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Hanham Athletic FC is one of the oldest clubs in the Bristol Area. The Gloucestershire Football Association recognizes the club as being founded in 1896, but the Club’s establishment is believed to have been much earlier. During the 19th Century Hanham was a small mining village boarding the South East of Bristol and in the club’s early days the players lived locally, many of them coming to play straight from a shift in the pits. A tradition and history which is still recognized today is the club’s nickname “The Miners”.

We are a committee led Community Amateur Sports Club that manages men’s football teams across a number of leagues, leases and maintains the sports pavilion and grounds of Hanham Athletic FC – titled The Hallett Construction Pavilion Over the years we have offered the opportunity for regular football to thousands of boys and men, with c.100 signing on to our books each year. We were founder members of the Gloucester County League in the late 1960s and have previously been very successful playing county league football for many years with a proud history of honors and promotions. We run our First, Reserves, A Teams and Under 18’s (new for the 2024/2025 season) and operate a talented Sunday Team.

We have, in the past, won awards for our ground work and programmes.

We, many years ago played in the FA Cup, almost getting to Wembley, as well as the FA Vase during the1970s. In 1980 the club started its own Charity Shield Competition running tournaments with teams participating and we continue to run tournaments and charity events every year. We are a family friendly club, with a strong social following, a determination to support people, and a huge passion for football. 

During the 2022/2023 season our 1st Team under the management team of Tom Morgan (Skinney) and Jason Side (Sider) won the Bristol & District Premier Division, the League Cup Final Winners (April 2023) and Les James Cup (2023). Winning the league saw HAFC promoted back into the Marcliff County League.

Under the same management team with Craig Sperring (ex-player) joining Skinney and Sider, we finished 7th in the league and competed in two cup finals …. Unfortunately, we were runners up on both occasions.

For the 2024/2025 season we had a new management team of Paul Coles (Noddy) and Jamie Johnson (Rabbzy) taking charge of the First Team following the departure of Skinney and Sider to Avonmouth FC. T
During the closed season of the 2024/2025 season we have had some management changes:
● 1st Team - 2025/2026 Season will see Jamie Johnson (Rabbzy) with the assistance of Harmen
Boyce (Boyce) as 1st Team Managers
● Reserves - 2025/2026 will be managed by Dan Cole with the assistance of Steven Thomson -their first season at HAFC
● A Team - 2025/2026 will be managed by Scott Johnson and Jason Golding
● Youth Teams - we are very excited to have U9, U11, U14 and U18 teams at Hanham Athletic andwe look forward to providing updates throughout the season.
● Additional committee members
Dan Sperring (Vice Chairman) has decided to step down from his position on the Committee due to work
and family commitments. Dan is still an avid supporter of the Club and no doubt you will still see him
around the facilities. Thank you Dan for your hard work and dedication over the last couple of years.
We would like to welcome Dan Finn as the new Vice Chair to HAFC - welcome to the family.

Sam Brown - GK “Browner” can and will play in any position of which he is asked too. Outstanding in so manyposition - great attitude.

David Taylor - GK - he joined HAFC at the end of the 2024/2025 season and had a quality pre-season, improving every game and great all round keeper.

Lincoln Tooker - GK - “Lincs”one of many who has joined us from are very successful double winning U18’s team - learning his trade and a brilliant shot stopper.

Joel Athey - Defender - “Athey” young lad who plays full back, comfortable on the ball and a decent left footed player.

Harley Boyce - Defender - another from the 18s loves a tackle this boy and ain’t shy of a yellow either great
character to have about

Josh Gibbs - Defender -Josh has been at HAFC for a few years - no nonsense right back who gives 100% every game. Josh was awarded “Players Player” for the 2024/2025 season.

Cade Lovell- Defender has fitted straight in at HAFC and at only 20 he’s a tough tackling defender who wins his
headers and can play will have a great career. Welcome to the HAFC family

McKyle - Defender - new signing this season Mckyle can play centre back or centre midfield - very strong on the ball
and has great technique

Liam Planter - Defender/Captain (Baresi) - experienced defender who was previously with FC Bristol, Radstock to
name a few. Always talking and leading by example ……. Captain for the 2025/2026 season

Ciaran Teagle - Defender “Teags” - currently injured but will be a great addition once back solid rb who loves getting
forward and loves a tackle another from the 18s

Jay Vile - Defender “Viley” one of the best distributors of the ball I’ve seen - rarely gives it away can play centre back
midfield or centre back and he will be key for us this year with the young uns around him

Lewis Williams - Defender another young lad who can play full back either side and plays with heart every game and
loves a tackle. Lewis was previously with Chipping Sodbury.

Liam Dibble - Midfield “Dibbs”- buzzing to have this lad on board who joins us from our U18’s. Dibbs is an all round
Player and will be a key player for us this season.

Jordan Rickman - Midfield most relaxed guy ever on the pitch lol.. Jordan’s second season with HAFC and can play
centre mid or centre back (likes to think he’s a striker as well!). Loves getting on the ball and dictating the play …. An
all round footballer

George Shiner - Midfield “Capaldi” - Shiner has great feet and works hard for the team. A great lad to be around and
a bright future ahead for him.

Preston Webb - Midfield another massive player for us this season who is only 18 and he does not stop running -
gives 100% everytim. He is the first name on the teamsheet and will defo go on to play a lot higher

Sam Archer - Forward rapid winger who loves a trick I think he tricks himself sometimes haha but again defenders
nightmare can use both feet and always gives 100% effort for the team attacking and defensively big player for us

Brandon Barnes - Forward His experience to the team is priceless, great on the ball, his passing range is different level and has a wand of left foot. Joined HAFC for the 2022/2023 season and has played a great part in the team during the last couple of season

Paul Coles - Forward “Noddy” - a joker and a great character to have around the squad experienced striker who still knows where the net is always gives 100%

Jamie Fry - Forward “'Little man” - quickest player at the club, great attitude and works hard for the team

Liam Maggs - Forward “Maggsy” another player from the double winning U18s - very strong for a young lad and can play wing or up top will also score goals this season and glad he’s on board with us

Karim Rendall - Forward “Bean”- experienced striker who’s been there and done it all will be key for us this season with the youngsters and still expecting him to be in the goalscoring charts

Tom Sayers - Forward Another quality player to come from are 18s tricky winger,cracking left foot with an eye for goal
who again will go on to play a very good standard ….loves playing left back as well

Morgan Stryjewski - Forward young lad who joined us end of pre season bags of potential and lightning quick winger
could be a key player for us this season

Sharpness made a big step towards the title and promotion with a win away to main rivals Filton Athletic. At the bottom Ruardean Hill and Tytherington Rocks made big steps towards safety with Rocks scoring a win away to relegation rivals Totterdown, but it is still Cribbs and Hanham occupying the bottom two spots.

League leaders Sharpness visited Elm Park to face Filton Athletic in what was probably a decisive game in the title race. Filton started on the front foot when Tom Fry’s shot was deflected, but only into Pete Dykes hands. Sharpness had a few set pieces which came to nothing, but it was Filton who broke the deadlock when a Trey Merrett corner was cleared back to him and his left foot cross was headed in at the back post by Fry. The game changed somewhat when a foul on Filton’s Matt Tovey started a bit of a melee and ended with Filton’s Freddie Fraser seeing red. Sharpness equalised on the stroke of half time when Ben Hemmings shot into the corner of the net when the ball was deflected to him. Sharpness had the upper hand in the second half and Hemmings shot was deflected over by Tovey, but Filton were holding firm. Sharpness finally got their reward for their pressure when George Thomas found himself unmarked and headed in Marley Thomas’s cross. Filton pushed for an equaliser but to no avail and Sharpness gained a crucial 2-1 win in the title race.

The weather was great for the start of Totterdown United against Tytherington Rocks at Norton Lane, and Totterdown started the better of the teams putting in two dangerous crosses which ended with one being cleared and the other resulting in a corner. 

Shortly after, a mix up in the Tytherington defence allowed Ben Maker to steal the ball and rush through on goal but his effort was straight at the keeper. A few minutes later Rocks broke down the left wing and what seemed a tame cross at first glance was spilt by Martin allowing Sumner to tap in for 1-0. With Totterdown’s heads down, they were caught out again when Sumner ran through untracked and calmly slotted past Martin for a 25th minute two goal lead. Totterdown regrouped and saw a few crosses go all the way through with no one to capitalise and Bull and Maker had shots saved. Totterdown were a bit slow out of the blocks for the second half with Rocks forcing Martin into a good save but Totterdown settled after this and started to dominate proceedings with Tytherington sitting back but remaining solid. Totts got a goal back in the 75th minute when Lovell’s cross struck a defender’s hand with Sulyman putting the resulting spot kick into the top corner. With Totterdown over committing, Tytherington did have a few chances where they found themselves one-on-one but Millard mopped up on both occasions. Totts pushed and a late cross into the box saw Hemmings knock the ball down, it dropped to Saunders whose shot was blocked then fell to Millard whose half-volley was cleared off the line, there was still time for Tytherington to break and earn a free kick which was plucked out of the top corner by Martin but it didn’t matter as the Referee blew for full time and a 2-1 Rocks win despite a decent Totterdown performance.

At the Ruardean Rec. Chalford were the visitors to take on Ruardean Hill Rangers and on 3 minutes Josh Nelmes tried a long ranger from the halfway line which bounced horribly almost embarrassing Sam Hart in the Chalford goal but just went over. 

On fifteen minutes Hill were in front when a clipped ball from Underwood was brilliantly brought down by Telling to half volley from 30 yards over Hart. Hill with the wind advantage continued to keep Chalford camped in their half. On the hour from a break and trying to get back into the game Chalford had a corner which Uriah Townsend headed wide, and five minutes on a great move by Hill saw the ball worked to Ollie Mason whose shot was saved by Hunt at the second attempt. The wind began to make play difficult for both teams but Hill got their second on 75 minutes when a corner was whipped into the front post by Ollie Mason, back heeled by Max Telling into the path of Tom Landon who swept home. On 89 minutes it was three for Hill as Luke Brown picked a pocket in midfield and played a beautiful ball through to Ollie Mason who lifted the ball over the advancing Hart. A comprehensive win for Ruardean Hill lifting them further up the League.

At Vicarage Road, Tewkesbury Town made the better start against Hanham Athletic and took a fifth minute lead with a stupendous strike from the edge of the box by Lorcan Sheehan. Hanham should have equalised on 32 minutes but Morgan Stryjewski shot weakly at Joe Poole when one-on-one. Tewkesbury should have made it two right on half time but after a great Sheehan cross and Newland-Galloway’s knock back Jamie Goodwin blazed over from six yards. Hanham started the second half well and should have equalised two minutes in but Mikey Golding could only shoot weakly at Poole when clean through. Tewkesbury made it 2-0 on 50 minutes from the spot after Jay Vile was sent off for handball, with Jamie Goodwin scoring. Tewkesbury were making the extra man count and it was only some brilliant saves from Ashton Trott that kept the score down.

Hanham did manage to pull a goal back on 83 minutes when Tewkesbury hit the inside of the post and from the breakaway a great run and cross by Tom Sayers was well finished by Twaine Plummer. Tewkesbury made it 3-1 soon after when Goodwin ran through to finish well past Trott and Hanham made it 3-2 right on time when Nath Hall’s free kick sailed over Poole’s head and into the back of the net. A blow for Hanham who remain bottom but a good win for Tewkesbury to keep them third.

From the start of the game the windy conditions made life extremely difficult for both Bromley Heath United and 

Frampton United players at Pomphrey Hill. The unpredictable flight of the ball made it almost impossible for any flowing football and creation of any real chances were very limited for both sides. It was Bromley’s Ollie Hanham who came closest in the first period when he managed a snap shot from just inside the box which was just wide with Tom Kaye beaten. For their part Frampton looked most dangerous when their wide players put a number of dangerous crosses into the box. The second half saw much of the same with possession pretty even and both sides cancelling each other out. Neither side looked like getting the breakthrough with both keepers only having to make routine saves and collect the odd cross and inevitably the game ended 0-0.

On a blustery afternoon at the Owls Nest Wick took on Broadwell Amateurs and Broadwell, using the benefit of the blustery conditions, applied early pressure on the Wick goal and had a great opportunity to score on eight minutes when a shot was driven across the face of the goal. With Broadwell applying pressure across the park Wick were limited to the odd break, and so it was on 13 

minutes, after good work by Sam Archer down the left, and his great ball into the box brought Jack Watkins into action making a great double save. On 18 minutes a through ball down the right saw keeper Mason Hawkins rounded but fortunately for him Brodwell only shot into the side netting. On 25 minutes Broadwell broke and were awarded a free kick on the right which was whipped in dangerously but Hawkins saved with his feet. With action coming thick and fast another Broadwell break and another shot just wide. A minute later it was Wick’s turn to break and with the ball not completely cleared it was Watkins who rescued Broadwell with a tip over. Chances continue to be created at both ends, on 38 minutes Wick shot wide and a minute later Watkins saved well from Archer who had been put through by Langdon. On 42 minutes both Hawkins and Watkins prevented their sides from going a goal down. Wick enjoyed the benefit of the blustery conditions in the second half and went ahead a minute in when Fred Taylor-Fox curled a great shot into the far corner giving Watkins no chance. The remainder of the half saw less chances created than in the first, each side battling against the windy conditions and with Wick eager for a second and Broadwell pressing for an equaliser, Wick were glad to see the game through for three points with Broadwell probably feeling that they should have had at least a share of the points, but a 1-0 win for Wick it was.

WELL, here we go again? It feels like only yesterday that we were negotiating the hectic Christmas period and scraping snow and ice off the pitches. How time flies.

Now, in the blink of an eye, we’re preparing for Easter and counting down to the final throws of another spell-binding Non-League season.

Promotion, play-off and relegation pictures are becoming ever clearer, so with that in mind it’s time toget  those now iconic National Game Awards glass decanters to the engravers and prepare to honour the big winners of the 2025-26 campaign.

With plenty still to play for, of course, this year’s NGAs are very much up for grabs, so why not get your votes in early to give your team, star man or most valued volunteer the best chance of being celebrated in Non-League football’s most prized ceremony?

Today, we can exclusively reveal that The NGAs will again be held at AFC Wimbledon’s Plough Lane Stadium on Wednesday May 20.

We are delighted once again to confirm that Isuzu UK have agreed to become title sponsors of the event, adding The NGAs to their current sponsorship of Non-League’s two premier cup competitions, the FA Trophy and FA Vase.

Isuzu UK continue to be a driving force behind grassroots football in the community with a large number of dealerships from all over the country becoming actively involved in their local clubs.

We remain proud and hugely grateful for their support and look forward to working closely with the Isuzu UK team when it comes to selecting the winner of our much-loved Unsung Hero Award.

Institution

The NGAs have become something of a Non-League institution over the years – and that’s thanks largely to the strong backing it receives.

Without this, we simply couldn’t honour the great and good of the Non-League game with that famous decanter, provided once again by our friends at Supreme Engraving.

This year, we welcome new sponsors on board. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, official title sponsors of the National League, North and South, climb onto the NGA bandwagon after a groundbreaking first year of involvement in the Non-League game.

From helping fans get to the game to backing local initiatives off the pitch, Enterprise have relished becoming a part of the journey.

They will be honouring the hotly-contested Team of the Year award for their outstanding contribution this year.

Also on board this year for the first time, are JDG Media – The NLP’s digital partners in bringing you unrivalled online news content.

They will be sponsoring our newest NGA, the Digital Media Award, honouring those who have provided the best content over various media platforms.

Last year’s inaugural award was won by Farnham Town FC.

Talking of newcomers, this year we are also delighted to welcome on board Groundtastic – the Football Grounds Magazine – to proceedings as sponsors of our Step 3&4 Player of the Year, and our colleagues from News Team Group – the newspaper and magazine delivery specialists – to lead the Manager of the Year award.

Elsewhere, we are delighted to welcome back The Sports Circle Ltd for a second year. They will be honouring the Player of the Year for their outstanding contribution this year.

UK teamwear and clothing company Moving Forward Sports also return; Community Club of the Year award is their category.

Long-term sponsors Huck Nets have again put their name to the Goal of the Season accolade, while Reusch also return — they couldn’t wait to once again get their hands on the sponsorship for this season’s Goalkeeper of the Year award.

Our partners at Sportsbeat sign up once again – they didn’t need asking twice to support the Young Player of the Year, while SK Kits will honour Non-League’s top goal getter with the Golden Boot award.

The NLP Lifetime Achievement award is one of our personal favourites, while The Football Supporters’ Association Away Day Experience of the Year recognises the efforts clubs make to cater for travelling fans.

The FA are also back on board to acknowledge the winner of the Cup Run of the Year, judged on the FA Cup, Trophy and Vase.

Macclesfield will clearly take some beating here but FA Trophy semi-finalists Marine and Southport will undoubtedly push them all the way.

Keep an eye on The NLP over the coming weeks for award-by-award guides and all the information you need to ensure the decanters end up in the right hands!

Let’s get this show on the road once more.

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