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1 The Evo-Stik League Southern Division One South. West WOOD the vs Bristol Manor Farm Saturday 16 th December 1 Ashley Davies Man of the Match v Bideford

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3 Welcome to Shortwood Des meredith Hi all, This afternoon we will be looking to continue the good run of results we have put together recently, but we won t be getting carried away because there is a long way to go and every game will be taken one at a time!! Things are starting to sink in a little now on how we want to go about our business, we are getting a good response from the whole squad who have and will be needed over the next few weeks with a full programme through the rest of December and into the New Year!! As usual we are always looking to improve the squad whenever possible, and subject to the paperwork being completed in time we are hoping to include new signing Richard Thwaite, who will be a welcome addition to the squad and club!! On the injury front Sam Taylor is still missing with a niggling knee injury that has seen him miss the last 3 games but hopefully isn t to far away now! With this being the last home game before Santa pays us a visit, On behalf of the whole squad, Burnsy and myself we hope you all have a great Christmas and hope we can deliver a couple of early presents starting today!! Des.

4 THE TEAMS TODAY SHORTWOOD UNITED MANAGER: Des Meredith Assistant Manager: Chris Burns PHYSIO: Liz Spratt COLOURS: Red and White Bristol Manor Farm MANAGER: Lee Lashenko Assistant: Iain Harvey Physio: Steve Carter Coaches: Chris Bailes, Terry Buffery & Andy Mathias COLOURS: YELLOW George Burton 1 Ashley Clark Bakare Aliu 2 Steve Kingdon Tristan Haswell 3 Aron Robbins Ryan Meredith 4 Lloyd Mills Joe Noakes 5 Kye Holly Ash Davies 6 Jordan Metters Jack Freeman 7 Jack Durrant Samyan Ismail 8 Dean Stamp Joe White 9 Ben Bament Nick Humphreys 10 Troy Simpson Jordan Morris 11 Harley Purnell Will Hawes 12 Jamie Turner Todd Hathaway 14 Stuart Tovey Richard Thwaite 15 Iain Harvey Liam Meredith 16 Matt Groves 17 Jamie Adams 18 Rob Smart 19 Josh Dempsey 20 Oscar Bright Referee: Daniel Lamport Assistants: David Nicholson and Jonathan Livingston Today s match sponsor is

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6 Player profiles: Shortwood United George Burton (GK) George is currently at Hartpury. He comes with experience of the Southern league football having played at Paulton Rovers last season and is a safe pair of hands between the sticks for us. Ben Prictor (Defender) Age 27 Ben joins us with plenty of experience at this level with 2 seasons at Cirencester in Southern Premier under his belt. Played in Hellenic premier last season whilst recovering from a knee injury, and now feels ready to step up a level once again. Ryan Thwaite (Defender)Age 23 Ryan rejoins the club after 2 seasons away, Good all round player that has settled back quickly, with the ability to play several positions he will be a good addition to the squad Joe Noakes (Defender) Age 19 Joe is currently at Hartbury College and joins us this season with a view to gaining good experience and forcing his way into being a regular. Attitude and commitment Very good. Alex Kibble (Midfield) Age 24 Alex has joined us after being asked to have a look with a view to stepping up levels and has adapted well, confident on the ball and fits in to how we want to play. Tristan Haswell (Defender) Tris joins us from Tuffley Rovers He is a good left sided player and can play either full back or wing back comfortably and will be a good addition to the squad. Ryan Meredith (Midfield) Age 26 Ryan has made his way through the development side into the senior squad this season. Equally comfortable in Defence as in midfield and will be a good addition Sam Taylor( Midfield) Sam joins us from Paulton Rovers, a player that will chip in with his fair share of goals from midfield as well as creating too. Jordan Morris Jordan joins us from Forest Green on a season long loan, has pace as well as a good left foot and is versatile in a number of positions that will give us options throughout the season.

7 Player profiles: Shortwood United Will Hawes (striker) Will is one that is looking to make the step up from the Development squad this year and get a foot in the door, technically the best in the club. Jack Freeman (Midfield) Age 18 Jack is another one who has stayed with the club from last seasons squad. Jack finished last season well and if he carries the form forward to this season he will be a good member of the squad. Todd Hathaway (Forward) Age 25 Todd is another one who finished last season at Wantage and is keen to prove himself and push for a position up top this season. Liam Meredith (Forward) Captain Age 27 Liam is the final member of last seasons squad that has stayed with the club this year. He will be hoping to get a consistent run in a position that suits him best in the team this year where he can make an impact. Joe White Joe rejoins us from Paulton, he last played for a couple of seasons back and is looking forward to establish himself again will chip in with his fair share of goals which is always handy from a midfield player. Ashley Davies Joins us from Tuffley Rovers, versatile midfielder/ defender which will be a good addition to the squad with his strength and energy, will also contribute goals. Chris Burns (Assistant Manager /Coach ) Chris has had great playing experience at a professional level where he played at clubs such as Portsmouth, Swansea, Bournemouth and Northampton, as well as a more local level for Cheltenham, Forest Green and Gloucester City. His coaching experience abroad in Spain and at Cheltenham will be a big plus for the squad to learn from and will be a big asset to the club. Des Meredith (Manager) Des steps up to manage to 1st team this season after managing the reserves for 5 years and gaining back to back promotions from the Northern Senior league to where the Development side play now in Hellenic Division 1. Having played at the club for a long time previously Des knows the style of football the club like to play and watch, and together with Chris they will endeavour to get players to enjoy their football and build for the future.

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9 Bristol Manor Farm History Bristol Manor Farm Football Club was formed for the 1960/ 61 season before disbanding and reforming for the start of the campaign. Our ground here at The Creek used to be the site of the Port of Bristol Authority Sports & Social Club. In 1965 when the authority moved to new premises, Manor Farm took it over, making it our permanent home. Having a base of our own enabled the club to apply successfully to join the Somerset Senior League where we made good progress through the divisions. In 1977 the club decided to step up to the Western League, joining the First Division for the start of the season. The Club were crowned Division 1 Champions for and since that promotion to the Premier Division of the Western League we have played most of our football at that level. The last decade at the club has certainly been the most ambitious period of our history. The club went into the campaign with reasonably high expectations for an improvement on the previous season s fifth placed finish but sadly the Farm never really looked like challenging for the top spot. It was a different matter in the FA Vase, however, where the club enjoyed our best success for years, making it to the fourth round proper before going out to eventual semi-finalists Whitehawk. An exciting run during the FA Cup competition saw us win a penalty shoot-out against Almondsbury Town and hold Basingstoke Town to a draw before being pipped by a single goal in the replay. The club were the proud winners of the Premier Division s Best Match day Hospitality award, no doubt due to all those home made cakes! was the most successful season in the history of the club to that date. We won the GFA Challenge Trophy after beating Shortwood United 5=0 in a thrilling final and this was followed three days later with another cup triumph when we beat Willand Rovers in extra time to finally lift the Les Phillips Cup. We lost the GFA Trophy Final to Bristol Academy in however and finished third from bottom of the Premier Division. After good service to the club, Manager John Black decided it was time to stand down. The start of the season saw the beginning of a new era at Bristol Manor Farm FC when current boss Lee Lashenko took over the Manager s job. Fresh from winning the title with Bishop s Sutton, Lashenko quickly made an impact with Manor Farm. An FA Cup run that saw us put nine goals past Oldland Abbotonians and then seven past Lymington Town quickly brought us to the attention of the national press. The tabloid photographers had a field day down at The Creek photographing the team with the FA Cup and a variety of farmyard accessories and costumes it was a brilliant and fun day that everyone here will never forget! The First Round Qualifying Round tie against Corsham Town then ended in a 4 4 draw with Manor Farm winning the hard fought replay 1-0. We then also held Bridgwater Town to a 4-4 draw in the next round before narrowly going out 2-1 in the replay. The club continued to fight for top spot in the league and also applied for promotion to the Southern League. We finished the league season as Runners-up but were unsuccessful in our promotion bid when Larkhall Athletic were accepted ahead of us. It was the highest-placed finish in the club s league history, however, breaking club records for goals scored and fewest goals conceded. In Bristol Manor Farm missed out on promotion to the Southern League by 3 points, allowing Slimbridge to go up instead. We did win the GFA County Challenge Trophy however with a 2-0 win over local club Shirehampton. During an epic season an heroic run in the FA Vase took us to within sniffing distance of Wembley with a notable comeback win in the fifth round, overcoming Sunderland RCA 3-2 and a long return trip to the North-East for a Quarter Final showdown with Morpeth Town. On a heavy pitch The Portwaymen were unlucky to go out with Morpeth scoring a breakaway goal in the dying seconds after Farm had laid virtual siege to The Highwaymen s goal throughout the second half. Morpeth went on to beat Hereford FC 4-1 in the showpiece Wembley final. We finished third in the Western Premier League missing out narrowly again on promotion but winning the GFA County Challenge Trophy for the second season in succession with a record 9 2

10 Bristol Manor Farm History continued win over Lydney Town in the final. On a happy night at Ashton Gate our former Exeter City and Truro City striker Dean Stamp also won the Bristol Post Footballer of the Year award for his astonishing tally of 59 goals in all competitions. The many highlights of Manor Farm s triumphant season will be forever woven into the fabric of the club s history as we finally secured that elusive promotion to the Southern League in emphatic style, amassing 102 points and scoring over 100 goals on the way to being crowned as Western League Champions. We also unluckily missed out on a second FA Vase Quarter Final in succession with another narrow 2-1 defeat in a fifth round tie in front of 1,500 partisan fans at Bromsgrove Sporting FC. An extraordinary unbeaten league run of 21 games between September and March (19 wins and 2 draws) went a long way to securing the coveted league title for Manor Farm however, which was eventually clinched with three games to spare following a 2-0 win at local rivals Hallen on Good Friday. Honors Somerset Senior League Runners-Up Somerset Senior League Cup Runners- Up Somerset Senior League Runners-Up Joined Western League Division One Western League Division One Champions Les Phillips Cup Winners Western League Premier Division Runners-Up Toolstation Cup Winners Western League Premier Division Champions (Promoted to the Southern League) GFA Challenge Trophy Runners-Up GFA Challenge Trophy Winners GFA Challenge Trophy Winners GFA Challenge Trophy Runners-Up GFA Challenge Trophy Winners GFA Challenge Trophy Winners Bristol Manor Farm Pen Pics Ashley Clark. Goalkeeper Ashley has been one of the best keepers around and he has been the number one choice for the last 10 years at the clubs he has played at, this is his fifth season at the Farm. Stuart Tovey. Defender Stuart is a seasoned Southern League player who has also played at Paulton Rovers, Chippenham Town & Larkhall Athletic, joined the Farm this season, he has strength in depth as a defender and can play in midfield too. Aron Robbins, Defender Aron has already played in the Southern League for Clevedon Town before joining the Farm two seasons ago, he is a seasoned left back that likes to get forward and scores goals. Jamie Turner. Defender Jamie returned to the club last season after a spell at Brislington. He is full of potential and very energetic; he reads the game well and won t make it easy for strikers. Jack Durrant. Midfield Jack is a workhorse in midfield and his vision and ability to pass a short or long ball is just amazing, he is also a great ball winner. Jack has played for Cheltenham Town in the past as well as other clubs above the Western league level. Kye Holly. Midfield Kye has returned to the Farm this season after a season out of football, after leaving Bristol City at youth level, he has played at a higher level with Clevedon Town & Chippenham Town, He is a great midfield player, and always where he should be and has great vision and chips in with goals too.

11 Bristol Manor Farm Pen Pics continued Steve Kingdon. Defender Steve turned professional with Bristol Rovers where he was for 2 seasons, he has also played at Clevedon Town, Taunton Town and was captain of promotion winning Tiverton Town last season. Steve is a very solid centre back with a great vision and understands of the game. Harley Purnell. Midfield has played at a higher level with Chippingham Town and other clubs in the Southern League, Harley is very quick on his feet and has very quick vision, he moves the ball on and likes to create assists and only scores wonder goals from distance. Jordan Metters. Attacking Midfielder & Club Captain Jordan is such a gifted and talented player, not only does he create chances for others but he scores a lot of goals himself whether being inside or outside the box. Has a tremendous vision and passing accuracy. Dean Stamp, Striker This is Dean s third season, previously at Willand Rovers, Dean has also played for Exeter City & Truro City, Dean is a top class player and will give any defence or defender a night mare, and he has scored goals at every level, 90 goals in the last 2 seasons. Troy Simpson. Striker This is Troy s 2nd season back at the Farm. Troy is a class act, he has speed and intelligence in abundance and creates and scores goals for fun, Troy played for the Farm s U18s in the past and it s great to see him back. Matt Groves. Attacking Midfielder Matt transferred to the Farm in early October 17 from Larkhall Athletic, Matt is a seasoned player at this level, playing for both Mangotsfield Utd and Yate Town, he also had a spell at Bristol Rovers, he is a strong players that will win the ball and take it forward creating chances for others and himself. Ben Bament. Striker Joined the Farm at the start of last season, has played at a higher level and was at Paulton Rovers & Mangotsfield United in previous seasons, Ben has lightning speed and will terrorise any defence and creates opportunities to score goals. Lloyd Mills. Defender/Midfield - Big Lloyd can play either as centre back or in central midfield, either way he gives 100% to the cause, he has proved to be a big asset to the team over the past 3 seasons. Jamie Adams. Defender/Midfield - Jamie joined the Farm in early December 2017 from Larkhall Athletic, he has also played for Cardiff University, Bridgwater Town and Clevedon Town so he has a massive amount of experience at this level. Josh Dempsey. Goalkeeper Josh is no stranger to the Southern League where he has already played for Chippenham Town, Yate Town & Larkhall Athletic, this is his first season with the Farm. Lee Lashenko. Manager also known as Laz, this is the 10th season that Laz has been managing at this level, this is the fourth season he has been in charge at the Farm where he lead the team to 2nd place, 4th Place, 3rd place and then as champions last season, he also won the title with Bishop Sutton in season Iain Harvey. Player/Assistant Manager Iain signed for the Farm in January 2016 from Chippenham Town where he was playing for 10 years. He stepped into the Assistant Managers role last season and will still continue to be available to play when required. Chris Bailes. Coach this is Chris s third season at the club, anyone that has survived his fitness training sessions particularly in pre-season will tell you that they hate him for the pain they suffer but they would also say that they have benefitted massively from the work. Terry Buffery. Goal Keeper Coach Terry has been around football for years managing various teams, he is every goal keeper s night mare during training, Steve Carter. Physio Steve joined the Farm last season; he started his role with Yeovil Town youth and then moved onto Bath City, he spent the last 10 years as the Physio at Yate Town. Andy Mathias. Coach Andy has been around football for a long time and has been involved with both Yate Town & Winterbourne United management in recent years.

12 THE HISTORY OF SHORTWOOD UNITED Shortwood United Football Club was formed in 1900 and since then have played at 4 different grounds, Nailsworth Playing Field, Table Land, Wallow Green and finally at our current ground, Meadowbank. The club has been at Meadowbank since 1972, and includes an all weather training area opened by the late Ted Croker. Gradual improvements over the years culminated in a major enhancement in 2009 to meet ground grading criteria for any future promotions. League football was commenced in the Stroud League where following continued success during the 1970s promotion was gained to the Northern Senior and then the Gloucestershire County League.Promotion to the Hellenic league was achieved in 1981 only to be relegated in our first season but finishing runners up the following year ensured promotion straight back. In 1983 we won the Hellenic Division One Cup and GFA Trophy and in the following year won the Hellenic League. It was a further six years until success was realised again when the treble of League winners, GFA Trophy and Stroud Charity Cup was completed. The 2007/08 season started a resurgence in Shortwood s fortunes in finishing 5th in the league and winning the supplementary cup, defeating Ardley 4-2 in the final. The subsequent season pushed our success even further when following a good run in the FA Cup and semi finalists in the League Cup, we pressed the eventual Champions Hungerford to the final day of the season where we lost out on goal difference after amassing 99 pts and scoring 99 goals. Shortwood s fine form continued into the next season when they again finished second in the league to Almondsbury, and runners up in the GFA Trophy again to Almondsbury, had good FA Cup and Vase runs and reached the final of the Floodlit cup. Having lost the away leg 3-0 to Reading Town they produced one of the most exciting comebacks and entertaining matches ever seen at Meadowbank where the score remained at 0-0 till the 67th minute when the deadlock was broken and Shortwood ran out 5-0 winners (AET). Shortwood s league campaign in 2011 was a disappointment by their own high standards, but more silverware was added in the shape of the GFA Trophy after a 1-0 win over Tuffley Rovers in the final season, however, was pivotal in the Club s history! Not only did they reach the quarter final of the FA Vase, they also reached the final of the Hellenic League Floodlit Cup and the GFA Trophy Final.Most important was their league position where they finished 2nd by 1 point behind Oxford City Nomads. With Nomad s not applying for promotion, and with Shortwood filling all the relevant criteria, they were promoted to the Southern League for the first time in their history! The season was again a successful one. Following a disappointing early exit from the FA cup the club had a good run in the FA Trophy including a

13 magnificent away victory at premier league side Weymouth on the way. In their first season in the Southern League they finished a creditable eighth position. The season saw Shortwood progress further in the FA Cup than ever before! Early wins over Egham and Aylesbury put them up against Conference South outfit Dorchester and a 1-0 away win, and a further 1-0 win at Didcot put them into uncharted waters of the fourth qualifying round where they drew Conference side Aldershot at Meadowbank. A late, but deserved, equaliser gave them a replay and a heroic 2-1 win sparked wild celebrations. A home draw pitted Shortwood against League 1 side Port Vale in front of a record crowd of 1,247 plus a live television audience courtesy of BT Sport. Shortwood bowed out but with the plaudits their cup run earned ringing in their ears. The league season was also highly successful with a sixth placed finish, one point outside the play-off positions failed to reach the heights of the previous season with many players moving on to higher things but for most of the season a play-off place looked possible until a decline in form towards the end of the season resulted in an 11th place finish continued Shortwood s continued stability in the Southern League as they finished the season 7th in the table with 78 points and the end of the season saw the end of an era as joint Manager John Evans retired after 20 seasons involvement with Shortwood and the club movedforward with Alex Sykes now in sole charge Was a strange season with the Wood exiting the FA Cup and the FA Trophy at the first hurdle and showing inconsistent league form but despite that they managed to finish a more than respectable 9th. Paul Des Meredith took over the management reins at the start of season

14 Shortwood United vs Bristol Manor Farm Evo-Stik League Table Pl HW HD HL AW AD AL W D L F A Diff Pts Adj Taunton Town Bristol Manor Farm Wimborne Town AFC Totton Bideford Winchester City Salisbury Swindon Supermarine Didcot Town Evesham United Kidlington North Leigh Yate Town Larkhall Athletic Cinderford Town Cirencester Town Paulton Rovers Shortwood United Slimbridge Mangotsfield United Barnstaple Town Bishops Cleeve

15 FORTHCOMING FIXTURES First Team Saturday 16th Dec 17 Bristol Manor Farm h SL S&W Wednesday 20th Dec 17 Larkhall a SL S&W Saturday 23rd Dec 17 Winchester * a SL S&W Tuesday 26th Dec 17 Slimbridge h SL S&W Monday 01st Jan 18 Evesham a SL S&W Saturday 06th Jan 18 Didcot h SL S&W Tuesday 09th Jan 18 Cirencester a SL S&W * Coach available for supporters - see website Development Saturday 16th Dec 17 Bourton Rovers a HLDiv 1W Saturday 23rd Dec 17 Kidlington a HLDiv 1W Saturday 06th Jan 17 Headington a HLDiv 1W Keep in if you have twitter If you are not twitter minded then just send a text to with your name, and ADD ME and you will be added to the Wood Text Distribution list. Or look at the website:

16 Match Report SL Southern S&W 28 League th January South, West division 2017 Terrific Point for Shortwood! AFC Totton 2 Shortwood United 0 Bideford 2 Shortwood United 2 The spirit in this Shortwood side is tremendous and their performance at high flying Bideford earned them a hard earned and justified point. The game was richly entertaining and both sides will feel they could have won it but equally both sides will be pleased with a point. Praise must also go to the referee, Mr Kane who had an excellent game. Manager Meredith was delighted with the point: We deserved that! The players did everything I asked for them and we are now 4 games unbeaten and that is another valuable point. The players are now starting to buy into what we are trying to do and we are reaping the rewards. Ashley Davies shaded man of the match today in a terrific team performance! Wood started very brightly and forced a string of early corners and it was no surprise when they took the lead albeit under completely bizarre circumstances after 9 minutes. There was no danger when James Mayne played a simple back pass to his keeper Steve Oliver but inexplicably Oliver took his eye off the ball and it went under his foot and trickled into the net for the oddest of own goals. Craig Beattie missed a great chance to level when his header went wide while at the other end Bideford dithered in defence and White and Morris could have taken advantage. After 25 minutes Shortwood went two up and again it was the on fire Nick Humphreys who scored. For the second game running Bakare Aliu supplied the diagonal pass and Humphreys hit a great first time shot low past Oliver. Bideford s response was immediate as Seymour cut in and shot hard and low across Burton into the far corner. Before the break Bideford had two good chances to level With Burton saving well from Roberts and then Turner firing wide. As expected Bideford came out after the break and put Wood under pressure and twice Burton saved headers from corners but the Wood defence was strong and Davies in particular was commanding. Shortwood continued to look dangerous on the break and Bideford could not relax. The game was really opening out. Seymour whistled one just wide and Oliver palmed a cross from Morris down but White could only knock the dropping ball wide. Freeman tested Oliver with a driven free kick before Seymour went down under a challenge from Meredith and converted the penalty himself to level after 78 minutes. Both sides pushed for the win and Wood could have won it with two minutes to go when Haswell s low shot was inches wide. Both sides were warmly applauded from the field by an appreciative crowd. Team: Burton, Meredith R, Noakes, Davies, Bakare, Haswell, Ismail (Hawes 63), Freeman, White (Hathaway 79), Humphreys, Morris

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19 Met Before SL S&W GFA 28Trophy th January 4th round 2017 Through on Penalties! AFC Totton 2 Shortwood United 0 Mar 2009 Shortwood United 2 Bristol Manor Farm 2 (5-3 penalties) Shortwood went through to the semi finals of the Glos Trophy after this remarkable win over Bristol Manor Farm at Meadowbank on Saturday. It was remarkable because John Evan s side, already missing several regulars through injury and unavailability, were also without Johnstone and Axton as they were cup tied. They also lost Ben Pugh and Luke Bennyworth during the game as they picked up knocks, were also 0-2 down and missed yet another penalty! The whole side deserve tremendous praise for recovering and showing excellent spirit especially James Coates who moved from right back to front man and never stopped running. The icing on the cake was the penalty shoot out where Wood scored all five of their penalties with aplomb. Wood were totally in command for the first 15 minutes and could easily have been a couple of goals to the good. Bennyworth saw a header flash just wide in the first minute, Allard shot wide in the fourth and Vic Webb was particularly unlucky in the tenth his low shot rebounding off the inside of the post before being hacked to safety. Farm slowly recovered though and took the lead after 18th minute with their first real effort. Farm broke from the back and when the ball came to James Lee he controlled the ball on his thigh, spun, and hit an unstoppable shot over Thomas and just under the bar. Kye Thomas came close with another effort a minute later and Bennyworth limped off to be replaced by Cornwall. Both sides had chances to score before the break, the best of which fell to Will Steadman who headed wide from close range. Wood started the second half in command. Vic Webb s excellent run and cross was just too high for Pete Smith to get a meaningful header in on goal and Baldwin had a shot blocked after Coates had shown a nice bit of skill. Wood were awarded a penalty in the 56th minute after Webb was upended but Ben Pugh slammed his effort against the underside of the bar to keep Wood s unenviable run from the spot going. Farm doubled their lead through Hiscox after 67 minutes following a comedy of errors and it looked all over for Shortwood but Wood refused to lie down. Pete Smith reduced the arrears with 15 minutes to go with a near post header and Chris Greenhough headed the equaliser after 79 minutes. Wood took total control for the last 15 minutes and Farm keeper Ballard kept his side in it. The first period of extra time was even but again Wood flew at their opponents in the second half and Coates had two efforts well saved by Ballard. James Baldwin scored Wood s first penalty before Rich Thomas saved Rutter s effort to give Wood the advantage. Allard, Coates and Webb all scored and it was left to Rich Thomas himself to take the last spot kick and send Wood through to the obvious delight of his team mates and supporters. Afterwards John Evans said: I thought we deserved to win. It s an excellent result - especially considering we had a patched up side! Every one of our penalties in the shoot out were great I just wish we could take them in normal play. Wood will be away to Bitton who top the Western League in the semi final. Wood has two crunch games this week. They are at home to 3rd placed Witney on Tuesday (7.45 pm) before travelling to table topping Hungerford next Saturday. Team: Thomas, Allard, Bennett, Steadman (Greenhough 69), Mammola, Webb, Smith, Bennyworth (Cornwall 23), Coates, Baldwin, Pugh (Mike Green 57)

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