1. Cheddar Football Club Match Day Programme
TheCheeseMen
17th October 2020
Page 3 - League Table Page 7 - Fixtures & Results
Page 9 - Club Histories Page 11 - Today’s Squads
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Cheddar v Welton Rovers
Toolstation Western League Division One
3. Toolstation Western League First Division Table - Wednesday 14th October
Team P W D L GD Points
Ashton & Backwell United 7 6 0 1 9 18
Welton Rovers 7 5 2 0 12 17
Calne Town 5 5 0 0 9 15
Lebeq United 8 4 2 2 8 14
Portishead Town 8 4 2 2 5 14
Warminster Town 6 4 1 1 8 13
Wincanton Town 9 4 1 4 -1 13
Corsham Town 4 4 0 0 11 12
Wells City 6 4 0 2 4 12
Almondsbury 8 4 0 4 -6 12
Cheddar 7 3 0 4 1 9
Bishop Sutton 5 3 0 2 1 9
Radstock Town 7 3 0 4 -6 9
Bristol Telephones 6 2 0 4 1 6
Sherborne Town 7 2 0 5 -7 6
Hengrove Athletic 5 1 2 2 -3 5
Oldland Abbotonians 6 1 0 5 -6 3
Bishops Lydeard 8 1 0 7 -12 3
Longwell Green Sports 7 0 1 6 -11 1
Devizes Town 6 0 1 5 -17 1
Details correct at time of going to press.
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We would like to remind all participants that any comment which they make which is offensive,
threatening, racist violent or that is deemed to have brought the game into disrepute will result in
action being taken against them by the County FA. To clarify, a participant is a player, referee,
coach, parent, spectator, club official or any other individual who has an active involvement with
football. Participants are responsible for any comments or posts that are associated with their
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.
Free Admission for all serving HM Forces
The current men and women of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces are doing such an exceptional job
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.
Toolstation Western League.
7. 2020/21 Fixtures & Results
05/09/20 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Lebeq United 1 - 5
08/09/20 Tue 19:30 Portishead Town v Cheddar 3 - 0
11/09/20 Fri 19:30 Cheddar v Wincanton Town 7 - 1
19/09/20 Sat 15:00 Sidmouth Town v Cheddar ** 4 - 5
22/09/20 Tue 19:45 Bristol Telephones v Cheddar 2 - 1
26/09/20 Sat 15:00 Devizes Town v Cheddar 0 - 3
03/10/20 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Corsham Town 1 - 3
10/10/20 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Ivybridge ** 3 - 2
14/10/20 Wed 19:30 Radstock Town v Cheddar 1 - 3
17/10/20 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Welton Rovers
24/10/20 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Calne Town
31/10/20 Sat 15:00 Sherborne Town v Cheddar
07/11/20 Sat 15:00 Wells City v Cheddar
14/11/20 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Portishead Town
21/11/20 Sat 15:00 Lebeq United v Cheddar
28/11/20 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Almondsbury
05/12/20 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Longwell Green
12/12/20 Sat 15:00 Welton Rovers v Cheddar
19/12/20 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Radstock Town
26/12/20 Sat 15:00 Bishops Lydeard v Cheddar
02/01/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Bishop Sutton
09/01/21 Sat 15:00 Corsham Town v Cheddar
16/01/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Hengrove Athletic
23/01/21 Sat 15:00 Oldland Abbotonians v Cheddar
29/01/21 Fri 19:30 Wincanton Town v Cheddar
06/02/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Devizes Town
13/02/21 Sat 15:00 Calne Town v Cheddar
20/02/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Warminster Town
27/02/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Sherborne Town
06/03/21 Sat 15:00 Hengrove Athletic v Cheddar
13/03/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Ashton & Backwell
27/03/21 Sat 15:00 Almondsbury v Cheddar
02/04/21 Fri 15:00 Cheddar v Bishops Lydeard
05/04/21 Mon 15:00 Bishop Sutton v Cheddar
10/04/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Oldland Abbotonians
17/04/21 Sat 15:00 Longwell Green v Cheddar
24/04/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Bristol Telephones
01/05/21 Sat 15:00 Ashton & Backwell v Cheddar
08/05/21 Sat 15:00 Warminster Town v Cheddar
15/05/21 Sat 15:00 Cheddar v Wells City
P - P Postponed
* FA Cup
** FA Vase
*** Les Phillips Cup
**** Somerset Premier Cup
***** Friendly Details correct at time of going to press.
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9. More recently Welton returned to the Premier Division in 1999-2000,
winning the Somerset Premier Cup for the first time in 2009-2010
before being relegated to Division 1 a year later.
Welton were promoted to the Premier Division again in 2014/15
though dropped straight back down again, being relegated once again
to Division 1 in 2015-2016.
Welton Rovers FC
Founded in 1887, Welton Rovers provided the opportunity for the mining community of Midsomer
Norton and Radstock to play and watch football. One of a number of long-established clubs in the
North Somerset coalfield, their ground, West Clewes, is the oldest in the area.
Welton Rovers joined the Western League in 1903/04, along with near neighbours Radstock Town
and in 1906/07 they won the Somerset Junior Cup for the first time, sharing it with fellow finalists
Camerton after a replay. They also won the league title for the first time in 1911/12, losing only
two games and finishing four points ahead of Barry District. In 1911/12 they won the Somerset
Senior Cup, a trophy they retained for the next two seasons.
The 150 seat grandstand at West Clewes was built just before the Second World War but when
football resumed afterwards, Welton finished bottom of the single division league in 1945/46.
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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