BRADFORD on Avon players were celebrating at the weekend as they earned their first three points of the season with a 5-3 home win over FC Chippenham in the under 11s Blue Division of the Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News Mid-Wilts Youth and Minor League.

Matt Hayward, Jordan Pinder, Matt Meape and Tom Hyde (2) scored for Bradford.

Spectators at the game between Warminster Highbury and Trowbridge Wanderers were treated to an excellent display of football between two evenly matched teams.

Highbury took an early lead when a good through ball from Sam McEntee gave Ali Rose the opportunity to take a long range strike. Trowbridge quickly replied to see the sides level at the break.

The second half continued to be close with chances at both ends but two goals in quick succession saw Highbury 3-1 up, with Rose completing his hat-trick.

Wanderers refused to lie down and with 12 minutes remaining were rewarded with a good second goal. Wanderers pushed for the equaliser but with Sam Couch in dominant form in the Highbury goal the visitors held on for a good win against worthy opponents. Ferris Lamrabet and Lewis McGee scored for Wanderers.

Under 11's Green Division

LEADERS Melksham Park ran out 7-1 winners at home to Castle Combe Colts.

Third place Trowbridge Town Youth Blue ran out 4-0 winners at home to Derry Hill Boys.

Under 11's Red Division

AFC CORSHAM maintained their 100 per cent league record with a 5-2 win over Westbury Youth.

Flynn Precup and DJ Jordan scored for Westbury.

With missed chances by Devizes Town Youth and rugged defending from visitors Trowbridge Wanderers the score was kept at 2-0 to Devizes at the break, with goals from George Bissett and Tayler Worthy.

The second half was more positive from Devizes and with further goals from Worthy (3), Daniel Case (3), Bissett (2) and Cory Smith they ran out 9-0 winners. Man-of-the-match for Devizes was Tayler Worthy.

Under 11's Yellow Division

SHAW and Whitley completed their fixtures for this part of the season with an emphatic 10-0 win at Chippenham Town Rangers.

The win assures them of a place in the new Blue division in the new year. Shaw's goals came from Jordan Kirk (4), Kieren Mills (2), George Harding (2) and Matthew Bird (2).

Under 10's Blue Division

AFC CORSHAM Jaguars enjoyed their first win of the season, running out 3-1 winners at home to Trowbridge Town Youth.

Kieran McCaldon scored for Trowbridge.

Under 10's Red Division

TROWBRIDGE Town Youth's recent good form continued as they recorded their third win on the bounce by running out 5-0 winners away to Bradford on Avon.

Andrew Rendall (2), Ellis Fisher, Jack Thornton and Adam Petty scored for Trowbridge.

Under Nines Blue Division

MELKSHAM Park came close to their first win of the season at home to FC Chippenham. Melksham denied the visitors the lead when goalkeeper Jack Liddiard saved a shot from the penalty spot. Chippenham did breach the home side's defence once to take the game at 1-0.

Trowbridge Town Youth recorded their sixth win on the bounce by running out 5-1 winners away to local rivals Trowbridge Wanderers. Taren Storms Martino (3), Jordan Turnbull and George Dix scored for Trowbridge Town.

Under Nines Red Division

ON a soggy pitch Trowbridge Town Youth Panthers recorded their latest victory by running out 5-0 winners against Castle Combe Colts.

Jack Lambert kept his third clean sheet in a row which adds up to 120 minutes of football without conceding a goal.

As the score suggests the game was fairly one sided with Thomas Woods giving the Panthers the lead after just a few minutes.

Woods, Reuben Cross, with his first two league goals, and Liam Hammond completed the scoring.

Under 16's Blue Division

CHIPPENHAM Town Rangers gave leaders Trowbridge Wanderers a run for their money before going down to a 5-1 defeat.

Rangers took the lead through Darren Holcombe but Wanderers equalised before the break through Nick Ridout.

The second half was more one-sided, with Wanderers controlling the play and scoring a further four goals to finish 5-1 winners.

Trowbridge Town Youth remain in strong contention just two points behind the leaders with a game in hand following their 7-3 away win against Cricklade Youth.

Cricklade's goals came from Dan Walker, Joey Dorey and Neil Fisher.

Under 16's Red Division

DESPITE only starting with two players in their normal positions due to availability problems, Westbury did well to keep the score level at 0-0 at half-time in their home game against AFC Corsham.

The second half though was a different story as relentless pressure on the Westbury defence took its toll, with Corsham scoring four goals without reply. Matty Ralf, Lee Fernandez (2) and Steve Birch scored for Corsham.

Under 14's Blue Division

SHAW and Whitley were on the receiving end of a narrow defeat at the hands of visitors Bath Arsenal.

Bath took the lead after 25 minutes through Scott Eades but Shaw levelled soon after when a sweeping move ended with Pete Tye volleying home an inch perfect cross from Ian Jeffery.

Shaw continued to take the game to their opponents, with Danny King proving a thorn in the Bath defence but with 10 minutes left a long range shot by Ashley Barnes eluded the home keeper and found the net off the post to give Bath a 2-1 win.

Trowbridge Town Youth proved too strong for the 10 men of Warminster Highbury and ran out convincing 11-1 winners in their last game of 2003.

Trowbridge's goals came from Scott Cunningham (5), Craig Sheppard (3), Liam Millburn (2) and Toby Dawson.

Aaron Donson replied.

FC Chippenham recorded their first win since September with a convincing 7-0 victory away to Westbury Youth.

Under 14's Green Division

IN a very sporting game, Devizes Blues led all the way, turning a half-time 3-0 lead into a 4-0 win at the final whistle away to Trowbridge Wanderers.

James Muir (3) and George Dyke scored the goals.

Other results saw leaders Bemerton Heath Harlequins run out 5-1 winners at home to Worton and Cheverell, Shaw and Whitley 2nds run out 3-2 winners away to AFC Corsham and Amesbury Juniors take all three points with a 4-2 win away to Calne Town Youth.

Under 14's Red Division

JAMES Mullery, Lee Hadley, Vinney Cambell and Nathan Ball all scored for Trowbridge Town Youth 2nds in their 4-1 home win against Melksham Park.

Leaders Bradford on Avon ran out convincing 8-0 winners at home to Marlborough Town.

Under 13's Blue Division

SALISBURY City Juniors remain top of the table following their nail-biting away win over Chippenham Town Youth.

The sides were level at 3-3 at the interval with the game going to 4-4 before Salisbury hit the all-important fifth goal to take the points.

Amesbury Juniors remain just two points behind the leaders with a game in hand following their 3-1 home win against Trowbridge Wanderers. Jack Gentle (2) and Simon Coward scored for Amesbury, with Scott Atkins taking the man-of-the-match trophy.

Under 13's Green Division

FC CHIPPENHAM move up to fourth in the table following their decisive 9-1 home win against Bromham.

The game between Durrington Rangers and visitors Bradford on Avon ended all square after a very entertaining 70 minutes which saw both sides hit the target four times. Jamie Castle (2), Tom Booth and Tom McBride scored for Durrington.

Westbury Youth ran out 3-1 winners away to South Newton and Wishford.

Under 13's Red Division

WORTON and Cheverell took a 1-0 lead in the first half in their home game against Shaw and Whitley and held on until late in the game, when Alex Bentham equalised.

Under 12's Blue Division

TROWBRIDGE Wanderers remain five points clear at the top of the table following their 7-0 home win against Castle Combe Colts.

Declan Harrison (4), Skip Ayoud, Jason Henley and Ryan Spong scored the goals.

Warminster Highbury move up to third after running out 5-0 winners away to Devizes Town Youth.

Trowbridge Town Youth remain in second place following their 3-1 away win against FC Chippenham, with Aaron Tinson scoring for Chippenham.

Under 12's Red Division

WESTBURY Youth bounced back from their three-game losing streak with a well-earned 4-0 win away to Melksham Park.

Scott Power and Kye Oxley scored in the first half and Martin Perry and Jack Coxall in the second.

FC Chippenham earned their first three points of the season with a 5-2 home win against Warminster United Youth.

Trowbridge Wanderers took a 2-0 lead in the home game against White Horse Juniors. White Horse pulled two goals back before two late goals from Wanderers secured their victory at 4-2.