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15th March 2026 - Ruardean edge out Stoke Gifford

Mark Simpson

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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.

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

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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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