Les Phillips Cup Final details:

Plymouth Parkway vs Willand Rovers to be played on Monday 6th May at Sherborne Town FC.

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Midweek Action: This season’s Les Phillips Cup final will see Willand Rovers and Plymouth Parkway face off after they came out on top in Wednesday’s last four ties. Three goals in the space of 12 first half minutes helped fire Parkway to a 4-1 win away at Cadbury Heath, who had knocked out the holders Buckland at the quarter-final stage. An early brace from Adam Carter was followed by a goal in the 29th minute from Ryan Lane to help the away side take complete control of the semi-final. Ben Allen pulled a goal back for the Heath just after the hour mark, before Mike Smith struck Parkway’s fourth to keep their treble hopes alive. The other side making the trip to Sherborne for the final in the first week of May will be Willand after they overcame Bridgwater on penalties following a 1-1 draw at Silver Street. Unsurprisingly, Bridgwater’s goal was scored by Jack Taylor, with their leading marksman smashing home a half-volley in the 22nd minute thanks to an excellent ball through from Jake Llewellyn. Willand were then reduced to ten men on the hour mark when Josh Searle was shown his second yellow, but with nine minutes remaining, they managed to grab an equaliser through second half substitute Ben Bickle. The game ended one apiece at the end of 90 minutes, and thanks to a pair of saves in the shootout from visiting keeper Mike Searle, Willand prevailed 3-2 on spot kicks to set up an all-Devon final.

24 hours earlier, Keynsham Town regained top spot in the First Division, scoring twice in the dying moments to secure a controversial 2-1 win away at Wincanton Town. With all the pressure in this fixture on the promotion-chasing K’s, they trailed for much of the night following a first minute goal from Connor Williams. Just as a sixth league defeat looked on the cards for the visitors, they levelled things in the 90 th minute through Tom Knighton. Keynsham then pushed forwards again, and with their next attack they went ahead when Craig Wilson slotted home in the fourth minute of stoppage time. That was just the start of the late drama however, and having fallen behind, Wincanton were awarded a penalty which captain Dan Wise fired into the net. The referee had spotted encroachment by another Wincanton player however, deciding to then disallow the goal and awarding Keynsham a free-kick which enabled them to see out the victory.

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Players from Odd Down and Plymouth Parkway battle for possession during their clash in Bath.

Image courtesy of Ken Clarke.

Premier Division: The top three all remain separated by just one point after all picking up convincing victories over bottom half opposition on Saturday afternoon. Plymouth Parkway retained their one point advantage in the title race after claiming a 2-0 win away at Odd Down. Parkway flew out of the blocks, scoring twice in the opening 15 minutes

through Rob Farkins and Adam Carter to defeat the Bath side. Willand rebounded from their defeat last week by putting bottom side Shortwood to the sword at Silver Street. A first half double from Luke Mortimore put Rovers in command at the break, with goals from Brad Ausden, Aidan Moyle and Dean Stamp putting the result beyond doubt. Mortimore then completed his hat-trick in the closing stages to cap a perfect performance from Willand which has helped their goal difference considerably.

Free scoring Bitton condemned opponents Hengrove to relegation following a one-sided 6-1 victory at Paprika Park. The game was over by half-time, with Bitton four goals to the good thanks to a double from Ben Bament, plus further goals from Joe McLennan and Scott Brice. Bament’s excellent season in front of goal shows no signs of slowing up, and he completed his treble ten minutes after the interval, with Ibrahima Diallo adding Bitton’s sixth prior to a consolation from Hengrove’s Mickey Parsons. Clevedon Town leapfrogged opponents Buckland up into sixth following an impressive 2-1 victory at Homers Heath. George King opened the scoring for the visitors, before Buckland’s in-form frontman Ryan Bush levelled things from the spot two minutes before half-time. The deciding goal four minutes into the second half was worthy of winning many a game, with King letting an unstoppable shot fly from long range into the back of the Buckland net. Bradford Town also secured a 2-1 victory away from home, with a stoppage time goal helping them defeat Hallen. Will Hailston’s fine opener had put Bradford ahead, before the home side hit back through Caelen Simpson to level the scores midway through the second half. With a draw looking the only possible outcome, Leon Greenland popped up in injury time to score Bradford’s second to secure a 15 th league win of the campaign. Wellington’s final home game this season ended in success, with four second half goals leading them to a 4-2 victory over Bridport. An own goal from Tim Legg had seen Bridport lead at the break, but Wellington were soon ahead in the second half, with Jack Bryant and Joe Chamberlain each scoring within six minutes of the restart. Chris McGrath was then dismissed for the visitors, and Wellington took full advantage, with

Corsham celebrate Jamal Chevolleau’s winner in their victory over Chippenham Park, via John Cuthbertson.

Chamberlain and substitute Lewis Pocock each scoring in the final 20 minutes to cap a dominant second period from Clive Jones’ side.

Two late goals saw Chipping Sodbury Town come from behind to defeat Shepton Mallet 2-1 at The Ridings. After Tyson Pollard’s deflected free kick looked to have landed an away win for Shepton, Sods struck twice in the final ten minutes through Josh Cann and Dan Dempsey to claim a dramatic win. There was also late drama in Wiltshire, where Westbury’s Steve Hulbert scored in injury time to rescue a 2-2 draw with Cribbs. After Dan Kovacs had given the home side an early lead, headed goals either side of the break from Jason Vincent had put Cribbs on course for a fourth-straight win away from home. United had other ideas however, and with time almost up, Hulbert headed home to help his side grab a share of the points at Meadow Lane. Cadbury Heath now have ten league wins this season, after goals in either half from Sacha Tong helped them to claim a 3-0 triumph over Roman Glass St George.

First Division: With three games now remaining, Keynsham have built a four-point lead over title rivals Cheddar after the Cheesemen were forced to settle for a draw against Oldland Abbotonians. With relegation still a possibility, Oldland are fighting for their lives, and were close to claiming all three points after going ahead 20 minutes from time. Cheddar managed to grab a last gasp equaliser when Craig Mawford popped up at the back post, but didn’t have time to push for a winner as the game ended one apiece. Keynsham meanwhile, had no problems in beating Bristol Telephones 5-0 once Craig Wilson had fired them ahead early in the second half. Following a goalless first half, Wilson’s effort soon after the break opened the floodgates, with Tom Knighton, Harley Purnell, Mitchell Purnell and Jordan Anstey adding to the K’s tally. Corsham’s march towards clinching third spot

continued on Saturday, with Jamal Chevolleau scoring once again during their 1-0 win at home to Chippenham Park. The big winners at the bottom were Portishead and Radstock, with both sides scoring three times during big away wins to put distance between themselves and the bottom two. Portishead were comfortable 3-

0 victors at Nursteed Road, with a brace from Alex Harlington sandwiching a goal from Robbie Cox during their defeat of Devizes Town. Things were tougher for Radstock who had to overcome a half-time deficit to win 3-2 away at Wincanton. The hosts took a one-goal lead into the interval thanks to Toby Cole’s opener, before a brace from Sam Gregory and a strike from Jack Biddiscombe turned the game in Radstock’s favour. A late goal from Dan

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Wise set up a tense finish, but the Miners hung on to climb up to 16 th thanks to a third successive victory. Bishops Lydeard recovered from a poor start to their game with Sherborne, conceding in the very first minute before claiming a 3-1 victory at Cothelstone Road. Following the early setback, Lydeard got back on level terms in the 21st minute through Zac Ryder, before a second half double from Ryan Brereton completed the comeback. At Shellards Road, an 83rd minute goal from Matt Hudson handed Calne a 1-0 victory away at Longwell Green Sports, while a late penalty helped Bishop Sutton claim a 2-2 draw away at Warminster. Ashton & Backwell returned to winning ways, holding off a late charge from Wells to secure a 2-1 victory. Having gone ahead in the 31st minute through Paul Uppington, Ashton looked to have assured themselves of three points when Dan Elson slotted home their second 15 minutes from time. Wells were then awarded a penalty two minutes later which Lewis Williams smashed home, but City were unable to find an equaliser and fell to defeat at the Lancer Scott Stadium. Chard Town’s encouraging end to the season continued at West Clewes where they claimed a 3-2 win over hosts Welton Rovers. Nathan Warren’s third minute opener was followed by an unfortunate Aaron Cockerill own goal to give Chard control of the game, before Aaron Seviour struck soon after to half Welton’s deficit. Warren restored Chard’s two-goal lead on the half hour thanks to his second of the afternoon, with Rovers frontman Seviour scoring the only goal of the second half 20 minutes from time.

Western League Statistical Update

PREMIER DIVISION LEADING GOAL SCORERS (League only):Jack Taylor, Bridgwater Town – 28Luke Mortimore, Willand Rovers – 26

Action from Wellington’s 4-2 victory over Bridport in the Premier Division, via Wellington_AFC Twitter.

Callum Demkiv, Westbury United – 23Ben Bament, Bitton – 23

PREMIER DIVISION TOP ATTENDANCES:Plymouth Parkway 2 Willand Rovers 0, Saturday 16th February 2019 - 459Westbury United 0 Bradford Town 1, Wednesday 26th December 2018 – 445Bridgwater Town 1 Bridport 0, Sunday 7th October 2018 – 371

FIRST DIVISION LEADING GOAL SCORERS (League only):Adam Jones, Cheddar – 28Adam Wright, Cheddar – 27Callum Townsend, Ashton & Backwell United – 20Toby Cole, Wincanton Town – 18Sam Gregory, Radstock Town – 18Stuart Windsor, Calne Town – 17

FIRST DIVISION TOP ATTENDANCES: Welton Rovers 0 Radstock Town 1, Wednesday 26th December 2018 - 323Keynsham Town 5 Bishop Sutton 0, Friday 5th August 2018 – 265Cheddar 0 Keynsham Town 2, Tuesday 2nd April 2019 - 263

LEADING SCORERS IN ALL COMPETITIONS:Ben Bament, Bitton – 39Luke Mortimore, Willand Rovers – 37Jack Taylor, Bridgwater Town – 33Callum Demkiv, Westbury United – 31Adam Jones, Cheddar – 30Adam Wright, Cheddar – 29

Latest ResultsTuesday 9 th April 2019 First DivisionWincanton Town 1-2 Keynsham Town 35Wednesday 10 th April 2019 Les Phillips Cup – Semi Finals

Cadbury Heath 1-4 Plymouth Parkway 124Willand Rovers 1-1 (3-2 pens) Bridgwater Town 185Saturday 13 th April 2019 Premier DivisionBuckland Athletic 1-2 Clevedon Town 75Cadbury Heath 3-0 Roman Glass St George 58Chipping Sodbury Town 2-1 Shepton Mallet 50Hallen 1-2 Bradford Town 65Hengrove Athletic 1-6 Bitton 59Odd Down 0-2 Plymouth Parkway 53Wellington 4-2 Bridport 85Westbury United 2-2 Cribbs 57Willand Rovers 6-0 Shortwood United 132First DivisionAshton & Backwell United 2-1 Wells City 60Bishops Lydeard 3-1 Sherborne TownCheddar 1-1 Oldland Abbotonians 89Corsham Town 1-0 Chippenham Park 146Devizes Town 0-3 Portishead Town 65Keynsham Town 5-0 Bristol Telephones 161Longwell Green Sports 0-1 Calne Town 62Warminster Town 2-2 Bishop Sutton 131Welton Rovers 2-3 Chard Town 55Wincanton Town 2-3 Radstock Town 60

Midweek FixturesTuesday 16 th April 2019 Premier DivisionCadbury Heath vs Bridport 19:30KOCribbs vs Bridgwater Town 19:45KOFirst Division

Awards Update

Longwell Green Sports duo Tom Smallman and Mitch Hodge are presented with February’s First Division Team of the Month award by Western League Director Julian French.

Bristol Telephones vs Devizes Town 19:45KO

Good Friday FixturesFriday 19 th April 2019 Premier DivisionBitton vs Cadbury Heath 12:00KOBradford Town vs Westbury United 13:00KOBridgwater Town vs Wellington 13:00KOBridport vs Willand Rovers 13:00KOBrislington vs Hengrove Athletic 13:00KOClevedon Town vs Hallen 15:00KOPlymouth Parkway vs Buckland Athletic 13:00KORoman Glass St George vs Cribbs 13:00KOShepton Mallet vs Odd Down 15:00KOShortwood United vs Chipping Sodbury Town 12:00KOFirst DivisionAshton & Backwell United vs Portishead Town 13:00KOBishop Sutton vs Cheddar 13:00KOBristol Telephones vs Longwell Green Sports 15:00KOChard Town vs Bishops Lydeard 12:00KOCorsham Town vs Devizes Town 12:00KOOldland Abbotonians vs Keynsham Town 15:00KORadstock Town vs Welton Rovers 13:30KOSherborne Town vs Wincanton Town 11:30KOWells City vs Warminster Town 15:00KO

Easter Monday FixturesMonday 22 nd April 2019 (KICK OFF AT 3.00PM UNLESS NOTED) Premier DivisionBrislington vs BridportCadbury Heath vs Clevedon TownChipping Sodbury Town vs Hengrove AthleticCribbs vs BittonHallen vs Buckland Athletic

Recent Western League action, courtesy of James Healey and Haydn Jones.

Odd Down vs Roman Glass St GeorgeShepton Mallet vs Plymouth ParkwayShortwood United vs Bradford TownWestbury United vs Bridgwater TownWilland Rovers vs WellingtonFirst DivisionBishops Lydeard vs Bishop SuttonCalne Town vs Welton RoversCheddar vs Corsham TownChippenham Park vs Oldland AbbotoniansKeynsham Town vs Ashton & Backwell UnitedPortishead Town vs Longwell Green SportsRadstock Town vs Bristol TelephonesSherborne Town vs Wells CityWarminster Town vs Devizes TownWincanton Town vs Chard Town

League TablesPremier Division

Team P W D L F A GD PTS1 Plymouth Parkway 35 28 2 5 100 33 67 862 Willand Rovers 34 27 4 3 106 29 77 853 Bitton 35 27 4 4 104 41 63 854 Bridgwater Town 33 21 8 4 84 39 45 715 Westbury United 35 22 5 8 73 43 30 716 Clevedon Town 35 19 1 15 72 60 12 587 Buckland Athletic 35 16 7 12 74 58 16 558 Bradford Town 35 15 10 10 63 49 14 559 Cribbs 34 15 8 11 64 58 6 53

10 Shepton Mallet 35 14 3 18 69 75 -6 4511 Chipping Sodbury Town 35 12 6 17 50 81 -31 4212 Bridport 34 12 5 17 58 64 -6 4113 Odd Down 35 12 5 18 50 67 -17 4114 Wellington 35 12 3 20 54 69 -15 3915 Cadbury Heath 34 10 9 15 45 79 -34 3916 Hallen 35 11 5 19 49 66 -17 3817 Brislington 35 8 4 23 50 76 -26 2818 Roman Glass St George 35 7 7 21 50 80 -30 2819 Hengrove Athletic 35 4 6 25 38 98 -60 1820 Shortwood United 35 1 6 28 28 116 -88 9

First DivisionTeam P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Keynsham Town 35 27 3 5 88 27 61 842 Cheddar 35 25 5 5 87 33 54 803 Corsham Town 35 19 9 7 64 39 25 664 Ashton & Backwell United 35 19 4 12 58 47 11 615 Chard Town 35 17 8 10 74 55 19 596 Longwell Green Sports 35 17 7 11 72 61 11 58

7 Warminster Town 35 18 3 14 70 51 19 578 Calne Town 35 16 8 11 59 39 20 569 Wells City 35 16 5 14 67 57 10 53

10 Welton Rovers 35 15 5 15 55 54 1 5011 Devizes Town 34 14 4 16 55 63 -8 4612 Bishops Lydeard 35 12 5 18 67 67 0 4113 Sherborne Town 35 12 5 18 44 56 -12 4114 Wincanton Town 35 9 13 13 61 70 -9 4015 Portishead Town 35 11 4 20 55 92 -37 3716 Radstock Town 35 10 6 19 54 66 -12 3617 Bishop Sutton 35 9 8 18 39 75 -36 3518 Oldland Abbotonians 35 8 7 20 47 79 -32 3119 Chippenham Park 35 8 6 21 48 74 -26 3020 Bristol Telephones 34 6 7 21 42 101 -59 24*