7th November 2026 - Wick end Tewkesbury Town's unbeaten start
Mark Simpson
The last unbeaten run in the League goes with Tewkesbury Town losing to lowly Wick and the first second round match of
the LJLC saw University of Bristol overcome Broadwell Amateurs on penalties.
Finding themselves at the wrong end of the table Wick took on unbeaten Tewkesbury Town at Oldbury Lane hoping to put
a performance on, but their hopes took a dive just three minutes in Wick conceding an own goal following an aerial
challenge. Wick almost equalised a few minutes later following a punch by keeper Seddon the ball falling to Luke
Meacham, but he failed to connect cleanly. The game was end to end with swift football played with great energy and on
12 minutes Wick were awarded a penalty for a foul in the box and Bailey Rudge made no mistake. Around fifteen minutes
Town broke twice and each time keeper Williams produced good saves. A fast-flowing move by Wick on twenty minutes
released Meacham on the right and his low ball into the danger area found Ellis Clarke who forced the ball home for
2-1. The play was fast and furious with each side having goal attempts, Town shoot wide, then Williams saves with his
legs, Wick just fail to get a toe onto a ball across the box, then Wick force Seddon into two good saves. Wow what a
game! Right on half-time Wick failed to clear their lines with Town shooting just wide and in added time Wick shot
from distance but Seddon was comfortably behind it. Tewkesbury were on the front foot for the second half with a
headed effort just wide and although there was still great energy chances were few a far between. On seventy-five
minutes a brilliant cross by Rudge found Densley’s head but the ball just cleared the bar. On 80 Town broke but a
great sliding tackle ended the danger. As the game entered its final stages Tewkesbury threw the kitchen sink at Wick
looking for that equaliser but Wick were dangerous on the break and Seddon made a great save in time added on and then
Wick had a chance to put the game to bed but the post rescued the visitors. A great game of football kept flowing by
Referee Toby Travis and a much needed 2-1 win for Wick.
The first of the LJLC second round matches as two high fliers met at Coombe Dingle with Broadwell Amateurs travelling
to the University of Bristol. The students started with slick passages of football which led to Sebastien Tolosa
opening the scoring following great work by Jake Wintour down the right. Broadwell responded well and grew into the
game and were rewarded when Jamie Creed fired in from a tight angle to equalise. Broadwell were reduced to nine
players shortly before half time with red cards shown for an off the ball incident, following a handball on the line
to stop a certain goal, and after all that, Tolosa had his penalty saved by Chovanac. The second half saw Broadwell
defending resolutely, but were eventually broken down when Wintour volleyed in to restore the students lead. However,
the nine men battled back with Creed scoring his second of the game and despite numerous chances for the hosts, they
couldn’t put the ball in the net meaning a penalty shootout was required to separate the teams. After the students
missed two in a row Broadwell had a kick to win it but, it was saved by Pranav Ganti, who made two more excellent
saves to send the students through to the semi-final.
Back to the League and to Elm Park where Filton Athletic made it back-to-back wins for the first time this season
against Frampton United. Filton should have scored in the first minute when Venables cut inside and his fierce shot
hit the bar. It was one-nil shortly after when Venables was set free down the right and his cut back found Merrett who
turned his marker and finished into the corner. Against the run of play Frampton equalised through Salehbhai whose
initial shot was saved by Bradley but the ball fell straight back to him to slot home. The home team missed several
chances to take the lead and the best was a Tom Fry header which was well saved by Moroney. Filton eventually took the
lead when Venables volleyed across Moroney into the corner. It became 3-1 when a right-wing cross found Merrett at the
back post who volleyed in. Frampton came out flying for the second half and gained a few corners which came to nothing
and Howarth had a great chance to pull one back but was denied by excellent defending by Jack Cole. It became 4-1 and
a hat-trick for Merrett with a composed finish. It was 5-1 shortly after when great work down the right from Quick who
found Venables who finished into the corner. The rout was complete with probably the best of the lot; Hassan nutmegged
his man and backheeled to Fry who found Fraser on the edge of the box to fire home. A comprehensive 6-1 win for
Filton.
At Arnall Drive a very watchable game between Henbury & Rockleaze and Stoke Gifford SGS United. Both teams had
chances early on with Dan Manley heading narrowly over for Gifford on 13 minutes and Harvey Moran shooting over for
H&R on 15. The game came to life on 20 minutes when James Capon headed in for the home side from close range from a
Marcus Williams corner. This was followed by a carbon copy corner in the 28th minute with this time Kane Mannings
heading home. A sin-binning for H&R offered Gifford a chance to get back into the game, but this period was well
managed by the hosts who increased their lead with a swift counter which led to Mannings sweeping the ball home for
3-0. Undeterred by these setbacks Gifford went close through Cheetham on the half hour and a good free kick from Tom
Manley was well saved by Jordan Dunning. Gifford got their reward on 44 minutes when Tyler Dunnell-Luff scored with a
clean strike into the roof of the net from a loose ball. There was still time for H&R to almost increase their lead
when Harvey Moran struck the bar. The first part of the second half was all H&R who had several chances but they were
all thwarted by some good saves from Will Ferguson. Gifford never gave up and found a way right back into the game
when Zac Cheetham made some space to fire home from 15 yards. With Gifford threatening to make it an uncomfortable end
to the game for the hosts James Capon put the game beyond them with a wonderful strike from 40 yards after spotting
Ferguson off his line. From this point H&R managed the game out and were deserved 4-2 winners.
At Norton Lane Totterdown United took on Ruardean Hill Rangers and the game started fairly evenly although Totterdown
dominated most of the play in midfield. There was a nice bit of play which saw Ben Maker free in the box with only
Underwood to beat but he failed to fully control the ball. Totterdown gained some momentum and had the ball in the net
from Lovell who dispatched it well only for the flag to be raised, which caused some uproar because the scorer was in
an onside position – it was a fellow forward who was offside and judged to be interfering with play – debatable! A
tough decision but there you go, sometimes things don’t go for you when you are at the bottom. The second half again
saw Totterdown with more of the ball with a few corners and a bit of sustained pressure which came to nothing and then
Ruardean broke down the left with a Totts defender getting to the ball first only for it to break to Ruardean and a
challenge led to a penalty being given and Mason slotted home for 1-0. Totterdown huffed and puffed and making a few
half chances with the visitors fairly comfortable, and almost went two up with Marr making a great save for Totts. A
debatable win for Ruardean Hill by 1-0 but that is how it goes.
1st November 2026 - University of Bristol takeover top spot
Mark Simpson
Quedgeley Wanderers have lost top spot after losing to new leaders University of Bristol. Although behind on games
Tewkesbury Town remain the only unbeaten side. Chalford and Totterdown United occupy the bottom two spaces, neither
having won a game.
At Waterwells the current top two, Quedgeley Wanderers and University of Bristol, met in a game which Quedgeley
started brightly with Harry Reynolds coming close after ten minutes with a 30-yard effort narrowly missing the target.
The University responded in the 22nd minute when Seb Tolosa unleashed a rocket that left the crossbar bouncing! The
students struck first from a corner in the 27th minute, the ball falling to Toby Swift who worked himself some space
before firing past Steve Sparrow. UoB continued to threaten and got their second through Tolosa. QW felt they should
have been given a chance to get back into the game when Tom de Quincy Adams was brought down in the box but their
penalty appeals were waved away. The second half got off to a difficult start for Wanderers with the students scoring
quickly through Jacob Wintour to extend their lead. QW took a quick 78th minute free kick which struck a Bristol
player and fell kindly for them to breakaway and score their fourth goal through Ethan Earnshaw. QW continued to push
forward and were rewarded with a consolation when Alfie Pledger found the net, and they also had noticeable chances
for Jenner, de Quincy Adams and Stokes but were unable to take them, and the students took top spot with a 4-1 win.
At Saw Mills End Longlevens Reserves played with more confidence against Stoke Gifford SGS United than they had the
previous week. The first 15 minutes were all Longlevens, keeping the ball well and moving it with conviction. This
resulted in their first goal with great build up down the wing and the ball delivered in to Leo Marsden-Green to
neatly finish. The game continued in the same vein with the second coming to Jack Beardsell who drilled the ball in
through a crowded area. Gifford never gave up and created a few breakaways but with nothing to show. Levens third came
from Finlay Rankin whose shot swerved left and right and sailed into the top corner. Gifford started the second half
showing more about themselves but the home side weathered the brief storm and scored a fourth when Jack Cornell was
fed through and Theo Bevan supporting, knocked the ball in for Marsden-Green to get his second. With 8 minutes to go
Rankin got a well deserved second after rounding the keeper and a minute later Rankin got his hat-trick, then from a
free kick headed in his fourth. With the game effectively finished within the first 20 minutes of the second half
Levens kept the play moving around to see out a 7-0 victory.
Towards the bottom few where Wick were the visitors to the Ruardean Rec. to take on Ruardean Hill Rangers and within
five minutes a snap shot came in which Underwood clawed off the line only for Bayley Rudge to tap in at the far post
to give Wick the lead. Hill almost found an equaliser when Max Telling got the ball through to Jordan Barrett whose
shot was narrowly over. On 18 minutes the equaliser came when a through ball from Telling found Ollie Mason who
squared to Luke Brown, whose first shot was charged down but he scored on the rebound. On 28 minutes a Mason corner
found Telling’s head which found Wick’s net for 2-1. Around 40 minutes Brown made a great run from his own half and
found Telling, but Hayden Williams made a great save and then a cross by Wick’s Tyler Lane found Rudge whose header
clipped the top of the crossbar. Seven minutes into the second half a great ball by Charlie Mason found Brown at the
front post to make it 3-1, and on 68 a flick on landed in Alex Stephens path, and he buried it into the bottom corner
for 4-1. With five minutes to go Underwood made a great penalty save to his right from Rudge who hit the rebound over.
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At Highfield Road Chalford took on AFC Mangotsfield Rocks and before kick off a poignant moment when all players,
officials and supporters joined for a minutes’ silence for Rich. Davis a Chalford supporter who recently passed away.
Both sides started the match strongly looking to get on the front foot early on, but it was the visitor’s who took the
lead from a corner. Chalford enjoyed the majority of possession playing some good football, but found themselves two
down on 32 minutes with a bobble on the pitch that caused problems for keeper Henry Owen allowing Mangotsfield to get
a second. Despite the setback, Chalford continued to push forward and came agonisingly close when Harry’s header from
a corner crashed against the crossbar. Chalford’s pressure was rewarded just before the break when a superb cross by
Evanson found Craig Mills whose header was pushed away by Baker only for Harry to tap home. The second half started
fairly evenly with the home side pushing for the equaliser and the visitors remaining a threat on the counter.
Chalford were almost caught out when Rocks found a way through but Mills produced a superb recovery run to clear off
the line. Chalford refused to give up and were rewarded in time added on when Ben Pring scored at the back post from a
free kick, and Chalford almost scored a winner when Rocks somehow cleared Harry’s goal bound effort. So, 2-2 it ended,
a decent point for both teams.
Bishops Cleeve Development were the visitors to The Bellfield to play Frampton United and it was Cleeve who dominated
the first half and got to the half time break with a 1-0 lead after Harry Davis tapped in a cross. The second half
was a more balanced affair and Cleeve should have increased their lead when Sam Smith put in a good cross but Cuzner
blasted the ball high. Frampton’s Ubaid Salehbhaid created himself a good chance after beating a couple of defenders,
but his shot was well saved by Cheal. After a period of pressure Frampton equalised from an Espada corner which Matt
Halsey headed on for Joe Rowsell to head home and the game ended a 1-1 draw.
At the Hawthorns Broadwell Amateurs took on Tewkesbury Town who took an early lead following a long ball in behind
which Roder latched onto following a slip by Aidan Creighton to finish low into the corner. Broadwell equalised
shortly after when a decent cross by Dan Brain allowed Jamie Creed to head over Seddon for 1-1, but right-on half-time
Tewkesbury took the lead with a good low cross which Llewelyn got in front of his man to flick past Phil Chovenac for
2-1. There were chances for both sides early into the second half but then Tewkesbury were reduced to ten for the last
20 minutes for two needless yellows, and with Broadwell pushing for the equaliser, Tewkesbury sat back compact and
then hit Broadwell quick on the break with a good combination to set Cronin off to finish low into the corner for a
3-1 win.
At Elm Park, Filton Athletic played Henbury & Rockleaze in a match which Filton started the game in dominant form for the first 25 minutes and should have been 2-0 up in that time but for narrow misses from Fraser Venables.
Henbury took the lead against the run of play in the way of James Capon flick on from a corner on the half hour mark, with some debate about it being an own goal.
This seemed to unsettle Filton and they couldn’t get back to playing well and were forced into an early change with Ash Thomas being replaced by Said Hussain through an injury. Henbury had two chances to extend their lead but for outstanding saves by Filton’s Tom Bradley in goal.
to keep it 0-1 at th break.
The half time talk resulted in Filton coming out and getting back to dominating possession. Kieran Daniels replaced Tom Fry at Left Back on 55 minutes. Filton were creating chances but weren’t clinical enough to capitalise.
A change in formation to 4-4-2 with Freddie Fraser and Taylor Anderson being replaced by Raphael Waugh and Dylan Quick with 30 minutes to go proved to be a master stroke as Henbury couldn’t cope with the strong pairing of Waugh and Kieran Cooper up front. Filton were knocking on the door and equalised through Raphael Waugh taking the ball around the keeper to level the scores around 70 minutes with the trademark backflip celebration from Waugh. Filton were pushing for the win and in turn allowed Henbury to break quickly on a couple of occasions but were denied the lead again through strong defending and a save from the towering Bradley.
Filton, still dominating possession, continued to have chances and on 85 minutes took the lead when Kieran Cooper was slotted through and took the chance under pressure. Liam Dorman replaced Cooper to bolster up the midfield and hold on to a very well deserved 3 points.
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