Midland League
Division 2
Monday 25th August 2025
Kick Off 15.00 Actual 15.01
Cadbury Athletic 7 Coventry Alvis 0, attendance 171
11’ 1-0
14’ 2-0
27’ 3-0
42’ 4-0
50’ 5-0
77’ 6-0
80’ 7-0
@ Birmingham Moseley R.U.F.C.
Billesley Common
Yardley Wood Road
Billesley
Birmingham
B13 0HN
£5 Admission
£2 Programme available, didn’t bother buying.
Cadbury Athletic’s own ground, in Bourneville, which I’d seen a game at way back in 1993, doesn’t meet the grading requirements for the level they now play at, so they’ve now signed a ground share agreement to play at Birmingham Moseley R.U.F.C. who play in the third tier of the national rugby competitions. Even better, they have use of the stadium itself, rather than some random outside pitch. It was opened in 2005 and has spectator access on all four sides and a very impressive large seated stand, which was useful today, not to shelter from rain, but a very warm sun. There’s ample parking here and both bar and tea bar were open well before kick off. As you’d expect for a Bank Holiday game, on a ground that’s only recently been hosting football, it attracted plenty of ‘hoppers.
The match was 2nd versus 12th (out of 16) in the league table. As a contest it was over well before halftime. Cadbury were ahead after just eleven minutes, following in a half blocked cross from close range and they doubled their lead just three minutes later, when a corner saw a shot on the turn find the bottom corner. A minute later they saw another effort hit the crossbar, but goal number three arrived just before the half hour, poking in from close range after a corner wasn’t cleared and just before halftime they added a fourth goal, breaking down the right and crossing for a near post tap in. The goal of the game came five minutes into the second half, with a lob over the ‘keeper from the angle of the 18 yard box, to make it 5-0, before two goals in quick succession saw them round off a resounding 7-0 win with ten minutes left.
Unusually, especially with it being a Bank Holiday, traffic was very light heading north. Just a four minute delay on the M25 between the M4 and M40 junctions and around five minutes lost around High Wycombe on the M40 heading home.
