31st August 2025 - Broadwell Amateurs secure win over Bishops Cleeve Development
Mark Simpson
Following a good win in midweek at Tytherington, Bishops Cleeve Development couldn’t take their form up to Broadwell and were well beaten. Sharpness join Frampton at the top on maximum points whilst Quedgeley have made an encouraging start to the campaign. Next week is a break from the league when the first round of the Les James League Cup takes place.
At the Hawthorns Broadwell Amateurs made a fast start against Bishops Cleeve Development talking the lead on three minutes, from a long throw into the box a partial clearance fell and sat up for Kian Skidmore to half volley into the top left corner. There was not much more to the first half , although Cleeve did have a close attempt just past the post. Into the second half which was only 4 minutes old when, after a succession of corners by Skidmore, the final of which was met by Kris Burnard at the back post for 2-0. Like buses you wait for one and a second comes almost straight away and two minutes on a Cleeve clearance fell to Jack Knight 35 yards out and a half volley was dispatched straight over a scrambling Noah Sunter for 3-0. Cleeve pushed on and although they had a decent free-kick off the crossbar and forced a couple of decent saves from Jack Watkins, Well’s defence held strong and 3-0 it remained.
After weeks of hot weather there was a stark contrast in wet and breezy conditions at Arnall Drive for Henbury & Rockleaze against Sharpness, and unfortunately both H&R’s finishing and luck in front of goal didn’t change. H&R started the stronger, but Sharpness edged the first half overall, H&R saw lots of possession in the first 10 minutes without creating any clear cut chances. Sharpness scored the games only goal on 18 minutes when James Tainton strode through the middle of the defence and dispatched his effort past Harry Trett. On 25 minutes Sharks Kieran Bennett struck a volley just wide from the edge of the box and on 29 minutes Trett made his only real save of the game, turning round the post Michael Bryant’s vicious effort. On 34 minutes both teams were reduced to ten, H&R’s Cam Tarr for pulling down his man, and Sharks Kieran Bennett for a headbutt. This sparked H&R into action and Harvey Moran hit the crossbar right on half time with a dipping effort from the corner of the box. The second half was one-way traffic but H&R couldn’t find the equaliser. On 47 minutes Rhys Iles had an attempt well saved by Sharks keeper Pete Dykes and on 61 minutes Nick Jones drive from the edge of the area sailed narrowly wide. On 62 minutes Dykes made a superb save from a Drew Sawdon header and five minutes later Sam Bailey’s 25 yard effort struck the post with Dykes for once well beaten. H&R kept pushing and on 79 minutes thought they had equalised when Iles close range shot looked goal bound only for that man Dykes to make a miracle save! The final act of the game saw Tommy Collins’ effort from distance deflect just wide of the post. Despite being down to nine, from a sin-binning, Sharpness saw out the last few minutes to take the three points 1-0 and join Frampton at the top.
Would a change in the weather bring a change in Wick’s luck or a repeat of last week’s lack-lustre effort. Unfortunately for the Wick crowd it appeared to be the latter against Bromley Heath United when after two minutes a mistake by the Wick centre halves gifted the ball to Bromley’s Jake Millward who made no mistake firing the visitor’s into the lead. The Wick attack broke through the middle on five minutes but Will Ferguson saved well. Things got worse for Wick on nine minutes when after losing the ball in midfield Bromley broke down the right, squaring the ball past Kai Wilson for the on-rushing Jack Waldron to finish into an empty net. Home supporters braced themselves for what looked like another long afternoon, as Bromley continued to look dangerous for most of the half but the home side managed to break on 40 minutes but the shot was straight at Ferguson, however, right on half time Cory Langdon pulled back a goal to give Wick a foot hold in the game. Wick began the second half better than the first, which wasn’t exactly hard! Ten minutes in Wick shot wide but on 65 minutes they drew level with George Lloyd scoring from an acute angle. On 80 minutes Langdon broke down the left only for his shot to be headed clear. It was Langdon again two minutes later but his shot was kept out by Ferguson and 2-2 it ended.
Quedgeley Wanderers (Red) v Hanham Athletic (Green), Images courtesy Peter Langley
Quedgeley Wanderers (Red) v Hanham Athletic (Green), Images courtesy Peter Langley
Quedgeley Wanderers (Red) v Hanham Athletic (Green), Images courtesy Peter Langley
Quedgeley Wanderers (Red) v Hanham Athletic (Green), Images courtesy Peter Langley
Quedgeley Wanderers (Red) v Hanham Athletic (Green) - Images courtesy Peter Langley
Quedgeley Wanderers (Red) v Hanham Athletic (Green), Images courtesy Peter Langley
Quedgeley Wanderers (Red) v Hanham Athletic (Green), Images courtesy Peter Langley
Quedgeley Wanderers (Red) v Hanham Athletic (Green), Images courtesy Peter Langley
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On a wet and windy afternoon at the Stoke Gifford Stadium,Stoke Giford SGS United and Totterdown United played out a five goal thriller. Gifford were in the lead on 15 minutes through Payryk Kosciolek with Totts Ollie Lovell just wide of the goal on 22 minutes. On 25 minutes Harry Ford headed in Gifford’s second. On the half hour Oscar Sealey’s shot was well saved by Totts keeper Ash Martin. Just before half time a Sealey shot ricocheted to Masood Garder and Martin saved the shot with Sealey missing the rebound. On 51 minutes good approach play gave Ford the chance from close range and 3-0 it was. On 65 minutes Chaz Hemmings pulled one back for Totts heading in from a corner, and on 70 minutes he tried to chip Evan Healan from 40 yards. Five minutes from time Marcus Thatcher held off his defender to slot home sealing a 4-1 victory for Gifford.
At Elm Park Filton Athletic took on Tytherington Rocks for a match that unfortunately never went the distance. The game started in heavy rain and the first chance fell to the visitors when a shot from Toby Waterman was well saved by Tom Bradley, with Chris Hillyer blocking Ollie briggs back up. Rocks had another chance when Waterman’s shot was blocked by Jack Willmore and the resulting corner bounced around the Filton box before the incoming shot brought a great save from Tom Bradley. Filton started to eek out some chances, Venables from distance wide and Abdulrahman also from distance. Rocks then drew a good save from Bradley from Briggs’ effort. Filton then struck the bar, Venables deep cross headed goalwards by Cooper. Both teams started the second half creating half chances and Cooper had a big chance on the hour when good wing play by Merrett who put in a low cross towards Cooper, but the ball went under his foot! He didn’t dwell on that because moments later a Dan Payne shot was blocked and Cooper slid the ball home for 1-0. On 75 minutes Rocks Ben Cook went into a strong challenge with Liam Dorman in which Cook got a shoulder injury and couldn’t continue or move so the game was abandoned.
The other match this weekend was Quedgeley Wanderers v Hanham Athletic, both teams started the game with fight wanting
to gain points out of the game. Quedgeley's Fin Jenner had his first shot of the game on target in the 5th minute but
the Hanham keeper saved it. Hanham's first chance of the game came when they were awarded a penalty in the 17th minute
after a foul, however they missed their chance to open the scoreline as Kieran Derbyshire comfortably saved it.
Quedgeley retaliated with on target shots from Fin Jenner and Riley Stokes. Just before the half time whistle, Hanham
found the back of the net when a free kick on the right hand touchline was awarded taken by McKyle Beck but found the
back of the net by Lewis Williams.
Quedgeley came out fighting the second half, determined to equalise. 5 minutes into the second half, Quedgely were
awarded a penalty, this was easily converted by Dylan Venn with a strong strike to the bottom left hand corner. This
started the ball rolling on Quedgeley's scoring when 10 minutes later in the 60th minute deservedly Fin Jenner tapped
the ball in putting Quedgeley into the lead. The result was sealed when in thr 70th minute Fin Jenner produced a
powerful hit into the bottom right hand corner. Quedgeley dominated the 2nd half and came out worthy winners.
