Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowls League
The Horsehay team. Back from left: Gareth Jones, Rich Simmonds, Dave Clayton, John Roberts Snr, Phil Harris, Steve Reeves, Rob Clarke, Neil Harris & Pete Burd. Front from left: Garry Owen, Craig Baugh, Andy Garbett, Gavin Bridge, Beth Reeves, Olly Harris, Jack Clayton & Phil Wain.
Team: Horsehay
2025 Captain: Andy Garbett
2025 Aim: Not to be bottom come the end of the season. Try to win a few more home games and hope to improve on last year’s results away from home. Find a way to keep ticking the points tally over .
2025 Position: 14th
2025 Points: 113
Audlem Special Events Alan Mayhew Trophy: 1st round (lost to Castlefields by 56)
Pool B: Semi Finals (lost to Adderley by 36)
Leading Player: John Roberts Jnr – 13 wins
Comments: Horsehay were bottom of the league since week 3 and never looked like moving off there. They lost their first 7 games, only scoring more than 3 once, getting their first win at home 11-3 against Wem USC. But only win followed in the next 7, but they did earn their first away win 9-7 at Adderley, and then beat Hanwood 9-5 at home. They did win 2 more home games, and avoided a whitewash, after having 4 last season, until the last game at Champions Castlefields, finishing one point better off than last season.
They couldn’t pull off a great escape this time though, losing to Woore by 7 at Monkmoor in a thrilling game.
| Position | Team Player | Games | Aggregate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Division | Play | Won | Lost | For | Against | Agg | Cons Wins | |
| 1 | 70 | John Roberts Jnr | 25 | 13 | 12 | 426 | 425 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | 101 | Garry Owen | 24 | 10 | 14 | 418 | 438 | -20 | 5 |
| 3 | 103 | Gareth Jones | 24 | 10 | 14 | 411 | 434 | -23 | 5 |
| 4 | 104 | Steve Reeves | 22 | 10 | 12 | 369 | 393 | -24 | 2 |
| 5 | 117 | Gavin Bridge | 24 | 9 | 15 | 403 | 438 | -35 | 2 |
| 6 | 123 | Rob Clarke | 25 | 9 | 16 | 423 | 477 | -54 | 3 |
| 7 | 152 | Craig Baugh | 24 | 7 | 17 | 346 | 446 | -100 | 2 |
| 8 | 164 | Richard Simmonds | 19 | 6 | 13 | 296 | 356 | -60 | 2 |
| 9 | 170 | Neil Harris | 11 | 5 | 6 | 184 | 202 | -18 | 3 |
| 10 | 184 | Jack Clayton | 15 | 4 | 11 | 213 | 276 | -63 | 1 |
| 11 | 186 | David Clayton | 18 | 4 | 14 | 262 | 354 | -92 | 1 |
| 12 | 188 | Andy Garbett | 18 | 4 | 14 | 250 | 346 | -96 | 1 |
| 13 | 203 | Oliver Harris | 14 | 3 | 11 | 185 | 274 | -89 | 1 |
| 14 | 210 | Steve Walker | 5 | 2 | 3 | 94 | 89 | +5 | 1 |
| 15 | 246 | Richard Jones | 5 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 100 | -41 | 1 |
| 16 | 249 | Peter Burd | 6 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 123 | -58 | 1 |
| 17 | 253 | Paul Powell | 13 | 1 | 12 | 169 | 260 | -91 | 1 |
| 18 | 273 | Spencer Collins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 0 |
| 19 | 281 | Beth Reeves | 3 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 63 | -20 | 0 |
| 20 | 284 | Phil Harris | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 42 | -25 | 0 |
| 21 | 286 | Dave Brown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 42 | -27 | 0 |
| 22 | 297 | Phil Wain | 11 | 0 | 11 | 142 | 231 | -89 | 0 |
| Date | H/A | Opponent | For | Against | Won | Lost | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 4th Apr | A | Meole Brace | 163 | 237 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Fri 11th Apr | H | Adderley | 202 | 210 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Fri 18th Apr | A | Hanwood | 169 | 242 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Fri 25th Apr | H | St Georges | 182 | 240 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Fri 2nd May | A | Highley | 173 | 212 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Fri 9th May | H | Wrockwardine Wood | 157 | 240 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Fri 16th May | A | Burway | 169 | 240 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Fri 23rd May | H | Wem U S C | 244 | 173 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Fri 30th May | A | Bylet | 197 | 223 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Wed 4th Jun | H | Castlefields | 137 | 245 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Fri 6th Jun | H | Hanmer | 223 | 193 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Fri 13th Jun | A | Sir J Bayley | 155 | 231 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Wed 25th Jun | H | Ifton | 183 | 238 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Fri 27th Jun | A | Ifton | 175 | 238 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Fri 4th Jul | H | Meole Brace | 200 | 241 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Fri 11th Jul | A | Adderley | 200 | 197 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Fri 18th Jul | H | Hanwood | 223 | 211 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Fri 25th Jul | A | St Georges | 173 | 247 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Fri 1st Aug | H | Highley | 206 | 228 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Fri 8th Aug | A | Wrockwardine Wood | 179 | 231 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Fri 15th Aug | H | Burway | 223 | 184 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Fri 22nd Aug | A | Wem U S C | 186 | 235 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Fri 29th Aug | H | Bylet | 227 | 201 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Fri 5th Sep | A | Hanmer | 170 | 227 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Wed 10th Sep | H | Sir J Bayley | 174 | 235 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Fri 19th Sep | A | Castlefields | 127 | 252 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Played 26 | 4817 | 5851 | 99 | 213 | 113 |