Gloucestershire County League

Tuesday 28th February 2023

Kick Off 19.30 On Time!

Stoke Gifford United 7 Hardwicke 0, attendance 39

35’ 1-0

37’ 2-0

43’ 3-0

45’ 4-0

62’ 5-0

71’ 6-0

90’ + 1, 7-0

@ South Gloucestershire & Stroud College, WISE Campus 3G Pitch

New Road

Stoke Gifford

BS34 8LP

£3.30 Admission (minimum car park charge)*

£1 Programme (apparently available in the changing rooms, but no effort to come round and sell them).

* I knew that car parking was enforced by ANPRC cameras here, as I had visited twice before, with the minimum charge of £3.30 required to cover the match duration. In September 2011 I saw Bristol Academy beat Thornbury Town 2-1 in a Gloucestershire County League match, which was played on the pitch inside the athletics track, then in October 2018 I saw Bristol City U18 beat Coventry City U18 5-1 in a Professional Development League match, which was played on a grass pitch to the south of tonight’s game. Bristol City U16 actually played on the 3G that day. A seated kit stand has now been added, along the only side accessible to spectators, whilst there are dugouts on the far side.

The match itself was 4th versus 13th in the league table and up until the first goal was evenly matched. A left footed effort into the far corner ten minutes before halftime signalled the total collapse of the visitors. By halftime it was 4-0 and the second half was a bit of a non-event, even though the hosts added three more goals to coast to an easy 7-0 win.

Had the usual shenanigans on the way home. M4 closed from J14-J13 and M25 closed from J11-J9.