Neil Musto the manager of Tuffley Rovers was on hand today to receive team of the month award from league secretary Ian Hamilton. Tuffley had been on a decent run I. This mid part of the season. With everything ticked off and completed.
Well done to all at the club from the player, the management and the volunteers.
The only games we lost the past weekend were from teams not being able to field a team due to lack of available players., which is quite surprising, especially at Step 6 of the NLS!
In the UHL Premier Division last Saturday, Roman Glass St George continued their pursuit of the title by holding 1stplace with a 2-1 home win v Tuffley Rovers. With Worcester Raiders, Slimbridge and Droitwich Spa all in cup action, Corsham Town had a chance to make ground on the top 4; they were in fact held at home by Hallen in a 1-1 draw with Corsham’s equalizer coming in the 90thminute. Cirencester Town kept up their play-off place chase with a 3-1 away win v Fairford Town after being 1-0 down in the game. Longlevens hosted Mangotsfield United and in a very even game with few chances won 1-0. Cinderford Town won 2-0 at home v Royal Wootton Bassett Town, Highworth Town travelled to Pershore Town and won 3-0, Westfields v Thornbury Town ended 2-2 with all 4 goals being scored in the first half. In the battle of the bottom two, Cribbs travelled to Lydney Town and won 3-0. Other teams could be dragged into the relegation places as it’s very tight down at the bottom. In midweek action, Cinderford Town hosted a resurgent Hallen and it finished 2-2 with all goals being scored in the first half. Cribbs hosted Westfields and that one ended 0-0.
We had the UHL Challenge Cup Semi-Finals on Saturday with a place in the finals up for grabs. Hereford Pegasushosted Worcester Raiders and won 4-0 which included a Jordan Williamson hattrick. Slimbridge hosted Droitwich Spa and went in at the break 1-0 up. Droitwich Spa came out in the 2nd half, scored 4 goals to win 4-1. So, it’s a Hereford Pegasus v Droitwich Spa final which is currently due to be played on the 29th March.
In midweek we had the Wiseman Lighting (UHL) Floodlit cup Semi-Finals with a place in the Final due to be held at Stonehouse Town on Tuesday 17th March. In the first game on Tuesday evening Worcester Raiders hosted Longlevens and in a very tight affair, Longlevens won 1-0. In the second game on Wednesday evening, Malmesbury Victoria gave up home advantage due to pitch issues and Hungerford Town Reserves hosted and won a 5-goal thriller 3-2. Good luck to both Longlevens and Hungerford Town Reserves in the final next Tuesday, please feel free to pop down to Stonehouse Town to witness what is likely to be a very entertaining game hosted at a great facility. (7.45pm kickoff!)
In UHL Division One on Saturday, we had the 1st v 2ndplaying each other which resulted in a 5-goal thriller; FC Stratford hosted Wantage Town and were 2-0 down at half time; they rallied in the second half and went on to win 3-2 with their winning goal coming in the 92nd minute. Bewdley Town made the long journey to Brimscombe & Thruppand went home with a 3-0 win. With Stonehouse Townhaving no game, Cheltenham Saracens took advantage to draw closer to them with a narrow 2-0 home win v Carterton. Newent Town v Alcester Town finished 1-1, Malmesbury Victoria closed the gap with an impressive 4-1 away win v Redditch Borough. Chipping Sodbury Town and Clanfield 85 shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw, Ludlow Town made the long journey to play Thame United Reserves and it finished 0-0. Its looking interesting at the bottom, but there is still going to be plenty of movement, especially with a few teams with lots of games in hand over others. In midweek action Bewdley Town travelled to Redditch Borough and won 2-0 to maintain 2nd spot. Alcester Town hosted Clanfield 85 and won 3-1.
In the Batemans Sport Alliance Challenge Cup on Saturday, Clanfield 85 Res hosted Evesham United Res and it was 3-3 in normal time with Evesham winning 7-6 on penalties.
In the Alliance East on Saturday, we had wins forHeadington Amateurs, Marlow Res and Easington Sports Devs. In mid-week, it was good to see Ardley United Res in action and they duly won 2-1 v Kidlington Dev.
In the Alliance West on Saturday, UDA Glos Dev v Bourton Rovers Dev finished 2-1.
In the Vets we had wins for Faringdon Town Vets in the Premier and wins for Henley Town Vets and Marcham Vets in Div 1.
Good luck to Thame United Vets who are through to the County Cup final and play that next Thursday.
February Team of the Month awards are out; Congratulations to Tuffley Rovers in the Premier Divisionand to Brimscombe & Thrupp in Division 1. Look out for presentations shortly.
Have a great weekend and let us hope the sun keeps shining,
Bonsa Teshome scored Highworth’s first hat-trick since April 2024 in their 5–0 victory away at Alcester Town in the Uhlsport Hellenic League Floodlit Cup.
He opened the scoring after 19 minutes, heading home a Jerome Daniel cross at the far post. Twenty minutes later he doubled his tally, cutting in from the right before calmly slotting past the home goalkeeper. Early in the second half, Teshome was brought down in the box and, after picking himself up, confidently converted the penalty to complete his hat-trick.
Jordan Williamson following his hat-trick in the UHL Challenge Cup semi-final against Worcester Raiders on Saturday 7th March 2026.
Jordan opened the scoring in the 30th minute before adding his second eight minutes later in the 38th minute. He then completed his hat-trick early in the second half with a goal in the 49th minute, helping guide the team to the final on 29th March.
1st Goal – A well-worked team move. Ryan slid a perfectly weighted pass into the channel for Charlie Edwards, who ran onto it and delivered a first-time cross across the face of goal. Ramzi timed his run superbly to arrive in the box and calmly slot the ball into the bottom corner.
2nd Goal – Ramzi picked up the ball on the edge of the area, showed great composure to beat his defender, and then delicately lifted the ball over the advancing goalkeeper.
3rd Goal – Ramzi completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot, confidently converting to cap off a fine performance.
Hattrick Report:
Brandon opened the scoring on 35 minutes, a ball in from the right, was taken on his chest, wrong footing the defender and creating and opening to rifle in!
His second in the 70th minute to retake the lead came from a low cross drilled across the goal, Brandon was quickest to react and met it at the far post getting it over the line with an out stretched leg
He sealed his Hattrick and the win for the Field on 84 minutes by again being quickest to meet another cross in, and calmly converting to round off a clinical performance!
Our secretary has been out and about on his travels.
Ian presented Bewdley Town with their D1 Team of the month for January on Saturday.
Receiving the Trophy was Geoff Edward’s – Bewdley Chairman.
Bewdley won January team of the month for there hard work both on and off the field. An outstanding achievement! Well done to all at the club!
Spring has sprung and hopefully our final canter towards the end of a very exciting season. It’s Cheltenham Races next week, so be mindful of traffic if you are travelling through!
The Izusu FA Vase Quarter Final game between Hallenand West Didsbury & Chorlton turned into a photo finish with Hallen equalizing in the 92nd minute through Harrison Fairman and then winning 6-5 on penalties in front of a watching 402. Fantastic result and congratulations to everyone at Hallen on progressing through to the semi-final with the 1st leg scheduled at their home ground on Saturday March 28th. One final push to get to Wembley!
In the UHL Premier Division last Saturday, we lost three games to the weather. Morning leaders Worcester Raidershosted Tuffley Rovers and their fantastic recent form ended with Tuffley winning 3-2. Roman Glass St George took advantage and regained 1st place with a 3-0-win v Pershore Town. Slimbridge travelled to Hereford Pegasus and despite taking a 2nd minute lead, lost 3-2. Other title contenders/play-off hopefuls; Droitwich Spa, Corsham Town and Cirencester Town all had the games they were due to be involved in, postponed. Fairford Townwon 2-0 at home to Cribbs, but left it very late with goals in the 88th and 95th minutes. Mangotsfield United won 3-1 at home to Lydney Town with a Brandon Bak hattrick. Royal Wootton Bassett Town had a 3-1 home win v Thornbury Town. On Tuesday evening, 2nd placed Worcester Raiderstravelled across to Highworth Town and lost the game 2-1, Slimbridge hosted Royal Wootton Bassett Town and were 1-0 down going into the 92nd minute where a Jack W Smith goal made it 1-1 and then in the 94th minute a Bassett own goal gave them a dramatic 2-1 win to thrust them back into title contention. Fairford Town hosted Cinderford Town and won 2-1. Hallen, fresh from their FA Vase ¼ Final win travelled across the bridge to Lydney Town and climbed out off the 2nd bottom place with a 2-0 win. On Wednesday, Longlevens (who have been suffering with their pitch) hosted Pershore Town and won an entertaining game 4-2, although they were made to sweat at the end when Pershore came back from 3-0 down at half time to 3-2.
In UHL Division One on Saturday, we also lost three games to the weather. With FC Stratford not in action, Wantage Town hosted Alcester Town and won 3-1 to maintain 2nd place. Bewdley Town were not in action either and Cheltenham Saracens’ game was postponed. Stonehouse Town hosted Malmesbury Victoria and left it until the 94th minute to equalize in the 1-1 draw. Thame United Reserves put up a good fight in their home game v Chipping Sodbury Town, but lost it 3-2. On Tuesday evening, Stonehouse Town travelled to Carterton and came away with an impressive 4-2win, Shortwood Unitedhosted Chipping Sodbury Town and lost 2-1.
In the UHL Supplementary Challenge Cup Newent Town v Marlow Res ended 2-1 to Newent. In this cup on Tuesday evening, Woodford United hosted Alcester Town and lost 2-1.
In the Alliance East on Saturday, we had wins for Easington Sports Dev and Headington Amateurs. On Tuesday we had a win for Hungerford Town Res. On Wednesday we had a win for Banbury United Dev.
In the Alliance West on Saturday, we had wins for Clanfield (85) Res, University of Bristol and UDA Glos Dev and a draw between Bourton Rovers Dev and Carterton Dev. On Wednesday, we had a win for Carterton Dev.
In the Vets Premier on Wednesday, we had a win for Windsor & Eton Vets. In Vets D1 we had wins for Bicester Town and Watlington Town Old Boys.
In the Vets League Cup we had wins for Didcot Town Old Boys and Thame United. These two will meet in the Vets Cup Final on Wednesday 29th April. Congratulations to both Teams.
Enjoy the weekend and hopefully all the football that will be played,
Regards,
Ian
It’s been a much better week weather wise and the sun has appeared on frequent occasions, so here is hoping for plenty of football! Hard to believe February is coming to an end.
The Izusu FA Vase Quarter Final tie between Hallen and West Didsbury & Chorlton takes place on Saturday atHallen. West Didsbury & Chorlton ply their trade in The North West Counties Football League Premier Divisionand are currently in 6th place, but well placed for a play-off spot. The club was founded in 1908 and is based in Chorlton which is just outside Manchester. All our hopes are firmly pinned on Hallen to make it through to the Semi-Finals.
In the UHL Premier Division last Saturday, we had a pretty much full program with only the Slimbridge v Corsham Town game falling to the weather. Worcester Raiderscontinued their climb up the table and took over 2nd place with a hard fought 2-1 away win v Cirencester Town. Raider’s winner came in the 97th minute. Tuffley Roverswon their 3rd game in a row with a narrow 1-0 home win v Westfields. Mangotsfield United made the relatively short trip across Bristol to play Cribbs and won 1-0 with an 84th minute goal. Fairford Town and Cinderford Town’s recent revivals in form ended on Saturday with Fairford losing 2-0 away to Lydney Town and Cinderford losing 2-1 away to Royal Wootton Bassett Town. Hereford Pegasus lost 3-1 at home to Thornbury Town and Longlevens lost 2-0 away to Highworth Town. Hallen (with games in hand on teams around them) had a good 3-0 away win v Pershore Town to enhance their hopes of beating the drop. On Tuesday night we had Slimbridge v Worcester Raiders, with Raiders continuing their fantastic form, winning 1-0 and taking over 1st place in the table. Cribbs are a little marooned at the bottom of the table at present and it’s quite tight between the bottom 5. At the top, it’s ultra-competitive with the top spot and play-off places being fiercely contested.
In the UHL Challenge Cup on Tuesday, Droitwich Spahosted Fairford Town and duly won the game 5-2 to set up a semi-final tie away v Slimbridge.
In UHL Division One on Saturday, we also had a pretty full program of league games played. FC Stratford continued in 1st place with a tricky visit to 5th placed Newent Town. They came away with a 2-0 win. Wantage Town hosted Carterton and won the 5-goal thriller 3-2 to maintain 2ndplace. With Bewdley Town not in action, Stonehouse Town closed the gap with a 4-1 away win v Thame United Reserves. Cheltenham Saracens continued their impressive season with a 2-1 home win v Woodford United. Brimscombe & Thrupp v Redditch Boroughended 0-0, Shortwood United won 1-0 at home v Wellington, Ludlow Town travelled to Clanfield 85 and a Ramzi Killicaslan hattrick saw them travel home with a 3-2 win. Alcester Town v Malmesbury Victoria was postponed. In mid-week, FC Stratford had a very impressive 7-1-win v Woodford United with Toby Nichollscoring 4 of the goals. Bewdley Town travelled to Alcester Town and won 1-0 and Cheltenham Saracens hosted Redditch Borough and won 2-0. It is still really close at the top of the table and there is sure to be some movement at the bottom.
In the UHL Supplementary Challenge Cup Banbury United Dev v Chipping Sodbury Town ended 3-2, with both of Chipping Sodbury’s goals coming in stoppage time. Mohammed Gaye scored a hattrick for Banbury.
In the Batemans Sports Alliance Challenge Cup, UDA Glos Dev won 4-0 v Newent Town Dev.
In the Alliance East there was one game on Friday eveningwhich saw Hungerford Town Res beat Eversley & California Res 6-0 and one game on Saturday which saw Marlow Res v Headington Amateurs end 2-2. In midweek, Easington Sports Dev won 8-0 v Eversley & California Res.
In the Vets Premier we had wins for Faringdon Town Vets, Didcot Town Old Boys Vets and Penn & Tyler Green Vets.
In the Vets Division One, we had wins for Witney Royals Vets, Bicester Town vets and Holyport Vets.
Fingers crossed on the weather front,
Regards,
Today, our Chair made the trip to see Worcester Raiders to proudly present their well-earned January Team of the Month award! 🏆
After a fantastic run of performances, full of commitment, teamwork and quality football, it was only right that the squad received recognition for their outstanding month. From the players to the coaching staff, everyone has played their part in making January one to remember!
A huge congratulations to Worcester Raiders – your hard work, determination and team spirit have truly paid off. 👏🔥
Here’s to building on that momentum and seeing what the rest of the season brings! 💪⚽
