Port Talbot Town FC

£1 me WELSH FOOTBALL LEAGUE B&A Cranes Ltd kVans J Welsh Football League Division One Saturday 17th December 2016 kick-off 2:OOPM J EDITORIAL Good afternoon and welcome to Victoria Road. of view. We're still looking for contributors We thought we'd give this program business going forward in 2017 so if there is anything another go given the success of our first you would like to add then feel free to get in 'supporters edition'when we hosted Monmouth touch through the usual channels. Town back in November. With that said, the action on the field comes to From recollection it was the first time in many a halt today for 2016 but there is still plenty a year the matchday program has sold out so, going on off It at the club. We hope to see you massive thanks goes to all the contributors and down here Boxing Day as PTT take onTrefelin the people of thisgreat club who all picked up BGC in a memorial game to celebrate the late, a copy. great, Don Pike. Anyway, that was some weekend right! A proper Other than that I'll be seeing you at the club to game of football in conditions that encouraged bring in 2017 with Lionel Richie and Co...Tickets a 20 yard slide tackle or two, wonderful for the are still available for the New Year's Eve bash. neutrals but maybe not so much so for the nervous supporters of each club. It is worth So whether you're PTT Blue or down from mentioning in this program that off the field, the Cwmbran, enjoy your day out with us. supporters were on form and it was terrific to see a lot of new faces joining in with our Tidy. dual chanting. There was colour. There was noise. There was a whole lot of talking on social media but most importantly we came away which much needed (and deserved) points. On the field, credit to Paul and the boys for leaving it all on the pitch. We could all see that the effort was put in and it was so very difficult to pick out any faults from the performance. Hopefully this will be the kick starter for our ascent back up the league table. In the program today, Mark provides us with an academy round up, Hayley keeps us up to date with our ladies section and Sion dissects the derby from the weekend gone. Brandon Arthur guest stars in our Burns Road column and reviews 2016 from a PIT point El/0 S _ DUG5UT Good afternoon all and welcome to would honour the blue Jersey, every player In Port Taibot Town AFC. the squad can hold there head high as the Firstly a warm welcome to Cwmbran Celtic quality shown was tremendous. management players and staff good luck for The first 45 minutes were the best of our season the rest of the season. with a superb goal by Hoody after great link up play putting us 1 up and we should have been Secondly I'd like to apologise to all supporters out of sight by half time having a perfectly good and members of our club for our performance goal by Herms disallowed we knew it could be in our last home against Monmouth. We let the a battle to seethe result out. The courage of the club down and I know that myself staffand all lads second half was top class and we players have learnt a great deal from it! deservedly earned the 3 points! A very disappointing afternoon!!! Today we face Cwmbran Celtic who themselves Last weekend saw us up against our local last week beat top of the table Goytre so they rivals Afan lido! will be buzzing for today. We've got to show the same attitude and desire and earn the right So having 2 weeks off to prepare for a local to get the 3 points. I think it's going to be derby couldn't have come at a better time! a great game to watch so let's go and get the 3 points. The lads took a good look at themselves and realised what they needed to do in training Hope you all enjoy the game and get behind and preparation for such a game which means us with great support, passion and a lot to everyone involved in the club! togetherness and we will show you And they certainly didn't disappoint. that effort and quality on the pitch! The quality, attitude, desire and will to win was evident and we produced a performanced which Enjoy the game LEAGUE •TABLIE P05 NAME p W D L F A +•/- PT5 Goytre 14 8 3 3 35 22 J3 27 2 Caerau (ELY) 13 7 A 2 27 15 12 25 3 Afan lido 14 7 3 4 26 17 9 24 4 Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC 15 7 3 S 25 26 -1 24 S Baccy Town United 11 6 3 2 20 7 13 21 Haverfordwest County 13 6 3 4 21 20 1 21 Cwmbran Celtic 15 6 2 7 28 25 3 20 Taffs Well 13 6 2 5 18 17 1 20 9 Penybont 12 6 1 5 23 22 1 19 10 Goytre United 13 4 5 4 17 12 5 17 11 Ton Pentre 11 5 1 5 20 23 •3 16 12 Port Taibot town 14 5 1 8 15 29 •14 16 13 Risca United 13 4 2 7 17 23 -6 14 14 Undy Athletic 13 4 1 8 18 22 -4 13 Monmouth Town 14 3 3 8 24 38 -14 12 Gildkol Town 14 1 10 20 36 -16 10 LEAGUE HISTORY The Welsh Football League (Also known as During the early days of the Rhymney Vailey the Nathaniel Car Sales Welsh Football League) and Glamorgan League's there was also the is currently at Level 2 of the Welsh football South Wales League but this competition system, immediately below the national Welsh had no connection with the origins of the Premier League. Welsh Football League. The Welsh Football League's history stretches The Cymru Alliance and feeder leagues to the back to 1904 when the competition was formed Cymru Alliance are the leagues equivalent in and Aberdare were crowned first champions north and mid wales. of a seven team first division. Whilst Abergavenny were champions of Division 2 and Treiewis the winner of divisions. Its current title was adopted in 1912 when it changed from the Glamorgan League. Prior to that it was known as the Rhyrnney Valley League. OUR HISTORY The Genqulp Stadium, Formed in 1901, PortTalbot began life as a member of the Swansea Senior Victoria Par*, Port Talbot league and continued playing following a hiatus due ; o World War One SA126AD Tel; 01639 882465 Although records are sparse, the club are thought to have played in the Swansea Senior League until 1926, when they became founder members PfttSON of the Port Talbot and District Association Football League. Doug Sowen WfSBJENl The Club are thought to have competed in the Welsh League Division 2 Derek Vaughan MEP Western from the 1928/29 season onwards, competing undct the name VK-WESK»T Seaside Athletic. Michael Sheen OBI OMWUN Although the club can trace Geiald Payne rather tenous roots bdtk to VKE-CHMMAH 1901, the modern club was Gerald Johnson founded shortly after JZOETMV Gary Bawkins, John Dawkins World War 2 as PortTalbot Athletic, TREASURER Brian Dates Promotion to the top-flight Gary Hawkins, John Dawkins | of Welsh football was gained PRESS OFfCra on 1956-57, but the dub Slon Cleaver subject to relegation after one season. Port Talbot regained promotion as Divsion 2 West Champions in 1961 -62 but were relegated again one season in the top-flight.The Club followed a similar path in 1970 -71 which ended up being a major setback tor the club. MATMAV MW9UW9 Rohert clement A long hand slog In the lower echelons ended in 1982/83 when they ACAKMVOKCTW finished as runners up toTondu Robins, and won promotion to the first Mark Pike division. Pott Talbot were included in the prestigious new National Division ACAOEHV AWMWISTRATO of th« Welsh League in 198^/85, and stayed thereuntil 1990/91 when they Gary OawWns were relegated after a lamentable season. LABIES DWEItr* Mary 8«H The club missed out on a place in the inaugural League of Wales, and MLSfKnUtl worse was to follow when they were relegated to the present Division 2 in Richard Woodward 1993/94 Better times arrived under the leadership of Steve Llewellyn and 5WKMTBI UflSDM OFTOH Craig Mapstone Alan Meacham, and the club won back their place in the top division with a last day promotion at local rivals Goytre United in 1995/96, Benjamin Dempster The SUCCESS of the 1999/2000 season saw the club promoted to the League of Wales a year ahead of EPERALCOMMTm Phil Hofmss, Paul Evans, Gerald Johnson, schedule and {he introduction of two junior teams and Les Redwood, Darken Gates, Brian Oates, a youth team in the MacWhtrter Youth League. Many Mark Pike, Christopher Stantor?, John Dawkins, Gary DawkJns, Rlchanri improvements were carried out to the Victoria Road Woodward, Gerald Payne, Corey Glover Ben Keefe, Benjamin D€wpsferf Sion Ground with refurbished dressing rooms, a new 260- Cleaver, Craig Mapstone, Laurence David. seatei stand, floodlights, television camera gantry, Pptw fetyn, Bayley Williams, Mary Ball, Man. Underwood, Robert Jonas turnstiles and a hard standing around the pitch. To mark their centenary year, the club's title was cha nged from Port Talbot Athletic to Port Talbot Town at the start of the 200V2002 season.

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