– Date: Saturday 3rd January 2026– Kick Off: 15:00– Attendance: 1577– Distance Travelled: 110 miles – Competition: Southern League – Premier South– Venue: New Meadow Park | GL2 5HD– Weather: Cold, sunny– Admission: £10 (Online, Blue Light Card discount)– Programme: Didn’t buy The Intro Both of these teams ended 2025 with defeat. Gloucester went downContinue reading “Eye of the Tigers”
Category Archives: Southern League
Nil by Mouth.
– Tuesday 9th April 2024– 19:45 Kick Off– Attendance: 157– Distance Travelled: 10 miles – Southern League – Division One South– Meadow Lane, Westbury– Weather: Windy– Admission: Free (name on the gate)– Programme: £2 Intro The postponement of United’s game at Larkhall Athletic on April Fool’s Day has left them with just the 6 gamesContinue reading “Nil by Mouth.”
Better Yate Than Never.
– Tuesday 30th January 2024– 19:45 Kick Off– Attendance: 227– Distance Travelled: 50 miles– Full Photo Gallery – Southern League – Division One South– Lodge Road, Yate– Weather: Cold– Admission: £12– Programme: £2 Intro It wasn’t so long ago that Yate Town looked destined for a battle to remain in the Southern League. However theContinue reading “Better Yate Than Never.”
Hammer Time
Westbury United 1 – 4 Shepton Mallet AFC Saturday 23rd July 2022 Preseason – Friendly 15:00 Kick Off Meadow Lane, Westbury Attendance: c100 (estimate) Cloudy, warm, breezy Full Photo Gallery Admission: £ FREE Intro A successful first season in the Hellenic League Premier Division (after a lateral movement from the Western League) saw Westbury UnitedContinue reading “Hammer Time”
Rockin’ Robins
Frome Town 3 – 0 Willand RoversSouthern League – Division One SouthSaturday 11th December 2021Badgers Hill, Frome (view on map) Attendance: 377Admission: £10Weather: Drizzle View the full photo gallery HERE The Season So Far: My first Southern League game of the season sees me head 8 miles south and across the border into Somerset. FromeContinue reading “Rockin’ Robins”
Watch your Mouth!
Avonmouth FC 1 – 2 Bristol Manor FarmPreseason Friendly Sunday 11th July 2021King George V Recreation Ground, Avonmouth (view on map) Attendance: c120 (Head count)Admission: FreeWeather: Overcast/Rain View the full photo gallery HERE The Season So Far: Avonmouth FC currently play in the Premier Division of the Bristol and Suburban League – a feeder leagueContinue reading “Watch your Mouth!”
A Game of Two Halves
Melksham Town 2 – 2 AFC TottonSouthern League – Division One South Saturday 23rd November 2019Oakfield Stadium, MelkshamAttendance: 362 The Season So Far: This bottom of the table clash will be Melksham’s first game in 2 weeks after last week’s game away at Bideford was postponed due to a bad accident on the M5 preventingContinue reading “A Game of Two Halves”
Paulton Rovers 1 – 2 Frome Town
Paulton Rovers 1 – 2 Frome TownSouthern League Challenge Cup – 1st Round Tuesday 3rd October 2017Winterfield Road, PaultonAttendance: 168 The Visit: It always seemed odd to me that the village of Paulton in Somerset is frequently addressed as “Paulton, Bristol” – Bristol being a good 15 miles away along some scenic country roads. PerhapsContinue reading “Paulton Rovers 1 – 2 Frome Town”
Bristol Manor Farm 2 – 1 Larkhall Athletic
Bristol Manor Farm 2 – 1 Larkhall AthleticSouthern League – Division One West Monday 28th August 2017The Creek, BristolAttendance: 249 The Visit: As if I needed any more persuasion to go to this match. Three day weekend, glorious sunshine and a new ground to visit. The icing on the cake was half-price entry on showingContinue reading “Bristol Manor Farm 2 – 1 Larkhall Athletic”
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