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Founded 1967 Ground: Marston’s Stadium, Princess Margaret Way, Aberavon Beach, Port ClubTalbot.Telephone Number: 01639 892960 E mail: afanlido67@btconnect.com Website: www.afanlido.com President Phil Robinson General Manager Mark Robinson Chief Executive Alan Howells Team Manager Paul Evans Reserve Team Manager Carl Hughes Programme Editor Peter Reynolds Web Master Peter Reynolds Photographer Gareth Elms Life Members Steve Cook, David Dale, Alfred Haas, Mark Hanbury, Michael Holmes, Alan Howells, Phil Isaac, Brunhilda Knaur, Harry Leonhardt, Alun Rees, Peter Reynolds, Lynda Robinson, Phil Robinson, Helmut Solowy, Glyn Thomas, Brian Williams, Steve Wood. Vice President Brian Flynn
Port Talbot League Reserve Cup Winners 2017-18
Welsh Intermediate Cup Winners 1986-87
Port Talbot Sunday League Cup Winners 1997-98
South Wales Youth League Winners 2008-09
Welsh League Youth Division Runners Up 2015-16, 2017-18 2016-17
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Welsh League Youth Cup Runners Up 1996-97,1997-98,2016-172018-19
Port Talbot League Reserve Division Winners 2016-17,2017-18
Welsh League Reserve Division Winners 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2010-11
Welsh League Reserve Cup Finalists 2010-11
Welsh League Cup Winners 2006-07, 2008-09
Welsh League Reserve Cup Winners 2002-03, 2003-04
FAW Youth Cup Finalists 1980-81
UEFA Cup Preliminary Round One 1995-96
Welsh League Youth Division Winners
Welsh League Youth Cup Winners 1991-92, 2004-05, 2015-16
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FAW Welsh Cup Runners Up 2006-07
League of Wales Runners Up 1994-95 League of Wales Cup Winners 1992-93, 1993-94, 2011-12
Qualification for FAW Premier Cup 2002-03, 2003-04
SWFA Youth Cup Winners 1980-81
Welsh League Division One Runners Up 1984-85, 1997-98,2010-11
South Wales Youth League Cup Finalists 2008-09
Port Talbot League Knockout Cup Winners 1968-69, 2014-15
Port Talbot Sunday League Division 1 Runners Up 1997-98
Welsh League Premier Division Champions 1987-88, 1988-89
Welsh League Reserve Division Runners Up 1995-96, 1999-2000, 2002-03
SWFA Youth Cup Finalists 1982-83
Welcome On behalf of the club, I’d like to welcome the officials, players and supporters of Swansea University Football Club to the Marstons Stadium for this evening’s Cymru South fixture.. I’d also like to welcome our three officials and hope you enjoy the game. Head to Head Last season Swansea University completed the double over us winning 3 0 here on Tuesday July 27th 2021 and 2-0 at Sketty Lane on Saturday March 5th 2022.. Previous Games (Tier 2) Thanks to Elite Groundcare who have kindly sponsored Sean Hanbury’s kit this season. P W D L F A Pts At the Marston’s Stadium 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 At Sketty Lane 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Club History
Swansea University has a Welsh League heritage dating back to the 1960s, when under its previous guise as the University College Swansea, the Club played at the highest level of Welsh football for nearly two decades. The University first entered the Welsh League in the 1966 67 season and incredibly won Division 2 in that season, sealing promotion to Division 1 at the first time of asking. At that time there were also 3 divisions, the Premier Division, Division 1 and Division 2. The students of Swansea continued to impress in the 1967 68 season by finishing runners up in Division 1 to seal promotion to the Premier Division in just 2 seasons a meteoric rise in similar fashion to the modern day Swansea University team. Unfortunately, the club’s stay in the Welsh League Premier Division was short lived and they were relegated at the end of the 1968 69 season but bounced back the following season as Champions of Division 1. Following another relegation in 1971 72, Swansea University stabilised in Division 1 until 1978, when they suffered a drop into Division 2. The club competed in the third tier of the Welsh League until 1985, when sadly it fell out of the league leading to a 32 year exodus which ended in 2017 with the return of the University to the higher levels of the Welsh football pyramid. The Swansea University team of yesteryear prospered and offered a platform for Swansea students to enjoy a high level of football whilst studying in south west Wales. These guiding principles underpinned the resurrection of league football at Swansea University in 2011. Team Swansea was started by a group of forward looking students, but not even the founding members could have predicted the second meteoric rise of the University team which has seen it return to the Welsh League. Only in its sixth season, the Club is still in its infancy but has had its fair share of silverware in that time. 4 promotions, 2 Gwalia Cups, 1 Senior Cup and an unforgettable 10 0 win in the final of the West Wales Cup in 2015. The pinnacle of the club’s achievement was sealing the Swansea League Championship and West Wales Cup double in May 2017. Which secured a historic return to the Welsh League. The first season back in the Welsh League in the 2017 18 campaign was a stunning success. Promotion to Division 2 was sealed with 3 games to spare as the University clinched the Welsh League Division 3 title with an emphatic 4 0 win away at Caerau FC in Maesteg. To cap off a fine season of football, the club not only won the title by playing some remarkable football, they also claimed the Division 3 FAW Fair Play Award, proving that it is possible to win with style, grace and outstanding discipline. The remarkable journey continued the following season when once again, under the guidance of Dafydd Evans and Wyn Thomas, promotion to the new tier 2 JD Cymru South was achieved through finishing runners up in Welsh League Division 2. An outstanding disciplinary record once again saw the University top the Division 2 FAW Fair Play table. Despite being tipped to struggle in the new JD Cymru Championship South, the squad once again showed great quality and resilience and played some fantastic football. The title was secured after 25 matches when Covid 19 brought the 2019 20 season to an end with the Club once again topping the Fair Play league table. Promotion to the JD Cymru Premier League was denied as a Tier 1 Licence was not awarded but this was subsequently achieved during the aborted 2020 21 campaign.
First Team Results & Scorers Welsh Cup @ Premier League Cup * Cymru League Cup # Mon Jul 25 Briton Ferry/Llansawel * A 2-3 Edwards, McCreesh (P) Fri Jul 29 Llanelli A 1-3 Hanbury Tue Aug 2 Barry Town Utd H 1-4 McCreesh (P) Fri Aug 5 Cwmbran Celtic * H 5 2 Jones C (2), Webber (2), Indjai Fri Aug 12 Taffs Well H 1 1 Jones C Fri Aug 19 Llantwit Major H 2 2 Jones C (P), Indjai Fri Aug 26 Swansea University H Mon Aug 29 Briton Ferry/Llansawel A Sat Sep 3 Pontardawe # H Sat Sep 10 Cambrian H Sat Sep 17 Hakin Utd @ H Tue Sep 20 Pontypridd * H Fri Sep 23 Ammanford H Sat Oct 1 Carmarthen Town A Sat Oct 22 Goytre United H Fri Oct 28 Abergavenny Town A Sat Nov 5 Pontardawe Town A Sat Nov 19 Cwmbran Celtic A Sat Nov 26 Briton Ferry/Llansawel H Tue Dec 6 Ynyshir Albions H Sat Dec 11 Carmarthen Town H Fri Dec 16 Swansea University A Tue Dec 27 Trefelin H Mon Jan 2 Trefelin A Sat Jan 7 Abergavenny Town H Sat Jan 21 Ammanford A Fri Jan 27 Goytre Utd A Fri Feb 10 Pontardawe Town H Fri Feb 17 Cwmbran Celtic H Sat Feb 25 Barry Town Utd A Fri Mar 3 Llanelli H Sat Mar 11 Taffs Well A Sat Mar 25 Llantwit Major A Fri Apr 7 Cambrian A Mon Apr 10 Ynyshir Albions A
Cymru South Division LeagueScorers Cup Total Pens Cup Update We have been drawn at home in two cup competitions. Firstly, we play Pontardawe in the new Cymru League Cup on Friday September 2nd, kick off is at 7.30 pm. We meet Pontypridd in the third round of the Welsh Premier League Cup (Nathaniel MG Cars) on Tuesday September 20th, kick off is at 07.45 pm. Last Monday the Welsh Cup draw for round 1 was made and we have a home tie with Hakin United who are based in Pembrokeshire. P W D L F A W D L F A PTS Briton Ferry 4 2 1 0 11 1 1 0 0 1 0 10 Taffs Well 4 1 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 10 4 10 Carmarthen 4 2 0 0 9 1 1 0 1 4 5 9 Cambrian 4 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 9 6 8 Llanelli 4 2 1 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 1 8 Barry Town Utd 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 8 5 6 Abergavenny 4 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 1 3 4 6 Trefelin 4 0 0 1 2 5 2 0 1 8 7 6 Pontardawe 4 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 1 2 8 6 Ammanford 4 1 1 1 5 9 0 1 0 1 1 5 Cwmbran Celtic 4 0 1 1 6 7 1 0 1 2 1 4 Goytre Utd 4 1 1 1 5 5 0 0 1 1 3 4 Swansea University 4 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 2 4 9 3 Afan Lido 4 0 2 1 4 7 0 0 1 1 3 2 Ynyshir Albions 4 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 2 4 1 Llantwit Major 4 0 0 2 1 4 0 1 1 3 6 1 Chris Jones 2 2 4 1 Carlos Indjai 1 1 2 0 Liam McCreesh 1 1 2 2 Josh Webber 0 2 2 0 Sean Hanbury 1 0 1 0 Jordan Edwards 0 1 1 0 TOTAL 5 7 12 3
Cymru South West Reserve League 2022-23 Welsh Cup Draw The draw as it affects local clubs Baglan Dragons V Pontardawe Town Trefelin V Llandridnod Wells Croesyceiliog V Ynysygerwn Matches to take place on Saturday September 17th Mon Aug 15 Ammanford H 2-7 Keen, Hanbury TBA Briton Ferry/Llansael H Mon Sep 5 Carmarthen Town H Sat Sep 10 Carmarthen Town A Mon Sep 19 Cwmamman Utd H Mon Sep 26 Garden Village H Sat Oct 1 Goytre Utd A Mon Oct 10 Port Talbot Town H Fri Oct 15 Pontardawe Town A Mon Oct 31 Seven Sisters/Onllwyn H Sat Nov 5 Trefelin A Mon Nov 14 Ynysygerwn H Sat Nov 25 Ynysygerwn A Mon Dec 19 Trefelin H Sat Jan 14 Seven Sisters/Onllwyn A Mon Jan 23 Pontardawe Town H Sat Feb 4 Port Talbot Town A Mon Feb 13 Goytre Utd H Sat Feb 18 Garden Village A Fri Feb 24 Cwmamman Utd A Sat Mar 17 Briton Ferry/Llansawel A Mon Mar 27 Baglan Dragons H Sat Apr 1 Ammanford A Sat Apr 22 Ammanford A
In a must win game against last season’s champions we struggled for long periods but at least had a share of the spoils.
Lido replaced Jay Thomas and Owen Williams with Ioan Evans and Liam McCreesh at half time but it was the visitors who went back in front on 54 minutes through Tyler Jackson. They attacked down their right and a low cross evaded everyone in the box for the unmarked Jackson to score at the far post. Again, this gave the visitors a lift and they were on top following the goal. Lido replaced Brad Flay with Liam Griffiths on 65 minutes and Llantwit lost a player to a red card three minutes later. Jamie Miller received a second yellow for a challenge. Lido finally equalised on 72 minutes when Carlos Indjai headed in following a deep cross from the right. Despite being down to 10 men Llantwit took the game to the Lido and looked the more likely to break the deadlock. They created several chances but were unable to finish off some excellent moves. With minutes to go Lido started pressurising the Llantwit defence but were unable to find a breakthrough. Danny Dina came on for Ben Keen to see if Lido could benefit from his long throws in. but despite several throws around the edge of the area Lido couldn’t take advantage and the game ended all square. Next
Friday Lido host Swansea University, another team in poor form and three points are a must to kick start the season.
Afan Lido 2 Llantwit Major 2
Neither side could take the early initiative and the first opening fell to the Lido on twenty minutes following a misskick by the Llantwit Major keeper. The ball fell to Chris Jones and with the keeper out of his goal Chris tried a shot from distance but was off target. Llantwit opened the scoring on 24 minutes with something similar, Aaron Jones poor kickout was seized on by a Llantwit player and his pass to Josh Morgan saw him through on goal and he made no mistake. Spurred on by this Llantwit piled on the pressure but couldn’t find an opening for a second goal. Lido equalised on 37 minutes when the referee awarded a penalty for hand ball. Chris Jones took it and sent the keeper the wrong way to give the Lido perhaps an underserved equaliser. Llantwit Major had one final effort before the interval when they fired over the bar from a free kick.
Steve Morris Steve signed for the club ahead of the 2019-20 season. Australian by birth he spent 18 months playing in Spain before being a squad member for Penybont in their undefeated season.
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Sean Hanbury Sean progressed through the junior sides within the club before joining Swansea City Academy. Was released at the end of the 2016 17 season and signed for the club in August 2017. Made his debut off the bench at Caerau Ely, made 24 starts scoring 5 goals. Signed for WPL Carmarthen Town in June 2018 before re-signing in June 2019. Left in August 2020 for Trefelin but re signed again in January 2022.
Sam Baker Signed in January 2022 from Briton Ferry Llansawel for whom he played for many seasons. Also played for Tata Steel, Giants Grave, Port Talbot and Ton Pentre.
Signed from Briton Ferry Llansawel in October 2017. Signed for them from then Welsh Premier team Port Talbot Town for season 2016/17. South African born he grew up in Briton Ferry and boasts Derby County, Rotherham Utd, Aberystwyth, Carmarthen and Port Talbot as his ex clubs. Missed season 2018 19 but re signed ahead of 2019 20. Left in July 2020 but re signed in June 2022
Aaron Jones
Sacha Walters - Midfield Sacha first signed for the club in 2001-02 while we were in the Welsh Premier and made 56 starts scoring 27 goals in a 4 year spell. After the club was relegated he left and played for several Welsh Premier clubs before re-signing in August 2016. Brings a wealth of experience to the side. Joined Briton Ferry/Llansawel in 2021 before moving on to Trefelin. Re signed for the Lido in August 2022.
Represented the Boys Clubs of Wales at all age groups. Played youth football here for a season, also played at Penybont, Cefn Cribwr, Porthcawl Town Athletic and Cornelly United. Re signed for us in January 2022 from Cefn Cribwr.
Steve Cann
Carlos Indjai Carlos signed for the club ahead of the 2015-16 season from Llantwit Major, also played for Dinas Powys. Is a Wales LD International. Although a winger, he filled in with great success as a full back towards the end of 2017 18 and is now operating as a centre back. Signed for then Welsh Premier Llanelli in July 2018 before re-signing for us in December 2018. Left and joined Newport City before re signing for the club in January 2022.
Chris Jones Played for Swansea City, Grimsby Town, Neath, TNS, Gloucester City, Port Talbot, and also played for Wales at Under 17,19,21 and semi -pro level. Signed during the 2016-17 season playing a handful of games before joining Carmarthen Town. Re-signed for the club in January 2020. Left July 2020 before re signing in January 2022
Liam Griffiths
Jay Thomas Jay is a youth team player who has represented the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wales. Caught the eye in a number of pre season matches and held down a first team slot before signing for Goytre United in August 2021. Re signed for the club in June 2022.
Joined us in August 2021 from Goytre United. Scored on his debut against Briton Ferry. Previous clubs include Pontardawe Town and Carmarthen Town. Won Players player and Supporters player of the year for 2021 22.
Ioan Evans
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Luke McDonald Youth player who was involved with the first team before football was suspended. Has represented the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wales. Bradley Flay Signed in August 2019. Had spells with the Cardiff City, Newport County and Nike Academies. As a senior player has played for Wrexham, Penybont, Monmouth and Cardiff Met. Has a Welsh Schools cap, represented Welsh Universities and been on the bench in a Europa League tie. Also trialled at Ross County. Is a Masters student in sports coaching and holds a UEFA B licence. Signed for Goytre Utd in July 2020 before re signing for the club in August 2022.
Ben Keen Ben joined us in September 2020 signing from Penybont. Also played for Porthcawl. Signed for Llantwit Major in August 2021 before re signing in January 2022.
Signed in September 2020 from Cardiff Met; has also played for AFC Llwydcoed. Managers player of the year for season 2021 22.
Owen Williams Owen signed for the club in 2013 from Tata Steel. Made his full debut at Bala in the Welsh Premier League. Transferred away early in 2017-18 but re-signed in February 2018. Joined Port Talbot in November 2018. Re signed for the club in August 20021.
Josh Webber
Signed in 2014, previous clubs include Pontardawe and Neath. In 2014-15 Josh represented the Wales under 18’s semi-professional side against the Republic of Ireland. He has also represented the Boys Clubs of Wales, was the outfield player in a tournament in Germany.
AFAN LIDO v Swansea University AARON JONES GARRYN GOODWIN STEVE CANN ADAM MORGAN SAM BOWEN WARREN HUDSON DANNY DINA WYN THOMAS IOAN EVANS HARRY HUDDART BRAD FLAY RHYS WILLIAMS LIAM GRIFFITHS GEORGE SELLICK JACKSON HALL JORDAN HUGHES SEAN HANBURY HUBERT MATRAS CARLOS INDJAI NATHAN TOWNSEND TRAVIS JAMES JACK ROSSER CHRIS JONES CHARLIE CORTEN BEN KEEN TOM JOHNSTON LUKE MCDONALD LUKE MARTIN JAY THOMAS HARRY MORETON SACHA WALTERS RHYS MORGAN JOSH WEBBER OWEN WILLIAMS MANAGER COACH PAUL EVANS DAN SHEEHAN ASSISTANT MANAGER COACH PAUL REID TIM HICKS PLAYER COACH COACH CHRIS JONES JACK LONG/JON BEALE PHYSIO FIRST AID LEIGHTON JONES Referee – Joseph Gibson Assistants – Harry Hendricks and Matthew Johnson Next games — Briton Ferry Llansawel Away Monday August 29th at 2.30pm Pontardawe Town Home Friday September 2nd at 7.30pm