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CWMBRAN CELTIC FC www.cwmbranceltic.com DIVISION 1 CWMBRAN CELTIC HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY League Form Guide: WWWDLWLW League Form Guide: LLWDWLWDL Division 1 Home Squad Away Squad Tom Chorley James Gwilt Rakesh Patel Spencer Williams Richard Crees Antonio Facciuto Niall Yeates Matthew Broome Rhys Williams (Capt) Sean Pemberton Lee Challenger Jamie Evans Lee Penry Steffan Davies Lloyd Kinsella Chris O'Sullivan Owen Cook Steffan Williams James Young Ashley Bevan Dominic Connor Rhys Dalling Chris Ham Nicky Palmer Andrew Larcombe Leon Luby Josh Bull Lee Hudgell Adrian Maguire Nathan Banner Lee Cheshire Tomas Wellington Lewis Watkins Alfie Stottor Rhydian Davies Greg Walters Stefano Antoniazzi WELSH LEAGUE DIVISION 1 Manager: Dean Morris Joint Coach: Chris O’Sullivan CWMBRAN CELTIC v HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY Asst Manager: Matthew Williams Joint Coach: Sean Cresser Saturday October 22nd 2016 K.O. 2:30pm Coach: Rakesh Patel Asst Coach: Micky Ellis At CELTIC PARK Physio: Ryan Evans TODAY’S SPONSORS Colours: Yellow Blue Yellow Colours: Red MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Ryan Kenny (Swansea) Referee’s Assistants: Garwyn Davies (Swansea) & Ken Wright (Swansea) Programme Printed By Randomz Limited Unit 7 Avondale Business Park Cwmbran NP44 1XE WELSH FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLES WELCOME TO CELTIC PARK Celtic have played today’s opponents goal from the spot. Pos DIVISION ONE P W D L F A GD Pts Haverfordwest County six times in 3 seasons, all In 2013/14 County narrowly beat Celtic 1-0 in in the Welsh League 1 st Division and have lost 5 August at their Conybear ground. They visited 1 Caerau (ELY) 9 5 3 1 18 8 10 18 of the games. County were demoted from the Celtic Park in December unbeaten in the league 2 Goytre 9 5 2 2 24 15 9 17 Welsh Premier League at the end of season and they kept that record by giving Celtic a 4-0 Cambrian & Clydach Vale 2010/11 and in January 2012 Celtic travelled to thumping. Celtic were on a horrendous run of 7 3 9 5 2 2 17 16 1 17 nd BGC West Wales in 2 place in the league table with defeats and a draw in their last 8 games which heat- the home side in 3 rd place. We lost 1-2 thereby contributed to them getting relegated. Despite 4 Cwmbran Celtic 8 5 1 2 20 8 12 16 ending a run of 5 successive wins, Owen their fine first half of the season County fell 5 Ton Pentre 9 5 1 3 18 15 3 16 Llewellyn scoring the Celtic goal. In the return away to finish 4 th in the league. 6 Barry Town United 8 4 2 2 13 5 8 14 match at Celtic Park we were in the middle of a The following season, 2014/15, County gained disastrous end-of-season finish (9 defeats in 11 7 Afan Lido 9 4 2 3 16 13 3 14 promotion to the Welsh Premier League having matches) and were easily beaten 0-2. beaten Aberdare Town 5-0 away in their final Undy Athletic 8 9 4 1 4 15 14 1 13 In 2012/13 Celtic were enduring another poor match to pip Cardiff Met for 2 nd place on more 9 Goytre United 9 3 3 3 10 9 1 12 run and were no match as the County secured goals scored, the teams not being separated by 10 Haverfordwest County 9 3 2 4 13 18 -5 11 the points at Bridge Meadow Stadium with a points or goal difference. Champions Caerau comfortable 2-0 win. The return at Celtic Park in (Ely) did not want promotion. Unfortunately 11 Taffs Well 9 3 2 4 9 14 -5 11 May was a must win game for Celtic who had County finished bottom of the Welsh Premier 12 Penybont 8 3 1 4 15 15 0 10 appeared to be safe until the dramatic late and were relegated back to the Welsh League 13 Risca United 8 3 1 4 12 14 -2 10 withdrawal of Barry Town cost us 3 valuable for this season. points and put Goytre United and Bridgend 14 Port Talbot Town 9 3 1 5 11 22 -11 10 This season County’s form has been Town ahead of us. On the day Celtic did the inconsistent. They have yet to win in 5 games at Monmouth Town 15 9 1 2 6 15 27 -12 5 business with a superb 5-1 win – their only win home after 2 draws and 3 defeats but their 16 Caldicot Town 9 1 0 8 12 25 -13 3 against County - the goals coming from Dom away form has been good – 3 wins and one th Connor (2), Kesh Patel, Owen Llewellyn and a defeat. They currently sit 10 in the league penalty by Lee Challenger, his 10 th successive table, 5 points behind 4 th placed Celtic. Pos RESERVE (EAST) P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Cwmbran Celtic 5 4 1 0 14 6 8 13 2 Monmouth Town 7 4 1 2 19 16 3 13 3 Caldicot Town 6 4 0 2 18 9 9 12 4 Croesyceiliog 5 3 0 2 17 9 8 9 5 Goytre 7 3 0 4 22 17 5 9 6 Risca United 5 3 0 2 14 10 4 9 7 Undy Athletic 5 3 0 2 11 8 3 9 8 Panteg 5 2 0 3 9 17 -8 6 9 Chepstow Town 6 0 2 4 6 19 -13 2 10 Caerleon 5 0 0 5 2 21 -19 0 CELTIC HOME/AWAY P W D L F A +/- Pts HOME 4 4 0 0 15 2 13 12 AWAY 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1 4 TOTAL 8 5 1 2 20 8 12 16 2 3 A BRIEF HISTORY OF HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY PEN PICTURES 2016/17 Haverfordwest Football Club was formed on 7th The Club then appointed local boy and ex Wrexham Chris O’Sullivan: 1st Team Manager / Coach. Played as a junior for the heart of Hakin United’s back line for numerous years now and has won numerous league and cup honours. December 1899 and subsequently became favourite Deryn Brace as Player Manager. The Blues Oxford United and was then an apprentice professional and professional with Swansea City. Joined the Bluebirds in 2001 and Tomas Wellington: 20/11/88 (Midfielder). A combative midfielder Haverfordwest Town. The early fixtures were had a difficult start and were in the relegation played an influential midfield role for us for over a decade, in WPL who joined the Blues last January. Tom has briefly experienced friendlies until the Club joined the Pembrokeshire places by mid season. The run-in saw 8 out of 10 and Welsh League, with one season at Aberystwyth. Left the the WPL with both Port Talbot Town and Afan Lido but he earned League before the First World War. The Club matches ending in victory and the same squad Meadow at the end of the 2014-15 season, to be player-coach at his reputation in the successful Taff’s Well side before spending competes in the Pembrokeshire League to this day. finished third in the WPL in 2003-4 and qualification Goodwick United, where his side stormed to a total of 6 trophies. time playing in Australia. Signed from Goytre Utd in Jan 2016. The Retuned to the Meadow in a managerial role at the start of the Bluebirds were pleased to sign a player who is both a leader and a The First Team moved up to the Welsh Football for the then UEFA Cup. County drew Icelandic 2016-17 season. winner. League in 1936 and became known as opponents and lost 4-1 on aggregate. The Bluebirds Sean Cresser: 1st Team Manager / Coach. Joined the coaching staff Lee Hudgell: 2/11/83 (Left-sided midfielder/winger). A product of Haverfordwest Athletic. The Bluebirds were usually then finished fourth the next season and reached in July 2012. A former Welsh League player at Ammanford, the Haverfordwest Academy who made a WPL debut for the club the semi final of the Welsh Cup. Garden Village and Newcastle Emlyn. Was Assistant Manager at in 2000/01 and played hundreds of first team games for the club, in the top flight of the League, but were relegated to Newcastle Emlyn and Academy coach at Carmarthen Town. with one season at Carmarthen Town and a spell away at Merlin’s the Second Division in 1954. They returned as During the 2006-7 season Deryn left the Club and Appointed as 1 st team coach by Wayne Jones in May 2013. Bridge. He made a sub appearance in our UEFA Cup away tie in Champions and stormed to the First Division title in was replaced by ex Manchester United and Cardiff Michael Ellis: Assistant Manager. A high quality Welsh League Iceland in 2004, and was WPL Player of the Month in January 1956. During that triumphant season the Bluebirds player, Derek Brazil. The team were comfortable in player for both Pembroke Borough and Haverfordwest County, 2007. After coming back from a serious injury at Newtown three years ago, he has been a very successful player-manager at held Cardiff City’s First Division outfit with Gerry mid table and survived the “cut” when the WPL was Micky has been a Bluebirds’ stalwart for decades in the roles of Academy Director and 1 st team Manager. A highly regarded “A” Merlin’s Bridge. Hitchens, Alan Harrington, Ron Stitfall, Colin Baker reduced to 12 members.