Oldland Abbotonians
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Sat 28 Oct 2017  ·  Division 1
Oldland Abbotonians
Oldland Abbotonians
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Roman Glass St George

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This Saturday sees us face Roman Glass St George in hopefully a better weather day than last weekdn at Portishead. The game see the first return of former player/manager Josh Dempsey to Castle Road and the club faces a second weekend against St George with the Reserves having drawn against them last weekend.

The club Roman Glass St George is the result of an amalgamation between Bristol St George and Roman Glass. Bristol St George was formed in 1882 and is the oldest club in Bristol. They were founder members of the GFA in 1886 and won the GFA Senior Challenge Cup on two occasions 1894 and 1895 beating Eastville Rovers 3-1 on the first occasion.

The club also entered the FA Cup in 1891 and the inaugural FA Amateur Cup in 1894. The current ground at Bell Hill was opened with a match between a Bristol & District XI and the English champions Aston Villa in 1894. In 1897 the club turned professional and spent two seasons in the Birmingham & District League. The club reverted to amateur status in 1901 and continued that way until joining the Western League in 1928. In 1935 after struggling financially they dropped out and joined the Bristol & District League once again. They won the first division only once in 1949/50 but were always a leading team until they became founder members of the Bristol Premier Combination in 1957. St George played in this league winning it five seasons in succession from 1963/64 season to 1967/68 until they joined the Gloucestershire County League on its formation in 1968.

The Sixties was the Golden era for the club as in addition to winning these league titles they also managed to win the Gloucestershire Senior Amateur Cup, five times which included four successive seasons. Success was also found in the FA Amateur Cup when they regularly took on the top amateur clubs in the Country such as Hendon, Dagenham, Hayes and Leytonstone in front of crowds numbering thousands. St George won the County league in 1969/70 and was runners-up twice before a gradual decline in fortunes until in 1987 the club were expelled from the league due to sub standard facilities. A return to the Premier Combination saw a brief improvement resulting in winning the Premier Division in 1992/93. With no promotion gained the club nosedived and were in danger of folding when Roman Glass stepped in.

The match is a 3.00 kick off and the club hopes to see plenty of our old and new supporters on the day.

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Castle Road
Oldland Common
Bristol
South Gloucestershire
BS30 9SZ

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Match details

Match date

Sat 28 Oct 2017

Kickoff

15:00

Meet time

13:30

Location

Competition

Division 1

League position

6
Oldland Abbotonians
11
Roman Glass St George
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Team Sponsors

Club Sponsor - PKF  Francis Clark Chartered Accountants
Club Partner - The Offside Trust
Programme Sponsor - Oldland Post Office
Sponsor - Avon Truck & Van
League Sponsor  - Toolstation
Sponsor - Active Fire & Security
Sponsor - Avent Interiors
Sponsor  - B&H Plumbing
Sponsor - Bedrock Civil Engineering
Sponsor - CBS Plastering
Sponsor - DB Roofing
Sponsor - Domestic Drain Services
Sponsor - GF Automotive
Sponsor - Premier Mezzanines
Sponsor - Prompt Transport
Sponsor - The Aerial Co
Club Sponsor - TRS
Club Sponsor - Woodman Facades
Sponsor - Your Electrical
Sponsor - E C Alderwick