Bristol Athletic prove their title credentials
Bristol & Suburban League: The torrential rain of Friday night meant an almost total washout of the league programme with only eight games beating the storms.
All the games in Premier Division I and Premier Division II were called off.
Three teams are on 21 points at the top of Division I – Lawrence Weston, who were without a game, Bristol Athletic and Ashton Old Boys.
Bristol Athletic defeated Ashton 1-0 at the weekend.
Ashton Rangers moved four places off the bottom of Division I after beating Totterdown POB 2-1 after a tense affair. Lou Mastouras and Aidie Cogshill were the Rangers marksmen.
Newcomers Bristol County are the new leaders of Division IV and they share with Lockleaze Reserves, also from Division IV, the only 100 per cent record in all seven divisions.
Bristol County are level on points with Lockleaze but have a far better goal difference following a 7-3 win over Coupland Insulation.
Matthew Steele scored a hat trick, and there was a goal apiece from Richard Harding, Shane Budding, Jamie Ellis and Scott Bowler.
Almondsbury A are second in Division II after a 2-1 home victory over fourth-placed Keynsham Town A.
Stoke Gifford United Reserves are putting their poor early-season form behind them and they made it three wins in succession with a 3-1 victory over Old Cothamians Reserves.
Ingleside, who started the season with six successive victories before losing to Mangotsfield United A last week, bounced back to beat Division III leaders Eagle House Elite 5-1 in a game moved from the Netham to Eastville Park. Ingleside are a point behind the leaders with a game in hand. Jonathan Poole bagged a brace for Ingleside and Sam Rendall, Luke James and Daniel Clark scored a goal apiece.
Third-placed Ashton United Reserves missed a chance of closing the gap on the leaders after losing 5-0 at home to Old Georgians Reserves, their third game in a row without a win.
In contrast, Old Georgians have won three games in a row.
First-team manager Chris Giles scored a hat-trick for Winford PH Reserves, who took their unbeaten run to five games after travelling to Emersons Green and returning with a 5-2 victory. Ross Miller and Jason Base also netted for Winford.
Norman Goulding League Cup first round draw: Mangotsfield Utd A v Imperial Saints; Coupland Insulation v Tyndalls Park Rgers; Parson Street OB v Cartwheel Sports; Thrissell Nomads v St Annes Tn; Emersons Green v Bristol County; Lebeq Utd v Ingleside; Brandon TT Sports v Avonmouth Utd; Oldbury Crusaders v Keynsham Tn A.
RESULTS FOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13
Bristol & Suburban League – Div I: Ashton Rgrs 2 Totterdown PoB 1, Bristol Athletic 1 Ashton Old Boys 0.
Div II: Almondsbury 2 Keynsham Tn 1, O Cothamians 1 Stoke Gifford 3.
Div III: Ashton Utd 0 O Georgians 5, Ingleside 5 Eagle House Elite 1.
Div IV: Bristol County 2 Coupland Ins 3.
Div V: Emersons Green 2 Winford PH 5, Totterdown PoB 3 AFC Spartans 2.
All other matches postponed.
FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20
Suburban, Premier Div I: Ashton Utd v CTK Southside (Richard Bush), Avonmouth v South Glos(Hambrook) (Keith Saunders), Broad Plain House v St Aldhelms (Rod Green), Fishponds OB v Almondsbury Res (Mark Mackreth), Glenside 5 OB v Almondsbury Tn Res (Mike O'Callaghan), Stoke Gifford Utd v Winford PH (Alan Rosewell).
Prem Div II: Brislington A v Bristol North West (Phil Sheppard), Bsl Telephones v Old Cothamians (Brian Wigginton), Cadbury Heath Res v Whitchurch (Alan Mellor), Southmead Ath v TC Sports (Kevin Totterdell), St Aldhelms Res v Little Stoke (John Bennett).
Div I: Ashton Rgrs v Filton Ath (Nick Hall), B&W Avonside Res v Fishponds OB Res (Steve Poole), Broad Plain House Res v Totterdown POB (Phil Hicks), Ridings High Res v Bsl Telephones Res (Jaymie Smith).
Div II: Almondsbury A v Cadbury Heath A (Ian Purchase), Old Cothamians Res v Southmead Ath Res (Jeff Lovell), Oldbury Crus v Corinthian Spts (Charlotte Blake), Tyndalls Park Rgrs v Little Stoke Res (Colin Tarr).
Div III: Ashton Utd Res v Ingleside (Gary Brimble), Brandon TT Spts v Glenside 5 OB Res (Mike Smith), Eagle House Elite v TC Sports Res (Sheldon Baker-Aston), Fishponds OB A v Parson Street OB (Matt Griffiths), Old Georgians Res v Teyfant Ath Res (Danny Kite), Thrissell Nomads v Sefton Park (Mike Rogers).
Div IV: Avonmouth A v Severn Beach Res (Derek Flak), Hanham Ath Colts v Ridings High A (Craig Colquhoun), South Glos Res v Coupland Insulation (Steve Porter), St Annes Tn v Lockleaze Res (Steve Martin), Wessex Wdrs Res v Bristol County (Jordan Kenny).
Div V: Emersons Green v Avonmouth Utd (Ian Coleman), Filton Ath Res v Lebeq Utd (Roger Cross), Lawrence Weston Res v Cartwheel Spts (John Donnelly), Parson Street OB Res v Whitchurch Res (Andy Cameron), Totterdown POB Res v Fishponds OB B (V Graffagnino), Winford PH Res v Oldbury Crus Res (Dave Hackett).













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