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Carmarthen Town A.F.C.

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Association football club in Wales

Football club
Carmarthen Town
Full nameCarmarthen Town Association Football Club
Nickname(s)Hen AurOld Gold
Founded1948; 77 years ago (1948)
GroundRichmond Park, Carmarthen
Capacity3,000 (1,000 seated)
PresidentEinsley Harris
ChairmanAnthony Parnell[1]
ManagerMark Aizlewood
LeagueCymru South
2023–24Cymru South, 6th of 16
Websitehttps://carmarthentownafc.co.uk/

Carmarthen Town Association Football Club (Welsh:Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Caerfyrddin) is a Welsh semi-professionalfootball club based inCarmarthen.The team play their home games atRichmond Park. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are gold and black.

Formed in 1950, Carmarthen Town was elected into theWelsh Football League in 1953. Their first league honour came in 1959–60, with promotion fromDivision 2 West to theFirst Division of the Welsh League. Carmarthen Town's first trophy was theWelsh Football League Cup, which they won in the 1995–96 season. Since then the club have gone on to win theWelsh Cup once and theWelsh League Cup three times. They have also qualified forUEFA competitions on four occasions.

As of 2024[update] Carmarthen Town play inCymru South and have never won a league title, despite having been in the top tier of Welsh football for 24 years until their relegation in the 2019–2020 season. The club had their highest finish in2000–2001, with third place, which qualified them for European competition for the first time.

Stadium

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Main article:Richmond Park (Carmarthen)
A grandstand at a sports venue. The seats are black and gold.
Clay Shaw Butler Stand,Richmond Park (Carmarthen),
A panoramic view from the Clay Shaw Butler Stand.

From 1952 Carmarthen Town have played atRichmond Park inCarmarthen. The ground has been redeveloped over recent years into a small, modern and compact football stadium with a capacity of 3,000. The club's new Clay Shaw Butler Stand has a 1000-seat capacity which enabled Carmarthen Town to host the club's first home European fixture at the ground in July 2007 when they entertained Norwegian sideSK Brann.

Supporters

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In the2012–13 season Carmarthen's average attendance was 296, placing them fourth out of twelve teams in theCymru Premier. The highest league gate of the season came againstAfan Lido FC with 213 spectators and the lowest, 167, againstAirbus UK Broughton.[2]

Current squad

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As of 14 September 2023[3]

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
1GKWales WALNicholas Jones
2DFWales WALJordan Vickers
3DFWales WALBen Erickson
4DFWales WALTrystan Jones
5MFWales WALWill Rickard
6DFEngland ENGLee Surman
7FWWales WALMason Jones-Thomas
9FWWales WALLiam Thomas
10MFWales WALTom Dyson
No.Pos.NationPlayer
11FWWales WALNoah Daley
12DFWales WALSam Parsons
18GKWales WALLee Idzi
19MFItaly ITAJonathan Invernizzi
20MFWales WALJordan Langley
21MFWales WALBradley Gibbings
22MFWales WALJac Walters
29GKWales WALScott James
32FWWales WALCameron Allen

Club officials

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Player-Manager in a White, Carmarthen Town, T-shirt.
Deryn Brace, Player-Manager of Carmarthen Town between 2007 and 2010
As of 7 June 2013.[4][5]
Senior club staff
  • President: Einsley Harris
  • Chairman: Chris Edwards
  • Club Secretary & Football Administrator: Gareth Davies
  • Press Officer: Rob Lloyd
  • Social Media accounts: Joshua Edwards
  • Tuck Shop Manager: Kath Edwards
  • Bar Manager: Roger Hunt
Coaching and medical staff
  • Manager: Kristian O’leary
  • Assistant Manager: Sean Cresser
  • Coach: Craig Hanford
  • Sports Therapist: Ryan Evans
  • KitMan: Mark Hannington

Managerial history

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The following managers have each been in charge of Carmarthen Town since the club gained promotion to the highest tier in Welsh football, theCymru Premier, in 1996.

As of January 2014

NameNationalityPeriodHonours
FromTo
Wyndham Evans WalesJanuary 1996October 1996Welsh Football League Cup Winner
John Mahoney WalesOctober 1996November 1998
Tomi Morgan WalesNovember 199824 September 2003[6]Welsh Cup Runner-up, HighestLeague position: 3rd place2000–01
Andrew York Wales24 September 2003[6]May 2004Welsh League Cup Runner-up
Mark Jones Wales12 May 2004[7]22 May 2007[8]Welsh Cup Winner,Welsh Cup Runner-up,Welsh League Cup Winner
Deryn Brace Wales23 May 2007[8]8 June 2010[9][10]
Tomi Morgan Wales8 June 2010[9]5 December 2011[11]
Neil Smothers Wales5 December 2011[11]7 January 2012[12]
Mark Aizlewood Wales7 January 2012[12]5 February 2018[13]Welsh League Cup Winner (2):2012–13,2013–14
Neil Smoothers (Interim Manager) WalesFebruary 2018May 2018
Neil Smoothers WalesMay 2018[14]October 2019[15]
Danny Thomas (Caretaker Manager) WalesOctober 2019[16]November 2019
Kristian O'Leary WalesNovember 2019

Honours

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As of 10 January 2014.[17]

The Welsh Football League

Domestic Cup Competition

European Competition

Records

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As of 3 August 2013.[18]

Record wins

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9–1 againstUWIC Inter Cardiff, 21 October 2000
8–0 againstCardiff Grange Quins, 10 December 2005
8–0 againstConnah's Quay Nomads, 8 December 2007
  • Record league away win:7–1 againstCaersws, 6 October 2006

Record defeats

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  • Record league defeat:0–8 againstThe New Saints, 29 March 2009
  • Record league home defeat:
1–5 againstBangor City, 7 December 1996
0–4 againstAberystwyth Town, 26 February 1997
0–4 againstTon Pentre, 4 September 1996
0–6 againstHaverfordwest County, 8 December 2000

Player records

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  • Most goals in season:
18 byDanny Thomas in 2007–08
18 by Richard Parker in 1999-00
  • Most goals in match:5 by Tim Hicks againstConnah's Quay Nomads, 8 December 2007
  • Club top scorer:56 byDanny Thomas from 116 appearances (+41 substitute appearances)
  • Most club appearances:199 (+12 substitute appearance) by Paul Fowler

European record

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  • Record European win:5–1 againstLongford Town, 28 July 2005
  • Record European defeat:0–8 againstSK Brann, 19 July 2007
Carmarthen Town's scores are given first in all scorelines.
SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAggregateRefs
2001–02UEFA Intertoto CupFirst roundSwedenAIK0–00–30–3[19]
2005–06UEFA CupFirst qualifying roundRepublic of IrelandLongford Town5–10–25–3[20]
Second qualifying roundDenmarkFC Copenhagen0–20–20–4[20]
2006UEFA Intertoto CupFirst roundFinlandTampere United1–30–51–8[21]
2007–08UEFA CupFirst qualifying roundNorwaySK Brann0–83–63–14[22]

See also

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List of Carmarthen Town A.F.C. seasons

References

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  1. ^"club Details". The Football Association of Wales. Retrieved26 February 2013.
  2. ^"Welsh Premier League Report Season 2012–13". Soccerfile Wales. Retrieved3 August 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^"1st Team Players". Retrieved14 September 2023.
  4. ^"FAW WPL Team Page".welshpremier.com. The Football Association of Wales. Retrieved7 June 2013.
  5. ^"Carmarthen Town Staff & Squad 2012–13".carmarthentownafc.com. Carmarthen Town AFC. Archived fromthe original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved17 October 2020.
  6. ^ab"Morgan pays price for poor start". BBC Sport. 24 September 2003. Retrieved3 August 2013.
  7. ^"Jones takes Carmarthen helm". BBC Sport. 12 May 2004. Retrieved3 August 2013.
  8. ^ab"Brace in for Jones at Carmarthen". BBC Sport. 23 May 2007. Retrieved3 August 2013.
  9. ^ab"Tomi Morgan appointed Carmarthen Town boss". BBC Sport. 8 June 2010. Retrieved3 August 2013.
  10. ^"Town boss Deryn steps down".thisissouthwales.co.uk. Local World. 9 June 2013. Archived fromthe original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved3 August 2013.
  11. ^ab"Carmarthen replace manager Tomi Morgan with Neil Smothers". BBC Sport. 5 December 2011. Retrieved3 August 2013.
  12. ^ab"Aizlewood handed task of saving Carmarthen".welshpremier.co.uk. The Football Association of Wales. 7 January 2012. Retrieved3 August 2013.
  13. ^Ian Lewis (5 February 2018)."Carmarthen Town sack manager Mark Aizlewood after fraud conviction". WalesOnline. Retrieved5 February 2018.
  14. ^"Carmarthen Town Appoint Manager Neil Smothers on Permanent Basis". 2 May 2018.
  15. ^@CarmarthenAFC (4 October 2019)."Club Statement" (Tweet) – viaTwitter.
  16. ^"Carmarthen Town: Thomas takes charge after temporary Smothers exit". 11 October 2019.
  17. ^"Carmarthen Town Club History".fchd.info. Football Club History Database (F.C.H.D.). Retrieved3 August 2014.
  18. ^"Carmarthen Town Club Profile".welsh-premier.com. Welsh Premier Football. Archived fromthe original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved3 August 2013.
  19. ^"UEFA Intertoto Cup 2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved3 August 2013.
  20. ^ab"2005/06 UEFA Cup Carmarthen Town Results". UEFA. Retrieved6 June 2013.
  21. ^"UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved3 August 2013.
  22. ^"2007/08 UEFA Cup Carmarthen Town Result". UEFA. Retrieved6 June 2013.

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