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Bristol Manor Farm Football Club is pleased to reveal the January 300 Club Draw winners!

Last month featured the ‘Christmas Bonus’ which added a further four prizes to be won.

We are delighted to share that we will be doing a sponsored walk on Sunday 12 March to raise money for Bristol Manor Farm Football & Social Club.

Bristol Manor Farm Football Club is pleased to reveal the December 300 Club Draw winners!

Last month featured the ‘Christmas Bonus’ which added a further four prizes to be won.

From myself and Chair Gill Callaghan, we would like to extend a big thank you to the Farmy Army for their continued support to the club over the past year. It has certainly been an eventful one – that’s for sure!

As First-Team Manager, it was an honour to share some amazing on-field moments with you and my saff last year, including reaching the division’s play-off final in Winchester. The match proved to be a step too far for our squad, but nontheless I am still incredibly proud of what we acheived from our 3-0 Boxing Day win over rivals Mangotsfield United onwards.

Despite all this, we regretfully lost the most important man that’s ever been known to this football club, Geoff Sellek, and his passing continues to leave a huge void in our hearts. While we’ve had an indifferent start to this Southern League season, we’re incredibly proud to work for Geoff’s amazing club and determined to recreate the siege mentality from last year to maintain his legacy.

The Farmy Army has been nothing short of amazing, and we are eager to kick on from our three points against Exmouth last time for Monday’s match at the First4Pools Stadium against Paulton.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas spent with their loved ones, and I look forward to seeing The Farmy Army contingent in Paulton on Boxing Day.

Up the Farm!

Lee Lashenko
First-Team Manager, Bristol Manor Farm F.C.

Bristol Manor Farm Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of experienced midfielder Frankie Artus.

Bristol Manor Farm invites the city’s students to our inaugural Student Day on Saturday 19 November, when you can watch the match for just £2 (normal price £7).

Bristol Manor Farm Football Club has announced today that Captain Aron Robbins has departed the club for Western League Division One Side Bishop Sutton AFC.

Throughout the last decade, Aron has played an integral role both as a player and as captain for Manor Farm playing in several high-profile matches. This includes the club’s triumphant Western League Premier campaign in the 16/17 season where they finished as champions – and of course – last season where the Farm reached the Southern League Play-Off Final, to which Aron proudly captained us to our highest league finish.

Aron also posed a goal-scoring threat from both defence and attack, and supporters will remember last season’s ‘basketball’ match between Barnstaple Town and Bristol Manor Farm. The match ended 5-4 to Manor Farm, with Robbins scoring twice – including a last-minute winner.

With Sutton sitting inside the top seven of their division, we wish Aron and his new club all the best for the remainder of the 2022/23 season.

Thank you for your services, Aron.

Bristol Manor Farm Football Club has announced today that Player/Coach Stuart Tovey has departed for Western League Premier Division side Bitton AFC.

Sholing v Manor Farm 01/10/22 3pm

Manor Farm travels to table-topping Sholing as they look for that elusive first league win.

Nickname – The Boatmen
Stadium – The Imperial Homes Stadium (35 miles)
Founded – 1960
Manager – Dave Diaper
Star man – Lee Wort
Last season – 7th
Last result – 2-0 win against Bishops Cleeve
Fun fact – They won the Fa Vase at Wembley in 2014

The Boatmen

Sholing have responded perfectly to last year’s disappointing late decline, winning 6 from 6 so far this season. Brothers Dan and Byron Mason are constant threats whilst forward Lee Wort has hit double figures in all competitions already this season. Goalkeeper Ryan Gosney is also in solid early season form.

The Farm

Farm reaped the rewards of the returning Owen Howe with his brace last week and he will be looking to add to his 6 this term. Right back Mason Winter earned plaudits for his impressive performance last week whilst teenager Evander Grubb looks to be going from strength to strength.

The Form

As mentioned, the hosts are a perfect 6 from 6 in the league this season. Their only defeat so far this year was to higher league opposition in the FA Cup. Farm are still searching for a maximum in the league but are buoyed by a big cup win last week. The performances are ever improving, so this is far harder to call than the league table would suggest.

It will be Bristol Manor Farm’s second match at The Creek against Sean Joyce’s Bideford, but the stakes are different now, as the Farmers will seek to reach the third round of the Isuzu FA Trophy.

Recent weeks have seen a shift in the atmosphere at The Creek, and with attacking, free-flowing football on display, performances have started showing the Farmy Army that there’s plenty to look forward to this season. The past seven days were almost ‘perfect’ as described by Manager Lee Lashenko, with the Farm defeating a strong Wimborne side away from home in the previous FA Trophy round and leading 1-0 for 89 minutes against one of the league’s favourites in Frome Town.

Speaking to the club, Manager Lashenko expressed his confidence in his players and is hopeful for what’s to come this year.

“The last couple of displays have been excellent. The Wimborne match’s result backed up our display, and against Frome, we were very very close to making it two impressive consecutive victories,” Lashenko began.

“Our goal in every match, regardless if it’s in the Southern League or Trophy, we want to show respect to our opponents and ensure that we have that positive feeling at the end of the match. Saturday was almost the perfect day, but understandably we left the afternoon feeling slightly frustrated that we didn’t take all three points.”

Bideford will be no stranger to Manor Farm, with the Robins making their second trip north to Bristol already this year. Despite an onslaught of chances for Farm, Bideford’s backline showed extreme discipline and determination to play out a goalless draw. Having that ‘homework’ on Saturday’s opponents, Lashenko knows that his side needs to be ruthless in their approach if they are to progress in the competition.

“They look like they’ve improved massively since last and have become a much better side since we played them. It shows that the standard of the division has gone up again this year, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I think a lot of points will be shared with good teams, which will make it a more competitive division for lots of teams,” Lashenko expressed.

With kick-off at 3pm, Come on down to The Creek and show your full support once again. Ticket information can be found HERE.