RHRFC v Wick

HILL vs wick 2nd march 15:00 KO

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welcome CLUB OFFICIALS Chairman Wayne Lewis Vice Chairman Gareth Clowes Club Secretary Zack Coleman Treasurer Martin Coleman President Dave Elsmore Vice Presidents Nick Matthews

CONTENT

Malcolm Jones

5 Wayne’s World

Gareth Clowes

6 Club History

1st Team Manager Bobby Walding

8 Leagues

Reserve Team Manager Sid Martin

10 Our Squad

Third Team Manager Phil Cook Ground Maintenance Paul Gibson Programme Designer & Editor Adam Cole

14 Wick

WAYNE’S WORLD A very warm welcome to all attending the match this afternoon at the Recreation Ground, home of Ruardean Hill Rangers Football Club.

We would like to offer a special welcome to the players, management, and supporters of Wick for this Marcliff Gloucestershire County League fixture. We hope they enjoy their short stay with us and have a safe journey home.

Today’s visitors currently sit in 14th position in the league table with 16 points from 20 games. Their game last Saturday at home against Sharpness resulted in a 3-2 away victory for Sharpness. The Wick goal scorers were Jai Macleod and Bradley Clark.

The first meeting of the two teams this season resulted in a 1-1 draw. The Hill goal was scored by Ollie Mason.

Last week, Ruardean Hill’s first team match away at Hanham Athletic was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch despite having no game, the other fixtures went in favour of the Hill and they remain in eighth position on 25 points from 20 games.

In the North Glos, the Reserve team lost 2-0 at home to Mitcheldean.

The A team cup match at Staunton and Corse was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Today, the Reserves travel to play Bream Amateurs. The A team are away to Lydbrook Athletic A. Both games are 2.30pm kick off.

Off the field, we continue to seek opportunities to improve the football club at all levels. The club is run by volunteers and is self-funded. We are constantly looking for helpers and ways in which we can improve our income.

If anyone can assist, please contact one of the club officers listed in the programme.

Finally, we hope you enjoy today’s game and we would like to thank everyone for their support.

We hope to see you again at next weeks Reserve team home game against Westbury United. 2.30pm kick off.

Thanks Midge

RUARDAEAN HILL

RANGERS HISTORY Ruardean Hill Rangers play their football on the highest point in the Forest of Dean, 920 feet above sea level.

Formed in 1919, Ruardean Hill played in the old Forest of Dean league until its termination in the late 1950’s. They then moved into the North Gloucestershire League and have remained there in some capacity ever since.

Ruardean Hill gained their first promotion to the Northern Senior League in 1994/95 and competed in this league for several seasons before being relegated in 2001. They immediately regained promotion the following year only to be relegated again in 2004.

In the 2011/12 season, they earned a last day promotion back to the senior league as well as reaching the final of the ‘Amateur Cup’. The 2012/13 season brought the club its first promotion to the Northern Senior League Division 1 from back-to-back promotions. ‘The Hill’ finished in the top eight for each of the next three seasons before finally winning the Division 1 title in 2016/2017 season. They scored an incredible 125 goals and conceded just 34 in 35 games.

Ruardean Hill’s current first team has a good mixture of youth, from our youth teams, and experience from the same core group of players. The core group players have been in the team for about 10 years. They now field 3 senior teams; the club’s promotions owe a lot to the depth of its other senior teams.

The club are now competing in their 5th season in the Marcliff County League having finished 9th and 5th in their first two seasons. They are now fully cemented in the County League and they are looking to push on and finish as high as possible.

COUNTY LEAGUE TABLE POS TEAM

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

PTS

1

Avonmouth

20

18

1

1

65

19

46

55

2

Stoke Gifford United

22

12

6

4

51

29

22

42

3

Frampton United

23

12

5

6

44

31

13

41

4

Rockleaze Rangers

21

11

6

4

60

18

42

39

5

Little Stoke

21

10

5

6

39

26

13

35

6

Bromley Heath United

15

9

3

3

33

21

12

30

7

Sharpness

18

7

5

6

25

25

0

26

8

Ruardean Hill Rangers

20

6

7

7

43

44

-1

25

9

Cheltenham Civil Service

22

7

2

13

21

44

-23

23

10

Quedgeley Wanderers

19

7

1

11

22

47

-25

22

11

Hanham Athletic

14

7

3

4

38

26

12

21*

12

Almondsbury

18

5

3

10

23

43

-20

18

13

Broadwell Amateurs

18

5

2

11

24

26

-12

17

14

Wick

20

3

7

10

34

45

-11

16

15

Gala Wilton

22

4

2

16

34

64

-30

14

16

Hardwicke

21

3

4

14

22

60

-38

13

COUNTY LEAGUE TOP Scorers POS TEAM

P

G

1

Josh Pearce

Avonmouth

21

25

2

Spike Weaver

Stoke Gifford United

24

19

3

Steve Clark

Ruardean Hill Rangers

17

17

4

Karim Rendall

Hanham Athletic

14

17

5

Manolo Marquez Espada

Frampton United

13

10

6

Drew Sawdon

Rockleaze Rangers

18

10

7

Liam Towler

Wick

16

10

8

Daniel Webb

Rockleaze Rangers

19

10

9

James Goulden

Rockleaze Rangers

16

9

10

Kyle O’Donovan

Avonmouth

18

9

north Glos leagues premier league POS TEAM

P

W

D

L

F

1

Howle Hill

2

Huntley

3

Bream Amateurs

10

4

Mitcheldean

15

5

Milkwall

10

6

Westbury United

7

A

GD

12

9

13

8

0

3

1

4

7

1

2

5

7

3

6

3

1

12

6

1

Broadwell Amateurs

16

4

8

Ellwood

11

9

Harrow Hill Res

11

10

Ruardean Hill Rangers Res

12

0

PTS

40

18

22

27

34

23

11

25

33

11

22

22

32

35

-3

22

26

13

13

21

5

30

20

10

19

3

9

26

53

-27

15

3

2

6

17

18

-1

11

2

3

6

18

21

-3

9

1

11

15

59

-44

1

division three POS TEAM

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

PTS

1

Westbury United

17

11

0

6

51

36

15

33

2

Whitecroft Res

12

10

1

1

54

7

47

31

3

Harrow Hill A

13

10

1

2

42

18

24

31

4

Redbrook Rovers Res

12

8

2

2

52

23

29

26

5

Staunton & Corse A

12

4

3

5

36

25

11

15

6

Blakeney Res

12

5

1

6

20

35

-15

13*

7

Lydbrook Athletic A

13

4

0

9

31

36

-5

12

8

Ruardean Hill Rangers A

11

3

2

6

27

37

-10

8*

9

Sling Res

14

2

0

12

26

75

-49

6

10

Rank Outsiders Res

10

1

0

9

12

59

-47

3

County LEAGUE results 24th-1st Bromley Heath United P-P Broadwell Amateurs Cheltenham Civil Service 1-0 Hardwicke Frampton United 1-2 Stoke Gifford United Gala Wilton 1-4 Avonmouth Hanham Athletic P-P Ruardean Hill Rangers Little Stoke P-P Almondsbury Quedgeley Wanderers

1-1

Rockleaze Rangers

Wick 2-3 Sharpness

County league fixtures 2nd-8th Almondsbury

v

Bromley Heath United

Broadwell Amateurs

v

Cheltenham Civil Service

Frampton United

v

Almondsbury

Hardwicke

v

Hanham Athletic

Rockleaze Rangers

v

Little Stoke

Ruardean Hill Rangers

v

Wick

Quedgeley Wanderers

v

Hanham Athletic

County cup fixtures 2nd-8th Stoke Gifford United

v

Sharpness

MEET OUR SQUAD AARONUNDERWOOD

BOBBYWALDING

MATTCOOK

A top goalkeeper, who has been keeping us in games for many years. Proper clubman.

A hard working, committed player, who will never be outbattled. Club captain.

A great player to have in the squad. Works hard and will never let the club down.

TOMLANDON

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TOMMYCOLEMAN

An experienced defender who has a good turn of pace.

Good on the ball and is a natural leader. First season at the club, joining from Gloucester Athletic.

A great character who can play anywhere central. Works hard and is good on the ball.

New signing from Gloucester Athletic, who also has County League experience.

An asset to the team. He reads the game well and uses his pace to get out of danger. Decent on the ball and loves a challenge. Has caught the eye of Cinderford Town in recent months.

KaneSansom

tomcosheril

tyAdams

Into his second season with us now and has been an excellent addition, strong target man who will brings others into the game.

First season with the club, Tom has impressed in preseason. A quick winger who will cause defenders some problems for sure.

Been a regular in the reserves for a few years now making several first team appearances, can play wide or through the middle.

CharleyMason

CharlieTaylor

danMatthews

Confident on the ball and never stops working for the team. Leads by example. First team captain.

A young player with lots of potential and a great left foot. Keen to learn. Recently joined from Soudley.

Proper Clubman. Gives his all, displaying superb work ethic.

His progress has been temporarily halted, whilst he recovers from an injury.

KANEFELLOWS

maxtelling

benball

A natural leader who has recently started to rediscover his love for playing. Quality on the ball and loves a challenge.

A young talent, who will be playing his first season in Senior football. Decent on the ball and not afraid to get physical.

An energetic and intelligent player, who has impressed during preseason. Second season in the first team. Bags of flair.

STEVECLARK

OLLIEMASON

ALEXSTEPHENS

Back from a season with Lydney and is the goalscorer we’ve been missing. A pacey forward with an eye for goal, great to have him back.

Ollie is an exiting young talent who is comfortable playing at fullback or on the wing. Dual signed with Pegasus.

A young player with plenty of pace and energy. Has more time to play now he has finished University. Debut season in the first team.

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Tom Darby Tom has managed Nicholas Wanderers reserves and A’s in the past so comes to us with lots of experience and enthusiasm to learn. He is keen to progress in his coaching badges & qualifications. Great clubman.

Ashton Trott On loan from Mangotsfield again this season, who he’s been with since the age of 8. Has played at South Glos regional level and for SGS College. Been fantastic in pre-season, great hands and is growing in confidence with every game. Great shot stopper & is a good listener. Lovely lad with a very supportive family.

Will Osborne Will is a great defender, and can play with both feet.

Tough tackler and is an excellent reader of the game.

Another player with Toolstation experience. Previous Club - Bristol Telephones Code Mansfield A defender with great pace and has had an excellent pre-season, setting up a number of goals after good link up play with the midfield. Another player who doesn’t hold back from a tackle and is always looking to get forward. One of the quickest players in the side with an engine to match. Previous clubs include Broad Plain

Billy Richards 18yr old Billy is quickly developing into a really good player, bags of potential to progress and play higher.

Can play at left back or left side of midfield, loves attacking and crossing the ball into opponents penalty area. Previous clubs include Oldland U18s, AEK Boco and Nicholas Wanderers.

Liam Troake Plays right back or on the right hand side of midfield.

Energetic young player with lots of potential, will give us options down the right-hand side. Previous clubs inlcude Oldland Abbotts, AEK Boco and Nicholas Wanderers

Jordan Mignott Joined the owls mid-way through last season and has firmly established himself as a regular in the back four.

Leads by example, strong in the tackle and loves to drive forward. Plays for Bristol Academia on Sundays.

Todd Carter Todd, was previusly an old fashioned centre forward, big and physical, however, under the guidance of our coaching staff has now applying his trade at Centre Half. Has built a great understanding with Will & Jordan.

Loves his cars. Previous clubs include Mangotsfield, Oldland, Bromley Heath

Danny Sheldon Has returned back to the owls after a long lay off due to injury. Possesses raw pace, great feet and an eye for goal. Can operate anywhere down the left. Great to see Danny back wearing the Orange shirt. Previous clubs include Radstock Town.

Lewis Wade Nicknamed Trap, Lewis completed last season with four goals and eight assiisted. Is a handful inside the oppositions box and will always look to run at defenders with his pace. Started the season with Broad Plain, but has returned to the 'Owls' to fight for a starting eleven place.

Liam Towler Grandson of President Johnny Towler senior (JT) & son of Sunday Manager Johnny Towler Junior. Has vast amount of Toolstation experience and is a great passer of the ball. Is comfortable in possession and is always an option. Previous clubs include Oldland Abbots & Bristol Telephones.

Brad Abrahams The journey man, been around southern league and western league, Robust central midfielder who loves a tough game, will be a match winner on his day. Previous clubs include Bristol Manor Farm, Yate, Cadbury Heath, Mangotsfield, Paulton Rovers & AEK Boco.

Jay Vile Technically gifted Central Midfielder, who can get us playing football on the front foot, although he’s not played much football over the last few years. He comes with great pedigree & composure on the ball. Is always an option & has great vision. Previous clubs include SGS college & West Brom Academy

Brad Clark Technically very good footballer with a good range of passing, chips in with an odd goal here and there.

Great engine and will give his all. Played at Almondsbury, AFC Mangotsfield and Nicholas Wanderers

Sam Roberts Mr Sensible, always gives 100%. A good example to the younger lads in the squad. Sits quietly in front of the defence and mops up. This seasons team captain & organiser of fines. P/clubs - Welton, Bishop Sutton and Roman Glass

Billy Arnold Played youth football at Bitton before spending time at Rovers academy which then saw him play a short spell at Weston super mare. Spent the last 5 seasons playing at Nicholas Wanderers. Billy is a tricky player with fantastic awareness and great first touch. Another player with raw pace and loves cutting in from the flank.

James Fox “Foxy” tough tackling CM, comfortable on the ball, if he ain’t on holiday he’s injured is a great asset to the squad. Working on fitness and is looking sharp after a good pre-season. P/clubs - Nicholas Wanderers, Oldland

Jayln Johnson Jayln has a terrific left foot and is a very good dead ball specialist . Having spent time at Cheltenham Acadamy, he went in at step 6 football playing at Bishop Sutton we are keen to have him on board this season to give him an opportunity to re start his football journey

Tina Chipurlo Comes to us on loan from Bitton . Hardworking striker who will upset most CB's. Has played at local Academies including Yate town development. Played for Wolverhampton university and Dudley Athletic while studying. Spent some time at Bitton pre season before coming to us on loan and playing a few games.

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Mickey Goulding Pace, power and bags of energy, Mikey is a hardworking striker with an eye for goal. Great with the bal at his feet and will close down defenders with predatory instinct. P/clubs Cadbury Heath, Hillfields, AEK Boco

Jack Creaney Jack joined us last season and has committed to this season . A good link player with an eye for goal around the edge of the box . Previous clubs - Bristol telephones - moulton - bugbrook st Micheal’s and Cardiff met

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wick

hist As old photographs will show Wick had a village football team long before a group of young local lads formed Wick CA in 1971. Unable to play at Oldbury Lane at that time, they played their first couple of seasons on a patch of land off Naishcombe Hill, as Oldbury Lane was home to Wick Athletic (whose history we can trace back to the 1930's), and Partridge & Love. The young Wick side quickly saw success, winning ther Regional division without losing a game. A feat almost repeated the following season when they finished as runners up. Then came a switch to the Bristol & District league, where success continued taking the division 4 title in 1974, and winning the GFA Minor cup the season after. When Partridge & Love disbanded, it gave Wick CA the opportunity torelocate to Oldbury Lane, where they later amalgamated with Wick Athletic to form a single club in the mid 70's. This sparked a lengthy period of progress for the club with the introduction of a Reserve side.

The 1st team’s triumph in the 1978 Junior Cup was followed by double celebrations in 1982 when both club sides were promoted - the 1st team winning the B&D Senior Div and the Reserves as runners up in B&D Div 4. Success continued and two seasons later Wick had another double celebration with the 1st team taking the Bristol Prem Combination div 1 title and the Reserves the B&D div 3 crown. The following years were a lean period for the club which included relegation. Then with a name change to RMC Wick (through its sponsorship from the local quarry) fortunes turned in 1998 with a second success in the GFA Junior Cup. This was the catalyst to another successful period at the club, and in the 1999/2000 season the First team returned to the Bristol Prem Comb after taking the B&D Senior Div title. Another promotion the following season saw the First team in the Premier Div of the Bristol Prem where they won the Bristol Prem Cup in both 2003 & 2005.

With an influx of new players, Wick were able to introduce a third side with this A team starting in B&D div 6. 2004 saw the First team finish fourth in the Bristol Prem, and promotion for both the Reserves and A teams, although the Reserves tasted relegation to B&D div 2 the following season.

Wick's dreams of promotion to the County League were dashed in the 2004/5 season when a poor end to the season saw them lose their leading position at the half-way stage. In the 2007/8 season the reserves were promoted to the B&D Senior div, but there was little further success for the clubs three Saturday sides until the 2016/17 season, which saw the first team narrowly pipped for the Bristol Prem Comb title but gain promotion to the Marcliffe County League under the reins of Mike Strawford.

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tory The 2017/18 season saw the A team fold through a lack of younger players, but the formation of a second veterans side playing on a Sunday, where both vet sides enjoyed league and Cup success.

The 2019/20 season looked set to be a fantastic year for both the first team and reserves, but with league and Cup honours in sight, the season fell foul to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the upside the reserves were promoted to the Prem Comb Div 1. Progress on the field continued the following season with the first team taking the County League title after an epic battle with Shirehampton.

Unfortunately our planning application for step 6 development took too long to get and so Shirehampton was given the promotion slot. Failing to gain promotion resulted in an exodus of players and management all eager to play at step 6, which meant a complete rebuild of the squad now managed by Kev Pollard and Jamie Johnson assisted by Nathan Broe (Coach) and Tom Darby (goalkeeper coach). Change to in the reserves management team led by Kev Ashwood and assisted by Lee Rendell, Jon Britton and Gary Reilly who brought together a team of talented young lads who took the Prem Comb 1 division by storm last season, putting them just one division behind the first team. With planning permission granted the club is now set and eager to push on to step 6.

This season we have introduced our A team managed by Ian Bright, who is gathering a great bunch of young and more experienced players. This team will be used as a player pathway for our younger players who have made the transition from youth to senior football. Up the OWLS

Thank you!

We would like to say a huge thank you to mapledean homes ltd for sponsoring our new first team tracksuits

SQUADS Taylor Blaby Steve Clark Tommy Coleman Tom Cosheril Kane Fellows Fin Jones Tom Landon Danny Latham Charley Mason Oli Mason Dave Matthews Kane Sansom Alex Stephens Charlie Taylor Max Telling Aaron Underwood Bobby Walding

Calum Newman

Brad Abrahams George Bishop Levi Brown Brad Clark Billy Fletcher Jacob Gardiner Ash Hawkins Jayln Johnson Stefan Tommy Longhurst Jai Macleod Codi Mansfield Jordan Mignott Dave Paterson Sam Roberts Louie Short Liam Troake Ashton Trott Jay Vile

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