Bradley Stoke Town FC have gained promotion from Bristol & District League Division 6.

Town were due to face bottom side Axa B in the club’s final fixture of the season but their opponents failed to put up a team.

They were awarded a win by default which saw them go up as champions, overtaking Inter The Bloomfield.

Match report sponsored by Lifestyle Property Services, Bradley Stoke Town official sponsor

GFA Minor Cup Final, Almondsbury Town FC, Tuesday, 3 April 2007.
Bradley Stoke Town 1-2 Brislington Cricketers

• Click here to see a full match gallery from the night (Photos by Gary Bray/UNiCOM)

Bradley Stoke Town�s GFA Cup campaign ended in heartbreak as they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Brislington Cricketers in the final.

Bradley Stoke got off to a dream start, though, with an early goal from James Collis-Pritchard.

Town�s number six blasted the orange and blacks into dreamland with a low strike under the Cricketers� keeper.

And they could have extended the lead five minutes later when the dangerous Ashley Lloyd was through on goal. Cricketers� James Tokely denied the number 11 with a last-ditch tackle.

Andy Forshaw also had a chance in the first half to make it 2-0 but his chip drifted over the bar.

Brislington, having earlier hit the post, should have levelled the match shortly before half time when Jack O�Brien narrowly dragged his shot wide.

Matthew Grimes got the second half off to a great start for Brislington. Within minutes of the restart he scooped a shot over the bar. Minutes later he was through on goal only for Town keeper James Palmer to parry his shot wide for a corner.

But Town fell behind from the flag kick as Jack Elston poked home from close range following a goal mouth scramble.

And it only took them another 10 minutes to find the winner as Jack O’Brien broke down the right wing. He passed in-field to Mark Chaffey who dragged the ball to his left foot and eluded the Town defence before striking a sweet shot into the bottom left.

Bradley Stoke pushed for a second goal � and should have scored in the closing minutes of the match.

Andy Forshaw�s chip was hit too hard and Matt Dobbins was deeply unlucky not to have scored after an excellent run which saw him ghost past four Brislington players.

A last ditch free kick on the very corner of the 18 yard box went over and with it Bradley Stoke�s chances of lifting the cup.

It was a great effort from Bradley Stoke Town who were unlucky not to have got more from the match.

• Many thanks to Mark Chaffey for clearing up the Cricketers’ scorers for us

Bradley Stoke Town line-up:

1 James Palmer
2 Kevin Gray
3 Andy Gray
4 Craig Potter
5 Tom Huchings
6 James Collis-Pritchard
7 Ben Osborne
8 Matt Dobbins
9 Andy Forshaw
10 Paul Skipp
11 Ashley Lloyd

12 Joe Williams
13 James Potter
14 Liam Dixon
15 Sam Chilcott
16 Andy Gore

• Looking for photos from the 2008 Bradley Stoke 10k race? Click here for almost 500 pictures

This year’s Bradley Stoke fun run is open for entries as organisers announce they have increased the length of the course.

The race, which is jointly run by running club Sole Sisters and Bradley Stoke Town Council, will be held on Sunday, 10 June 2007.

Competitors will run 10k from the leisure centre, along some of the town’s off-road paths, to the finish line at the Jubilee Centre.

Runners in first, second and third place in both men’s and women’s classes will be rewarded with a trophy.

Everybody else will be given a goody bag together with a commemorative drinks bottle from race sponsors Riverside Leisure Centre, Little Stoke.

Only 200 places are available for runners on a first come, first served basis. Entry costs �7 if you are affiliated to a race club or �9 for others.

You can download a copy of the entry form from this website - click this link (Word document)

Let’s get behind the boys! Bradley Stoke Town FC are playing in the GFA Minor Cup final on Tuesday, 3 April.

The side are playing Brislington Cricketers after an amazing cup run.

The team are now trying to drum up as much support as possible with a poster campaign around Bradley Stoke.

We want you to print out the poster on this page (click for large version) and display it in your window.

It would be amazing to see as many of you turn out to support the boys - let’s help them make the town proud!

The match takes place at Almondsbury Town FC’s ground, the other side of theM5 J16 roundabout. Kick off is at 7.30pm, entry costs �2.50.

Many congratulations to Bradley Stoke Town FC who have made the final of the GFA Minor Cup.

They won 2-1 against Fishponds OB A on Saturday setting up a final against Brislington Cricketers.

The side have had an amazing cup run and it is great to see the side reach the last stage.

The final is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 3 April at Almondsbury Football Club with kick off at 7.30pm.

Nick from the club has more information below.

Monday update: There’s a really nice report posted on the Evening Post’s website - great read. Click here to have a look.

Bradley Stoke will play host to a five-day Jamie Shore Soccer International Soccer course this coming half-term holiday, reports the Evening Post.

The week-long event, at the community school, will feature a tournament on the final day.

There will be four days before which will see children being able to brush up their skills.

It all starts on Monday, 19 February until Friday, 23 and runs between 9am and 4pm.

It costs �13 a day or �60 for the week for children aged between seven and 12. More from 0845 257777.

Bradley Stoke Town FC have drawn Fishponds Old Boys Res in the semi-finals of the GFA Minor Cup.

The team hail from Division Four of the Bristol & Suburban League.

The match is scheduled to be played on Saturday, March 3 2007.

In the league, Town are going great guns with a 7-1 win over South Bristol Central A at the weekend (27th Feb).

The goals came from Andy Forshaw (4), Paul Skipp (2) and Craig Potter.

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