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DIVISION 1 Season 2019/20 Official Match Day Programme £1 CWMBRAN CELTIC NEWPORT COUNTY XI League Form Guide: League Form Guide: D

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Scott James (GK) Rakesh Patel © Callum Brain Niall Yeates Daniel Leadbitter Dion Molyneux Lazar Stojsavljevic Ben Jones Marvel Ekpetita Dominic Connor Mark O’Brien Alex McDowell Jay Williams Louis Feeley Scott Bennett Lewis Ellis George Nurse Jai -Jnr Johnson Taylor Maloney Chris Ham Lewis Collins Zac Osborne Dom Jefferies Tom Neville Tristan Abrahams Leo Ross Andrew Larcombe Keanu Marsh -Brown Tom Haggett Ryan Hillier Lewis Watkins (GK) Ade Azeez

Ioan Evans Pictures Credited To Stephen Handley Callum Jones Elis Watts CWMBRAN CELTIC v NEWPORT COUNTY XI Manager: Nick Morgan Manager: Michael Flynn Tuesday 6th August 2019 K.O. 6:30pm Asst Manager: Simon Truman Asst Manager: Wayne Hatswell At CELTIC PARK Assistant Coach: Owen Cook Coach: Danny Elliot Physio: Matthew Gwilt Physio: Adam Brown TODAY’S SPONSORS Colours: Yellow Blue Yellow Colours: Black & Amber MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: David Mason (Pontypool) Assistants: Gary Lucas (Caldicot) & Robert Rosen (Newport) Acve & Passive Safety Technology Proud Sponsors Of The Match Day Programme Prinng WELSH FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLES 2018/19 WELCOME TO CELTIC PARK Tonight we extend a very warm welcome to mooted that Celc should become a feeder club DIVISION ONE P W D L F A GD Pts Newport County who will bring a squad of players to them. 1 Penybont 30 25 5 0 81 22 59 80 chosen from their 1 st team fringe squad and their At the start of the 1979/80 season County 2 Cambrian & Clydach 30 18 6 6 58 32 26 60 Academy. The match has been arranged between manager Len Ashurst brought his 1 st team to play 3 Haverfordwest County 30 16 6 8 69 34 35 54 Celc’s new manager, Nicky Morgan, and County Celc in Cwmbran Park to commemorate the 4 Afan Lido 30 15 6 9 68 59 9 51 manager Mike Flynn. Nicky is a County old boy, opening of Celc’s new clubhouse. Aer several having been a match day assistant to Flynn with years of searching for a new club premises the 5 Goytre United 30 15 5 10 52 39 13 50 the County 1 st team as well as having been a club had acquired the current Oak Street building 6 Cwmamman United 30 14 8 8 55 55 0 50 coach at the County Academy. in late 1977. It was a house which the club 7 Llantwit Major 30 14 6 10 46 37 9 48 There are several other players in the Cwmbran purchased for £12,000 with the aid of a grant and 8 Briton Ferry Llansawel 30 12 6 12 44 50 -6 42 Celc squad with a Newport County connecon. interest free loan from Cwmbran Town Council 9 Ammanford 30 10 6 14 51 57 -6 36 Goalkeeper Sco James and assistant manager and a generous contribuon from a brewery. st 10 Cwmbran Celtic 30 10 6 14 49 57 -8 36 Simon Truman both played for their 1 team as Much of 1978 was spent geng planning 11 Pontypridd Town 30 9 6 15 52 66 -14 33 teenagers. Lewis Watkins, Callum Wakeham, and permissions to carry out improvements and new boys Dion Molyneux and Ben Jones played alteraons but in September 1978 the conversion 12 Undy Athletic 30 8 7 15 51 64 -13 31 for County’s youth team and new physio Ma work finally commenced, being mostly done by 13 Port Talbot Town 30 6 11 13 39 50 -11 29 Gwilt was with County last season. the commiee, players and supporters. 14 Taffs Well 30 7 4 19 33 62 -29 25 Celc’s commiee minutes of the late 1970s The clubhouse was opened to the public on 9 th 15 Goytre 30 6 6 18 39 65 -26 24 record an affinity at the me between the two July 1979 and on Thursday evening 13 th 16 Ton Pentre 30 6 4 20 38 76 -38 22 clubs. In 1976/77 County were in the midst of a September 1979 the Celc versus County match financial crisis which prompted their supporters was played. Aer the match, Len Ashurst and his RESERVE (EAST) P W D L F A GD Pts to set up an appeal fund to which Celc club’s chairman Richard Ford performed the 1 Cwmbran Celtic 22 18 2 2 60 26 34 56 contributed. The minutes record that there was a official opening of the clubhouse. 2 Bridgend Street 22 17 0 5 61 26 35 51 rumour circulang that the County would have to A souvenir programme was produced and sold for 3 Croesyceiliog 22 11 4 7 49 35 14 37 leave Somerton Park to play at Cwmbran Stadium 10p which listed the teams: See page 4. 4 Treharris Athletic 22 11 3 8 52 39 13 36 with Cwmbran Town moving to Celc’s home in The referee was Frank Marn, whose wife Debbie 5 Pontyclun 22 10 3 9 63 59 4 33 Cwmbran Park. Nothing further was menoned in was pregnant at the me with infant son Richard 6 Dinas Powys 22 11 0 11 63 58 5 30 the minutes – just as well as Celc would surely who later played for Celc at junior and senior 7 Caldicot Town 22 8 5 9 46 51 -5 29 not have wanted to lose their home ground to level. their rivals at Cwmbran Town who had also 8 Panteg 22 9 1 12 49 45 4 28 9 Abergavenny Town 22 7 3 12 35 64 -29 24 10 Goytre 22 6 3 13 36 56 -20 21 11 Undy Athletic 22 4 4 14 34 62 -28 16 12 Chepstow Town 22 5 2 15 35 62 -27 8 Chepstow Town Reserves deducted 9 points hean Dinas Powys Reserves deducted 3 points CWMBRAN CELTIC P W D L F A Pts HOME/AWAY +/- HOME 15 7 2 6 35 28 7 23 AWAY 15 3 4 8 14 29 -15 13 TOTAL 30 10 6 14 49 57 -8 36

Newport County 1979 2 3 WELCOME TO CELTIC PARK (connued) WELCOME TO CELTIC PARK (connued) Playing in the Newport side which won the match game. In any event he quickly got over his 2-0 was John Aldridge who, aged 20, had just homesickness and scored 87 goals in 198 games signed for 4 th Division County that summer from for County. Of course he went on to play at the non-league South Liverpool for a fee of £3,500. highest level for Liverpool and the Republic of Harking back about the match, Aldridge stated Ireland scoring a staggering 441 goals in his 20- that he was very homesick at the me and year career. wishing he had not moved from his nave The programme showed that the principal officers Merseyside. He missed the start of the season of the Celc club were chairman Oliver James, with a broken bone in his hand and he recalls that MBE, and secretary Ken James. However the his first game back was at Cwmbran. We had Argus report on the match included a comment previously assumed that this was a reference to a from “secretary Malcolm Jarre” and Malcolm game against Cwmbran Town at the Stadium has confirmed that he was indeed the secretary at which County won 8-0, but, looking at the dates that me meaning that Ken may have been the in the South Wales Argus, it appears that the social club secretary. game to which he was referring was the Celc

4 5 WELCOME TO CELTIC PARK (connued) WELCOME TO CELTIC PARK (connued) In the early years of the Millennium, midfielder Craig Cheedy scored from a well-rehearsed corner Celc had the beer of the first 15 minutes, Luke for this miss when, on 25 minutes, Darryl Knights, Ryan Dorrian, who had 5 kick played back to him on the edge of the box, Sallis seng up a chance which went begging and in acres of space fired past Nicky Church to put seasons at Celc as a which he side-footed into the net past a crowd of Shane Williamson heading wide of Glyn Garner’s County one up. Celc matched County for the Junior and Youth player, players. Shane Williamson then capped a fine all- goal. On 17 minutes County took the lead through remainder of the 1 st half and aer the break they was a regular in the round team display Eddie Odwiambo and 3 minutes later they connued to press. A good move down the le Newport 1 st team. by curling a right foot doubled their lead through a superb volley by between Richard Crees and Nana Baah ended Former Celc goalkeeper shot high into the far Kerry Morgan. with Luke Sallis again just failing to connect with and manager Nicky corner of the net Luke Sallis was red-carded for kicking out at the cross. A couple of minutes later a long throw Church had a short spell aer 73 minutes and Odwiambo but his sending off seemed to from Liam Palmer was headed on and this me it at County in 2008-09. thereaer Celc saw galvanise Celc. Shortly before half-me le back was Billy Crees just failing to connect in front of Another former Celc out the rest of the Billy Crees le the field with a hamstring injury. goal. Later a Crees snap shot was just wide of the junior player, central game with no real In the 2 nd half Celc connued to hold County, goal. defender Antony James, was in the County side problems to record a helped by a save by Nicky Church from a Steve Celc brought on substute Keiron Cook for the that won promoon back memorable win. Lennon penalty on the hour. A minute later last 5 minutes and he put in a low cross from the into the English Football Two months later Lennon made up for the penalty miss, scoring right which was deflected goalwards by Owen League by beang fellow County played Celc in a Welsh Youth cup game from distance to make the score 3-0. Four Llewellyn where a County arm blatantly Welsh side Wrexham 2-0 in which featured most of the youth players from minutes later, Newport missed another penalty prevented the ball from crossing the line into the the Conference promoon both sides who had played in the Senior cup e. when Jamie Collins struck the cross-bar and the net. The referee inially signalled a goal but, aer play-off at Wembley in Celc were undefeated in league and cup going follow up was held by Church. Celc put up a consulng his assistant who told him the ball had 2013. into this game and they went ahead in the 1 st brave rear-guard display but Sam Foley scored on not crossed the line, he changed his mind and In the modern era Celc minute when current Celc captain Rakesh Patel 82 minutes and Collins made it 5-0 in the closing restarted the game with a drop ball leaving the and County have played found himself free in the box where he finished seconds at which the frustrated Church was County goalkeeper the easy task of clearing it each other 3 mes in the clinically to put his team one up. On 6 minutes booked for kicking the ball into the stand. He then upfield. Gwent Senior Cup and Owen Llewellyn put Celc 2-0 up. Newport launched a rade of abuse at the referee and was If the referee inially thought he had seen the ball once in the Welsh Youth retaliated and reduced the arrears with striker sent off. cross the line he must surely have seen the arm Cup. In 2007/8 the teams met in the 1 st round of heading home from a free kick. In 2011/12 the teams were again in the cup semi- that was prevenng it doing so and it was very the Senior Cup under the floodlights at Cwmbran Aer the break Simon Prangley hit a pearler of a final at Spyy. County totally dominated the first difficult to accept the decision and the way the Stadium, Celc winning 3-0. Newport fielded 8 free kick into the top right-hand corner to put 20 minutes but Celc should have taken the lead game was restarted. Aer the game the referee players who had played the previous evening in a Celc 3-1 ahead. This reverse spurred County to when Nana Baah headed a free kick back across admied his mistake which made Celc manager Youth Cup e at Merthyr. Celc fielded 4 players increase their tempo. On 60 minutes they pulled a goal only for Luke Sallis to mis-me his run and he Gareth Morgan and coach Della Cheedy even who were 18 or under including 16-year old goal back from the penalty spot aer defender failed to connect facing an open goal. Celc paid more irate than they had been in real me. goalkeeper Tom Morgan who was making his Lloyd Davies was red-carded for a last man foul. senior debut. Celc took hold of the game right Making the most of the extra player advantage from the start and it was no surprise when they County equalised following a goalmouth skirmish. took the lead aer 28 minutes. Shane Williamson Extra me was a stalemate so the game went into picked up the ball just inside the County half, penales in which Celc goalkeeper Tom Morgan turned a couple of players inside out and was the hero, firstly with a finger p save which unleashed an unstoppable drive which flew high deflected the ball against a post and it rolled clear into the net past goalkeeper David Pearce to give of the goal. He then stepped up to score from the his team a half me lead. spot to give his side a 5-3 win. Celc went on the The County must have had a good talking to at reach the semi-final which they lost on penales half me because they came out at the start of to Cardiff City. the second period full of fight. They dominated In the Gwent Senior Cup semi-final in 2010/11 at the game and were unlucky not to equalise, Luke Spyy Stadium, County did not make the mistake Prosser hing the bar and young Morgan made of fielding too many youth players. New manager an outstanding save at point blank range to keep Antony Hudson took the chance to include fringe out another effort. Having weathered the storm players as well as bringing in a few players Celc gradually fought back and aer 60 minutes returning from injury. 6 7 NEWPORT COUNTY MANAGER MIKE FLYNN THE RECENT HISTORY OF NEWPORT COUNTY He had a brief spell with Barry Town alongside former Celc juniors Jamie and Jody Following the sad demise of Newport County in League in the FL pyramid. We therefore became Jenkins before moving north to Wigan Athlec. In 2005-07 he was a regular with February 1989, a new club, Newport AFC, was a Gloucestershire club and ground-shared with created by a group of County supporters three Moreton Town. The Cotswold Town of Moreton Gillingham. Moves around the north country followed, to Blackpool, Huddersfield and months later. The intention was to play at the in Marsh is 85 miles from Newport, so our home City. In 2012 he returned to Newport County where he finished his playing highest level possible in the Football League games were further away that many of our away career having played 420 games, scoring 75 Pyramid, with the ultimate aim of returning games. We took over 400 fans on our “magical goals. League football to Newport. The new club was mystery tour of the Cotswolds” and they cheered founded, inanced and run by supporters. Its us to a League and Cup double. When his playing contract ended in motto was “Football with a Future”. So for the 1990/91 season we returned in 2015 Mike played a few games as player- After ten years, when we were advised that no triumph to our home town. Promoted to the coach for Undy Athlec in Welsh one could chase us for Newport County's debts, Beazer Homes League the FAW could no longer League Division 2 for whom he scored the fans were asked if they wanted to change the deny us sanction while the Council was too club's name. Should we remain Newport AFC, embarrassed to deny us use of the unused against Celc in a 2-0 win at Celc Park in revert to Newport County, or combine the old Somerton Park. It cost us £21,000 and untold 2015. and the new as Newport County AFC? Following hours of voluntary labour to prepare the He became caretaker manager at County in the vote Newport County AFC was adopted. neglected and vandalised ground for the BHL but March 2017, pulling off a Houdini escape The old club, founded in 1912, had a roller we enjoyed two seasons of consolidation until we were forced into exile again. by steering his team to safety in English coaster existence, often experiencing inancial problems and lirting with re-election and The FAW launched the League of Wales and League 2 on the last day of the season aer relegation. And there were highlights. 1937/38 invited the eight Welsh clubs playing in the FL being 11 points adri at the boom of the saw promotion to what we now call the pyramid to join it. When we all politely declined, table. “Championship” but the Second World War put as we were all aiming for the FL, we were once an end to that. We blame Hitler! In 1948/49 the again denied sanction. We therefore de-camped Mike became the permanent manager in May 2017 and in the last two seasons he has club reached the 5 th round of the FA Cup but lost to Gloucester, a mere 50 miles away, to be masterminded FA cup wins against Leeds United, Leicester City and Middlesbrough and at 3-2 in injury time. In the 1960s followed into exile by Colwyn Bay, Caernarfon last season he took Newport to the 2019 EFL League Two play-off Final which they lost the County beat 1 st Division Shefield Town and, briely, Barry Town. After two years to Tranmere Rovers. Wednesday in the Cup. Promotion was narrowly of fruitless attempts at negotiation, which missed in 1972/3 and again in 1982/3. involved UEFA, FIFA, the Welsh Assembly, and CWMBRAN CELTIC SQUAD The old County's top season was 1979/80 with the two Houses of Parliament, we and the two promotion, and a Welsh Cup victory over North Wales Clubs successfully took the FAW to Celc’s squad has a new look this season. Under new manager Nicky Morgan and “Championship” Shrewsbury led to the Quarter the High Court on Restraint of Trade. assistant Simon Truman, they opened their season last Saturday with an impressive 1-0 Finals of the European Cup Winners Cup. This Once again Newport AFC returned home in was won at a packed Somerton Park by Carl triumph, this time to Spytty Park as Somerton win at Afan Lido in the newly expanded MG Nathaniel Cup, their first win in 5 games at Zeiss Jena, but modern goal line technology Park was now a housing estate. Further Aberavon. Newcomers in the side are goalkeeper Sco James, defenders Dion might well have seen the County play Benica in promotions followed and the club, now Newport Molyneux, Ben Jones, forwards Zac Osborne, Leo Ross and Tom Neville and defender the Semi Finals. County AFC, fulilled its mission of restoring Niall Yeates returns aer half a season away from the club. Retaining their places from How are the mighty fallen. Ten years later the League football to its home town. We never said how long this would take, but two periods of last season’s squad are captain Rakesh Patel, midfielder Alex MacDowell and wingers “Ironsides” were wound up and the “Exiles” founded. Why the “Exiles”? Because Newport enforced exile and three visits to the High Court Chris Ham and Louis Feeley. Andrew Larcombe has forced his way into the side with Council denied us use of Somerton Park, meant that it was 25 years. As Spytty Park was some fine displays in the pre-season friendlies in his unfavoured posion of midfield. claiming that we were Newport County in not up to League standard we now share Rodney The current squad is completed by le side flanker Dominic Connor, goalkeeper Lewis disguise trying to sneak back into the ground Parade with Newport Rugby Club and the Dragons, playing on a newly installed Desso Watkins, midfielder Jai Junior Johnson, and striker Tom Hagge, but expect Callum from which the old club had been evicted for non payment of rent & rates, while the Football hybrid pitch. Who knows what the next 25 years Wakeham to be challenging for a place once he is up to full fitness. On the injury bench Association of Wales claimed we had no will bring, but our next mission is to secure our with long-term injuries are midfielder Lewis Ellis, forward Lewis Iles and midfielder connection with the old club and denied us own ground for a club that is 28 years old but Owen Cook. sanction to play in Wales in the Football League has a 105 year history. Celc’s opponents in the next round of the MG Cup are newly-promoted STM Sports pyramid. They couldn't both be right; in fact It is important to distinguish between Newport neither of them were! County (the Ironsides) a club of the past and whose new coach is the familiar face of former Celc player and coach, Nana Bah. The infant club, Newport AFC had a manager, a Newport County AFC (the Exiles) the club of the team and an offer of a place in the Hellenic present and the future). 8 9 NEWPORT COUNTY XI 1st TEAM STARTING ELEVEN IN 2-2 DRAW WITH TOWN LAST SATURDAY

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10 11 A BRIEF HISTORY OF CWMBRAN CELTIC 1925-2019 A BRIEF HISTORY OF CWMBRAN CELTIC 1925-2019 (connued) Cwmbran Celc football club was formed in who had started their careers with Celc as He hit a perfect looping volley over the themselves up the table and sealed another 1925. In the early years the club was known juniors. There were successive promoons goalkeeper's head and into the net. Celc season in the top division with a resounding as CYMS (Catholic Young Men's Society). from the 3rd to 1st division between 1999 were champions. 5-1 win against Haverfordwest County. Aer the immediate success of winning the and 2001 and in 1999/2000 Celc won the In Division 2 Celc consolidated their Under Steve Morgan in 2013/14 Celc Newport & District Division 2 Secon A tle cup. posion in 2007/8 and 2008/9 during which underperformed finishing 4th from boom in 1925/6 there was then a 25 year gap In 2004/5 under new player-manager Mickey they introduced a number of players from and with Afan Lido relegated from the Welsh before the next trophy, the Premier Division Copeman, the club were runners-up to their new partnership with Fairwater High , Celc were relegated tle in 1950/1. The club disbanded in the Clydach Wasps who applied for membership School Football Academy in Cwmbran despite appealing to an FAW arbitraon. late 1950’s largely as a consequence of of the Welsh Football League but their managed by Celc coach Della Cheedy. In With Della Cheedy back as manager in naonal service call-ups but a large influx of ground was adjudged to be not of the 2009/10 Celc were front runners desned 2014/15 Celc finished 7th in Division 2. junior and youth players brought about the required standard. Celc applied instead. to win the Championship. However they lost In 2015/16 Nicky Church started as manager reforming of the club in 1964 under the new Their ground was also not up to standard but two key defenders at a crucial me and vital but he resigned mid-season. Ex Ton Pentre name of Cwmbran Catholics. In 1970/1 Celc they were able to share Cwmbran Stadium points were dropped. Nevertheless Celc boss Dean Morris took over, won two won the Gwent Senior Cup. In 1972/3 with with Cwmbran Town and the Welsh League finished their games in 1st place and would manager of the month awards, and guided playing membership open to all accepted the club's applicaon. win the tle if Penrhiwceiber failed to win at Celc to the runners-up posion and denominaons the club dropped the catholic In their first season in the WFL, 2005/6, Newcastle Emlyn. The home side was 2-0 up promoon on the back of 10 straight wins. tle and re-named as Cwmbran Celc Celc struggled near the boom of the 3rd at one stage but Ceiber clawed their way The club also reached the quarter finals of winning the Gwent Amateur Cup and division all season. In April Celc travelled to back to win 3-2 and deny Celc the the Welsh Cup, going down 2-1 aer a brave finishing runners-up in the Gwent Premier Chepstow Town needing a win to stay in the championship. At the end of the season fight at home to WPL side Port Talbot. Josh League. league. They went 1-0 down. With minutes Mickey Copeman stood down aer 7 years Bull was the Welsh League’s top scorer with In 1979 the club bought its own premises at of normal me remaining substute Jason during which he secured 3 promoons which 32 league goals. Oak Street, Old Cwmbran, the club's present Price equalised but a draw was not enough. took the club from Gwent County League to In 2016/17, back in the 1st Division, Celc headquarters. The club's ground was in In the 9th minute of me added on player the top division of the Welsh League. went top of the league early in the season. Cwmbran Park but around 1995 they moved manager Mickey Copeman went up for a In their first season in the 1st division, Dean Morris resigned in March 2017 and to the grounds outside Cwmbran Stadium corner. The ball was cleared off the goal-line 2010/11 under new manager Ben Graham, first teamer Lee Challenger took over, which were shared with Cwmbran Cricket by a Chepstow defender, it hit Copeman on Celc struggled for much of the season and winning his first 5 games in charge as the club. The cricket club later moved to the back and rebounded into the net. Celc were firmly planted in the relegaon zone team ended in 6th place, their best posion Caerleon and Celc obtained the lease from had achieved a last gasp win and, by winning but a superb run-in during which they won 7 in 5 seasons in the top er. Torfaen Council. their final match against Seven Sisters, Celc and drew 3 of 14 games earned them 12th In 2017/18 Celc finished 8th in the league Celc played in the Gwent County League in escaped relegaon on goal difference. place out of 16. In 2011/12 a good start was and enjoyed their best ever league cup run, the 1980s and 1990s and aer gaining The following season, 2006/7, Celc now made under Alan Dibble who stepped down reaching the semi-final before losing to promoon as champions of Division 2 in back at their upgraded and newly named in September with the team in 5th place, to Llanelli Town3-0. Chris Ham was Welsh 1986/7 remained in the 1st division for the ground, Celc Park, were transformed. They be replaced by Gareth Morgan. Either side of Division1 player of the season and top scorer next 10 seasons. However a disastrous slide only lost 2 games and enjoyed a 24 match Christmas, Celc were 2nd but they had a with 28 league goals. found the club languishing in the 3rd division unbeaten run. They went to Risca for their dismal end of season run and again finished Last season Celc finished a disappoinng when Paul "Dishy" Richardson became last match already promoted but needed to 12th. 10th in the League with Lee Challenger manager in 1999. He transformed the side win to secure the Championship ahead of In 2012/13 with head coach Della Cheedy at resigning in March 2019. bringing in experienced ex-Cwmbran Town Llanwern. With 3 minutes le Celc were 1-0 the helm, Celc started brightly with some stalwarts Mickey Copeman and Kevin Payne down playing with 10 men aer a red card fine performances including a 4-2 win versus alongside teenage striker Shane Williamson for Kevin Payne. Then Sammy Winter reigning champions Cambrian & Clydach but who for a dozen seasons was top scorer. The equalised with a speculave long range shot they lost their way in the New year and at side was later bolstered by the return of ex- and in the last minute a Risca clearance one stage were in last place. However, with professionals Ben Graham and Mark Parfi found full back Ben Graham outside the box. characterisc determinaon they dragged 12 13 Cwmbran Celc 1st Team Stascs Welsh League P W D L F A Pts Posion ZF 2005/06 Div 3 34 11 3 20 43 60 36 15th (18) Active & 2006/07 Div 3 32 20 10 2 68 35 70 1st (17) Champions Passive 2007/08 Div 2 34 12 8 14 52 60 44 9th (18) Safety 2008/09 Div 2 34 17 7 10 69 51 58 6th (18) 2009/10 Div 2 34 21 6 7 75 33 69 2nd (18) Promoted Technology 2010/11 Div 1 30 10 7 13 45 50 37 12th (16) Proud 2011/12 Div 1 30 12 2 16 32 54 38 12th (16) Sponsors 2012/13 Div 1 28 9 5 14 41 52 32 12th (15) Of The 2013/14 Div 1 30 7 5 18 40 58 26 13th (16) Relegated 2014/15 Div 2 30 11 14 5 53 31 47 7th (16) Match Day 2015/16 Div 2 30 24 0 6 89 33 72 2nd (16) Promoted Programme 2016/17 Div 1 30 14 3 13 60 50 45 6th (16) Printing 2017/18 Div 1 30 14 4 12 67 51 46 8th (16) 2018/19 Div 1 30 10 6 14 49 57 36 10th (16) Total 436 192 80 164 783 675 656 14 15 Winning Numbers 3rd August 2019 44 - 08 - 45 NO WINNERS

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OTHER FOOTBALL LINKS OF INTEREST Unofficial Welsh League Message Board: hp://welshleague.proboards.com/posts/ Welsh League website: hps://wfleague.co.uk All Wales fixtures, results, tables : http://www.allwalessport.co.uk/football

16 17 CWMBRAN CELTIC PEN PICTURES 2018/2019 CWMBRAN CELTIC PEN PICTURES 2018/2019 (connued) Goalkeepers Midfielders Sco James: goalkeeper, aged 29. Signed this season from Lewis Ellis: midfield: aged 27. Joined last season from Taffs Monmouth Town. A very experienced keeper who has also Well having previously played for Penybont and Cinderford played for Newport County, Carmarthen, Haverfordwest, Town. Spent 4 years in USA studying psychology. Played for Goytre United, Goytre, & Caerau (Ely). Universies of Memphis and Southern Illinois. Also played a season at Bodens BK Sweden. Currently recovering from long-term injury. Lewis Watkins: goalkeeper, aged 27. Joined Celc from Louis Feeley: winger, aged 24. Very quick with a good shot. Newport County. Celc debut v Aberaman Athlec April Former clubs: Barry Town United, Taffs Well, Cinderford 2011. Has shown great dedicaon & improvement over the Town, Chepstow Town. years to see off all previous challengers for the gloves.

Defenders Alex McDowell: midfield, aged 22. Ex-Academy player. Rakesh Patel: right back/centre back, captain, aged 30. Played for Celc junior & youth. Made 1 st team debut aged Played as junior for Penygarn/Trevethin, Griffithstown & 17 in 2013/14. Graduated from Leeds Becke University New Inn. Ex-Academy, broke into side in 2007/8 & has been where he was captain in his final year. regular ever since. Has great self-effacing personality. Owen Cook: centre midfield, aged 27. Talented creave Manager’s, Players and Supporters Player of year 2018/19. player, loves to get forward. Ex-Academy, 1 st team debut Player/coach 2015-18. Holds club record for WL 2009/10. Played for Fairfield in Gwent County League appearances – 383. 2012/13. Manager’s player of year 2015/16. Recovering Niall Yeates: centre back/le back, aged 28. Returns to club from knee ligament damage. Part of Celc’s match day from Newport Civil Service aer half a season off. Powerful management. defender, excellent in the air. Played Gwent County for Chris Ham: right wing, aged 26. Played for club as junior & Fairfield & Welsh League for Chepstow Town. for Academy. Debut 2009/10 aged 16. Player of round in Dion Molyneux: centre back, aged 20. Signed this season Welsh Cup 2015/16 as scorer of finest goal ever seen at from Goytre. Solid defender, comfortable on the ball. Ex- Celc Park v Goytre. Played for Cwmbran Town 2012/13, Newport County. Monmouth Town & Carmarthen Town (Welsh Premier) 2014/15 & Wesields (English Midland League) 2016/17. Welsh League 1 st Division player of season 2017/18 as top scorer with 28 Dominic Connor: le wing/le back, aged 33. Good pace goals. Club Golden Boot winner for past two seasons with tally of 50 league going forward. Formerly with Garden City juniors, Chepstow & cup goals. Town & Caldicot Town. Top scorer in Jai Junior Johnson: Midfield, aged 18. Made first team debut 2014/15 with 14 goals. at Cambrian & Clydach in February 2019. Played for Albion Ben Jones: defender, aged 21. Signed this season from Rovers Youth last season. Monmouth Town. Ex-Newport County. Brother of former County player Darren Jones. 18 19 KEY: Red Yellow Subs Not Man of the Card Card Used Match * FIXTURES, RESULTS & TEAM INFORMATION 2018/19

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M.GwiltM.Gwilt D.ConnorD.Connor Z.OsborneZ.Osborne N.YeatesN.Yeates D.MolyneuxD.Molyneux A.LarA.Larcombecombe L.RossL.Ross C.HamC.Ham R.PatelR.Patel N.MorganN.Morgan S.TrumanS.Truman L.WatkinsL.Watkins T.HaggeT.Hagge L.FeeleyL.Feeley A.McDowellA.McDowell B.JonesB.Jones T.NevT.Nevilleille O.CookO.Cook

20 21 CWMBRAN CELTIC PEN PICTURES 2018/2019 (connued) CWMBRAN CELTIC PEN PICTURES 2018/2019 (connued) Midfielders (connued) Management Team Andrew Larcombe: ulity player, aged 31. Joined Celc for Nicky Morgan: Manager, aged 38. Joins this season from season 2014/15 having previously played Welsh League for Monmouth Town. Played for Newport County, Newport Llanwern (2010-13) & Undy Athlec (2013-14). Before that Corinthians, Clevedon Town, Inter Cardiff, Llanwern & Albion he played as a junior for Eveswell & then youth football for Rovers. Managed at Newport Corinthians, Newport YMCA, Newport YM & Gwent County for Liswerry. Can play up front Chepstow Town & Monmouth Town. Previously at Newport in the holding role or in middle of the park where his County as part of match day management & coach at tenaciousness makes him compete for every ball. Supporter’s player of year Academy. 2016/17. Simon Truman: Assistant manager, aged 41. Joins this season from Caldicot Town. A speedy aacker in younger Forwards days, midfield supremo in later years, also free kick maestro. Zac Osborne: striker, aged 28. Prolific goal scorer, Signed Played WPL at Barry Town & Haverfordwest County; English this season from Croesyceiliog whom he joined at age 16 Leagues at Newport County, Chasetown (Staffs), Rushall from Llanyravon juniors. Had a spell in Australia with Point Olympic (Walsall), Cinderford Town; Welsh League at Cook, Melbourne in Victoria State League. Caerleon, Aberaman, Llanwern, Caldicot, Chepstow, Goytre United & Goytre Tom Neville: striker, aged 22. Signed this season from Risca where he was player coach for 6 seasons. Joint manager at Caerleon, United. Formerly with Pentyrch Rangers, Caerphilly Athlec, assistant boss at Caldicot Town & plays Vets football for Cardiff Corries & Aberdare Town & Trethomas Bluebirds where his 23 goals in Wales. 2017/18 earned him Manager’s player and Player’s player of Mahew Gwilt: Physio, aged 22. BSc in Sports Condioning, the year. Rehabilitaon & Massage at Cardiff MET. Joins this season Leo Ross: striker, aged 27. Signed this season from from Newport County. Monmouth Town where he was top scorer last season in Welsh League Division 2 with 22 league goals. Previously with Pill, Chepstow Town & Goytre. Lewis Iles: striker, aged 23. A former Celc junior, played for Sebastopol in Gwent County League & then Panteg. Currently on the long-term injury list with an ACL.

Tom Hagge: striker, aged 27. Powerful leader of the line. Ex-Academy, who has worked his way up from the Reserves.

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30 31 32 33 CLUB OFFICIALS SEASON 2019/20 President John Stockwell Chairman Scott Kinsella Vice Chair Matthew Williams Secretary Tony Strange Treasurer Sue Perrett Honorary Life Vice Presidents Terry Cunningham; Brian Stanley; Malcolm Jarrett Junior Secretary David Cook Safeguarding Officer Karen Robinson Newport & District Secretary Kevin Perkins Media Officer Neil Jones First Team Manager Nick Morgan Assistant Manager Simon Truman First Team Assistant Coach Owen Cook First Team Physio Matthew Gwilt Second Team Manager James Kinsella Third Team Manager Barrie Desmond Third Team Assistants Alex Pritchard; Kevin Perkins Women’s Team Manager Andrew Meaney Ground Manager Mike Baugh Ground Maintenance Squad Patrick Murphy; Malcolm Jarrett; Steve Roberts Programme Editors John Stockwell; Tony Strange Club Photographer Steve Roberts Kit Co -ordinator Sue Perrett Match Day Shop Sue Perrett; Stephen Perkins; Tony Strange Match Day Catering Kate Harvey, Rose Woodhouse

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34 35 CWMBRAN CELTIC HONOURS Welsh League: Division 2 Runners -up (2) 2009/10, 2015/16 Division 3 Winners 2006/7 Reserve Division (East) Winners (3) 2009/10, 2010/11, 2016/17, 2018/19; Runners up 2012/13, 2017/2018 Gwent County: Division 1 Runners -up 2004/5 Division 2 Winners 1986/7; Runners -up 2000/1 Division 3 Runners -up 1999/2000 Premier League Runners -up 1972/3 Senior Cup Winners 1970/1; Runners -up (2) 2007/8, 2008/9 Amateur Cup Winners 1972/3 Challenge Cup Winners 2000/1 Newport & District League: Premier Division Winners (6) Premier 1950/1, Premier A 1969/70, Premier Y 2000/1, 2006/7, 2009/10, 2010/11 Runners -up (3) Premier 1956/7, Premier Y 2005/6, 2016/17 Premier B Winners 1968/9; Runners -up (2) 1972/3, 1979/80 Division 1R & 3 Winners 2000/1 Division 2 Winners Section A 1925/6 Division 2B Winners 1969/70; Runners -up (2) 1972/3, 1979/80 Senior Bowl Winners 2005/6; Runners -up (2) 1968/9, 2010/11 Junior Bowl Winners 1950/1; Runners -up 2005/6 3rd Division Cup Winners 1956/7 Welsh Youth League: Youth Division (East) U19 Winners (4): 2007/8, 2008/9, 2009/10, 2010/11; Runners up (2) 2012/13, 2013/14 Youth League Cup: Runners up 2014/15 Newport Youth League : Under 16 Division Winners 1970/1, Cup Winners 1970/1; Runners -up 1966/7 Under 18 Division Winners 1967/8 Gwent County: Under 14 Cup Winners 2011/12; Runners up 2012/13 Under 16 Division Winners (3) 1990/1, 1994/5, 1998/9; Runners -up 2000/1 Under 16 Cup Winners (4) 1993/4*, 1994/5, 1998/9, 2000/1 (*U15 team) Under 18 Division Winners 2013/14, 2014/15; Runners -up (6) 1999/2000, 2000/1, 2004/5, 2007/8 (Div 2), 2009/10, 2010/11 Under 18 Cup Winners (2) 1967/8 (Mon Youth cup) 1990/1, Runners -up 1991/2 Under 19 Cup Runners -up 1973/4 (Mon Youth Cup) 1989/90 Cwmbran Junior League: Under 12 Division Runners -up 1973/4 Under 13 Division Winners (2) 1967/8, 1968/9; Runners -up 1966/7 Under 13 Cup Winners (3) 1966/7, 1967/8, 1968/9 Under 15 Cup Winners (2) 1968/9, 1970/1 Torfaen Junior & Youth League: Under 10 Division Winners (4) 1984/5, 1988/9, 1989/90, 1990/1; Runners -up (2) 1987/8, 1992/3 Under 10 Cup Winners (4) 1984/5, 1988/9, 1989/90, 1990/1 Under 12 Division Winners (12) 1986/7, 1987/8, 1989/90, 1990/1, 1991/2, 1992/3, 1994/5, 2003/4, 2004/5, 2005/6, 2007/8, 2008/9 Runners -up (4) 1990/1*, 2000/2, 2009/10, 2010/11 (*U11 team) Under 12 Cup Winners (9) 1986/7, 1989/90, 1991/2, 1992/3, 1994/5, 1996/7, 2001/2, 2008/9, 2015/16 Runners -up (6) 1987/8, 1990/1, 2000/1, 2003/4, 2004/5, 2010/11 Under 14 Division Winners (10) 1976/7, 1988/9, 1992/3, 1996/7, 2003/4, 2005/6, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13 Runners -up (3) 1989/90, 2004/5, 2006/7 Under 14 Cup Winners (8) 1976/7, 1983/4 , 1992/3, 1996/7, 1998/9, 2006/7, 2010/11, 2012/13 Runners -up (1) 2004/5 Under 16 Division Winners (13) 1976/7, 1978/9, 1990/1, 1993/4, 1998/9, 2000/1, 2001/2, 2007/8, 2008/9, 2009/10, 2011/12, 2012/13 2014/15 Runners -up 2010/11 Under 16 Cup Winners (9) 1979/80, 1985/6, 1990/1, 1993/4, 1998/9, 2000/1, 2001/2, 2007/8, 2008/9 Runners -up (7) 1994/5, 2000/1*, 2002/3, 2006/7*, 2007/8* (*U15 team), 2013/14, 2014/15 Womens South Wales Women's League Winners 2013/14; Runners up (2) 2012/13, 2016/17 League Cup winners 2012/13; League Plate Winners 2016/17

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