Goals galore as Bath and Weston-super-Mare draw

Weston-super-Mare 3 - 3 Bath City (Blue Square South)

As fans left Woodspring Park they will no doubt have agreed that neither team deserved to lose this game.

In an enthralling match which saw both sides throw caution to the wind, it was football which was ultimately the winner.

Bath finally took the lead when striker Wayne Gray scored a powerful effort on 57 minutes. Striker Josh Llewellyn then equalised for Weston-super-Mare in the 67th minute with a placed shot.

Experienced striker Marc McGregor put the home side in front in the 75th minute with a well timed close range finish. Bath's equaliser came through Amadou Kouman as he seized on Clayton Fortune's mistake to score a real poacher's effort. McGregor then added his 2nd goal of the game with a close range header on 84 minutes.

The Weston-super-Mare fans might have hoped that McGregor had scored the winner but it was not to be. Bath's equaliser came through Jason Mycoe as he seized on Tony Bedeau's mistake to score a placed shot. Better late than never for Bath and the fans were clearly delighted with Mycoe's impact.

Attendance: 509

We picked up a solid 1-0 win over Braintree to place us in 2nd, but Chelmsford still claimed a victory to keep them one point ahead. Going into the Weston-super-Mare game we needed Chelmsford to falter as well as peg a win for ourselves. Into the 2nd half we were relatively comfortable at 1-0 up, but 2 quickfire goals had us on full press to net some more ourselves. In the end a flurry of goals provided a great spectacle, but the 3-3 result meant our only hope was Chelmsford losing against Woking at home. It was not to be as they thumped in 3-0 to take the title.


Luckily Braintree and Salisbury both tied too, so we ended up 2nd overall. Not that it matters too much, making he playoff is enough to have a shot at promotion. Hopefully the finals campaign can help the bank balance.

Vintage display ensures Bath victory

Bath City 2 - 1 Salisbury City (Blue Square South)

Bath City taught Salisbury City a lesson at Twerton Park this afternoon. A brace from Paul Murray helped Bath to victory.

Midfielder Craig Rocastle got Salisbury off to a flyer by scoring a powerful effort from the edge of the area on 7 minutes. Journeyman midfielder Paul Murray then equalised for Bath in the 27th minute with a long range curling shot.

Murray scored what proved to be the winner for the home side in the 53rd minute with a screamer from the edge of the area. With Salisbury staring at defeat, there was controversy as full-back Christopher Wylie then had a penalty shout turned down.

Attendance: 1067

First of the double-header out of the way with a decent showing at home. This puts us 3rd, and only a point behind Chelmsford and Braintree. We should leapfrog Braintree too if we win against them in a couple of days' time. Chelmsford could still stay ahead though. We need them to lose or draw at least one game out of the remaining two to claim the title.

Bath in control as Sports are brushed aside

Eastbourne Borough 2 - 3 Bath City (Blue Square South)

Bath City battled to a deserved 3 - 2 victory over Eastbourne Borough on a fine spring afternoon in their Blue Square South game at Priory Lane.

Striker Wayne Gray gave Bath the lead with a powerful effort from the edge of the area in the 29th minute. Journeyman striker Clyde Wijnhard doubled Bath's lead with a well executed finish on 40 minutes.

Kouman scored with a powerful close range effort in the 50th minute to extend the lead further. Striker Andy Atkin pulled one back for Eastbourne Boro after 51 minutes with a placed shot.

Gray then had a chance to score from the penalty spot on the 54 minute mark but missed his spot-kick. Then followed controversy as Bath were denied claims by midfielder Chris Allen for a penalty. An error from Matthew Carlisle allowed striker Jamie Taylor to score a powerful effort.

Attendance: 480

One down, 4 to go. Both Chelmsford and Braintree won their home games 1-0, but Salisbury tied up there match to fall within 2 points of us.

Another away game before the big home double header vs Braintree and Salisbury.

Bath edge out opponents in close encounter

Bath City 2 - 1 Chelmsford City (Blue Square South)

Bath City won a hard fought battle against Chelmsford City on a fine spring afternoon at Twerton Park.

An error from Craig Holloway allowed midfielder Amadou Kouman to score a well timed close range finish. Striker Ian Armstrong then equalised for Chelmsford in the 27th minute with a placed shot.

Experienced winger Florin Pelecaci scored what proved to be the winner for the home side on 46 minutes with a placed shot.

Attendance: 602

Things are tightening up at the top now! This was a must-win game for us to keep our title hopes alive. We were 7 points in arrears of Chelmsford who have fallen off their early season pace, but still have the potential to win all the games remaining. Now that we've got one over them we're only 4 points away from the top and Chelmsford, Braintree and Salisbury are all equal on 77 points.


5 more games to go for the season and 2 of them are home games against Braintree and Salisbury. More must-win games, but I'm glad they are at home. This is going to be an exciting run to the finish!

Chelmsford grab deserved win

Chelmsford City 1 - 0 Bath City (FA Trophy 2nd Rnd)

A fine afternoon at Chelmsford Sport & Athletics Centre saw Chelmsford City come out on top against a surprisingly lacklustre Bath City side.

The first noteworthy incident of the match proved to be controversial, with Chelmsford seeing a goal disallowed. Chelmsford finally took the lead when striker Ian Armstrong scored a placed shot on 57 minutes.

The match was remarkable for the number of fouls committed by Bath, who seemed more concerned with disrupting the flow of the game than playing it.

Attendance: 788

Not sure about a surprisingly lacklustre Bath team as we had just played 4 games in 7 days. I would have liked to have prepared a bit more for this one, but hoped a draw would bring the tie home for a real go at it. First half went to plan, but after we went down a goal we didn't have anything in the tank to chase it.

Bath players named in Team of the Week

Seven of your players were selected in the Blue Square South Team of the Week first eleven, including Kyle Letheren, Jared Hodgkiss, Callum Hart, James Nash, Michael Abnett, Amadou Kouman and Dexter Ravenhill.

Another record for the club: 7 players filling out the team of the week. Unfortunately we only drew with Workington in our first FA Trophy outing, so it'll be a return match at our place to clog up the schedule even more. Usually I don't mind replays as a revenue generating exercise, but we're going through a really tough part of the season with 2 games a week for the past 4 weeks. Luckily we have the cover sorted for most of our posisitons now, and no-one important is out with injury.

Picked up another young goalkeeper, more for coverage than squad improvement. Hopefully that will have the keeping position sewn up for the next few seasons.

Seventh heaven for Bath

Bath City 7 - 1 Eastbourne Borough (Blue Square South)

The final score of 7 - 1 didn't flatter Bath City as they totally controlled their Blue Square South game against Eastbourne Borough at Twerton Park. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Bath's Amadou Kouman.

Midfielder Amadou Kouman gave Bath the lead with a placed shot in the 13th minute. Kouman doubled Bath's lead with a well timed close range finish on 43 minutes.

Kouman added his 3rd goal of the game with a placed shot on 51 minutes. Striker Wayne Gray then added to the lead with a powerful close range effort on 56 minutes.

Centre-back Leon Legge pulled one back for Eastbourne Boro after 60 minutes with a close range header. An error from Dan Smith allowed Gray to score a placed shot from close range. Gray added his 3rd goal of the game with a placed shot on 75 minutes.

Young full-back Matthew Carlisle completed the rout with a placed shot on 80 minutes.

Attendance: 335

Finally some fireworks in the Leaague! We've been keeping our heads above water with a couple of draws and a win or 2, but no form like the top 2 in the league. Hopefully this will take the team onward to fire up another string of wins.