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Tyres and full steering alignment MOT Testing Station Class 4 & 7 and Light 5 Car Sales Air Conditioning Centre Competitive Prices Free Collection and Delivery Service within the local area With all the latest testing and computer equipment, you can be sure your vehicle is in good hands Opening Times - Monday to Friday 8.00am to 6.00pm Proprietors: T. A. E. Groves & C. J. Groves Watermans A5.indd 1 01/08/2017 16:02:04 Chairman’s Welcome It gives me great pleasure to welcome our under the directorship of Callum Ham. They visitors, Odd Down (Bath) FC to Fairfax Park had a great cup win on penalties last week; this afternoon. I hope their fans, players, it augers well for the whole club. I hope all manager and club committee members had our players approach this game, and the an easy journey here and have a safe trip rest of the season, with a positive attitude; home. working hard for themselves, the managers, At the time of writing I am unaware of the the fans and for each other. There are still result of last Wednesday night’s midweek lots of points to play for. fixture against Clevedon in the Somerset Now a word of appreciation for our mascots Premier Cup. Hopefully the lads managed today VPR, Victoria Park Rangers, U9s. to keep up their current good form Thanks to their manager Jason Bale for and progress to the next round of that bringing them along today. We hope they competition whilst getting a little bit of pay all enjoy their day at Fairfax Park and cheer back for the early season reverse against us on to victory! them in the league! Mascots, championed by our own Debbie On to today. It will be another tough Gould are becoming a more regular feature prospect this afternoon for Bridgwater Town at home matches. The kids love it, this is like FC; at this stage of the season with heavier Wembley to them, it is community inclusive pitches and niggly injuries players can get and shows the club in a positive light. Long a bit “leggy”. However, our league form may it continue has been exceptional; it is lovely to see Bridgwater town sitting proudly at the top of Come on Bridgy ! the league so I am sure the lads will go into today’s game full of confidence. Enjoy the game today, We seem to have benefitted from a fairly Adrian Byrne settled starting XI for most of the season but Club Chairman I am sure the opportunity to use the whole squad in the remainder of the season will not be overlooked by Karl and Dave when the need arises. At this point I just want to mention the reserves, also playing well BTFC Life Members Pete Besley | Peter Criddle | Eddie Pike | Keith Setter | Alan Hurford Our Mascots Today VPR U9’s WE’VE MET BEFORE! ODD DOWN (BATH) FC. 25 Sep 1948 A 9 1 Abbott 4, Du-Feu 3, Gibbs, Ireland SSL 09 Apr 1949 H 6 1 Abbott 3, Du-Feu 2, Ireland SSL 02 Jan 1988 H 2 2 Hawkins, Tucker SSC2R 09 Jan 1988 A 0 2 SSC2Rr 04 Feb 1989 A 1 1 Bowering 80 SSCQF 04 Nov 1989 A 2 1 Gardner (C), Hawkins SSCR1 08 Sep 1990 H 1 0 Kitchener FAVPR 19 Oct 1996 A 0 2 SDL 11 Feb 1997 H 6 0 Elson (P) 2, Antonelli , Graddon ,Hawkins ,Tucker 210 SDL 06 Dec 1998 H 4 2 Antonelli , Graddon, Hill, Pople (D) 193 SDL 21 Mar 1999 A 4 0 Underhay 2, Bowering, Hill SDL 21 Nov 1999 H 1 1 Lowe 147 SDL 18 Apr 1999 A 4 0 Hill 2, Antonelli, Francis 20 SDL 21 Mar 2000 H 0 0 141 SDL 25 Mar 2000 A 0 1 SDL 18 Apr 2001 A 0 0 SDL 05 May 2001 H 1 0 Young 152 SDL 12 Feb 2002 A 4 0 Young 2, Francis, Heywood SDL 05 Mar 2002 H 1 0 Wheadon SDL 14 Sep 2002 H 2 0 Heywood, Sokol 186 SDL 19 Nov 2002 A 0 1 40 SDL 05 Apr 2004 H 1 0 Gage 389 LPCSF 01 Mar 2005 H 2 0 Young 2 140 SDL 23 Apr 2005 A 2 5 Porter 2 53 SDL 11 Mar 2006 A 2 0 King 2 (1 pen) 39 TWL 11 Apr 2006 H 1 1 Thomas TWL 12 Aug 2006 A 2 4 Kirk (pen), Thomas 53 TWL 11 Mar 2007 H 2 0 Price, Mackay 234 TWL 03 Mar 2015 H 4 2 Tooze 3, O’Hare 90 SPC 28 Oct 2017 A 1 0 Taylor 46 TWL 20 Mar 2018 H 1 0 Taylor 101 TWL At the time of writing our visitors sit in seventh place in the Premier Division table. They have played 3 fewer games. than us, however and are 14 points behind our total in the standings. Their recent form has been impressive with 4 wins in the last 5 outings., the last being a 1-0 home victory over Bridport. A 3-0 cup victory over high-flying Westbury United and wins against Shortwood United and Hallen make up the others. Ashley McGrane heads their list of goal scorers with 9 goals. Two regulars in their team selections have been Adnan Hiroli and Kye Mountford both of whom are ex Robins. Another ex Bridgwater Town player, Jordan Lovibond, has made substitute appearance for them in recent matches but I believe that he may be dual registered because he has also featured in the Paulton Rovers Southern League side. ParadeDental Practice We Care Proud Sponsor of Bridgwater Town FC & Club Physiotherapist Taylor Cornish Wishing the team every success this year Mr. Adrian Byrne BDS 48a North Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3PN (01278) 425796 Quality Dentistry for the People of Bridgwater A Brief Club History In season 1949/50 the Club were accepted into the Western League Division Two and two fifth place finishes were achieved in their first two seasons. The first football club to bear the town’s This was followed up by claiming runners- name was formed on 28th January 1898 up position in season 1951/52, thus at a meeting held at the Cross Rifles gaining promotion to Division One. The public house on Bath Road. Bridgwater Club were to remain in the top division AFC entered the Somerset Senior of the Western League for the next 30 League, playing at Sydenham House years, winning the Western League title on Bath Road, and lifted the Somerset twice, in seasons 1967/68 and 1980/81. Senior Cup in their first full season, Season 1982-83 saw the club make the beating Yeovil Casuals 1-0 in the Final bold move up to the Southern League played at Wells. Unfortunately, the Club Midland Division, but after only two was forced to disband in 1901 due to lack seasons at the higher level, and with of support and financial difficulties. mounting debts, the club went into Two years later, another Bridgwater voluntary liquidation….the end of an era! AFC was formed and played for ten But like a phoenix from the ashes, years in local leagues from their base Bridgwater Town (1984) FC was formed in the Westonzoyland Road area of the by a loyal band of club stalwarts and town. 1914 saw this club fold due to the started life at a new home, Fairfax Park, outbreak of World War One. in Division Two of the Somerset County 1919 saw the birth of local works side League. Unfortunately, with a young and Wills Athletic who played in local leagues inexperienced side relegation followed from their Victoria Park home. In 1921 at the end of their first season, but they changed their name to Bridgwater steady progression including a hat-trick Town FC and moved to Chilton Park from of Somerset County League titles, the where they played for ten further years, Western League Division One title and winning a few minor honors, until football runners-up spot in the Western League came to an end in the town until after Premier Division in season 2006/07, World War Two. earned the club a place back in the Crown Dynamos, based at the Crown Southern Football League, 23 years after Inn, St John Street, were formed in 1946 the heartbreak caused by the demise of playing at Eastover Park. They played the old club. in the Bridgwater & District League The first three seasons back at the higher for a year before progressing into the level were fairly successful for ‘The Somerset Senior League - finishing a Robins’ with the team just missing out on creditable 3rd in 1948. That year also the end of season play-offs in 2007/08 saw the Club move to a new venue, (6th) and 2008/09 (7th) and missing out Castlefields and change its name to on promotion after being beaten at home Bridgwater Town AFC.