TTHHEE MMII TTRREE Versus AAtt KKaayyttee LLaannee,, BBiisshhooppss CClleeeevvee TTuueessddaayy 2222nndd OOccttoobbeerr 22001199 TThhee UUhhllssppoorrtt HHeelllleenniicc LLeeaagguuee PPrreemmiieerr DDiivviissiioonn BBiisshhooppss CClleeeevvee FFoooottbbaallll CClluubb Kayte Lane Bishops Cleeve Glos. GL52 3PD Tel; 01242 676166 Email; [email protected] Website; www.pitchero.com/clubs/bishopscleevefc Affiliated to; Gloucestershire County F.A. Members of The Hellenic League Cheltenham Football League Cheltenham Youth League Chairman David Walker Cleeve Colts Vice Chairman Hanif Tai Chairman – Jon Symons Secretary – Nigel Green Secretary – Geoffrey Ketching Board Members Hilary Green Marc Blackford Cleeve Colts Managers Jon Symonds U6 – Jim Wyatt – [email protected] Welfare Officer Daryl Fields U7 – Liam Beames – [email protected] Press Officer Matt Jones U8 – U9 Colts – Kevin Debonis – [email protected] U9 Rovers – Ian Fletcher – [email protected] First Team U10 Colts – Darly Field – [email protected] Manager Stephen Cleal U10 Rovers – Stephen Dolman – Asst. Manager Matt Jeynes [email protected] Coach Mike Rhodes U11 Colts – Andrew Hyatt – [email protected] Physiotherapist Pat Cleal U11 Rovers – Paul Bignell – [email protected] U12Colts – Tony Debonis – [email protected] “A” Team U12 Rovers – Jason Burge – [email protected] Manager John Hunt U12 United – Louis Averiss – [email protected] Match Secretary John Hunt U13 Colts – Andy Moss – [email protected] U14 United – Rich Gill – [email protected] Development Team U15 Colts – Becky Verhoest – [email protected] Manager Nicki Debonis Girls Teams Asst. Manager Keith Carter U10 Colts – Anjie Winter – [email protected] U12 Colts – Rob Winter – [email protected] Under 18 Youth U12 Rovers – Toby Harris – [email protected] Manager Richard Gill U14 Colts – Dipak Karadia – [email protected] Asst Manager Jon Symonds U16 Colts – Chris Gough – [email protected] Physio Good Evening and Welcome back to all players, staff, officials and supporters of Westfields FC I hope you enjoy your visit to Kayte Lane this evening for what promises to be an entertaining league encounter. Following last week’s 3-2 win over tonight’s opponents we continued our progress in another cup competition on Saturday winning 3-0 away at Shortwood in the rearranged tie following the abandonment last time. Watts 2 and Liam Wright were the scorers on what was a disciplined performance. Tonight is what seems a rarity these days a league game!!! And with it being a clash of the top two then it is sure to be built up as a “big game” it is important that we look to continue our good home form in the league but it is only 3pts on offer and there is plenty of football left to play regardless of the outcome. Player wise we are in a good position with only Harrison Iddles (ankle) and Elliott Kennedy (hamstring) missing – Ieuan is back from suspension, Steve Davis and Ben Maguire missed Saturday due to work commitments and Kai Mahon is finally available again as we aren’t in cup competition tonight – all this means is that my headache over selection is a big one but that is how it should be. With a full league programme over the next two nights I'm sure like always there will be one or two results that make you think “didn’t expect that” which is why from our point of the view the next two back to back home league games it's important we look to get positive results in both. As mentioned we host Flackwell Heath on Saturday so after tonight's game is done and dusted dust yourselves down and lets go again Saturday As always, your support is invaluable to us and so Thanks again for your support Enjoy the Game Soots PPllleeaassee vviiissiiittt oouurr wweebbssiiitttee ffoorr uuppccoommiiinngg ffiiixxtttuurreess,,, rreessuullltttss,,, iiinnttteerrvviiieewwss aanndd eevveenntttss::: wwwwwwppiittcchheerroo...ccoomm//cclluubbss//...bbiisshhooppsscclleeeevveeffcc BISHOPS CLEEVE FOOTBALL CLUB BRIEF HISTORY Founded 1905 County Members Gloucestershire Football Association Southern League History 2006 – present day Hellenic League History 1983 – 2006 Principal honours 2011/12 & 2015/16 Glos. Senior Challenge Trophy Runners-Up ===== In their long history Bishops Cleeve have led a much more nomadic existence than many clubs, but have now been settled in the impressive Kayte Lane ground since 1997. For many years the club played on a ground in Stoke Road – with facilities rebuilt and reopened in 1971 by the then secretary of the Football Association, Ted Croker. The enforced move to Kayte Lane came about due to the old ground being sold by the landlord. The club enjoyed a brief period of success in the late 60s – gaining promotion from the Cheltenham League and winning four Championships in their six seasons in the Glos. Northern Senior League. After dropping back to the Cheltenham League, Cleeve gained promotion into the Hellenic League in 1983, quickly becoming a force in that division, finishing fourth in their first two seasons in Div. One. This great start was followed up with a third place finish, then winning the Championship and gaining promotion to the Premier Division at the fourth attempt, and winning the ‘double’ by adding the Glos. Amateur Cup. A fantastic achievement. The five seasons in the Premier Division proved to be a struggle for the Club, although the team followed up their Cup success by adding another trophy to their collection, winning the Premier Cup at the first attempt. The return to Division One proved the catalyst for a period of rebuilding, on and off the pitch. The Club needed to enter into a number of ground share agreements to preserve their League status – Forest Green Rovers, Moreton Town, Wollen Sports and Highworth all allowed us to use their grounds. This difficult period galvanised our club members, and the club was kept running by the dedicated efforts of a few stalwarts – notably Cheltenham Town legend, Dave Lewis, whose efforts were recognised by Carling Brewery, awarding him their ‘Clubman of the Year’ accolade (and a year’s supply of beer!) After approval for the Kayte Lane site was given in 1997, club members started the building of the clubhouse and changing rooms – using materials kindly donated by Smiths Aerospace (now GE Aviation) There followed a great transformation in the team’s fortunes, and they duly secured another promotion in 2001 back to the Hellenic Premier Division. In order to take this opportunity the club entered into another ground share at Evesham United! 2003 & 2004 proved to be a landmark period for the club – returning to ‘The Lane’ after the new Stand and floodlights were approved, achieving FA Charter Standard for Football in the Community, and the completion of the building and facilities. In 2006 the team gained promotion to the Sothern League, joining the Midland Division before being moved to the South & West Division a few seasons later, where the club currently reside. The club has enjoyed mixed fortunes in their Southern League time, generally enjoying mid-table security, with the highlight being season 2011/12 when the club finished with their best ever points haul (in a creditable 11th) and reached the Gloucestershire Senior Cup final, played at Bristol City’s Ashton Gate ground, where we unfortunately succumbed to a Bristol City side featuring two Full Welsh Internationals! With the departure of Alex Sykes to County rivals Shortwood United, the ex-Cheltenham Town professional John Brough took the helm but left towards the end of the season to join Cinderford Town. 2013/14 saw local lad Stephen Cleal take charge with Derek Lightstone, as his assistant, both had a long history with the club and they forged a close link with our Second and Third teams – as well a community tie to Bishops Cleeve Colts Youth section – the future of the club seemed much more secure on and off the field of play. After surviving relegation in their first season they put together a competitive team finishing 12th in the league and losing 1-0 to Forest Green Rovers in the County FA Senior Cup. 2016/17 saw another first for Steve winning the club’s first FA Trophy game. 2017/18 saw the arrival of Matt Jeynes to the management team another who had played for the club in recent years and they later joined by Alex Lumsden Unfortunately a number of players left the club and the season didn’t get off to a good start. The team did rally towards the latter part of the Season but were relegated after losing the last game. So after 12 years the club looked for a speedy return to Step 4 of the NLS. However, having retained most the players, the team had a few slip ups on the run in to the end of the season and finished, they also were runners-up in the County Trophy Bishops Cleeve F.C. 2019-20 Bishops Cleeve F.C. 2019-20 HISTORY – Westfields F.C Westfields Football Club enter the new 2019/2020 season as members of the UHL Hellenic Football League. Westfields have been laterally moved by the Football Association to the Hellenic Football League following a reorganisation of non-league football at Step 5 and Westfields will now enjoy a new challenge, entering new grounds and a new era as they face life going down the M4 as opposed to going up the M5, M6 and M1. Whilst in recent seasons they have often met Bishops Cleeve, Lydney Town and Fairford Town in either pre-season friendlies or cup competitions the league generally will be a completely new challenge for Westfields who have been a dominant force in Midland football since they entered the West Midland League Division 2 back in the 1978/79 season. Westfields go into the new season with a new management structure with Phil Glover as the Manager, Paul Willetts as the Assistant Manager/Head Coach, Scott Jackson as Assistant Coach and Rory Hollingshead as Goalkeeping Coach as the Westfields management team try and continue the historic rise of Westfields Football Club from the heady days of 1966 when the club was formed.