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Midweek Action: On Tuesday evening, Hallen made it back-to-back Premier Division wins for just the second time this season, after Aaron Anglin’s hat-trick fired them to an impressive 3-0 triumph away at Bitton. After Anglin had converted a stoppage-time penalty in the first half, the Hallen hitman added another spot kick in the 47thminute, before completing his terrific treble ten minutes from time. In Bath, two goals in the space of five second half minutes from Mike Williams helped Willand Rovers gain a 2-2 draw away at Odd Down, with Kye Simpson and Lewis Dunn each scoring for the hosts. Tuesday night’s First Division offering included Gary Chapman scoring a second half winner during Wincanton Town’s 2-1 defeat of Chard Town. Having gone ahead in the 20th minute through Danny Golden, Wincanton were clawed back by their visitors who equalised just before the break when Alex Stafie scored for the second time in four days. Chapman struck the only goal of the second half to hand Wincanton the three points, while elsewhere that evening, Bishop Sutton and Cheddar battled out a 0-0 draw.

There was plenty of drama on Wednesday, with heavy-hitters from both divisions pushed to the limits on their travels. Premier Division leaders Street saw a two-goal lead away at Bridport evaporate, before scoring a late winner to claim a 3-2 victory at St Mary’s Field. Ross McErlain and David O’Hare each struck in the opening quarter-hour to hand Street an early lead, only for Bridport to fire back in the early stages of the second half, with goals from Lee Sweet and Leighton Thomas levelling the game. The away side managed to find another gear and after Steve Murray had his goalbound effort blocked, Harry Foster was on hand to sweep home the winner 17 minutes from time. In the First Division, Keynsham Town struck an injury-time equaliser to claim a 3-3 draw away at an Olly Trevarthen-inspired Oldland Abbotonians side. After Trevarthen had put the home side ahead in the 33rd minute, the K’s equalised from long range through the in-form Craig Wilson. Trevarthen then took over the game after the interval, and after scoring his second following a fine solo effort, the frontman completed his treble, doubling his sides lead in the progress. James Ollis’ curling finish halved the deficit, and then four minutes into the allotted eight of stoppage time, Matt Curnock headed a dramatic equaliser to maintain Keynsham’s long unbeaten run.

Premier Division: In a feisty affair at Trowbridge Road, Bradford Town showed no signs of having a FA Vase hangover, defeating Bridport 5-2 to register their 14th league win of the season. The game took a while to come to life with Karim Rendall opening the scoring in the 36 th minute for the home side. Bridport then equalised eight minutes later through Leighton Thomas, but found themselves behind at the break after Sam Jordan restored Town’s lead from the spot in stoppage time. Rendall then scored his second of the afternoon to double the home side’s lead, before James Moon scored a cracker to put the result beyond doubt. Kameron Andrews scored for Bridport during the extended period of second-half injury time, but Bradford had the last word with Will Haliston sweeping home their fifth just prior to the full-time whistle.

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Goalmouth action from Corsham Town’s 2-0 win over Bishops Lydeard, courtesy of John Cuthbertson

Bridgwater Town are hitting their straps and extended their winning run to four matches following a 5-0 victory at home to Wells City. After Jack Taylor was felled in the box, Michael Duffy saw his 10th minute penalty saved, but showed enough awareness to follow up and knock in the rebound to hand Bridgy the early lead. Taylor was soon on the scoresheet after being slipped through by Jack Jenkins, and then Harry Horton nutmegged the visiting keeper to extend the lead to three at the interval. During the second-half, Syd Camper knocked in the fourth, before Horton scored his second of the afternoon to complete the five-star performance. In Devon, a brilliant first-half performance from Buckland Athletic which encompassed a brace from Gavin Hammon and a strike from Lloyd Gardner fired them to a 3-0 victory over Odd Down. Willand Rovers reduced Street’s lead atop the division to just five points following their 3-1 win away at Cribbs. Luke Mortimore scored his 15th and 16th league goals of the season during the win, either side of a Fletcher Williams effort, before Jake Slocombe struck a consolation for Cribbs 15 minutes from time. A trio of goals in the final 20 minutes from Saikou Janneh, Liam Dempsey and Clayton Fortune helped Clevedon Town come from behind to defeat Brislington 3-1 after Ricky Chandler had put the away side ahead, while Wellington won by the same scoreline at home to Chipping Sodbury Town following goals from Sam Towler, Tom Ellis and Conor Bryant. Shepton Mallet continued their perfect start to 2018 by defeating Hallen 4-0 away from home. After new signing Isaac Reid had opened the scoring, the former Clevedon man then set up Joe Morgan who doubled the visitors advantage, before Tyson Pollard and substitute Harry Ratcliffe added goals three and four.

First Division: With only four games surviving the weather in the First Division, a number of teams from the bottom half grabbed three points to boost their survival hopes. At Raleigh Grove, a Marc Caines hat-trick fired Sherborne Town to a 4-1 win at home to Warminster Town. After Caines had opened the scoring for the home side, they were clawed back by Warminster who levelled things up through Jack Miluk. Caines then scored twice more to put Sherborne in control, before Harry Vandervell wrapped things up during the second half. Corsham Town were another side to put in an impressive home performance, with two goals from Gary McDermott and a heroic defensive effort helping them defeat the previously free-scoring Bishops Lydeard 2-0. Aaron Seviour had a perfect debut for Calne Town, scoring twice late on to help his new side defeat Portishead Town 2-1. League-leaders Westbury United were twice pegged back by Wincanton Town during their 2-2 draw at Meadow Lane. Despite going ahead through Matt Jones and Leon Greenland, Westbury couldn’t hold on and saw their lead disappear twice following equalisers by Dan Wise and Marcus Cook for the visitors.

Marske United 2 Braford Town 0, FA Vase In the end it was one match too many for the lads from Bradford Town, who nevertheless did their club, the Western League and the competition proud throughout the day before bowing out of the FA Vase for another season writes Kerry Miller.Two goals from home striker Danny Earl were enough to give his side a place in Monday’s last eight draw on a day which showed no signs of improving and in fact deteriorated as the game went on. Danny Greaves’ side found themselves under intense pressure almost from the word go as Vase favourites Marske continued their quest for a league and national competition double and only good fortune and resolute defending kept the Wiltshire side in the mix although the best side won on the day.Marske-by-Sea is a large village to the east of Middlesbrough which stretches down to the North Sea and is dwarfed by the larger town of Redcar, almost attached to it by the horse racing track which many have heard of down in the west but possibly few have visited or indeed knew where to find it. The home ground is rather grandly called the GER Stadium and is homely and basic as so many Northern League grounds are while being significantly second hand in some areas. To the trained eye at first it reminds those of a certain vintage of Clevedon Town’s old Teignmouth Road home with what looks like a temporary structure just outside the

Western League StatisticsPREMIER DIVISION LEADING GOAL SCORERS (League only):Gary Higdon, Melksham Town – 20Steve Murray, Street – 16David O’Hare, Street – 16Luke Mortimore, Willand Rovers - 16

PREMIER DIVISION TOP ATTENDANCES:Melksham Town 0-1 Chipping Sodbury, Saturday 30th December 2017 – 425Melksham Town 3-0 Odd Down, Monday 14th August 2017 – 392Melksham Town 1-0 Clevedon Town, Saturday 4th November 2017 - 377

FIRST DIVISION LEADING GOAL SCORERS (League only):Matt Brown, Keynsham Town – 20Dan Kovacs, Westbury United – 17James Rustell, Radstock Town – 17Ken Oni, Roman Glass St George – 16Adam Jones, Cheddar – 15James Quick, Bishops Lydeard - 15

FIRST DIVISION TOP ATTENDANCES: Warminster Town 1-3 Westbury United, Tuesday 26th December 2017 - 277Bishops Lydeard 2-3 Cheddar, Sunday 8th October 2017 - 264Welton Rovers 3-1 Keynsham Town, Saturday 7th October 2017 – 247

LEADING SCORERS IN ALL COMPETITIONS:Steve Murray, Street – 22Luke Mortimore, Willand Rovers - 22Gary Higdon, Melksham Town – 22Matt Brown, Keynsham Town - 21James Rustell, Radstock Town – 20

Latest Match ReportsBe sure to check out the Western League Podcast which recaps all of the games from the Premier Division, First

Division and Cup competitions. The latest broadcast can be found on the league’s official website at the following link:

http://www.toolstationleague.com/podcasts.php

Marske United 2 Braford Town 0, FA Vase In the end it was one match too many for the lads from Bradford Town, who nevertheless did their club, the Western League and the competition proud throughout the day before bowing out of the FA Vase for another season writes Kerry Miller.Two goals from home striker Danny Earl were enough to give his side a place in Monday’s last eight draw on a day which showed no signs of improving and in fact deteriorated as the game went on. Danny Greaves’ side found themselves under intense pressure almost from the word go as Vase favourites Marske continued their quest for a league and national competition double and only good fortune and resolute defending kept the Wiltshire side in the mix although the best side won on the day.Marske-by-Sea is a large village to the east of Middlesbrough which stretches down to the North Sea and is dwarfed by the larger town of Redcar, almost attached to it by the horse racing track which many have heard of down in the west but possibly few have visited or indeed knew where to find it. The home ground is rather grandly called the GER Stadium and is homely and basic as so many Northern League grounds are while being significantly second hand in some areas. To the trained eye at first it reminds those of a certain vintage of Clevedon Town’s old Teignmouth Road home with what looks like a temporary structure just outside the

Somer Valley Sports Breakfast

Somer Valley FM are celebrating UNESCO’s Sport themed World Radio Day, with a special Sports Breakfast Show on Tuesday, February 13th. This year’s event marks the seventh time

the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization have celebrated the power of radio across the world, engaging radio stations, regulatory bodies and the public,

in a celebration of sport and its ability to inspire and connect communities.

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Somer Valley Sports Breakfast

Somer Valley FM are celebrating UNESCO’s Sport themed World Radio Day, with a special Sports Breakfast Show on Tuesday, February 13th. This year’s event marks the seventh time

the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization have celebrated the power of radio across the world, engaging radio stations, regulatory bodies and the public,

in a celebration of sport and its ability to inspire and connect communities.

Luke Barnes (left) wearing a Welton Rovers training top and Ian Nockolds (right) wearing a Radstock Town training top.

Convention 2018Annual Convention will be held

at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Plymouth from Friday 18th May

until Sunday 20th May.

Tuesday 6 th February 2018 Premier DivisionBitton 0-3 Hallen 43Odd Down 2-2 Willand Rovers 27First DivisionBishop Sutton 0-0 Cheddar 38Wincanton Town 2-1 Chard Town 71Wednesday 7 th February 2018 Premier DivisionBridport 2-3 Street 103First DivisionOldland Abbotonians 3-3 Keynsham Town 70Saturday 10 th February 2018 Premier DivisionBitton P-P Hengrove AthleticBradford Town 5-2 Bridport 104Bridgwater Town 5-0 Wells City 162Buckland Athletic 3-0 Odd Down 118Clevedon Town 3-1 Brislington 52Cribbs 1-3 Willand Rovers 70Hallen 0-4 Shepton Mallet 52Longwell Green Sports P-P Cadbury HeathWellington 3-1 Chipping Sodbury Town 32First DivisionAshton & Backwell United P-P Roman Glass St GeorgeBishop Sutton P-P AlmondsburyBristol Telephones P-P Keynsham TownCalne Town 2-1 Portishead Town 66Cheddar P-P Chippenham ParkCorsham Town 2-0 Bishops Lydeard 89Oldland Abbotonians P-P Malmesbury VictoriaRadstock Town P-P Devizes TownSherborne Town 4-1 Warminster Town 69Welton Rovers P-P Chard TownWestbury United 2-2 Wincanton Town ` 45

Upcoming Fixtures

Monday 12 th February 2018 Premier DivisionMelksham Town vs Longwell Green Sports 19:30KOTuesday 13 th February 2018 First DivisionRadstock Town vs Malmesbury Victoria 19:30KOWednesday 14 th February 2018 Premier DivisionBridport vs Buckland Athletic 19:45KOCadbury Heath vs Shepton Mallet 19:30KOFirst DivisionWarminster Town vs Calne Town 19:45KOFriday 16 th February 2018 First DivisionWincanton Town vs Roman Glass St George 19:45KOSaturday 17 th February 2018 (KICK OFF AT 3.00PM UNLESS NOTED) Les Phillips CupBitton vs Bishops LydeardBridgwater Town vs WellingtonBrislington vs Melksham TownChard Town vs BridportShepton Mallet vs Devizes TownStreet vs Chippenham ParkWarminster Town vs Buckland AthleticWells City vs CribbsPremier DivisionBradford Town vs Willand RoversHengrove Athletic vs Cadbury HeathOdd Down vs Longwell Green SportsFirst DivisionAlmondsbury vs Corsham TownAshton & Backwell United vs Radstock TownBishop Sutton vs Oldland AbbotoniansBristol Telephones vs Westbury UnitedCalne Town vs Welton RoversKeynsham Town vs Sherborne TownPortishead Town vs Cheddar

League Tables

Premier DivisionTeam P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Street 23 19 2 2 59 18 41 592 Willand Rovers 22 17 3 2 71 15 56 543 Melksham Town 24 14 6 4 60 23 37 484 Bradford Town 22 14 6 2 52 23 29 485 Cribbs 28 12 5 11 60 46 14 416 Bridgwater Town 25 13 2 10 43 30 13 417 Buckland Athletic 22 13 2 7 43 34 9 418 Shepton Mallet 25 12 2 11 36 32 4 389 Clevedon Town 26 10 7 9 40 36 4 37

10 Bitton 22 8 8 6 35 37 -2 3211 Chipping Sodbury Town 24 9 3 12 38 40 -2 3012 Bridport 21 9 2 10 44 42 2 2913 Brislington 26 8 4 14 32 48 -16 2814 Odd Down 23 7 6 10 32 36 -4 2715 Wellington 24 8 3 13 32 52 -20 2716 Hengrove Athletic 22 7 5 10 33 32 1 2617 Hallen 26 6 6 14 31 52 -21 2418 Cadbury Heath 17 4 4 9 29 52 -23 1619 Wells City 24 3 3 18 21 77 -56 1220 Longwell Green Sports 26 2 3 21 19 85 -66 9

First DivisionTeam P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Westbury United 28 18 7 3 65 20 45 612 Keynsham Town 28 18 6 4 84 43 41 603 Roman Glass St George 27 17 6 4 81 35 46 574 Welton Rovers 26 12 8 6 51 35 16 445 Cheddar 24 13 3 8 51 35 16 426 Radstock Town 23 12 5 6 49 34 15 417 Devizes Town 27 11 8 8 49 44 5 418 Chard Town 28 11 7 10 51 43 8 409 Bishops Lydeard 28 12 3 13 54 66 -12 39

10 Oldland Abbotonians 23 11 5 7 38 32 6 3811 Wincanton Town 26 9 8 9 38 45 -7 3512 Bishop Sutton 26 10 5 11 43 52 -9 3513 Chippenham Park 30 8 11 11 39 49 -10 3514 Bristol Telephones 23 10 3 10 46 46 0 3315 Malmesbury Victoria 23 10 3 10 42 52 -10 3316 Calne Town 27 9 6 12 41 57 -16 3317 Corsham Town 29 8 6 15 30 49 -19 3018 Almondsbury 29 7 6 16 34 47 -13 2719 Ashton & Backwell United 28 6 7 15 26 47 -21 2520 Warminster Town 28 5 8 15 42 65 -23 2321 Sherborne Town 26 5 6 15 39 61 -22 2122 Portishead Town 27 3 7 17 29 65 -36 15*