9th August 2026 - Broadwell Amateurs and Tewkesbury Town off to winning starts
Mark Simpson
It’s early days and teams are still finding their feet and with many teams having already dropped points.
At Saw Mills End Longlevens Reserves had their first home game of the season against Broadwell Amateurs and Broadwell had the ball in the net in the 13th minute but Jamie Belfitt was adjudged offside. However, In the 17th minute a Broadwell corner was turned in by Ben Fishwick for 1-0 after a small scramble. Longlevens Reserves responded almost straight away with Fin Rankin finding his way through on goal and chipping Jack Watkins only for the ball to come off the bar. In the second half Longlevens Reserves came close early on when a ball squared by Jack Cornell didn’t quite get the connection it needed by Ali Adachareh and went inches wide. Broadwell controlled much of the game in the second half with a resolute and organised performance which Longlevens Reserves struggled to have an answer for. Broadwell wrapped things up late on when Dan Brain beat his man down the wing and crossed for Fishwick to score his and Broadwell’s second in the 83rd minute for a deserved 2-0 victory. At The Bellfield Frampton United welcomed Totterdown United and it was Totterdown’s captain Ollie Lovell who had the opening chance of the game one-on-one with Harvey Morony who made a good save to deny him. But it was Frampton who opened the scoring in the 35th minute when Freddie Porter slotted the ball home. Larone Sinclair had a good chance for Totts but his header was just wide and up the other end a Marquez free kick hit the outside of the post. Totterdown equalised when Toby Carter headed in from a cross and good play by Frampton’s Aayan Ali created a chance for Freddie Fisher but his shot was saved by Ashley Martin. Jack Waldron was unlucky when his shot thundered against the Frampton crossbar but, on 85 minutes after good interplay the ball was played to Harvey Bain who scored for 2-1 to Frampton. Late in the game Morony made a good save to deny Sinclair’s header and give Frampton three hard earned points. At Cossham Street AFC Mangotsfield Rocks staged a late comeback to earn a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Filton Athletic in a scrappy and fiercely contested encounter with numerous chances at both ends and drama through to the final whistle. The game never really settled into a rhythm with frequent stoppages disrupting play, but both teams still managed to create chances and Filton had a few in the first 20 minutes. Filton took the lead in the 34th minute when Taylor Anderson found space in the box after a great cross from Raf Waugh. The visitors continued to push forward and doubled their lead right on the stroke of half time with Yusef Abdulrahman reacting quickest after a fumble by keeper Alan Ghafoor. Rocks emerged for the second half with renewed determination and began to create chances of their own and the persistence paid off in the 70th minute with a well taken goal by Rowan Smith. The goal shifted momentum firmly in Rock’s favour with Filton defending their lead and looking to threaten on the break. The game remained finely balanced and it was Rocks who equalised on 85 minutes when Toby Waterman volleyed in from 2 yards for 2-2 and a fair result in the end. At Waterwells Quedgeley Wanderers totally dominated Ruardean Hill Rangers, starting brightly and quickly taking control of the game. The opening goal came from Marcus Cornwall who showed excellent prowess and control. Henry Miles doubled the advantage from the penalty spot and Cornwall made it three showing his quality in front of goal. Harry Reynolds produced a great strike for number four and Fin Jenner added the fifth brilliantly beating keeper Ryan Clarke before finding the back of the net. The sixth goal came from Stokes from a thoroughly dominate display from Quedgeley and there was still time for Cornwall to complete his hat-trick, again highlighting his composure in front of goal. So, an excellent attacking display from Quedgeley giving them a 7-0 win. Stoke Gifford SGS United secured their first three points of the season with a dramatic 3-2 win over the University of Bristol. The visitors made a fast start racing into a two-goal lead after just 30 minutes with goals by Jason Pool and Faniki Deche. However, the hosts responded brilliantly before half-time. Tom Manley calmly converted from the penalty spot before Joe Smith followed up with a simple tap in to level the scores going into the break. Stoke Gifford continued their momentum after the interval and completed the turnaround when Harrison found the net to put them 3-2 up. The University pushed hard in search of an equaliser, creating plenty of pressure during the closing stages which was defended resolutely by SGS earning them a hard fought 3-2 win. An eventful afternoon at Everyone’s Energy Kayte Lane stadium between Bishops Cleeve Development and Tewkesbury Town, with a bumper crowd at this local derby, and Cleeve offering attacking intent from the start. The best chance fell to George Cuzner who managed to miss the target when it was easier to score! Tewkesbury also had one chance of note with Llewelyn striking the ball and hitting the crossbar. Cleeve were dealt an early blow in the second half when Danter-Welch’s tackle was deemed reckless and he was sent off. This opened the game up and it was the home side who created the better chances with New and Payne both coming close. The crowd of 158 were left to wait for the 91st minute for the decisive moment when Cleeve failed to clear and Goodwin obliged by tucking the ball away to give Town a 1-0 win. On a straw-coloured pitch at Oldbury Lane Wick took on Chalford who started the game on the front foot pushing Wick back for the opening 5 minutes and sending dangerous crosses into the Wick box. Wick created their first chance on 5 minutes when Tyler Lane broke down the right and sent over a cross which was narrowly missed by everyone. Both teams created chances but the best was for Chalford on 20 minutes when the Wick defence let the ball run and was pounced on by Chalford only for Gigov make a great save. Three minutes late Chalford made another great delivery which drifted wide of the far post, and on 40 minutes Gigov failed to hold a cross but fortunately Chalford scuffed the chance wide. As the half drew to a close Sam Neale saved well down to his right to keep Huxley’s effort out. Wick started the second half the brighter of the two with Lane heading wide, and on 52 minutes Fred Taylor-Fox weaved his way through the Chalford defence but his shot was easily claimed by Neale. The number of Wick’s chances grew, and on the half-hour Huxley shot wide, then a cracking cross from Taylor-Fox found Huxley at the far post but his top corner bound header was brilliantly saved by Neale with the ball falling to Louis Short whose shot cleared the bar. Wick continued to keep Neale busy and he saved on 75 minutes, but shortly after Gigov was in action just winning a leg race to clear a Chalford break. On 82 minutes a great ball found Taylor-Fox whose shot was again brilliantly saved and deep into time added on Chalford nearly stole all three points but Wick managed to clear their corner kick off the line and 0-0 it finished. More Here
