WEST COUNTRY FOOTBALL

Tag: May

  • Power Rangers.

    Power Rangers.

    The Intro
    The Ground
    The Match
    The Photos

    – Saturday 10th May 2025
    – 14:00 Kick Off
    – Attendance: ~40
    – Distance Travelled: 28 miles
    – Full Photo Gallery

    – Mid-Somerset League – Division Two
    – Norton Hill Recreation Ground, Midsomer Norton
    – Weather: Sunny, warm
    – Admission: Free
    – Programme: N/A

    Intro

    Today’s is the final game in Division Two of the Mid-Somerset League. Odd Down AFC Development are top, but just one point ahead of Meadow Rangers. A draw won’t be enough for Rangers due to Odd Down’s superior goal difference, so they’ll have no choice but to come out all guns blazing looking for the win today. This league of just 8 teams has been dominated by the two aforementioned teams who are 13 and 15 points ahead of today’s visitors in 3rd place.

    Meadow Rangers got off to a great start; winning 3 (away) games in a row, before a surprising 2-2 draw at Farrington Gurney – the team who will finish 6th this season. And their only loss would be in their home clash with Odd Down Development. Rangers got their revenge in April, beating the Bath-based side 3-0 in the reverse fixture.

    Frome Town United absorbed Mells & Vobster FC at the beginning of this season, although the firsts and reserves still play their home games at Mells Recreation Ground. The Reserve team lost their opening 3 matches before going on a run of 3 consecutive league wins. Ultimately the top 2 teams were too strong and left the chasing pack in their collective wake.

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  • Tor Guide.

    Tor Guide.

    The Intro
    The Ground
    The Match
    The Photos

    – Saturday 18th May 2024
    – 15:00 Kick Off
    – Attendance: 118
    – Distance Travelled: 62 miles
    – Full Photo Gallery

    – Somerset County League – Division Two
    – Abbeymoor Stadium, Glastonbury
    – Weather: Rain showers, some sun
    – Admission: £3
    – Programme: N/A

    Intro

    A successful season for Glastonbury has seen them promoted to Division One of the Somerset County League in 2nd place, behind Imperial FC. After a couple of seasons finishing mid-table, The Dollies convincingly secured their promotion losing just 3 league games so far. They got off to a great start; winning their opening 5 league games and not losing until November. Oddly their most recent game, last Saturday, was away at the temporary home of today’s opponents in Tunley. That game ended in a close 2-2 draw.

    A repeat of that score line won’t help Chew Magna; they need a win to have any chance of sneaking into the 3rd promotion spot and joining Glastonbury in Division One next season. They will also need Congresbury to fail to win today against Hutton. Should Magna win and Congresbury draw, the former will be promoted on goal difference. There may well be some tired legs in the Yellows’ ranks as they played on Thursday night – a vital 3-0 away win at relegated Cheddar Reserves.

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  • Like A Tun Of Bricks.

    Like A Tun Of Bricks.

    The Intro
    The Ground
    The Match
    The Photos

    – Monday 6th May 2024
    – 15:00 Kick Off
    – Attendance: ~20
    – Distance Travelled: 28 miles
    – Full Photo Gallery

    – Somerset County League – Division Three
    – Tunley Recreation Centre, Tunley
    – Weather: Sunny, becoming drizzly
    – Admission: Free
    – Programme: N/A

    Intro

    It’s been a season to forget for Tunley Athletic who have lost all 25 of their league games so far. Today represents their final chance to win a point and reduce their minus-136 goal difference. The Miners also finished bottom last season – although they did win a few matches – so presumably aren’t necessarily doomed to demotion to the Mid-Somerset League. On Saturday they managed a goal against promoted Sporting Weston, but unfortunately conceded 9. They had to wait until their 7th game of the season before managing to find the back of the net – 2 goals against St George Easton-in-Gordano. Athletic have lost to Draycott twice already this season – in the League Cup where the side from near Cheddar won 6-0, before Draycott won 4-1 in the league in March.

    Draycott are 10th in this league of 14 sides, and are currently on a run of 3 successive defeats. However before that they won 4 in a row, rounding off with an impressive 4-1 away win at league champions Sporting Weston. Like todays opponents, Draycott have been on the receiving end of some heavy defeats this season, including an 11-2 thrashing at St George Easton-in-Gordano, and an 8-2 loss to Cutters Friday. Interestingly Draycott finished in 10th position last season. With 3 games left to play they could only realistically finish as high as 9th this time round.

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  • Brute Force.

    Brute Force.

    The Intro
    The Ground
    The Match
    The Photos

    – Saturday 4th May 2024
    – 14:00 Kick Off
    – Attendance: ~20
    – Distance Travelled: 40 miles
    – Full Photo Gallery

    – Yeovil & District League – Division One
    – Jubilee Park, Bruton
    – Weather: Sunny, mild
    – Admission: Free
    – Programme: N/A

    Intro

    The Yeovil & District League Division One consists of 11 teams. Bruton United are currently in 7th and I presume safe from relegation. All the same it doesn’t appear to have been a particularly memorable campaign for United with a poor goal difference in the league, and not much success in any cup competition. 5 of their 7 league wins have actually come since the turn of the year; 2 consecutive victories in September were the only 3 point hauls they could manage between August and December of last year.

    Team Gryphon Reserves have had a better time of it and find themselves in 3rd place, but (I’m not sure how many teams will be promoted) I don’t think they’ll make promotion this time around. Their recent form has been a bit patchy with them holding league champions Templecombe Rovers to a 1-1 draw, but also losing to bottom side Pen Mill Athletic.

    The reverse of this fixture, back in October, ended in a 4-1 win for Team Gryphon.

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  • Clutton For Punishment.

    Clutton For Punishment.

    CLUTTON FC 0 – 3 CHILCOMPTON SPORTS

    The Intro
    The Ground
    The Match
    The Photos

    – Saturday 6th May 2023
    – 15:00 Kick Off
    – Attendance: c54
    – Full Photo Gallery

    – Somerset County League – Premier Division
    – Warwick Fields, Clutton
    – Weather: Overcast, Mild
    – Admission: Free

    Intro

    Somerset County League champions Chilcompton Sports stormed to the league title, only losing 2 games along the way, and will beat Wells City Reserves to top spot by at least 10 points. Bizarrely Sports got off to a terrible start; losing 5-0 to Clevedon United on the opening day of the campaign, but then didn’t lose again in the league until April. They are also on course for a double as they will face off against Middlezoy Rovers in the final of the League Cup on Wednesday coming.

    Clutton will need to beat Watchet Town next weekend to ensure their place in the Premier Division next season. A victory would send former Western League side Chard Town down to Division One in their place. In midweek The Swans managed a hard-fought and much needed 1-0 win over Fry Club. Before that they suffered heavy defeats to nil against Ilminster Town, Wells Reserves and Stockwood Wanderers. Oddly, the 6-0 loss to Stockwood came directly after Clutton won the reverse fixture 3 days earlier.

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  • Frozen Peas

    Frozen Peas

    Peasedown Albion 0 – 3 Victoria Sports
    Dimmock Green Cup – Semi-Final
    Saturday 22nd May 2021
    Peasedown Recreation Ground (view on map)
    (Home of Peasedown Miners’ Welfare – Neutral Venue)
    Attendance: ~60 (head count)
    Admission: Free

    View the full photo gallery HERE

    The Season So Far:

    Both these teams play in the Mid-Somerset League Premier Division. Albion are based in Peasedown St John – a large village just outside of Bath, while the visitors today are from the town of Street; famous for Clarks shoes. The prematurely finished season saw Peasedown finish 7th out of 10 having played just 5 games, while Sports had played 8 and found themselves in 4th position.

    The Dimmock Green Cup was arranged to compensate for a lack of games and Albion have almost a perfect record on their journey to the semi-finals; only failing to win in a 1-1 draw against Weston FC. A week ago, in the last 8 they beat Wells City A on penalties. By comparison, Victoria Sports suffered one defeat and played out a 1-1 draw against the aforementioned Wells City A team. An away win over Cam Valley saw them reach the semi-finals.

    In theory this should be a close encounter between two teams with good records so far in this strange post-season period.

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