WELLS CITY FOOTBALL CLUB OFFICIAL MatCHdaY PROGRAMME Toolstation Western League Division One Wells City v Welton Rovers Saturday 1st September 2018 Welcome to the Athletic Ground www.wellscityfc.org.uk A short history of Wells City Football Club Wells City Football Club joined the Western record in the 2009-10 season by reaching the League Division Two and won the Western semifinals of the Somerset Premier Cup (losing to League Title in 1950. Declining performances Bridgwater Town of the Southern League (South culminated in relegation to the second division & West) by two goals to nil); following magnificent after the 1956-57 season and after three seasons wins against Taunton Town and Street Football in the Western League Division Two, Wells City Club (in the third and fourth round respectively). left the league. Wells City was crowned Toolstation Western Wells City rejoined the Somerset Senior League League Division One Champions at the end in 1960-61 with the Reserves competing in the of the 2009-10 season, however after only a Mid-Somerset Football League. The club finished brief spell of 3 seasons in the Premier Division very much mid-table until 1965-66 when they found themselves relegated back into Division were third behind Street and Welton Rovers One in 2012-13. Reserves. They were Runners-up behind Paulton Rovers in 1971-72. After a period of consolidation, City’s 2015-16 season saw double success. Relegation from the Somerset Senior League Premier Division occurred at the end of the 1977- Not only was promotion back to the Western 1978 season with promotion to the top section League Premier Division achieved, but they F. GRIFFITHS & SONS being gained at the end of the 1979-80 season. also won the Somerset Premier Cup – beating Unfortunately 1981-82 saw relegation yet again five teams from higher divisions, all away from QUALITY BUTCHERS for Wells. home – including Weston-super-Mare of the National League South. Promotion back to the Premier Division of 57 HIGH STREET the County League was a long time in arriving, The 2017/18 season saw Wells City relegated, not until the start of the 1994-95 season finishing bottom of the Western League WELLS would Wells City grace the top flight Somerset Premier Division. County Football. Soon the yo-yo effect happened once more with relegation at the end The 2018/19 season has seen manager Nathan of the 1997-98 season followed by bouncing Truckle able to put his own team together and FINEST QUALITY MEATS straight back up in 1998-99. add to his backroom staff. Tom Clifford-Jones joins from Somerton as joint first team manager, Wells City would finally reclaim the Somerset Steve Bayliss also steps up from the U18’s to be HOME MADE PIES Senior Cup in 2006-07 season defeating Burnham first team coach, Steve Vowles remains as physio. on Sea at Weston-super-Mare’s Woodspring Stadium 2-1. Nathan, CJ and Bomber have already brought a more ‘local’ feel back to the club with a young HOT LUNCH MENU DAILY After an absence of almost fifty years, vibrant side. Pre-season has been promising, Wells City returned to the Western League and Wells go into the forthcoming season full Division One in 2008-09 and after a mid-table of optimism. TEL: 01749 672319 finish that season, had their best season on Printed at St Andrew’s Press of Wells 01749 672477 Wells of Press Andrew’s Printed at St Toolstation Western Good afternoon League Division One Firstly, a warm welcome to the players, officials and supporters of today’s opponents, Pos Team P W D L GD Pts Welton Rovers. Following our frustrating results in our first three fixtures of the season, it was nice to get back-to-back wins against Radstock Town and Keynsham 1 Corsham Town 4 3 1 0 8 10 Town. 2 Cheddar 4 3 0 1 7 9 3 Devizes Town 4 3 0 1 2 9 The Radstock game was an interesting one, where we could and should have won a bit more comfortably had we taken a few more of our second half chances, but the 4 Warminster Town 5 3 0 2 1 9 lads saw the game out to record our first win of the season. The final score was 2-1, 5 Bishops Lydeard 6 3 0 3 -1 9 with goals coming from James Bayliss and Ryan Stiles. The man of the match award 6 Bishop Sutton 4 3 0 1 -2 9 went to Liam Davies for a tirelessly harworking performance. 7 Chard Town 4 2 1 1 3 7 The Keynsham game played on the following Tuesday evening was a brilliant 8 Sherborne Town 4 2 1 1 2 7 performance against a side being tipped for promotion this season. Every single 9 Longwell Green Sports 3 2 0 1 3 6 player did the club proud, putting on an impressive performance and certainly 10 Wells City 4 2 0 2 -1 6 setting the standard for the season. 11 Welton Rovers 4 1 2 1 1 5 After going a goal behind in the first few minutes we reacted quickly, with goals from 12 Keynsham Town 4 1 1 2 0 4 Harry Davidson and Jack Spence meant we went in at half-time 2-1 up. Keynsham 13 Oldland Abbotonians 3 1 1 1 0 4 came out of the blocks quickly in the second half but the lads stood firm, and with 17 year old Tom Creed making a couple of excellent saves in goal, we eventually sealed 14 Ashton & Backwell United 3 1 1 1 -1 4 the win with a last minute Billy Manning strike. 15 Wincanton Town 3 1 1 1 -1 4 16 Calne Town 4 1 1 2 -2 4 I would just like to say a big thank you to our travelling supporters on the night. Your support is massively appreciated by ourselves and the players. 17 Radstock Town 5 1 1 3 -3 4 18 Chippenham Park 4 1 0 3 -5 3 On to today’s game. Welton, like ourselves, have picked up a couple of good results 19 Bristol Telephones 3 0 1 2 -2 1 over the last couple of weeks, so so today will be another good test. We hope to record our first home win of the season in front of our loyal supporters. 20 Portishead Town 5 0 0 5 -9 0 Enjoy the game! CJ and Trucks decline followed, culminating in relegation at the end of Huish Park on Tuesday 4 May 2010, saw the team the 1981–82 season and it took six years to regain their win 4–2 on penalties after a goalless 90 minutes and Premier Division status. This was achieved when Steve extra time. Coles led the club to the First Division championship in Today’s visitors: 1987–88, finishing a single point ahead of Chard Town. On May 19, 2010, after a successful season in 2009–10, manager Mark Harrington handed in his resignation as The Modern Era 1st team coach to the bemusement of supporters at the club. The club appointed Mark Leaney at very short Welton Rovers Their status was lost again with relegation in 1991–92 notice, and Leaney’s squad struggled in the Premier until 1999–2000 when, under manager Adrian Britton, Division before he left the club and handed over to Welton returned to the Premier Division, finishing as Nick Beaverstock. Unfortunately Welton’s fate was Welton Rovers were one of the founding members single division league in 1945–46. The following season runners up to unbeaten Devizes Town. Since then they sealed and relegation followed. of the Western Football League. The club itself being was notable for the havoc caused by the weather with have maintained their status and with new manager formed in 1887 and throughout the years has achieved only two of the 31 clubs in the League completed their Chris Mountford, 2005–06 was the most successful Beaverstock completed one season in the First Division success both at local and regional level. Welton fixtures. Welton, in Division One, completed only 20 season since the 1970s, ending with a fourth place taking the club to seventh position after a fantastic provided a chance for the local people of the Midsomer games out of 34 and were relegated. They remained finish. In June 2007 part of the main stand was damaged run in. Sadly Nick could not continue due to work Norton and Radstock areas to forget their hard lives, in Division Two until 1959–60, when they finished by fire. and handed over to former manager Stuart Minall. many as coal miners in the local Somerset coalfield as champions, four points ahead of Stonehouse. In 2012-13 was a hard season for Welton as they finished and escape and either play or support their local team 1960–61 they again won the Somerset Senior Cup, and At the end of the 2007–08 season, Chris Mountford sixteenth, however a re-structuring at the club had playing at West Clewes at Welton. retained it for the following two seasons. In 1961–62 left the club and was replaced by a new managerial been agreed with Stuart Minall becoming chairman, Rovers played all their home games at nearby Radstock team at the helm of Welton Rovers, of Mark Harrington Nick Beaverstock returning as the start of season Early club history Town, while the pitch at West Clewes was levelled. (ex-Bath City and Paulton Rovers) and assistant 2013-14 with former first team manager Malcolm Beck Graham Colbourne.