Welsh League/Tier

Founded 1967

Ground: Marston’s Stadium, Princess Margaret Way, Aberavon Beach, Port Talbot. Club Telephone Number: 01639 892960 E-mail: afanlido67@btconnect.com Website: www.afanlido.com

President General Manager Chief Executive Team Manager Reserve Team Manager Ladies Team Coach Programme Editor Web Master Photographer Phil Robinson Mark Robinson Alan Howells Paul Evans Gavin McCarthy Michael Cooling Peter Reynolds Peter Reynolds Gareth Elms

Life Members

Steve Cook, David Dale, Alfred Haas, Mark Hanbury, Michael Holmes, Alan Howells, Phil Isaac, Brunhilda Knaur, Harry Leonhardt, Keith Parry, Alun Rees, Peter Reynolds, Lynda Robinson, Phil Robinson, Helmut Solowy, Glyn Thomas, Brian Williams, Steve Wood.

Vice President

Brian Flynn

AFAN LIDO FOOTBALL CLUB HONOURS

UEFA Cup Preliminary Round One 1995-96

FAW Welsh Cup Runners Up 2006-07

Qualification for FAW Premier Cup 2002-03, 2003-04

League of Wales Runners Up 1994-95

League of Wales Cup Winners

1992-93, 1993-94, 2011-12 Welsh League Premier Division Champions 1987-88, 1988-89 Welsh League Cup Winners 2006-07, 2008-09 Welsh League Division One Runners Up 1984-85, 1997-98,2010-11 Welsh Intermediate Cup Winners 1986-87 Welsh League Reserve Division Winners 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2010-11 Welsh League Reserve Division Runners Up 1995-96, 1999-2000, 2002-03 Welsh League Reserve Cup Winners 2002-03, 2003-04 Welsh League Reserve Cup Finalists 2010-11 FAW Youth Cup Finalists 1980-81 Welsh League Youth Division Winners Welsh League Youth Division Runners Up 2015-16, 2017-18 2016-17 Welsh League Youth Cup Winners 1991-92, 2004-05, 2015-16 Welsh League Youth Cup Runners Up 1996-97,1997-98,2016-17 2018-19

SWFA Youth Cup Winners 1980-81

SWFA Youth Cup Finalists

1982-83 South Wales Youth League Winners 2008-09 South Wales Youth League Cup Finalists 2008-09 Port Talbot League Knockout Cup Winners 1968-69, 2014-15 Port Talbot League Reserve Division Winners 2016-17,2017-18 Port Talbot League Reserve Cup Winners 2017-18 Port Talbot Sunday League Division 1 Runners Up 1997-98 Port Talbot Sunday League Cup Winners 1997-98

On behalf of the club I’d like to welcome the officials, players and supporters of Cwmbran Celtic Football Club to the Marstons Stadium for this Cymru South league match.

I’d also like to welcome our three officials and hope you enjoy the game.

Head to Head

Last time we met here was on Saturday October 12th 2019 when we drew 1-1 with Kaid Mohammed scoring our goal. The return due on Saturday April 18th 2020 was postponed because of Covid..

Welsh League/Tier 2

P W D L F A Pts

At the Marston’s Stadium 5 3 2 0 15 2 11 At Celtic Park 4 2 1 1 8 12 7

We also met at Celtic Park on Saturday July 18th when we lost 0-3 in the first round of the League Cup.

Blood, Sweat and Cheers

Later in the programme there are photographs from our game against Llanelli linked to the give blood campaign supported by the club. Checkout the details and give blood, 350 donations of blood are required by Welsh hospitals daily. If you are between 17 and 66 you can book online at www.wbs.wales/AfanLidoFC. Next available dates are Llandarcy Academy of Sport on October 25th and 26th.

Forthcoming fixtures

The First team are home again next Saturday, kick off is at 2.30pm. Saturday week they are away at Trefelin with a 2.00 pm kick off. The Reserves are at home to Garden Village next Tuesday, kick off is at 7.30 The Ladies are home to Newport City on the next two Sundays. The first is a cup tie and the second a league game. Both games kick off at 2.00pm

Cwmbran Celtic football club was formed in 1925. In the early years the club was known as CYMS (Catholic Young Men's Society). After the immediate success of winning the Newport & District Division 2 Section A title in 1925/6 there was then a 25 year gap before the next trophy, the Premier Division title in 1950/1. The club disbanded in the late 1950’s largely as a consequence of national service call-ups but a large influx of junior and youth players brought about the reforming of the club in 1964 under the new name of Cwmbran Catholics. In 1970/1 Celtic won the Gwent Senior Cup. In 1972/3 with playing membership open to all denominations the club dropped the catholic title and re-named as Cwmbran Celtic duly winning the Gwent Amateur Cup and finishing runners-up in the Gwent Premier League. In 1979 the club bought its own premises at Oak Street, Old Cwmbran, the club's present headquarters. The club's ground was in Cwmbran Park but around 1995 they moved to the grounds outside Cwmbran Stadium which were shared with Cwmbran Cricket club. The cricket club later moved to Caerleon and Celtic obtained the lease from Torfaen Council.

Celtic played in the Gwent County League in the 1980s and 1990s and after gaining promotion as champions of Division 2 in 1986/7 remained in the 1st division for the next 10 seasons. However a disastrous slide found the club languishing in the 3rd division when Paul "Dishy" Richardson became manager in 1999. He transformed the side bringing in experienced exCwmbran Town stalwarts Mickey Copeman and Kevin Payne alongside teenage striker Shane Williamson who for a dozen seasons was top scorer. The side was later bolstered by the return of ex-professionals Ben Graham and Mark Parfitt who had started their careers with Celtic as juniors. There were successive promotions from the 3rd to 1st division between 1999 and 2001 and in 1999/2000 Celtic won the Gwent County league cup. In 2004/5 under new player-manager Mickey Copeman, the club were runners-up to Clydach Wasps who applied for membership of the Welsh Football League but their ground was adjudged not to be of the required standard. Celtic applied instead. Their ground outside Cwmbran Stadium was also not up to standard but Celtic were able to share Cwmbran Stadium with Cwmbran Town and so the Welsh League accepted the club's application. In their first season in the WFL, 2005/6, Celtic struggled near the bottom of the 3rd division all season. In April 2006 Celtic travelled to Chepstow Town needing a win to stay in the league. They went 1-0 down. With minutes of normal time remaining substitute Jason Price equalised but a draw was not enough. In the 9th minute of time added on player manager Mickey Copeman went up for a corner. The ball was cleared off the goal-line by a Chepstow defender, it hit Copeman on the back and rebounded into the net.