1. Cheddar FC - proudly sponsored by
Cheddar v Gillingham Town
Toolstation Western League Division One
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Cheddar Football Club Match Day Programme 3rd
August 2021
3. Toolstation Western League First Division Table - Tuesday 3rd August 2021
Team P W D L GD Points
Sherborne Town 1 1 0 0 5 3
Portishead Town 1 1 0 0 3 3
Longwell Green Sports 1 1 0 0 1 3
Radstock Town 1 1 0 0 1 3
Tytherington Rocks 1 1 0 0 1 3
Welton Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 3
Warminster Town 1 1 0 0 1 3
Bishop Sutton 1 0 1 0 0 1
Bishops Lydeard 1 0 1 0 0 1
Devizes Town 1 0 1 0 0 1
Wells City 1 0 1 0 0 1
AEK Boco 1 0 1 0 0 1
Oldland Abbotonians 1 0 1 0 0 1
Bristol Telephones 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wincanton Town 1 0 0 1 -1 0
Cheddar 1 0 0 1 -1 0
Lebeq United 1 0 0 1 -1 0
Odd Down 1 0 0 1 -1 0
Almondsbury 1 0 0 1 -1 0
Gillingham Town 1 0 0 1 -3 0
Hengrove Athletic 1 0 0 1 -5 0
Details correct at time of going to press.
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2021/22 League Table
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threatening, racist violent or that is deemed to have brought the game into disrepute will result in
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accounts, and if comments cannot be traced back to the individual the club will be held
accountable for them. Several serious charges have been raised against individuals and clubs in
recent times.
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both at home and abroad during these difficult times. The Toolstation Western Football League is
proud to offer all current serving members of HM Forces FREE ADMISSION to all League
matches. Proof of ID will be all that is required at the turnstile.
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7. 2021/22 Fixtures & Results
31/07/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Tytherington Rocks 1 - 2
03/08/21 Tue 19:45 Cheddar VS Gillingham Town
07/08/21 Sat 15:00 Bristol Telephones VS Cheddar
10/08/21 Tue 19:45 Cheddar VS Bishop Sutton
14/08/21 Sat 15:00 Devizes Town VS Cheddar
17/08/21 Tue 19:30 Hengrove Athletic VS Cheddar
21/08/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Longwell Green
28/08/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Wincanton Town
30/08/21 Mon 12:00 Welton Rovers VS Cheddar
04/09/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Oldland Abbotonians
14/09/21 Tue 19:30 Bishop Sutton VS Cheddar
18/09/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Sherborne Town
02/10/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Wells City
08/10/21 Fri 19:30 Longwell Green VS Cheddar
16/10/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Almondsbury
30/10/21 Sat 15:00 Tytherington Rocks VS Cheddar
06/11/21 Sat 15:00 AEK Boco VS Cheddar
13/11/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Welton Rovers
20/11/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Portishead Town
27/11/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Odd Down
04/12/21 Sat 15:00 Wincanton Town VS Cheddar
18/12/21 Sat 15:00 Sherborne Town VS Cheddar
26/12/21 Sun 15:00 Cheddar VS Bishops Lydeard
01/01/22 Sat 15:00 Gillingham Town VS Cheddar
08/01/22 Sat 15:00 Lebeq United VS Cheddar
22/01/22 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Bristol Telephones
29/01/22 Sat 15:00 Radstock Town VS Cheddar
05/02/22 Sat 15:00 Portishead Town VS Cheddar
12/02/22 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS AEK Boco
19/02/22 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Lebeq United
26/02/22 Sat 15:00 Warminster Town VS Cheddar
05/03/22 Sat 15:00 Almondsbury VS Cheddar
12/03/22 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Devizes Town
19/03/22 Sat 15:00 Oldland Abbotonians VS Cheddar
26/03/22 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Radstock Town
09/04/22 Sat 15:00 Cheddar VS Hengrove Athletic
15/04/22 Fri 15:00 Bishops Lydeard VS Cheddar
18/04/22 Mon 15:00 Cheddar VS Warminster Town
23/04/22 Sat 15:00 Wells City VS Cheddar
30/04/22 Sat 15:00 Odd Down VS Cheddar
P - P Postponed
TBA To be arranged
* FA Cup
** FA Vase
*** Les Phillips Cup
**** Somerset Premier Cup
***** Friendly Details correct at time of going to press.
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9. A third place finish in Division One in 2011/2012 saw Gillingham
promoted to the Premier Division.
Despite finishing ninth in the division in 2016-17 Gillingham resigned
from the Western League and dropped back to the Dorset Premier
League, due to the move to the Woodwater Lane ground.
In 2021/22 season Gillingham are back in Division One of the
Toolstation Western League.
Gillingham Town FC
The club was established on 19th November 1879 at the Phoenix hotel in Gillingham.
A successful period starting in the mid 1960’s saw Gillingham win the Dorset league four times in
five years. In 1970 they moved up to the Dorset Combination League, finishing bottom of the
league in 1983/84, but avoiding relegation.
In 2001/02 Gillingham won the league cup beating Westlands Sports 2-1 in the final and were
league runners up the following season, the first after the league was renamed the Dorset Premier
League. After finishing as runners up again in 2007/08 the club were promoted to Division One of
the Toolstation Western League.
In 2009/10 Gillingham won the Dorset Senior Cup, beating Wimborne Town 2-1 in the final after
extra time.
History of the Clubs
Cheddar FC
Cheddar Football Club was established in 1892, playing at the local cricket ground near the then
Cheddar railway station on the Strawberry Line. The Cheddar Valley League, of which the
Cheesemen were one of the founders, was formed in the 1900’s. A couple of years after winning
the league in 1911, the club joined the Western & District League and moved to a new ground
where the Kings of Wessex Academy playing fields are now situated.
A historic £1500 investment in 1952 allowed the club to relocate to the current ground, Bowdens
Park, after re-joining the Cheddar Valley League shortly after the Second World War.
The ‘shack’, as it was affectionately known opened in 1981 as a licensed facility providing the
foundation for future Somerset County League success, and was converted into the current
clubhouse in 1987.
To coincide with the centenary year in 1992, the club built new
changing rooms and installed flood lights, allowing evening matches to
be hosted.
Cheddar FC then advanced to Somerset County League Premier
Division in 2004 and in 2011 achieved promotion to the Western
League Division 1 for the first time in its history, finishing in third place
in 2016/17, fourth place in 2017/18 and second place in 2018/19, just
missing out on promotion to the Western League Premier Division.
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