WELSH AND HELLENIC LEAGUE GROUNDHOP 24-27 August 2007
The sixth Welsh Groundhop, held in conjunction with the
eighth Hellenic League Groundhop, began on Friday 24 August 2007. As in 2006, the weekend
featured no fewer than eleven matches over the August Bank Holiday weekend. This
year’s Welsh hop featured five games from both divisions of the Thunder Road
Motorcycles South Wales Amateur League, whilst the Hellenic League hop had six matches
across all three divisions.
We kicked off on Friday evening with a trip to AFC
Porth at 6.30pm. On Saturday, our opening match was at Llangynwyd Rangers (10.15am),
followed by Brynna (1.15pm), Gilfach Goch Athletic (4pm), and finally Blaenrhondda at
6.45pm. Sunday saw us head into Gloucestershire for the two-day Hellenic hop to visit
Tytherington Rocks (11am), Shortwood United (2.30pm), and Fairford Town (6pm). Monday
began at Wantage (11.15am) before we travelled to Henley (2pm) and the hop rounded off at
Eton Wick (6pm).
FRIDAY 24TH AUGUST - AFC Porth 3 Caerau FC 0
SATURDAY 25TH AUGUST - Llangynwyd Rangers 1 Llanharry AFC 1; Brynna FC 2 Pencoed Athletic
3; Gilfach Goch Athletic 0 Rhoose FC 4; Blaenrhondda AFC 0 Ton & Gelli BC 2
SUNDAY 26TH AUGUST - Tytherington Rocks 1 Winterbourne United 1 (att 424); Shortwood
United 2 Lydney Town 1 (att 251); Fairford Town 2 Highworth Town 1 (att 310)
MONDAY 27TH AUGUST - Wantage Town 0 Hungerford Town 4 (att 259); Henley Town 2 Marlow
United 2 (att 204); Eton Wick 0 Binfield 4 (att 220)
previous hops
Northern League (1992-96)
Devon League (1997-99)
South Western League (2000-02; 2005)
Hellenic League (2000-2007+)
South Wales (2002-2007+)
Central Midlands League (2004-2006+)
Dorset (2005-2007+)
Top o' the Bank, Evesham Road, Broadway, Worcs
WR12 7DG tel 01386 853289 fax 01386 858036 email bill.berry.t21@btinternet.com
We kicked off on Friday evening with a trip to AFC
Porth at 6.30pm. On Saturday, our opening match was at Llangynwyd Rangers (10.15am),
followed by Brynna (1.15pm), Gilfach Goch Athletic (4pm), and finally Blaenrhondda at
6.45pm. Sunday saw us head into Gloucestershire for the two-day Hellenic hop to visit
Tytherington Rocks (11am), Shortwood United (2.30pm), and Fairford Town (6pm). Monday
began at Wantage (11.15am) before we travelled to Henley (2pm) and the hop rounded off at
Eton Wick (6pm).
