The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham Town goal hero Ashley Hay admits ‘It’ll help with my confidence’ after completing a fine comeback by scoring the winner to defeat Barrow AFC 3-2 at the EV Charger Points Stadium. After the Robins fell behind to a Sam Foley header and a Ben Whitfield strike right after the second half interval, the hosts […]
“It’s one nil, a one-nil win counts” says the Cheltenham Saracens manager after earning a place in the Gloucestershire’s Women’s FA Cup Semi-Final. The Cheltenham Saracens Women edged past local rivals Cheltenham Civil Defence Service with a narrow 1-0 victory in the Gloucestershire Women’s FA Cup quarter-final, securing their place in the last four. A […]
Swindon Town Women’s reached the final of the Wiltshire County Cup, courtesy of a 2-0 against Royal Wootton Bassett as the red’s manager Richard Wood hails an ‘important’ victory. “(I’m) Pleased to get through to the final. It’s important for us as a club to try and win the county cup and be the dominant […]
Gloucester City continued their promotion push over the weekend with a 5-0 thrashing of Winchester City. It wouldn’t have been possible without player-of-the-match Harry Pinchard controlling the midfield, making it easy for his teammates. The Welshman set the benchmark early on when he put the Tigers ahead in just six minutes, and was crucial to […]
This season both University of Gloucestershire women’s football sides are unbeaten in the BUCS Western Tier Two and Three league. Despite incredible results on the pitch this season second team player Mollie Crocker expressed her frustrations due to the lack of acknowledgement from further afield. ‘”As a club we’ve noticed we’ve not been getting the […]
Cheltenham Saracens Women’s head coach Simon Galpin was relieved with their 1-0 win against Cheltenham Civil Service Ladies in their County Cup quarter-final fixture. “I’m glad that it is another game out of the way, the pitches are not great so it’s nice to play another game in the cup rather than the league. We […]
UOG Men’s 1’s have had a fantastic season so far and are still unbeaten in their league campaign. They’ve played seven games and have only dropped points once and this has led to them “”Enjoying the challenge and hopefully can get over the line in a few weeks time”. Starting centre half Ben Brown is […]
There are many unsung heroes within the footballing world, and Chris Farr has certainly been one of those during his time in the sport. Well-known in the Gloucestershire scene, he started out at Forest Green Rovers, and his introduction to the role wasn’t in typical fashion. “I was at the University of Gloucestershire working, and […]
Oxford United Women’s manager Sam Rose was pleased with his Yellows side who moved up to third in the table after a 1-0 win against struggling Plymouth Argyle. The U’s took an early lead through top scorer Phoebie Poole who took her tally up to eight making her the fifth highest scoring player in the […]
Gala Wilton’s new joint head coach, Harrison Ward, has teamed up with Gloucester City chairman, Colin Taylor’s son, Josh Taylor, to guide the Gloucestershire side away from relegation danger. Ward, 31, commented on being paired with Josh and what the future may bring, “Josh is a really good coach from what I can see, he’s […]