Odd Down have posted a respectable final placing of 12th in the 20-team Jewson Western League Division One table.
Odd Down on the attack during their 5-1 defeat at AEK Boco on Saturday 18th April | Photo © Odd Down FC
The side from the Lew Hill Memorial Ground won 13 of their 38 matches and gained 46 points.
In a tight mid-table, the Down finished two points behind 10th-placed Warminster Town and two points ahead of Shirehampton, who ended up 15th.
Champions Devizes Town clocked up 86 points.
Odd Down’s closing game of the season ended in a 5-1 thrashing at South Gloucestershire club AEK Boco on Saturday 18th April.
Odd Down before their Jewson Western League Division One 2025-26 finale at Hanham club AEK Boco | Photo © Odd Down FC
Hanham-based Boco led 3-0 at half-time in a match watched by a crowd of 184.
George Fowler broke the deadlock on the half-hour and Jack Ball then netted twice in seven minutes before the break.
Ball completed a 14-minute hat-trick early in the second half, which also brought a goal for Boco’s Corey Rawlings.
The hosts were 5-0 up by the 54th minute.
Odd Down move the ball forward during the Jewson Western League game at AEK Boco on Saturday 18th April | Photo © Odd Down FC
It was not until 15 minutes from the end that substitute Stan Dickenson found the target for the visitors. Alfie Kelsey provided the assist.
Odd Down: Matthew Green, Lewis Bahadur, Jasper Morris, Josh Howlett, Joe Paradise, Treyvond Anderson, Nicholas Taylor (Tobey Snelling, 65), Toby Davis, Alfie Kelsey, Sam Smith (Stan Dickenson, 65), Alfie Andrews. Unused sub: James Book.
Odd Down Development cruised into the Bryan Wells Charity Cup final by thumping visitors Meadow Rangers 4-0 on Tuesday 21st April.
Midfielder Duane Morgan was the star performer for the Devs, who scored two goals in each half.
On target were Abdoulaye Ndiaye, Tyrone Mulholland, Tallan Lewis and Kevin Boadi.
In the final, which will be played at Shepton Mallet, the Down will take on Wells City A or Coleford Athletic, who lock horns in the other semi on Wednesday 29th April.
Odd Down have now played seven successive matches in cup competitions – and their inactivity in Trophies of Radstock Mid Somerset League Division One has cost them top spot in the table.
Pilton United have taken over in pole position by one point from the now second-placed Devs.
But United have played 14 of their 16 league fixtures, whereas the Down have completed only 10.
And Odd Down could regain top spot tonight, Thursday 23rd April, when they go to Critchill Manor Estate to play Frome Town United Reserves (6.30pm).
Odd Down Development saw off guests Weston Village 3-1 on 18th April to reach the Somerset Intermediate Cup final for the second year running.
The Down’s goals in the semi-final victory over opponents from the Weston-super-Mare & District League came from Bill Turner, Ndiaye and Brandon Anstey. Jared Smith-Core was the winners’ man of the match.
Racehorse Rovers, from the Taunton & District League, will stand between Odd Down and the trophy when the final is held at Bowdens Park, Cheddar, on Friday 15th May.
The Devs will entertain Glastonbury Reserves on Saturday 25th April (2pm) and travel to Peasedown Albion Reserves on Tuesday 28th April (6.30pm), both in the league.
