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Good afternoon and a warm welcome to you all and everyone from Clevedon Town for today’s FA Cup Preliminary round tie.

After a great start to the season with a 2-1 win against Premier Division side Street in the FA Cup, which not only attracted a gate of 292 it also gave the club some much-needed revenue after this COVID. It also resulted in a nice sum of money for winning the game.

Since that victory, we have suffered two league defeats both by 2-0. A home fixture to Portishead and away trip to Radstock definitely not how we visualised the start of the season, but these things happen in football and it’s down to us as a group to put those wrongs right.

We are an honest bunch and we know ourselves that we didn’t turn up against Portishead we looked tired and leggy from the midweek heroics against Street.

Against Radstock the overall performance was more pleasing than the result but poor finishing and some questionable decisions from the oﬃcials cost us dearly.

Today is a chance to take our minds off getting them much needed league points to get that monkey off our back and enjoy playing higher league opposition again in the FA Cup.

So enjoy your day and always remember everyone wants the underdogs to cause an upset. Who knows today could be that day. Wayne CLUB INFORMATION

Sherborne Town Football Treasurer Head Groundsmen Club, The Consol Stadium Glenn Shaw Andy Brown Raleigh Grove, Sherborne, Commercial Manager Ladies Manager Dorset DT9 5NS Sam Bowers Patrick Brown Tel: (01935) 816110 1st Team Manager COVID Oﬃcers Wayne Jerome Andrew Bowers, Andy Jackson Lifetime President Assistants and Nicki Crampton Ken Mullins, Steve Paradise & Neil Waddleton | Andy Jackson Colin Goodland Goalkeeper Coach & Physio Sherborne Town Football Club cannot accept any responsibility for accidents, Chairman - John Bowers Dean Barratt injury or loss to persons or their property Vice Chairman Reserves Manager within the boundaries of the ground Steve Paradise Neil Budden either before, during or after matches. Welfare Oﬃcer Gemma Club Physio Tewkesbury Nikki Crampton Programme Design Football Secretary Bar Manager JRH Media | 07881237868 Jo Reynolds Aaron Brown [email protected]

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Good afternoon everyone and a warm welcome to Portishead was very disappointing, not just the back to the Consol Stadium Raleigh Grove and scoreline, but the overall performance. Again, last also welcome to anyone who is reading this in the Wednesday we lost 2-0 away to Radstock but to comfort of your front room online. take a positive it was a much better performance. At one-nil we had a perfectly legitimist goal disallowed. A warm welcome to everyone associated with We never really recovered from that and went on Clevedon Town to Dorset, we hope you all enjoy your to concede another late goal that took a nasty stay with us and have a safe journey home. deflection to beat the keeper.

Here we go with another home FA Cup game there Let’s hope for another good performance this is nothing like the magic of the cup. Let’s hope we afternoon and a little more luck in front of goal. can have more success against a team in the league above us after our great win over Street. It is Fantastic Enjoy the magic of the cup and get behind the lads to have the opportunity to prove how good our today and remember to keep the faith. current group of players are against teams from a higher league. COYZ.

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The club was founded in 1894, making them one The clubhouse and stadium was a project due to the of the oldest clubs in Dorset, they played their forethought of the then Chairman of the club, Mr. matches in those early days at Marston Road, on Ken Mullins, this spacious facility also incorporates the outskirts of the Town. the dressing rooms, bar, function room, kitchen, storeroom and toilets, including disabled facilities. They played county football with occasional silverware displayed in the town pubs. Following the The record attendance at the ground is 1,000 versus opening of the Terrace playing fields just before the Eastliegh (featuring ex-Southampton and England Second World War, this became the new venue for international Matthew Le Tissier), in the Andy home games. Shephard Memorial match on July 27th 2003.

The Club then moved across the road from the Four Football League clubs have played at Raleigh Terrace playing fields in 1985 to it’s present home Grove, Plymouth Argyle, Torquay United, Swindon called “Raleigh Grove” fittingly using Sir Walter Town and Yeovil Town. Raleigh’s historical connection with the town. In 2001 the committee of Sherborne Town outlined The Raleigh Grove site was built in 1985 on a grazing a 3-phase, 5-year plan for the future development of field, at the level of the raised banking that exists the ground, the plans included a hard standing path today on the north west side of the ground, this had on all sides of the pitch for spectators, a 150-seater to be leveled, to create a playing area, a task made all stand to be erected, relocating the dugouts, the more diﬃcult as there was a pond in the far right corner of the ground. improvements to the clubhouse, and the installation of floodlights. Expansion and upgrading the stadium When the site was built the club noted the has been ongoing every year. regulations laid down for promotion from the Dorset Premier league at the time, so a covered section on The club joined the Toolstation Western League in the south west side of the ground was erected for 2006 after gaining runners up spot in the Dorset supporters, also the pitch had four drains laid to aid Premier League, exciting FA Cup and Vase runs have the playing surface. seen the club play from Cornwall to Suffolk.

Dorset Senior Cup Runners-up - 1973/74, 2006/07 Dorset Reserve League Winners - 2007/08 Dorset Combination Winners - 1981/82, 1984/85 Toolstation First Division ‘Manager of the Year’ Dorset Combination Cup Winners - 1981/82, 1984/85 2007/8 Kevin Leigh, 2012/13 Jamie Manley Dorset Combination Cup Runners-up - 1982/83, 1993/94 Toolstation ‘Hospitality Award’ Winners - 2009/10 Dorset Senior Cup Winners - 1982/83, 2003/04, 2007/08 FA Cup Second Qualifying Round - 2010/11 Dorset Youth Shield Winners - 1989/90, 1990/91 Somerset Floodlit Youth League Dorset Combination Runners-up - 1992/93, 2001/02 South Division Winners - 2010/11 Dorset Premier League Runners-up - 2005/06 Toolstation First Division Winners - 2012/13 FA Carlsberg Vase Forth Round - 2006/07 Dorset Senior Trophy Runners-up - 2012/13 FA Carlsberg Vase ‘Team of the Round’ - 2007/08 Dorset County Youth League Division 1 Winners Toolstation First Division Runners-up - 2007/08 2012/13

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Having originally started playing in 1880, Clevedon There were many notable victories, including home are one of the oldest clubs in the West Country and success over Brigg Sports, Ilford and Dartmouth were founder members of the Western League (now United. They also faced the mighty Pegasus, Harwich the Toolstation League) in 1892. & Parkeston (who went on to reach the 1953 Final), Wimbledon (then an Isthmian League side), Billingham Their stay, however, only lasted three seasons when they Synthonia and Carshalton Athletic. The F A Cup also dropped back into local football before re-joining the brought success with several tussles against Southern Western League in the 1910/11 season. Their early years League opposition. were spent at Dial Hill, still the home of the local cricket club, but they moved to a new site at Old Street (later re- One of the finest performances was at Merthyr Tydfil named Teignmouth Road) in 1895 where they remained when 10,000 people gave them a long ovation after they until 1992. were defeated 2-1 after losing a player with a broken leg after just 20 minutes. The record home gate was When football resumed after the First World War, recorded against Bath City in September 1951 when Clevedon found themselves in the Bristol & District 2,300 witnessed a 3-1 win for the Southern Leaguers. League and Bristol & Suburban League before a switch to the Somerset Senior League in the early 1930’s helped Cup success, however, was not matched in the league Clevedon increase their status, and they were to stay and they spent several years in Division 2 before there until World War Two brought a temporary end to resigning, for financial reasons, at the end of the the League. 1957/58 season. They joined the Bristol & District League where they remained for 15 years, before rejoining the However, Clevedon stayed in business and entered the Western League in 1973/74 after amalgamating with Weston-Super-Mare League, dominated by teams from another local club, Ashtonians United, who were already nearby RAF Locking. This often meant playing against members of the Western League ranks. international stars stationed at the Camp, although Clevedon had their share of service personnel stationed The club’s name was later changed to “Clevedon Town” to in the town. reflect their new status. With the breaking up of the old amateur status, Clevedon joined the professional ranks After the War they again returned to the Western in 1974 with Ray Mabbutt (father of Spurs captain, Gary League and, despite a moderate league record, built Mabbutt), becoming the first paid player. The building up a reputation for themselves in the F A Amateur Cup, of a new clubhouse and the installation of floodlights in reaching the Rounds Proper no less than 8 times in 13 the early 1980’s nearly bankrupted the club. years. In those days that was no mean achievement and their success brought them to the attention of the Debts were running at well over £100,000 and desperate national press. measures had to be taken to save the club. The Board

#ZEBRAS 15 of Directors was forced to resign and the introduction election to the Beazer Homes League followed to round of several new faces saved the club from total disaster, off a superb first season at the new ground. with the overdraft being reduced by careful budgeting and management. After many years as a mid-table side In their first season in the Beazer Homes Midland things began to change a few years ago when the club Division, they finished a creditable fifth after having to decided to sell their Teignmouth Road ground and move start the campaign with a new manager, Steve Fey, and to a new site at Davis Lane on the edge of the town. The a brand new team. After just one season the club were club had the foresight to buy the Teignmouth Road site transferred across to the Southern Division, finishing 9th for £450 in 1949 and this wise move enabled the club in 1997/98 before being switched back to the Midland to sell off the ground, pay off their remaining debts and Division for the 1998/99 season. build a purpose built stadium from the proceeds. The switch clearly benefited the club as they managed After the ambitious announcement to move grounds, to win the Midland Division Championship after a it was only natural that the playing ambitions should wonderful season in which they also won the Somerset be raised. In 1991/92, Terry Rowles was recruited as Premier Cup. In their first season in the Premier Division manager from Mangotsfield United who signed a whole the club finished in a creditable eighth place and fully new team and set about reviving the club’s fortunes on settled into the Dr Martens League, with ambitious plans the playing field. In the last season at Teignmouth Road, to develop the ground into a sports and social complex they finished as runners-up to Weston-Super-Mare, to serve the local community. playing their last ever match at Teignmouth Road on 20 April 1992. The club sadly suffered relegation back to the Western Division at the end of 2000/01, despite winning the Season 1992/93 was to prove by far the most successful in Somerset Premier Cup that season and again in 2001/02. the club’s history and it was heralded by the move to the An era ended in September 2004 when manager Steve new Hand Stadium. This superb development included Fey left the club after 11 years in charge and was replaced an all weather pitch, training facilities, a 300-seater by former Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United manager, stand, tiered terracing around the whole ground with an Kevin Hodges. He, in turn, left the club in October 2005, excellent clubhouse and dressing room facilities. Gates with Clevedon top of the league table, to become increased to an average of 421 and the team ended up assistant manager at Coca-Cola League club, Yeovil winning the league title in style, remaining unbeaten Town. Former Bristol Rovers player and coach, Phil Bater, and scoring 137 goals in only 38 matches. The season took over the job, becoming only the fourth manager at ended with a first ever League Cup Final appearance and the club in 19 years, and completed the job started by SPROUTS STINK

16 #ZEBRAS Rovers and Bristol City, who had a brief spell at Clevedon as coach under Kevin Hodges, as well as managerial experience with Taunton Town and Newport County, was asked to return to The Hand as caretaker manager to lead Clevedon through another battle to avoid relegation. However, despite “Beads” best efforts, the team picked up just two points from his eight games in charge and Clevedon were duly relegated after finishing in 21st place.

In the summer of 2010 former Bristol City, Wycombe Wanderers and Northampton Town defender Micky Bell was appointed as the new manger of Clevedon Town and he assembled a young but inexperienced squad that finished 20th in their first season back in Division One South & West.

In 2011/12 they again came 20th in the league. But it was in the cup competitions that Clevedon achieved great success as they won The Red Insure Southern League Cup, beating Premier Division team Banbury United 2-1 on aggregate, and then were narrowly beaten 2-1 by Conference South outfit Weston-super-Mare in the Somerset Premier Cup Final. Further cup success eluded Clevedon Town’s Jay Murray - son of Bristol City legend Scott Murray. the team in 2012/13, but they improved their finishing Kevin Hodges by building on his success and guiding league position to 15th in a season that featured away the club to their second Southern League Championship wins at all four of the play-off teams. success and back into the Premier Division. In January 2014 Micky Bell parted company from In November 2006 Clevedon Town played in the first Clevedon Town and former player Paul McLoughlin was round proper of The FA Cup for the first time in their asked to move up from his roles as first team coach and history, losing 1-4 at home to Coca-Cola League 2 team head of the academy and youth sections to take over as Chester City in front of a record attendance at The Hand manager. The team went on to finish 17th and followed Stadium of 2,261. this in 2014/15 with 18th place.

In their first season back in the Premier Division However, due to problems with the floodlights at The Clevedon consolidated with an 18th place finish in Hand Stadium, Clevedon Town were demoted back to 2006/07, and in 2007/08 improved on this by finishing the Western League for the start of the 2015/16 season, 11th. However, despite this improvement, and leading us Paul McLoughlin resigned and almost all the players to the final of The Southern League Errea Cup, where we left. In October 2015 a sponsorship deal was agreed lost 1-4 on aggregate to Hillingdon Borough, manager with a personal fitness company and the Hand Stadium Phil Bater resigned at the end of the season, leaving his was renamed The Everyone Active Stadium. Micky Bell assistant Wayne Powell to take over the reins for season returned to take charge of the team and his young 2008/09. With many senior players also leaving at the inexperienced squad ended their first campaign back same time Wayne was forced to rebuild the side, and at Step 5 in 19th place. Steady improvement has seen on a much reduced budget, but despite his best efforts finishes of 14th in 2016/17, 12th in 2017/18 and 6th in The Seasiders ended 2008 at the bottom of the Premier 2018/19. Division, and Wayne was relieved of his duties. No history of Clevedon would be complete without The task of saving Clevedon Town from relegation in paying tribute to the Hand family, without whom 2009 was handed to former Port Talbot Town manager the Club would almost certainly not exist. H G Hand Nick Tucker. Nick and his management team immediately (Secretary 1895-1912) and A W Hand (Secretary 1918- brought in a few new players, who gelled quickly into 1968) were followed by Doug Hand, who retired as Club the team and, as results gradually improved, Clevedon President at the end of the 1994/95 season after 50 years Town ended the season in 18th place - one place and two service to the club, much spent in the same way as his points above the relegation zone. father and grandfather, as Club Secretary.

Most of the players were retained for season 2009/2010 Doug sadly passed away in November 2013 aged 92. but, as the UK recession started to bite, Clevedon were Without their enthusiasm and hard work over the years, forced to reduce the budget again and several senior the club would probably not be in the position it is members of the squad left in January 2010. Nick Tucker now and it was only the wisdom of A W, in buying the brought in replacements but the team continued to Teignmouth Road site, which laid the foundations for the struggle, particularly at home, so in late March 2010 with present successful club. It was a fitting tribute that the The Seasiders languishing in 20th place, Nick offered present ground was originally named The Hand Stadium his resignation, which was accepted by the Directors. after them, and the families’ service to the club has been Peter Beadle, once a prolific striker with both Bristol recognised by the FA.

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Hi everyone and welcome to Raleigh Grove, this week I have searched the computer box to bring you another football story. THE DIRTY LOOK AND THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS THAT GAVE BIRTH TO YELLOW AND RED CARDS To many people watching football today, the game cannot change how football was played. be imagined without yellow and red cards. The controversy was the sending-off of Argentina captain Fans discuss the seriousness of offences by reference to the Antonio Rattín. The brutish number 5 had retained some of colour of card that they warrant, while bookmakers offer odds the attributes that would undoubtedly have been revered in on who will be the first to see yellow or red in any given match. players of mob football – to this day he is remembered as a legend at Boca Juniors for his combative qualities. It may seem It may come as some surprise, then, that the cards system is not unsurprising, therefore, that referee Rudolf Kreitlein ended even 50 years old. The system of sanctions in football stretches up giving him his marching orders. However, the sending-off much further back than 50 years, to the inception of the game was not for a tackle or a fight; in fact, it didn’t appear to be for as we know it today. For any kind of formalised sport to exist anything at all. The post-match report indicated that Rattín at all, there must be rules and an imposition of punishment for had been removed from the game for “violence of the tongue” infringement. The mob football of the Middle Ages had few such towards the referee, but the German official didn’t speak a word rules, and shared little with its modern-day descendant other of Spanish. than the name. A dirty look had got him removed from the World Cup quarter- Unlimited numbers of players from opposing towns sought final. Perhaps understandably, the Argentine was reluctant to convey a pig’s bladder to the markers at opposite ends of to accept his fate. Once it had finally been communicated to the settlement in which the game was being played. By some him that Kreitlein had sent him off, with the aid of the head of accounts, any method short of murder and manslaughter was tournament referees, Ken Aston, he refused to go. Policemen allowable. It took until the mid-1800s for formal codification were eventually brought on to the pitch to escort him away. efforts to commence. Still he would not go quietly – he sat down on the red carpet In 1863, the various attempts were unified under one code exclusively reserved for the Queen, and as a last act of defiance, and adopted as the official rules by the newly-created Football he wrinkled an English pennant as he was marched away. Ken Association, and this is generally considered the birth of the Aston, who had watched these incidents unfurl with horror. The modern game. It is the cards themselves that are a surprisingly respect he had garnered within the game was reflected in his recent addition. It was not until the 1970 World Cup, 107 years appointment as head of referees at the 1966 tournament, and after the rules first spelt out offences that would warrant his subsequent invention would ensure his legacy extended well cautions and sendings-off, that these coloured cards were beyond the end of his career. introduced in competitive football, and the English game didn’t adopt the system until six years later. The story goes that he was sitting at a set of traffic lights on Kensington Road, dwelling upon how to avoid incidents such as Before this, referees would have to make their meanings plain to those he had recently witnessed, when the idea came to him: the players through their words and actions alone. This caused a yellow for ‘take it easy’, red for ‘stop, you’re off’. The idea was as few problems on the international stage, where officials would simple as it was brilliant. frequently have to resort to exaggerated charades to overcome the language barrier, but anyone who has witnessed Mike Simultaneously, the issues of the language barrier and the Dean playing an advantage knows that the art of performative uncommunicated caution were removed from the game. Ken refereeing is very much alive today. Aston cannot have known when sitting at those traffic lights that his idea would permanently change the way the sport he For the most part, the lack of a visual representation of each loved was played. degree of punishment did not pose much of an issue. How, then, did the now-familiar cards end up getting adopted into the Nor could Antonio Rattín have envisaged that his sit-down very fabric of the game? As is often the case, controversy was protest on the Queen’s red carpet would give rise to a system the catalyst for innovation. The 1966 World Cup is remembered that helped bring clarity and transparency to on-field decisions, primarily as England’s only major tournament success, but its reducing the chance of anyone else being sent off for little more legacy is even greater than that. The team that would go on to than a dirty look! - Enjoy the game - Goody be champions came up against Argentina in the quarter-finals, and an incident in the matched sparked a reform that would Enjoy the game - Goody #ZEBRAS 19 20 #ZEBRAS RESERVE TEAM NEWS WITH RESERVE TEAM MANAGER NEIL BUDDEN HOPES & ASPIRATIONS FOR THE SEASON AHEAD Since the return of grass roots football we have that our opposition struggle to contain. We as a now all got back together as a group and one group understand that to be successful in the DPL we squad and the new players have all settled in well have to approach every football match with the right which has created a great buzz and atmosphere mentality and attitude and adopt a with a work ethic around the club and amongst the players and that combined with our quality and experience in management team, a sense of optimism and the group will make us hard to be broken down and excitement with everyone. beat and I believe this group have players have this already and that they also all share the same desire There seems a real hunger in the squad to succeed this season which is to get us back to the summit of this season and to get back to winning ways when the league and bring home some silverware to the the season kicks off on the 5th September for us club. which is great to see and the overall mentality and ambition at the club is positive and successful one. As the season gets underway on the 5th September 2020 we will begin our journey together as group As for our Reserves Team I am expecting us to have a and I have no doubts that as the season continues stronger season this season after strengthening our we will grow stronger and get better so please do side and to see us back being competitive week in continue to show the lads your support by coming week out in the DPL and in Cup competitions. along to watch whenever you can, they thrive on it and we as a club sincerely appreciate it. I have had chats with our lads throughout pre-season and explained what I and the club expect from them Take care, stay safe and I hope to see you all around as individuals and most importantly as a group this the club very soon (whilst socially distancing of season. course).

I am looking for us to be more clinical this season and expect to see us playing with a desire and intensity Neil

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So, where were we? won’t be too much of an issue. Bigger problems, perhaps, lie in wait should we experience a second wave of the virus or t’s been six long months since the 2019/20 season came to an local areas go into lockdown. end which saw most Non-League clubs have their campaigns abandoned with roughly half a dozen weeks remaining. The way this year is going, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see a disastrous spell of weather over the winter too! Football is on its way back thick and fast now with the preliminary round of the FA Cup taking place today while Only time will tell as to whether Non-League will have to deal some leagues are already several fixtures in. with those challenges but for now we should enjoy being back to what we enjoy most, even if the environment has Steps 3 and 4 get underway next weekend (19th) while the changed somewhat. National League will begin on October 3. Thank you to our loyal readers for supporting The Non- There has never been a more challenging time for Non- League Paper throughout the summer! League clubs and their volunteers, having to implement important Covid-19 regulations and adapt financially. Even though football came to a halt, we continued to make sure the paper was still on newsstands every Sunday and We’ve seen over pre-season how well clubs have managed Monday morning throughout the summer. the situation and it is crucial football, particularly Non- League, can continue to prove it is capable of staging We interviewed the likes of Chris Wilder, Les Ferdinand, matches safely. Stuart Peace and Chris Waddle while doing our best to keep you updated on the latest news – as we have done for the At the time of writing, the National League is still waiting last 20 years! for the green light to admit fans – it is thought they will be allowed to in time for the season’s start. We’re massively grateful to all the players, managers, clubs, leagues and everyone else for answering their phones to talk Below Steps 1 and 2, clubs can allow up to 30 per cent of to us! ground grading capacity at the level. But, crucially, we wouldn’t have been able to do it without For most teams, this isn’t an issue but league chiefs at Steps 3 the backing of our readers – thank you! and 4 are pushing for the limit to be changed to 30 per cent of ground capacity to benefit the more well-supported clubs. The Non-League Paper is on sale every Sunday and Monday featuring match action, xtures, results and tables from Steps At this stage, the season getting underway, fingers crossed, 1-7 Follow us on Twitter @SherborneTownFC

22 #ZEBRAS FIXTURES & RESULTS SEPTEMBER 2020 MARCH 2021 2ND STREET (FA CUP) W 2-1 6TH CALNE TOWN H 5TH PORTISHEAD TOWN L 2-0 13TH CORSHAM TOWN A 9TH RADSTOCK TOWN L 2-0 20TH HENGROVE ATH LETIC H 12TH CLEVEDON (FA CUP) H 27TH WARMINSTER TOWN A 19TH OLDLAND ABBOT H 22ND WELTON ROVERS A APRIL 2021 26TH ASHTON & BACKWELL H 2ND WINCANTON TOWN H 20TH WELLS CITY H 5TH DEVIZES TOWN A 10TH LONGWELL GREEN H OCTOBER 2020 24TH LEBEQ UNITED A 3RD LONGWELL GREEN A 17TH BRISTOL TELEPHONES H MAY 2021 24TH BISHOPS LYDEARD A 1ST HENGROVE ATHLETIC A 31ST CHEDDAR H 8TH WELTON ROVERS H 15TH BRISTOL TELEPHONES A NOVEMBER 2020 *Fixtures are subject to change. 7TH CALNE TOWN A 14TH DEVIZES TOWN H 28TH ASHTON & BACKWELL A TOOLSTATION FIRST DECEMBER 2020 DIVISION TABLE 5TH ALMONDSBURY A 12TH WARMINSTER TOWN H P W D L GD P Portishead Town 2 2 0 0 5 6 19TH BISHOPS LYDEARD H Warminster Town 2 2 0 0 3 6 26TH WINCANTON TOWN H Lebeq United 2 1 1 0 4 4 Corsham Town 1 1 0 0 3 3 Calne Town 1 1 0 0 2 3 JANUARY 2021 Oldland Abbotonians 1 1 0 0 1 3 2ND LEBEQ UNITED H Wells City 1 1 0 0 1 3 9TH BISHOP SUTTON A Bishop Sutton 1 1 0 0 1 3 16TH PORTISHEAD TOWN A Radstock Town 2 1 0 1 0 3 Almondsbury 2 1 0 1 0 3 23RD ALMONDSBURY H Ashton & Backwell Utd 2 1 0 1 -1 3 30TH CORSHAM TOWN H Hengrove Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 1 Devizes Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 Welton Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 FEBRUARY 2021 Longwell Green Sports 1 0 0 1 -1 0 6TH OLDLAND ABBOT A Bristol Telephones 1 0 0 1 -1 0 13TH WELLS CITY A Wincanton Town 2 0 0 2 -2 0 Bishops Lydeard 2 0 0 2 -4 0 20TH RADSTOCK TOWN H Sherborne Town 2 0 0 2 -4 0 27TH CHEDDAR A Cheddar 2 0 0 2 -7 0

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