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Visitors Longwell Green
Sports F.C.

At the end of season 2003/2004 the 1 Team gained promotion to t ok he
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Gloucestershire County League and following runners up to Highridge last
season, were along with Portishead and Bradford-on-Avon promoted to the
Western “Toolstation” League, we believe we may well have created a little
county history by being the only club on record that have achieved
promotion after only one season in the County League.

The club have always had an ambition to play at the highest level and this
was rewarded when Matt Hale rejoined the club he first played for as a 15
year old before becoming a professional footballer with Bristol City, he has
also played for Yeovil and Weymouth.

Matt returned in late 2003, to assist John Gibbs as 1 team player/coach,
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the team finished runners up to Sea Mills and were promoted to the County
League. During the summer Matt Hale was appointed Club Coach and 1 st
Team Manager. Now

The club has over years produced many young players who have gone on
to play for Conference and Western League clubs or have remained with the
club, a number are now in our First Team squad.

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In addition to the 1 Team we run a Reserves, 3 & 4 Team, also an U18’s
who will play in the Gloucestershire County Youth League.
At the beginning of 2003 the club changed its name from Longwell Green
Sports FC to Longwell Green Sports, joining forces with the Longwell Green
Juniors and forming a Senior & Junior Netball team to form a broader
community sports club. By

Longwell Green has always had a commitment to developing young players
and benefit from a tremendous spirit amongst its teams and club members.

At Present we are in Toolstation Division 1 . Our Present Manager is Chris
Alway, assisted by Alex Grimshaw.Although new to management theyhave
assembled a good squad of Players and we are hoping to have a very good
season.