Tag Archives: West Dean Charity League

The typo that isn’t

18 Tuesday Aug 2015

Posted by in M

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

, , , ,

Wednesday 5th August 2015 ko 18.30

West Dean Charity League, Intermediate Group 3

MILKWALL 1 (40)

YORKLEY 10 (2 21 26 37 54 57 68 75 76 79)

Att 21

Entry FREE

No Programme

Sometimes I think that in the long term I’ll become something of a research groundhopper, and therefore this blog will end up being to publicise those little footballing gems that so far have evaded attention. And dear reader if that means I get to visit, photograph and write about places like Milkwall’s Edenwall Road, then that’s fine by me! Continue reading →

Ox-Bow

06 Thursday Aug 2015

Posted by in S

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , ,

Thursday 30th July 2015 ko 18.30

West Dean Charity League Junior Section Group 1

ST BRIAVELS 3 (38 58 85)

WESTON 3 (27secs 12 50)

Att 8

Its tempting to define the Forest of Dean as that part of Gloucestershire that’s between the rivers Wye and Severn and is south of the A40. You soon discover the fallacy of that when you head south down the A48, then turn off at Westbury and climb. The forest gradually takes over and the pace of life slows, it really is a different but beautiful part of the world, and you forget just how close you are to the Welsh border until you see mileage signs to Monmouth in single figures. Continue reading →

The River

03 Monday Aug 2015

Posted by in W

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

, , ,

Tuesday 28th July 2015 ko 18.30

West Dean Charity League, Senior Section Group 1

WESTBURY UNITED 1 (Jeffries 45)

MITCHELDEAN 1 (Jones 31)

Att 25

Entry FREE

Programme NO

Is there such a thing as a quasi-friendly? If there is then the West Dean Charity League would be it. It serves for the most part in lieu of pre-season friendlies for clubs in the North Gloucestershire League with the competition divided into Senior, Intermediate, and Junior sections according to the clubs’ league status. The big change for this season is that the competition is being covered on the FA’s Fulltime website. Continue reading →

Bridge over the River Wye

04 Monday Aug 2014

Posted by in T

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , ,

Wednesday 30th July 2014 ko 18.30

West Dean Charity League Intermediate Section

TIDENHAM 3 (Shipp 11 Jacobs Jennings 90) Murphy missed penalty 8

MUSHET & COALWAY 3 (Howard 2 Hawson 33p Bick 39)

Att 21

Entry FREE

No Programme

So more West Dean League action, except this time I found myself at a southern outpost for the North Gloucestershire League. The Tidenham War Memorial Hall, is found in Tutshill, around a mile from the bridge over the Wye into Chepstow and Wales. The name “Tut” refers to the watchtower that use to guard against Welsh incursions in medieval times, but its best know now for being the birthplace of “Harry Potter” author JK Rowling. Continue reading →

The World Cup of Wye

31 Thursday Jul 2014

Posted by in R

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

, , , , , , , ,

Tuesday 29th July 2014 ko 18.30

West Dean Charity League Intermediate Section

REDBROOK ROVERS 4 (14 37 55 66)

HUNTLEY 4 (1 42 59 77)

Att 19

Entry FREE

Programme No

Each pre-season the clubs in the Forest of Dean in membership of the North Gloucestershire League have a cup competition instead of playing friendlies. Its separated into 3 sections, Senior, Intermediate, and Junior, on a divisional status. Its organised rather like the World Cup with a group stage followed by a knock-out phase, and I’m indebted to Gloucestershire non-league expert Tim Burgin fir supplying me with the details. Continue reading →