Address

Marcliff

Unit A1-A2

The Badminton Centre

Station Road

Yate, Bristol

BS37 5HT

Opening Hours

Monday - Friday

8.30am - 5.00pm

Saturday

8.30am - 12.30pm

Sunday - Closed

 Good Afternoon everyone

I’d like to welcome to the players, management and supporters of Frampton Utd. We look forward to the challenge and hopefully a great game.

So here we are, new season, new surroundings and first home game for us. On behalf of myself, Capes and Westy, we are delighted to be here.

When I spoke to the Chairman and Captain it didn’t take long for us to realise what a great opportunity it was to join the club and we were excited for the new challenge.

The foundations are there following great work and commitment from the previous management and hopefully some new voices and some fresh impetus can take the club forward.

Pre-season is always busy and not always fun but credit to the players, who have worked really hard and shown a real togetherness.

This was evident in our first game of the season at Totterdown as we held firm and supressed all the hype by taking home the 3 points.

The GCL is a long season and very competitive.

It will take a bit of time to integrate some

new players and convey some new ideas

but I’m confident we can all pull in the same

direction and reach our objectives.

Hopefully see you all in the bar after to discuss

a home win!

Cheers

2027

Frampton Utd AFC was founded in 1891, making it one of the founder members of the Stroud League. They have played at the Bell Field for over 80 years and originally their HQ was the Bell Hotel until 1968 when new changing quarters were built on the Bell Field.

The club has competed in a number of leagues within the county. The early years seeing them in the Stroud League, and the now obsolete Severn Vale League. The club joined the Glos. Northern Senior League in 1953/54 which they were to play for just one season, before returning in 1964.

In 1976/77 the Reserve XI won the Stroud Division One League and were promoted to the Glos. Northern Senior League whilst the 1st XI then went on to play in the Glos.County League in which they competed for a further 10 years.

As with many clubs, around 2002 results of both teams were not going our way, and a couple of difficult seasons lay ahead.

Eventually the club began to see the good times return, with the 1st XI finishing 3rd in the Stroud and District League in 2007/08, and Runners Up in 2008/09. In 2008/09 the Club also became the winners of the North Glos. County Cup, their first silverware for some years and very much celebrated!

2009/10 the 1st XI became Champions of the Stroud League Division 1 ensuring promotion to the Northern Senior League once again. They also won the Section 'B' Stroud Charity Cup.

2010/11 promotion to GNSL Div 1 was gained by winning the GNSL Div 2 League.

2011/12 promotion to Glos County League was gained by becoming Ru/Up in the GNSL Div 1 League.

2012/13 we re-introduced a 3rd team, who now play in Stroud & District League Division 4.

2017/18 2nd XI were promoted to GNSL Div 2

2023/24 Lee Driver-Dickerson returned as manager of the 1st XI ,3rds promoted to Stroud Division 3

2024/25 1st win Glos FA County Cup & Les James Cup

2025/26 1st retain Les James Cup, Appoint Craig Robinson as manager

Tom Kaye – 25/26 season Golden Glove winner, not just a great shot stopper but also very good with his feet.

Dom Brown – Captain and reliable centre back. Gives 100% every time.

Billy Curtis – Another reliable defender who gives it his all…when he’s not playing cricket.

Stanley Shilton – Willing to run through a wall for the team, bags of energy and determination.

George Driver-Dickerson – Solid defender always puts in consistent performances with a decent delivery as well.

Jude Mee – Young defender with great attitude and potential. Striving for a solid season this year.

Harvey Bain – New to the club. A strong and powerful defender who has settled in well across pre-season.

Freddie Fisher – Returning after finishing Uni, athletic and committed, great to have him back.

Fin Blythe – Great left foot which will be aiming to chip in with a few goal contributions this season.

Kieran Marks – Another new addition to the club, fantastic attitude and confident ball player.

Matty Halsey – Frampton’s Young Player of the Year for 25/26 season. Made the step up and consistently

performed, added a few goals to his game along the way.

Manolo Marquez – Frampton faithful, always driving others to be better whilst consistently being effective in front of goal.

Harry Churchley – Hard working midfielder who’s got two decent feet. Got a long range goal in his locker.

Joe Rowsell – Young midfielder with stacks of ability. Not afraid to get into a tackle as well.

Charlie Nash – Returning to the club after a year away. Very tidy with his feet, great to see him back at the club.

Freddie Porter – Reliable and consistent. Very good left foot and technically good on the ball.

George Blythe – Ball playing midfielder who covers the pitch well. Two good feet and a range of passing.

Harvey Long – Hard working centre midfielder who likes to affect the game going forward.

Harvey Cowley – Returning after finishing Uni. Great attitude and energy, pleased to have him back at the club.

Archie Howarth – Young winger returning after a year away. Fantastic pace and versatile, works hard for the team.

Aayaan Ali – Another new face. Pacey forward with plenty of potential. Excited to see what the season brings.

Jake Lewis – New young forward joining the club who’s settled in well. Works hard and has an eye for goal.

by Mark Suimpson

Quedgeley Wanderers have made a bright start to the campaign and are in fine scoring form leading the table, but there is still a very long way to go.

QUEDGELEY WANDERERS 4  WICK 0

At Waterwells Quedgeley Wanderers put in a thoroughly dominant display for a convincing win over Wick. Quedgeley started brightly and took control early on pressing high and using their pace to unsettle the visitors’ defence. The opening goal for QW came following sustained pressure down the flanks, with Rio Spencer showing great composure in the box to fire low past keeper Gorazd Gigov. Wick tried to work their way back into the game but QW’s midfield continually disrupted their build-up play to create their own opportunities. Riley Stokes capped off an outstanding individual performance by driving forward from midfield to unleash a clean strike past Gigov to double the lead before the break. The home side maintained their rhythm into the second half and Jason Chamberlain was rewarded for his relentless work rate by reacting quickest in the 18-yard box to slot home Quedgeley’s third. Wick kept searching for a way through but the hosts backline held firm to deny them any clear-cut chances and Quedgeley wrapped up a flawless afternoon when substitute Tom De Quincy Adams won and took a penalty that was initially saved by Gigov but he followed up to tuck in the rebound to give Quedgeley the three points with a 4-0 win.

BISHOPS CLEEVE DEV 3  FILTON ATHLETIC 3

At Everyone’s Energy Kayte Lane Stadium Bishops Cleeve Development and Filton Athletic produced a tale of two halves and saw the points shared. Trey Merrett gave the hosts an early scare when he spooned a close-range volley over the bar in the opening minute, but it was Cleeve who netted twice in 90 seconds just five minutes later with Callum Debonis at the heart of both goals. Ash Eyles produced a stunning save after Debonis rifled one from range with Monty New on hand to follow in the rebound, and not long after Debonis threaded a lovely ball to Harry Davis to calmly slot past Eyles for 2-0. Further chances for Davis, Cuzner, and New should have seen Cleeve go three clear before Kieran Cooper pulled on back against the run of play with the first half coming to an end. The second half was again eventful and it was the home sides Fin Smith who scored with a stunning dipping volley for 3-1 with twenty minutes to go. Filton pulled one back on 78 minutes through Hussain just moments after Ben Williams had swept one wide at the other end. Merrett was shown a straight red with three minutes to go just before Sam Smith was adjudged to have brought down Chris Hillyer in the box and Kyle Thomas stepped up and buried the spot kick home to salvage a point for Filton at 3-3.

STOKE GIFFORD SGS UTD 1

AFC MANGOTSFIELD ROCKS 1

Stoke Gifford SGS United were left frustrated as they were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against AFC Mangotsfield Rocks at the SGS stadium. Gifford dominated for large periods of the opening 35 minutes, controlling possession and creating several promising opportunities. However, their inability to convert these chances proved costly and just before the break Mangotsfield struck against the run of play to take a 1-0 lead from Anthony Batt.   Cont>

The hosts responded well and deservedly found an equaliser ten minutes into the second half with Tyler Dunnell-Luff finishing confidently but, even so, David Okoko and Callum Macey were both able to create chances for Mangotsfield. With momentum on their side Gifford pushed hard for a winner with a number of dangerous attacks and near misses in the final 15 minutes with the closest coming when Harry Cole rose highest to meet a cross but his header crashed off the crossbar. A frustrating afternoon for Gifford who couldn’t find the decisive moment and having to settle for a 1-1 draw.

TOTTERDOWN UNITED 2  CHALFORD 2

At Norton Lane Totterdown United and Chalford met for a game that started with a bang! A through ball from Totterdown’s skipper Ollie Lovell saw Lerone Sinclair outmuscle the Chalford defence and rifle into the top corner for a first minute lead. This spurred Chalford on, and they scored an equaliser with their first meaningful attack through some good play around the box leading to James Keylock slotting home for 1-1. The next big chance fell to the home side with Sinclair through on goal but strangely electing to pass to Jack Waldron despite being one-on-one! Totterdown had another big chance when Lovell was played through by Price and again one-on-one but an uncharacteristic heavy touch gave Sam Neale the chance to scoop the ball up. For the next 25 minutes it was all Chalford and they took the lead through Reuben Barney with Totterdown too slow to close anyone down throughout the whole passage of play. Chalford were getting a lot of joy down the right seeing two crosses flash across the goal and another hit wide from what surely been a third goal.   Cont>

Totterdown finally hit back through Sinclair for 2-2 following great wing play by Price and then Price himself clipped the outside of the post. So, level at half time, and Totts came out after the break with a lot more control with Lovell in particular causing problems squaring to Sinclair whose effort hit the side netting, then Lovell himself forced a good save from Neale. Chalford, however, looked dangerous on the break and a good passage of play led to a goalmouth scramble and a shot dragged wide. Lovell then shot powerfully from range and Neale tipped over, and the good play by Charlie Latham saw his deep cross find Sinclair unmarked with the goal gaping but he could only find the side netting. The game finished 2-2 but Totterdown felt they should have taken all three points with the big chances they had approaching double figures! But nonetheless a good game of attacking football played in good spirit.