FROME has had an amazing season of grassroots football – with Frome Collegians AFC and Mells & Vobster FC, both seeing teams promoted!
Frome Collegians First team play in the Premier Division of the Wiltshire Senior League and finished a very respectable 8th in the table, which features some big Wiltshire clubs.
Frome Collegians Reserves and Mells & Vobster FC played in the First Division of the Mid-Somerset League, with some very competitive matches played between the two sides, which saw Mells become the league winners and Frome Collegians finishing in second place. This secures both teams promotion to the Premier Division of the Mid-Somerset League in 2022/23.
Mells also had a fantastic season in the cup competitions, winning both the League Cup and the Somerset Intermediate Cup, the latter seeing them face tough competition against the best of Somerset including Bridgwater Wolves, who put Mells under immense pressure in the semi-finals, but saw Mells run out 3-2 winners. The final saw them face Staplegrove FC where they won 3-1.
Frome Collegians Reserves also had a successful run to the final of the Paulton Hospital Cup but saw them lose to an in-form Coleford Athletic team, who both Collegians Reserves and Mells will join in the Premier Division next season.
Both clubs recently held their presentation evenings at Frome Cricket Club, where the following awards were presented:
Frome Collegians First Team: Manager’s Player award went to Ross Knapton, Player’s Player went to Ross Knapton, and Clubman went to Pete Weston.
Frome Collegians Reserves Team: Manager’s Player award went to Nathan Burrows, Player’s Player went to Sam Griffiths, Clubman went to Sam Griffiths, Top Goalscorer went to Jack Bradley and Playmaker went to Dale Rowlands. Frome Collegians’ John Fuller award went to Nathan Green.
Mells & Vobster FC: Managers’ Player went to Joe Smart and Adam Lock, Player’s Player went to Gary Coles, Clubman went to Tom Stanley, and WAGS Player went to Joe Smart.
Pre-season for Frome Collegians First team commences 28th June at The Old Showground. Please contact Karl Freeman via Frome Collegians’ Facebook or Twitter pages if you are interested in participating.
Pre-season for Frome Collegians Reserves and Mells & Vobster FC will be announced on their Twitter pages.
Frome Town United Football Club is a feeder club for Frome Collegians and Mells & Vobster FC and with some 600 youth players coming through their ranks, the future of football in the town certainly looks bright.
