Next Match – Weston Super Mare (H)
It’s a Somerset Derby at Twerton Park this weekend as Bath City will look to return to winning ways against Weston-super-Mare.
The Seagulls, managed by former City midfielder Scott Bartlett, are currently third and unbeaten in their last 12 in the league. On Tuesday night they drew 1-1 with Weymouth, a side they host again next Saturday in the FA Trophy. Their FA Cup run ended in round one at Bristol Rovers last week in their first outing at that stage since 2018.
Their midweek point was rescued with a late goal from Reuben Reid, the eighth they’ve scored from the 76th minute onwards, a record only bettered by Chelmsford City and Chesham United. At the other end, goalkeeper Max Harris is one of six ex-Bath City players at Weston, the most recent of them being Sam Pearson, who signed from Yeovil Town last month.
Dan Greenslade, Scott Wilson, Jordan Tillson and Sol Wanjau-Smith were formerly on Weston’s books. Greenslade will make his 100th league appearance for City should his feature while Tillson was part of Weston’s winning side over Bath City in March 2015, where current Aston Villa and England star Ollie Watkins was on target. Jerry Gill was also on Weston’s books before joining Bath City as a player in 1990.
City’s goal difference of +85 is their biggest in matches against any current National League South opponent, as they had a real stranglehold over their North Somerset rivals between 1912 and 2010, winning 32 of 34. The last 20 have been more balanced with City winning eight and Weston nine across all competitions.
Overall record v Weston-super-Mare: Pld 59 W42 D6 L11 F141 A55.
Past matches v Weston-super-Mare in National League South at Twerton Park:
|
Season |
Date |
Res |
F |
A |
Att |
Scorers and minute(s) |
|
2023-24 |
15/08/2023 |
L |
2 |
6 |
1435 |
Dan Hayfield 74, Cody Cooke 90 |
|
2018-19 |
27/08/2018 |
W |
2 |
0 |
1022 |
Sean Rigg 56, Joe Raynes 62 |
|
2017-18 |
26/12/2017 |
L |
0 |
2 |
879 |
|
|
2016-17 |
09/08/2016 |
L |
1 |
2 |
693 |
Marvin Morgan 81 |
|
2015-16 |
28/03/2016 |
W |
2 |
1 |
827 |
Tyler Harvey (2) 90+3 (p), 90+4 |
|
2014-15 |
01/01/2015 |
W |
3 |
0 |
712 |
Nick McCootie (2) 51, 73, Ross Stearn 90+2 |
|
2013-14 |
26/12/2013 |
W |
1 |
0 |
852 |
Ross Stearn 55 |
|
2012-13 |
26/12/2012 |
L |
1 |
2 |
683 |
Charlie Griffin 44 (p) |
|
2009-10 |
02/02/2010 |
W |
1 |
0 |
545 |
Kaid Mohamed 34 |
|
2008-09 |
24/02/2009 |
W |
3 |
0 |
466 |
Dave Gilroy 57, Chris Holland 69, Matt Coupe 76 |
|
2007-08 |
27/08/2007 |
W |
1 |
0 |
1080 |
Scott Rogers 40 |
Quirks:
- The clubs have never played out a draw in this league fixture with City hosting, though Weston prevailed on penalties in February in the Somerset Premier Cup following a 0-0 after 90 minutes.
- Weston opened the scoring in the infamous 2016 clash through Scott Wilson.
Tickets are available for Saturday’s match here. Remember you can save up to £2 on online advance tickets until 11.45pm on Friday 8 November.
If you’re unable to attend, you can obtain updates via:
X – @BathCity_FC
Bath City Radio – Bath City Radio or bathcityradio.mixlr.com. Also on the Mixlr app, search for Bath City Radio. Chris Chappell, Toby Wellington and Andrew Kerslake on commentary.
Come along to Twerton Park for this mouthwatering derby!
