Digital programme Morriston

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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 Morriston Town. I’d like to extend a warm welcome to their players, coaches, committee, and supporters.

We are looking forward to testing ourselves this afternoon against, without question, one of the top sides in the division.

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 consecutive cup games. We managed to progress in the Welsh Cup after an excellent victory over the impressive Clwb Cymric but were eliminated in tight matches in the FAW Trophy and League Cup. 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.

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I once again would like to thank our sponsors Daley Homes and the Bay Mortgages for their continued support. T o all our volunteers, keep doing the work you do as its so important, as without you we wouldn’t be able to achieve the things we are achieving.

It just leaves me to say good luck, enjoy the ride, I’m sure there’ll be bumps in the road, but I know we got the players, coaches and supporters to do something special this season.

Best wishes. Come on Clyd!

Dunno

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Meet the squad Callum Andrews J&L SCAFFOLDING

Phil Aitchison Sponsorship Available

Caden Coats-Gray Sponsorship Available Callum Howard EXPRESS WINDOWS

Cameron Jones Love-A-Label

Adam Griffiths Love-A-Label

Thomas Havard Sponsorship Available

Cody Tinkler-Key Sponsorship Available

Chakkri Phromchanta Sponsorship Available

Logan Jenkins Sponsorship Available

Callum Leworthy

Gavin Challacombe

Daniel Swinford

ARE ALL PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

Ryan Thomas

Proudly Sponsor Jacob Maunder PERAGO

Evan Daley Cai Thomas PERAGO Sponsorship Available

Mason Snell The Three Compasses Clydach

Luke Hier Peter Lynn & Partners

Sameer Miah Sponsorship Available

Arwel Rees Sponsorship Available

Joe Farthing Steve Farthing Roofing

A brief history

W W W. B & W P H O T O B O O K . C O M

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.

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Sat 19 July - Evans & Williams H Tues 22 July - Ynysygerwyn H Sat 9 Aug - Penrhiwceiber A Tues 12 Aug - AFC Llwydcoed H Fri 15 Aug - Taffs Well A Sat 13 Sept - Morriston H

Sat 22 Nov - Cefn Cribwr H Sat 29 Nov - Seven Sisters A Sat 6 Dec - Evans & Williams A

Sat 28 Feb - Pure Swansea H Sat 7 March - Cefn Cribwr A

Sat 13 Dec - Penrhiwceiber Sat 14 March - Seven H Sisters H

Sat 27 Sept - Pontardawe A

Sat 20 Dec - Ynysygerwyn A Sat 27 Dec - AFC Llwydcoed A

Sat 4 Oct - Goytre H

Sat 3 Jan - Taffs Well H

Sat 11 Oct - South Gower A

Sat 10 Jan - Morriston A

Sat 18 Oct - Cardiff Corries H

Sat 17 Jan - Pontardawe H

Sat 1 Nov - Treherbert A

Sat 21 Feb - Cardiff Airport A

Sat 24 Jan - Goytre A

Sat 8 Nov - Cardiff Airport H

Sat 31 Jan - South Gower H

Sat 15 Nov - Pure Swansea 6 A

Sat 7 Feb - Cardiff Corries A

Steve Cann Craig Morris Nathan Beniamous Scott Tancock Darius Waters Luke Harris Jandir Zola Taylor Evans Josh Hier Darren Rowe Mark Jones Luke Dalling Charlie Coates Kieran Howard Harrison Thomas Chris Fisher John Omoleigho Mackenzie Burt

TEAM COLOURS Yellow shirts Yellow shorts Yellow socks

COACHES Jonathan Coates Mark Jenkins Andrew Morrow Andrew Mumford FIRST AID Adam Scott MANAGER Jonny Martin

REFEREE Robert Fulford Asst. Ref. Richard Vaughan Alan Jenkins

Morriston Town FC history The club was formed in the 1940s as Midland Athletic and played in the Swansea & District League prior to joining the Welsh Football League in 1951.

During their time in the Welsh League Morriston Town achieved only limited success, rising to the Welsh Premier Division in the early 1990s. However, by the 2007–08 season, the club was again languishing in the lower echelons of the Welsh League, and after finishing bottom and suffering relegation from the third division, Morriston Town left the Welsh League after more than 50 years.

As of 2020–21, Morriston Town compete in the newly formed West Wales Premier League tier 4 of Welsh football.

Morriston Town's home ground, The Dingle Field, was purchased from a local farmer during the time that the club first joined the Welsh Football League. One of the founder members helping to buy the field was a Mr. George Payne who lived in front of the fields. Located in the northern area of Morriston, The Dingle plays host to the club's three senior teams, and various youth sides.

The Dingle has recently had transformational change in the past 12 months with a new clubhouse and four new changing rooms.

Morriston Town begin their third consecutive season in the Ardal South West Wales league as we look to improve on last seasons finish. The squad has transformed over the close season with the retirement of some key individuals but have brought in some excellent quality.

MATCH REPORT

Taffs Well 0-1 Clydach FC

15/8/25 - Rhiw Dda’r - Elite Stands Ardal S-W League Clydach travelled to Taffs Well on a barmy Friday evening looking for their first league win. Despite some excellent performances in the league, they still hadn’t notched a victory. There was one change to the side with fan favourite Chakkri Phromchanta back in the starting line up. An excellent travelling support once again made the journey, and they wouldn’t be disappointed.

Taffs Well started the game the better, with their electric front three looking busy and causing Clydach to ensure they concentrated and defended the opening spell strongly. That they did with Swinford, Howard and Captain Challacombe all ensuring the goal wasn’t breached in a difficult first 20 minutes. In goal young Callum Andrews looked assured as he too played his part in keeping the hosts at bay.

As the half progressed, Clydach settled into a familiar rhythm; in possession they Man of the Match looked to play football, always looking to play through Ryan Thomas and Callum Ryan Thomas Leworthy who were excellent in trying to orchestrate attacks. Cai Thomas was superb in midfield winning tackles and headers, often doing the unseen work that allows others to take centre stage.

On 20 minutes the front two of Phromchanta and Cam Jones linked to get what would be the all important goal. A long clearance from Andrews saw Jones leap like a salmon to flick on to his strike partner. The Taffs defender had done well to marshal the ball away from Chakkri but his perseverance and work rate meant that the sheer pressure he put on the defender resulted in him pinching a ball he had no right to get to before finishing calmly past the keeper. 1-0 Clydach. It was a lead they would hold on to. Man of the match Ryan Thomas delivered a brilliantly mature performance as his young teammates played out the remainder of the game in a manner you would expect from a seasoned side of veterans. Wing backs Cody Key and Logan Jenkins were superb, and it was Jenkins whose pass split the Goal scorer defence and could’ve seen Clydach add to their lead but for a great save from the Chakkri Phromchanta host’s keeper from Cam Jones’ effort.

A great away win against a good Taffs Well side saw Clydach jump to mid table. A vital win before a three weeks ‘break’ for cup action.

Manager’s Corner It seems like an age since we last played a league fixture so it’s good to be back at it today. A warm welcome to Morriston and also to the large number of ‘Groundhoppers’ who descend on Coed Gwilym today, you’re all very welcome.

Since our last league game, a superb win away at Taffs Well, we have been in Cup action. This gave us an opportunity to blood some of the younger members of the squad and expose them to competitive fixtures in some very unforgiving conditions. Whilst the results in the League Cup and FAW Trophy didn’t go our way we were able to learn a great deal and hopefully those experiences will help us moving forward.

Today’s game will no doubt be a big test. Morriston are one of the clear favourites for promotion and have assembled a squad that is the envy of many. 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 Morriston 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 South Gower and in Pontypool last week 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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