2nd November 2025 - Quedgeley Wanderers into cup semi final
Mark Simpson
The first of the Les James League Cup quarter finals brought together two of the League pacesetters as Quedgeley Wanderers gave Sharpness their first defeat of the season in all competitions. In the League Frampton United, Filton Athletic and Tewkesbury Town all won to keep in touch at the top whilst Chalford moved out of the bottom two with a good number of games in hand.
In the League Cup Quedgeley Wanderers took on Sharpness at Waterwells with the hosts showing strong intent early on and their pressure paid off after 16 minutes when a stunning long-range strike from Tom de Quincy Adams gave them the lead. Sharpness looked to respond but QW stood firm and on 20 minutes Riley Stokes saw a shot deflected wide and further chances followed. Eventually Sharpness began to find some rhythm and tested Kieran Derbyshire in QW’s goal with a strong effort which he handled well. However, QW made it 2-0 when Harry Reynolds smashed home. The second half began rather scrappily and Quedgeley conceded an early free kick which Sharpness took advantage of, Marley Thomas with a fierce strike to bring them back into the game, and moments later Derbyshire made a superb one-on-one stop to keep QW in the lead. But it was an excellent Quedgeley move that ended with a composed finish by Stokes for 3-1. The hosts made a few substitutions; the fresh legs had an immediate impact when Reece Wells was played in by Reynolds and cooly side stepped the defence and slotted past a helpless Adam Clark in the Sharks goal. Sharpness had a late consolation as Kieran Bennett weaved through the defence to finish neatly but it was QW’s day with a 4-2 win.
In the league, Tytherington Rocks went to Tewkesbury Town’s Northway ground with both teams looking to continue their impressive League form. It was a cold and windy afternoon and after a quiet start to the game first strike was to the hosts midway through the half after some good work out wide by Jamie Goodwin his cross found Shea Danter to bravely dived in to put them one up. Shortly after Goodwin was again the provider winning an aerial battle in midfield to put Scott Jordan through to score with a delightful lob. Tytherington started the second half looking to gain some sort of a foothold on the game but Town stood firm and got a third when Goodwin capitalised on a short back pass to rob keeper Billy Pullin and slot into an empty net. The fourth Town goal followed shortly after with Goodwin, continuing to cause havoc, forcing an own-goal and an impressive 4-0 scoreline for a fifth consecutive League win.
At The Bellfield Frampton United ran out comfortable winners against a struggling Hanham Athletic. Matt Halsey opened their account on 15 minutes rising highest from a Marquez corner to head home. Five minutes later from another Marquez corner Dom Brown’s shot was only cleared out to Henry Driver-Dickerson who fired home for 2-0. The third goal unsurprisingly came from another corner with Freddie Porter scoring. Frampton’s fourth came in the second half when a Henry DD shot was well saved by keeper David Taylor, but unfortunately for him the rebound fell kindly to Driver-Dickerson to get his second goal for a 4-0 Frampton win.
On a day of sunshine and showers it rained heavily on Henbury & Rockleaze where Wick belied their lowly League position to dominate the game from start to finish. As early as the tenth minute after a cagey start man-of-the-match Fred Taylor-Fox should have made it 1-0 when he fired over with only debutant goalkeeper Carson Ainger-West to beat, the same man firing just over on 18 minutes after some neat footwork on the edge of the box, however Wick only had to wait until the 28th minute to take the lead with Jaye Rudge volleying home from close range after a poorly dealt with corner. Wick doubled their lead when Jordan Buckett’s under-hit back pass allowed George Lloyd to walk the ball into the net. H&R should have pulled one back right on half time but Sam Bailey’s header struck the crossbar. On 48 minutes Lloyd struck a wonderful 30-yard dipping effort past Ainger-West and the same man had a free kick well saved by the keeper just seven minutes later. On 62 minutes Wick were assured the points when Taylor-Fox was given far too much space with a defence all at sea, and allowed to strike past Ainger-West. On 70 minutes H&R should have pulled one back with Tate Shaw missing from 3 yards with only Mason Hawkins to beat, and then Tasman Rook had a shot well saved by Hawkins. This only spurred Wick on and Taylor-Fox scored the goal of the game on 84 minutes giving Ainger-West no chance with a fierce effort from an angle. On 90 minutes Buckett was rather harshly adjudged to pull back his man, but as the last man saw red! Not a good day at the office for H&R with Wick worthy 5-0 winners.
At Elm Park, Filton Athletic took on Bishops Cleeve Development and the home side started well with a lot of the ball but couldn’t find the break through until the tenth minute. A long ball over the top from Chris Hillyer found Kieran Cooper whose superb volley took a slight deflection before flying past Noah Sunter in the Cleeve goal. Cleeve nearly got an equaliser when from a corner, the ball found its way to Harry Davis, but keeper Tom Bradley stood firm and saved well with his feet. Trey Merrett then made it two for the hosts, unmarked on the edge of the box he finished well into the bottom corner. Cleeve had a chance to pull one back just before the break with the ball falling to the lively Davis but Bradley pulled off a great save. But, the final chance of the half went to Filton’s Charlie Peacock who rattled the Cleeve bar from distance. The second half continued in the same vein and shortly after the restart Filton made it three, a great ball over the top by Jack Willmore found Cooper who used his strength to get goal side of his marker, his cross-come-shot was tapped in at the far post by Merrett. The fourth goal came from substitute Taylor Anderson with the goal of the game beating his man on the edge of the box and passing the ball into the corner of the net. Cleeve got a consolation after good work down the left found Davis who fired across Bradley into the bottom corner. Filton good value for their 4-1 win.
After a convincing win last weekend Bromley Heath United set their sights on moving up the League table against this weekends opponents Cribbs Reserves. They certainly made their intentions very clear from the start and for the first fifteen minutes it was all Bromley. Cribbs were under almost constant pressure but defended well until they were undone by a well-placed corner kick which was headed home at the near post by Trai Elliston-Sackett. The game continued in the same vein with Bromley creating numerous chances with Ollie Hanham and Mason Lewis coming closest. Cribbs had to wait until the 35th minute for their first chance with Alex Craig making a smart run into the box but the ball was well smothered by Will Ferguson. Both sides started well in the second half without creating anything clear cut but ten minutes in Lewis and Jacob Millward combined on the left to win the ball from the Cribbs defenders and putting in a perfect cross for Hanham to score with a glancing header. Cribbs could have pulled one back on the hour but a good effort from Liam Clayton was very well saved by Ferguson. The game was put beyond Cribbs reach ten minutes later with an own goal making it 3-0. In the final minutes Jake Harris had a chance for a consolation for Cribbs but shot wide and the industrious Elliston-Sackett had a shot saved at point blank range by Jude Brown. Another convincing 3-0 win for Bromley.
On a wet and windy afternoon at The Stoke Gifford Stadium, Stoke Gifford SGS United took on Broadwell Amateurs and got off to a perfect start. A mazey run by Froilan Lopez saw him upended in the box and Patryk Kosciolek dispatched the penalty for 1-0. Lopez and Sarr had chances to extend the lead but were spurned. On 15 minutes however, a well taken Broadwell free kick was not dealt with by the Gifford defence allowing ben Fishlock to equalise from close range. Five minutes later it was Lopez again outwitting the Broadwell defence to beat Jack Watkins and restoring Gifford’s lead. A blistering shot by Jordan Locke almost brought parity to the game but Jack Sheppard was able to tip over the bar. Gifford dominated the remainder of the half and really should have been further ahead at the break. The second half started with Gifford looking to push home their advantage and it was Lopez who turned the screw with a shot from 25 yards that sailed over Watkins’ head to extend their lead. A long throw into the Gifford box on 75 minutes caused chaos and Rhys MacPherson poked home to bring Broadwell right back into it. But, despite being reduced to ten for the final minutes Gifford saw the game out for a valuable 3-2 win.
At Bristol Barbarians RFC Totterdown United hosted Chalford who came away with an impressive 3-0 win, to take them out of the bottom two. Totterdown started brightly with 2 crosses flashing across the box in the first 10 minutes, unfortunately no one was able to capitalise. Then on the 15th minute, a cheap free kick was given away. Lewis Newell got it over the wall and the Totterdown goalkeeper palmed it into the side netting! 1-0 to Chalford. Totterdown huffed and puffed for the rest of the half but couldn’t make their dominance count. Frazer Clarke heading over from 3 yards out being the best chance of the half. The second half began where the first had finished, Totterdown on top with lots of possession. A kick upfield from the goalkeeper was headed straight back, two Totterdown defenders left it for each other and Andy Mayron ran through to slot it home with Chalford second shot of the game. A great chance fell to Frazer Clarke who was put through with a defence splitting pass. The Chalford keeper did well to save and keep the clean sheet in tact. Chalford then made it 3-0 when an under hit corner was clipped in at the near post by Mayron once again. Totterdown kept the pressure on but it wasn’t their day. They could’ve played for month and still not scored!! Overall a good clean game with the visitors proving to be clinical on the day.
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