⚽️ Latest results: League Cup: ; Premier Div: Yate Town 7-1 Paulton Rovers, Clevedon Town 8-3 Odd Down, Longwell Green 2-3 Weston super Mare, Hengrove Athletic 1-2 Portishead Town, Paulton Rovers 1-3 Clevedon Town, Tiverton Town 2-5 Longwell Green; North Div: Oldland Abbotonians 0-5 Almondsbury, Bristol Manor Farm 1-4 Avonmouth, Brislington 4-4 Bristol Manor Farm, Thornbury Town 2-2 AEK Boco; Central Div: Welton Rovers 0-2 Cheddar, Larkhall Athletic 3-0 Welton Rovers; South Div: Axminster Town 1-4 Street, Chard Town 4-4 Bishops Lydeard, Frome Town 3-1 Wellington, Willand Rovers 7-1 Sherborne Town, Sherborne Town 5-2 Axminster Town ⚽️ Latest results: League Cup: ; Premier Div: Yate Town 7-1 Paulton Rovers, Clevedon Town 8-3 Odd Down, Longwell Green 2-3 Weston super Mare, Hengrove Athletic 1-2 Portishead Town, Paulton Rovers 1-3 Clevedon Town, Tiverton Town 2-5 Longwell Green; North Div: Oldland Abbotonians 0-5 Almondsbury, Bristol Manor Farm 1-4 Avonmouth, Brislington 4-4 Bristol Manor Farm, Thornbury Town 2-2 AEK Boco; Central Div: Welton Rovers 0-2 Cheddar, Larkhall Athletic 3-0 Welton Rovers; South Div: Axminster Town 1-4 Street, Chard Town 4-4 Bishops Lydeard, Frome Town 3-1 Wellington, Willand Rovers 7-1 Sherborne Town, Sherborne Town 5-2 Axminster Town

What a mouth-watering clash between two class teams in Premier Division

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe match had all the ingredients of a superb display

Rich Sloane
November 7, 2026
Match Reports

This was a mouth-watering clash between Hengrove, unbeaten in the WCFYL for 554 days, and Portishead, who hadn’t conceded a goal yet this season.

The opening exchanges were predictably tight, with no clear-cut opportunities for either side. Hengrove forced the first 2 corners of the game after 15 minutes, but the visitors looked swift on the break and nearly took the lead on 18 minutes, A corner was swung in from the left and Grove keeper Hayden Williams made a great point-blank save.

The game then swung on 35 minutes; Hengrove wasted a great chance to take the lead, when Chace Castell-Wrankmore fired over the bar from only 6 yards out. From the resultant goal kick, Portishead created an incisive move which was expertly finished off by Joe Hill. The goal rocked Hengrove a bit, as Williams was forced into another fine save from a swerving free-kick.

However the visitors extended their lead just before the interval, when Ciaran Wall converted a penalty after a shirt pull.

HALF-TIME SCORE HENGROVE ATHLETIC 0 PORTISHEAD TOWN 2

Second half

The game exploded into life in the 52nd minute, when a tussle between Hengrove’s Toby Sheppard and Portishead’s Nico George resulted in both players being shown a red card by referee Nick Beedell.

Ironically this spurred the home team on, and they reduced the deficit to 1-2 midway through the half. A corner from the left led to a goalmouth scramble, from which Iro Jurkowski forced the ball home.

Half chances followed at both ends until injury time. First Portishead’s Keelan Drury blasted over the bar from close range to spurn the chance to seal it; and then in the final minute, a Hengrove corner saw keeper Williams head just wide of the post.

A good, competitive game containing players from both teams who are First Team regulars and one which showcases how important the WCFYL is developing young talent.

FULL-TIME SCORE HENGROVE ATHLETIC 1 PORTISHEAD TOWN 2

Coach U18s Manager, Danny Constable

"Our lads battled well, as they always do, against strong opposition. I felt we had enough chances to get something out of the game, but we will take the positives into our next game at Tiverton"