14th December 2025 - Tewkesbury Town and Bishops Cleeve Development run riot
Mark Simpson
County Cup weekend left us four League fixtures one of which saw Tewkesbury Town go to nine consecutive wins, but they are still a point behind Sharpness and have played two games more. At the basement Hanham Athletic and Cribbs Reserves prop the rest up with Totterdown United and Ruardean Hill Rangers just three points above them. Four teams progressed in the County Cup, with Tytherington Rocks and Quedgeley Wanderers biting the dust.
Two sides at opposite ends of the table met at the Lawns where Cribbs Reserves took on a very much in form Tewkesbury Town. Town had the early chances which brought two fine saves from Corey Weir. Cribbs best chance came when Andy Forward’s header was scooped off the line by keeper Joe Poole. Town took the lead on thirty minutes when Mike Oliver’s long-range effort went in off the post. Scott Jordan then prodded home a right-wing cross for 2-0 and Nathan Newland-Gallaway added a third before half-time. Tewkesbury were relentless in the second half and on 55 minutes, a Jordan shot found the bottom corner and Newton-Gallaway added his second ten minutes later. Lee Llewellyn helped himself to a brace with two screamers and there was still time for Dan Beasley to score from close range. A thoroughly dominant Tewkesbury Town display and a convincing 8-0 win.
At the Ruardean Recreation ground Ruardean Hill Rangers took on Wick looking for three points to stop their slide down the League and they had their first chance on four minutes when Stephens won a tackle before having his shot saved by Hawkins in the Wick goal. A few minutes later Luke Brown went on a mazy run looking to get a shot away in the box before a saving tackle came in. Hill took the lead on 7 minutes from a corner swung in by Ollie Mason which deceived Hawkins and left Fin Jones a free header at the back post. Wick equalised on 13 minutes after Landon slipped the last man leaving Sam Archer to run through on goal only to be brought down by Underwood, George Lloyd dispatched the resulting spot kick. Ruardean pressed and Steve Clark’s corner saw a Carwyn Lewis header cleared off the line. Five minutes before the break Hill regained the lead from a Steve Clark screamer into the top corner from 25 yards. Just after that Wick almost levelled things when a great cross from Tommy Lacey was headed back for Frank Taylor-Fox only to be denied by Tom Landon’s tackle. Back up to the other end a great cross by Luke Brown saw Clark in the middle of goal but failing to make contact. On 57 minutes Hill looked to increase their lead when Mason whipped in a dangerous cross which was met by Fin Jones but his header dropped just wide. On the hour Wick got their second equaliser when Underwood spilled an initial shot and Lloyd tapped home the rebound. On 86 minutes Wick got what looked to be the winner when a series of missed headers let in Bailey Rudge to smash home from the edge of the box. And indeed, it was the winner and a valuable 3-2 win and three points for Wick to take home.
Frampton United (Blue/White) v Totterdown United (Red/Black), Images courtesy Peter Langley
Frampton United (Blue/White) v Totterdown United (Red/Black), Images courtesy Peter Langley
Frampton United (Blue/White) v Totterdown United (Red/Black), Images courtesy Peter Langley
Frampton United (Blue/White) v Totterdown United (Red/Black), Images courtesy Peter Langley
Frampton United (Blue/White) v Totterdown United (Red/Black) - Images courtesy Peter Langley
Frampton United (Blue/White) v Totterdown United (Red/Black), Images courtesy Peter Langley
Frampton United (Blue/White) v Totterdown United (Red/Black), Images courtesy Peter Langley
Frampton United (Blue/White) v Totterdown United (Red/Black), Images courtesy Peter Langley
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At Kayte Lane Bishops Cleeve Development returned to winning ways against Stoke Gifford SGS United thanks to a quick fire second half. The game started brightly for Cleeve with Salehbhai scoring in the first minute following a slick build up. This woke SGS up and they equalised with a long-range strike. The fast start settled but Cleeve were able to edge in front with Ellerton’s smart finish. The second half became one-way traffic with Cleeve edging further ahead with goals by Ellerton and Davis before the goal of the game gave Ellerton his hat-trick following a fine Smith delivery. A final goal was added with Osinuga getting in on the act with a switch of play by Andrews who found the forward to slot home at the second attempt. Certainly not Stoke Gifford’s day with Cleeve winning 6-1.
Frampton United v Totterdown United started in bright sunshine at the Bellfield, and the first action came from a corner which was headed clear by Billy Curtis only to fall to Totterdown’s Ollie Lovell whose volley went just wide. On 12 minutes a good ball was played out wide to Steve Jackson whose cross was headed in by Manolo Marquez to give Frampton the lead. The first half continued to be quite open with half chances for both teams. Totterdown started the second half quite brightly and after a spell of pressure had a great chance to equalise when Turner was adjudged to have brought down a Totts striker in the box but Tom Kaye saved Lovell’s penalty kick. Totterdown didn’t help themselves when Tobin was shown a straight red. Frampton had a good chance to increase their lead when Stan Shilton played in Halsey but his shot was well saved by Tom Hand. Frampton finally put the game beyond Totterdown when a corner was headed out and Zak Tyers fired the ball in from the edge of the box for a 2-0 Frampton win leaving them still in the mix at the top and Totterdown looking over their shoulders.
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