Step 4

PIONEERS GIVE MITRES LESSON

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 December 2025

DIV 1 SOUTH
HARTPURY 3 BISHOP CLEEVE 0
By Leon Higgins

BISHOPS Cleeve suffered a blow in their promotion hunt with a sobering defeat at Hartpury.
The home side took the lead after 15 minutes through Noah Coates after Louis Manning sent the ball into the box onto the head of Vanylson Alexander Da Costa Silva, whose shot was blocked before Coates bundled the ball over the line.
Manning was again involved, this time with a dangerous corner being flicked onto Spencer Hamilton who tucked the ball into the back of the net.
Bishops Cleeve had a chance to get back into the game in the 73r...

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