Tiger Roar - An unofficial Gloucester City AFC Website
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Welcome to Tiger Roar, an unofficial website that aims to promote everything good about Southern League Premier South side Gloucester City.
Online since the summer of 1998 the website has grown beyond belief and includes close to three thousand pages encompassing past and current player profiles, historical articles, videos clips, match reports and top quality photographs.
After 13 years in exile following the 2007 floods The Tigers returned to a rebuilt Meadow Park just in time for COVID to deny supporters access to games as the club sat proudly at the top of the league.
City fell to defeat at Plymouth Parkway this afternoon thanks to a late, late winner from Jacob Smith after it looked as though Daf Williams' men had salvaged a point thanks to an own goal from Sion Spence's cross. The home side had taken a first half lead through Ryan Brett who prodded home from close range.
City : Thompson, Leadbitter (Jones 74), Morgan, O'Regan, Williams, Watts (Phillips 59), Thomas, Hanks (Spence 59), Pinchard, Emmett, Obieri (Baidoo 59). Sub Not Used : C.Thompson.
Plymouth : Allen, Brett, Scarff, Williams, Hall, R.Garside, Watts-Bargiela (Smith 86), Ireland (Veale 73), Sullivan (Simmons 90+7), Nyadzazyo (Edgecombe 82), C.Garside. Sub Not Used : Warne.
Tuesday August 12th 2025
Ben Morgan nodded home
City won 2-1 away at Hungerford Town to go top of the league thanks to a defensive error and a winning goal from Ben Morgan. The home side pulled one back midway through the second half through James Ollis but Daf Williams' men held on to claim all three points.
Top, now stay there.
City : Thompson, Leadbitter, Morgan, O'Regan, Williams, Watts (Jones 87), Thomas, Hanks (Spence 65), Pinchard, Emmett, Obieri (Phillips 75). Subs Not Used : Chance, Baidoo.
Hungryford : Cairney, Angel (McDonagh 60), Smith, Berry-Hargreaves (Monks 85), Kotwica (Hooper 60), Williams, Duffus, Softley (Rose 89), Ollis, Shepherd, McGrory. Sub Not Used : Bancroft
Saturday August 9th 2025
Joe Hanks two more goals
Elis Watts unplayable
City just about won their opening game of the season 4-2 against Gosport Borough despite racing into a three goal lead.
Harry Emmett was in the right place at the right time to finish off a right wing move by the brilliant Elis Watts and a minute later King Baidoo was upended by the Gosport keeper who had come out to clear a ball which the defender beat him to, only to crash into the pacy City striker. Joe Hanks stepped up to score but the downside was that King's game only lasted until half time following the knock.
The game had started with a great chance for the away side which Jared Thompson was alert to knock the ball away from the Gosport striker, they'd regret this as Hanks sidefooted home his second following more good work from Watts but Ethan Taylor, the man who scored the goal in the playoff final for AFC Totton pulled one back when he drilled in a left footed shot wide of Thompson.
With a strong wind blowing from the south the Portsmouth team took advantage in the second half and pushed City back with a more attacking shape. Daf Williams didn't seem to change things to cope with this and nerves jangled when they scored a header from a corner through substitute Gunson.
Sion Spence looked like he'd scored a fourth goal but somehow shot wide but it did eventually come when Kieran Phillips seized onto a quick free kick and before he could get a shot away at defender slid in and did it for him.
City : Thompson, Leadbitter, Morgan, O'Regan, Williams, Watts, Thomas, Hanks (Spence 69), Pinchard, Emmett, Baidoo (Phillips 46). Subs Not Used : Jones, Chance, Obieri.
Joe Hanks doesn't quite mimic Chloe Kelly in his successful penalty run up
Saturday July 12th 2025
City fell to their usual defeat to Bishops Cleeve in the searing heat at Meadow Park today.
The Cheltenham side took the lead after a mistake by Jared Thompson before Michael O'Regan powered home a header from a corner. Two goals before the break gave the opposition a cushion before they added a fourth late doors. Trialist Dan John netted at the death.
City progressed to the final of the Severn SPort Shield with a narrow 2-1 win against Jamie Reid's Fairford Town at Meadow Park.
After a first half which saw City keep 90% of possession whilst being unable to find the net it took a moment of magic from Elis Watts who ran from left to right across the edge of the penalty area before placing a shot inside the far post. Fairford levelled from a corner through Luke Hitchman before Keiran Phillips scored a goal which he should be scoring week in week out when he found room by the penalty spot to sidefoot home a pass from Harry Pinchard.
The trialists appear to be Dan John, Jake Grimshaw, Josh Parsons, Curtis Jemmett-Hutson, Mal Nicholls and Jeff Barimah.
Saturday July 5th 2025
BRE powerful header
City opened their 2025/06 campaign under new manager Daf Williams with a 2-0 win at Glevum Park against Tuffley Rovers.
It was a good workout on a hard pitch with a strong wind from the south as all bar goalkeeper Jared Thompson City fielded different teams in each half. The goals came in the first through Joe Hanks and Ben Richards-Everton.
Among youth teamers Sam Sullivan and Jackson Thomas-Phillps were several trialists including Curtis Jemmett-Hutson from last season as well as a "Josh"
New Manager Daf Williams talks to his players at half time
Thursday May 15th 2025
Darren Mullings Yate Manager
Alex Sykes Evesham Assistant
The league allocations for the 2025/26 season have been announced; City remain in the Tinpot League Premier South and will face new opponents in Berkhamsted and Farnham Town whilst reaquainting themselves with promoted teams Evesham United and Yate Town.
Formers Tigers' Alex Sykes and Darren Mullings are involved with both teams; Syko is assistant at Evesham whilst Daz is Manager at Yate Town. Both will be welcome back at Meadow Park.
We will also face Uxbridge for the first time in 18 years since Alex Allard broke their hearts with a late winner in an FA Trophy tie at The New Lawn during our first season of exile.
Weymouth are also in our league for the first time since 2000, we've had some classic matches against them down the years and will expect a yo-yo club like the Terras to be challengers.
Basingstoke Town
Berkhamsted
Bracknell Town
Chertsey Town
Dorchester Town
Evesham United
Farnham Town
Gosport Borough
Hanwell Town
Havant & Waterlooville
Hungerford Town
Plymouth Parkway
Poole Town
Sholing
Taunton Town
Tiverton Town
Uxbridge
Walton & Hersham
Weymouth
Wimborne Town
Yate Town
Sunday May 11th 2025
Kamissa Stichter striker's goal!
This was literally a game of two halves as City completed their unbeaten campaign at home to Stockwood Wanderers with a 9-2 victory. The Bristol side took the lead within the first few minutes and despite City looking the more dangerous team held on to their advantage until the interval.
However. Two Luca Davis goals from the off were followed by a Sachi Kaneko-Grun hat trick plus others from Emine Akkurt and makeshift striker Kamissa Stichter. Unsung player of the season Daniela Soave scored twice late doors to make it nine.
Looking forward to seeing more Sachi Kaneko-Grun goals next season
Friday May 9th 2025
Daffyd Williams new Manager
Daffyd Williams has been named as City's new Manager following the decision not to renew Mike Cook's contract.
Daf was previously at the club as assistant to Lee Mansell for a year from September 2021 to September 2022. Since then he has had experience at Barry Town United and more recently as interim Manager at Newport County.
He first job was to re-engage the players from last seasons squad whilst releasing those that he didn't want; Ty Duffus, Dan Ball, Dayle Grubb, Brandon Smalley and Spencer Hamilton have been shown the door.
Monday May 5th 2025
Harry Pinchard City's best chance
Shit, Bollocks, Fuck, Wank. Another season in this shit league.
They scored, we didn't. A goal midway through the second half by Ethan Taylor was enough to send AFC Totton into the NL South while we have to stay here playing Wammering Dell and Rendcomb seconds. Sometimes I hate football.
City : Thompson, Leadbitter, Duffus (Jemmett-Hutson 85), Richards-Everton, Ball, Dawson, Williams (Phillips 90+3), Pinchard, Grubb (Emmett 78), Hanks (Smalley 69), Watts. Subs not used - Newbery, Phillps.
AFC Totton : Gosney, Oastler, Magri, Seymour (Austin 88), Rendell, Taylor (Hallett 90+4), Tanner, Collins, Bennett, Lee (Tomasso 82), McIntyre. Subs not used - Jefford, Blair.
Wednesday April 30th 2025
Ed Williams winning penalty
Never in doubt.
After a disastrous start which saw City ship two early goals from Rogalski and Taylor at Walton & Hersham in tonight's playoff semi-final Joe Hanks got Mike Cook's men back into the game when he glanced home an Elis Watts cross. Apparently the build up came from a throw in that should've been awarded to the London side, but it wasn't a Dagenham throw that day either so we know their pain.
Walton's keeper dropped an absolute bollock for Ed Williams' equaliser but kept his side in the game with save after save with City dominating the game. It went to penalties where Brandon Smalley, Elis Watts, Liam Cross and Harry Pinchard all found the net whilst Wayne Ridgley arrowed one wide for the hosts leaving super Ed to slam home the winning spot kick.
The final is at AFC Totton on Monday.
City : Thomspon, Leadbitter (Jemmett-Hutson 17), Duffus, Richards-Everton, Ball (Emmett 109), Dawson, Williams, Pinchard, Grubb (Cross 54), Hanks (Smalley 70), Watts. Sub not used - Newbery
On a day when the Reserves could've won the Championship again instead they fell to a bitterly disappointing 0-4 defeat at Southmead in Bristol.
On a hard pitch City were never able to get their passing game going and even though the home side had a player sin-binned and another sent off they fell behind. City weren't ever able to take advantage of the extra player as Southmead managed their loss incredibly well and never stopped pressuring their opponents and went on to score three more goals in the second half.
If Southmead beat City of Gloucester Ladies 20-0 next week they will win the league ahead of our Reserves.
City Women Reserves : Hancock, Mansell, Lewis, C.Gabb, Sterry, Feighery, Day, Kantorowicz, Rankin, McAusland, Baldwin. Subs - Ambrey, Ireland, Knibbs, Le Sueur, Clarke.
In an end of season dead rubber City were held to a 2-2 draw by Gosport Borough.
Harry Burns put City a goal to the good in the second minute firing home a loose ball after a shot had been saved by the Borough keeper. That meant that he'd scored in the first and last games of the season! A cross from Curtis Jemmett-Hutson was put through his own net in the tenth minute by a Gosport defender under pressure from Jadyn Crosbie.
However the away side pulled one back with a cross to a player who was absolutely unmarked in the six yard box before they equalised late doors from the penalty spot after Harry Emmett had brought their man down who was through on goal. Emmett was red carded too.
City Women celebrated a fantastic victory in the County Cup with a 2-0 win over Frampton Rangers at Bishops Cleeve tonight.
Emine Akkurt gave City a first half lead before Lucabella Davis doubled the advantage midway through the second half with a penalty after Sachi Kaneko-Grun had been fouled.
City : Linteo, Neall, Sheafer, M.Smith, Kaneko-Grun (Gomez), Akkurt (Lasmarias), Todd (Baldwin), Stichter, Grey, Soave, Davis. Subs not used - Clement-Hudson, Peck.
City cemented their playoff place with a professional 3-1 win at Hunts Copse to send Swindon Supermarine into the bottom four with one game to go. The result sets up an away tie at Walton & Hersham on Wednesday 30th and as much as getting into the playoffs is a good thing it's massively disappointing that we aren't at home and aren't likely to be even if we beat W&H. A tie at Totton probably awaits.
"striker" Joe Hanks scored twice today and had one ruled out for offside too, although the one that was probably wasn't and the one that wasn't probably was. Elis Watts scored the third goal whilst SS replied when a cross by Michael Fernandes may or may not have got a touch from Harry Williams.
City : Thompson, Leadbitter (Jemmett-Hutson 57), Duffus, Ball, Williams, Pinchard (Burns 77), Grubb (Cross 67), Hanks (Smalley 65), Richards-Everton, Dawson, Watts. Sub not used - Emmett.
Supermarine : Brabham, Turl, Campbell, Lee (Vine 61), Richards, Edge, Kotwica, Sims-Burgess, Fernandez, Spalding (Reivers 70), Dworzak (Williams 55). Subs not used - Mehew, Angel.
Friday April 18th 2025
Dayle Grubb scored twice
It can't be very often that you watch your team score seven goals and still come away feeling unsatisfied.
Six goals to the good at the break should mean a double digit victory right? Sadly the second half lacked the goals that the first had given us seeing just the solitary strike from Dayle Grubb to add to the goal that he scored in the first half.
City should've had a penalty in the first minute when Joe Hanks cocked his leg to shoot but was impeded by a defender but a minute or so later he'd beaten the offside trap and fired home off of the far post. Dan Ball quickly made it two when he angled a shot into the roof of the net before a goalless ten minute wait was ended when Elis Watts curled a left footed bended inside the far post.
Harry Pinchard squeezed on in off of the upright from outside the box before Ed Williams prodded home a loose ball after a goalbound shot was delfected his way and a minute later Dayle Grubb got the first of his brace in injury time.
Unfortunately the second half yielded just the one goal; a fine finish from Grubb as City rung the changes by bringing on all of their substitutes.
Marlow : Rhone, Oladunjoye, Hoath, Salmon, Ovenden, Curtis (Kelsea 62), Jallow, Nawaf, Maudner, Agar (Jack 79), Brown (Obodo 59).
Sunday April 13th 2025
Taite Scheafer scored winner
City staged a great comeback today to win 3-2 away at St Vallier in Bristol. Lauren Peck equalised from the penalty spot after Taite Scheafer had been fouled. But her goal was bookmarked between two for the home team. Substitute Sachi Kaneko-Grun got the second equaliser before Scheafer bagged the winner with minutes to go.
Unfortunately the reserves fell to a 0-4 defeat away at Whitchuch in their cup semi-final. Two goals in the two minutes before the break did for their hopes.
City Women Reserves : Hancock, Lewis, Ambrey, C.Gabb, Sterry, Johnson, Kantorowicz, Feighery, Clarke, Handisides, O'Neil. Subs - K.Smith, Ireland, Le Sueur, Chloe Day.
Saturday April 12th 2025
Ronnie Newbery re-signed
Another away game, another defeat. Not much else to write really.
Despite reports of City playing well in the first half they couldn't make their mark with a goal and were punished in the second when Chertsey Captain Luke Robertson scored for the home side. The goal came a good thirty second after Joe Hanks had gone down with a suspected head injury yet play continued.
I'm sure any fans who went wished they gone to nearby Thorpe Park instead.
City : Thompson, Leadbitter, Duffus, Ball, Emmett, Dawson, Williams, Pinchard (Grubb 77), Watts (Jemmett-Hutson 74), Smalley (Cross 56), Hanks (Crosbie 86). Sub not used - Newbery.
Chertsey Town : Strizovic, Collins, Fisher, Robertson, Duffy, Flanighan, Brown, Turner, Mazzone (Karczewski 86), McCoy, Lee. Subs not used - Little, Rogers, Birch, Young.
Sunday April 6th 2025
Sachi Kaneko-Grun hat trick
For the second time in two days Meadow Park saw an entertaining 3-3 draw.
Royal Wootton Bassett Town Ladies took an early lead when City keeper Sam Linteo misjudged a corner and the ball was headed home. The Swindon team had had a chance to score prior to that when the referee awarded a free kick following a back pass, something you rarely see nowadys. However Sachi Kaneko-Grun levelled and then put City ahead but the away side turned the scoreline on it's head with a breakaway goal and then an unfortunate own goal by Linteo after a shot bobbled out of her hands.
At that point City should've had two more Kaneko-Grun goals; one where she was wrongly ruled offside following up a Maggie Neall shot that had rattled the crossbar and then when her piledriver also hit the bar and bounced over the line and out but the referee rarely set foot outside the centre circle so was unable to away the goal. However Sachi finally got her hat trick with the equaliser three minutes from time.
Three girls from the U16s were given debuts today; Naomi Baldwin, Neve McAusland and Immy Mansell. Immy's dad Richard played for City during the 2005/06 season and her uncle Lee was City Manager more recently.
Sachi is clearly onside (look at the shadows on the pitch) as Maggie Neall kicks the ball goalwards
Saturday April 5th 2025
Joe Hanks saviour
WOW! What an exciting finish to a game that was marred by a turgid City display in the first half.
Joe Hanks came off of the bench to rescue a point and more importantly keep Dorchester equidistant from us in the table pretty much cementing our playoff place whilst a win for Havant & Waterlooville saw the Dorset fall out of them.
Dorchester had taken a two goal lead into the break; a third minute goal tapped in after the returning Jared Thompson had saved a point blank effort however he could do nothing about a superb free kick that was their second.
Despite City playing their own version of walking football Manager Mike Cook opted to keep the same eleven for the second half but when he finally did make a change Elis Watts pulled a goal back firing home the rebound after Harry Pinchard's shot was saved by the keeper.
The away side restored their two goal lead before Liam Cross won a penalty which Hanks coolly finished to set up a thrilling climax as the same player equalised with a diving header after a bit of ping pong in the box.
That felt like a win.
City : Thompson, Leadbitter, Duffus, Ball (Emmett 72), Williams (Crosbie 90+3), Pinchard, Grubb (Cross 53), Richards-Everton, Dawson, Jemmett-Hutson (Smalley 53), Watts (Hanks 66). Sub not used - Burns.
City's UDA Dev XI pulled off a stunning 10-1 win against their Newent Town counterparts at Meadow Park tonight. Caleb Thomas scored four goals whilst Jaxson Hundt got a hat trick. Captain Ty Lake finished the scoring.
City : Reetz (Rodriguez 46), Alfred (Diaz 61), Caraftis (McDonald 62), Hundt, Jobe, Johnson, Lake, Moss (Marquez 19), Muir, Patterson (Worley 61), Thomas.
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