Odd Down A.F.C v Bradford Town F.C - Saturday 20th April 2024 3pm

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ODD DOWN A.F.C. 1901 ODD DOWN (BATH) A.F.C. v BRADFORD TOWN F.C. TOOLSTATION WESTERN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE 20.04.24 KO: 3pm ODD DOWN A.F.C. CLUB SPONSOR
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GROUND

Lew Hill Memorial Ground

Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath.

BA2 8AP

Tel: 01225 832 491

Email: secretaryodddownbathafc@gmail.com

Web: odddownbathafc.co.uk

MEMBERS

Somerset Football Association

Toolstation League

Somerset County Football League

Bath & District League

Somerset U18 Floodlight League

HONOURS

Somerset Floodlight Youth League

Premier Div. Runners-up 2018/19

Somerset FA Senior Cup Winners 1992, 2017

Toolstation Premier League Champions 2015/16

Toolstation League Div. One Runners-up 2009/10

Great Mills League Div. One Winners 1993

Somerset Senior League Div. Two Winners 1994

Somerset FA Premier Cup Finalists

2000/01, 2004/05

Somerset County League Div. Two Champions 2003

Screwfix Direct Sportsman’s Award Winners 2004/05

Somerset Floodlight Youth League

U18’s Div. One Champions 2005/06

Somerset Floodlight Youth League

U18’s North Div. Champions 2012/13

Somerset Floodlight Youth League

North Div. Runners-up

2015/16, 2016/17

CLUB OFFICIALS

President: Mike Russell

Social Chair: Jon Willis

Social Club Secretary: Martin Targett

Social Club Treasurer: Ian Humphries

Director of Football: David Hare

Football Secretary: Ray Cunningham

Football Treasurer: Keith Herman

Football Club Coordinating Officer: Ian Humphries

Groundsman: Dave Cobb

First Team Manager: Jason Maggs

First Team Assistant Manager: Clive Scott

First Team Physio: TBC

First Team Gate Steward: Louise Maggs

Under 18’s Manager: William Humphries

Under 18’s Assistant Manager: TBC

Club Welfare Offer: Alison Humphries

Colours: Black and White Striped shirts, Black shorts, Black socks

GK - All Yellow

Change: All Orange

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Programme Editor: Ray Cunningham

Programme Design: 4A2 Design (andy@4a2.co.uk)

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Good afternoon and welcome to the Lew Hill Memorial Ground. This afternoon we entertain Bradford Town in the Toolstation Western League Division One. We hope they enjoy their short stay with us and have a safe journey home.

The club is hosting a sponsors and ex-players day. This gives a chance for the club to say thank you to all our sponsors, who have supported the club throughout the season and for the ex-players to reminisce about their younger years together.

Please enjoy this afternoon’s encounter, and I look forward to seeing you in the bar afterwards to help support the club.

Many Thanks

Ray Cunningham

Odd Down (BATH) A.F.C. Football Secretary.

The committee thank all our advertisers and sponsors for their valuable financial assistance. We request that you give them your support and also support our regular Saturday market.

Thank you.

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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 2024/25 SEASON AT THE LEW HILL MEMORIAL GROUND

Odd Down (BATH) A.F.C. are pleased to offer companies and individuals various sponorship opportunities for the up-coming 2024/25 season.

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All opportunities will be subject to VAT and for the whole 2024/25 season, unless otherwise stated.

If you are interested in any of these sponsorship opportunities for the 2024/25 campaign, then please get in touch with Football Secretary Ray Cunningham via email secretaryodddownbathafc@gmail.com for more information

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PLAYER & MANAGEMENT SPONSORSHIP 2023/24

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Jason Maggs (First Team Manager) Bath Specialist Cleaning Solutions

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Jacob Maggs (Kit Manager) Ray Cunningham

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Dom Walter TP Richards

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James Hare Gardiner Houlgate

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Joshua Swarbrick Big D Transport

To enquire about player sponsorship opportunities for the 2024/25 season, please contact Football Secretary Ray Cunningham via email: secretaryodddownbathafc@gmail.com

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ODD DOWN A.F.C. 1901 PREM = Western Counties Floodlight Youth League RSMC = Roger Stone Memorial Cup P TEAM PLD W D L F A GD PTS 1 Weston super Mare 11 8 2 1 32 16 16 26 2 Clevedon Town 11 8 1 2 26 7 19 25 3 Portishead Town 11 7 1 3 38 16 22 22 4 Hallen 11 6 2 3 24 20 4 20 5 Bishops Lydeard 12 5 2 5 21 22 -1 17 6 Mangotsfield United 13 5 1 7 17 21 -4 16 7 Welton Rovers 10 4 3 3 13 15 -2 15 8 Paulton Rovers 13 2 3 8 14 35 -21 9 9 Odd Down 16 1 1 14 11 44 -33 4 Date K.O. Home Team Away Team Score Competition Form SEPTEMBER 2023 11/09/23 19:30 Clevedon Town Odd Down U18 1 - 0 PREM L 21/09/23 19:30 Portishead Town Odd Down U18 11 - 1 PREM L 25/09/23 19:30 Odd Down U18 Welton Rovers 1 - 1 PREM D OCTOBER 2023 02/10/23 19:30 Odd Down U18 Cheddar 2 - 2 (4-5 pens) RSMC L 09/10/23 19:30 Odd Down U18 Hallen 1 - 2 PREM L 16/10/23 19.30 Odd Down U18 Clevedon Town 0 - 4 PREM L 23/10/23 19:30 Odd Down U18 Portishead Town 0 - 5 PREM L NOVEMBER 2023 06/11/23 19:30 Odd Down U18 Mangotsfield United 1 - 2 PREM L 13/11/23 19:30 Odd Down U18 Bishops Lydeard 1 - 0 PREM W 20/11/23 19:30 Odd Down U18 Weston super Mare 1 - 2 PREM L 28/11/23 19:30 Welton Rovers Odd Down U18 2 - 1 PREM L JANUARY 2024 08/01/24 19:45 Mangotsfield United Odd Down U18 3 - 0 PREM L 15/01/24 19:30 Weston Super Mare Odd Down U18 5 - 1 PREM L 30/01/24 19:30 Bishops Lydeard Odd Down U18 1 - 0 PREM L FEBRUARY 2024 05/02/24 19:30 Odd Down U18 Paulton Rovers 2 - 3 PREM L MARCH 2024 07/03/24 19:30 Paulton Rovers Odd Down U18 2 - 1 PREM L 21/03/24 19:30 Hallen Odd Down U18 Home Walkover PREM L
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Midweek Action

With the weather finally allowing a full night of action, all 14 league matches took place on Tuesday with yet more drama toward the top of both leagues.

In the Premier Division, Clevedon’s recent away struggles continued at Barnstaple where they fell to a 2-1 defeat. The visitors were caught cold in the opening stages of the game, and after conceding to Brodie Montague in the 7th minute, they then fell 2-0 down within the opening quarter of the game following a Matty Andrew goal. The Seasiders got themselves back into the contest early in the second half when Glen Hayer headed home a Syd Camper corner, but they were unable to find an equaliser, allowing Barnstaple to overturn the 3-0 defeat they suffered at the hands of Clevedon only 31 days ago.

Falmouth took advantage of that result to move up into second spot, scoring a late winner in their dramatic 1-0 win at Wellington. The away side came close on several occasions, but had to wait until the 86th minute before they finally broke Welly’s resistance, with a terrific long range effort from Tom Annear settling the tie. The night’s other away winners were Saltash, who produced one of their best performances on the season to beat Torpoint 4-1 in their Cornish derby. An early goal from Jake Curtis set the Ashes on their way, before Tylor Love-Holmes struck in first half stoppage time to put them two goals to the good. Joe Preece then took over after the interval, with his brace sandwiching a consolatory penalty from Ryan Richards as Saltash secured local bragging rights.

Another side to win by four goals to one were Ilfracombe, with four different scorers helping them see off bottom side Millbrook.

In what was a first league win since January, Harry Stevens, Tyler Evans-Loude as well as subs Liam Short and Sam Stephens all found the back of the net at Marlborough Park. It was a much tighter contest at Shepton Mallet, where the home side struck at the death to grab a 2-1 comeback win over Oldland Abbotonians. The visitors went ahead on the stroke of half-time, with Tom Blake firing home an excellent freekick as they looked to end their five-match losing run. Things were looking good for the Abbots until ten minutes from time when Mallet scored a set-piece goal of their own courtesy of Cam Allen. Then, with less than 90 seconds remaining, Matty Morris fired home an excellent left-footed strike from outside the area to complete the quickfire turnaround.

The other two fixtures finished goalless, with Welton vs Nailsea & Tickenham, and Buckland’s home tie with Brixham ending in stalemates.

In an entertaining clash between two of the bottom three on Thursday evening, Oldland came back from a three-goal half time deficit to draw 3-3 with Welton Rovers. The game of two halves saw Welton surge into a three-goal lead at the interval courtesy of Max Dyer, Joe Cattermole and Miguel Alves. The Abbots kick-started their fightback around the hour mark with Jack Mills netting, before a late effort from Harrison Kyte got the hosts back within one. Then in stoppage time, Oldland earned a penalty, which was converted by Aaron Mansfield to make it three apiece.

In what proved to be a high-scoring night, Barnstaple secured a derby victory away at Ilfracombe, with Tor Swann notching a hat-trick in their 5-2 victory. The home side actually led 2-1 early in the second half thanks to goals from Harry Stevens and

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Rory Paine, before Swann scored his second of the night to level the scores shortly after falling behind. Scott Laird’s penalty then put Barnstaple back ahead, and after Tommy Rogers had tapped home for 4-2, another spot kick was awarded to the visitors, with Swann taking over and converting to score his third.

Portishead powered back into top spot of the First Division following Tuesday’s action, winning 3-0 away at Hengrove. Ethan Feltham added to his incredible goalscoring season with the opener during the first half, before Toby Lawrence and George Fowler efforts completed the victory after half-time. Bitton pulled off a huge win at home to Wincanton, scoring three unanswered goals to hand their visitors a third consecutive loss. The Wasps were fully involved in the title race at the end of March, but those hopes have now taken a devastating dent following those three defeats in the space of eight days. Stefan Lee, Joe Ellis and George Lloyd all struck for Bitton, who themselves have improved their own promotion chances thanks to a long unbeaten run. The game of the night at Wells saw the home side surge back from a 3-1 deficit before eventually prevailing by five goals to three at home to Gillingham Town. City weren’t at the races during the opening stages, and found themselves staring down the barrel of a damaging home defeat following goals from Gillingham trio Josh Haskett, Kris Hastings and Harrison Foster. Wells had one man to thank for their comeback, and having already scored earlier in the contest, Harry Warwick then struck again to get the hosts back into the contest. A Tom Ovigne equaliser continued to ease Wells’ nerves, and they then pushed on during the final 20 minutes, with two more Warwick goals completing a remarkable

night, both individually, and also for his playoff chasing teammates. Brislington lost ground on the top six after falling to a 2-1 loss at Bristol Telephones, while goals from Joe Davis and Brad Selwood in either half helped Keynsham capture a 2-0 win away at Middlezoy. Elsewhere, Jack Witcombe’s first half brace helped Bradford secure a 2-1 win over Warminster, and Cheddar suffered a heavy 6-0 loss at home to Shirehampton, with five different goalscorers propelling the visitors to their biggest league win of the season.

Portishead were back in action on Thursday, coming from behind to beat Brislington 2-1 to extend their lead atop the division. After falling behind just before halftime, Portishead got back on level terms when Callum Eastwood turned home a well-worked set piece. It was then Ethan Feltham’s turn to make his mark, and with the game in the balance, Town’s star man stepped up to score the match-winner, taking his tally of goals for the season to the half-century mark. Bitton also secured their second win in three days, with substitute Stefan Lee heading home on the hour mark to help set up their 2-0 victory over Cadbury Heath. Bottom-side Bishop Sutton were defeated by a Cheddar side for whom Morgan Bacon, Joe Carter, Mike Busby, Ollie Hucker and Archie Heal all got their names on the scoresheet in a one-sided 5-0 victory at Lakeview.

Premier Division

Falmouth have finally reached the summit despite dropping points at Oldland, with a 1-1 draw proving to be enough for the Cornishmen. Due to their many cup exploits this term, Town have been in catch-up mode when it comes to fixtures, but they have now reached top spot on the back of

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a long unbeaten run. That continued on Saturday, despite the dropped points, with a seventh minute effort from Luke Barner cancelled out early in the second half by Zac Tucker, with the Abbots battling back to earn a well-earned share of the spoils. The reason for Falmouth’s ascension came following a surprising defeat for previous leaders Helston who lost 1-0 at 15th placed Wellington. A tight contest was decided on the cusp of half-time, with a Sully McKenna corner headed home by teammate Kieran Bailey to give Welly their fourth victory from six.

Clevedon remain fully in the title conversation following an impressive 3-0 win at home to Ilfracombe. Despite their recent struggles, the Seasiders are only two points off the top, with a Sam Beresford brace leading them to a fifth consecutive home win. After clipping home late in the first half, Beresford added his second in stoppage time, sandwiching an acrobatic effort from Owen Punselie which had put the hosts two-up on the hour mark. Another comprehensive home winner were Barnstaple, for whom Tor Swann scored another hat-trick in their 4-0 defeat of Nailsea & Tickenham. Following on from his midweek treble, Swann was among the goals once more in their win over the Swags, with Tommy Rogers also on target at Mill Road.

Shepton Mallet have now gained 15 points from their past six games, with a 2-0 win away at Torpoint helping to consolidate their spot in the top seven. An incredible start for the visitors saw them earn a penalty within 17 seconds of the opening kick-off, with Jacob Sloggett converting for the earliest of leads. Mallet then had to wait until the closing minutes to finally wrap up victory, with a jinking run and a smart finish from Nathan Legge put them two goals to the

good. The other side to win away from home were Buckland Athletic who battled back from an early deficit to beat Welton Rovers 3-2 at West Clewes. In an entertaining clash, it was the Green Army who surged ahead after 15 minutes, with a long ranger from Brandon Oputeri breaking the deadlock. Buckland weren’t trailing for long however, and after scoring the equaliser, Ryan Bush then struck again on the cusp of half time to fire the visitors into a half-time lead. It soon became a one man show, and Bush was on hand to side-foot the ball home on the hour mark to double the Bucks advantage. Welton did set up a tense finale when they cut in to the lead thanks to a second goal from Oputeri, but the away side held on to end their three-match winless run.

A thrilling finish at Bridgwater saw visitors Saltash score in the fifth minute of stoppage time to grab a point, maintaining their strong end to the campaign. The Ashes went behind two minutes before half-time courtesy of a Josiah McKayle tap-in, but were given a boost early in the second period when Jake Llewellyn was given his second yellow. Jake Curtis then saw his penalty saved by home keeper Luke Purnell as Saltash continued to hammer away, and they were finally rewarded right at the death with a Ben Goulty effort helping them snatch a point.

A combination of injuries and a red card left Millbrook with six-men, causing their home clash with Brixham to be abandoned late on, with the visitors 7-0 at the time of the game ending.

First Division

With Portishead not in action on Saturday afternoon, Radstock moved into a share of top spot thanks to a slim a 1-0 win away at AEK Boco. The only goal of the game came late in the first half, but it proved to be

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enough for the Miners, with recent signing Sacha Tong making a dream impact for his new side. A strong fightback from Cribbs Reserves gave them their fourth win on the bounce, with brothers Liam and Kieran Clayton edging them to victory at Cadbury Heath. Having gone ahead thanks to a volleyed finish from Zac Cheetham midway through the first half, the Heath saw their lead disintegrate shortly after the interval following a quickfire double from the Clayton’s.

Fourth-placed Wincanton held off a spirited fightback from the Bristol Telephones, prevailing by four goals to three, in a result which ends their three-match losing run. Things started well for the Wasps who went ahead in the 11th minute through Connor Williams, before the Phones hit back midway through the first half. Town then produced an incredible burst just prior to half-time, with Tom Jarvis, Sam Hodges and Jakob Seviour all netting in an eightminute period to put the hosts 4-1 up at the interval. Wincanton did eventually hold on to complete the win, but it wasn’t made easy for them, with two goals during a strong second half from the visitors making them sweat to secure maximum points.

Things were much simpler for Wells City, with Harry Warwick’s first half hattrick helping fire them to an 8-0 win over basement dwellers Bishop Sutton. A horrific start for the hosts saw them trail by three within ten minutes of the game starting, and Wells didn’t let up throughout the afternoon, with youngster Alex Robertson chipping in with a second-half double.

On a high-scoring afternoon, Hallen finished strongly to secure a 7-2 win away at Gillingham. Two goals from Elliot Gardener had helped Hallen move into a 3-1 lead, before some late heroics added some real

gloss to the scoreline. Harry Barter was the main beneficiary, and having opened the scoring early on, he then struck twice in the final 15 minutes to complete a hattrick, with subs Patryk Kosciolek and Luke Banfield also scoring late on.

7-2 is usually a pretty rare outcome, but Keynsham mirrored Hallen’s winning margin, putting Middlezoy to the sword. With the game in the balance at half-time, Joe Davis took over the contest, scoring twice around the hour mark to make it 5-2, before he then struck again to become another player to bag a hat-trick on Saturday afternoon.

Warminster were the only other side to win on their home patch, with a second-half fightback leading them past Longwell Green Sports by three goals to two.

Another bottom-half side to prevail were Odd Down, with Ashley Marsh’s third minute strike helping them topple Shirehampton in the battle for 15th. Higher up the division, Brislington remain firmly in the playoff shake-up, scratching their way to a 2-1 win over an inconsistent Cheddar side at Oaklands Park.

Elsewhere, Bradford Town stretched their winning run to four matches following a 3-1 defeat of Hengrove. Goals in either half from Jack Witcombe bookended the Bobcats victory, with Jordan Pinder also getting his name on the scoresheet as Bradford registered their second 3-1 win over Hengrove this season..

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CELEBRATING THE 2023/24 SEASON FOR OUR FIRST, UNDER 18 AND WOMEN’S U18 TEAMS

SATURDAY 27th APRIL 2024 7.30pm UNTIL LATE Lew

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TOOLSTATION WESTERN LEAGUE

TODAY’S FIXTURES - 20th APRIL 2024

PREMIER DIVISION

Bridgwater United v St Blazey

Brixham v Barnstaple Town

Clevedon Town v Torpoint Athletic

Helston Athletic v Buckland Athletic

Ilfracombe Town v Nailsea & Tickenham

Oldland Abbotonians v Wellington

Saltash United v Street

Shepton Mallet v Falmouth Town

Welton Rovers v Milbrook

FIRST DIVISION

AEK Boco v Brislington

Bishop Sutton v Cadbury Heath

Bristol Telephones v Warminster Town

Cribbs v Bitton

Gillingham v Portishead

Hengrove Athletic v Shirehampton

Longwell Green v Hallen

Middlezoy Rovers v Radstock Town

Odd Down v Bradford Town

Wells City v Keynsham Town

Wincanton Town v Cheddar

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OPEN TRAINING SESSIONS

Odd Down (BATH) Women’s Team are holding Open Training Sessions on a Thursday evening, at the Lew Hill Memorial Ground.

The first session will be on Thursday 7th March 2024, starting at 7pm and running until 8:30pm.

The aim of this is to start recruiting players for the start of the 2024/25 season.

Please contact Manager Rob Macer on 07825 295 595 or Football Secretary Ray Cunningham on 07552 537 504 for more information.

Odd Down (BATH) Women are now looking for a main sponsor to support them ahead of the 2024/25 season.

Odd Down (BATH) Women’s will be competing in the Somerset County Women’s League. The club is situated at the Lew Hill Memorial Ground, Combe Hay Lane, Bath. BA2 8PA.

Becoming the main sponsor of Odd Down (BATH) Women’s, would see your company brand being displayed on the front of the women’s home and away kit for two seasons.

We would give you regular publicity and exposure through the club website and social media platforms.

These are really exciting times at Odd Down (BATH) AFC, with potential redevelopment and we would really appreciate your support, offering your business great marketing opportunities as well as supporting local grassroots football.

If interested please email Football Secretary Ray Cunningham: secretaryodddownbathafc@gmail.com for more information.

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FIXTURES - 2024/25 PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES

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ODD DOWN A.F.C. 1901 Date Day K.O. Home Team Away Team NOVEMBER 2023 26/11/23 Sunday 14:00 Odd Down Women’s U18 Westfields Women DECEMBER 2023 03/12/23 Sunday 14:00 Wotton Rovers U17 Girls Odd Down Women’s U18 17/12/23 Sunday 14:00 Tupsley Girls U18 Odd Down Women’s U18 JANUARY 2024 21/01/24 Sunday 14:00 Odd Down Women’s U18 SGS Olveston United Under 18 FEBRUARY 2024 04/02/24 Sunday 14:00 Odd Down Women’s U18 Ashton Keynes 18/02/24 Sunday 14:00 Odd Down Women’s U18 Brislington 21/02/24 Wednesday 19:30 Odd Down Women’s U18 Bristol City Women’s Academy 25/02/24 Sunday 10:30 Avon Athletic Odd Down Women’s U18 MARCH 2024 24/03/24 Sunday 19:30 Odd Down Women’s U18 Wotton Rangers U18 APRIL 2024 21/04/24 Sunday 14:00 Odd Down Women’s U18 Ashton Keynes
ODD DOWN A.F.C. 1901 Date Day Home Team Away Team MAY 12/05/24 Sunday Westbury Ladies Odd Down Women JULY 21/07/24 Sunday Longwell Green Odd Down Women 28/07/24 Sunday Bristol & West Odd Down Women AUGUST 04/08/24 Sunday Dursley Odd Down Women 11/08/24 Sunday Bishop Cleeve Odd Down Women 18/08/24 Sunday Odd Down Women Mangotsfield United 25/08/24 Sunday Weston-Super-Mare Odd Down Women
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SATURDAY 20th APRIL 2024 - KICK-OFF 3pm

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Black & White shirts / Black shorts

Charlie Phillips

Lloyd Land

Liam Hilditch

Charlie Roach

Joshua Swarbrick

Dominic Walter

Jack O’Brien

Alfie Andrews

Raphael Waugh (C)

Ben Millett

Cameron New

Jasper Morris

James Hare

David Hare

Ashley Marsh

Callum Wright

George Pawley

Tom Pawley

Joshua Brain

Otis Williams

Adbou Mbaye

Curtis Dunn

Jason Maggs

Clive Scott

Rohan Sharma

Jacob Maggs

OFFICIALS

Referee:

BRADFORD TOWN F.C.

Blue shirts / Blue shorts

Owen Bartley

Corey Gardner

Scott Hatcher

Dan Jordan

Sammy Jordan

Joel Kirby

Tom Mack

Harry Neil

Jack Neil

Jack Newman

Owen Pearce

Jordan Pinder

Matt Richards

Josh Roddy

Fabian Stanislas

Will Stead

Sam Thomson

Ben Wickens

Jack Witcombe

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ODD DOWN A.F.C. 1901 v 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Manager Assistant Coach Physio Kit Man
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BRADFORD TOWN F.C.

The Early Years (1992 - 1996)

Bradford Town F.C. was founded in 1992 by Les and Pat Stevens, joining Division Two of the Wiltshire League. Home matches were played at St Laurence School in Bradford on Avon where the pitch was roped off before each game, dugouts were carried to the pitch and the half time tea was made in the boot of a car.

Following a short spell at Trowbridge Town’s old Frome Road ground the club came home to Bradford in 1996 moving into Trowbridge Road. The ground was established in 1912 as the home of rubber works team Spencer Moulton FC and latterly Avon Bradford FC, before Town became custodians.

Western League Success (2005 - 2014)

Bradford achieved promotion to the Western League in the 2005-06 season under the leadership of Mark Hodkinson after finishing runners up in the Wiltshire League Premier Division. Former players Paul Shanley and his assistant Mark Edwards took over at the helm in 2008-09 season which saw a 3rd place league finish and floodlights installed at the ground.

The following season saw the installation of a 100-seat main stand, a 4th place league finish and a 2nd Round appearance in the FA Vase. Town then

posted successive 6th, 5th and 4th place league finishes before embarking on a year to remember in 2013-14 when they won the Division One title by 13 points.

League Consolidation and FA Vase Campaigns (2015 - 2018)

The team’s first season in the Premier Division concluded with a respectable 8th place finish but it was their exploits in the FA Vase which proved to be the highlight of the campaign. A gate of 621 at Trowbridge Road witnessed a 3-1 victory over Melksham Town in the 4th Round, their sixth scalp of the campaign, before bowing out in the next round. Another 8th place finish was recorded the following year whilst after three victories in the FA Cup, they were edged out 3-2 by Chippenham Town in the 2nd Qualifying Round.

After eight years in charge, the 201617 season began with Paul Shanley stepping down, replaced by ex- Forest Green stalwart Danny Greaves, assisted by former fans favourite Aaron Wilson. After 25 tireless years as Chairman Les Stevens handed over the reins to Mark Hodkinson with Jon Phillips as deputy, both of whom had long standing connections with the club.

An impressive 5th place finish, was bettered in 2017-18 by 4th place in a thrilling campaign which also saw the club reach the FA Vase 5th Round again.

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The long trip to Redcar however proved a bridge too far as Town went down 2-0 to eventual Northern League champions Marske United on a weekend that will live long in the memory of the 100-plus travelling supporters.

New Management a League Cup Triumph (2018 - 22)

After two excellent seasons Danny Greaves left Bradford for Frome Town. Following Rob Mallet’s short reign in the hot-seat in October 2018, former Larkhall Athletic boss Wayne Thorne was appointed manager who guided Town to a solid 7th place finish. 2019-20 saw a third FA Vase 5th Round appearance but were again eliminated in front of nearly 500 at Trowbridge Road.

The season also saw Mark Hodkinson step down as Chairman with deputy Jon Phillips taking over at the helm. The team were lying in 3rd place in March with the best points per game ratio before the coronavirus struck. The management pair subsequently decided to move on with former team captain Lee Davidson appointed as manger and Jamie Lyons as his assistant.

The 2020-21 league campaign was cut short again due to Covid-19 but saw Town claim their first trophy since 2014 when Bradford defeated a much fancied Bridgwater Town side 1-0 at Street FC. Town would be transferred across to

play the 2021-22 season in the Hellenic League Premier Division for the first time, posting a 6th place finish.

Club Restructuring (2022 - 2023)

After years of service to the club Jon Phillips and Mark Hodkinson stepped down from duties in 2022 leading to the establishment of 10-strong new committee and former Town player Steve Rose appointed as Chairman. After an exodus of management and squad members, former player Jamie Jordan became team manager in November 2022 assisted by Chris Carr and Robbie Simmonds. Their valiant efforts to rebuild the side in mid-season unfortunately weren’t enough to avoid relegation in 2022-23 from the Hellenic League. With many people rallying round behind the scenes however, the club is now on a sound footing and looking forward to the new season back in the Western League Division One.

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