Men's Three A's
League: Hereford & Glos Division 1
Captain: Ross Polgrean
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| Date | Opposition | H/A | F/A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 Sep 2011 | CHC Mens Castlers11:00am Balcarras School | Home | --- |
| Sat 01 Oct 2011 | Stroud A 11:00am Balcarras School | Home | 1-7 |
| Sat 08 Oct 2011 | Ross-on-Wye 2:00pm Monmouth Boys School | Home | 0-19 |
| Sat 15 Oct 2011 | Newent A 3:30pm m Balcarras School | Home | 2-5 |
| Sat 22 Oct 2011 | Lydney A 13:30pm Whitecross Leisure Centre | Home | 2-2 |
| Sat 29 Oct 2011 | Gloucester City C 2:00pm Balcarras School | Home | 6-0 |
| Sat 05 Nov 2011 | Cirencester B 2:40pm Deer Park School | Home | 3-3 |
| Sat 12 Nov 2011 | Cleevillians A11:00am Balcarras School | Home | 0-5 |
| Sat 19 Nov 2011 | Leominster A 3:30pm Balcarras School | Home | 1-1 |
| Sat 26 Nov 2011 | Lansdown A 1:00pm Brockworth Sports Centre | Home | 2-2 |
| Sat 03 Dec 2011 | Cirencester A 3:30pm Balcarras School | Home | 5-1 |
| Sat 10 Dec 2011 | Bourton & Sherborne 12:00pm Bourton Leisure Centre | Home | P-P |
| Sat 07 Jan 2012 | Bourton & Sherborne 12:00pm Bourton Leisure Centre | Home | 0-1 |
| Sat 14 Jan 2012 | Stroud A 2:00pm Stratford Park Leisure Centre | Home | 0-2 |
| Sat 21 Jan 2012 | Ross-on-Wye 11:00am Balcarras School | Home | 1-7 |
| Sat 28 Jan 2012 | Newent A 2:00pm Newent Community School | Home | 1-6 |
| Sat 04 Feb 2012 | Lydney A 3:30pm Balcarras School | Home | --- |
| Sat 11 Feb 2012 | Gloucester City C 3:30pm St Peters Rc High School | Home | --- |
| Sat 18 Feb 2012 | Cirencester B 12:30pm Balcarras School | Home | --- |
| Sat 25 Feb 2012 | Cleevillians A1:30pm Pates Grammar School | Home | --- |
| Sat 03 Mar 2012 | Leominster A 12:00pm Bridge Street Sports Park | Home | --- |
| Sat 10 Mar 2012 | Lansdown A 3:30pm Balcarras School | Home | --- |
| Sat 17 Mar 2012 | Cirencester A 2:40pm Deer Park School | Home | --- |
| Sat 24 Mar 2012 | Bourton & Sherborne 3:30pm Balcarras School | Home | --- |
| Name | Position | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hopcraft | Defence | 4 |
| Charles Mylchreest | Midfield | 66 |
| Daniel Hills | Midfield | 94 |
| Dean Rae | Midfied | 70 |
| George Ratcliffe | GK | 96 |
| Iain Jamieson | Defence | 31 |
| Jacob Bond | Defence | 54 |
| James Slee | Defence | 90 |
| Jonathan Cartwright | Defence | 97 |
| Josh Baum | Midfield | 61 |
| Matt Gardener | Midfield | 83 |
| Matt Goldsmith | Midfield | 30 |
| Michael Woodfood | Defence | 95 |
| Nick Hardy | Attack | 59 |
| Simon Slabbert | Defence | 106 |
| Tom Cantle | Midfield | |
| Tom Haggie | Midfield | 35 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross-on-Wye | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 112 | 30 | 82 | 53 |
| Lansdown A | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 69 | 31 | 38 | 50 |
| Stroud A | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 79 | 51 | 28 | 40 |
| Gloucester City B | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 71 | 49 | 22 | 38 |
| Hereford A | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 62 | 48 | 14 | 37 |
| Newent A | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 77 | 64 | 13 | 35 |
| Cirencester A | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 73 | 59 | 14 | 34 |
| Sherborne | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 60 | 70 | -10 | 29 |
| Leominster A | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 74 | -6 | 22 |
| Cheltenham C | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 72 | -29 | 16 |
| Lansdown B | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 107 | -71 | 12 |
| Lydney A | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 42 | 137 | -95 | 10 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham C | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 108 | 26 | 82 | 58 |
| Lansdown B | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 108 | 41 | 67 | 49 |
| Winchcombe | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 77 | 46 | 31 | 47 |
| Newent B | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 81 | 58 | 23 | 37 |
| Lansdown C | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 54 | 13 | 35 |
| Cirencester C | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 60 | -5 | 34 |
| Gloucester City D | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 30 |
| Sherborne A | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 67 | -14 | 28 |
| Hereford B | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 41 | 72 | -31 | 27 |
| Ross-on-Wye A | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 64 | -34 | 16 |
| Cheltenham D | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 83 | -58 | 13 |
| Stroud B | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 31 | 97 | -66 | 13 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherborne | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 117 | 34 | 83 | 58 |
| Cirencester A | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 89 | 39 | 50 | 51 |
| Hereford A | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 29 | 44 | 45 |
| Newent A | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 100 | 66 | 34 | 40 |
| Lydney A | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 67 | 63 | 4 | 38 |
| Cleevillians | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 31 |
| Leominster A | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 63 | 70 | -7 | 27 |
| Gloucester City C | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 63 | -24 | 24 |
| Stroud A | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 45 | 76 | -31 | 24 |
| Wotton-u-Edge A | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 52 | 77 | -25 | 20 |
| Lansdown B | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 103 | -75 | 13 |
| Cheltenham C | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 74 | -49 | 12 |
Overall, the 2007-8 season for the mens 3A's can only be described as disappointing, especially given our great promotion winning season last year. Hopes were high after the first game, where a solid 1-1 draw gave us a good start in what was going to be a difficult higher league. From then on until Christmas, we struggled to get any momentum, not helped by the varying degrees of availability of players, and we suffered a number of frustrating narrow losses, and the odd thumping thrown in for good measure!
There was, on occasion, some good, and at times very good, hockey being played, and a number our younger players (Matt Goldsmith, George Ratcliffe, Iain Jaimeson, Dan Hills & Dean Rae to name a few) showed dramatic improvements on last season and had no problem competing at this slightly higher level.
Still, we were struggling for results, and by Christmas, a meagre 2 points saw us propping up the table. Even though we had the players and the team, the narrow defeats dented confidence, and we just couldn't get a run going.
A post Christmas friendly victory over Evesham should have kick started our new year, but with an increasing lack of available players through the club (skiiing holidays beware!), the lower teams especially struggled to field what could be described as a competitive team, and the run never materialised! Our fisrt win of the season on 19th January at Stroud which gave a brief positive kick, but this was followed by 3 heavy defeats in a row, and then a narrow 3-2 defeat to Leominster effectively sealed our drop to H & G 2.
A big thanks during this period to the Uni lads who at times made up over half our team! Thanks Ben for being committed and sorting some good, and some lucky, players! You know who you are!
Wez did rally towards the end of the season, with 2 wins out of our last 3, and really did play some great hockey, defeating both Gloucester (woohoo!) and Newent (who finished 4th in the league) 3-1. Special mention in these games should go to Iain Jaimeson and Matt Goldsmith who really turned it on and gave their chances of promotion next season a push in the right direction. Also worthy of mention are Eddy and Jean Paul, and other Castlers, who stepped in for our last game and were in no small part to thank for the great result.
A big thanks to all who played, and hopefully next year we will be able to field a more regular and consistent team of players, to give us a chance of getting re-promoted! Playing hockey as we did in the last 3 games is obviously possible, and if we play like this next year, promotion should be a given.
Thanks to George, Craig, Iain, Matt.G, Matt.G, Dave Fielding, Hoppy, Ben, Greg, Phil, Campbell, Brad, Slabbert, Dan, Dean, Eddy, Adam, Tom, Nick & Dave Bagnall. If I've missed anyone, sorry!
Charlie Mylchreest
