Bideford AFC
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Sat 07 Apr 2018  ·  West
Larkhall Athletic
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Bideford AFC
Bideford AFC
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Adam Barker6 Apr 2018 - 14:31
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On Saturday we make the trip up to Larkhall Athletic as we try to get our play-off push back on track.

Larkhall Athletic vs Bideford
Evo-Stik League South – West Division
Saturday 7th April 2018
3:00pm kick off
Plain Ham Ground, Bath

A Brief History of Larkhall Athletic FC
Larkhall Athletic were founded in 1914 and played local football until joining Western League Division One for the 1976/77 season. They were twice Division One champions, first in 1988/89 but elected not to be promoted and again in 2008/09 when they did accept promotion to the Premier Division. In 2010/11 Larkhall were Western League Champions but were unable to move up to the Southern League due to ground requirements. However they were able to be promoted after winning a second Western League title in 2013/14 and joined Southern League Division One South & West for 2014/15. In that season they finished an impressive 5th before comfortable finishes of 11th and 13th in 2015/16 and 2016/17 respectively.

Larkhall Athletic FC
The Plain Ham Ground
Charlcombe Lane
Bath
Somerset
BA1 8DJ
Tel: 01225 334592
Web: http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/larkhallathleticfc
Twitter: @LarkhallAFC

Form Guide
Larkhall are having a difficult 2018 winning just two of their 13 league games having won eight out of 19 before the turn of the year. Their two wins both came on the road at Kidlington and Paulton Rovers. Larkhall did however have a really good run in the League Cup eliminating Frome and Weymouth of the Premier Division before losing out to Didcot in the semi finals on penalties. Last time out they were beaten 2-0 at home by Mangotsfield in the league. Larkhall are 15th in the West Division (W10 D5 L18).

Larkhall Athletic’s last six (LLWLLL)
05/04/18 Larkhall Athletic 0 Mangotsfield United 2
27/03/18 Cinderford Town 3 Larkhall Athletic 1
24/03/18 Taunton Town 5 Larkhall Athletic 2
20/03/18 Paulton Rovers 1 Larkhall Athletic 3
17/03/18 Larkhall Athletic 0 Bishops Cleeve 2
13/03/18 Yate Town 3 Larkhall Athletic 1

Bideford are now on their worst run of the season picking up just two points from their last five games. Three straight defeats have seen The Robins fall to 10th in the West Division (W15 D9 L10) and seven points off the play-offs, albeit with a couple of games in hand on most. The Robins now really must start to pick up victories if they are to stand any chance of reaching the play-offs.

Bideford's last six (WDDLLL)
02/04/18 Bideford 0 Taunton Town 1 (League)
31/03/18 Evesham United 3 Bideford 0 (League)
27/03/18 Bristol Manor Farm 1 Bideford 0 (League)
24/03/18 Bideford 2 Salisbury 2 (League)
20/03/18 Bideford 3 Mangotsfield United 3 (League)
17/03/18 Shortwood United 0 Bideford 6 (League)

Previous meetings
18/11/17 Bideford 4 Larkhall Athletic 1 (Southern Div 1 West)
04/02/17 Larkhall Athletic 0 Bideford 1 (Southern Div 1 S&W)
17/10/16 Bideford 1 Larkhall Athletic 1 (Southern Div 1 S&W)
14/09/13 Bideford 3 Larkhall Athletic 0 (FA Cup Q1)
27/03/10 Bideford 4 Larkhall Athletic 0 (Western Prem)
06/03/10 Larkhall Athletic 1 Bideford 3 (Western Prem)

Larkhall have never beaten Bideford having met six times previously with The Robins winning five of the encounters. Earlier this season Bideford ran out 4-1 winners at the Sports Ground with goals from Ryan Turner, Billy Tucker, Sean Downing and Ben Seymour. The last meeting at the Plain Ham Ground was won by The Robins back in February of last year thanks to a Sean Downing goal.

West Fixtures

Sat 7 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
AFC Totton
1
Shortwood United
2
Sat 7 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Barnstaple Town
0
Didcot Town
4
Sat 7 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Bishops Cleeve
1
North Leigh
1
Sat 7 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Cirencester Town
1
Bristol Manor Farm
1
Sat 7 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Mangotsfield United
1
Wimborne Town
2
Sat 7 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Paulton Rovers
0
Kidlington
1
Sat 7 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Salisbury
2
Cinderford Town
3
Sat 7 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Slimbridge
1
Swindon Supermarine
3
Sat 7 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Taunton Town
1
Evesham United
0
Sat 7 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Winchester City
4
Yate Town
1

Head-to-Head

Sat 18 Nov 2017
Bideford AFC
Bideford
4
Larkhall Athletic
1
Sat 4 Feb 2017
Larkhall Athletic
0
Bideford AFC
Bideford
1
Mon 17 Oct 2016
Bideford AFC
Bideford
1
Larkhall Athletic
1

Appearances

Bideford
S Oliver
S OliverGoalkeeper
34
M Bye
M ByeMidfield
32
R Turner
R TurnerStriker
32

Top Scorers

Bideford
B Seymour
B SeymourStriker
19
S Downing
S DowningAttacking Midfield
9
R Turner
R TurnerStriker
9

Match details

Match date

Sat 07 Apr 2018

Kickoff

15:00

Attendance

111

Competition

West

League position

9
Bideford
16
Larkhall Athletic
Team overview
Further reading

Team Sponsors

Main Sponsor - DS Electrical
Back of Shirt - The Kings Arms - South Molton
Pitchside - Alan Wilson Windows
Pitchside - BLaK Property
Club Advisors - Brewer Harding & Rowe
Club Advisors - RT Marke & Co
Robins Nest  - The Appledore Inn
Kingsley Road Stand - Cook Electrical
Fixture Board - Kingsley School
Pitchside - So Sweet
Pitchside - Braddicks Leisure
Fixture Board - Gardenscapes Devon
Fixture Board - SS Flooring
Pitchside - Underwood Wright
Fixture Board - MS Autos
Robins Nest - Fireaway
Pitchside - Ten Consultancy
Pitchside - Zero7
Fixture Board - Edwards Electrical
Fixture Board - AW Windows
Kingsley Road Stand - All Area Taxis
Pitchside - Webbers
Fixture Board - Robbie D Scaffolding
Fixture Board - Giffords Accountants
Fixture Board - Cowlings
Fixture Board - Howdens
Kingsley Road Stand - WestCountry Bathrooms
Kingsley Road Stand - Ocean Healthcare
Pitchside - Country Cottage Bakery
Kingsley Road Stand - Bond Oxborough Phillips
Fixture Board - Seldons Solicitors
Pitchside - Glover Stanbury
Sponsor - Queens Theatre
Kingsley Road Stand - Steve Reynolds Plumbing and Heating
Pitchside - Smart Manufacturing
Robins Nest - Southern Alarm Services
Kingsley Road Stand - PJ Couriers
Pitchside - Morris and Bott