Sunday 29th November 2015
Royal Wootton Bassett Town's Under 12 and Under 13 Blue sides joined the Under 16 Blue and Under 18 teams in advancing to the semi finals of their age groups' North Wilts League Cup competitions.
They did so in differing circumstances too. The Under 12 Blues came out on top by the odd goal in three in a tense clash against Swindon Supermarine 'J'.
The Under 13 Blues, on the other hand, had little difficulty in seeing off Avonvale United, scoring fourteen goals without reply as they moved a step closer to defending their crown.
Last week a brace from top scorer James Russell and a further goal from Oliver Sinclair helped the Under 16 Blues prevail in a nailbiter against Division One rivals Stratton Youth by the odd goal in five.
It was a more comfortable afternoon for the Under 18s, who comfortably defeated Highworth Town Juniors H 4-0. Jake Covey netted twice, with Daniel Murphy and Daniel Smith contributing one goal each.
Next weekend sees the Under 15 Blues look to make it five semi finalists when they take on Robins, while the Under 13 Blues aim to keep their treble hopes alive in the Wiltshire County Cup against Liden Community White.
While the main purpose of the youth section is to provide football to boys and girls of all ages and abilities, seeing our teams have success while doing that is something that the club likes to celebrate.
And so far this season, our youth sides have enjoyed great success in cup competitions, for which they are well deserving of congratulations.
It remains to be seen which will make it all the way to the final of the North Wilts League Cup. But to have five teams still alive at this late stage across five of the seven age groups where competitive football is played is some achievement.
Here's hoping we'll be able to match - or better - the 2008/09 season when the club had four cup final representatives!
Below is an overview of Bassett's youth cup finalists over the years:
2003/04
Under 9s - Winners
2004/05
Under 9s - Winners
2005/06
Under 11s - Runners-up
2006/07
Under 11s - Winners
Under 11s - County Cup Winners
Under 12s - Runners-up
2007/08
Under 12s - Runners-up
Under 13s Runners-up
Under 18 B - Runners-up
2008/09
Under 9 A - Winners
Under 13s - Runners-up
Under 14s - Runners-up
Under 16 B - Runners-up
2012/13
Under 10 Blue - Winners
Under 13 Blue - County Cup Runners-up
2013/14
Under 14 Blue - Runners-up
2014/15
Under 12 Blue - Winners
Under 15 Blue - Runners-up
Last modified on Sunday 6th December 2015 at 16:35.
