The Robins are without a win in four games in all competitions. Their last two outings ended in defeat, albeit against the league’s current top two, Portishead and Frome. Bideford sit one place above the relegation zone heading into Tuesday night’s rearranged game, ahead of Bristol Manor Farm on goal difference.

Meanwhile, Winchester are one place outside of the play-off zone, two points behind Exmouth. The Citizens ended a run of four consecutive draws with a 3-1 win at Mousehole on Saturday. The Hampshire have yet to be beaten at home this season with four wins and five draws so far.

The last meeting between the sides was in November 2021 when Winchester won 2-1 at the Sports Ground. The last time the sides squared off at the City Ground was in August 2021 in a game that ended 2-2.

Bideford’s last six (WWLDLL) Pos 18th Pld 12 W3 D3 L6 Pts 12
01/11/25 Bideford 0 Frome Town 2 (League)
28/10/25 Portishead Town 4 Bideford 1 (League)
25/10/25 Didcot Town 0 Bideford 0 (League)
22/10/25 Tavistock 1 Bideford 1 (St Luke’s Cup R2) *Tavistock won 5-4 on pens
18/10/25 Bideford 3 Malvern Town 1 (League)
14/10/25 Tavistock 0 Bideford 2 (League)

Winchester’s last six (LDDDDW) Pos 6th Pld 13 W7 D4 L2 Pts 25
01/11/25 Mousehole 1 Winchester City 3 (League)
28/10/25 Winchester City 1 Bishop’s Cleeve 1 (League)
25/10/25 Winchester City 2 Brixham 2 (League)
18/10/25 Frome Town 1 Winchester City 1 (League)
14/10/25 Winchester City 1 Melksham Town 1 (League)
11/10/25 Malvern Town 4 Winchester City 1 (League)

A Brief History of Winchester City FC
Winchester City were originally founded in 1891 as Winchester Swallows FC. They became Winchester FC in 1894 and then Winchester City FC in 1907. Winchester played local level football in the Hampshire League until they joined Southern League Division One South for the 1971/72 season. However, the next season they were relegated back to the Hampshire League in which they fell to the third tier in 1979. In 1991/92 Winchester were Division Two (third tier) champions and began their long climb back up the leagues. It took nine seasons to get out of Division One which they did in 2000/01 by winning the division title but it took only two seasons to become Hampshire League champions as they finished top of the Premier Division in 2002/03. Winchester's ascension continued as they joined the Wessex League in 2003/04 and finished as champions as well as winning the FA Vase with a 2-0 win over AFC Sudbury at St Andrews, Birmingham. The Citizens were runners-up in 2004/05 and champions again in 2005/06. They rejoined Southern League Division One (South & West) in 2006/07 but were relegated back to the Wessex League in 2008/09. Winchester won their third Wessex League title in 2011/12 to be promoted back to the Southern League but lasted just one season and were relegated once again. In 2014/15 City were runners-up in the Wessex Premier and were promoted to the Southern League for a fourth time. This time they fared much better with a fifth-place finish and qualification for the play-offs after achieving their highest ever league position. However, their hopes of promotion ended with a semi final play-off defeat to Banbury United. In 2016/17 Winchester finished in 14th position, while in 2017/18 they finished 11th and 6th in 2018/19. In 2019/20 City were going well in 4th place when the season was abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic and were 4th when the 2020/21 season was also stopped. In 2021/22, Winchester finished 4th and were promoted to the Premier Division for the first time after defeating Cirencester Town and Bristol Manor Farm in the play-offs. The Citizens enjoyed two mid-table finishes in the Premier Division before being relegated in 2025 back to Division One South.

Winchester City FC
The City Ground
Hillier Way
Abbots Barton
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 7SR
Tel: 07768 848905
Website: http://www.winchestercityfc.co.uk
Twitter: @wincityfc

Previous meetings:
20/11/21 Bideford 1 Winchester City 2 (Southern Div 1 South)
14/08/21 Winchester City 2 Bideford 2 (Southern Div 1 South)
02/03/19 Bideford 1 Winchester City 0 (SL Div 1 South)
15/12/18 Winchester City 2 Bideford 2 (SL Div 1 South)
28/04/18 Bideford 2 Winchester City 0 (SL Div 1 West)
25/11/18 Winchester City 2 Bideford 3 (SL Div 1 West)
27/02/17 Winchester City 0 Bideford 0 (SL Div 1 S&W)
17/12/16 Bideford 1 Winchester City 2 (SL Div 1 S&W)
2003/04 Winchester City 4 Bideford 0 (FA Vase SF L2)
2003/04 Bideford 3 Winchester City 3 (FA Vase SF L1