January got off to a very slow start as there was a slight hangover from the Christmas and New Year periods.

Reading Time: 3 minutesGreat attacking football to come from the League Cup semi-finals

The month of January got off to a very slow start as there was a slight hangover from the Christmas and New Year periods. The weather soon took a turn for the worse with 18 postponements in 10 days of competition. Following that there were many days of mist and fog that didn’t allow the grounds to dry out. Consequently only 2 matches were played in the third week of the month. Things brightened up after that and we saw many great matches taking place. During this time the County Cups were being competed for in all the counties that we encompass. The highlight of the month was the draw for the semi finals of the Roger Stone Memorial Cup. The two fixtures are 16/03/26 Longwell Green Sports v Hallen and 17/03/26 Yate Town v Tiverton Town. I expect there to be some great football produced from four very talented clubs.

The final is at Paulton Rovers on Thursday 16th April KO 7.30pm. The semi-finalists are all very capable of winning the cup. The final will be a cracker so please make a note of the date in your diaries and try to attend.

In the Somerset FA County Cup, the draw has been made for the 3rd Round to be played to be played on Sunday 11th January at 2pm: Western Counties Floodlight Youth League clubs compete in the following ties, Yeovil Town v Portishead Town; Odd Down v Portishead Town; Frome Town v Wells City; Bishops Lydeard v Larkhall Athletic; Chard Town v Staplegrove; Radstock Town v Bridgwater Utd.

 In the Gloucestershire FA County Cup, only the following three make it through to the Quarter Final to be played on Sunday 1sT February at 2pm: Cribbs v Yate Town; Tuffley Rovers v Hallen.

Congratulations to those clubs.

Unfortunately, our Devon clubs could not make it past the 3rd Round

A number of clubs at step 6 or above have applied to join for season 26-27. This is occurring annually and we will soon have to consider creating an additional division. As our reputation for being a great league expands so too does the level of interest in joining.

In the League programme Portishead Town still lead the Premier table ahead of Taunton Town and Odd Down with Mangotsfield Utd now joining them at the top end of the table. In North Division, Keynsham Town are slowly inching away at the top of the table although they have played more games than Almondsbury and Brislington who are hot on their heels. In the Central Division, Hengrove have put on a spurt to head the table by seven points although Bristol Manor Farm remain the dark horse of the group having played 3 games fewer than Hengrove. Look at the number of goals they have scored – 37 already! Wellington and Willand Rovers are neck and neck at the top of the South Division table but watch out for Tiverton Town who have only played 3 league games because of the League Cup and FA Youth Cup.

The season is hotting up nicely. As I go round the grounds it is very pleasing to see how supported our clubs are – well done all.

Match Reports are still invited from member clubs. To submit reports with pictures, if possible, send to the Media Manager – media@wcfyl.co.uk

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