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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Nov 15, 2008 17:14:13 GMT
Chelmsford 2, Bath City 3.  Good result given that Chelmsford are top of the league, and goes a small way to raise my mood after our routing. |
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Nov 22, 2008 10:13:28 GMT
A review of Bath City's home match today in the FA Throphy 3rd Qualifying Round. Review from Bath City website:-
Following last night’s Somerset Premier Cup exit at Frome Town, City’s final chance of cup success this season is in the FA Trophy and they make their first outing in the 2008-09 competition with a home tie against East Thurrock United. This will be their first ever meeting with the Ryman League Division 1 North side, although their paths did nearly cross in the 2005-06 season following the Rocks runner-up spot in the Southern League Eastern Division the previous campaign. However, rather than joining City in the Southern League Premier Division they were switched to the Ryman League.
East Thurrock were only formed in 1969, initially playing in the Southern Essex Combination and Greater London League. They achieved senior non-league status in 1972 when they joined the Metropolitan-London League Division Two, immediately gaining promotion in their first season at that level. The late 1970’s saw them switch to the Essex Senior League where they spent 13 seasons – with a best placing of runners-up in 1988-89 – before a third-place finish in 1991-92 saw them promoted to the Isthmian League, initially in Division Three. In 1999-00 they won the championship of this division and were promoted to Division Two, then switched to Division One North upon league reorganisation. Two seasons later further reorganisation saw them become a Southern League side, albeit for just one year. They spent three seasons in the Ryman League Premier Division following their 2005 promotion before suffering relegation back to Division 1 but only because of a one point deduction for fielding an ineligible player.
Back in the Ryman League Division 1 North the Rocks have made an excellent start to this season under manager John Coventry – who took over the hot-seat midway through last season after long-serving manager Lee Pattison left to take over at Blue Square South side Braintree Town. After scoring twice in stoppage time to draw their opening match of the campaign 2-2 against Waltham Abbey they topped the table early in the season, and currently sit in fifth place having lost just three league games. They have already enjoyed a good run in the FA Cup – reaching the 3rd Qualifying Round before going out to Blue Square North side Tamworth – and to make this stage of the FA Trophy produced a surprise 4-2 win over Southern League Premier Division club Gloucester City.
Should Saturday’s game end up all square City will travel to Essex on Tuesday to the 4000 capacity Rookery Hill which, despite East Thurrock’s short history, is not their first home after a nomadic early existence. During the club's first season as members of the Southern Essex Combination, in 1969-70, home matches were played at Corringham Recreation Ground. They subsequently moved to the Billet in Stanford-Le-Hope, before ground-sharing with nearby Grays Athletic in order to achieve senior status. The club spent further spells sharing with Tilbury and Grays, among others until finally, with the help of the The FA, Thurrock Council and brewers Greene King, the club acquired some land in Corringham and built Rookery Hill.
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Nov 22, 2008 20:45:47 GMT
Bath City 5, East Thurrock 1. ;D
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Nov 30, 2008 17:14:51 GMT
Yesterday's result. Bath City 1, Maidenhead Utd, 0. ;D
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Dec 6, 2008 17:57:18 GMT
Today's game - Braintree Town 0, Bath City 4. |
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Dec 14, 2008 7:44:42 GMT
Bath City 0, Torquay Utd 2, yesterday's result in FA Trophy Round 1.  |
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Post by AlJolson on Dec 14, 2008 9:45:06 GMT
What crowd was there? Is there ever any singing?
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Jan 24, 2009 17:09:50 GMT
What crowd was there? Is there ever any singing? At a guess, about 500, and not much singing - was freezing cold though. |
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Jan 24, 2009 17:10:43 GMT
Today - Bath City 1, St. Albans 0 - up to 7th in the table. |
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Post by ammo414 on Jan 24, 2009 18:18:01 GMT
I too have Bath City as 2nd team I work at MOD Ensleigh Mon - Fr In the Army and stay in a flat just down from the Race Course seen em play a few times mainly week matches. A lot of Bath/Brizzle seen to be Man Utd Fans does my nut in at work !!
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Jan 24, 2009 18:59:45 GMT
I have a second team Hereford United..who I used to go and watch when I lived in Herefordshire...still travel/stay there but haven't watched United for a while..  |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 24, 2009 19:27:27 GMT
I like Hereford ever since Eustace went on loan there.
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Jan 24, 2009 20:14:07 GMT
I too have Bath City as 2nd team I work at MOD Ensleigh Mon - Fr In the Army and stay in a flat just down from the Race Course seen em play a few times mainly week matches. A lot of Bath/Brizzle seen to be Man Utd Fans does my nut in at work !! I vividly remember some years back with my daughter at Victoria Park in Bath - loads of kids with footie tops on - Man Ure, Arsenal, Chelsea, Real Madrid (was when Beckham was there). Not one local footie team - Brizzle City, Rovers, let alone Bath City - top. In won't be going down to Bath so much now - my parents lived there until they died 19 & 15 months ago, and their flat I inherited has first tenant moving in on Monday - but I'll still try and go to see Bath City a few times. |
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Jan 31, 2009 19:05:36 GMT
Bath City 2, Newport County 1, up to 8th. |
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Post by Rebelliousjukebox on Feb 14, 2009 20:23:55 GMT
AFC Wimbledon 3, Bath City 2 - creditable result away against the league leaders.
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Feb 14, 2009 20:26:43 GMT
Wimbledon look to be a good bet for promotion. Amazingly Worcester won at home today!!!!
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Good result given that Chelmsford are top of the league, and goes a small way to raise my mood after our routing.
