Evesham United vs Bideford
Southern League Division One South
Saturday 22nd February 2020
3:00pm kick off
The Jubilee Stadium, Evesham

We’re back in action on Saturday after last week’s washout due to Storm Dennis as we head north up the M5 to take on Evesham. As has been the case in the last few seasons, Evesham are positioned in and around the teams battling for the play-offs and are unbeaten in their last three league games. A 1-1 draw at Winchester was followed by back to back wins over Mangotsfield and Melksham. The Worcestershire side did suffer a heavy county cup semi final loss to Bromsgrove Sporting inbetween those league victories. Bideford are unbeaten in four games, their best run of the season thanks to draws with Thatcham and Totton, and wins over Cinderford and Slimbridge. Those results have seen The Robins pull clear of any relegation trouble with the focus now on climbing the table and finishing as high as possible.

Form Guide

Evesham United’s last six (LLDWLW) Pos 8th W11 D6 L9 Pts 39
08/02/20 Evesham United 1 Melksham Town 0 (League)
03/02/20 Evesham United 0 Bromsgrove Sporting 6 (Worcs Cup SF)
01/02/20 Mangotsfield United 3 Evesham United 5 (League)
25/01/20 Winchester City 1 Evesham United 1 (League)
18/01/20 Evesham United 0 Cinderford Town 4 (League)
11/01/20 Paulton Rovers 5 Evesham United 3 (League)

Bideford’s last six (DLDWWD) Pos 14th W8 D6 L11 Pts 30
08/02/20 AFC Totton 2 Bideford 2 (League)
01/02/20 Bideford 4 Slimbridge 1 (League)
28/01/20 Cinderford Town 1 Bideford 2 (League)
25/01/20 Bideford 1 Thatcham Town 1 (League)
18/01/20 Bristol Manor Farm 2 Bideford 1 (League)
11/01/20 Moneyfields 0 Bideford 0 (League)

A Brief History of Evesham United FC
Formed in 1945, Evesham United spent the majority of their first forty competitive years in the Worcestershire Combination League (later renamed the Midland Combination League) where they were champions on six occasions. In 1992/93 Evesham joined the Southern League Midland Division where they played until winning promotion to the Premier Division in 2005 before being relegated after one season. In 2008/09 Evesham were crowned champions of Division One Midland Division and spent a further four years at Premier Division level but were relegated to Division One South & West in 2012. 2016/17 marked Evesham's 25th season as a Southern League club. In 2017/18 they finished in 4th place but were beaten on penalties by Swindon Supermarine in the play-off semi finals. In 2018/19 Evesham ended up in 7th position.

Evesham United FC
The Jubilee Stadium
Cheltenham Road
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 2LZ
Tel: 01386 442303
Website: http://www.eveshamunitedfc.com
Twitter: @EveshamUnitedFC

Previous meetings:
2019/20 Bideford 2 Evesham United 2 (Southern Div 1 South)
2018/19 Bideford 3 Evesham United 1 (Southern Div 1 South)
2018/19 Evesham United 1 Bideford 3 (Southern Div 1 South)
2017/18 Evesham United 3 Bideford 0 (Southern Div 1 West)
2017/18 Bideford 1 Evesham United 3 (Southern Div 1 West)
2016/17 Bideford 1 Evesham United 1 (Southern Div 1 S&W)
2016/17 Evesham United 2 Bideford 0 (Southern Div 1 S&W)
2000/01 Evesham United 3 Bideford 1 (FA Cup PR)