WEST COUNTRY FOOTBALL

Tag: Semington

  • Release the Hounds!

    Release the Hounds!

    The Intro
    The Ground
    The Match
    The Photos

    – Saturday 8th July 2023
    – 14:00 Kick Off
    – Attendance: ~15
    – Distance Travelled: 5 miles
    – Full Photo Gallery

    – Preseason Friendly
    – Whaddon Lane, Hilperton
    – Weather: Cloudy, light rain showers
    – Admission: Free
    – Programme: N/A

    Intro

    Semington went last season without a team representing the village, with Trowbridge Town’s Development side using their Little Marsh pitch for their home matches. The Magpies are back for the 2023/24 season and will take part in the Trowbridge & District League (TDFL) Division 2. 2021/22 ended in a respectable 4th place in Division 1 for Semington; a season during which I saw them thrash Heytesbury FC 5-0 just before Christmas.

    Today’s hosts had a disappointing 22/23 season; finishing one off the bottom of the TDFL Division 2. Only thanks to a disastrous season for Staverton Rangers did they avoid finishing bottom. A campaign to forget saw the Greyhounds only managing wins against teams around them in the league, and suffering some heavy defeats along the way.

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  • Nice as Pies

    Nice as Pies

    Semington Magpies 5 – 0 Heytesbury FC
    Trowbridge & District League – Division One
    Saturday 18th December 2021
    Little Marsh, Semington (view on map)

    Attendance: 5 (headcount)
    Admission: Free
    Weather: Cloudy

    View the full photo gallery HERE

    The Season So Far:

    With only ten teams competing in each Division of the Trowbridge and District League, the season is actually nearly over. In fact the Champions of Division Two have been confirmed already (Seend United). I believe after the League element of the season, the teams then compete in a Spring Cup. Semington Magpies are currently in 5th position, 6 points behind today’s opponents but with 3 games in hand. Last week’s game away at Staverton Rangers was called off due to the rain, and the week before that the Pies crashed out of the Wiltshire Junior Cup to Blunsdon FC of the Swindon and District League (SDFL). Prior to that, however, they managed two impressive away wins against mid-table Marshfield and 2nd place Hilperton United.

    Heytesbury FC have had a mixed time of it recently: Last week they beat Westbury United Reserves away 7-3, and before that also exited the Wiltshire Junior Cup to a SDFL team – KO Plastering. November was a mixed bag too with an 8-0 win over Warminster Town Reserves and a draw against bottom side Freshford. The last meeting between Semington and Heytesbury was another high scoring affair – the latter taking the points with a 6-4 win.

    Semington will therefore be out for revenge today, while the visitors will be looking to make 3rd place theirs.

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