– Date: Friday 1st August 2025– Kick Off: 19:30– Attendance: 207– Distance Travelled: 68 miles– Full Photo Gallery – Competition: SW Peninsula League – East Div.– Venue: The Recreation Ground | TQ12 2AR– Weather: Sunny, mild– Admission: £6– Programme: ? The Intro Tonight sees the meeting of two teams that have consistently finished in theContinue reading “Spur of the Moment.”
Tag Archives: August
El Dorado.
– Saturday 17th August 2024– 15:00 Kick Off– Attendance: 38– Distance Travelled: 16 miles– Full Photo Gallery – South West Peninsula League – East Division– Haye Road, Plymstock– Weather: Cloudy, breezy– Admission: £6– Programme: £1 Intro Last season saw a mid-table finish for Elburton Villa who finished 8th out of 17. They had a decentContinue reading “El Dorado.”
Taking Stock.
– Saturday 3rd August 2024– 15:00 Kick Off– Attendance: ~40– Distance Travelled: 45 miles– Full Photo Gallery – Somerset County League – Premier Division– Stockwood Lane, Bristol– Weather: Sunny, warm– Admission: £2– Programme: N/A Intro Last season Stockwood Wanderers finished 5th; just inside the potential promotion places. As it was, only Mendip Broadwalk were promotedContinue reading “Taking Stock.”
Call it a Draw.
– Tuesday 22nd August 2023– 19:45 Kick Off– Attendance: 32– Distance Travelled: 42 miles– Full Photo Gallery – Western League – Division One– BTRA Sports Ground, Bristol– Weather: Sunny, mild.– Admission: £6– Programme: £1 Intro Saturday saw Bristol Telephones beat Hallen 1-0 in an away win that was the latest result in a topsy-turvy beginningContinue reading “Call it a Draw.”
Border Control.
– Saturday 19th August 2023– 14:00 Kick Off– Attendance: ~110– Distance Travelled: 74 miles– Full Photo Gallery – Welsh Cup – 2nd Qualifying Round– Larkfield Park, Chepstow– Weather: Sunny spells– Admission: £6– Programme: Free Intro These two teams coincidentally faced each other just 4 days ago as they played out a 2-2 draw over atContinue reading “Border Control.”
Rocky Road.
– Sunday 6th August 2023– 14:00 Kick Off– Attendance: ~45– Distance Travelled: 54 miles– Full Photo Gallery – Preseason Friendly– Cockrams, Shaftesbury– Weather: Sunny Spells– Admission: Free– Programme: N/A Intro An impressive 22/23 season in the Dorset Women’s League in which they only lost 2 games, means promotion to tier 6 for Shaftesbury. They’ll beContinue reading “Rocky Road.”
Green About The Gills.
– Saturday 5th August 2023– 15:00 Kick Off– Attendance: 32– Distance Travelled: 49 miles– Full Photo Gallery – Western League – Division One– Woodwater Lane, Gillingham– Weather: Rain– Admission: £6.50– Programme: £1 Intro An inauspicious start to the burgeoning season has seen Gillingham Town lose both of their 2 matches so far, conceding 4 goalsContinue reading “Green About The Gills.”
Out of Gas
BRISTOL ROVERS 1 – 1 SHREWSBURY TOWN Saturday 27th August 2022 League 1 15:00 Kick Off The Memorial Stadium, Bristol Attendance: 8,570 Sunny and Warm Admission: £28 Intro Rovers secured promotion to League 1 in dramatic style at the end of last season – beating relegated Scunthorpe United by the required 7 goals to goContinue reading “Out of Gas”
Battle Royale.
ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT TOWN 1 – 1 WINDSOR FC Saturday 6th August 2022 FA Cup – Extra Preliminary Round 15:00 Kick Off Gerard Buxton Sports Ground, Royal Wootton Bassett Attendance: 119 Sunny and Warm Full Photo Gallery Admission: £6 Intro A fixture with regality written all over it marks the 2nd game of the seasonContinue reading “Battle Royale.”
Mashed to a Polp.
Polperro AFC 5 – 1 Sticker AFC ReservesSt Piran League – East DivisionSaturday 21st August 2021Killigarth, Polperro (view on map) Attendance: c36Admission: FreeWeather: Misty, showers, some sun View the full photo gallery HERE The Season So Far: The St Piran League acts as a feeder league to the South West Peninsula League. I was originallyContinue reading “Mashed to a Polp.”
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