CWMBRAN CELTIC FC www.cwmbranceltic.com DIVISION 1 £1 Season 2018/19 Official Match Day Programme CWMBRAN CELTIC PENYBONT League Form Guide: League Form Guide: DLWWWWDWLLWLLLDWLWLLDLLLLWDD WDWWWWWWWWWDWDWWWWWWWWDDWW Division 1 Home Squad Away Squad Lewis Watkins (GK) Rhys Wilson (GK) Rakesh Patel © Kane Owen Alex McDowell Rhys Griffiths Rhys Williams Cullen Kinsella Louis Feeley Kieran Howard Daniel Battle Owain Warlow Samuel Cawley Adam Carpenter Rhys Thomas Billy Borge Chris Ham Marcus Griffiths Lewis Ellis Ben Symons Josh Bull James Saddler Mohammed Akmol Sam Rodon Moynul Islam Oli Dalton Jordan Clarke Luke Borrelli Dominic Connor Liam Walsh Tom Haggett MacKensie Kay Callum Wakeham Curtis Hutson Isaac Powell Stephen Morris Pictures Credited To Stephen Handley Andrew Larcombe Jaye Bowen Joshua Hinwood Kostya Georgievsky WELSH LEAGUE DIVISION 1 Manager: Owen Cook Manager: Rhys Griffits CWMBRAN CELTIC v PENYBONT Asst Manager: Simon Prangley Assistant Manager: Martyn Giles Tuesday 30th April 2019 K.O. 6:30pm Sports Therapist: Claire Rogers TODAY’S SPONSORS Colours: Yellow Blue Yellow Colours: Blue White White MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Jordan Harman (Newbridge) Assistants: Steve Richards (Caldicot) & Gary Lucas (Caldicot) Acve & Passive Safety Technology Proud Sponsors Of The Match Day Programme Prinng WELSH FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLES WELCOME TO CELTIC PAR% Tonight’s visitors Penybont, the newly crowned Welsh League champions, were formed in 2013/14 DIVISION ONE P W D L F A GD Pts arising from an amalgama;on between (ryn;rion Athle;c and (rid1end Town which was e<ec;3ely a 1 Penybont 26 21 5 0 62 20 42 68 takeo3er by (ryn;rion with the new team playin1 at (ryn;rion Park which has an ar;ficial surface. 2 Cambrian & Clydach 28 16 6 6 51 31 20 54 Ce #c v Bryn#rion Ath e#c 3 Haverfordwest County 29 16 5 8 68 33 35 53 Cel;c played (ryn;rion 6 ;mes in Welsh Lea1ue 1st Di3ision. In 2010/11 we also played them in the 4 Afan Lido 30 15 6 9 68 59 9 51 Welsh Cup, Cel;c holdin1 the hosts to 0-0 a?er extra ;me, losin1 2-4 on penal;es. At Cel;c Park in the lea1ue (ryn;rion were 2-0 up on A. minutes but ,in a horrific final 1. minutes, keeper Nicky Church 5 Cwmamman United 27 14 7 6 50 40 10 49 was sent o< for a last man foul and Cel;c, with their smallest player Richard Crees in 1oal (not the 6 Llantwit Major 30 14 6 10 46 37 9 48 smartest tac;cal decisionC collapsed to a A-0 drubbin1, their worst e3er defeat in the Welsh Lea1ue. In 7 Goytre United 28 14 5 9 47 33 14 47 the return, the champions elect easily beat Cel;c 3-0. In 2011/12 Cel;c beat the rei1nin1 champions 8 Briton Ferry Llansawel 28 12 4 12 40 46 -6 40 (captained by Rhys WilliamsC 1-0 at Cel;c Park with a ScoD Lanyon 1oal. Simon Pran1ley returned for 9 Ammanford 28 9 6 13 46 53 -7 33 Cel;c in this match a?er a short spell at (ryn;rion but he only played 2 1ames and was transferred 10 Cwmbran Celtic 28 9 6 13 45 55 -10 33 back to (ryn;rion for whom he scored both 1oals in a 2-0 win in March 2012. In 2012/13 we drew 3-3 at (ryn;rion Park, pullin1 back a two 1oal 2nd half deficit. The scorers Lee Challen1er (his Eth 11 Undy Athletic 26 8 6 12 48 53 -5 30 consecu;3e penalty 1oalC, Fosh (ull and Chris Ham. The return at Cel;c Park, (ryn;rion2s last e3er 12 Port Talbot Town 28 6 11 11 38 44 -6 29 fixture, was a 1-1 draw, Adrian Ma1uire scorin1 for Cel;c. 13 Pontypridd Town 28 8 5 15 47 62 -15 29 Ce #c v Penybont 14 Goytre 29 6 6 17 37 62 -25 24 In 2013/14 newly formed Penybont won at home 3-0, Cel;c not bein1 helped by a red card for (illy 15 Taffs Well 28 6 4 18 30 56 -26 22 Crees (two yellowsC. Next up Penybont were the 3isitors in the Welsh Cup 1st round and a1ain beat 16 Ton Pentre 29 5 4 20 34 73 -39 19 us, 1-0. Penybont won the return lea1ue 1ame 2-0 and Cel;c ended the season rele1ated to Di3ision 2. In 2016/1A, with Cel;c back in Di3ision 1, Penybont won .-2 at home. Cel;c scorers Lee Challen1er RESERVE (EAST) P W D L F A GD Pts and Callum Wakeham (his debut 1oalC. This was Cel;c2s 11th successi3e away 1ame without a win, a 1 Cwmbran Celtic 21 17 2 2 57 25 32 53 seGuence broken the followin1 week by a win at Monmouth in Lee Challen1er2s first 1ame in sole 2 Bridgend Street 20 16 0 4 55 22 33 48 char1e. In the return at Cel;c Park, Penybont swept to an easy .-1 win. Subs;tute Dan Da3ies scorin1 3 Pontyclun 18 10 2 6 55 47 8 32 Cel;c2s 1oal. In 201A/1E under their li1hts, Penybont posted their 6th successi3e win a1ainst Cel;c 3- 4 Croesyceiliog 20 9 4 7 40 30 10 31 2, Cel;c2s 1oals from Fosh (ull and Luke Fones. In the return at Cel;c Park we beat top of the table 5 Treharris Athletic 20 9 3 8 42 37 5 30 Penybont with a 3-0 win courtesy of 2 1oals from Chris Ham and a first for the club from Lewis Iles. 6 Caldicot Town 20 8 4 8 42 43 -1 28 This season Penybont comfortably beat us 3-1 at home, Ham scorin1 Cel;c2s 1oal on Dan (aDle2s debut. Rhys Williams 1ot a red card. 7 Abergavenny Town 21 7 3 11 34 59 -25 24 Penybont 1o into toni1ht2s 1ame s;ll unbeaten in 26 1ames. Their last lea1ue defeat was 2 1ames 8 Panteg 19 7 1 11 38 37 1 22 a1o away to Cel;c on 1A March 201E. 9 Dinas Powys 19 8 0 11 48 57 -9 21 10 Goytre 22 6 3 13 36 56 -20 21 11 Undy Athletic 20 4 4 12 34 49 -15 16 12 Chepstow Town 18 4 2 12 27 46 -19 5 Chepstow Town Reserves deducted 9 points hea#n Dinas Powys Reserves deducted 3 points CWMBRAN CELTIC P W D L F A Pts HOME/AWAY +/- HOME 13 6 2 5 31 26 5 20 AWAY 15 3 4 8 14 29 -15 13 TOTAL 28 9 6 13 45 55 -10 33 2 3 A BRIEF HISTORY OF PENYBONT PENYBONT PEN PICTURES 2018.,9 Penybont FC was formed in 2013 with the mer1er of the ha3e an Under-1 2s Team which play in The Welsh Rhys Wi son0 Rhys is another local talent. He Ben Symons0 Defender, broke into first team two premier clubs in the (rid1end County in the form of Football Youth Di3ision, a Veteran2s Team who are is a former pro keeper as he was with last season. Fast with Guick feet. (ryn;rion Athle;c and (rid1end Town. The Directors of members of the Wales Veterans Lea1ue. Durin1 the 201. both clubs put aside their ri3alries and decided for the -16 season we entered the Welsh Premier Lea1ue Swansea City and Aberdeen. A 1reat keeper Liam Wa sh0 Experienced defender, 1ood of football in the borou1h, that the clubs should De3elopment Lea1ue (South) and were finalists in that and should be No 1 for a lon1 ;me to come. transferred from Carmarthen Town at the unite as one and push forward to1ether in their pursuit Lea1ue2s Cup. The Under-1 2s were semi-finalists in the Cu en %inse a: Cullen is our cultured tail end of last season. of the hi1her echelons of the Welsh football pyramid and FAW Welsh Youth Cup and runners-up in the Youth also become a club with its community at its heart. Di3ision West of The Welsh Football Lea1ue. An FAW midfielder who has won a Welsh Under 1E2s Sam Rodon0 Si1ned for Penybont this Emlyn Phillips was elected as the first e3er Chairman of appro3ed Penybont FC Academy that has fi3e teams was Semi Pro Cap. He is a stylish player who does season. Pre3ious club: Ha3erfordwest the new Penybont FC club, with his deputy bein1 Colin formed in 2014. Also a Senior Ladies Team was formed e3erythin1 well. County. Stron1 defender with WPL who now play in the Welsh Women2s Lea1ue ha3in1 won Mawer. With se3en other directors, this o< the field Marcus 1ri2ths0 Marcus is last season2s top experience. team has the hi1hest 3isions for the newly mer1ed club the South Wales Women2s Lea1ue in 201.-16. and will con;nue to push Penybont FC forward in its To ;e in with our Youth policy at the club, we ha3e two scorer. (enefits from workin1 with the 6ames Sadd er0 Experienced midfielder, thinkin1 and playin1 3alues. clubs to feed into the senior sec;on of the Penybont mana1er. Always works hard and will aim to si1ned for Penybont this season. Pre3iously Francis Ford was the outstandin1 candidate to be Football Club pyramid in the form of (rid1end Town 1i3e opposi;on defenders ni1htmares. spent ei1ht seasons with (arry Town and Funiors and (ryn;rion Athle;c Funiors. These two 1reat Mana1er of the new club and with his experience of Adam Carpenter0 Chippy will look to become (arry Town United where he was club playin1 and mana1in1 in the Welsh Lea1ue, coupled with Iunior clubs ha3e supplied some fantas;c talent in the his professional experience as a former Cardi< City past and present.