Welsh Premier Times Newsletter
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Welsh Premier Times Newsletter
WELSH PREMIER TIMES 2012-13 Issue 40/Rhif 40 23/04/13 Llanelli AFC lose High Court battle, but may appeal From www.s4c.co.uk/sgorio Llanelli Football Club has been wound up at London’s High Court with a £21,000 debt to Revenue and Customs. Five years after being crowned Welsh Premier League champions, it appears the Reds will disappear from Welsh football after the High Court placed the business in the hands of the Official Receiver. Lawyers for Llanelli argued that the club had turned amateur in August 2012 meaning the debt owed to HMRC was less than the £21,000 being claimed. But the Registrar rejected their arguments: “I am sorry, it seems to me it was made perfectly clear exactly what was expected and I am not satisfied that steps have been taken as required. “I am going to make the usual compulsory order.” This is the second successive season a Welsh Premier League club has been wound up in the High Court as Neath FC suffered the same fate in May 2012. It’s believed that Llanelli FC owner and former chairman, Nitin Parekh, is considering appealing the decision. RECENT RESULTS…. Tuesday 16th April Championship Conference Carmarthen Town v The New Saints Play-off Conference Gap Connah’s Quay v Afan Lido FC Newtown AFC v Bala Town Friday 19th April Play-off Conference Afan Lido FC v Aberystwyth Town Saturday 20th April Championship Conference Carmarthen Town v Port Talbot Town Prestatyn Town v The New Saints Airbus UK Broughton v Bangor City Play-off Conference Llanelli AFC v Bala Town Gap Connah’s Quay v Newtown AFC Nomads take WPL U19 title 0-1 3-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-7 2-0 1-5 0-2 COMING UP…. Tuesday 23rd April Play-off Conference Bala Town v Aberystwyth Town Saturday 27th April Championship Conference Bangor City v The New Saints Prestatyn Town v Carmarthen Town Port Talbot Town v Airbus UK Broughton Play-off Conference Bala Town v Gap Connah’s Quay Newtown AFC v Afan Lido FC Official Newsletter of the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League Gap Connah's Quay confirmed their status as WPL U19's Champions by beating The New Saints at the Deeside Stadium on Sunday. Gap have a progressive academy and the U19's have won 13 of their 14 league matches so far this season. TNS were their closest rivals but the Nomads performed like Champions securing a 3-2 victory. WOMENS WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS 17th April 18th April 21st April 19:30 15:45 15:45 15:45 15:45 15:45 week commencing 15th April Northop Hall v Wrexham Cardiff Metropolitan v Port Talbot Town Llandudno Junction v Caernarfon Town Aberystwyth Town v Wrexham Caernarfon Town v Llanidloes Llandudno Junction v Cardiff Metropolitan Newcastle Emlyn v Cardiff City Port Talbot Town v Swansea City 1-5 P-P 2-0 1-1 0-7 1-9 0-4 0-1 28th April COMING UP Cardiff Metropolitan v Caernarfon Town Swansea City v Newcastle Emlyn Wrexham v Cardiff City Llandudno Junction v Llanidloes Cylchgrawn Swyddogol Uwchgynghrair Corbett Sports Cymru THIS WEEK’S FIXTURES First Phase match data is shown in red Tuesday 23rd April Play-off Conference Bala Town v Aberystwyth Town 19/03/10 21/01/11 01/04/11 04/11/11 03/11/12 1 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 0 2 19:30 Ricky Evans 68' Danny Williams 2' Mark Jones 66' Mark Connolly 32' 67' Lee Hunt 42' 54' Mark Connolly 45'+2 Ian Sheridan 51' Lee Hunt 56' 86' Luke Bowen 85' Ashley Stott 8' 47' Ricky Evans 76' Ashley Stott 42' Matty Collins 35' Declan Carroll 50' Home wins 3 Away wins 1 Draws 1 CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches Home Team DWLWWW Goal aggregate Away Team 405 312 233 404 176 11 – 7 LLDDLD Saturday 27th April Championship Conference Bangor City v The New Saints FC 15:45 LAST SIX SEASONS 06/01/07 07/09/07 17/03/09 19/09/09 02/10/10 0 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 3 30/04/11 10/09/11 1 0 0 3 Marc Smyth 6' Alan Bull 24' James Brewerton 45' Jamie Reed 61' Les Davies 77' Craig Garside 68' - 10/03/12 1 3 Neil Thomas 47' 01/12/12 0 1 ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 9 Away wins CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches 12 Home Team Draws Alfie Carter 69' Martin Naylor 88' Alfie Carter 30' Mike Wilde 68' Connal Murtagh 87' Steve Evans 16' Alex Darlington 84' Craig Jones 90' Steve Evans 3' Greg Draper 60' Matty Williams 89' Greg Draper 18' 41' Aeron Edwards 38' Chris Jones 13' 1 DDDWDW Goal aggregate Away Team 554 475 379 483 1030 1707 559 746 737 29 – 32 DDWWWW Prestatyn Town v Carmarthen Town 15:45 LAST SIX SEASONS 21/04/09 13/02/10 18/01/11 03/09/11 1 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 Ian Griffiths 86' Dave Hayes 18' Ross Stephens 23' Neil Gibson 35'(p) 65' Steve Rogers 36' Chris Davies 56' 08/09/12 7 1 Andy Parkinson 4' Jason Price 27' 65' Michael Parker 18'(p) 69(p) Neil Gibson 60' 66' ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 2 Away wins 1 Draws CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches Home Team Ben Morris 41' Nicky Palmer 62' Jack Christopher 86' 173 165 154 219 Tim Hicks 54' 250 2 Goal aggregate WLLLLL Away Team 14 – 4 LDLLLL Port Talbot Town v Airbus UK Broughton 15:45 LAST SIX SEASONS 24/02/07 09/09/07 11/04/09 24/10/09 20/11/10 15/10/11 18/03/12 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 Gareth Owen 12' James Hussaney 76' Karl Lewis 36' Martin Rose 75' Tom Rowlands 17' Neil Thomas 56' Liam McCreesh 86' Marc Lloyd-Williams 61' Liam McCreesh 78' Martin Rose 87' Cortez Belle 32' 65' Ian Sheridan 64' Cortez Belle 72' Chris Hartland Mark Cadwallader 48' 90'+7 15/09/12 4 4 Jeff White 18' 76' David Brooks Wayne Riley 38' Glenn Rule 45' Michael Roddy 27'(p), 51' 56' Jordan Johnson 80' ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 7 Away wins 1 Draws 2 Goal aggregate 21 – 12 CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches Home Team WWDWLW Away Team LWWLLL Play-off Conference Bala Town v Gap Connah’s Quay 120 143 122 157 165 174 151 113 15:45 LAST SIX SEASONS 02/02/13 3 6 Lewis Codling 24' Lee Hunt 71'(p) Ben Collins 18'(og) Ryan Edwards 41' Mike Stuart Jones 90'+2 Hayes 48' 63' 69' 82' ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 0 Away wins 1 Draws 1 Goal aggregate 5–8 CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches Home Team DWLWWW Away Team 209 DWWLLD Newtown AFC v Afan Lido FC 15:45 LAST SIX SEASONS 01/10/11 2 1 Nick Rushton 9' Shane Sutton 81' 18/02/12 1 1 Craig Hanford 39'(og) 15/12/12 1 2 Nicky Ward 43' ALL-TIME RECORDS Home wins 6 Away wins 3 Draws CURRENT FORM (last 6 matches Home Team Andy Hill 72'(p) Leone Jeanne 79' Mark Jones 38' Paul Evans 79' 5 WDLDWL 205 152 160 Goal aggregate 17 – 11 Away Team LLWLLL MATCH OFFICIALS 23/04/13 Bala Town 27/04/13 Bangor City Play-off Conference Aberystwyth Town M Petch Championship Conference The New Saints D John Prestatyn Town Port Talbot Town 20/04/13 Carmarthen Town Airbus UK Broughton Play-off Conference Bala Town Newtown AFC Gap Connah’s Quay Afan Lido FC P Roszkowski J Walker M Gray T Cook W A Tregonning R Harrington B M-Jones M Petch D M Beckett I Griffith D J Boyle G E Vaughan N Pratt B J James H Jones M S Whitby J B Roberts M S Dyson M W Roberts R John K J Parry K Hames SUSPENSIONS Chis Simm Tim Hicks Tom Field Bangor City Carmarthen Town Airbus UK Broughton 2 matches 2 matches 3 matches from 20/04/2013 from 27/04/2013 from 01/05/2013 Whistle man Kevin calls it a day Kevin Morgan refereed his final Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League match on Saturday as Gap Connah's Quay took on Newtown at the Deeside Stadium. Well respected Morgan has been involved in Welsh refereeing since 2004 and has been a constant figure in the WPL since 2008. The highlights of his career include officiating at Europa League matches, Welsh League Cup Final (2012), Cardiff City v Celtic (2011) and Wales v Costa Rica (Gary Speed Memorial 2012). The Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League would like to thank Kevin Morgan for his valuable contribution to the League and wishes him all the best in the future. He was given a guard of honour by both teams and their young mascots as he entered the field. Picture below courtesy of Nik Mesney Mark Pike accepts Wales Semi-Pro call by Matthew Burgess Academy Director Mark Pike has accepted a two-year invitation to manage the Welsh Under-18 Semi-Pro squad. Pike initially took over the reins in February’s friendly with Ireland, where he made a winning start before being offered the post for the next two years. “This is great privilege; to manage your country at any level is a fantastic feeling. I am very passionate about academy football and am looking forward to working with FAW in the hope that we can improve what is already a fantastic system and breeding ground for young talent,” said Pike. “This is a fantastic opportunity for me personally and one of the greatest achievements I have made in football. When the FAW contacted me last week, there was no thinking about it, it just sent shivers down my spine again! I am hopeful that both Jay Catton of Connah’s Quay and Chris Doran of TNS will also accept the same opportunity, we were a great team at Bangor and I cannot wait to work them again next season.” The club would like to congratulate Mark on deservedly being offered the post and wish him every success with the Welsh Under-18s Semi-Pro squad. Willcox and Summers enter Hall of Fame The next inductee into the Welsh premier League Hall of Fame is the late Tony Willcox, known in Welsh football circles as Mr Cwmbran. Willcox managed Cwmbran Town for 11 years from their first match in the then League of Wales, and led them to the inaugural title in 1992/93 following a titanic battle with Inter Cardiff. The reward for winning the league was a place as Wales’ first ever entrants in the European Cup and despite winning the home leg against Cork City 3-2, the Crows went out on the away goals rule following a 2-1 defeat in Ireland. As well as the inaugural title, Cwmbran secured third place in 1999 and 2000 as well as giving Barry Town a run for their money in 2001 before the Crows had to settle for second place. Under Willcox, Cwmbran also reached two Welsh Cup finals and five European campaigns, becoming the first Welsh club, and only the second throughout Europe, to play in all four European competitions. Tony sadly passed away at the frighteningly young age of 46 in April 2003, having suffered heart problems. Y nesaf i’w urddo i Oriel Anfarwolion Uwch Gynghrair Cymru yw’r diweddar, Tony Willcox, sy’n cael ei adnabod yn y byd pêl-droed Cymreig fel Mr Cwmbran. Rheolodd Willcox glwb Cwmbran am 11 mlynedd gan arwain y clwb i bencampwriaeth cyntaf y Gynghrair Genedlaethol ym 1992/93 yn dilyn brwydr a hanner gydag Inter Caerdydd. Y wobr am ennill y bencampwriaeth oedd bod y clwb Cymreig cyntaf i chwarae yng Nghwpan Pencampwyr Ewrop ond er iddyn nhw drechu Cork City 3-2 yn y cymal cyntaf, colli oedd hanes y Brain wedi colled 2-1 yn yr ail gymal yn Iwerddon. Yn ogystal â’r bencampwriaeth, seliodd Cwmbran y trydydd safle ym 1999 a 2000 yn ogystal â brwydro’n ddewr yn erbyn Y Barri yn 2001 cyn gorfod bodloni ar yr ail safle. Llwyddodd Willcox i arwain Cwmbarn i rownd derfynol Cwpan Cymru ddwywaith ac i Ewrop ar bump achlysur gan ddod y cvlwb Cymreig cyntaf, a dim ond yr ail drwy Ewrop, i gystadlu ym mhob un o bedair cystadleuaeth Uefa. Bu farw Tony yn frawychus o ifanc ym mis Ebrill 2003 yn 46 mlwydd oed yn dilyn prblemau gyda’i galon. Chris Summers, the Welsh Premier League's third all-time top scorer, is the next inductee to the Hall of Fame Summers played for Inter Cardiff in the league's first season in 1992 and scored nearly fifty goals for the club in the league's first two seasons. After playing for Barry Town and Ton Pentre, Summers spent four productive spells with Cwmbran, winning the Golden Boot in 2000. He set a record while playing for Cwmbran after scoring in 11 consecutive matches and his goalscoring total for the club - 84 goals in 128 games - is certainly impressive. Summers also played and scored in the league for Carmarthen, Haverfordwest and Cardiff Grange Quins before retiring in 2006. He scored a total of 177 goals in the Welsh Premier League, which means that only Marc Lloyd Williams and Rhys Griffiths have scored more goals in the league than Chris Summers. Chris Summers, sy'n drydydd ar restr prif sgorwyr Uwch Gynghrair Cymru, yw'r nesaf i gael ei dderbyn i Oriel yr Anfarwolion. Chwaraeodd i Inter Caerdydd yn nhymor cynta'r gynghrair yn 1992 a sgoriodd bron i hanner cant o goliau i'r clwb dros ddau dymor cynta'r gynghrair. Ar ôl chwarae i'r Barri a Ton Pentre, treuliodd bedwar cyfnod llewyrchus gyda Chwmbran, gan ennill yr Esgid Aur yn 2000. Gosododd record tra'n chwarae i Gwmbran ar ôl sgorio mewn 11 gêm yn olynol, ac mae ei gyfanswm i'r clwb 84 o goliau mewn 128 o gemau - yn dweud cyfrolau am ei safon fel blaenwr. Bu hefyd yn sgorio i Gaerfyrddin, Hwlffordd a Chwins y Grange yn y gynghrair cyn ymddeol yn 2006. Sgoriodd 177 o goliau'n Uwch Gynghrair Cymru, sy'n golygu mai dim ond Marc Lloyd Williams a Rhys Griffiths sydd wedi sgorio mwy na Chris Summers yn y gynghrair. Supported employment opportunity at Port Talbot Community Sports by Matthew Burgess Port Talbot Community Sports is providing a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and dedicated young person to work within a progressive football club, and on a hugely successful community sports programme. Funded through the supported employment strand of the Welsh Government’s Jobs Growth Wales programme and in association with the club’s community partner, Vi-Ability, we are looking to fill the role of Administrative Assistant. Main duties and responsibilities: Answer telephone and e-mail enquiries and action/respond where appropriate or record/relay to relevant members of staff Identify any urgent enquiries and initiate action as necessary Ensure high standards of customer care. Prepare soccer camp and school activity registers. Record and monitor specific project attendances. Monitor bookings. Maintain client database. Identify, monitor and retain and file key information such as registers, consent forms and attendance sheets. Prepare mail-outs as required Prepare press releases as required. The jobs are being targeted at young people who are finding it particularly difficult to find employment within the sports industry and are keen to improve their general work-skills and confidence. The benefits include extra support and mentoring while on-the-job. Applicants must be: 16-24 years old, currently unemployed, and not in full-time further education or training. The individual selected to take part in the programme must be computer literate and will be employed for an initial six months, and expected to work 25 hours a week. They will be paid national minimum wage (relative to their age), but will also gain recognised qualifications such as a BTEC Level 2 in Football Industries; and go on external work placements at professional clubs across the UK & Europe. To apply please forward your CV to: [email protected] Closing date for applications: Friday 26th April @ 5pm Interviews to take place week commencing Monday 29th April 2013. **Jobs Growth Wales is part-funded by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government. These opportunities have been created through the third sector strand of the programme which is managed by Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA)** Nomads take U19 title Photo courtesy of Nik Mesney Paddy calls time on Aber career Aberystwyth Town stalwart Glyndwr Hughes will play his final Welsh Premier League game on Tuesday evening when he dons the famous Aberystwyth Town green for the final time. Known by all as 'Paddy' the forward, who is in the 100 club for League goals, will make his final appearance at Bala Town's Maes Tegid in the Seasider's final game of the campaign. Aberystwyth Town's Media Director Thomas Crockett spoke with Hughes a few years ago after he scored his 100th League goal against Cefn Druids and this is what he had to say at the time... Rhyl take title and gain WPL status Rhyl Football Club have been promoted back to the Welsh Premier League, three years after their relegation to the Huws Gray Alliance. Greg Strong's side have led the northern Tier 2 League for the majority of the season and have remained unbeaten all campaign. The Lilywhites confirmed their promotion back to the top-flight on Saturday afternoon following their 0-1 win at Rhayader Town. Rhyl were the Welsh Premier League Champions in 2003/04 season and 2008/09, but they failed to gain the domestic licence in May 2010 and were subsequently relegated. They first achieved the domestic licence last season and followed that up again earlier this month. Rhyl will be an excellent addition to the League next season. Belle Vue is an excellent stadium, they are one of the best supported club's in Wales and their work in the community is also one of the best programme's in the country. Congratulations to all at the club. The only other promotion candidate, Haverfordwest County, drew 1-1 at Ton Pentre to move up to fifth place with five matches remaining. Nomads turn red for new season Gap Connah's Quay have announced their brand new look for the 2013-14 season and the first choice kit will turn from the traditional white and black to red. A club statement said;" "The Nomads are pleased to announce our brand new look for the 2013-14 season. The club are adopting the traditional colours of Connah's Quay town's official town crest, with the new kit to be red and the new away kit to be yellow. The kits are manufactured by Italian specialist supplier, Macron, who already supply a number of Welsh Premier League teams with high quality kit. "Additionally, the new look for the 2013-14 season will include a modified club crest taking a more traditional look, fitting in with the heritage of Connah's Quay as a local community. "Ahead of this past Saturday's home defeat to Newtown, the first team players were led out by Nomads Academy U7 and U8 players who donned the new kits. The new kits were well received by the 300 plus crowd in attendance. "The new academy kit will be sponsored by gap personnel whilst the first team kit will continue it's sponsorship deal with Think Accounting who started sponsoring the first team at the beginning of the 2012-13 season. "The new kit will be adopted throughout the club with a plethora of new sportswear being implemented including playing kit, training kit, substitute, and club official tracksuits amongst other items." SCORECARD Tuesday 16th April CHAMPIONSHIP CONFERENCE Carmarthen Town 0 The New Saints FC 1 Mike Wilde 80' Carmarthen Town 1. Steven Cann, 2. Corey Thomas, 24. Craig Hanford, 26. Luke Cummings, 21. Iestyn Evans, 4. Tim Hicks, 16. Nicky Palmer, 25. Liam McCreesh, 30. Christian Doidge, 8. Paul Fowler, 11. Geoff Kellaway Subs not used: 3. Ian Hillier, 15. Neil Smothers Red Cards: Yellow Cards: None Cummings 88' Attendance: 297 PLAY-OFF CONFERENCE Gap Connah’s Quay Afan Lido FC Referee: 3 0 Brian James Danny Forde 24' Mike Hayes 44' 75' - Gap Connah’s Quay 1. John Rushton, 31. John Hardiker, 3. Alan Hooley (16. Danny Dobbins 81'), 4. Mark McGregor, 5. Michael Robinson, 23. Ryan Edwards, 7. Jamie Petrie, 8. Daniel Forde, 9. Mike Hayes, 10. Ricky Evans (32. Sean Breen 88'), 11. Robert Jones (6. Craig Jones 76') Subs not used: 12. Chris Rowntree, 13. Callum Hawthorne, 24. Jack Rowlands Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: None Attendance: 102 Newtown AFC Bala Town Referee: 0 1 225 Afan Lido FC 13. Rory McCreesh, 2. Dean Hudson, 17. Alex Gammond, 29. Jackson Hall (3. Michael Pursey 74'), 5. Kristian James, 12. Gareth Phillips, 11. Kieran Howard, 14. Luke Borrelli, 10. Anthony Rawlings (19. Jack Underwood 90'), 7. Chris Hartland (28. Callan Bowden 86'), 9. Simon Prangley Sub not used: 25. Paul J Evans Red Cards: Yellow Cards: None None Lee Evans Stuard Jones 18' Newtown AFC 1. Dave Roberts, 15. Ian Edmunds (4. Andy Jones 68'), 5. Kieran Mills-Evans, 6. Shane Sutton, 3. Max Penk, 20. Nicky Ward (16. Craig Whitfield 46'), 19. Craig Williams, 17. Zach Evans, 8. Matthew Cook, 7. Matthew Hearsey, 9. Luke Boundford Subs not used: 2. Gareth Partridge, 14. Adam Worton, 13. Luke Evans, 23. Michael O'Reilly Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Ward 21' Penk 31' Attendance: The New Saints FC 1. Paul Harrison, 2. Simon Spender, 3. Chris Marriott, 6. Kai Edwards, 16. Connell Rawlinson, 7. Scott Ruscoe, 12. Christian Seargeant, 14. Jamie Mullan (22. Scott Quigley 83'), 19. Chris Jones, 9. Greg Draper (10. Matthew Williams 71'), 18. Mike Wilde Subs not used: 11. Ryan Fraughan, 20. Alex Darlington, 4. Phil Baker, 26. Aaron Simms Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Seargeant 10' Wilde 69' Referee: Bala Town 1. Ashley Morris, 2. John Irving, 4. Stuart Jones, 16. Tony Davies, 8. Mark Jones, 11. Steffan Edwards, 15. Ross Jefferies (6. Conall Murtagh 80'), 17. Stephen Brown (7. Mark Connolly 90'), 20. Kenny Lunt, 9. Lee Hunt, 10. Ian Sheridan (18. Lewis Codling 75') Subs not used: 30. Michael Platt, 21. Steve Fisher Red Cards: Yellow Cards: None Irving 89' Kris Hames Friday 19th April PLAY-OFF CONFERENCE Afan Lido FC Aberystwyth Town 0 0 - Afan Lido FC 13. Rory McCreesh, 2. Dean Hudson, 5. Kristian James, 7. Chris Hartland, 9. Simon Prangley (16. Damon Thomas 66', 10. Anthony Rawlings, 11. Kieran Howard (18. Rameer Outlaw 66'), 12. Gareth Phillips, 14. Luke Borrelli, 17. Alex Gammond, 29. Jackson Hall Subs not used: 19. Jack Underwood, 3. Michael Pursey, 25. Paul J Evans Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Hartland 52' Phillips 55' Gammond 72' Attendance: 151 Referee: Aberystwyth Town 1. Mike Lewis, 5. Stuart Jones, 12. Gavin Cadwallader, 6. Wyn Thomas, 11. Cledan Davies, 17. Bari Morgan, 10. Michael Walsh (2. Sion James 85'), 3. Antonio Corbisiero, 16. Glyndwr Hughes (29. Christy Gale 77'), 9. Jordan Follows (15. Declan Carroll 60'), 14. Mark Jones Subs not used: 23. Emlyn Lewis, 38. Daniel Thomas Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Hughes 52' Morgan 55' S.Jones 56' Carroll 78' Dean John Saturday 20th April CHAMPIONSHIP CONFERENCE Airbus UK Broughton Bangor City 2 0 Wayne Riley 27' Steve Tomassen 62' - Airbus UK Broughton 1. Jamie Stephens, 26. Lee Owens, 3. Lewis Short, 5. Ian Kearney, 25. Steve Tomassen, 7. Glenn Rule, 6. Tom Field, 14. Wayne Riley, 10. Ryan Wade (18. Jordan Johnson 81'), 9. Chris Budrys (29. Steve Abbott 79'), 24. Jason Jarrett (4. Michael Roddy 71') Subs not used: 12. Phil Bolland, 15. Sam Hart, 32. Max JenksGilbert, 2. Zyiac Edwards Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Riley 49' Field 59' Rule 64' Owens 66' Jarrett 68' Attendance: 461 Carmarthen Town Port Talbot Town Referee: 0 0 Bryn Markham-Jones - Carmarthen Town 1. Steven Cann, 26. Luke Cummings, 24. Craig Hanford (5. Matthew Rees 48'), 16. Nicky Palmer, 4. Tim Hicks, 8. Paul Fowler, 25. Liam McCreesh, 9. Craig Hughes, 30. Christian Doidge (36. Casey Thomas 78'), 2. Corey Thomas, 11. Geoff Kellaway Subs not used: 3. Ian Hillier, 15. Neil Smothers, 18. Liam Thomas, 21. Iestyn Evans Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Hughes 88' Attendance: 305 Prestatyn Town The New Saints FC Referee: 1 7 201 Referee: Port Talbot Town 25. David Burnett, 11. Lloyd Grist (8. Lewis Harling 25'), 14. Carl Payne (4. Ashley Evans 69'), 12. Leigh De Vulgt, 24. Ryan Green, 21. Sacha Walters, 18. Adam Wright, 6. James Bloom, 10. Cortez Belle, 9. Martin Rose (31. Chad Bond 69'), 7. Lee John Subs not used: 39. David Brooks, 29. Steven Hall Red Cards: Yellow Cards: None Green 88' Kevin Parry Ross Stephens 75'(p) Matthew Williams 8' 32' 36' Aeron Edwards 49' Alex Darlington 60' Mike Wilde 77' 90'+5(p) Prestatyn Town 25. Jonathan Hill-Dunt, 16. Tom Kemp, 2. Chris Davies, 6. Gareth Wilson, 20. Rhys Owen, 21. Rhys Lewis, 12. Dan Evans, 15. Mark Smyth (4. Dave Hayes 15'), 9. Andy Parkinson, 11. Ross Stephens, 17. Carl Murray Subs not used: 24. Tommy Holmes, 23. Greg Stones, 18. Martyn Beattie, 7. Michael Parker Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: None Attendance: Bangor City 1. Lee Idzi, 19. Damian Allen, 18. Liam Brownhill, 9. Les Davies, 11. Sion Edwards (8. Robbie Booth 46'), 20. Ryan Edwards (24. Levi Mackin 80'), 2. Peter Hoy (16. Gary O'Toole 46'), 6. Michael Johnston, 7. Chris Jones, 4. Dave Morley, 3. Chris Roberts Subs not used: 5. James Brewerton, 15. Kris Thomas, 22. Corey Jones Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Davies 36' Morley 62' Roberts 64' Brownhill 79' Booth 81’ The New Saints FC 1. Paul Harrison, 26. Aaron Simms, 3. Chris Marriott, 6. Kai Edwards, 16. Connell Rawlinson, 7. Scott Ruscoe (23. Aeron Edwards 46'), 12. Christian Seargeant (9. Greg Draper 70'), 14. Jamie Mullan, 18. Mike Wilde, 11. Ryan Fraughan, 10. Matthew Williams (20. Alex Darlington 59') Subs not used: 4. Phil Baker, 19. Chris Jones Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: None Richard Harrington PLAY-OFF CONFERENCE Gap Connah’s Quay Newtown AFC 0 2 Matthew Hearsey 14' Craig Williams 26' Gap Connah’s Quay 1. John Rushton, 31. John Hardiker, 3. Alan Hooley, 4. Mark McGregor, 5. Michael Robinson (16. Danny Dobbins 23'), 23. Ryan Edwards (6. Craig Jones 60'), 7. Jamie Petrie, 8. Daniel Forde, 9. Mike Hayes, 10. Ricky Evans, 11. Robert Jones (19. Jamie Wynne 77') Subs not used: 13. Callum Hawthorne, 32. Sean Breen, 24. Jack Rowlands Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Hooley 65' Attendance: 327 Referee: Newtown AFC 1. Dave Roberts, 9. Luke Boundford, 5. Kieran Mills-Evans, 6. Shane Sutton, 3. Max Penk, 19. Craig Williams, 8. Matthew Cook, 17. Zach Evans, 16. Craig Whitfield, 7. Matthew Hearsey (2. Gareth Partridge 88'), 4. Andy Jones Subs not used: 20. Nicky Ward, 15. Ian Edmunds, 23. Michael O'Reilly Red Cards: Yellow Cards: Kevin Morgan None Mills-Evans 68' Evans 77' Llanelli AFC Bala Town 1 5 Craig Williams 12'(p) Ian Sheridan 18' 68' 83’(p) Lee Hunt 62'(p) Stephen Brown 71' Llanelli AFC 1. Craig Morris (19. Dafydd Jones 79'), 2. Adam Davies, 18. Ryan Batley (20. Dan Barnard 46'), 5. Alex Evans, 6. Lee Hartshorn, 10. Nicky Holland, 8. Jordan Smith, 14. Jack McKenna, 12. Craig Moses, 21. Steffan Lloyd, 16. Craig Williams Subs not used: 9. Jeff White, 23. Gary Lloyd Red Cards: Yellow Cards: Evans 83' Evans 53' 83' Davies 61' Attendance: 201 Referee: Bala Town 1. Ashley Morris, 2. John Irving, 4. Stuart Jones, 16. Tony Davies, 8. Mark Jones (7. Mark Connolly 76'), 11. Steffan Edwards, 17. Stephen Brown (18. Lewis Codling 76'), 20. Kenny Lunt (22. Ryan Wyn Jones 79'), 9. Lee Hunt, 10. Ian Sheridan, 6. Conall Murtagh Subs not used: 21. Steve Fisher Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: None Brian James League Table P W D CHAMPIONSHIP CONFERENCE The New Saints FC 31 13 Airbus UK Broughton 31 11 Bangor City 31 8 Port Talbot Town 31 8 Carmarthen Town 31 7 Prestatyn Town 31 7 PLAY-OFF CONFERENCE Bala Town 30 8 Gap Connah’s Quay 31 7 Newtown AFC 31 3 Aberystwyth Town 31 7 Llanelli AFC 32 3 Afan Lido FC 31 5 Home L F A W D Away L F A Pts G.Diff 1 2 5 3 5 2 2 3 2 4 4 6 45 40 41 33 20 31 9 15 19 23 16 33 10 6 6 4 3 3 3 1 4 5 2 5 2 8 6 7 10 8 37 36 23 17 15 29 12 26 30 29 32 45 73 54 51 44 37 37 61 35 15 -2 -13 -18 2 3 5 4 3 2 4 6 7 5 10 9 35 33 17 23 20 18 24 33 28 25 44 31 7 5 7 2 7 2 3 2 2 6 3 1 6 8 7 7 6 12 25 29 27 17 21 24 17 35 25 33 24 48 50 40 37 37 36 24 19 -6 -9 -18 -27 -37 *Gap Connah’s Quay have been deducted one point for playing an ineligible player Topscorers Surname Firstname: Surname WILDE SIMM PARKINSON JONES Michael Chris Andy Mark League Firstname: The New Saints FC Bangor City Prestatyn Town Aberystwyth Town 25 21 19 17 Word Cup Total League League Cup Total 1 26 0 21 0 19 4 21 8 League & 4 theWord Cup for Afan Lido FC HUNT DARLINGTON BROOKS ROSE Lee Alex David Martin Bala Town The New Saints FC Port Talbot Town Port Talbot Town 17 16 14 14 2 1 0 1 19 17 14 15 Gap Connahs Quay Carmarthen Town Gap Connahs Quay 13 13 12 0 4 2 13 17 14 Gap Connahs Quay Airbus UK Broughton Afan Lido FC Prestatyn Town Airbus UK Broughton Airbus UK Broughton Prestatyn Town Bala Town 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 14 12 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 League, 1 Word Cup for Llanelli AFC PETRIE THOMAS HAYES Jamie Liam Mike 3 League for Airbus UK Broughton HEALEY RILEY HARTLAND PRICE ABBOTT BUDRYS PARKER SHERIDAN Rhys Wayne Chris Jason Steve Chris Mike Ian WOMENS WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE Wednesday 17th April Northop Hall Girls FC Wrexham Ladies FC 1 5 Andrea Reece 19' Lowri Edwards 22' 27' 65' 74' Syd Hinchcliffe 82' Cardiff Metropolitan Port Talbot Town P P Floodlight failure 2 0 Stacey Tradewell 38' 67' - Thursday 18th April Llandudno Junction Ladies Caernarfon Town Womens Sunday 21st April WOMENS WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE 21/04/2013 Aberystwyth Town Ladies 1 Mel Davies 42' Wrexham Ladies FC 1 Olivia Hull 38' Caernarfon Town Womens 0 - Llanidloes Ladies FC 7 Katie Thomas 1' 45' Elaine Green 20' Daisy Smith 30' 58' 85' Steph Hugheson 66' Llandudno Junction Ladies 1 Aimee Todd 46' Cardiff Metropolitan Ladies 9 Hannah Billingham 40' 89' Steph Turner 16' 44' 63' 72' Dana Hinton 48' Emily Brown 70' Emily Allen 68' Newcastle Emlyn Ladies 0 - Cardiff City 4 Catherine Walsh 11' Emily Jellings 55' Amy Wathan 72' 76' Port Talbot Town Ladies 0 - Swansea City Ladies FC 1 Amy-Marie Evans 67' WOMENS WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE Home Away P W D L F A W D L F A Pts G.Diff Cardiff City 17 9 0 0 39 6 7 0 1 30 4 48 59 Cardiff Metropolitan 15 6 0 0 19 2 8 0 1 30 5 42 42 Wrexham Ladies FC 16 6 1 1 30 9 5 1 2 23 8 35 36 Swansea City Ladies FC 19 4 1 4 24 18 5 0 5 21 17 28 10 Llanidloes Ladies FC 17 5 0 3 11 11 4 1 4 20 17 28 3 Port Talbot Town Ladies 19 5 0 5 25 19 3 2 4 21 21 26 6 Aberystwyth Town 17 4 1 4 16 17 2 1 5 13 22 20 -10 Newcastle Emlyn Ladies 17 2 0 7 12 22 3 0 5 12 24 15 -22 Llandudno Junction 18 1 1 7 10 35 3 0 6 12 35 13 -48 Northop Hall Girls FC 18 2 0 8 14 41 2 0 6 12 30 12 -45 Caernarfon Town 14 2 1 4 11 25 1 0 6 11 27 7* -30 Caerphilly Castle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Caerphilly Castle withdrew from the League and their record expunged Caernarfon Town Womens FC – 3pts deducted for postponing a fixture without cause The Last Word from Gwyn Derfel Monday was a dark day in the history of the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League and darker still in the town of Llanelli as the town’s football club was wound up in the High Court in London. Throughout the season – due to the hard work and dedication of people at the coalface - I have been quite hopeful that the club would survive and regroup in preparation for next season. Unfortunately the High Court decided that Llanelli AFC is no more. I honestly hope that the liquidators find assets which can be sold which will reimburse creditors – especially players - with some of the money owed to them and I also cross my fingers in the hope that the good people of Llanelli consider forming a new club so that the town will in future years have another football club to be proud of. Kevin Morgan refereed his last WPL game on Saturday as he took charge of Newtown’s victory at the Deeside Stadium. I must compliment and thank Kevin for his valuable contribution to our League over the years and wish him all the best in the Welsh Cup Final on May 6th, a fitting end to the career of an admired and respected official. I must compliment Gap Connah’s Quay for arranging that both teams applauded Kevin as he entered the field of play on Saturday and I must also congratulate the Nomads’ under 19 side for winning the WPL title. The future looks bright. Tuesday night will see Glyndwr Hughes play his final match for Aberystwyth after 17 years of service and skill. I’m sure that everyone associated with our League would like to thank ‘Paddy’ for his contribution and would like to wish him well in the future. Y Gair Olaf gan Gwyn Derfel Roedd ddydd Llun yn ddiwrnod trist yn hanes Uwch Gynghrair Cymru – Corbett Sports wrth i’r Uchel Lys yn Llundain ddirwyn clwb Llanelli i ben. Er y problemau drwy gydol y tymor – ‘dwi wedi bod yn eithaf hyderus y byddai’r clwb yn goroesi o ganlyniad i waith diflino unigolion penodol – ond yn anffodus nid felly y mae hi. Y gobaith bellach yw y gall rhai o asedau’r clwb gael eu gwerthu fel y gall y bobl sydd ag arian yn ddyledus iddyn nhw – yn enwedig y chwaraewyr – dderbyn rhywfaint o brês am eu hymroddiad i’r achos dros y misoedd diwethaf. Y gobaith arall yw y gall pobl tref y Sosban ffurfio clwb newydd sbon all ddringo yn ôl i fyny’r cynghreiriau yn y dyfdol agos. Brynhawn Sadwrn dyfarnodd Kevin Morgan ei gêm Gynghrair olaf wrth i’r Drenewydd ymweld ậ Stadiwm Glannau Dyfrdwy. Mae ei gyfraniad yn werthfawr ac yn cael ei werthfawrogi ac mae’r ffaith mai ef fydd yn dyfarnu Rownd Derfynol Cwpan Cymru yn arwydd o’i statws a’i barch. ‘Roedd hi’n braf gweld bod Gap Cei Connah wedi trefnu bod y ddau dîm yn cymeradwyo Kevin Morgan i’r maes ddydd Sadwrn a hoffwn longyfarch tîm dan 19eg y Nomadiaid am ennill Pencampwriaeth yr Uwch Gynghrair. Nos Fawrth bydd Glyndwr Hughes yn chwarae ei gêm olaf i Aberystwyth yn Y Bala. Wedi 17 tymor o chwys, gwaed a doniau, hoffwn ar ran UGC ddiolch iddo am ei gyfraniad gwerthfawr yntau i’n Cynghrair a dymuno’r gorau iddo yn y dyfodol. . Compiled by Mel Thomas at Soccerfile Wales [email protected] Tel/Fax: 01766 830805 Distributed by e-mail only from WPL, 11 / 12 Neptune Court, Cardiff CF24 5PJ Contact: Lucy Kelly via [email protected] or 02920 435 847