hill.

During the 1920s the club played in the Wiltshire Football League, but prior to World War II had graduated to playing in the Somerset Senior League. Re-grouping after the war, Odd Down started off again in the Somerset Senior League and in the 1946–47 season finished as runners-up to Somerton. They also won the Mid-Somerset Football League that season, a league formed to make up for the shortage of Somerset Senior League fixtures at that time.

Following a bad report into the facilities at Odd Down the club were expelled from the Somerset Senior League, whereupon an application to join the Wiltshire Football League was accepted. A few years later the Wiltshire League voiced disapproval of Somerset-based teams competing in their league and Odd Down found themselves re-admitted to the Somerset Senior League.

From 1967 to 1972 the club formed a steering committee which worked hard to provide a social club, eventually opening one on 5 April 1972. The hard work paid off as Odd Down gained admittance to the Western Football League for the start of the 1977–78 season.

However, it was to be season 1991–92 before the club won its first major honour, lifting the Somerset Senior Cup, and further success was to come the following season as the club won promotion to the Western League Premier Division, finishing as the 1992–93 Division One Champions.

In their centenary year of 2001 Odd Down reached the final of the Somerset Premier Cup for the first time, losing 1–0 to Southern League side Clevedon Town. The feat was repeated in 2004, this time going down 5–0 to Yeovil Town at the club’s Huish Park home.

They remained in the Premier Division until relegation to Division One in 2008, but were then promoted back to the Premier Division. Then in season 2015/16 Odd Down became Premier Division Champions and remained in the Premier Division until 2020/21 season.

HENGROVE ATHLETIC STATS 2023/24

THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD SPONSORS

If you would like to join our board sponsors, please call Martin McConachie on 07432 614494 or email secretary@hengroveathletic.com for further details.

The cost is £250 for the first year (including a one-off manufacture cost of £100) then £100 per year thereafter. This includes adverts on our website and in the programme.

Top To Toe Physiotherapy

Abacus Waste Management

D C Windows

Covertek

Ben’s Reclamation & Demolition E R & B Print

Belvedere Building & Plumbing AVB Commercial Vehicle Repairs

Avon Hydraulics (UK) Ltd

AVPI

Apollo Cleaning Solutions

Supporting the club...

There are several more ways of getting your company name out there that we can help you with. Perimeter banners, perimeter boards, programme advertising, website advertising.. they are all available within the club.

Perimeter Boards are one option that many companies have chosen recently. Match action pictures often appear online either on websites or social media so your company board could be seen regularly as well as those who attend the match.

Perimeter boards cost £250 for the first year (including a one-off manufacturing charge of £100) then cost £100 a year thereafter.

Perimeter Banners are a similar option but made from a hard wearing fabric. The same size as a board (2.4m x 915mm or 8’ x 3’), they cost £200 (including a one off manufacturing charge of £75) then cost £100 a year thereafter.

Programme Advertising has also proven popular in recent seasons. After having “gone online” in recent seasons, the club have decided to go back to printing a copy for its supporters, a popular move with many non-league fans too.

Advertising costs just £100 for a full page (A5) or £50 for a half page; this is for a full season of matchday programmes so this season, at least 21 programmes. You can change the actual composition of the programme each week to keep it topical and/or time sensitive!

Website Advertising is the cheapest form of advertising and is just £25. For this, your link/logo will sit on a carousel on the front page and when visitors click the link, it will take them to your website. Our club website is one of the most popular ones in the league with more than 2,000 unique visits each week during the season.

If you are interested in any of these deals, please email the club secretary, Martin McConachie, on secretary@hengroveathletic.com or ring 07432 614494.

Hengrove Athletic Club History

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, 2021/22, did get completed and for the fourth year running, the Grove ended in mid table. This year sees the club celebrate its 75th anniversary.

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