Tag: March

Radstock Town 2 – 1 Portishead Town
Western League – Division One
Saturday 5th March 2022
Southfields, Radstock (view on map)

Attendance: 67
Admission: £5
Weather: Cold, windy

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The Season So Far:

5th place Radstock Town, occupying the last play-off spot in the Western League Division One, were game-less last weekend (presumably due to the odd number of teams in the division this season). The newsworthy storms put pay to their game against Oldland Abbotonians the previous week so we have to go back to the 12th February for the Miners’ last league fixture: a somewhat surprising 2-0 home loss to mid-table Hengrove Athletic. Recent form has been pretty inconsistent: a 6-1 defeat here, a 7-1 victory there, but they remain well placed for the play-offs and potential promotion to the Premier Division. Les Phillips Cup action midweek at home to Gillingham Town was called off due to a waterlogged pitch so today is the Miners’ first game in 3 weeks.

Today’s opponents are down in 17th position (out of 21) but with a handful of games in hand over several of their near rivals. They are probably safe from relegation, however, being 9 points clear of Bristol Telephones who occupy the highest relegation spot (although even these teams aren’t necessarily doomed to relegation). An impressive 4-1 win over Almondsbury last weekend was followed by a 3-0 defeat away at Premier Division Ashton and Backwell United in the Les Phillips Cup on Tuesday The reverse of today’s fixture, back in September, saw Radstock emerge victorious at Portishead’s Bristol Road ground. Radstock may be a tad rusty having not played a game in 21 days, while Portishead come into today’s match off the back of a heavy defeat.