Kick Off: 15:00
Ground Location: Saw Mills End, Gloucester, GL4 3DG
Directions: By Road: From North: From M5 Gloucester exit junction 11 and at roundabout take 3rd exit onto A40 for approx. 2 miles. At roundabout take 2nd exit (A417) for 1 mile. At roundabout take 3rd exit (look for Coroner's Court sign) for 1/2 mile then turn left on Sawmills End (Ibis Hotel/Coroner's Court). The ground is on the left just past the hotel.
From South: From M5 Gloucester exit junction 11a, and bear left onto A417. At roundabout take 2nd exit and continue on A417 for 1/2 mile. At next roundabout take 2nd exit (look for Coroner's Court sign) for 1/2 mile then turn left on Sawmills End (Ibis Hotel/Coroner's Court). The ground is on the left just past the hotel.
If you are using the A38, once you have arrived at outskirts of Gloucester, continue on A38, heading for Cirencester A417, Cheltenham and Ross (A40) and the M5 Motorway. At the roundabout where the A40 Cheltenham and Ross is the first exit and the A417 Cirencester; is straight on, take the fourth exit, to effectively turn back on yourself and then then turn left onto Sawmills End (Ibis Hotel/Coroner's Court). The ground is on the left just past the hotel.
From East: From M4 exit at Junction 15 – Swindon A419 and then Cirencester – then take A417 towards Gloucester. At Zoons Court roundabout take 2nd exit and remain on A417, then at next roundabout take 2nd exit into Corinium Avenue (look for Coroner’s Court sign) and then after 1/2 mile turn left at Ibis Hotel/Coroner’s Court. The ground is on the left, just past the hotel.
From West: Heading towards Gloucester on the A40, at the Over roundabout take the 2nd exit -signposted M5, Cheltenham A40 and Cirencester (A417). At the next roundabout (Elmbridge Court) take the 4th exit – heading on the A417 to Cirencester and at the next roundabout, take the 3rd exit, heading back towards Gloucester, on Corinium Avenue. Half a mile on, take the left turn to the Ibis Hotel and Coroners Court.
NOTE PARKING:
Travelling supporters are advised not to use the Ibis Hotel car park, as they will receive a charge from them – a limited area of parking is available at the ground itself, but the main parking area is just past the ground on the right hand side, or on the road itself, but not outside the residential housing.
Entry fee: Unknown
Floodlit Ground: Yes
Club Info:
The club was established in 1954 and joined Division Four of the North Gloucestershire League. In 1968 they moved up to the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League. The club were Division One champions in 2008–09, and after a third-place finish in 2010–11 they were promoted to the Gloucestershire County League.
Longlevens were Gloucestershire County League champions in 2012–13. The following season saw them win the League Cup and retain the league title, resulting in promotion to Division One West of the Hellenic League. They went on to win Division One West in 2014–15, earning promotion to the Premier Division
Last Season: The development is a new side for this season.
So far this season: Longlevens sit in mid table, currently 8th in the league with 5 wins and 2 draws from 14 games to date. Their recent games have seen them lose 8-1 to SC Inkberrow and 8-0 to Evesham Development, having beaten Tuffley 3-2 prior to the two defeats.
Jack Cornell is currently top scorer with 7 in 10 games, with Joey Haswell second with 4 goals, all coming in 1 game. Niall Priday has 3 from his 4 appearances.
Previous Meetings: Earlier in the season the sides met at Archdales with the sides cancelling each other out in a 3-3 draw. Vale taking the lead through Jordan Richards before Longlevens equalised on the half hour mark. Vale regained the lead just after half time through Josh Farnsworth before Longlevens once again equalised on the hour mark before taking the lead through a penalty with fifteen to go. Farnsworth restored parity between the teams but neither could find a late winner.