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Newtown A.F.C.

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Association football club in Wales
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Football club
Newtown AFC
Full nameNewtown AFC
NicknameThe Robins
Founded1875; 150 years ago (1875)
GroundLatham Park
Capacity5,000 (1,300 seated)[1]
ChairmanNick Evans
ManagerNathan Leonard
LeagueCymru North
2024–25Cymru Premier, 11th of 12 (relegated)

Newtown Association Football Club (Welsh:Clwb Pêl-droed y Drenewydd[2][3]) is aWelshfootball club based inNewtown,Powys, which plays in theCymru North

The club plays atLatham Park,Newtown, which accommodates 5,000 spectators.

History

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The club has its origins in two previous clubs, both active from 1875;Newtown andWhite Stars. The latter won the1878–79 Welsh Cup and in the aftermath an attempt was made to merge the clubs under the nameExcelsior.[4] The Newtown club folded into the Excelsior, but White Stars continued, and absorbed the Excelsior in 1880.[5] After losing the1880–81 Welsh Cup final, the White Stars disbanded; but a meeting at the Lion Hotel on 23 July 1884 re-established a Newtown association football club, featuring many of the players and officials who had been involved with the White Stars, and, in some cases, with the original Newtown club beforehand.[6][7]

The revived club won the1894–95 Welsh Cup, beatingWrexham 3–2 atWelshpool, despite Goodwin in goal being ordered off for retaliation before the second half (while Newtown was 2–1 down),[8] but in July 1900 it lost the use of the Cunnings, and, with diminished gates and additional expenses, there were fears for the future of the club.[9] Another article from March 1901 referred to Newtown being defunct, and hoped that Newtown Excelsior would resuscitate the club.[10] Newtown North End andRoyal Welsh Warehouse Newtown emerged in the town in their place.[11] In 1910, they were still inactive.[12] No records exist of Newtown Football Club again until 1919.[13]

For most of the years since the 1920s the club operated in theMid-Wales League, or theCentral Wales League as it was sometimes known, winning the championship in 1975–76, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1986–87 and 1987–88 and on the strength of this record, the club gained entry to the English league system in the Northern Premier League.

In 1992 the club became rather reluctant founder members of theLeague of Wales. Since then it has finished runners-up in the league in both 1995–96 and 1997–98, and subsequently played UEFA cup ties againstSkonto Riga ofLatvia andWisła Kraków ofPoland.

Newtown Association Football Club are one of the oldest clubs in Wales, being formed in 1875 and are one of the founder members of the FAW. In addition, the club was also one of the founder members of the League of Wales, now known as theCymru Premier.

The club has a long and proud tradition with the move in the late 1980s into the Northern Premier League being part of the progressive nature of the club.

Way back in 1877, Newtown took part in the first Welsh Cup tie on Saturday 13 October against Druids ofRuabon.Cefn Druids now former members of the Welsh Premier are derived from this club.Wrexham went on to win the competition but in the following season, Newtown White Stars beat the favourites Wrexham 2–1 inOswestry and became the first club to receive the famous trophy, which had only been purchased a few months earlier. In December 1895 Newtown travelled to playManchester City atMaine Road and shocked the City team by winning 3–2. Newtown's W. Parry scored all three goals for the Robins.[14]

In 2014 Newtown became the secondCymru Premier club, afterThe New Saints, to change their grass turf for a 3G pitch. During the 2014–15 season Newtown finished in the top six for the second consecutive season. They also took part in their firstWelsh Cup final in 118 Years after memorable wins againstCaersws,Bangor andRhyl. However they lost the match 2–0 to The New Saints, despite it being played atLatham Park in front of a capacity crowd. After the cup final defeat, Newtown entered the European play-offs. During the play-offs, they won away atPort Talbot Town and won away atAberystwyth Town to take a spot in the 2015–16 Europa League qualifiers.

In July 2015 Newtown facedMaltese opponentsValletta in the first round of qualifying for the2015-16 Europa League. A last minute winner in the 1st leg at Latham Park gave the club their first European win and was followed with an away victory giving Newtown their first Europa League Win over two legs. Newtown faced Danish giantsCopenhagen in the second round and were defeated over both legs losing 5–1 on aggregate. Newtown finished in the top 6 again during the following2015-16 Welsh Premier League season and were also the only team to beat The New Saints atPark Hall, but eventually lost at home toAirbus UK Broughton in the play-off semi final. Newtown again reached the play-offs after finishing 7th in the2016-17 Welsh Premier League season, but were beaten 3–2 away toBangor City.

On 13 April 2025, after the most dreadful season Newtown lost 3–2 againstAberystwyth and were relegated for the first time in their history.

Honours

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  • Arthur Barritt Cup
    • Winners: 1986–87
  • Welsh Intermediate Cup
    • Finalists: 1985–86, 1987–88
  • Central Wales Cup
    • Winners: 1992–93, 1993–94
  • Central Wales Floodlit Cup
    • Winners: 1994–95
  • Mid Wales League Cup
    • Winners: 1994–95, 1997–98
  • Montgomeryshire Cup
    • Winners: 1936–37, 1968–69, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1995–96
  • Radnorshire Cup
    • Winners: 1980–81(Reserves)
    • Finalists: 1969–70, 1986–87(Reserves)
  • UEFA Cup/Europa League
    • Preliminary round qualifiers: 1996–97, 1998–99, 2015–16
  • Shropshire League
    • Winners: 1892–93

Players

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Current squad

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As of 10 October 2025[16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1GK WALDave Jones
2DF WALSimon Spender
4DF WALSteffan Jones
5DF WALKieron Mills-Evans
6MF ENGOliver Sharp
7FW WALJamie Hyne
8MF WALRob Evans
9FW WALTom Jones(on loan fromThe New Saints)
10FW ENGLouis Jacobs
11MF WALDevon Torry
13GK ENGMichael Jones
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14MF WALTarran Hollinshead
15 WALHarri Howells
16MF ENGFindley Starkey-Jones
17 ENGArnie Roberts
18 ENGTom Spencer
20 WALRobert Davies
21DF ENGCuba Cline
23MF ENGAidan McCann
24FW NZLGreg Draper
—GK BELAndrei Nazaru
—MF WALCharley Edge

Technical staff

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PositionName
ManagerEngland Nathan Leonard
Assistant ManagerWales Craig Williams
Academy ManagerWales Craig Williams
Goalkeeping CoachEngland John Davies
First-team Coach
PhysioWales Meg Randell
Sports TherapistEngland Andrew Pellow
Kit ManagerWales Dave Rose

Managers

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Europe

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Newtown have participated in UEFA competition five times.

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1996–97UEFA CupPRLatviaSkonto FC1–40–31–7
1998–99UEFA Cup1QPolandWisła Kraków0–00–70–7
2015–16UEFA Europa League1QMaltaValletta2–12–14–2
2QDenmarkCopenhagen1–30–21–5
2021–22UEFA Europa Conference League1QRepublic of IrelandDundalk0–10–40–5
2022–23UEFA Europa Conference League1QFaroe IslandsHB Tórshavn2–1 (a.e.t.)0–12–2 (4–2 p)
2QSlovakiaSpartak Trnava1–21–42–6
Notes
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
NameCompetitionGoals
Jason OswellUEFA Europa League2
Henry CowansUEFA Europa Conference League2
Tom GoodwinUEFA Europa League1
Matty OwenUEFA Europa League1
Luke BoundfordUEFA Europa League1
Lifumpa MwandweUEFA Europa Conference League1
Aaron WilliamsUEFA Europa Conference League1
Romilly BrownUEFA Cup1

Rivalries

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Newtown share a local rivalry withCaersws who are only around 5 miles away and often attract big crowds when the teams meet. In theCymru Premier Newtown have derby matches against fellowMid-Wales clubsAberystwyth Town andThe New Saints.

League record

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SeasonLeaguePositionPldWDLFAPts
1959–60Mid Wales League7th261259735429
1960–61Mid Wales League6th2410311644223
1961–62Mid Wales League6th201028544222
1962–63Mid Wales League7th221129495224
1963–64Mid Wales League8th249411516222
1964–65Mid Wales League6th2410410644924
1965–66Mid Wales League9th269710606225
1966–67Mid Wales League8th2612311605627
1967–68Mid Wales League4th261538764933
1968–69Mid Wales League4th261565683936
1969–70Mid Wales League11th3010416627324
1970–71Mid Wales League11th286715467719
1971–72Mid Wales League11th265912345019
1972–73Mid Wales League13th263617——12
1973–74Mid Wales League11th267514324819
1974–75Mid Wales League2nd261844——40
1975–76Mid Wales League1st282035863343
1976–77Mid Wales League4th2815310544533
1977–78Mid Wales League7th289109504328
1978–79Mid Wales League1st302523772252
1979–80Mid Wales League3rd301938684041
1980–81Mid Wales League3rd261655531837
1981–82Mid Wales League1st262132772445
1982–83Mid Wales League2nd221273522531
1983–84Mid Wales League6th281486673836
1984–85Mid Wales League5th281378705333
1985–86Mid Wales League3rd261565653036
1986–87Mid Wales League1st242022671642
1987–88Mid Wales League1st242022722142
1988–89NPL First Division9th42151215655957
1989–90NPL First Division14th42141216496254
1990–91NPL First Division13th42131217687551
1991–92NPL First Division14th4215621609551
1992–93League of Wales18th389920558736
1993–94League of Wales6th3818911524863
1994–95League of Wales4th3820810784768
1995–96League of Wales2nd4023116692580
1996–97League of Wales5th4022513744971
1997–98League of Wales2nd3823961014778
1998–99League of Wales6th3213109453549
1999–00League of Wales8th3414614494148
2000–01League of Wales4th3418412683758
2001–02League of Wales13th3491114354438
2002–03Welsh Premier League10th3412616485442
2003–04Welsh Premier League10th3212515435041
2004–05Welsh Premier League10th3413714495546
2005–06Welsh Premier League16th3410618426131
2006–07Welsh Premier League16th326620306324
2007–08Welsh Premier League13th3491015476637
2008–09Welsh Premier League10th34101014465440
2009–10Welsh Premier League13th34101113545741
2010–11Welsh Premier League9th3281113405535
2011–12Welsh Premier League12th327520448223
2012–13Welsh Premier League9th3210715445437
2013–14Welsh Premier League5th3212614465842
2014–15Welsh Premier League6th3210814526538
2015–16Welsh Premier League5th3211912465442
2016–17Welsh Premier League7th3212911594145
2017–18Welsh Premier League8th3212416525540
2018–19Welsh Premier League5th3213712535646
2019–20Cymru Premier6th25[a]10510253035
2020–21Cymru Premier7th3212614575342
2021–22Cymru Premier3rd3215611503551
2022–23Cymru Premier6th3212515495641
2023–24Cymru Premier4th3213514494644
2024–25Cymru Premier11th326818366526
2025–26Cymru North
  1. ^League was suspended on 13th March due toCOVID-19 pandemic

References

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  1. ^"Newtown AFC | Latham Park | Football Ground Guide".footballgroundguide.com. July 20, 2014.
  2. ^"Cymru Premier JD: Y Seintiau Newydd yn gobeithio osgoi mwy o siom".newyddion.s4c.cymru (in Welsh). January 22, 2025.
  3. ^"Chwaraeon a Gweithgarwch Corfforol (Academi Pêl-droed mewn Partneriaeth â Chlwb Pêl-droed y Drenewydd / CPD Llansawel)" (in Welsh). Grŵp NPTC. Archived fromthe original on 21 February 2025.
  4. ^"Newtown clubs".Wrexham Guardian and Denbighshire and Flintshire Advertiser: 8. 13 September 1879.
  5. ^"Civil Service v White Stars, Newtown".Wrexham Advertiser: 8. 6 November 1880.
  6. ^"Establishment of football club".Montgomeryshire Express: 5. 29 July 1884.
  7. ^"Newtown v West Bromwich Albion".Wrexham Advertiser: 3. 18 October 1884.
  8. ^"The Welsh Football Cup".Montgomeryshire Echo: 5. 20 April 1895.
  9. ^"Newtown Football Club".Montgomeryshire Echo. 21 July 1900. p. 5.
  10. ^"Football Notes".Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser. 30 March 1901. p. 6. Retrieved11 April 2024.
  11. ^"Montgomeryshire & District League Tables 1904-05".www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved2024-04-11.
  12. ^"Newtown".The Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times. 1910-03-29. Retrieved2024-04-11 – via newspapers.library.wales.
  13. ^"Football".Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal. 1919-09-19. Retrieved2024-04-11 – via newspapers.library.wales.
  14. ^http://welsh-premier.com/rel_club.php?cid=13.Archived 2016-09-24 at theWayback Machine
  15. ^abWhite Stars
  16. ^"First Team". Newtown AFC. Retrieved7 August 2023.

External links

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See also:Cymru South
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