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Cup Action: In a replay of their FA Vase tie, Westbury United were defeated 1-0 by Christchurch at the Hurn Bridge Sports Ground on Wednesday evening. A 62nd minute header by Kieran Douglas sealed victory for Christchurch, who will now face United Services Portsmouth in the first round proper.

Bitton had four different goal-scorers in their 4-2 win at home to Henbury in their Gloucestershire FA Challenge Trophy clash, with Reeko Best, Tom Knighton, Lewis Powell and Ben Wych all netting. Elsewhere in that competition on Tuesday night, Chipping Sodbury Town overcame Longwell Green Sports 5-4 on penalties after their match had finished 1-1 after normal time. The following evening, Matt Huxley scored a brace, and Sacha Tong was also on the scoresheet as Cadbury Heath made the perfect start to their cup defence with a 3-1 win at home to AEK Boco. With league matters put on the back-burner, there were a trio of GFA Trophy fixtures on Saturday, and in a clash between two First Division sides, Almondsbury claimed a 4-0 win away at Oldland Abbotonians. The visitors scored twice in either half, with Alex Bisp, Russell Church, Ashley Knight and Dan Lane all grabbing goals. Bristol Telephones also won away from home, with Dhani Golding and Ben Griffiths scoring in their 2-1 victory against Rockleaze Rangers, while Roman Glass St George fell to a 2-1 loss at Hardwicke.

In the first round of Somerset FA Premier Cup, Chard Town won 5-4 on spot kicks away at Shepton Mallet, while a goal in extra-time from Ash McGrane handed Odd Down a 2- 1 win over Frome Town. Portishead Town were knocked out by Paulton Rovers, who scored three times in extra-time during their 4-1 win, while Weston-Super- Mare beat Brislington 3-0. At Huish Park, Bishop Sutton were defeated 1-0 by League Two side Yeovil Town for whom substitute Neville Nzembela scored late on, while at Cothelstone Road, a brace from James Rustell was followed by a stoppage-time winner from Jack Witcombe as Radstock Town claimed a 3-2 win over Bishops Lydeard. On Wednesday evening, two goals from Steve Murray weren’t enough for Street who fell to a 4-3 extra-time defeat away at Larkhall Athletic. Cheddar were also knocked out, losing 2-1 at home to Bath City, while an 81st minute goal from Craig Parsons handed Hengrove Athletic a 1-0 win over Bridgwater Town. Western League XI 2-2

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125 th Anniversary Match Western League Statistics PREMIER DIVISION LEADING GOAL SCORERS (League only): Gary Higdon, Melksham Town – 14 Steve Murray, Street – 10 Jared Lewington, Buckland Athletic – 10 David O’Hare, Street – 9 Ben Dowdell, Cribbs - 9

PREMIER DIVISION TOP ATTENDANCES: Melksham Town 3-0 Odd Down, Monday 14th August 2017 – 392 Melksham Town 4-0 Cadbury Heath, Monday 7th August 2017 - 354 Melksham Town 2-0 Hengrove Athletic, Saturday 30th September 2017 - 343

FIRST DIVISION LEADING GOAL SCORERS (League only): Tom Slater, Devizes Town – 10 Dhani Golding, Bristol Telephones – 10 Marcus Cook, Wincanton Town – 10 Matt Brown, Keynsham Town – 10 James Quick, Bishops Lydeard – 10

FIRST DIVISION TOP ATTENDANCES: Bishops Lydeard 2-3 Cheddar, Sunday 8th October - 264 Welton Rovers 3-1 Keynsham Town, Saturday 7th October– 247 Ashton & Backwell United 2-1 Bishop Sutton, Friday 6th October – 225

LEADING SCORERS IN ALL COMPETITIONS: Gary Higdon, Melksham Town – 14 Steve Murray, Street – 14 Luke Mortimore, Willand Rovers – 12 Latest Results Tuesday 10 th October GFA Challenge Trophy Bitton 4-2 Henbury 45 Chipping Sodbury Town 1-1 (5-4pens) Longwell Green Sports Somerset FA Premier Cup Odd Down 2-1 AET Frome Town 89 Portishead Town 1-4 AET Paulton Rovers 63 Shepton Mallet 2-2 (4-5pens) Chard Town Weston-Super-Mare 3-0 Brislington Yeovil Town 1-0 Bishop Sutton Wednesday 11 th October FA Vase Christchurch 1-0 Westbury United GFA Challenge Trophy Cadbury Heath 3-1 AEK Boco 65 Somerset FA Premier Cup Bishops Lydeard 2-3 Radstock Town 34 Cheddar 1-2 Bath City 101 Hengrove Athletic 1-0 Bridgwater Town 35 Larkhall Athletic 4-3 AET Street Saturday 14 th October GFA Challenge Trophy Hardwicke 2-1 Roman Glass St George Oldland Abbotonians 0-4 Almondsbury 54 Rockleaze Rangers 1-2 Bristol Telephones

Upcoming Fixtures Monday 16 th October GFA Challenge Trophy Melksham Town vs Mere Town 19:45KO New College Swindon vs Chippenham Park 19:45KO Tuesday 17 th October Premier Division Buckland Athletic vs Bridport 19:30KO Chipping Sodbury Town vs Odd Down 19:30KO GFA Challenge Trophy Brimscombe & Thrupp vs Cribbs 19:30KO Tuffley Rovers vs Hallen 19:45KO Wiltshire FA Senior Cup Bemerton Heath Harlequins vs Warminster Town 19:45KO Calne Town vs Malmesbury Victoria 19:45KO Devizes Town vs Bremhill FC 19:30KO Wednesday 18 th October Wiltshire FA Senior Cup Pewsey Vale vs Corsham Town 19:45KO Westbury United vs Marlborough Town 19:45KO Saturday 21 st October (KICK OFF AT 3.00PM UNLESS NOTED) FA Vase Baffins Milton Rovers vs Radstock Town Bashley vs Bridgwater Town Hengrove Athletic vs Alton Odd Down vs Tavistock Wantage vs Cadbury Heath Wellington vs Downton Willand Rovers vs Street Premier Division Bradford Town vs Cribbs Brislington vs Longwell Green Sports Buckland Athletic vs Hallen Chipping Sodbury Town vs Wells City Melksham Town vs Bridport Shepton Mallet vs Clevedon Town First Division Ashton & Backwell United vs Wincanton Town Bishops Lydeard vs Devizes Town Bristol Telephones vs Sherborne Town Calne Town vs Chard Town Chippenham Park vs Cheddar Corsham Town vs Welton Rovers Malmesbury Victoria vs Almondsbury Portishead Town vs Oldland Abbotonians Roman Glass St George vs Warminster Town

More Groundhop 2017 images League Tables Premier Division Team P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Street 13 9 2 2 36 12 24 29 2 Buckland Athletic 12 8 2 2 29 20 9 26 3 Bradford Town 11 7 4 0 20 7 13 25 4 Willand Rovers 11 7 2 2 34 9 25 23 5 Shepton Mallet 13 7 2 4 21 17 4 23 6 Melksham Town 13 6 4 3 39 16 23 22 7 Cribbs 12 6 1 5 27 16 11 19 8 Chipping Sodbury Town 11 5 2 4 23 20 3 17 9 Odd Down 11 4 4 3 14 13 1 16 10 Clevedon Town 11 4 3 4 17 16 1 15 11 Bitton 11 4 3 4 15 20 -5 15 12 Bridport 8 4 2 2 20 15 5 14 13 Bridgwater Town 11 4 2 5 16 14 2 14 14 Hengrove Athletic 11 3 4 4 14 14 0 13 15 Brislington 12 3 2 7 13 26 -13 11 16 Hallen 10 2 3 5 16 23 -7 9 17 Cadbury Heath 9 2 2 5 12 24 -12 8 18 Wellington 11 2 2 7 14 31 -17 8 19 Wells City 12 1 2 9 10 35 -25 5 20 Longwell Green Sports 11 0 0 11 5 47 -42 0

First Division Team P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Westbury United 13 8 5 0 32 8 24 29 2 Devizes Town 14 7 3 4 27 20 7 24 3 Radstock Town 13 7 2 4 25 18 7 23 4 Bristol Telephones 10 7 1 2 31 16 15 22 5 Cheddar 14 7 1 6 25 23 2 22 6 Keynsham Town 11 7 0 4 33 21 12 21 7 Oldland Abbotonians 12 6 3 3 23 13 10 21 8 Welton Rovers 13 5 5 3 31 20 11 20 9 Wincanton Town 13 6 2 5 21 25 -4 20 10 Chippenham Park 15 5 5 5 17 24 -7 20 11 Roman Glass St George 11 6 1 4 32 18 14 19 12 Bishop Sutton 12 5 3 4 21 23 -2 18 13 Warminster Town 14 4 5 5 22 20 2 17 14 Almondsbury 16 5 2 9 22 28 -6 17 15 Bishops Lydeard 12 5 1 6 24 29 -5 16 16 Corsham Town 13 4 4 5 15 22 -7 16 17 Chard Town 14 4 2 8 21 27 -6 14 18 Malmesbury Victoria 10 4 1 5 17 21 -4 13 19 Ashton & Backwell United 12 3 4 5 11 16 -5 13 20 Calne Town 12 2 3 7 16 33 -17 9 21 Portishead Town 13 2 3 8 14 38 -24 9 22 Sherborne Town 13 2 2 9 16 33 -17 8