City of Bath 2nds hit the goal trail to pinch final promotion place from Chippenham A
Ten different players got their names on the scoresheet as City of Bath men's 2nds clinched promotion from Davis Wood League East Central 1 with a 14-0 demolition of visiting Marlborough B at Kingswood School.
The 2nds went into the final day of the season locked together on points with second-placed Chippenham A, whose goal difference was plus-three better.
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Dudley Bartlett (red) in action for City of Bath 2nds during their 14-0 hammering of Marlborough B. PICTURE: Lloyd Ellington.
Chippenham themselves thrashed a scratch Team Bath Buccs Ancient Mariners F side 8-1 – the losers’ goal coming from Mark Talboys – but it was not enough as City pipped them at the post for the runners-up spot behind champions North Wilts.
An unstoppable City side grabbed a succession of great team goals, with skipper Tim Waldron leading the way with a hat-trick.
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Tom Marks and Alex Barton helped themselves to doubles, youngsters Ali Stone, Pat Harvey and Hugo Knapp joined in the fun, defenders Mark Benfield, Si Andrews and Ben Batchelor-Wylam got in on the act and 47-year-old Dudley Bartlett dived full-length to deflect the ball in.
City 3rds also finished the season on a high with a 3-1 victory at ten-man Swindon B.
Top-scorer Sieg Baber gave City an interval lead and later rounded off the scoring. Phil Swann bagged the visitors’ second following a Swindon equaliser.
The 4ths – already assured of the title – suffered a 2-1 defeat at Chippenham D, who secured the second promotion place in East Central 1.
City 1sts finished a creditable fifth in Conference North – with an impressive haul of 87 goals in their 22 games – after beating Old Bristolians 7-1 on the final day.
The prolific James Kellock ended the campaign with 47 after adding another five to his tally, with skipper Scott Pillinger and Freddie Van Gerwen also on the mark.
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