15th May - End of Season Presentations (Pictures are available via the Gallery.)

First Team    

Top scorer    - Dave Percival
Young Player of the Year   - Luke Smith
Supporters Player of the Year  - Adam  Sheppard
Managers player of the Year  - Andy  Bloodworth
Players player of the Year -  Gordon Saunderson

Reserves            

Clubman  -  Lee Murden 
Top scorer  - Matt Minnis 
Supporters Player of the Year -  Tom Berryman
Managers Player of the Year -   Paul Ford
Players  Player of the Year - Paul Ford 

Thirds
Clubman  -  Dave Burrows
Top scorer  -  Matt Minnis
Supporters Player of the Year  -  Sam Mcwade
Managers Player of the Year -  Gareth Johnson
 Players Player of the Year - Robbie Coombes

13th May 2004 - Planning Permission Granted

Planning permission has been granted tonight for modest ground improvements at Woodmarsh.
This news should now be enough to confirm Hellenic League Football next season.

Mail received from Wantage Town

Congratulations  on your promotion into the Hellenic League, Trowbridge is a 
club on the up and I'm sure you'll do very well in the Hellenic League. Look 
forward to seeing you in July for our Pre Season friendly, your team and 
Supporters will be made most welcome 
  
Steve Hale 
Wantage Town FC 

Mail received from Witney Town

Neil,
Congratulations to you everyone connected with the club on your fantastic Senior Cup win.
From supporters, players and officials of Witney United

4th April 2004 - Wroughton withdraw from league?

I have heard today that Wroughton have withdrawn from the Wiltshire League without completing the season.
As soon as this is confirmed, I will update the league table accordingly.
Points wise this will not affect us but it will help Stratton on goal difference when compared to us.
Let's hope it doesn't matter!

Robin 

21st March 2004 - Spurs veterans in charity match at Witney

Next Sunday (28thMarch) there is a charity match to raise funds for the Oxford Children's Hospital being staged ay Witney's ground.

The match is between an Oxfordshire Vets X1 (drawn from the Banbury District Veterans League which covers most of the county) and a Spurs Vets X1.

Names mentioned by the Spurs people include Martin Chivers, Gerry Armstrong, Mark Falco, Jimmy Neighbour, Tony Galvin, Ralph Coates and Paul Moran (although we will have to wait for the day to see who is actually there!)

Kick-off is 4.00 pm and cost if Family £5, Adult £3, Kids £1, concessions £2.

19th January 2004 - Wilts Senior Cup Quarter Final Draw

Corsham Town v Calne Town
Pewsey Vale v Bemerton or Downton
Trowbridge Town v Bradford Town
Westbury Utd v Shrewton Utd

14th September 2003 - Where do we go from here?

TTFC Treasurer Roy While has written the following letter to Douglas Ross, Town Clerk & Treasurer.

Where do we go from here?

  The new Trowbridge Town Football Club, now in our fifth season, have made a superb start. We are TOP of the Wiltshire League, still unbeaten. Our Reserves are top of the Wiltshire Junior League Div.One. We are confident of winning the Championship. Most of our players are Trowbridge based and have graduated from the successful Trowbridge Town Youth Football Club. Our management teams are also drawn from Trowbridge. They are all a credit to the town. We regularly attract 200 supporters to home games at Woodmarsh. These facilities are leased by the Youth Football Club from the Town Council. We have invested some monies into development along with the Youth Football Club and the Town Council. Unfortunately these facilities would not meet the requirements for entry into the Screwfix Western League, and this would prevent our promotion chances.

We are a members club with 260 paying their annual subscription of five pounds and receiving regular newsletters. Their support has helped the club to invest £26,000. Three years ago a number of us got together to consider the options for permanent facilities. We are grateful for the Town Council's support and Councilors Jeff Osborn and Peter Fuller represent the Council on our Management Committee. We have worked together with the Town Council and the Youth Football Club in a search for facilities. Lambrok was considered as well as Yarnbrook, also a site adjacent to Woodmarsh. Unfortunately negotiations for the latter have recently fallen through. As we all know land is not readily available in or around Trowbridge. In Chippenham the Town Council have been fortunate enough to acquire land and grants for development of substantial sporting facilities. We know that the Town Council would like to see similar facilities for the communities of Trowbridge.

It is 'crunch time' - where do we go? Some people have mentioned Southwick Country Park, others Hilperton. Perhaps we should appeal to local landowners who may be willing to release land for the community. I should be grateful if you would arrange for this letter to be circulated to your Councillors, together with a copy of the Club's recent newsletter (attached). I am sending a copy of this letter to the Wiltshire Times in the hope that they can lend their support to such an appeal. The Town Council, The Youth Football Club and ourselves have expended much effort on this matter. It is vital for Trowbridge that we get a positive result in the foreseeable future.

Letter dated 11th September 2003 and reproduced with permission.

7th August 2003 - Pre season round-up

The first team completed their pre-season friendlies last night, losing 1-0 at Larkhall Atheltic. Despite the result, this was a good performance by Trowbridge, who but for some very good second half saves by the Larkhall goalkeeper would have drawn or even won the match. Waleed Bakali & Adam Nunn were both back for Trowbridge and Manager Neil Kirkpatrick also took the opportunity to introduce some younger players from our impressive reserves. Gavin Eyre was unable to take part following a cruel 90th minute tackle at Calne which will keep him out for at least the first two league games of the season. The game at Calne finished 1-1, Dave Mitchell on the scoresheet. Having played three Western League clubs in pre-season friendlies, the first being a 2-1 win at Corsham, Trowbridge will approach the new season with confidence. The reserves have also started well, winning their first friendly 5-1 at Steeple Ashton.

9th June 2003 -
Corsham Print Senior Cup & Fountain Trophies Junior Cup Draw 2003-2004

1st Round: Melksham Tn v Chiseldon Castrol; Devizes Tn v Corsham Tn.

2nd Round: Melksham Tn or Chiseldon Castrol v Warminster Tn; Wroughton v Purton; Biddestone v Marlborough Tn; Trowbridge Tn v Westbury Utd; Devizes Tn or Corsham v Aldbourne; Pewsey Vale v Bradford Tn; Shrewton Utd v AFC Stratton; Cricklade Tn v Malmesbury Victoria.

1st Round: Biddestone Res v Bromham; West Swindon v Blunsdon Utd; Ferndale Rodbourne v Purton A; Marlborough Tn Res v Calne Tn; Lower Stratton v New College Swindon; Trax v Swindon Asians; Green Baize v Cricklade Tn Res; Wroughton Res v Pinehurst Old Boys; SKS Blyskawica v AFC Stratton Res; Wanborough Utd v Clarendon & Tidworth Garrison; QT Swindon v Westside; Chiseldon Castrol Res v Minety; Wootton Bassett Utd v Sherston.

Aldbourne Reserves, Down Ampney and Trowbridge Town Reserves all received byes into round two.

9th June 2003 - New League Sponsors & Line Up for 2003-2004

The Wiltshire League will now be known as  Plaister Autos Wiltshire League, following the announcement of a new three year sponsorship deal.  There will not be an intermediate division but there will now be two Junior Divisions.

The divisional line-up for next season will be:

Premier Division (18 teams)
Aldbourne, Biddestone FC, Bradford Town, Chiseldon Castrol, Corsham Town Res, Cricklade Town, Devizes Town Res, Malmesbury Victoria Res,  Marlborough Town, Melksham Town Res, Pewsey Vale Res, Purton Res, Shrewton Utd Res, Stratton AFC, Trowbridge Town, Warminster Town, Westbury Utd Res, Wroughton

Junior Division (17 teams): 
Aldbourne Res, Biddestone Res, Blunsdon Utd, Bromham, Calne Town Res, Cricklade Town Res, Down Ampney, Dunbar Westside AFC, Ferndale Rodbourne, Marlborough Town Res, Purton A, Sherston, Stratton AFC Res, Trowbridge Town Res, Wanborough Utd, Wootton Bassett Utd, Wroughton Res.

Junior Division Two (17 teams): 
Blunsdon Utd Res, Chiseldon Castrol Res, Down Ampney Res, Dunbar Westside Res, Minety, Sporting HKQ, West Swindon, Clarendon & Tidworth Garrison, Green Baize, Lower Stratton, New College Swindon, Pinehurst OB, SKS Blyskawica, Swindon Asians, Trax.

10th May 2003 - Presentation Night

2nd March 2003 - New local Radio Station covers Trowbridge Town

New local Radio Station "Moonraker FM" launched yesterday on a 28 day trial licence. The new station, available on 106.8 FM will primarily cover Trowbridge & Bradford on Avon. Live reports from sports events will be featured and I have been asked to provide the live updates for Trowbridge Town. I made my Radio debut during the morning show with a match preview and again after 1pm. Ian Pugh (Moonraker FM Chief Executive) hosts the sports show on Saturday afternoon and he telephoned me for live reports during the match, at half time and for a post match analysis. Having never done anything like this before, I must admit that I found it quite exciting. I believe it went quite well apart from the beginning of the post match report when I thought that the connection had dropped. Listeners probably heard me saying "hello, can you hear me?". Not exactly professional of me I know but I should learn from this first experience.
Give the station your support by listening in and hopefully I can play my part for TTFC.

Robin

14th July 2002 - Trowbridge win charity event.

Trowbridge won 2-0 at Aldbourne, both goals being scored by Lewis Haldane.

This match was a charity event in aid of the young Trowbridge girl, Charlotte Wakeham who suffers from cancer.

Gordon Saunderson picked up the trophy donated by Don Rogers.

14th July 2002 - Best wishes from the USA

xxxxx xxxxxxx from across the pond sends his love and best wishes for the upcoming season. It's about time Trowbridge Town get back on the Footballing map - getting sick and tired of hearing all about Tommy "Pie Man" Saunders.

The above is an extract from a genuine e-mail, the name of the sender has been replaced with "xxx" just in case.

30th June 2002 - Pre season friendlies

Pre-season friendlies....
Sat 13th July  Aldbourne  Away  3pm
Sat 20th July Broughton Gifford  away
Sat 27th July Larkhall Athletic  3pm At Holt
Tues 30th July  Frome Town away  7.45pm
Sat 3rd Aug  Calne Town  XI  3pm at Holt