The Champions display their medals and Shield
with Bradley holding his Player of the Tournament
trophy.
Bath win Cotswold Title
Bath
were crowned champions on Saturday as they finished first and
third in the annual Cotswold league 6-a-side tournament in
Swenson.
Last
year’s runners up and this year’s national finalists,
Bath
were considered to be
the
favourites for the title. The A team eventually
clinched the title after beating Swindon 2-1 in the final game
and the B team was denied the runner’s up spot after being
held to a 1-1 draw in their final game also against
Swindon.
More honours
were presented to
Bath when
young midfielder
Bradley
Norris
(
Oldfield
Park
) was
awarded with the Most Valuable Player of the tournament
trophy.
Coach Tim Kirk, ?The schools and clubs of Bath are
very fortunate to have such a determined and talented group of
footballers represent them. They have impressed
all who have watched them this year and there is still more to
come. We will
wind down now and give the boys a well earned rest before
preparing in earnest for the national final in June. Just like
Chelsea
,
we’re going for the treble now! ?
A
league
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
Bath |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
14 |
|
Gloucester |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
|
South
Gloucester |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
|
Vale of the White Horse |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
13 |
|
Bristol |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
11 |
|
Swindon |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
-2 |
11 |
|
West Wiltshire |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
9 |
B League
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
Newbury |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
14 |
|
Bristol |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
|
Bath |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
10 |
|
Vale of the White Horse |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
|
Gloucester |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
8 |
|
Swindon |
5 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
7 |
Bath V West
Wiltshire 2-0
Oswin, Norris
Bath got
their campaign off to an extraordinary start when after just
two minutes a powerful goal kick from the Wiltshire keeper was
headed straight back into his goal by Will Oswin
(Newbridge) from 20 yards. Bath continued to
push forward and it was no surprise when Bradley Norris (Oldfield
Park) added a second
from a corner. The score could have been
higher but for some narrow misses from Grappy up front and
Norris in
midfield.
Bath V Vale
of White Horse 2-0
Rowlands, Norris
Bath once
again began the game in a determined fashion and immediately
pressured the Vale defence. A good passing move
resulted in Jack Rowlands tucking the ball
away neatly past the stranded keeper.
Bath
then sealed the game with a second goal for Bradley Norris.
In both periods, Rowlands and Smithies maintained their
efforts in defence and limited the Vale to few chances.
Bath V
Gloucester
3-1
Norris,
Grappy, Oswin
In a jubilant mood
already, Bath
were stunned to find themselves one-nil down after 30
seconds. A poor clearance in front
of goal gave the Gloucester forward the
opportunity to slip the ball between keeper Joseph Davies’ legs.
However, Bath responded well and
opened their account with a goal from Grappy.
Oswin then fired home direct from a corner and Norris fired another
from 20 yards to give Bath a comfortable
victory.
Bath V
South
Gloucestershire
0-2
The young
Bath
side were brought quickly back down to earth with a narrow 2-0
loss in their next game.
Again the boys made a slow start and when the midfield
failed to track back on two occasions, South
Gloucestershire punished them on both counts.
To Bath’s credit, they then took hold of the game and
created numerous chances but the ball failed to find its way
into the opposition’s net. The best chance came when
Norris struck
a fantastic shot from the half way line only to see it career
off the crossbar.
Bath V
Bristol
0-2
Bath’s
second defeat in two games then gave other teams hope of
challenging for the title. Firstly, a defensive error
allowed a goal kick to bounce in front of the Bath area and the
ball amazingly found its way into the back of the Bath net. A
more determined Bristol side then scored another and
Bath could
not respond and failed to trouble the Bristol keeper.
Bath V
Swindon
2-1
Oswin, Oswin
Needing a victory
to clinch the title, Bath forgot the misfortunes of the
previous two games and took the game to Swindon from the
onset. Norris once again hit
the crossbar, and the Swindon keeper saved well from Grappy
and Oswin. It was Oswin who then broke
the deadlock after he was put clear on the left by a perfectly
weighted pass by Rowlands. Although Bath continued to
create chances and look the better side, Swindon then drew
level from close range. As the game drew to a
close, the Bath attack became more desperate and
Swindon
defended well trying to clear the ball away from their goal
area. With just 10 seconds to go,
Oswin was once again released on the left and he finished to
the right of the Swindon keeper to the cheers of the
Bath
travelling contingent. Bath had won their second
title of the year.
|
|
A
League Results |
|
|
|
|
| 10.00 |
a.m. |
Bristol |
0 |
V |
2 |
Gloucester |
| 10.15 |
a.m. |
West Wiltshire |
0 |
V |
2 |
Bath |
| 10.30 |
a.m. |
Vale of the White Horse |
0 |
V |
0 |
South Gloucester |
| 10.45 |
a.m. |
Swindon |
1 |
V |
1 |
Bristol |
| 11.00 |
a.m. |
Gloucester |
2 |
V |
0 |
West Wiltshire |
| 11.15 |
a.m. |
Bath |
2 |
V |
0 |
Vale of the White
Horse |
| 11.30 |
a.m. |
South Gloucester |
0 |
V |
1 |
Swindon |
| 11.45 |
a.m. |
Bristol |
1 |
V |
3 |
West Wiltshire |
| 12.00 |
a.m. |
Gloucester |
1 |
V |
3 |
Bath |
| 12.15 |
p.m. |
Vale of the White Horse |
2 |
V |
2 |
Swindon |
| 12.30 |
p.m. |
Bristol |
0 |
V |
0 |
South Gloucester |
| 12.45 |
p.m. |
Gloucester |
0 |
V |
1 |
Vale of the White
Horse |
| 1.00 |
p.m. |
West Wiltshire |
0 |
V |
0 |
Swindon |
| 1.15 |
p.m. |
Bath |
0 |
V |
2 |
South Gloucester |
| 1.30 |
p.m. |
West Wiltshire |
0 |
V |
1 |
Vale of the White
Horse |
| 1.45 |
p.m. |
Gloucester |
0 |
V |
0 |
South Gloucester |
| 2.00 |
p.m. |
Bristol |
2 |
V |
0 |
Bath |
| 2.15 |
p.m. |
Gloucester |
2 |
V |
0 |
Swindon |
| 2.30 |
p.m. |
West Wiltshire |
0 |
V |
1 |
South Gloucester |
| 2.45 |
p.m. |
Bristol |
0 |
V |
0 |
Vale of the White
Horse |
| 3.00 |
p.m. |
Bath |
2 |
V |
1 |
Swindon |
|
|
B
League Results |
|
|
|
|
| 10.00 |
a.m. |
Bristol |
1 |
V |
0 |
Gloucester |
| 10.15 |
a.m. |
Newbury |
1 |
V |
0 |
Bath |
| 10.30 |
a.m. |
Swindon |
0 |
V |
1 |
Bristol |
| 10.45 |
a.m. |
Gloucester |
0 |
V |
0 |
Newbury |
| 11.00 |
a.m. |
Bath |
1 |
V |
1 |
Vale of the White
Horse |
| 11.15 |
a.m. |
Bristol |
0 |
V |
1 |
Newbury |
| 11.30 |
a.m. |
Gloucester |
1 |
V |
1 |
Bath |
| 11.45 |
a.m. |
Vale of the White Horse |
1 |
V |
0 |
Swindon |
| 12.00 |
a.m. |
Gloucester |
0 |
V |
2 |
Vale of the White
Horse |
| 12.15 |
p.m. |
Newbury |
2 |
V |
1 |
Swindon |
| 12.30 |
p.m. |
Newbury |
2 |
V |
0 |
Vale of the White
Horse |
| 12.45 |
p.m. |
Bristol |
1 |
V |
2 |
Bath |
| 1.00 |
p.m. |
Gloucester |
0 |
V |
0 |
Swindon |
| 1.15 |
p.m. |
Bristol |
1 |
V |
0 |
Vale of the White
Horse |
| 1.30 |
p.m. |
Bath |
1 |
V |
1 |
Swindon |
