[themaclad]

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Plymouth Parkway v Buckland Athletic


PLYMOUTH PARKWAY
The club was originally formed by Stuart Cadmore in 1988 when a group of players left the youth team Plymouth Kolts and joined the Plymouth & District League in Division 4. In that same year the club secured sponsorship from Exeter Airport, and as part of that deal they changed their name to Ex-Air Flyers. They were the first club in Plymouth to be sponsored from outside the city limits. The club colours of yellow and blue are from the colours of the airport logo and remain the same today.[1]

In their first season the club gained promotion and then moved the Parkway Sports Club. The club carried on to be promoted in successive seasons until it reached Division one and was waiting to join the Premier Division when the Devon League was formed in 1992.[2] The club decided to apply to become members of the Devon League instead as the Parkway Sports Club had sufficient facilities to join the league. The club was accepted into the league but the club had to change its name so they become known as EAF Plymouth FC.[3]

Before the 1993–94 season the Sports Club offered a number of extra facilities and help to the club, so the club changed their name to Plymouth Parkway FC.[4] Five seasons later in 1998 the club left the Devon league to join the South Western League. On the eve of the 2000–01 season the club became homeless with the loss of the Parkway Sports Club due to a disagreement over the terms of the lease and subsequent maintenance costs. As a result, and with special permission from the league, the club spent that season having to play all of its games away from home. During their build up to the 2001/02 season the club announced they would be developing an area of Manadon as their new ground, to be known as Bolitho Park. While work was being completed, with controversial assistance from Plymouth City Council, they used The Brickfields athletics ground in Devonport, before they moved to their new and current home in August 2003.[1][4]

In the 2006–07 season the club entered the FA Vase for the first time, making it to the second qualifying round in their first attempt.[5] A season later the club became founding members of the South West Peninsula League, when the South Western Football League and the Devon County Football League merged. The club has remained in the premier division of the South West Peninsula League ever since.

In the summer of 2016, Parkway merged with Plymouth and West Devon Football League club Bar Sol Ona, whose team became the Parkway Reserves in the East Cornwall League. It is here where Parkway get the design for their FC Barcelona-esque away kit from.[6]

BUCKLAND ATHLETIC

The club was established in 1977 as a youth team and joined the Torbay Pioneer League.[1] After winning the Devon Youth Cup, the club entered senior football, joining Division Three of the Devon & Exeter League in 1987.[1] They won the division at the first attempt,[2] and were promoted to Division Two. They were promoted again the following season, moving up to Division One.[1]

A fourth-place finish in Division One in 1992–93 saw Buckland promoted to the Premier Division.[3] They went on to win the Premier Division title and Football Express Cup in 1994–95,[4][5] and the East Devon Senior Cup the following season.[6] The club won the Premier Division Cup in 1997–98, and after retaining it the following season,[7] they were Premier Division champions again in 1999–2000.[4]

After winning their second Premier Division title, Buckland moved up to the Devon County League, and were runners-up in their first season.[8] In 2007 the league merged with the South Western League to form the South West Peninsula League, with Buckland placed in the Premier Division. They were Premier Division champions in 2009–10 and retained the title the following season.[8] After finishing as Premier Division runners-up in 2011–12, the club were promoted to the Premier Division of the Western League. In 2014–15 they were Western League runners-up.[8]



Whilst the eyes on the world will be on Anfield tomorrow night, the world's most famous cup competition starts and these two Toolstation League sides have been pitted together. Both have played one game with Parkway winning 7-1 with Adam Carter bagging four of them their unlucky victims Cadbury Heath and Athletic losing, Parkway'sgoal difference of plus 6 suggests they may be slight favourites.

With this thread will go as fare as I can until I end up with a Premiership club because that these days is where the romance ends

Parkways website
https://www.ppfc.co.uk/

Buckland's site

http://bucklandathletic.com/

[Lord Snooty]

Tough one to predict this, but I'm also going for a home win.

[themaclad]

Parkway 1/5 with bookies

[themaclad]

Parkway take the lead on half time Jack Carver

[themaclad]

1-0 final score

[themaclad]

Friday 9th August 2019

The FA Cup

Plymouth Parkway Vs Buckland Athletic

The Full Time match report

Written by the clubs sports correspondent

Graham Lloyd

FT: Plymouth Parkway 1 (Calver 45) Buckland Athletic 0

Friday night football returned to a wet and windy Bolitho Park where fellow Western League side Buckland Athletic were the visitors in the Extra Preliminary Round of The Emirates FA Cup.

Despite the adverse weather conditions, a decent sized crowd of 181 had braved the elements. Parkway made two changes from last Saturday’s emphatic victory over Cadbury Heath. Ryan Lane replaced the unavailable Mikey Williams in midfield with Nick Milton returning to central defence and Aaron Bentley moving to right back replacing Will Tinsley who was named amongst the substitutes.

Playing with a strong wind at their backs and in frequent heavy showers, Buckland made the sharper start with Chris McGrath heading over from a free kick on 6 minutes. With Parkway unable to get a foothold into the game, Buckland continued to threaten and a strong run down the right from the dangerous Richard Groves saw his angled low drive tipped round the post for a corner by Kyle Moore in the Parkway goal. Parkway did manage a break on 8 minutes when after good build play Lane shot well over.

Buckland continued to push forward and Parkway had a fortunate escape on 12 minutes. A powerful free kick from around 25 yards by Groves smashed against the crossbar and was cleared to safety. This seemed to galvanise Parkway who gradually upped the tempo and started to gain some decent possession with their central midfield trio becoming more influential. On 15 minutes a good interchange of passes between Lane and Billy Palfrey resulted in Adam Carter slicing a dangerous cross just wide followed by another Lane effort being blocked.

Play now became more even with the two defences generally coping well in tricky conditions. On 26 minutes a Buckland break down the left created a good chance with the alert Groves glancing a header just wide from a teasing cross. With Jamie Lowry, Tiegan Rosenquest, Jack Calver and Palfrey now beginning to dominate midfield, Parkway had a reasonable shout for a penalty turned down on 36 minutes with Rosenquest seemingly brought down just inside the area. Rosenquest subsequently received the game’s first yellow card for remarks made to the referee. Parkway were now the more dominant side looking dangerous down both flanks with full backs Lane and Jordan Copp able to push forward in support. Buckland’s Joe Belsten then saw yellow on 41 minutes after a series of persistent infringements. From the resultant free kick on the left, Palfrey flashed his header just wide.

With Parkway continuing to press they took the lead on the stroke of half time. A surging run from midfield by the ever improving Rosenquest saw him play the ball into Carter who, with his back to goal, held the ball up well and cleverly set up the supporting Calver who calmly stroked home a low shot from around 10 yards for his second goal in successive games. Palfrey then received a yellow card in first half stoppage time for an unnecessary foul. A fairly even half with Buckland starting the brighter and creating a few decent chances with Parkway gaining more control as the half progressed and just about deserving their half time lead. Copp appeared to have picked up an injury towards the end of the half and was replaced by birthday boy Antonio Costa at half time with Lane dropping to left back and Costa slotting into midfield.

Parkway almost increased their lead on 47 minutes when a break by Rosenquest along the right saw his deep cross to the far post blasted well over by Calver. With Buckland being forced more on to the defensive, another penetrating move down the right on 53 minutes ended with Rosenquest’s cross being well defended. With the pressure mounting around the hour mark, further shots from Rosenquest and Palfrey were blocked by an increasingly overworked Buckland defence. On 62 minutes a fine through ball put Carter clear only to be denied by an excellent covering challenge in the 18 yard box by Danny Gaze. Carter was then replaced by Curtis Damerell on 65 minutes. With Buckland now being forced to play on the counter, Gaze fired well over from distance as the Parkway defence continued to remain strong with Moore rarely being tested.

Ryan Bush replaced Nick Rudge for Buckland on 68 minutes with Connor Bryant replacing the impressive Groves shortly afterwards. The experienced Kenny Griffiths in the Buckland goal was being called more and more into action as Parkway continued to threaten with another dangerous cross by Lane being smothered by the keeper on 70 minutes. With Buckland continuing to counter attack they forced corner on 76 minutes but were exposed at the back as Parkway raced clear from the corner to create a quick 3 on 2 break with Griffiths saving well to deny Calver.

Buckland made their final substitution on 77 minutes with Stuart Morgan replacing Dan Western. The lively Damerell then linked well with Rosenquest whose teasing cross skidded just wide. Calver was replaced by Fletcher Williams on 85 minutes as Parkway continued in the ascendancy with another Rosenquest cross just evading the incoming Costa who was just unable to get the final touch from close range. Griffiths then kept his side in the game in the last 5 minutes with a series of fine saves from Damerell, Williams and Costa as Parkway kept up the pressure to the end. Buckland threw more players forward going into stoppage time and, always being vulnerable with just a single goal lead, Parkway had a few nervy moments with the final action seeing a free kick from Cameron Kelly being blocked and going for a corner which was cleared with full time being called shortly after. A decent game in difficult conditions with Parkway coming into their own after a strong start by Buckland. The second half was more one way traffic and but for some fine goalkeeping, solid defending and profligate finishing, the scoreline could have been more comfortable for Parkway with their defence generally in control and Moore rarely being called into action.

Parkway will now entertain Evo Stik Southern League Division 1 South (step 4) side Paulton Rovers in the next round on Saturday 24 August with the planned league visit to Bridgwater Town having to be rescheduled. Parkway return to league action next Saturday with the relatively short (168 mile round trip) visit to Bridport.

[themaclad]

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Plymouth Parkway v Paulton Rovers
Venue

Bolitho Park

LAST TIME OUT
ST AUSTELL 6 PLYMOUTH PARKWAY 1
PAULTON ROVERS 3 CINDERFORD TOWN 1

PAULTON ROVERS

Paulton Rovers Football Club are an English football club based at the Athletic Field on Winterfield Road in the growing village of Paulton near Bristol. They were established in 1881 and currently play in the Southern Football League Division One West. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.
Paulton Rovers their first played competitive football in the Western Football League, which they joined in 1900 until 1904 rejoined 1905 to 1924 then 1925 to 1926 and again in 1929.

After World War II, Rovers were placed in the top division of what was now a two-division league but were relegated to Division Two in 1953. In 1960 Division Two was scrapped and for the next fourteen years the team played in the Somerset County Football League, but they eventually rejoined the Western League in 1974. When the league expanded back to two divisions in 1976 they were placed in the Premier Division but were relegated in 1981, only to bounce back three years later. A series of strong finishes in the late 1990s and early 2000s eventually saw them promoted to the Southern League in 2004 in the Division One South and West. After finishing fourth in 2013/14 they won a play off semi final at Tiverton Town 3–1 and then surprised Merthyr Town in front of a 2,201 crowd who had been unbeaten on their own ground in the league by winning 2–0 and gaining promotion to the Southern League Premier Division.

Paulton Rovers had reached the Division One South and West play-off semi-finals in 2006–07 losing 1–4 at home to Taunton Town and in 2012–13 losing 4–2 after extra time to Hungerford Town.

Having defeated Chippenham Town 3–0 at home in the 4th qualifying round of the 2009–10 FA Cup, Paulton were drawn at home against League One team Norwich City, which was televised on ITV1, making it Paulton's first live televised football match.[1] They lost the match 7–0. The official match attendance was 2,070.[2]

Their most successful manager to that date, Andy Jones resigned in February 2011 and assistant manager Paul Milsom and former captain and 1st team coach and former captain Mark Harrington took over as joint managers. Harrington took over a manager in June 2011 with Milsom as his assistant.



When Milsom resigned due to personal reasons on 8 December 2011[3] former Rovers centre half Nick Bunyard replaced him. At the beginning of the 2012–13 season Harrington stepped down with Bunyard taking over the reins and Milsom returned as assistant manager.

A harder task for Parkwway against opponents who are second in their league having won and drawn their two games with Ed Butcher scoring twice against Cinderford.

[Devongone]

Jamie Lowry who used to play for Chesterfield at full back or midfield and is now on Argyle's academy staff plays for Parkway. Jamie was on the verge of signing for Derby in a decent sized deal when he did his ACL.

He never really got back partly due to lack of opportunities from our current manager who I don't think rated him ...... and he ended up, because he's Cornish by birth, trying to resurrect his career down at Home Park Plymouth. What happened? Plymouth made Sheridan manager and any chance Jamie had of getting back evaporated.

Apparently he does well in Parkway's midfield. From all reports they are a decent team on the up, but Paulton do tend to win through a few qualifying rounds .....

[Lord Snooty]

Is somebody at Paulton a West Ham fan? Funny looking badge.

[themaclad]

Possibly LS