DIVISION 1 CWMBRAN CELTIC AMMANFORD League Form Guide: DLWWWWDW League Form Guide: DLLLWWL Home Squad Away Squad Lewis Watkins (GK) Craig Morris Rakesh Patel Mathew Jones Alex McDowell Rhys Fisher © Luke Jones Euros Griffiths Niall Yeates Nick Glendon Rhys Williams © Nick Arnold Lewis Ellis Dale Jones Louis Feeley Ben Soal Owen Cook Gethin Jones Dominic Connor Ricky Martin Chris Ham Mathew Fisher Simon Prangley Bret Enoch Josh Bull Alfie Stotter Kazeem Kareem Cerith Williams Tom Haggett Rhys Davies Isaac Powell Rhodri Jones Rhys Picton (GK) Liam Samuel Andrew Larcombe Josh Hinwood Manager: Lee Challenger Manager: Gruff Harrison Assistant: Nana Baah Assistant1: Huw Preece Coach/First Aider: Michael Davies Assistant2: Rob Thomas Goal Keeper Coach: Mark Smith Colours: Yellow Blue Yellow Colours: Black/White Black Black MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Daniel Richardson (Skewen) Assistants: Paul Lewis (Blackwood) & Paul Gobbett (Newport) Acve & Passive Safety Technology Proud Sponsors Of The Match Day Programme Prinng WELSH FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLES WELCOME TO CELTIC PARK Today’s visitors Ammanford return to Cel!c they retained their status but both 0ere DIVISION ONE P W D L F A GD Pts Park for the 2 nd !me this season having been re egated to a o0 Afan Lido to dro. do0n 1 Penybont 7 6 1 0 19 7 12 19 beaten 5-3 by Ce !c in the eague *xture on 1 from the We sh Premier League. Ce !c Se.tember. Ce !c’s goa scorers 0ere 1osh 2u , a..ea ed and eventua y ost in farcica 2 Haverfordwest County 7 6 0 1 23 4 19 18 Chris Ham, O0en Cook, Louis 4ee ey and an Aurisdic!ona circumstances in arbitra!on. Cwmbran Celtic 3 8 5 2 1 17 8 9 17 o0n goa . This a5ernoon’s *xture is the We sh 1us!ce 0as done as in the fo o0ing season, 4 Cambrian & Clydach 9 4 2 3 13 11 2 14 Cu. round 1. 2014/15, Ammanford came straight back u. to 5 Cwmamman United 7 4 1 2 12 9 3 13 Ce !c and Ammanford have met 9 !mes in the 8ivision 2, and in 2015/17 Ce !c 0ere 6 Undy Athletic 6 3 2 1 17 10 7 11 We sh League, the *rst 7 during the Mickey .romoted back to 8ivision 1. 7 Afan Lido 8 3 2 3 9 13 -4 11 Co.eman era in 8ivision 2. In 2007/8 0e 0on 1 In Ce !c’s .romo!on season 2015/17 0e 0on -0 at home, Shane Wi iamson scoring but 0e at home 3-0 through goa s by 2u , 8ominic 8 Briton Ferry Llansawel 6 3 1 2 6 8 -2 10 0ent do0n a0ay 0-2. In 2008/9 goa s by Connor and Ham. The a0ay game 0as . ayed Llantwit Major 9 8 2 3 3 6 8 -2 9 Wi iamson and Sayed secured a 2-0 0in at in atrocious condi!ons on a rain-soaked .itch 10 Goytre United 9 2 3 4 5 8 -3 9 Ce !c Park but 0e 0ere 0e beaten 1-4 a0ay, 0hich contributed to a barn-storming game. 11 Ammanford 7 2 1 4 9 11 -2 7 Wi iamson again scoring. In our .romo!on Ce !c 0on 4-3, the goa s from 2u 2, Andre0 th 12 Goytre 8 2 1 5 8 13 -5 7 season, 2009/10, 0e ost a0ay 1-2 in a game in Larcombe and Connor in Ce !c’s 10 successive 0hich Ce !c’s goa scorer Sco= Lanyon 0as red We sh League a0ay 0in. In 2017/17 Ce !c 0on 13 Port Talbot Town 6 1 2 3 6 8 -2 5 carded a5er the *na 0hist e for a eged y head 3-0 at Ammanford in the 1st round of the Ton Pentre 14 7 1 2 4 4 15 -11 5 bu>ng the referee. He 0as subsequent y League Cu., the scorers Rhys Wi iams, 2u and 15 Taffs Well 7 1 1 5 6 13 -7 4 banned for 18 months, reduced on a..ea to 4 Lee Penry. A5er steadying the shi. in 2017/17 16 Pontypridd Town 6 1 0 5 7 21 -14 3 months, and 0hen Ce !c * ed arbitra!on the West Wa ians young manager Cruf .a.ers, the 4AW, the c ub and the . ayer Harrison guided his team to .romo!on to the RESERVE (EAST) P W D L F A GD Pts agreed a se= ement. Ce !c 0on the return at to. !er ast season a5er an absence of 17 1 Bridgend Street 6 4 0 2 17 8 9 12 Ce !c Park 4-0, the scorers Luke Sa is, Kesh years. Pate , Sean Ma=he0s and L oyd 8avies. Today’s *xture 0i be Ammanford’s 9 th 2 Croesyceiliog 6 3 1 2 18 7 11 10 In 2013/14 both teams *nished 4 th from successive game a0ay from home this season, 3 Cwmbran Celtic 4 3 1 0 11 4 7 10 bo=om in their res.ec!ve divisions, Ce !c in a situa!on caused by their ground not yet 4 Pontyclun 3 3 0 0 9 4 5 9 the 1 st division, Ammanford in 8ivision 2, 0hich being ready to achieve 4AW !er 2 status. 5 Dinas Powys 5 3 0 2 13 12 1 9 under the exis!ng ru es shou d have meant 6 Panteg 6 3 0 3 13 13 0 9 7 Abergavenny Town 4 2 2 0 6 2 4 8 8 Risca United 5 2 1 2 11 18 -7 7 9 Undy Athletic 3 1 1 1 6 3 3 4 hean 10 Goytre 5 1 1 3 10 10 0 4 11 Caldicot Town 3 1 0 2 5 9 -4 3 12 Chepstow Town 4 0 1 3 6 13 -7 1 13 Treharris Athletic 3 0 0 3 3 11 -8 0 CELTIC HOME/AWAY P W D L F A +/- Pts HOME 4 3 0 1 12 7 5 9 AWAY 4 2 2 0 5 1 4 8 TOTAL 8 5 2 1 17 8 9 17 2 3 A BRIEF HISTORY OF AMMANFORD AMMANFORD PEN PICTURES 20 8/20 9 1908/9 4irst recorded *xture to date, a friend y against Rhondda touring $AMES KIRKWOOD: Kee.er re signed from Carmarthen To0n team, against Ammanford To0n. CRAIG MORRIS: Ex.erienced kee.er re signed for Ammanford 1920s Ammanford Thursdays . ayed at Caema0r 2et0s IOAN TREHARNE: Kee.er youngster Loca .roduct great .ros.ect 1930s The *rst 2et0s soccer c ub ca ed 2et0s 2 ackbirds . ayed on Rice RHYS FISHER: C ub sta 0art, been 0ith the c ub since youth Road 0ith their dressing rooms and head quarters at The Coo.ers Hote $AMES MURRAY: Mid*e der youth c ub .roduct 2et0s BEN SOAL: Mid*e der youth c ub .roduct The commi=ee at that !me had the foresight to .urchase the . aying *e d EUROS GRIFFITHS: Centre ha f 0ho can . ay out oca youth .roduct and for and to bui d a c ub house for D750. CRAIG FRATER: To. Scorer, fashion iconH P ayers’ P ayer o/t Season 1949 Entered The We sh League under the name 2et0s. MATHEW FISHER: Loca s.or!ng .o ymathH for0ard I Mid*e der 1957/8 4inished runners u. to L ane i. DALE $ONES: Mid*e d born oca y and returned from Carm Lge 1958/9 Cham.ions of 8ivision 2 EWestF and .romo!on to 8ivision 1. They MATHEW $ONES: 8efender and c ub sta 0artH 17 year o d debutant a so 0on the 8ivision 2 cu. bea!ng 8iv 2 EEastF cham.ions Tredomen’ ALEX ARNOLD: Loca young Ammanford Mid*e dH great .ros.ect nd 1959/70 On Saturday 22 August the c ub . ayed its o.ening *rst division NATHAN $ONES: Loca Mid*e dH break-u. of . ay ex.ert We sh League match at home , against CardiG City and 0on 2-1. GETHYN $ONES: Mid*e der retrned to c ub a5er s.e a0ay 1970 At the request of The We sh 4ootba League. changed their name to RHODRI $ONES: 8efender 0ho can a so . ay for0ard oca .roduct Ammanford To0n. CERITH WILLIAMS: Centre ha f returns to c ub from Carden Vi age 1973 The c ub house 0as bui t. BRUNO FORKUOH: Ski fu Winger, transferred from L ane i 1974 At a cost of D4,000 a 450 seater stand and ne0 changing rooms bui t. NICK ARNOLD: Loca ta ent can . ay any0here across the back 1977/77 We sh League 8iv 1 Runners u. to CardiG City. TIM CHAPMAN: Loca youth .roduct- 0inger 0ith bags of .ace 1977/78 We sh League Runners u. again to CardiG City by one .oint. MATH HOWELL: Le5 footed youngster 0ho takes . ayers on 1992 Ama gamated 0ith Ammanford Aht e!c, and became Ammanford A4C. NICK GLENDON: Centre Ha f from Carms eague to. ayer 2003 A.ri . 4ire destroyed the stand and changing rooms. BRET ENOCH: Mid*e d back a5er 3 years out inAured 2007 P ayed *rst match at ne0 ground The Recrea!on Cround KIERAN REES: 8efender came through c ub youth 2014 Re egated to 8ivision 3 RICHARD LEWIS: L ane i su.erstarH former AA4C 2015 Promo!on to 8ivision 2 ALEX S(UIRES: Mid*e d Returns A5er ong inAury ay oG 2017 Promoted to 8ivision 1 RHYS DA)IES: Loca Product P ays 0ide LIAM SAMUEL: Mid*e d transferred from L ane i this season MANAG M NT T AM GRUFF HARRISON: Manager ROB THOMAS: Assistant1 HUW PREECE: Assistant2 MARK SMITH: Coa kee.er Coach RHYS GRIFFITH: Physio 4 5 CELTIC OTHER TEAMS ,to OCTOBER 4th/ The Reser2es are under ne0 management this Panthers, Char ie and Amy McCoy scoring.