Meet the Visitors 20

THE NEW SAINTS MEET THE VISITORS...

JON ROUTLEDGE - Born in Liverpool, the 26-year-old featured for Wigan Athletic against Portsmouth back in 2009, having began his football career at Liverpool’s famous academy. In 2010, he joined Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical on loan, before a short spell at Stockport. In July 2015, Routledge signed a one-year contract with Dumbarton before signing for TNS in May 2016. DANNY REDMOND - The 27-yearold Liverpudlian began his career in the Everton Academy, before moving to Wigan Athletic in 2009. Before leaving the club in 2014, he played a number of times, including games against AFC Bournemouth and Manchester City. RYAN BROBBEL - Ryan Brobbel joined The Saints in January 2016 and is a Northern Ireland U21 international that came through the Middlesbrough Academy. He played for York City and Hartlepool United before his move to the WPL and can play on either wing or as a number ten behind the striker. JOSH HMAMI - Beginning his career as a youngster with Bolton Wanderers’ Academy, A two-year scholarship with Accrington Stanley saw Josh go on to become the captain of the U18’s. He scored the only the only goal of the game, as his side beat Rochdale 1-0 in the FA Youth Cup. AERON EDWARDS - Aeron signed for TNS in 2009 and has become a mainstay in the side in recent seasons. Having played for Buckley Town and Caersws, the energetic midfielder has represented The Saints in European competition against the likes of Legia Warsaw, Slovan Bratislava, B36 Torshavn, Videoton and FC Midtjylland. CHRIS MARRIOTT - Chris Marriott joined TNS in 2009 and has established himself as the first choice left back at the club. Having graduated through the Wrexham Academy, the 2013 Manager’s Player of the Year has won six WPL titles and four FAW Welsh Cups. SIMON SPENDER - Simon Spender joined The New Saints from Barrow in 2011 and has established himself as a key figure in the team. The TNS number two has helped The Saints win four WPL titles in a row along with three FAW Welsh Cups and Two League Cups. BLAINE HUDSON - A towering 6’ 4” centre half, he began his career with Norwich City. Following a move to Cambridge United he then switched to the borders, where he first played for Wrexham and then Chester. JOASH NEMBHARD - Twentyyear-old Joash joined The New Saints from Evo-Stik League South side, Staines Town FC. Prior to joining Staines Town in July 2017, he spent time at Hendon FC and Chesham United. KANE LEWIS - Described as versatile, Kane Lewis can play anywhere across the back, with the ability to slot in at either centre-half or right-back, thus

bringing flexibility into the set-up at Park Hall. GREG DRAPER - Greg Draper joined TNS in 2011 and in his first season at the club helped his side to win the WPL by being top scorer. Having made his senior international debut for New Zealand in 2008 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Fiji. Before joining The Saints, Draper played for Canterbury United, Wellington Phoenix, Melbourne Knights and Team Wellington.

ADRIAN CIESLEWICZ - Adrian joined The New Saints in 2014. Born in Poland, Adrian was part of Manchester City’s Academy before signing for Wrexham. The wide man is known for his electric pace and has helped TNS win a domestic treble during his first year at the club.

JAMIE MULLAN - Jamie Mullan joined TNS in 2013 and has gone on to become a key player for The Saints. The tricky winger spent time with Manchester United as a youngster before playing for the likes of Northwich Victoria, Rochdale, Fleetwood and Alfreton.

DEAN EBBE - Born in Dublin, Ebbe is a 23-year-old striker who began his career at Shamrock Rovers. Playing for a number of teams in his native Ireland –Longford Town, Athlone Town, Cabinteely and Bluebell United –the 6′ 2″ striker then moved across the water to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2017.

KURTIS BYRNE - Dublin-born striker, Kurtis Byrne, began his youth career in England, with Norwich City, before moving north of the border to Scotland. The 28-year-old held permanent contracts at both Hibernian and Ross County, combined with loan deals at East Fife, Alloa Athletic and Brechin City, before another move took him back to his native Ireland and Dundalk. PAUL HARRISON - Having come through the Liverpool Academy, ‘H’ managed to get himself on the bench for his boyhood club but never made an appearance for the Reds. Since joining The Saints, Harrison has been an integral part of the side and has picked up Five Championship winning medals along with three Welsh Cups. HARRY BOWER - The Shrewsbury-born forward joined The New Saints FC’s Academy U13s at the start of the 2013-14 season.Harry has represented England Colleges during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, having both captained the side and scored on a number of occasions. KESTON DAVIES - 22-year-old Keston signed for the Swansea City Academy at the age of 8. His Swansea City career included playing for the Under23s at the age of 15 and captaining the Under-19s to two FAW Youth Cups. In addition, he was an integral part of the former’s 2016-17 doublewinning season, where he featured in 39 games. ADAM HUGHES - Having started his football career at Prenton Park, where he spent 10 years until the age of 16, Adam went on to play for the likes of Cammell Laird, Marine and Warrington. In addition, he played in the National League North for Vauxhall Motors. RYAN HARRINGTON - Born in Wales, twenty-year-old Harrington has represented his country through a number of age groups up to the U19s. Beginning his football career with Wrexham’s Academy, he then crossed the border to Everton. From there it was another cross-country move, as he signed for Aberdeen. LIAM PARRY - Born in Liverpool, Liam joined The New Saints FC’s Academy with the U15 age group and has been at the club ever since, progressing through the ranks to the point of signing his first professional contract at the start of the 2019-20 season. LEWIS DUTTON - The young goalkeeper has been with The New Saints since the age of 12. He played for Wales’ U18s for two seasons on the bounce and first trained with the senior squad at Park Hall at the age of 16. During 2018-19, Dutton spent considerable time on the bench, aged 17, gathering valuable first team experience. He also captained the Under-19s in 2018-19, and led the team to the FAW Youth Cup final, where they lost out to Swansea City. CJ CRAVEN - Signing his first professional contract at the start of the 2019-20 season, the talented youngster, who can play in both defence and midfield, made his debut for The New Saints against Bangor City at the age of 17.

Bala Town are currently trialling digital match programmes for the 2019/20 season.

The programmes are on https://issuu.com/balatownfc - you can read them on a desktop and also download the app from the app store to read on a mobile or tablet.

To read this season’s matchday programmes please use the link: http://www.balatownfc.co.uk/programmes/