League: Bristol Corinthians League

Lion FC

Contacts:

Larry Steventon
Email: larry@ebsuk.biz
Tel: 01454 610421/ 07838 462812

Home Colours: Black & White Stripes
Away Colours: Black & White Stripes

Ground: Stoke Lane Playing Fields, Stoke Lane. Little Stoke, Bristol. BS34 6HR

Background:

Larry Steventon founded Lion Vets in 2014. Larry retired from regular Saturday football in May 2014 after playing for 37 consecutive seasons. Instantly regretting his decision he decided to form a veterans team the very next day! Lion Veterans were born. Many old war horses have returned to the fray and dusted their boots off to make a return to action. Rich Burge and his brother Lee, Dave Bennett, Russell Lee, Pete Castles, Kris Soni and Nick (Killer) Blackman to name but a few, all enjoying the Bristol Corinthians League. The Vets maintain close links with its parent club Lion FC so hopefully as players progress in years there will be a steady flow to ensure the club will be around for a few years to come.

 

Shine Sports

Contacts:

Phil Wilton
Email: shinesportsfc@outlook.com
Tel: 07982 510811

John Allsop
Email:
Tel: 07727 192855

Home Colours: Red & White halves/Red/White
Away Colours:

Ground: Backwell Recreation Ground, West Town Road, Backwell. BS48 3HQ

 

Red Star 35s

Contacts:

Rob Ellis
Email: rob.ellis546@googlemail.com
Tel: 07890 531769


Home Colours: Shirts (Red), Shorts (Red)

Away Colours: Shirts (White), Shorts (White)

Ground: Saltford FC, 3 Wedmore Rd, Saltford, Bristol BS31 3BY

Background
Formed in 2010, Red Star Redland was an amalgam of two and half 5-a-side teams made-up of players who mainly worked in the media, none of whom lived in Redland.  The team took on new impetus when Andrew “Cobbsy” Robinson retired from playing and took-over as manager.  He helped shape the club into a proper 11-a-side outfit which went on to have some pretty decent cup runs in the BCL and some excellent summer excursions at summer tournaments in Belgium accompanied by many litres of Jupiler.  In 2019 with the average age of the squad creeping up and numbers starting to dwindle, the club merged with Red Star Bedminster which allowed a 45s team to be created alongside the 35s.  With a 50s team added in 2021 there is now a Red Star team to take everyone involved up to retirement, and each side is built on the league’s excellent Corinthian principles and a love of playing football.

Henleaze Corinthians 50s

Contacts:

Joel Moreland
Email: joel_moreland@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 07919 152340

Carl Concannon
Email: Carl@carlconcannon.co.uk
Tel: 07976 284671‬

Home Colours: Shirts (Black & Blue)

Ground: BAWA, Filton, Bristol BS34 7RG

Background:

The 50s team is made up of players from three clubs with not enough oldies yet to form their own team, Barely Athletic, Swift & Henleaze Corinthians plus other players picked up along the way.  As this is too many names to shout on a pitch we use the acronym B.A.S.H.  The 50s squad is managed by Henleaze which was the team from which the Casuals League was spawned and we still boast a player from that first game!  We have a big squad but feel free to get in touch if you’d like to play and we’ll add you to the reserve list.

Fishponds Legends

Contacts:

Lee George
Email: leergeorgie@aol.com
Tel: 07989 643224

Yinka Brownlow
Email:
Tel: Yinka 07769 977850

Home Colours: Shirts (Black), Shorts (Black)
Away Colours: Shirts (Red), Shorts (Red)

Ground: Somerdale Pavilion, Keynsham, BS31 2FW

Players must register their vehicles at reception or they will get fined

Nice bar for post match drinks which does get busy

Fishponds Legends or Leg-ends as I prefer to call us. The vast majority of us used to play for Fishponds Athletic back in the day.

Spent a few seasons in the Over 35’s usually mid table obscurity. Second season in the Over 45’s this coming season

 

Chew Magna 45s

Contacts:

David Evans
Email: evansdavi@gmail.com
Tel: 01275 331059 / 07753 730047

Paul Cornelius
Email: paulcornelius@sky.com
Tel: 07876292454

Home Colours: Shirts (Yellow), Shorts (Black)
Away Colours: Shirts (Sky Blue & White), Shorts (Grey)

Ground: Pensford 10 Publow Lane, Pensford, Bristol BS39 4HW

 

LA Codgers

Contact 1: Miles Sulyman

Mobile: 074878 88475
Email: miles.sulyman@hotmail.co.uk

Contact 2: Dan Bright

Mobile: 07816 407131

Home Colours: Shirts (Red), Shorts (Black)
Away Colours: Shirts (Yellow), Shorts (Black)

Ground: Oasis Academy Brislington, Hungerford Road, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 5EY

 

Bristol Pigeons

Contacts:

Matt Bennett
Email: mattbennett83@hotmail.com
Tel: 07849 199630

Home Colours:Blue and White
Away Colours:

Ground:

 

Avon Retreads

Contacts:

Richard Lingard
Email: avonretreads@gmail.com
Tel: 07305919955

Jason Fitch
Email: Jasefitch@hotmail.com
Tel: 07795905723

Home Colours: Navy Blue
Away Colours: Orange

Ground: BAWA Sports Ground, Southmead Rd, Filton, Bristol

Background:

AR launched in the late 90’s, a motley crew of Local Government Workers (hence the Avon bit of the name) Retreads referencing our Michelin Man girths.
We began in Division 1 (there were only two divisions then) and secured one victory against the cup holders PSST. A two division demotion followed.  There have been occasional triumphs like winning Div 3 in 2014/15, but the ethos is always that if you turn up you get a fair run on the pitch and no one is too good not to have time on the bench to accommodate others

DAFT

Contacts:

James Greaves
Email: james.greaves@atos.net
Tel: 07717441755

Simon Willies
Email: simonwillies@btinternet.com
Tel:

Home Colours: Shirts (Blue & Yellow)
Away Colours:

Ground: Sharpham Rd Playing Fields, Somerset, Cheddar, BS27 3DR