29th March 2026 - Hanham win big at Stoke Gifford
Mark Simpson
Sharpness maintained top spot with a win over Bishops Cleeve but Filton’s 12 match winning run was ended with a
stalemate at Frampton and two points dropped. Hanham, Tytherington and Totterdown all won at the bottom but
Tytherington have games in hand and Hanham are still 5 points adrift of safety.
Stoke Gifford SGS United took on Hanham Athletic on a dry sunny and windy afternoon. Playing with a strong wind
behind them Hanham edged the opening exchanges and took the lead after 30 minutes, a soft free kick was conceded by
Gifford and Liam Maggs stepped up to hit a screamer into the top corner from 30 yards. Gifford rallied but were unable
to create any threat to the Hanham goal. Hanham almost went two up on the stroke of half time when Jay Vile’s 40-yard
effort was tipped onto the bar by Taylor Smith and out for a corner. Within minutes of the restart Maggs bagged his
and Hanham’s second firing home unchallenged from the edge of the box. On the hour Maggs completed his hat-trick
calmly slotting home from inside the box after Gifford failed to clear their lines and the game was put well out of
Gifford’s reach on 80 minutes when Jordan Rickman poked home following a scramble in the box. And, a somewhat
unexpected 4-0 win for Hanham.
On a bright and blustery day at Arnall Drive those present witnessed a real game of two halves between Henbury &
Rockleaze and Ruardean Hill Rangers. The visitors were two up in three minutes after two uncharacteristic mistakes by
Harry Trett in the H&R goal. Firstly after just 70 seconds Ruardean had a free kick fully 45 yards out and with Trett
anticipating a long cross, he was out of position allowing Charley Mason to hit the free kick down the middle of the
goal with the stranded keeper unable to get back in time, and then on three minutes a 20 yard effort by Oli Mason was
allowed to squirm under the body of the H&R custodian for what was a dream start for Ruardean. Both sides settled into
the game although the wind was affecting how both sides could play, on 32 minutes a Mitch Griffiths free kick was well
gathered by Trett and H&R went up the other end to force a number of corners with this pressure eventually paying off
with Jordan Buckett scoring a thunderbolt header from Marcus Williams corner 5 minutes before the break. The second
half was dominated by H&R without them creating too many clear chances until the final twenty minutes. They equalised
on 73 minutes when Drew Sawdon headed in at the back post from Nick Jones cross. In time added on Joe Hodon struck a
dipping 20 yard shot which Chovanec in the Ruardean goal did well to tip over. From the resulting corner Sawdon struck
the crossbar after an almighty melee in the box with Ruardean managing to clear just as the full-time whistle went. An
entertaining 2-2 draw a fair outcome even if it was spoiled by the breezy conditions.
At Northway, Tewkesbury Town hosted a Quedgeley Wanderers side looking for revenge after a one-side result earlier in
the season. Town started brightly and it was somewhat against the run of play that QW took the lead when a home
throw-in was turned over well into the QW half and a simple forward ball played into space allowed Stokes to score
with a easy finish. To Tewkesbury’s credit they made a steady stream of attacks without really troubling Sparrow in
the visitor’s goal, and the equaliser eventually came when from a corner Scott Nicholls scored on the swivel. A few
half chances were created before the break when Nathan Newland-Galloway maybe should have done better with a header
for Town and QW missing a chance from 6 yards. After the break the wind picked up and both teams struggled to control
play and home keeper James Holder made two crucial saves to keep the scores level. With a number of fouls being
committed by the home team it inevitably meant more chances for QW and the winning goal was easily avoidable for Town,
as a throw in was once more dispossessed and Quedgeley reacted quicker leaving Miles to make a tidy finish into the
bottom corner with less than five minutes remaining. A tough defeat for Tewkesbury whose good recent form seems to
have temporarily deserted them but it was a good 2-1 win for Quedgeley.
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Sharpness knew they would be in for a tough encounter against Bishops Cleeve Development at Hamfields and it was
Cleeve who made the better start and were awarded a free kick 30 yards out but Moss’s effort was saved by Dykes.
Cleeve then had a corner on 20 minutes but Ellerton couldn’t direct his header on target. Sharpness came more into the
game midway through the half; a Palmer free kick was met by the head of Bryant but Sunter made a great save. The
Sharks broke the deadlock on 32 minutes Devon Morgan doing well on the left and crossing into the box, but Cleeve only
half cleared and Hemmings was able to poke the loose ball home. Cleeve created another chance when Debonis robbed
Thomas and sent Ellerton through who in turn found Cuzner who blazed over. Cleeve scored just before the break when a
free kick wide out was only cleared to the edge of the box and Gardiner hit an effort which struck the post with Long
on hand to knock the ball into an empty net. The Sharks however responded brilliantly and retook the lead right on the
stroke of half time when Priday’s long throw in was flicked on by Bryant and Bennett reacted quickest to flick the
ball in off the post. Sharpness grabbed a third early in the second half when a free kick from deep was met by a melee
of players from both teams including Sunter with the ball looping back towards goal and Brad Gibbs was able to nod
into an unguarded goal. The game became rather scrappy as the half went on and Cleeve created a couple of
opportunities with long range efforts but Smith and Dante-Welch were both denied by Dykes. Sharpness had to dig deep
late on with the dismissal of Palmer but they held on for a hard fought 3-1 victory.
At a windy Bellfield Frampton United hosted an in-form Filton Athletic in what could be described as a good game for
the neutrals as it was end to end right from the start, but neither side finding a clear-cut chance to win the game.
Frampton’s first effort came after good interplay, with Harry Churchley’s cross met by Will Hawes but his volley went
wide. Trey Merrett had a couple of chances but was thwarted by Tom Kaye who made a good save blocking a shot and just
after half time Merrett turned a defender and tried to lob Kaye but he just managed to get a hand to it. Filton’s
Freddie Fraser was unlucky after a bit of a goalmouth scramble, his shot coming back off Kaye and over the bar.
Finally, a Henry Driver-Dickerson shot from the edge of the box was well saved by Tom Bradley to finish the game 0-0
in an even contest.
At Pomphrey Hill Bromley Heath United played Totterdown United in a contest that both teams started well, but it was
Bromley who created an early chance to take the lead when imposing centre half Ben O’Brien hit the Totterdown crossbar
from a set-piece routine. Totterdown started to take control of the midfield with Frank Tobin and Aaron Price looking
particularly good in possession and they started to create chances and the lively Ollie Lovell was unlucky not to
score when his well hit shot went just wide. A few minutes later Jack Waldron did the same for Bromley after a
brilliant turn. The half finished with another good Lovell chance saved by Ferguson. Straight from the second half
kick-off Ollie Hanham crossed the ball from the left-hand touchline and saw it loop over Tom Hand and into the
net for 1-0. Bromley’s lead did not last long and on the hour, it was the dangerous Ollie Lovell who cut inside
Bromley’s full back to equalise with a shot from a tight angle. This seemed to spur Totterdown to look for a winner
with George Saunders going close on a couple of occasions and it was a defensive mistake that gifted them a goal in
the end, with Tobin putting them ahead. Bromley tried to respond but couldn’t wrestle back control and Totterdown went
further ahead a minute from time again, Bromley gifting them a chance by losing the ball on the edge of the area
allowing Saunders to rifle home and complete a very good 3-1 win.
At Hardwicke, Tytherington Rocks were looking to build on their midweek win and were up against Wick, who hadn’t won
in their last three outings and were hoping for a change in fortune. The strong wind blowing across the pitch made for
an untidy game where pragmatism and the playing conditions were the order of the day. The first half saw chances for
both teams but neither keeper was troubled and it remained goalless. The game opened up slightly in the second half
and it was The Rocks who created the majority of the pressure, eventually breaking the deadlock on 75 minutes when
Matt Hughes pounced on a loose ball to drive into the net past Mason Hawkins’. Wick pushed for an equaliser for the
remainder of the match and hit a post from a header after a counter attack with 10 minutes left but The Rocks held out
for a 1-0 win and secured their second win and second clean sheet on the bounce.
A bright, sunny afternoon at Highfield Way set the stage for a crucial clash between Chalford and Broadwell Amateurs, with
the visitors sitting just one place above in the league table. Chalford knew the importance of the occasion and
started with real intent. Chalford’s early pressure paid off in the 18th minute when Andrew Maryon found the breakthrough, finishing confidently
to give the hosts a deserved 1–0 lead. The remainder of the half was a scrappy affair. Both sides carved out chances, but neither managed to take control of
the game. It wasn’t the prettiest football, yet Chalford held their advantage heading into the break.
Broadwell came out firing after the restart, putting Chalford under sustained pressure. Eventually, that pressure told
when Creed levelled the score, making it 1–1 and setting up a tense final half-hour.
Chances became scarce as both teams battled hard in midfield, but Chalford gradually regained momentum. Their
persistence was rewarded when Cam Kerr struck to restore the lead, sparking celebrations around Highfield Way.
With Broadwell pushing bodies forward in search of another equaliser, space opened up for Chalford on the counter. In
the final five minutes, Cross broke away after a sweeping move and found himself clean through, only to drag his
effort narrowly past the post. Despite that missed opportunity, Chalford saw out the remaining moments with composure. The whistle blew on a hard
earned and fully deserved 2–1 victory,
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22nd March 2026 - Bishops Cleeve Development stun Frampton
Mark Simpson
Bishops Cleeve defeating Frampton, yes, I can see that, but 7-1 was a result I would have never have thought
possible. Another five-goal demolition of another of the bottom group sees Sharpness stay top, but Filton
maintained pressure on Sharpness with a twelfth victory in a row.
A bumper crowd at Kayte Lane on a glorious Saturday afternoon saw Bishops Cleeve Development rampant
against Frampton United. It took the home side five minutes to open the scoring as George Cuzner opened his
account. Cleeve continued to dominate but it was Frampton who scored next from a free kick finding Matt Halsey free
. Ellerton continued his scoring run to put Cleeve back in front and goal number three followed a foul on
Ellerton with Monty New scoring. Cleeve were in the mood for goals and skipper Danter-Welch added a goal
from a beautiful corner routine. The goal of the game followed with Gardiner lobbing Adam Clark from 40 yards.
The second half would naturally calm down in front of goal, however, Cleeve added a further two goals early
on with Cuzner scoring a tap in and Harry Davis scoring from another corner routine with a delightfully
placed strike for a 7-1 Bishops Cleeve win.
At the Lawns Cribbs Reserves, after a midweek win were hoping to upset League leaders Sharpness, but it was
the visitors who took the lead on 7 minutes when Ben Hemmings converted a penalty. A depleted Cribbs side
responded well and played some good football but only created half-chances. On 34 minutes Kier Bennett
latched onto a through ball and slotted past Jude Brown to double the visitor’s advantage. Five minutes
before the break a point blank save by Brown kept Cribbs in the match but moments later home skipper Andy
Forward saw red for an off the ball incident which tended to undo Cribbs hard work as on 48 minutes Mike
Bryant made it 3-0 for the Sharks. The ten men of Cribbs still managed to play some neat football and got a
deserved goal when a pin-point cross from Abdul Bangoura was headed home by James Capon. However, Sharpness
immediately responded when Alfie Jones restored the three-goal advantage and Will Tainton finished a fine
passing move to complete the scoring making it a 5-1 Sharpness win.
It's now twelve wins in a row for Filton Athletic after a hard-fought home win over Bromley Heath United.
The first fifteen minutes was an even affair until a Fraser Venables corner missed everyone and cannoned off
the post and Bromley had a good breakaway but were stopped by Chris Hillyer’s fine defending. The first real
Filton chance came on the half hour when Trey Merrett’s shot was deflected to Kieran Daniels but he shot
over and then a Venables cross was met by Cooper and his header was narrowly over. Filton broke the deadlock
on 40 minutes when Venables nutmegged his man and the curled his shot into the top corner. Bromley equalised
right on half-time when Elliston-Sackett scored after the ball came off O’Brien’s chest. Bromley started the
second half on top when top-man Lewis’s shot is saved by Taylor. Filton got the next goal to restore their
lead when Cooper finished well from Venables great through ball. Bromley were temporarily down to ten
following a sin-binning and Tom Fry almost made it three for the home side when he rattled a post after good
work by Liam Dorman. With the last action of the game Bromley almost equalised when Charlie Snell headed
over from a corner and Filton had held out for a hard-fought 2-1 win.
At Vicarage Road Hanham Athletic hosted Quedgeley Wanderers as they sought to improve their miserable
season, and it was QW who had the first real chance when a mistake by Harley Boyce let John De Quincey Adams
in but a brilliant double-save by Ashton Trott kept the striker at bay. Hanham had their first real chance
on 25 minutes when a great run and cross from Tom Sayers was only inches away from a finish by Morgan
Stryjewski. Hanham had an unbelievable chance to take the lead at the start of the second half when a cross
from the right fell to Twaine Plummer a yard out but somehow failed to score. Hanham had another great
chance but this time Paul Coles should have scored but his shot was stopped on the line and their last chance
of the game from a corner which was narrowly headed over by Liam Maggs and goalless it finished.
At the Ruardean Rec. Tewkesbury Town were up against Ruardean Hill Rangers and the first chance fell to
Hill after a great break and deep cross by Luke Brown found Steve Clark who in turn squared to Max Telling
who lifted the ball over the bar from 6 yards. Hill were on the front foot pushing Town back and it wasn’t
until the fifteenth minute that Town started to come back into the game with a couple of deep crosses that
failed to test Underwood in the Hill goal but, they managed to take the lead a few minutes later as the ball
was held up and a through ball found Jamie Goodwin who made no mistake slotting past Underwood. Five minutes
later Hill should have been level after a lovely through ball from Ollie Mason found Steve Clark but his effort was over with
only Poole to beat. Hill’s equaliser came on 39 minutes as a great ball from Charley Mason found Max Telling
on the wing and his early cross found Ollie Mason who nutmegged Poole in the Tewkesbury goal. Two minutes
into the second half Clark found himself in acres of room but fired wide. Hill found another couple of
chances around the 70th minute, one from a corner, the second from a great ball in by Charley Mason who
found his brother Ollie but his weak header was saved by Poole. Hill finally got the lead on 82 minutes when
a great ball in by Charley Mason was unfortunately headed in to his own goal by Scott Nicholls. Hill got
their third on 85 minutes when a bad defensive header back to Poole was intercepted by Kane Fellows who
lobbed the keeper. Right on the stroke of time Hill nearly scored a fourth but Ollie Mason’s shot brought a
great save from Poole, so 3-1 to Hill it ended.
Tytherington Rocks faced Chalford at Hardwicke looking to build on recent positive performances but it was
Chalford on the back of four wins who went into the lead in the 9th minute when the ball landed at the feet
of Andy Maryon who smashed it into the top corner. Tytherington pushed for an equaliser but were unable to
create anything clear cut. The second half followed a similar format to the first and in the 55th minute a
corner landed at the feet of Travis Cooke who smashed the ball in from the edge of the box for Chalford’s
second. Tytherington ended the game with ten men after keeper Luke Baker went off injured, having used all
of their subs and 2-0 it ended to Chalford.
On a fine afternoon on a fine pitch at the Nest Wick took on Totterdown United and the visitors were on the
front foot from the start testing Wilson in the Wick goal after only four minutes. Wick had a free kick in
the 9th minute but the shot was comfortably claimed by keeper Martin and chances were few and far between
for the first half hour. Following a period of Wick pressure Tommy Lacey let loose a shot on the half hour
mark but cleared the Totts bar, and shortly after, following a Wick corner, Totterdown broke quickly down
the right wing and an excellent cross found Toby Carter steaming in to neatly finish past Wilson to open the
scoring. Six minutes later a goalmouth scramble in the Wick box was somehow kept out by the Wick defence to
prevent the visitors from going two up. Five minutes before the break Archer went down the Wick left and
whipped in a great ball across the goal which Lloyd just failed to connect with, and as the half drew to a
close Wilson tipped over to prevent a Totts second. Wick started the second half the brighter of the teams
and put a great chance wide. Wick huffed and puffed and created little with the Totts defence holding firm
and Martin ever alert in goal. An opportunity for Wick on the hour was scuffed wide which appeared to sum
Wick’s afternoon up. But, ten minutes from time a great shot from Freddie Mogg from the edge of the box
found the bottom corner of the net for Wick’s equaliser. The action stepped up for the final ten minutes
with both sides looking for a winner and in added time Martin tipped over a shot bound for the top corner
and one apiece it finished which was probably a fair result.
At the Hawthorns Broadwell Amateurs took on Henbury & Rockleaze with an uneventful first half and the best
chances falling to Broadwell, the first from Dan Brain from the edge of the area with Harry Trett making a
smart save low down to his right and the second a free kick just outside the area which Kian Skidmore
smashed straight into the wall. The second half was much more entertaining and despite a red card for H&R
following a coming together they took the lead shortly after when Jones’ “cross” evaded everyone including
Jack Watkins. Broadwell piled forward but there was no end product in the final third with H&R sitting deep
and tight and very well organised. The equaliser came from a bit of misfortune with the ball bouncing up and
catching an H&R hand in the area with a penalty awarded which was dispatched by Jamie Creed. H&R took the
lead shortly after following a corner with Jordi Locke misjudging the bounce and a strange own-goal
following. As the game wore on Locke received a red card as the last man, but nothing came from the free
kick. In the final moments as Broadwell committed forward a diagonal ball out from Dan Brain to Liam Brain
inside the box and his low driven cross was deflected in for another own goal in the dying seconds for 2-2.
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15th March 2026 - Ruardean edge out Stoke Gifford
Mark Simpson
Sharpness regained top spot from Tewkesbury Town and with Filton not playing until midweek there was no
other change
at the top. Hanham remain rock bottom after defeat at Sharpness and in the League Cup Tytherington Rocks
surprised
everyone by defeating Quedgeley to reach the final.
At the Ruardean Rec. Stoke Gifford SGS United were the visitors to
play Ruardean Hill Rangers and it was a good start
by Hill moving Stoke Gifford around but the first chance was for Gifford when Stella Lopez forced a good
save by
Underwood from a free kick. On 20 minutes a great run by Ollie Mason was brought to an end after he was
upended in the
box but, Steve Clark’s penalty drew a great save from Taylor Smith to keep the scores level. A few minutes
later Brown
fed Alex Stephens free on the wing and his ball across the six-yard box was skied over the bar by Bobby
Walding. On 25
minutes Gifford took the lead when Hill failed to defend their lines and Patryk Kosciolek fired home. On 34
minutes it
was 2-0, Stella Lopez trying his luck produced a great save from Underwood and from the resulting corner
Gifford
re-cycled the ball for Stella Lopez to lob Underwood. Five minutes before the break Brown fed Mason who in
turn found
Clark to produce a lovely turn and fired in to the net. Hill were looking to level before half-time and
Clark forced a
good save by Smith. Hill started the second half pushing for an equaliser and on the hour a floated free
kick from
Charlie Mason found Brown at the back post but his header went agonisingly wide. Hill were still pushing
when Ollie
Mason’s effort was pushed over by Smith. Soon after Hill got their equaliser as a quick one-two with
Stephens saw
Brown break through and he made no mistake, and a little while later a deep free kick from Charlie Mason was
met by
Tom Landon but Smith made another great save. Soon after Gifford’s defence misjudged trying to run the ball
out
leaving Clark a shot which struck the post. On 75 minutes Hill took the lead after a through ball from Clark
saw Brown
bear down on goal and a desperate challenge broke Brown’s way to slot in to and empty net. Luke Brown was
looking for
his hat-trick but Smith held well and Gifford struggled to clear a Landon header off the line as Hill held
on well to
a well deserved 3-2 win.
At Northway Rec. Tewkesbury Town hosted Broadwell Amateurs in bright weather which unfortunately led to a rather
flat
home performance throughout. The first half was a dull affair which lacked both quality and goal mouth
action.
Broadwell took the lead on the stroke of half-time when a simple throw in down the line was not dealt with
and the
ball into the box pinballed around before Dan Brain put it into an empty net. If half time was to serve as a
wake-up
call for Town then all concerned were left disappointed as Broadwell should have doubled their lead from the
spot
after a ball over the top led to a coming together leaving the Referee no alternative but to point to the
spot but Joe
Poole stood tall and made a great save. Town huffed and puffed but never really tested Jack Watkins but with
ten
minutes to go all caution was thrown to the wind in an attempt to level and the goal duly came when Scott
Nicholls
flicked the ball through to Jamie Goodwin to slot past Watkins. There was more drama to come when a back
pass was
picked up by Watkins and the resulting free kick directly into the net was disallowed. But, a frustrating
day for
Tewkesbury and a fully deserved point for Broadwell.
At Hamfields Sharpness started brightly against Hanham Athletic and were in the lead in the opening five minutes with
Marley Thomas delivering a low cross from the right-hand side and Bennett steering home from six yards. The
Sharks
doubled their lead on twenty minutes Woodman in space on the corner of the box lobbed the ball over Trott
into the far
corner. Hanham grew into the game and pulled a goal back on the half-hour when a low Stryjewski cross was
mis-handled
by Dykes and Hall slotted home from the edge of the box. Hanham nearly scored again when a free kick from
the half-way
line skimmed off the head of defender Gibbs but Dykes was on hand to push the ball away. Sharpness restored
their
two-goal lead right on half time when Morgan’s deep corner was headed back across goal by Priday and
Hemmings was
quickest to react to head past Trott. Ten minutes into the second half Sharpness grabbed their fourth when a
brilliant
through ball from Woodman found Thomas who showed great composure to slot past Trott. Hanham scored their
second when
Hall hit a ferocious free kick from 35 yards past Dykes. Sharpness finished off the scoring with 5 minutes
left when
James Tainton’s cross eluded everyone, and with Jones and a defender falling over attempting to meet the
ball, it went
to Mears on the far side of the box and he smashed the ball back in and it fortunately hit Jones on the
floor and
diverted into the net. 5-2 to Sharpness and back to the top.
Bishops Cleeve Development made the long journey to Pomphrey Hill to
take on Bromley Heath United and started the
game on the front foot and were in control of the midfield which provided a platform for them to create
chances for
their forward players with George Ellerton looking particularly dangerous. But it was midfielder George
Cuzner who
deservedly opened the scoring finishing off a well worked move down the left. They then went 2-0 up when a
decisive
move was finished off by the lively Ellerton with a delightful lob over the advancing Ferguson. Bromley did
create
some chances of their own with Mason Lewis heading just over and Ben O’Brien scoring a goal that was deemed
to be
offside. Neither team created too many chances in the second half and when they did both keepers were a
match for the
efforts. Bromley were not helped in their quest to pull back the lead when keeper Ferguson had to leave the
field with
an injury and Cleeve took advantage of this with Ellerton adding another goal on 75 minutes and 3-0 to
Cleeve it
ended.
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At the Bellfield Frampton United took on Cribbs Reserves and the home side were off to a flying start after only
two
minutes when a deep cross found Manolo Marquez at the back post and he placed the ball past Jude Brown.
Fifteen
minutes later from a Marquez corner Matt Halsey who outjumped a defender to head in and a couple of minutes
on it was
three, Theo Browne outpaced the defence before neatly passing to Logan Weyman whose through ball was into
the path of
Will Hawes to score. Just before half time Halsey got his second when after a bit of a goalmouth scramble
the ball
fell to him to fire home. The second half was a completely different affair with Cribbs finding some
composure and the
game became a lot more even with chances few and far between. The only goal of this half was scored by
Cribbs after a
bit of a defensive mix-up James Capon broke through and calmly slotted past Tom Kaye. In the final minute a
Marquez
free kick went straight into the wall and his shot from the rebound was just wide, but a comfortable 4-1 win
for
Frampton.
In the Les James League Cup semi-final at Waterwells Quedgeley
Wanderers suffered a frustrating defeat to
Tytherington Rocks despite a strong performance for large periods of
the game. The game started brightly for QW who
were awarded a penalty in the 11th minute but Nathan Payne’s was well saved by Luke Baker.
Quedgeley continued to
press and nearly found the breakthrough in the 19th minute when Fin Jenner forced Baker into
action with a shot from a
tight angle. QW eventually scored in the 26th minute when Riley Stokes produced a superb through
ball to release Fin
Jenner who beat two defenders before calmly finishing past Baker for 1-0. Just before half time it was two,
Nathan
Payne delivered an excellent corner which was met by Alex Porter whose header found the net, and moments
later QW
awarded another penalty which was successfully converted by Henry Miles. Tytherington began their comeback
in the 57th
minute when a corner cause Quedgeley problems with Morgan capitalising to pull one back. The momentum
shifted further
in the 65th minute when Carr chipped the ball over Sparrow to reduce the deficit to 3-2. Just two
minutes later
Tytherington levelled the game when another corner caused further issues and Croot rose highest to head home
for 3-3.
Despite Quedgeley attempting to regain control Tytherington completed the turnaround in the 85th
minute when another
corner resulted in Waterman scoring the winner. The result ultimately was against the run of play with
Quedgeley
having controlled much of the game, but it is Tytherington Rocks who reach the final and meet Frampton
United.
At Highfield Way Chalford took on Wick
and under warm, sunny skies, it was an enjoyable match and a solid result for Chalford as they won 2-0. The
first half saw two evenly matched teams battling for control,
with both Chalford and Wick working hard across the pitch but neither side able to find a breakthrough
before the
break. Chalford came out stronger in the second half and gradually gained the edge, applying more pressure
in the final
third. Their efforts paid off when Maryon found the back of the net to give Chalford a deserved lead. Wick
continued to fight and both teams battled hard throughout the remainder of the half. As the game approached
its
closing stages, Uriah Townsend sealed the win for Chalford with a second goal.
13th March 2026 - Electronic Programmes
Chalford V Wick
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Ruardean Hill Rangers V Stoke Gifford SGS United
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Tewkesbury Town V Broadwell Amateurs
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8th March 2026 - Hanham Athletic revival starts?
Mark Simpson
Are Hanham Athletic at the start of a resurgence with yesterdays convincing win over Frampton United,
although they do
remain bottom of the League. Tewkesbury Town took over top spot from Sharpness, although the Sharks have
four games in
hand. At the bottom Tytherington Rocks slipped into the bottom two although, again, they have games in hand.
Sharpness
made it to the County Cup Final but Bromley Heath United missed out in the other semi-final.
At Vicarage Road Hanham Athletic took on Frampton United and after an even start Hanham gained a fifth minute
corner
which was cleared and Frampton broke with pace and were one-on-one with Theo Browne putting Frampton ahead.
Despite
conceding Hanham continued pressing and from a 10th minute corner the ball dropped to Morgan
Stryjewski who finished
well into the bottom corner. Stryjewski continued to cause Frampton problems but the visitors always posed a
threat on
the break. Browne worked another opportunity but Lewis Dibble blocked. On 25 minutes Harley Boyce made a
great run
from defence and laid off to Stryjewski who had his shot saved by Tom Kaye but Paul Coles was able to poke
in the
rebound from 6 yards to put Hanham 2-1 cup. Just before half time Stryjewski created another chance but shot
over.
Events after the break were fairly mundane with little being created by either side until five minutes from
the end
when a Hanham corner was cleared, the ball sent back into the box, Liam Maggs header was cleared off the
line, and
Stryjewski fired in from two yards to give Hanham a valuable three points from a 3-1 win.
At the Ruardean Recreation ground Ruardean Hill Rangers took on title
chasing Filton Athletic and a quick start from
Hill making all the early running and on ten minutes a great move saw the ball worked to Steve Clark whose
shot hit
the post, the ball was recycled in but Fin Jones was taken out for a penalty kick which Clark tucked away.
Although
Ruardean were dominating the game, Filton managed to equalise when from a mistake at the back Freddie Fraser
slotted
home. Filton started to stretch Hill and Trey Merrett cut in from the right and unleashed a shot which
Underwood did
well to push away. On 41 minutes Filton got themselves into the lead from a long ball forward with Merrett
lobbing a
stranded Underwood. This coming after Fin Jones had the ball in the net for Hill but was ruled offside.
Filton went
down to ten at the of the second half with a sin-binning and on 55 minutes a well worked move from Hill saw
Alex
Stephens shoot just wide from the edge of the penalty area, and twenty minutes from time another great move
from Hill
had the ball squared to Clark who flashed a shot just wide. On 80 minutes Filton’s Kyle Thomas saw red and
although
Hill continued to push, Filton held out for a valuable three points with a 2-1 win.
Quedgeley Wanderers took home all three points from their trip to the
Lawns to play Cribbs Reserves thanks to a
perfect hat-trick from Billy Osabuohien. His first came on 26 minutes when he headed home a right wing
cross. Then on
70 minutes he pounced on a loose ball to run through and prod home with his right foot past the on-rushing
Jude Brown
in the Cribbs goal. The striker then completed his treble on 80 minutes with a low left footed drive into
the bottom
right-hand corner. Cribbs passed the ball around well at times but lacked the killer instinct in the final
third,
their best chance coming from James Carolan’s header which was saved by Steve Sparrow. A 3-0 QW win keeping
them sixth
in the League table.
A light drizzle set the scene at Highfield Way as Chalford welcomed
Totterdown United, with the home side producing a
strong performance to secure a well earned 2-1 victory. Chalford started brightly and on seven minutes a
deep free
kick from Newell found Maryon whose header didn’t trouble Ashley Martin too much. Chalford’s breakthrough
arrived in
the 15th minute when Maryon produced a clever back-heel to release Marshfield who struck superbly
to give Chalford the
lead. Totterdown looked to respond and gained two quick corners which were defended well by Chalford. At the
other end
slick passing led to a Chalford corner with Mills rising highest only to see his header dramatically cleared
off the
line. The home side continued to threaten with Jack Lewis making an excellent run but couldn’t find the
finishing
touch and as the half wore on Chalford remained the more dangerous side with Keylock unleashing a powerful
strike that
was well saved by Martin. Chalford nearly doubled their lead just before the break when Maryon struck a
thunderous
effort that rattled the crossbar. The hosts began the second half with intent and Newell tried to test
Martin but his
fairly weak effort that was easily saved and Harris did well down the flank delivering an excellent ball in
that
Freeman mis-kicked at the back post. Chalford continued to create chances and on the hour a superb delivery
from
Newell found Maryon who perhaps should have done better with the opportunity. Totterdown only briefly
threatened
before Townsend produced some great work for Chalford before Newell’s clever back heel clipped the outside
of the back
post. Chalford’s persistence finally paid off in the 67th minute with Newell involved again doing well to
find Moore
out wide who drove forward and finished well for 2-0. Chalford looked fairly comfortable for much of the
remaining
time although Totterdown had a series of set pieces they never really troubled the home side. Lewis came
close to
getting Chalford’s third but Martin made a fine save and Totts did pull a goal back in the 86th minute with
a deep
free kick finding Owen Naylor who headed home to make it 2-1 setting up a nervy finish for Chalford who
managed to
hang for victory.
Wick welcomed a rather out of form Henbury & Rockleaze to The Nest and the Owls almost broke the deadlock in
the
first minute when a ball in behind was misjudged by Henry Payne which put Bayley Rudge through, but Harry
Trett made a
good save. H&R responded well playing some good football and on five minutes they had the lead, with an
in-swinging
corner was met by Drew Sawdon for 1-0. That gave H&R plenty of confidence and although dominating the ball
never
really threatened Aaron Yeeles in the Wick goal. On 25 minutes Wick finally got going and began to create a
few small
chances and were rewarded on 36 minutes when Cory Langdon beat his marker and fired into the corner of the
net. Much
like the first half, only five minutes in, and H&R took the lead again with Harvey Moran beating the offside
trap
firing into the net from twelve yards and capping it off with an Erling Haaland style cross legged
celebration. Wick
were struggling to get anything going and made some changes on the hour which seemed to do the trick and the
tide
began to turn, and 15 minutes from time George Lloyd had the ball in the net but was judged offside, however
ten
minutes later the equaliser came when a delicious ball whipped in by Rudge found defender Fin Sparks who
headed home
and Wick now had their tails up and on 89 minutes Tommy Lacey delivered another great ball which Langdon
finished with
an exquisite header over the on-rushing Trett. H&R pushed for an equaliser but the home defence stood firm
and there
it ended 3-2 to Wick.
Broadwell Amateurs welcomed Stoke
Gifford SGS United to the Hawthorns and the home side were on fire early on with a
screamer from Jordi Locke in the first 15 seconds into the top corner. Broadwell came close to making it two
with a
Dan Brain free kick from the edge of the area just wide of the goal with Taylor Smith rooted, and another
chance with
Belfitt slipped through crashing one off the crossbar. Gifford started to wake up seeing more of the ball
but without
really troubling Jack Watkins. Broadwell’s second came from a long throw into Burnard who brought it down,
turned his
man and fired it low across the goal, the ball squeezing through Smith’s hands. Gifford’s afternoon got
worse with a
red card just before half time. However, they came out brightly at the start of the second half and it
didn’t look
like they were a man short but just couldn’t find an opening to get themselves back into the game.
Broadwell’s third
goal came late on from a high press and a Gifford pass cut out by Brain, and with a 2 v 1 squared the ball
for Jamie
Belfitt to finish low into the corner and a 3-0 Broadwell win.
Tytherington Rocks played Tewkesbury
Town at Hardwicke Playing Fields with Rocks coming off a long break the game was an exciting if
rather scrappy affair. Jamie Goodwin capitalised on a defensive error to give Tewkesbury the lead on 30
minutes. With Tytherington pressing and for an equaliser and Town squandering chances the game was settled
with a Scott Jordan penalty on 75 minutes. With the Tewkesbury defence holding solid to aecure
a 2-0 win that puts Tewkesbury top of the league table with Tytherington slipping into the bottom two with
games in hand.
6th March 2026 - Electronic Programmes
Broadwell Amateurs V Stoke Gifford SGS United
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Chalford V Totterdown United
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Cribbs Reserves V Quedgeley Wanderers
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Hanham Athletic V Frampton United
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Ruardean Hill Rangers V Filton Athletic
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Tytherington Rocks v Tewkesbury Town
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3rd March 2026 - Electronic Programmes
Bishops Cleeve Development V Filton Athletic
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Cribbs Reserves V Stoke Giford SGS United
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