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PEN PICTURES OF BARRY TOWN UNITED LEWIS COSSLETT. Lewis is another local lad system and has made over 100 appearances in the SQUAD 2013-14 Welsh League. Lewis is the son of Coach and former GOALKEEPERS player Mike. DANIEL BRADLEY. Great shot stopper with RYAN EVANS. Ryan is a product of the Ely Rangers excellent agility and leadership qualities. Dan has youth system and is seen as a good prospect at the over 200 games in the Welsh League. Club, having established himself as a first team centre BRENDAN CROPLEY. Vastly experienced keeper back. Scored in last season’s Welsh Cup Qtr Final who was with Norwich City as a youth. He has since against Flint. played for Hinckley Utd, Merthyr, UWIC, Afan Lido, PAUL MORGAN. Paul is a popular and enthusiastic Bryntirion and Bridgend. Brendan has represented full back and another local boy. He is a former both English and Welsh Universities. Newport County youngster who is developing all the DEFENDERS time at the Club. LEWIS GRANT. Lewis is a versatile player, MIDFIELDERS comfortable on the right or left. Previously with MICHAEL HARTLEY. A former Cardiff City junior who Newport County and Caerleon. played for Haverfordwest County in the Welsh LEE BALDOCK. Lee is a local lad and son of former Premier and Bryntirion Athletic and Bridgend Town in Welsh League title winner Neil. Lee has also played The Welsh League. Creates and scores goals. for Sully Sports in the SW Senior League. RYAN DORRIAN. Ryan has Welsh Premier GERAINT FROWEN. Former Wales Youth (U- experience with Rhayader and Cwmbran. He also 15,16,17 and 19 levels) and Universities International. counts Merthyr Town, Newport County, Cinderford Geraint lists Everton, Leicester and Swansea as Town and Goytre United among his previous Clubs. previous Clubs. He has played Welsh League football His experience is vital with Barry Town United being a with Bridgend Town. very young team. DAMON SEARLE. Veteran defender and former MICHAEL PARKINS. Experienced Midfielder who Wales U-21 international, Damon made 466 Football returns to Jenner Park from Bridgend Street. He is a League appearances for Cardiff City, Stockport, former Cardiff City player who has had his share of Carlisle, Rochdale, Southend and Chesterfield. injuries in the last few years. Michael captained Wales Damon is also Assistant Manager. at U-19 and has Welsh Premier experience with Grange Quins, Cwmbran Town and Haverfordwest County. JORDAN COTTERILL. Jordan is another player who JAMES SADDLER. James previously played for Ely counts Ely Rangers as a former Club. He became an Rangers and is highly thought of at the Club, so much instant hit with players and fans alike. Jordan forms so that he has been made Captain. Has already made an explosive combination with TJ and is exciting to over 100 appearances in the Welsh League. watch. TROY GREENING. Troy is a quality player who has DALE HOWARTH. Dale counts Croesyceiliog and previously played for Merthyr Town and Newport Cwmbran Celtic as former Clubs. Dale is a skilful County. He has quickly slotted into the Manager’s wide-man who is well liked at the Club. idea of playing and a lot is expected of Troy this season. GAVIN CHESTERFIELD. Manager. Gavin is a former BOBBY BRIERS. Bobby previously played in the player with Exeter, Merthyr and Welsh Premier Welsh Premier for Haverfordwest and Carmarthen. experience with Rhayader, Llanelli and Port Talbot. A He is a product of the Swansea City Centre of UEFA ‘A’ coach who has earned huge respect at the Excellence and has also played for Bridgend and Club. Aberaman in The Welsh League. He can adapt to MIKE COSSLETT. Coach. A Mike is an ‘A’ licence centre back as well and is very comfortable on the coach who was at Jenner Park for many years as a ball. player. Mike also played for Aberystwyth, Merthyr and FORWARDS Weymouth. RYAN JENKINS. Ryan counts Man City, Leeds Utd Matthew Farrell. Physio. and Nottm Forest as former Clubs. He is a former Matthew Case – Kit Manager. UWIC and Wales Universities player and a former Rhys Selby, Paul Cole – Kit Assistants Wales U-17 International. Ryan is an influential player in the Barry Town United squad. Please note: The majority of the players TJ NAGI. TJ played for near neighbours Caerau (Ely) mentioned above signed for Barry Town United in and has also played for Ely Rangers. Strong, skilful August 2013, having played last season for Barry with great close control and pace. TJ is a huge Town AFC. That they have decided to sign for favourite with the fans. our now supporter run team shows incredible loyalty to the Management and Supporters of our Club. For this we will be eternally grateful. HISTORY OF BARRY FOOTBALL 1920-21 proved to be a season of landmark success, Barry Town United is a supporter-owned community as Barry AFC’s “wonder team”, led by keeper, football club, with a dual purpose of continuing over a manager and secretary Bill Bowen, won the Southern century of senior football in Barry at Jenner Park and League’s Welsh Section; despite playing over 100 giving the town’s youth opportunities to progress. games in all competitions. It was hoped this success would lead to membership of the Football League, but Senior football has been played in Barry since the late Charlton Athletic and Aberdare Athletic were elected 1800s, where a host of teams using the Barry name instead. battled for regional supremacy. In 1892, a club named Barry District was formed and began a decade of Barry AFC continued within the Southern League set- football under various names and at numerous up. Among the players of this era were Johnny grounds in the town. Notable players who featured Gardner (500+ appearances), Dai Ward (300+goals) during this time included Ted Vizard and Billy and Fred Whitlow (100+ goals). Meanwhile, Barry Jennings; both would play in the famous ‘White born, Ernie Carless combined football in Barry with a Horse’ FA Cup Final of 1923. successful cricketing career with Glamorgan. In November 1912, a meeting at the Windsor Hotel At the end of the decade, a crowd in excess of 6,000 (still standing in Holton Road), saw townsfolk choose at Upton Park saw Barry AFC beat Dagenham 1-0 to to pursue membership of the thriving Southern progress to the FA Cup 2nd Round, where they lost to League, as Barry AFC. The populous of Barry also Brighton & Hove Albion. Barry AFC would reach the st contributed significantly to the building of Jenner Park, 1 Round again in 1935-35, losing out to with the first match on 6th September 1913 against Northampton Town. The build- up to the game had Mid-Rhondda United. A crowd of over 4,000 saw the been interrupted when a ravaged the grandstand. home team win 2-1 and the ensuing seasons would see the likes of Stoke, Coventry and Brentford visit Football took a back seat again in 1939, with the the new ground. Unfortunately, it would not be long onset of the Second World War. During this period, before the Great War interrupted competitive games; Barry AFC’s Chris Mason became a POW, but with Barry AFC captain Jim Wightman among many returned to Jenner Park after the war to resume his casualties of the conflict. football career. After World War II, those that had played as Barry AFC became Barry Town AFC; with players such as Derek Tapscott, Stan Richards and 1960s and 70s, but a host of personalities, including Gwilym “Cannonball” Cain joining the cause. Ken Gully, Clive Ayres and brothers John and Dickie Batt are all remembered fondly at Jenner Park. In the 1949-50 season, Jenner Park became one of the first grounds in the country to introduce In 1982, Barry Town would leave the Southern floodlights, with Newport, Swansea and Cardiff all League, focusing on Welsh League competition and visiting to showcase the facilities. Two seasons later, winning six Welsh League titles before the decade’s an all-Welsh showdown in the FA Cup 1st Round saw end; thanks in no small part to the goals of Steve Barry Town outclassed by Newport County 4-0. Williams and the grit of long-serving Ashley Griffiths Nevertheless, the town’s most celebrated footballing and Bobby Smith. achievement was right around the corner. The biggest match in Barry all decade came on 17th In May 1955, after a 1-1 draw at the Racecourse in November 1984, where 3,850 crammed into Jenner Wrexham, Barry Town beat Chester City 4-3 at Ninian Park to watch Barry Town vs Reading in the FA Cup Park to lift the Welsh Cup for the first time. Former 1st Round. Despite Ian Love‘s goal, an injury-time Chelsea midfielder Charlie Dyke scored the winner, winner by Trevor Senior was enough to send the with a dramatic late free-kick. Royals through. In the late 1950s, a host of Scandinavians made their 1989 saw a return to England, as Barry Town entered way to Jenner Park and dazzled the locals with their the Southern League’s Midland Division. They would skills. Among their number were Finnish star Hannu consistently finish in the top six. However, the Kankkonnen and IFK Gothenburg legend Bengt creation of the League of Wales in 1992 prompted a ‘Fölet’ Berndtsson, a member of the Sweden squad decree that Barry Town would no longer be able to that reached the 1958 World Cup Final. compete in the English pyramid from their Jenner Park base. Another FA Cup 1st Round appearance came in 1960-61, when Queen’s Park Rangers visited Jenner Barry Town chairman Neil O’ Halloran orchestrated a Park.