Escaped dog on pitch at Avonmouth causing referee to blow early for half-time. Captured and put in the pay hut (an act of genius!). Soon reunited with owner; escorted from the ground. Banning order? Avonmouth FC Portishead Town FC 🏆🏆 DOUBLE (C) South West Sports News nonleaguedogs Dogs of Non League

Plaque at Avonmouth FC. 'The greatest Downs player ever'. Only in BrIstol. Bristol Downs Football League Avonmouth FC

The Craig Franklin Stand at Avonmouth. There might be another stand of the same name just along the Portway at Bristol Manor Farm but you don't see too many structures quite like this. Avonmouth FC #nonleaguefootball

The officials take the field for Avonmouth v Portishead Town. Describing the ground as 'hard by the M5' would be no exaggeration. Constant rumble of traffic as the Saturdays start to get busier but the visitors have only come from the next junction. Avonmouth FC Portishead Town FC 🏆🏆 DOUBLE (C)

There may well be both King George V recreation grounds and King George V playing fields. The home of Avonmouth FC appears to be a recreation ground of that ilk. Avonmouth FC Fields in Trust 💚

Seen from all angles. Avonmouth v Portishead Town, 20 July 2024. Avonmouth FC Portishead Town FC 🏆🏆 DOUBLE (C) South West Sports News

Stockwood Green, near the A37 south of Bristol. Was taken there one evening not wholly of my own accord (but a good outing nonetheless). May even have been in the days of Stockwood Green Robinsons.. Stockwood Green FC

Through the lanes from Keynsham via Queen Charlton. Time only for a quick peep at the Fish Bowl, home of Stockwood Green, before moving on. They were getting ready for a 2pm friendly against Fry Club. Stockwood Green FC Fry Club FC South West Sports News

Cutters Friday, another of the cluster of clubs near the A37 out of Bristol, apparently still up against that doughty opponent from the 19/20 and 20/21 seasons. Cutters Friday Football Club South West Sports News

Before turning right for Bristol Telephones, a quick venture leftwards to Stockwood Wanderers. Pre-season friendly about to kick off at the same time: Bratton visiting from Wiltshire. South West Sports News Stockwood Wanderers FC Bratton FC

Bristol Telephones 4 Odd Down 2. Vistors led 1-0 and 2-1. Thought early on: "There's goals in this!". In what order - and to whom - remainded a mystery and a somewhat random process to the very end. Hugely enjoyable. Bristol Telephones FC Odd Down (BATH) AFC South West Sports News

Home of the 'Phones. Bristol Telephones Recreation Association. Football and rugby. Very Bristolian. Bristol Telephones FC BTRA Bristol

A lovely day for it. Bristol Telephones of the Western League. Not sure if I've ever seen a league game as early as 27 July. Bristol Telephones FC Odd Down (BATH) AFC

Bristol Telephones v Odd Down. Western League. A good start to the 'season proper'. Those dressing rooms would have been warm afterwards. Bristol Telephones FC Odd Down (BATH) AFC South West Sports News

Wasn't sure what this was at the time. Opposite side of Hursley Lane to Stockwood Green. Bristol Spartak. Youth football only these days.

Farm building at Chewton Keynsham, Somerset. Pretty certain the pre-1994 Popular Side cover at Plainmoor was put up by a company from Midsomer Norton. Must have been them? Similar design too. #tufc #torquay South West Sports News

At Buckland Athletic this evening. My warmest night at the football since Inverness five years ago. Already enjoying this season but I'll be cutting back on the tweets.

Splendid fence now separating the football from the cricket at Newton Abbot Spurs.

Picking the ball out of the net for the first time. Newton Abbot Spurs 4 Bovey Tracey 0. The SW Peninsula League starts.

St Blazey v Ivybridge, FA Cup (1-3). A better class of train on the Newquay branch on a summer Saturday,