We begin the new year with a relatively short trip east to take on Willand Rovers at Silver Street in Division One South. Willand are having a similar season to Bideford as far as the league goes sitting one point and one position above The Robins currently. Rovers had been on an really good run of four straight league wins including a 7-0 demolition of Moneyfields but have lost their last two heading into New Year’s Day at Winchester and Bristol Manor Farm. Bideford picked up a very important derby win over Barnstaple on Boxing Day to give themselves some breathing space in the lower reaches of the division. It was Bideford’s fifth league win of the season and all of them have come at home so The Robins will be looking for that illusive away victory at Silver Street tomorrow afternoon.

Form Guide

Willand Rovers’ last six (WWWWLL) Pos 14th W6 D1 L9 Pts 19
26/12/19 Bristol Manor Farm 2 Willand Rovers 1 (League)
14/12/19 Winchester City 3 Willand Rovers 0 (League)
07/12/19 Willand Rovers 2 Cinderford Town 1 (League)
30/11/19 Willand Rovers 7 Moneyfields 0 (League)
23/11/19 Slimbridge 0 Willand Rovers 1 (League)
20/11/19 Axminster Town 0 Willand Rovers 1 (St Luke’s Cup R2)

Bideford’s last six (WDLDLW) Pos 15th W5 D3 L9 Pts 18
26/12/19 Bideford 3 Barnstaple Town 2 (League)
17/12/19 Bideford 1 Melksham Town 3 (League)
14/12/19 Bideford 0 Highworth Town 0 (League)
07/12/19 Basingstoke Town 3 Bideford 2 (League)
03/12/19 Bideford 2 Evesham United 2 (League)
30/11/19 Bideford 3 Cirencester Town 0 (League)

A Brief History of Willand Rovers FC
Willand Rovers were formed in 1946 and played in the Devon & Exeter League until becoming founder members of the Devon County League in 1992. Willand would become Devon League champions in 1998/99 and again in 2000/01 where they would be promoted to Western League Division One. After four years in the division, Rovers won the Division One title in 2004/05 and with it, promotion to the Premier Division. Willand have only once finished outside of the top ten in the twelve years they’ve played in the Premier Division and were runners-up in 2009/10. In 2016/17 they finished in 6th place then narrowly missed out on promotion in 2017/18 finishing 3rd. However in 2018/19 Willand finally became Western League champions and secured promotion to the Southern League for the first time.

Willand Rovers FC
Silver Street
Willand
Devon
EX15 2RG
Tel: 01884 33885
Website: http://www.willandrovers.co.uk
Twitter: @WillandRovers

Most recent meetings:
26/08/19 Bideford 2 Willand Rovers 1 (Southern Div 1 South)
31/07/18 Willand Rovers 2 Bideford 2 (Friendly)
06/03/18 Bideford 3 Willand Rovers 2 (St Luke’s SF)
29/07/16 Bideford 5 Willand Rovers 0 (Friendly)
16/07/13 Willand Rovers 0 Bideford 3 (Friendly)
07/10/09 Willand Rovers 0 Bideford 0 (Western Prem Div)
25/08/09 Bideford 1 Willand Rovers 1 (Western Prem Div)
13/04/09 Willand Rovers 2 Bideford 0 (Western Prem Div)
21/10/08 Bideford 2 Willand Rovers 0 (Western Prem Div)
25/03/08 Willand Rovers 3 Bideford 0 (St Luke’s SF)
04/03/08 Willand Rovers 1 Bideford 1 (Western Prem Div)
28/08/07 Bideford 3 Willand Rovers 0 (Western Prem Div)