CTK Southside lose unbeaten record

CTK Southside lost the last unbeaten record in the Suburban League after going down 3-2 at Avonmouth in Premier I.

Goals from Charlie Bishop (2) and Kevin Westlake gave Avonmouth a 3-0 lead before leading scorer James Donegan scored twice, one from the penalty spot, for CTK.

League leaders Southmead CS Athletic have a five-point lead at the top even though they were held to a 0-0 draw at South Glos (Hambrook).

Old Georgians stayed in third place after beating Stoke Gifford United 4-3 thanks to goals from Alex Bateman, Anton Dowe, Abdi Way and Luke Cousins.

Nick Stewart, Dino Parker Ian Johnson, with a 25-yard drive, were on target as Glenside Five OB won 3-0 at Fishponds OB, their second successive victory, to move out of the relegation positions.

Adam Lane scored his 13th goal of the season for Winford PH, who shared six goals at home to Ashton United. Ian Palmer and Wayne Rose were also on the mark for Winford, with Scott Pearce, Neil Webber and Lee Venn replying for Ashton.

Cadbury Heath Reserves made it four games without a win after crashing 6-2 at St Aldhelms, while Broad Plain House dropped into the relegation positions after losing 2-0 at home to Almondsbury Town Reserves.

With the top two teams not playing in Premier II, Severn Beach missed a chance to close the gap after being held 1-1 at Bristol Athletic, for whom Ricky Newton netted from the penalty spot.

A hat-trick by club secretary Grant Avery and an Owen Wolfe strike saw Bristol North West defeat Lawrence Weston 4-2 at home, their first win in six games, while Pete Newton Smith was Tytherington Rocks Reserves' marksman in a 1-1 home draw with Ridings High.

Avonmouth Reserves missed a chance to go back to pole position in Division I after crashing 5-0 at Easton Cowboys Suburbia thanks to Ben Ricketts (2), Phil Arnold, Marcus Smith and an own goal.

Filton Athletic took their unbeaten run to seven games under new managers Matt Budd and Gary Rowe, winning 4-0 at bottom-of-the-table Bristol Telephones Reserves. Mike Slade, Pete Jeffery, Simon Bryan and Chris Misir were the Filton marksmen.

Dave Bennett scored a consolation goal for Fishponds OB Reserves, who lost 3-1 at home to fourth-placed Totterdown POB.

Division II leaders Southmead CS Athletic Reserves dropped two points at home to Corinthian Sports, who also hit the post near the end of a 2-2 draw. John Davies and Mike Holloway scored for Sports, with Danny Glancey and Michael Pepper replying for Southmead.

Second-placed Ingleside failed to take advantage of Southmead's slip-up as they drew 3-3 at Almondsbury A.

Thrissell Nomads also dropped points, drawing 1-1 with Downend Foresters. Matthew Evans scored the Nomads goal from the penalty spot.

There were five draws in the six Division II games, the most exciting the match between Stoke Gifford United Reserves and Mangotsfield United A, which finished 3-3. Mike James (2) and Ian Semple gave Gifford a 3-1 lead before Mangotsfield hit back, equalising in the fifth minute of injury-time.

The only team to take three points in the division were Tyndalls Park Rangers, convincing 4-1 winners at home to CTK Southside Reserves, whose scorer was Jamie Munday.

Golden Hill Sports are the new leaders of Division III. They replace Bristol County, who did not have a fixture, following a 7-1 home win over Fishponds OB A, which made it 21 goals from their last seven games. John Laing (2), Jason Brown, Tom O'Brien, James Carter were among the scorers for Golden Hill.

Third-placed Ashton United Reserves continued their good form – 13 goals in the last three matches – by winning 3-1 at Glenside Five OB Reserves. Steve Keys led the way with a double and an own goal completed the Ashton tally. Paul Taylor replied for Glenside, who drop into the relegation positions.

Lebeq United made it five wins in a row with a 3-1 home victory over Old Georgians Reserves, whose scorer was Dan Godfrey.

Shaun Coles gave Hanham Athletic Colts the lead at home to Old Cothamians Reserves, who equalised in the last minute.

Division IV leaders Lawrence Weston Reserves increased their advantage at the top after winning 6-0 at AFC Spartans. Veteran Billy Booker scored a hat trick.

Second-placed Wanderers lost 3-1 at St Anne's Town, who scored through Kevin Taylor, Colin Spiers and Scott Campbell.

Oldbury Crusaders Reserves beat Winford PH Reserves 2-0 to stay fourth, thanks to goals from Chris Thorne and Lee Bremner, while a double strike by club secretary Matt Gould earned Filton Athletic Reserves a 2-1 win at Coupland Insulation. Kyle Giambaresi replied for Coupland.

Tom Pinnell, Josh Bennett and Lawrence Tickner were on target for Emersons Green, 3-2 winners at Avonmouth A.

Brandon TT Sports pipped Wessex Wanderers Reserves 3-2 thanks to Aaron Amos, Andy Billitteri and Ryan Auchterlonie. Aaron Anderson hit both goals for Wanderers, who also missed a penalty.

Poker County UK have won their last eight games and lead Division V by five points after an 8-0 romp at Knowle Rangers.

Goals from Jordan Haley (3), Tom Johnston 2 and Sharrif Addressi helped Stoke Rangers to a 6-2 victory over Lawrence Weston A and moved them into second place.

A hat-trick by 49-year-old Sean Day was the highlight of Parson Street OB Reserves' 7-0 home win against Rolls Royce. He was joined on the scoresheet by Paul Lippett (2), Jason Carter and Sean Gyde.

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