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A word from our chairman Good afternoon and welcome to Coed Gwilym Park for today’s Ardal Southern league fixture against Cardiff Corinthians FC. I’d like to extend warm welcome to their players, coaches, committee, and supporters We are looking forward to testing ourselves this afternoon against a high quality outfit who have a great history at this level This is our first home league game in a month and I’m sure everyone is happy about that. The last three saw us play three league games. We managed to produce our best performance of the season against league favourites Pontardawe Town, winning 1-0 away but have followed that up with two disappointing results away at Cefn Cribwr and South Gower. Back to the league today in what will be a great test for the lads. We are gradually working our way back to full strength and I’m sure the experience the younger players had in recent weeks will prove Invaluable I once again would like to thank our sponsors Daley Homes and today’s match sponsors Jonathan Spencer and Martin Anthony for their support. To all our volunteers, keep doing the work you do as it's so important, as without you we wouldn’t be able to achieve the things we heivingare ac It just leaves me to say good luck, enjoy the ride, I’m sure there’ll be bumps in the road, but know we got the players, coaches and supporters to do something special this season Best wishes. Come on Clyd Dunno

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A brief history Clwb Pêl-droed Clydach Football Club was established in 2021 through the merger of two long-standing Clydach clubs – FC Clydach and Clydach Cricket Football Club. While previously successful, both clubs realised that there would be much to be gained from uniting and pooling resources. Through forming one club, the village of Clydach and the surrounding area now has a club that provides opportunities for teams from the age of 5 through to senior teams, for boys and girls. In our first season, the club secured Platinum FAW Club Accreditation which we have maintained since and experienced a great deal of success at junior and senior levels, including the promotion of our men’s first team to the West Wales Premier League and winning the 2021-22 Premier Division Cup in just our first season. Through the hard work of over 60 coaches, officers and volunteers, the club has continued to make progress both on and off the field. The minis and junior section has over 350 members including over 110 girls. We have over 50 youth team players registered and just short of 100 registered senior players. In 2023-2024, our 1st Team gained promotion to the Ardal Southern Leagues and will again play in the South West section in 2025-2026. We will also have two Senior Ladies team competing in 2025-2026 season. We are also a .provider of the FAW Huddle Programme to encourage girls into football

MATCH REPORT Pontardawe Town 0-1 Clydach FC Parc Ynysderw- Elite Stands Ardal S-W League – 27/9/25

In this Swansea Valley derby Clydach came out on top after a thoroughly deserved 1-0 win. League favourites Pontardawe were a little slow out of the blocks and Clydach were the better side for the opening 20 minutes with Arwel Rees coming close on a couple of occasions, once with a superb volley from 25 yards which whistled past the post.

The game was all square at the break with both sides having spells of control meaning the game was very evenly balanced. For the first twenty minutes after the break Clydach managed to wrestle control of the game with Rees, Man of the match Ryan Thomas and Young Callum Leworthy orchestrating things. It was on 60 minutes that Clydach got the lead. A corner, only half cleared, was picked up by Thomas who played a lovely one-two with Centre back Callum Howard before an arrow like shot gave the keeper no chance. A wonderful goal. For the last fifteen minutes Ponty threw caution to the wind and threw ball after ball into the box but Clydach led by their superb back three of Challacombe, Swinford and Howard dealt with everything Pontardawe could throw at them. In the end it was thoroughly deserved 1-0 Win for Clydach. A great game, played in a great spirit with two local rivals going at it in a super manner.

Goal scorer Ryan Thomas

Man of the Match Ryan Thomas

Manager’s Corner It seems like an age since we last played a league fixture at home so it’s good to be back at it today. A warm welcome to Cardiff Corries and their supporters who descend on Coed Gwilym today, you’re all very welcome.

Since our last home league game, a superb display which somehow saw us come away on the end of a 1-0 defeat to a good Morriston team, we have seen the highs and lows that the game can produce. The win away at Ponty was superb and very deserved but what followed a week later in Cefn Cribwr in some very unforgiving conditions was disappointing. Last week at South Gower we produced a poor display and we will want to put that right today.

Whilst it’s never nice to lose hopefully those experiences will help us moving forward and remember that we are still new to this level and learning all the time.

Today’s game will no doubt be a big test. Corries are one of the historic clubs of the Welsh League and have a pedigree at this level. It’s exciting to test ourselves against these sides and for us to be able to compete in a league game against the likes of The Corries shows the progress we have made. If last seasons two fixtures are anything to go by then we should be in for a very entertaining game.

It just leaves me to thank you all for your continued support, the number of travelling supporters at Ponty, Cefn Cribwr and South Gower was amazing, so thank you. I’d also like to wish all our mini, junior and senior teams, boys and girls, men and women, all the best as they all start their respective seasons. Do yourselves proud and most importantly enjoy it.

C’mon Clyd!

Cheers and God Bless Enjoy the ride.

Damo

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