Yate Town v Bristol Manor Farm
Southern League Division One South
Thursday 26th December 2024 – kick-off 3.00pm
Be there to support YOUR local club.
Yate Town will be hoping for one, if not, the biggest crowd of the season, when they entertain local rivals Bristol Manor Farm on Boxing Day, in what looks like an intriguing encounter.
The Bluebells were in good form last Saturday, when in an entertaining game, they beat Helston Athletic, 2-0 at the South West Interiors Stadium with two gaols from Ross Stearn, and Yate Town manager, Darren Mullings, will be looking to select from a full squad for this game, over the busy Christmas period.
Form Guide:
Bristol Manor Farm, who alongside Helston are the equal second highest goal scorers in the division, with 40 goals scored from 19 games (only Bemerton and Malvern have scored more – both 41 goals from 20 games) and have the divisions leading goal scorer in Louis Britton, with 16 league goals to his name. The ex-Bristol City player, who spent some time at Yate Town earlier in his career, has also played for Bath City, Stockport County and Yeovil and returned to the West Country in the summer after spending time at Maldon & Tiptree.
Bristol Manor Farm drew 1-1 at Larkhall Athletic last Saturday and secured a point with a stoppage time goal from George Dowling. Prior to that they drew 1-1 at home to Didcot and a late goal from Jacob Spence secured a 1-0 home win against second placed Exmouth Town. A 3-0 win at Shaftesbury, a 0-2 loss at home to Bishops Cleeve and a 2-0 win at home to Bashley has secured 11 points from the last 6 games, with 3 wins, 2 draws and just one loss.
Bristol Manor Farm currently occupy 9th position in the league table having won 8 of their 19 league games, drawn 6 and lost 5. In that time, they have, as stated, scored 40 goals, whilst conceding 28 goals, and have been involved in one 5-5 draw, against Helston Athletic, on 12th October, at The Creek, and another game, just 3 days later, that saw 9 goals with Bristol Manot Farm losing 4-5 at Malvern, with Louis Britton scoring all their four goals.
Previous meetings:
Yate Town and Bristol Manor Farm met each other in the League last season with both games ending in a 1-1 draw. The first took place on August Bank Holiday Monday, at The Creek, and after the hosts had taken an early lead, Dyan Lewis was fouled in the penalty area just before half-time and Geoge Box stepped up to take the penalty to level the scores. The crowd was 371.
On 1st January the clubs played the game in wet conditions and when substitute Jack Ball (pictured below) put Yate in front after 83 minutes it looked like the Bluebells would secure a much-needed win but two minutes later Daniel Dodimead scored for Bristol Manor Farm and the points were shared again with a crowd of 343 watching.
The previous meetings before this were in season 2017/18 when Bristol Manor Farm won 3-1 at Lodge Road with Davies scoring Yate Town’s only goal and crowd of 169 watched the game. Later in the season the two teams drew 1-1 at The Creek with Tanner scoring for Yate. The crowd was 228.
The following season Yate Town won both games, winning 4-2 at The Creek in November with Adam Price, Ollie Mehew and Ben Books scoring twice and in the return game in February saw goals from Lewis L-Gilchrist (2) and Mike Bryant secured a 3-2 win in front of a crowd of 333.
Match day information
Admission prices:
Adult: £12
Concessions: Over 65, Students, NHS, armed forces and fire services –just show correct ID information: £8
Children: (11-17) £5 Under 11: Free
Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Forest Green fans - show your season ticket at the turnstiles to gain entry for £8
The left-hand turnstile is for card payments and programmes can also be purchased at this turnstile
The right-hand turnstile will also be for card payments for this game with CASH payments being made via the gate to the right.
Please arrive early to ease congestion.
All U-11’s entering the ground must be accompanied by an adult.
The match day programme front cover
Programmes: £3 – with loads of information that is only available via the matchday programme – so BUY YOUR COPY AT THE GAME
This is a DOUBLE programme covering both the Helston Athletic game and the Bristol Manor Farm game and with added pages is a 48-page programme.
Programmes can be purchased outside the ground, at the left-hand turnstile and at the club shop.
Club Shop: The club shop will be open before the game, at half time and after the game.
The bar is open from 12.15pm
Turnstiles open: 12.15pm
PARKING
There is plenty of space is available but if you are parking on the roadside, or once the car park is full, PLEASE CAN YOU PARK WITH CONSIDERATION TO THE CLUB’S NEIGHBOURS.
· Please do NOT park in Addlings (a new road near the end of Lodge Road) as the estate roads are tight and there is limited parking for residents
· The Fox pub car park is for patrons only
· If you park over on the trading estate, please make sure that you are aware of any parking restrictions that may be in place.
PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT DUE TO THE CHISTMAS TREE SALES STORE IN THE CAR PARK THERE WILL BE LESS PARKING SPACE THAN USUAL.
Food and drinks are available inside the ground.
Please note that the South West Interiors Stadium is a NO dogs ground (apart from guide dogs). Yate Town FC website: www.yatetownfc.co.uk
Visit the club shop
The club shop is open on match days, where you can buy a whole host of new club merchandise, including shirts, tops, Yate Town fixture mugs, key rings, mouse mats, badges, coasters and much, much more. The new Christmas mug is now available too, priced £9 and stocks are limited so get in quick to get yours and you can also order your Yate Town umbrella.
The Yate Town umbrellas that have been ordered are ready for collection and you can also place orders as well.
So, make sure you take a look. Tracey, who will also be selling match day programmes and 50/50 tickets plus Flexi 10 match season tickets, FESTIVE FIVE SEASON TICKETS ARE ON SALE.
And, don’t forget to visit the clubhouse for that pre-match and post-match drink and chat.
Next up:
The Bluebells travel to Bishops Cleeve on Saturday 28th December for their last game in 2024 before opening up 2025 with TWO HOME games, firstly against BASHLEY on Saturday 4th January and then WILLAND ROVERS a week later on 11th January.