A Brief History of Bristol Manor Farm FC
Founded in 1960, Bristol Manor Farm began playing in the Somerset County League after securing a permanent home at The Creek in 1965. After progressing through the divisions, Manor Farm joined Western League Division One in 1977. Following five top ten finishes Bristol Manor Farm won the Division One title in 1982/83 and were promoted to the Premier Division where they would remain for the next 19 years. After being relegated in 2001/02, The Farm were promoted back to the Premier in 2003/04. They narrowly avoided relegation finishing 18th in 2012/13 but from there they never looked back with finishes of 2nd, 4th, 3rd and finally becoming Western League champions in 2016/17.

Bristol Manor Farm FC
Website: http://www.bristolmanorfarm.com
Twitter: @ManorFarmFC

Form Guide
Bristol Manor Farm have made a great start to life in the Southern League with eight wins from their first eleven games (W8 D1 L2) and are currently 2nd behind Taunton Town. The Farm are in excellent form winning five of their last six in all competitions, the only blip being a 5-1 defeat at home to Evesham United.

Bristol Manor Farm’s last six (WLWWWW)
21/10/17 Bristol Manor Farm 4 Cinderford Town 2 (League)
14/10/17 Winchester City 1 Bristol Manor Farm 2 (League)
07/10/17 Bristol Manor Farm 4 Cinderford Town 1 (FA Trophy PR)
03/10/17 Yate Town 1 Bristol Manor Farm 3 (League Cup R1)
30/09/17 Bristol Manor Farm 1 Evesham United 5 (League)
26/09/17 Bristol Manor Farm 6 Bishop’s Cleeve 0 (League)

Bideford bounced back from their recent cup disappointment with back to back league wins over Cirencester Town and Bishop’s Cleeve. However, suspensions and injuries mean Sean Joyce will be forced to shuffle his pack once again. Ben Seymour and Craig Duff will miss out after being sent off against Bishop’s Cleeve, while Sean Downing, Stephen Reed and Max Smallcombe are all still sidelined. Craig Duff should be available again after missing seven weeks through injury. Bideford’s last fixture against AFC Totton was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. The Robins are currently 11th in the division (W5 D0 L3).

Bideford's last six (WLDLWW)
17/10/17 Bishop’s Cleeve 1 Bideford 2 (League)
14/10/17 Bideford 3 Cirencester Town 0 (League)
07/10/17 Moneyfields 4 Bideford 2 (FA Trophy PR)
03/10/17 Bideford 2 Taunton Town 2 (League Cup R1) *Taunton won on pens
30/09/17 Haringey Borough 4 Bideford 1 (FA Cup Q3)
26/09/17 Bideford 1 Bodmin Town 0 (FA Cup Q2r)

Most recent meetings:
02/03/10 Bristol Manor Farm 2 Bideford 2 (Western Prem Div)
07/11/09 Bideford 2 Bristol Manor Farm 1 (Western Prem Div)
17/03/09 Bristol Manor Farm 0 Bideford 0 (Western Prem Div)
21/02/09 Bideford 0 Bristol Manor Farm 1 (Western Prem Div)
16/02/08 Bristol Manor Farm 1 Bideford 2 (Western Prem Div)
20/10/07 Bideford 1 Bristol Manor Farm 1 (Western Prem Div)

Our last meeting with Bristol Manor Farm came seven and a half years ago in the Western League when Ellis Laight and Clay Bond were on target for The Robins in a 2-2 draw at The Creek. Our last encounter at the Sports Ground was in November 2009 when two goals from Ben Wood gave Bideford a 2-1 victory.