Cullompton Rangers LFC
Cullompton Rangers 2008-2009
Computer working again...match reports up!
19th April 2009
The computer is working again, therefore the match reports page has several recent reports on it....starting with today's win versus Cheltenham which put Cully back in the driving seat for the league title.
Cully on top form
22nd March 2009
Cully scored 2 goals to beat Frome Town 0-2 at Speeds Meadow.
Cully continue unbeaten run
15th March 2009
Cully beat Bristol Uni 4-0, scoring all goals in the second half.
Cully battle back to snatch 3 points
7th March 2009
Cully came back from 2-0 down to win 2-3 in the dying minutes at Larkhall Athletic.
Cully denied win
1st March 2009
Cully drew 1-1 with Frome in a hard fought battle, in which Frome grabbed a point in the dying seconds.
Cully in Cup Final
22nd February 2009
Cully beat Old Suttonians 7-0 to head into their 3rd successive County Cup Final.
Cully in cup semi's
1st February 2009
Cully beat Alphington 6-0 to go through to the semi finals of the Devon County Cup.
Happy New Year for Cully
11th January 2009
Cully beat Taunton side, Bishops Lydiard, to progress to the 2nd round of the Pat Sowden trophy.
Cully in quarters
30th Nov
Cully did the double over Exeter Uni, beating them 0-12 away from home.
Cully in quarters
23rd Nov
Cully went into the quarter finals of the Devon County cup with a convincing 14-1 win over Barnstaple
Sanchez on song
26th Oct
Lola saved Cully with another hat trick to win 5-3 at home versus Poole.
Sanchez on song
19th Oct
Cully secured another win with an impressive 6-0 win away to Bristol Uni.
Cully keep unbeaten league record
12th Oct
Cully regain top spot in the league taking advantage of Frome playing in the FA cup, securing 3 points by beating Taunton.
Cully FA Cup Exit
28th Sept
Cully went out of the Womens FA Cup, narrowly losing to Frome 1-2 at Speeds Meadow.
Cully beat Exeter Uni
21st Sept
Cully continued there good start to the season with a 4-0 win over the University of Exeter.
Message from a poor, but happy chairman
15th Sept
A great start to the season with 3 straight wins and a total of 18 goals scored. The performance on Sunday was the best I have seen for a very long time. Phil will have a very difficult choice to make when he has a full squad avaliable.We must not get carried away though there is a very long way to go. The big test will be on 28 September when we take on Frome in the FA Cup
Cully score another 8
14th Sept
Cully scored another 8 goals, this time keeping a clean sheet too, winning 8-0 versus league newcomers Stoke Lane Athletic. 5-0 at half time meant that Bill had to pay up as he'd promised drinks all round if the girls scored 5 for the 3rd week on the trot, another 3 in the second half were certainly not unwelcome!
Cully score another 5
7th Sept
Cully scored another 5, this time versus Taunton town. The final score of 5-1 gave Cully another 3 valuable league points.
Cully score 5 in thrilling opener
31st August
Cully came away eventual winners in a well fought battle against Cheltenham Town. The final score of 3-5 reflected a cracking game in which it was never obvious who would come out on top.
Pre-Season over, league begins Sunday
24th August
The first pre-season friendly was against Yeovil, who were able to source a pitch in Chard at short notice. This gave both sets of players the opportunity to have a run out. Cully nearly surprised the Yeovil team having the first chance on goal, a break through early on seeing a ball through to Pope who shot just wide. As the game wore on Yeovil showed that they have stepped up their game since being promoted and out played the Cully girls, showing some great attacking football. If it wasn't for Emma Mingo in goal they would have been a long way ahead by half time. However, she was powerless to stop three great strikes as the half came to a close, one a stunning 35 yard shot. The second half saw Cully put up a stronger fight, and Yeovil only added one more to their scoreline. Cully were unlucky not to capitalise on their attacking play as the skills and pace of Rachel Javan and Lola Sanchez troubled the Yeovil defence. The final score of 4-0 was a fair reflection of the game.
Thursday saw a strong Alphington team visit Cullompton, however minus a goalkeeper...so Max's semi-retirement didn't last long as she donned the gloves for the away team. It was Max who was the busier of the keepers in the first 20 mins, with good attacking play from Lola and Angie Pope. Max denied the strikers their early opportunities but was unable to stop Lolas left footed shot after 20 mins. Alphington responded immediately and a mix-up in defence saw Burwood hit home from 35 yards. Cully regained the lead soon after when Bucky scored direct from a free-kick. Alphington had the last say in the first half as Burwood struck her second to make 2-2 at half time. The second half saw Cully step up their game, keeping Max busy in the Alphington goal. Strikes from Curly, Angie, Lola and Redders made it a comfortable 6-2 scoreline. Alphington never let their heads drop, Mingo denying Burwood her hat trick with a great save. Mandy Earle is still seeking her first Cully goal, coming close but hitting the post with her left footed shot from close range.
Todays third and final pre-season friendly was organised at short notice after Team Weston pulled out yesterday, thankfully Exmouth were able to bring a team to Cully instead. Max again donned the gloves for the opposition, Cully dominated early on but Max was on good form. The speed and youth of Alphington saw them take the lead with a great strike into the top corner of the net. Rachel Javan equalised soon after with a left footed shot and Cully took the lead when Pope scored from a Sanchez corner at close range. The lead was increased when Sanchez shot past Max after a one-two with Jess. Lola turned a defender from an Emma Jones cross to make it 4-1. Pope finished a shot from the left, placing the ball through Max's legs to make it 5-1 and Exmouths determination was rewarded with a second goal. Mingo averted the inital danger however the ball fell to a player on the edge of the box who put it into the back of the net to make the final score 5-2. Max had a cracking game in goal, saving a flick from Mandy Earle and several other good efforts on goal.
The girls start their league campaign on Sunday with a tough game away versus fellow league challengers Cheltenham Town.
Season underway this weekend
6th August
The girls have been training for a couple of weeks and the season starts this weekend with a friendly versus Exeter Rangers at Speeds Meadow. Kick off at 2pm, all supporters welcome!!
North Molton Tournament
Gaffer 1 v Bill 1
15th June
Gaffer drew level with Bill in the management stakes when his team proved more successful in the North Molton 6 aside tournament today. Gaffers team, Mingos Maulers, went all the way to the final with Bills team, Maxs legends, knocked out in the quarter final stages. A great day was enjoyed by all, and a well organised tournament was blessed with plenty of sunshine. The Maulers were Emma Mingo, Karen Buck, Angie Pope, Emma Jones (snr), Emma ('me julie') Jones (jnr), Becky Maunder and Sam Bell. The Legends were Maxine Coupe, Jess Hooper, Catherine Wright, Mandy Earle, Lola Sanchez, Leanne Griffiths and Kerry Powell-Tuckett. Bill, fresh from his success with his legends in Max's testimonial, was confident and took the Arsene Wenger approach with several 1-0 wins in the early stages. Gaffers team were more daring and scored a hatful of goals, but also made a game of things, going 1-0 down in two successive games.
Bills team were unlucky to go out 1-0 in the quarters, to Bideford. Their Cully counterparts got revenge for them, beating Bideford 3-0 in the semis to progress. Cully lost the final 2-1 to deserved winners Alphington. The top scorer of the day came from an unlikely source, defender Bucky, who enjoyed her 6 aside midfield role finishing freely to the shock of her team mates and manager.
8th June
The Cully AGM was held on June 1st with Bill Newcombe being re-elected as chairman, and also taking the role of secretary. Beccy Mitchell and Karen Buck will share the treasurers role for another season. The biggest change to personnel was Maxine Coupe taking the position of joint manager with Phil Tuckett. Everyone is looking forward to next season and hope that the girls will be able to put the disappointments of this season behind them to challenge for the league title.
The annual Cullompton tournament will take place on July 19th and 20th, on the day the girls will be doing a sponsored static cycle aiming to cycle the combined travelling distance to all the teams in the South West Womens Premier League...distance to be confirmed!! Next weekend sees the North Molton tournament in which Cully are entering two teams. Finally, training will start on July 6th at 11am at Cully, all welcome.
Cully Annual Dinner
11th May
The annual dinner was another success, thanks go to the mens team committee for organising it and the caterers for a popular meal. Speeches were well received by the ladies and 3 mens teams with the ladies side putting in a great attendance with 15 players and 7 others involved with the side showing up on the night. Gaffer pulled off a great speech despite having no notes...much to Kerry's dismay! Phil conveyed his thanks to Bill and Beccy for all their hard work behind the scenes. Our congratulations go to the winners on the night: Emma Jones (snr) winning most improved player, Maxine Coupe winning Managers player and Sam Bell taking the coveted players player.
Finally the Gaffer welcomed the new young blood, who will strengthen the squad next season and said a sorry goodbye to Kim Betlam. Understandably travelling from Bournemouth week in week out has taken its toll and Kimmy has decided to play for a more local side next season. We'll all be sorry not to see Kimmy every weekend but wish her well with her new club and hope she continues to come up to Cully for socials in the future.
Two dates for the diary: The AGM will be held on 1st June, 2pm at Speeds Meadow and the North Molton tournament is to be held on June 15th.
Bill's all stars win on pens!
8th May
Players past and present gathered at Speeds Meadow on Sunday to compete in a testimonial game to honour and celebrate the footballing career of Maxine Coupe.
Cheltenham clinch 2nd Place
27th April
Cheltenham grabbed second place from Cully in a 7 goal exchange that saw more bad tempers and bad refereeing decisions than good football.
Maxine Coupe Testimonial Match
A friendly match has been arranged as a tribute to the long career of Maxine Coupe, between the present Cullompton team and a team comprising of past players of Cullompton, Elmore, Exeter Rangers and others who have played alongside or against Maxine Coupe. If there are any players interested in taking part can they please contact Bill Newcombe on 07711 151828 or 01237 477243. The game will take place on Sunday May 4th and will be followed by a party in the clubhouse, so even if you do not want to play please come along and make it a day to remember
Argyle snatch cup back off Cully
19th April
Cully lost out to Plymouth Argyle in the County Cup final on Thurs night.
Cully prepare well for cup defence
13th April
Cully beat Bristol Uni, avenging their defeat earlier in the season and preparing well for the County Cup final on Thursday night
Cully concede last title opportunity
9th March
Penzance 2 v Cully 0
Cully finally conceded their challenge for the title when they went down 2-0 away at Penzance.
Message from Chairman
Despite a disappointing result on Sunday Cully can still bring the League title to Speeds Meadow. We have three games to go if we win all three we will be champions. It will not be easy but with the players we have we are capable of pulling it off. Let's all get our heads up and show Penzance on Sunday what a really good team we are!!
Cheltenham do Cully a favour
Cully may still be in with a fighting chance as Cheltenham beat Penzance 4-0 at home today. This result means Cully have dropped 10 points, Penzance and Cheltenham have both dropped 8 points. This means an exciting end to the season with Cully playing both Penzance and Cheltenham away in the coming weeks.
Cully lose title fight
2nd March
Cully continued their string of disappointing results with a 0-1 defeat by Larkhall. This makes the chances of Cully winning the league title impossible unless other teams also slip up in the final few games of the season.
Message from Chairman
Despite a disappointing result on Sunday Cully are still very much in the title race. With Penzance losing and facing the long trek to Cheltenham next week a win against Larkhall at Speeds Meadow will keep us in the fight. With away games at Cheltenham on 16 March.a home game against Bristol Uni on 30 March and a trip to Penzance on 6 April(rescedualed from 9 March) the run in is not easy but our fate is in our own hands. With all our players now fit and with the continued vocal encouragement from our supporters Cully have a great chance to bring the title to Speeds Meadow.
Cully fail to capitalise on Penzance slip up
24th Feb
Cully lost 0 v 1 to Bristol Uni, dropping a crucial 3 points along the way.
Cully progess to Cup Final
17th Feb
Cully beat Totnes and Dartington to set up a repeat of last years County Cup Final.
Cully share the spoils with the magpies
Sunday Feb 10th
Cully came back from a 0-2 deficit to draw 2-2 with league leaders Penzance.
Internet Updates Resumed!
Cully progress in the cup but drop points in the league
Sunday Jan 27th
After a short break due to moving house the Cully site is up and running again. In the meanwhile Cully have had a close shave to progress in the County Cup and dropped points in a well fought draw with Cheltenham.
Cully start 2008 well
Gloucester 1 v Cully 5
Sunday 6th Jan
Cully began 2008 with a convincing win over Gloucester City.
Cully progress in County Cup
Okehampton 0 v Cully 16
18th Nov
Cully began their defence of the Devon County Cup when they convincingly beat spirited Devon league team Okehampton to progress to the next round.
Another 3 points for Cully
Cully 7 v Poole 1
11th Nov
Cully scored 7 goals against a depleted Poole side during a less than spectacular match at Speeds Meadow.
Cully-Ween!
4th Nov
Cully enjoyed a cracking social at Speeds Meadow last night, check out the photos here.....video to follow a.s.a.p!! Well done to all involved and their efforts on dance routines and costumes!!
Cully score 5
2nd Nov
Cully beat Exeter Uni 5-1 in last nights evening match. This gives Cully a 3 point lead at the top of the table and a weekend off.
Chairmans Message
Congratulations on Sunday's great win which sees us top the table. With a home game coming up we have a great chance to go three points clear of Larkhall with a game in hand and six points clear of Penzance who will have two games in hand. There is still a long way to go and there are no prizes for being top in October. I'm sure Phil will keep every one's feet on the ground. I hear there will be some great entertainment lined up for the social evening on Saturday. I will not be able to attend as my youngest daughter is getting married. Have a great time and don't drink too much!!
Cully beat league leaders
28th Oct 2007
Cully played league leaders Larkhall Athletic and won 2-1, with Penzance in F.A. Cup action this result sees Cully go top of the table for the first time this season.
Redders brace secures 3 points
21st Oct 2007
Cully held on to beat Gloucester 2-1 at Speeds Meadow and secure a valuable 3 league points.
Cully lose after 2 hour FA Cup thriller
7th Oct 2007
Cully eventually lost 4-2 on penaltys after a 6 goal, 2 hour match at Speeds Meadow. Penzance will now progress to the first round proper in the FA Cup.
Redders hits second hat trick
Sept 30th 2007
Cully put in another good performance to beat Taunton 6-0 in the second round qualifying for the F.A. Cup.
Chairman Bill has the following comments:
"Another great win on Sunday. We now take on Penzance which will be a real test. I will not be able to be there as I will be in Spain(lying on the beach I hope) I wish all the team good luck and will ring to find out the score and hopefully have an extra glass or two of "Vino Tinto" to celebrate."
Cully comprehensively beat Uni team
Sept 23rd 2007
Cully beat Exeter Uni 7-0 in their second league game of the season, including a cracking goal from Maxine who came out of goal to play as striker for the last ten minutes and show us all how it's done! Match report to go up later today. Chairman Bill said
"Another good win on Sunday. Two league games with 10 goals scored and only 1 conceded and an 8-0 win in the FA Cup what a great start to the season. We continue on Sunday with the visit of Taunton in the FA Cup with the winners receiving £150.We must not get carried away however we still have to meet the likes of Penzance (in the league and if things go to form in the FA Cup] and Gloucester City who are the stronger teams in our League. I'm sure Phil will keep all the players on their toes. See you all on Sunday."
Cully proceed in the F.A. Cup
Sept 16th 2007
Cully comprehensively beat St Blazey 8-0 in the first qualifying round of the F.A Cup.
Cully Secure 3 Points
Sept 9th 2007
Cully made an excellent start to the season taking all three points from todays league game, beating Poole Town 1-3.
Cully face Poole Town
Sept 8th 2007
After last weeks league match was cancelled due to a lack of officials Cully face their first league match of the season against Poole Town. New to the league Poole Town are an unknown quantity, especially at their home ground. The Cully girls will be hoping not to slip up at the start of the season as they did last year, check tomorrow for results and match report!
Cully win 'Crystal Balls' Tournament
August 27th 2007
Cully beat 'World 7' in the final of the Crystal Balls 7-a-side tournament held over the bank holiday weekend.
Due to various previous commitments many players were unavailable, for the first day of the tournament there was sufficiently
few players that it was necessary for 10 year old Robyn Powell-Tuckett to make her debut as striker! The girls played good
passing football and proceeded to the semi-final having conceeded only one goal.
The following day the girls won the semi-final 6-0 against German team St Pauli LFC. The final was played against 'World 7' and the girls put on a good performance to win 3-0. Thanks to the Easton Cowgirls for organising the tournament.
This Sunday Cully face Larkhall Athletic (formerly Bath City) in their first league game, 2pm at Speeds Meadow.
Cully triumph over Team Weston
August 14th 2007
Cully beat South West Combination league side, Team Weston, in a solid team performance.
14/9/07 Match report now up
Cully face Newquay in first friendly
August 10th 2007
Cully played their first pre-season friendly last night against last seasons South-West Combination League winners Newquay. In a spirited performance the girls lost 2-0. Match report to follow.
11/9/07 Match report now up
FA Cup Draw
Cully have drawn St Blazey in the first qualifying round of the Womens F.A. cup. The game is set to be played at Speeds Meadow on Sept 16th. If Cully are successful in this round they will meet Taunton or Weymouth in the next round.
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Chairmans Message
Well that was a short close season!! Great to see so many brave the elements for our first training session on Sunday. Welcome to all the new players hope you all decide to join us. The season proper starts on Sunday 2 Sepember. There will be friendly matches before then starting with Newquay on Thursday 9 August.
Any others interested in joining us, training will be at midday at Speeds Meadow this Sunday.
Pre-Season Training Announced
Pre-season training will begin on Sunday 1st July at Speeds Meadow at 2:30pm. All welcome, new players can turn up on the day or contact r.h.mitchell@ex.ac.uk to find out more.
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