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Midweek Action: Bridportwere the victors in a terrificFA Cupreplay, with Ed Butcher scoring an extra-time winner in their 3-2 win overCadbury Heath.After drawing 2-2 on Saturday, the team’s met again at Springfield and it was the visiting Bees side who made the dream start, scoring twice in the opening quarter through Richard Hebditch and Tom Richardson to take control.On the hour mark, the home side got back into the game with Simon McElroy pulling a goal back, and they then grabbed a late equaliser with Matt Huxley levelling things up in the 89thminute. With so much at stake it was unfortunate that one side had to be on the losing end, but in the second-half of extra-time Ed Butcher found enough space to fire home and send Bridport through to the next round where they will travel to take on Conference South sideSt Albans Cityon Saturday week.
In thePremier Divisionon Tuesday, Sekani Simpson struck three minutes from time asClevedon Townsecured a 2-1 win away atBrislington. After losing Aaron Cornwall to an 11thminute red-card, Brislington managed to regroup and claim the lead just before half-time with Neikell Plummer firing home a penalty. Clevedon didn’t take long to respond, with Tyler Ashmead scoring two minutes into first-half stoppage time, and they then completed their comeback late in the game with Simpson volleying home the winner three minutes from time. On Wednesday evening, two goals from Ryan Batten weren’t enough asBittonfell to a 3-2 defeat away atHengrove Athletic. Batten struck for the visitors inside 90 seconds to give the visitors an early lead, before Hengrove hit back through Luke Crewe and Scott Lewis who both scored from corners. With the last kick of the first-half, Batten converted a Ben Wych to draw the scores level, and then midway through the second half Hengrove’s Lewis Dunn capped the scoring with a fine effort.
In theFirst Division,Keynsham Townoverturned a 2-1 deficit to win 6-2 away atChippenham Park.Goals from Alex Pring and Darrin Moss either side of a Kyle Box strike saw the home side move into the lead just after half-time, before a Keynsham blitz stunned their hosts. Matt Brown was the main reason behind the goal blitz, scoring a second-half hat-trick, with Cameron Shorney and Craig Wilson also getting on the goal action.At the Lancer Scott Stadium, a late goal helpedAlmondsburyclaim a 1-1 draw away atAshton & Backwell United, while a pair of strong goalkeeping performances sawDevizes TownandWestbury Unitedshare a goalless draw.Cheddarcame out on the right side of a seven-goal thriller againstMalmesbury Victoria, eventually running out 4-3 winners, with Jake Mawford playing a starring role with two goals and one assist.On Wednesday, James Rustell scored in either half to fireRadstock Townto a 2-1 win away atChard Townwho had taken an early lead through Liam Cleal.Goals from Joe Battrick and Jaiden Savery secured a 2-2 draw forWelton Roversaway at Warminster Townfor whom Jack Miluk fired home a brace. Buckland Athletic’s run in theDevon FA St Lukes Bowlended at the first hurdle, after Tom Bath and Jordan Rogers scored hat-tricks in a thumping 8-0 win forTiverton Town.
Premier Division: Buckland Athletic are no longer unbeaten in the league this season, after they fell to a 2-1 loss at home to Bradford Town. The away side were ahead in the 12th minute thanks a goal from Sam Jordan, before Buckland got back on level terms in first-half stoppage time when Jared Lewington headed home. With ten minutes remaining, Bradford scored the winner, with Will Haliston nodding the ball into the home side’s net. Mark Salter starred in the game at the Rapid Solicitors Ground, scoring four goals against his former side in a 5-0 win for Bridport over Bitton. After seeing his teammate Richard Hebditch open the scoring after just three minutes, Salter took over, doubling the lead before half-time and then adding a further three goals after the break in a one-sided contest.
First Division: Bishops Lydeard made it back-to-back league wins for the first time this season with a 3-1 triumph at home to Sherborne Town. The home side had James Quick to thank for two of their goals, with Charlie Wilson also grabbing a goal, while Daniel Quirke netted for Sherborne. Three goals in the space of 20 second-half minutes fired Chard Town to an impressive 3-1 win away at Keynsham Town. James Boyland opened the scoring six minutes after the break, with goals from Alex Stafie and Max Westlake following soon after before Craig Wilson grabbed a consolation for the hosts.
Welton Rovers left it late before securing a point at home to Corsham Town, with top scorer Jaiden Savery striking three minutes from time to cap a 2-2 draw. Welton went ahead just before the break through Francois Allen, before a second-half double from Josh Bright put Corsham in a winning position with ten minutes remaining. Then, in the 87th minute, substitute Chris Pile beat his man before squaring to Savery who beat his defender to slot home the equaliser. Cheddar, who recently parted company with manager Jared Greenhalgh, secured their fourth win of the season, beating Almondsbury 2-0.
FA Vase: Willand Rovers booked their spot in the First round of the FA Vase after they came from behind to defeat Saltash United 4-1. The visitors went ahead in the opening 20 minutes, but found themselves trailing at the break following a pair of headed goals from James Blake and Brad Ausden. Willand wrapped up the win late on, with Jordan Lovibond adding a third header, before Blake doubled his tally in injury-time. First Division leaders Westbury United staged an excellent comeback to beat Christchurch 5-2 after extra-time. They trailed 2-0 at the break following goals from Jon Blake and Max Wilcock, before managing to force extra-time thanks to goals in the second half from Dan Kovacs and Jake Hiscocks. Christchurch were then reduced to ten men, and Westbury took full advantage, with Steve Hulbert, Josh Ferguson and Kovacs firing home in the 30 minute extra-time period. Kye Simpson smashed in a hat-trick as Odd Down claimed a 3-1 win at home to Oldland Abbotonians. Simpson opened the scoring after just 40 seconds, and had his second of the afternoon just six minutes later as the home side made the perfect start. Lewis Parker then dispatched a spot kick to reduce the arrears, before Simpson wrapped up his treble in stoppage time. In a wild game at Poltair Park, a goal seven minutes into extra-time by Callum Ham saw Bridgwater Town claim a thrilling 5-4 win over AFC St Austell. Ham and Syd Camper each scored twice for Bridgy, with Matt Connick also notching in the victory. Goals from Matt Huxley, Lewis Shipp and Jack Cann led Cadbury Heath to a 3-1 win at home to Shepton Mallet, while a penalty from Ian Bellinger on the stroke of half-time helped Wellington to a 1-0 win over Clevedon Town. Radstock Town are through to the next round, with goals either side of half-time from Matt Minnis and Jack Witcombe leading them to a 2-0 victory over Roman Glass St George. Goals from Lewis Dunn, Luke Crewe and James Boyle proved to be enough for Hengrove Athletic who defeated Ashton & Backwell United 3-1, and they will be joined in the next round by Brislington who beat Crediton United 5-4 on penalties after their clash finished 0-0 after 120 minutes. Cribbs suffered late heartbreak, with Cullompton Rangers scoring an 88th minute winner in their 2-1 defeat, and at the Wincanton Sports Ground, Wincanton Town fell to a 3-0 defeat at home to Plymouth Parkway. There were disappointing 1-0 defeats for Bishop Sutton and Calne Town, who lost to Bovey Tracey and Downton respectively, while things were a little worse for Warminster Town who suffered a 4-0 loss at home to Farnham Town. Longwell Green Sports suffered a 3-2 defeat at home to Ivybridge Town after extra-time, and Portishead Town were thumped 6-1 by Bodmin Town. Malmesbury Victoria’s clash with London Lions was abandoned following an injury to Vics striker Sam Parker. On Sunday, Chippenham Park fell to a 2-0 defeat at home to Camberley.
Western League Statistics
PREMIER DIVISION LEADING GOAL SCORERS (League only):
Jared Lewington, Buckland Athletic – 9
Gary Higdon, Melksham Town – 9
Steve Murray, Street – 8
PREMIER DIVISION TOP ATTENDANCES:
Melksham Town 3-0 Odd Down, Monday 14th August 2017 – 392
Melksham Town 4-0 Cadbury Heath, Monday 7th August 2017 - 354
Melksham Town 3-3 Street, Saturday 9th September 2017 - 326
FIRST DIVISION LEADING GOAL SCORERS (League only):
Matt Brown, Keynsham Town –9
Dhani Golding, Bristol Telephones – 8
Marcus Cook, Wincanton Town – 8
FIRST DIVISION TOP ATTENDANCES:
Sherborne Town 2-5 Chard Town, Wednesday 30th August 2017– 209
Corsham Town 1-2 Calne Town, Saturday 5th August 2017 – 185
LEADING SCORERS IN ALL COMPETITIONS:
Charlie Aldom, Cribbs – 10
Neikell Plummer, Brislington - 10
Steve Murray, Street – 10
Luke Mortimore, Willand Rovers – 10
Matt Brown, Keynsham Town –10
August Teams of the Month
Latest Match Reports
Latest Results
Tuesday 19th September
Premier Division
Brislington 1-2 Clevedon Town 51
First Division
Ashton & Backwell United 1-1 Almondsbury 51
Cheddar 4-3 Malmesbury Victoria 67
Chippenham Park 2-6 Keynsham Town 62
Devizes Town 0-0 Westbury United 145
Devon FA St Lukes Bowl
Tiverton Town 8-0 Buckland Athletic
Wednesday 20th September
FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Replay
Cadbury Heath 2-3 AET Bridport 203
Premier Division
Hengrove Athletic 3-2 Bitton 35
First Division
Chard Town 1-2 Radstock Town 65
Warminster Town 2-2 Welton Rovers 98
Saturday 23rd September
FA Vase
AFC St Austell 4-5 AET Bridgwater Town
Bovey Tracey 1-0 Bishop Sutton
Cadbury Heath 3-1 Shepton Mallet 60
Calne Town 0-1 Downton 75
Clevedon Town 0-1 Wellington 73
Crediton United 0-0 (5-4pens) Brislington
Cullompton Rangers 2-1 Cribbs
Hengrove Athletic 3-1 Ashton & Backwell United 55
London Lions A-A Malmesbury Victoria
Longwell Green Sports 2-3 AET Ivybridge Town 58
Odd Down 3-1 Oldland Abbotonians 33
Portishead Town 1-6 Bodmin Town 76
Radstock Town 2-0 Roman Glass St George 41
Warminster Town 0-4 Farnham Town 81
Westbury United 5-2 AET Christchurch 75
Willand Rovers 4-1 Saltash United 95
Wincanton Town 0-3 Plymouth Parkway 93
Premier Division
Bitton 0-5 Bridport 42
Buckland Athletic 1-2 Bradford Town 147
First Division
Almondsbury 0-2 Cheddar 32
Bishops Lydeard 3-1 Sherborne Town 48
Keynsham Town 1-3 Chard Town 127
Welton Rovers 2-2 Corsham Town 79
Sunday 24th September
FA Vase
Chippenham Park 0-2 Camberley
Upcoming Fixtures
Tuesday 26th September
First Division
Calne Town vs Malmesbury Victoria 19:45KO
Cheddar vs Chard Town 19:45KO
Corsham Town vs Warminster Town 19:45KO
Devizes Town vs Welton Rovers 19:30KO
Keynsham Town vs Roman Glass St George 19:45KO
Portishead Town vs Almondsbury 19:30KO
Radstock Town vs Chippenham Park 19:30KO
Wincanton Town vs Bishops Lydeard 19:30KO
Wednesday 27th September
Premier Division
Cadbury Heath vs Longwell Green Sports 19:30KO
Devon FA St Lukes Bowl
Willand Rovers vs Ivybridge 19:30KO
Saturday 30th September (KICK OFF AT 3.00PM UNLESS NOTED)
FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round
St Albans City vs Bridport
Premier Division
Bitton vs Wells City
Bradford Town vs Bridgwater Town
Brislington vs Street
Cadbury Heath vs Odd Down
Cribbs vs Buckland Athletic
Hallen vs Wellington
Melksham Town vs Hengrove Athletic
Shepton Mallet vs Chipping Sodbury Town
Willand Rovers vs Clevedon Town
First Division
Bishop Sutton vs Chippenham Park
Chard Town vs Devizes Town
Cheddar vs Portishead Town
Corsham Town vs Almondsbury
Malmesbury Victoria vs Bishops Lydeard
Oldland Abbotonians vs Warminster Town
Radstock Town vs Ashton & Backwell United
Roman Glass St George vs Wincanton Town
Sherborne Town vs Keynsham Town
Welton Rovers vs Calne Town
Westbury United vs Bristol Telephones
League Tables
Premier Division
Team / P / W / D / L / F / A / GD / PTS1 / Buckland Athletic / 10 / 7 / 2 / 1 / 26 / 15 / 11 / 23
2 / Willand Rovers / 9 / 6 / 2 / 1 / 31 / 8 / 23 / 20
3 / Street / 10 / 6 / 2 / 2 / 25 / 11 / 14 / 20
4 / Bradford Town / 9 / 5 / 4 / 0 / 16 / 5 / 11 / 19
5 / Shepton Mallet / 10 / 6 / 1 / 3 / 13 / 11 / 2 / 19
6 / Melksham Town / 11 / 4 / 4 / 3 / 27 / 16 / 11 / 16
7 / Cribbs / 9 / 5 / 0 / 4 / 19 / 9 / 10 / 15
8 / Clevedon Town / 8 / 4 / 3 / 1 / 14 / 7 / 7 / 15
9 / Odd Down / 9 / 4 / 2 / 3 / 12 / 11 / 1 / 14
10 / Chipping Sodbury Town / 9 / 4 / 1 / 4 / 19 / 17 / 2 / 13
11 / Hengrove Athletic / 8 / 3 / 3 / 2 / 11 / 8 / 3 / 12
12 / Bridgwater Town / 9 / 3 / 2 / 4 / 11 / 11 / 0 / 11
13 / Brislington / 10 / 3 / 2 / 5 / 11 / 16 / -5 / 11
14 / Bitton / 9 / 3 / 2 / 4 / 10 / 17 / -7 / 11
15 / Bridport / 6 / 3 / 1 / 2 / 15 / 11 / 4 / 10
16 / Hallen / 8 / 2 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 17 / -7 / 7
17 / Wells City / 10 / 1 / 2 / 7 / 9 / 22 / -13 / 5
18 / Cadbury Heath / 6 / 1 / 1 / 4 / 8 / 17 / -9 / 4
19 / Wellington / 9 / 1 / 1 / 7 / 9 / 27 / -18 / 4
20 / Longwell Green Sports / 9 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 1 / 41 / -40 / 0
First Division
Team / P / W / D / L / F / A / GD / PTS1 / Westbury United / 11 / 6 / 5 / 0 / 22 / 7 / 15 / 23
2 / Bristol Telephones / 8 / 7 / 0 / 1 / 27 / 11 / 16 / 21
3 / Oldland Abbotonians / 10 / 5 / 3 / 2 / 20 / 11 / 9 / 18
4 / Bishop Sutton / 10 / 5 / 3 / 2 / 19 / 18 / 1 / 18
5 / Wincanton Town / 10 / 5 / 2 / 3 / 18 / 18 / 0 / 17
6 / Chippenham Park / 12 / 4 / 5 / 3 / 13 / 16 / -3 / 17
7 / Keynsham Town / 7 / 5 / 0 / 2 / 22 / 10 / 12 / 15
8 / Warminster Town / 11 / 4 / 3 / 4 / 17 / 13 / 4 / 15
9 / Devizes Town / 10 / 4 / 3 / 3 / 14 / 11 / 3 / 15
10 / Welton Rovers / 10 / 3 / 5 / 2 / 22 / 15 / 7 / 14
11 / Radstock Town / 10 / 4 / 2 / 4 / 16 / 17 / -1 / 14
12 / Roman Glass St George / 8 / 4 / 1 / 3 / 22 / 14 / 8 / 13
13 / Cheddar / 11 / 4 / 1 / 6 / 15 / 19 / -4 / 13
14 / Bishops Lydeard / 10 / 4 / 1 / 5 / 19 / 25 / -6 / 13
15 / Chard Town / 11 / 3 / 2 / 6 / 15 / 20 / -5 / 11
16 / Almondsbury / 13 / 3 / 2 / 8 / 17 / 24 / -7 / 11
17 / Malmesbury Victoria / 8 / 3 / 1 / 4 / 14 / 15 / -1 / 10
18 / Ashton & Backwell United / 10 / 2 / 4 / 4 / 9 / 12 / -3 / 10
19 / Calne Town / 9 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 14 / 25 / -11 / 9
20 / Portishead Town / 10 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 13 / 24 / -11 / 9
21 / Corsham Town / 10 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 8 / 19 / -11 / 9
22 / Sherborne Town / 11 / 2 / 2 / 7 / 12 / 24 / -12 / 8