5^th April 2026 - Electronic Programmes

Filton Athletic V Tytherington Rocks

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Totterdown United V Ruardean Hill Rangers

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5^th March April - Sharpness open gap at top

Mark Simpson

Sharpness made a big step towards the title and promotion with a win away to main rivals Filton Athletic. At the bottom Ruardean Hill and Tytherington Rocks made big steps towards safety with Rocks scoring a win away to relegation rivals Totterdown, but it is still Cribbs and Hanham occupying the bottom two spots.

League leaders Sharpness visited Elm Park to face Filton Athletic in what was probably a decisive game in the title race. Filton started on the front foot when Tom Fry’s shot was deflected, but only into Pete Dykes hands. Sharpness had a few set pieces which came to nothing, but it was Filton who broke the deadlock when a Trey Merrett corner was cleared back to him and his left foot cross was headed in at the back post by Fry. The game changed somewhat when a foul on Filton’s Matt Tovey started a bit of a melee and ended with Filton’s Freddie Fraser seeing red. Sharpness equalised on the stroke of half time when Ben Hemmings shot into the corner of the net when the ball was deflected to him. Sharpness had the upper hand in the second half and Hemmings shot was deflected over by Tovey, but Filton were holding firm. Sharpness finally got their reward for their pressure when George Thomas found himself unmarked and headed in Marley Thomas’s cross. Filton pushed for an equaliser but to no avail and Sharpness gained a crucial 2-1 win in the title race.

The weather was great for the start of Totterdown United against Tytherington Rocks at Norton Lane, and Totterdown started the better of the teams putting in two dangerous crosses which ended with one being cleared and the other resulting in a corner. Shortly after, a mix up in the Tytherington defence allowed Ben Maker to steal the ball and rush through on goal but his effort was straight at the keeper. A few minutes later Rocks broke down the left wing and what seemed a tame cross at first glance was spilt by Martin allowing Sumner to tap in for 1-0. With Totterdown’s heads down, they were caught out again when Sumner ran through untracked and calmly slotted past Martin for a 25th minute two goal lead. Totterdown regrouped and saw a few crosses go all the way through with no one to capitalise and Bull and Maker had shots saved. Totterdown were a bit slow out of the blocks for the second half with Rocks forcing Martin into a good save but Totterdown settled after this and started to dominate proceedings with Tytherington sitting back but remaining solid. Totts got a goal back in the 75^th minute when Lovell’s cross struck a defender’s hand with Sulyman putting the resulting spot kick into the top corner. With Totterdown over committing, Tytherington did have a few chances where they found themselves one-on-one but Millard mopped up on both occasions. Totts pushed and a late cross into the box saw Hemmings knock the ball down, it dropped to Saunders whose shot was blocked then fell to Millard whose half-volley was cleared off the line, there was still time for Tytherington to break and earn a free kick which was plucked out of the top corner by Martin but it didn’t matter as the Referee blew for full time and a 2-1 Rocks win despite a decent Totterdown performance.

At the Ruardean Rec. Chalford were the visitors to take on Ruardean Hill Rangers and on 3 minutes Josh Nelmes tried a long ranger from the halfway line which bounced horribly almost embarrassing Sam Hart in the Chalford goal but just went over. On fifteen minutes Hill were in front when a clipped ball from Underwood was brilliantly brought down by Telling to half volley from 30 yards over Hart. Hill with the wind advantage continued to keep Chalford camped in their half. On the hour from a break and trying to get back into the game Chalford had a corner which Uriah Townsend headed wide, and five minutes on a great move by Hill saw the ball worked to Ollie Mason whose shot was saved by Hunt at the second attempt. The wind began to make play difficult for both teams but Hill got their second on 75 minutes when a corner was whipped into the front post by Ollie Mason, back heeled by Max Telling into the path of Tom Landon who swept home. On 89 minutes it was three for Hill as Luke Brown picked a pocket in midfield and played a beautiful ball through to Ollie Mason who lifted the ball over the advancing Hart. A comprehensive win for Ruardean Hill lifting them further up the League.

At Vicarage Road, Tewkesbury Town made the better start against Hanham Athletic and took a fifth minute lead with a stupendous strike from the edge of the box by Lorcan Sheehan. Hanham should have equalised on 32 minutes but Morgan Stryjewski shot weakly at Joe Poole when one-on-one. Tewkesbury should have made it two right on half time but after a great Sheehan cross and Newland-Galloway’s knock back Jamie Goodwin blazed over from six yards. Hanham started the second half well and should have equalised two minutes in but Mikey Golding could only shoot weakly at Poole when clean through. Tewkesbury made it 2-0 on 50 minutes from the spot after Jay Vile was sent off for handball, with Jamie Goodwin scoring. Tewkesbury were making the extra man count and it was only some brilliant saves from Ashton Trott that kept the score down. Hanham did manage to pull a goal back on 83 minutes when Tewkesbury hit the inside of the post and from the breakaway a great run and cross by Tom Sayers was well finished by Twaine Plummer. Tewkesbury made it 3-1 soon after when Goodwin ran through to finish well past Trott and Hanham made it 3-2 right on time when Nath Hall’s free kick sailed over Poole’s head and into the back of the net. A blow for Hanham who remain bottom but a good win for Tewkesbury to keep them third.

From the start of the game the windy conditions made life extremely difficult for both Bromley Heath United and Frampton United players at Pomphrey Hill. The unpredictable flight of the ball made it almost impossible for any flowing football and creation of any real chances were very limited for both sides. It was Bromley’s Ollie Hanham who came closest in the first period when he managed a snap shot from just inside the box which was just wide with Tom Kaye beaten. For their part Frampton looked most dangerous when their wide players put a number of dangerous crosses into the box. The second half saw much of the same with possession pretty even and both sides cancelling each other out. Neither side looked like getting the breakthrough with both keepers only having to make routine saves and collect the odd cross and inevitably the game ended 0-0.

On a blustery afternoon at the Owls Nest Wick took on Broadwell Amateurs and Broadwell, using the benefit of the blustery conditions, applied early pressure on the Wick goal and had a great opportunity to score on eight minutes when a shot was driven across the face of the goal. With Broadwell applying pressure across the park Wick were limited to the odd break, and so it was on 13 minutes, after good work by Sam Archer down the left, and his great ball into the box brought Jack Watkins into action making a great double save. On 18 minutes a through ball down the right saw keeper Mason Hawkins rounded but fortunately for him Brodwell only shot into the side netting. On 25 minutes Broadwell broke and were awarded a free kick on the right which was whipped in dangerously but Hawkins saved with his feet. With action coming thick and fast another Broadwell break and another shot just wide. A minute later it was Wick’s turn to break and with the ball not completely cleared it was Watkins who rescued Broadwell with a tip over. Chances continue to be created at both ends, on 38 minutes Wick shot wide and a minute later Watkins saved well from Archer who had been put through by Langdon. On 42 minutes both Hawkins and Watkins prevented their sides from going a goal down. Wick enjoyed the benefit of the blustery conditions in the second half and went ahead a minute in when Fred Taylor-Fox curled a great shot into the far corner giving Watkins no chance. The remainder of the half saw less chances created than in the first, each side battling against the windy conditions and with Wick eager for a second and Broadwell pressing for an equaliser, Wick were glad to see the game through for three points with Broadwell probably feeling that they should have had at least a share of the points, but a 1-0 win for Wick it was.

3^rd April 2026 - Electronic Programmes

Filton Athletic V Sharpness

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Hanham Athletic v Tewkesbury Town

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Ruardean Hill Rangers V Chalford

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Totterdown United V Tytherington Rocks

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