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Wales secure firstInternationalChallenge Trophy

winRESULTS

Afan Lido FC v Bala Town 0-1

Bangor City v Port Talbot Town 3-1

Llanelli AFC v Aberystwyth Town 2-0

The New Saints v Carmarthen Town 4-0

Sunday 9th October 2011

Airbus UK Bro’ton v Newtown AFC 3-2

Neath FC v Prestatyn Town 3-1

TABLE

Pld Pts GDiff

The New Saints FC 10 25 16

Neath FC 10 24 15

Llanelli AFC 10 22 19

Bangor City 10 22 9Bala Town 10 19 5

Prestatyn Town 10 14 3

Port Talbot Town 10 11 -4

Airbus UK Broughton 10 8 -7

Afan Lido FC 10 8 -10

Aberystwyth Town 10 6 -10

Carmarthen Town 10 6 -14

Newtown AFC 10 6 - 22

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Friday 14th October 2011 19:30

Aberystwyth Town v Neath FCBala Town v The New Saints

Saturday 15th October 2011 14:30Llanelli AFC v Bangor City

Newtown AFC v Carmarthen Town

Prestatyn Town v Afan Lido FC

LIVE MATCH 14:45Port Talbot Town v Airbus UK Broughton

Terry Boyle's Wales Semi-Professional team secured their first ever win

in the International Challenge Trophy at the seventh time of asking.

After two three-match campaigns without a win, the young Dragons who

started the match with nine Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League

players, got their latest campaign off to the best possible start with a win

in Tallinn.

Kai Edwards captained the team at the back and Boyle opted for a

diamond formation, with Barrow's James Owen in the defensive role and

Alex Darlington at the top, which caused the Estonian's no end of

problems.

Despite falling behind to a tenth minute Artjom Dmitriev goal at the A.

Le Coq Arena, Wales equalised with Neath's top scorer Luke Bowen

scoring just two minutes later. There were further chances for the Welsh

before the interval, but it remained 1-1 at the break.It was another of Boyle's club players at Neath who got the winner as

Chris Jones scored on 64 minutes with an excellent strike from outside

the box. Llanelli's Craig Moses, who had three goals in five caps going

into the game, squandered additional chances to put the game out of

sight.

A delighted Boyle said after the match; "It should have been more

convincing as we played very, very well and we could have scored four

or five, but I'm really happy with the win.

"Despite going behind, we had enough in our team for me to know we

would be ok and we responded straight away with a great team goal,

which Luke Bowen finished."We were very solid at the back throughout and Chris Jones did very

well and deserved to get the winner."

"We'll now look forward to the Norwegian game at the end of the season

with confidence and hope to build on the foundations that we built

today."

For match data- see Scorecard section

ESTONIA 1

WALES 2



THIS WEEK’S FIXTURES Friday 14th October Kick-off 19:30

ABERYSTWYTH TOWN v NEATH FC

BALA TOWN v THE NEW SAINTS FC

Saturday 15th October Kick-off 14:30

LLANELLI AFC v BANGOR CITY

NEWTOWN AFC v CARMARTHEN TOWN

PRESTATYN TOWN v AFAN LIDO FC

Last six meetings

Neath’s first season in the Welsh Premier League was 2007-0805/04/08 1 2 Stuart Roberts 76' Matthew Rees 2' 62' 178

15/08/08 6 2

Luke Sherbon 10'87' Graham Evans 48'77'

Glyndwr Hughes 5' Sean Cronin 20'(og) Jarrod Price 65' 90' 378

26/01/10 1 1 Luke Sherbon 44' Chris Jones 47' 253

18/09/10 1 1 Luke Sherbon 61' Chris Jones 73' 289

All-Time Record: Home wins = 1 Away wins = 1 Draws = 2 Aggregate goals = 9 – 6

Referee: Kevin Parry Assistants: G W Jones & J B Roberts 4th: A Jones

Last six meetingsBala Town’s first season in the Welsh Premier League was 2009-10

05/03/10 0 1 - Steve Abbott 48' 441

12/11/10 3 4 Shaun Kelly 29' Josh MacAuley 65' 90'+3(p) Matty Williams 8' 19' 44' Chris Sharp 34' 268


Referee: Brian James Assistants: J P Swindley & M Williams 4th: R Harrington

Last six meetings17/04/07 3 0 Andrew Mumford 37' Rhys Griffiths 78'

Jacob Mingorance 82'

- 220

13/10/07 0 2 - Ashley Stott 65' 74' 377

20/12/08 4 3 Rhys Griffiths 35' 41' Stuart Jones 20'

Jordan Follows 78'

Les Davies 48' 76' Chris Sharp 30' 322

23/01/10 3 2 Rhys Griffiths 69' 90'+3 Chris Venables 48' Mark Smyth 15' Chris Sharp 27'(p) 341

05/01/11 2 0 Rhys Griffiths 39'(p) Chris Llewellyn 88' - 226

12/03/11 2 2 Adam Orme 82' Rhys Griffiths 90'+5 Les Davies 71' Craig Garside 74' 190


Referee: Mark Petch Assistants: G J Ayres & G E Vaughan 4th: B J James

Last six meetings21/04/07 1 1 Sean Butler 15' Danny Thomas 52' 230

15/09/07 0 1 - Nathan Cotterrall 83' 152

06/12/08 2 3 Mark Griffiths 11' Danny Jellicoe 26' Stuart Roberts 14' Jamal Easter 33'(p)

Paul Fowler 37'

184

30/01/10 0 0 - - 205

25/09/10 0 1 - Nicky Harrhy 28' 193

12/03/11 0 1 - Tim Hicks 48' 165


Referee: Lee Evans Assistants: A Jones & A R Jones 4th: H Jones

Last six meetingsThis is the first Welsh Premier League meeting between the two clubs

All-Time Record: Home wins = 0 Away wins = 0 Draws = 0 Aggregate goals = 0

Referee: Nick Pratt Assistants: M A Ford & K Hames 4th: A P Harms



LIVE MATCH !!! S4/C Kick-off 14:45

PORT TALBOT TOWN v AIRBUS UK BROUGHTON

ODDMENTSFriday 14th October 2011Aberystwyth Town v Neath FC Neath last won at Park Avenue in April 2008

Bala Town v The New Saints Bala looking for first ever win

Saturday 15th October 2011Newtown AFC v Carmarthen Town Robins last won this fixture in August 2005

Port Talbot Town v Airbus UK Broughton Airbus last won at the GenQuip in February 2007

Prestatyn Town v Afan Lido FC First ever WPL meeting between the clubs at Bastion Gardens

FORM GUIDE black - this season’s 1st

phase # red - last season’s 2nd

phase # green play-offs Club Home Away Form to date

Aberystwyth Town WLLL WLLLDDDLL LWDLLDLDLL

Afan Lido FC LWDWDL LLL LLWLDLWDL

Airbus UK Bro’ton DDLDLW WLDLDL WLLDDDLLDDLLW

Bala Town WWLL DWWWLW DWWWWWLLLW

Bangor City WDWLWW LWWW WLDWWLWWWW

Carmarthen Town LWLLW WDLLLLLLL LLWLLLLLWL

Llanelli AFC WLWWW LDWW LWDLWWWWWW

Neath FC WWWWWWWW LLWW WWLWLWWWWW

Newtown AFC LLLW WLLLLL WLLLLLLLWLPort Talbot Town WWWDL DLLWLWL DWLWLWDLL

Prestatyn Town DWLL WLWDL WDLWWLDWLL

The New Saints FC WDWWWWW LWWW DLWWWWWWWW

Consolidated milestones SequencesAberystwyth Town need 15 wins for 300; 10 goals conceded for 1000

Afan Lido FC need 3 draws for 100; 1 point to hit 500

Airbus UK Broughton none

Bala Town need 5 goals for 100; 10 points for 100

Bangor City none

Carmarthen Town none Have gone seven away without a win

Llanelli AFC need 5 goals for 900 Have won six matches on the trot

Neath FC need 2 defeats for 50; 9 home matches without defeat

Newtown AFC nonePort Talbot Town need 7 wins for 150; 6 defeats for 150;

Prestatyn Town none

The New Saints need 12 goals for 1300; 8 conceded for 700; 5 draws for 150; Have won EIGHT on the trot

Home milestones Away milestonesAberystwyth Town need 5 draws for 100 need 7 defeats for 150

Afan Lido FC need 1 draw for 50; 12 goals conceded for 250 need 1 draw for 50; 6 defeats for 100

Airbus UK Broughton need 6 goals conceded for 200 need 7 goals for 150

Bala Town none need 7 goals for 50

Bangor City need 5 wins for 200; 6 goals for 750 need 1 goal for 600;

Carmarthen Town need 5 defeats for 100 need 3 wins for 100

Llanelli AFC none need 3 draws for 50; 5 goals conceded for 500

Neath FC need 9 goals conceded for 100 need 13 goals for 100

Newtown AFC need 17 goals for 550 need 5 defeats for 150; 20 goals for 500

Port Talbot Town need 3 draws for 50; 1 goas conceded for 250 need 7 draws for 50; 13 goals for 250Prestatyn Town need 20 goals for 100 need 18 goals for 100

The New Saints FC none none

Last six meetings22/10/05 4 0 Rhys Griffiths 9' 52'(p) 84' 88' - 164

24/02/07 0 2 - Gareth Owen 12' James Hussaney 76' 120

09/09/07 0 0 - - 143

11/04/09 2 1 Karl Lewis 36' Martin Rose 75' Tom Rowlands 17' 122

24/10/09 2 1 Neil Thomas 56' Liam McCreesh 86' Marc Lloyd-Williams 61' 157

20/11/10 2 0 Liam McCreesh 78' Martin Rose 87' - 165


Referee: Dean John Assistants: M S Dyson & S M Williams 4th: K I Morgan



SUSPENSIONSNo suspensions since last issue

SGORIO LIVE GAMES SCHEDULE

15/10 Port Talbot Town v Airbus UK - 14:45

22/10 Bangor City v Neath FC - 15:45

29/10 Aberystwyth Town v Bangor City - 15:45

05/11 The New Saints FC v Llanelli AFC - 15:45

12/11 Carmarthen Town v Neath FC - 15:45

19/11 Llanelli AFC v Bala Town - 15:45

EVERY STATURDAY AT 15:00 ON S4/C English commentary by David James on the Red Button service

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League agrees to Second-Phase Fixture ScheduleThe Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League Panel have agreed the Fixtures Plan for the Second Phase of the

competition, which will start in February 2012.

The fixtures are based on the final standings after the first 22 matches, so the complete list of fixtures will not be

known until the twelve places are confirmed after the 22nd round of matches in January.

The League is hoping for a final day showdown just like last season, as the team's going into the second phase

after the 22-match split will face each other on the final day. The League has decided to announce this schedulenow, following feedback from the clubs last year, about the announcement of fixtures at the time of the split.

Games have been allocated to Saturdays at present, but when the final list is published in January it will reflect

clubs preferences, regarding home games on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, and subject to the broadcasting

requirements of S4C.

The plan will be the same for the Championships and Play off Conferences and the teams' allocated numbers by

virtue of their League position after 22 games have been played. The schedule is as follows:

CHAMPIONSHIP CONFERENCESaturday 4th February 2012

Team 1 v Team 2

Team 3 v Team 4

Team 5 v Team 6

Saturday 11th February 2012Team 6 v Team 1

Team 4 v Team 5

Team 2 v Team 3

Saturday 18th February 2012

Team 6 v Team 3

Team 4 v Team 2

Team 5 v Team 1

Saturday 3rd March 2012

Team 1 v Team 4

Team 3 v Team 5

Team 2 v Team 6

Saturday 10th March 2012

Team 6 v Team 4

Team 1 v Team 3

Team 5 v Team 2


Team 6 v Team 5

Team 4 v Team 3

Team 2 v Team 1


Team 1 v Team 6

Team 3 v Team 2

Team 5 v Team 4Saturday 7th April 2012

Team 1 v Team 5

Team 3 v Team 6

Team 2 v Team 4

Saturday 14th April 2012

Team 6 v Team 2

Team 4 v Team 1

Team 5 v Team 3

Saturday 21st April 2012

Team 3 v Team 1

Team 4 v Team 6

Team 2 v Team 5

PLAY-OFF CONFERENCESaturday 4th February 2012

Team 7 v Team 8

Team 9 v Team 10

Team 11 v Team 12

Saturday 11th February 2012Team 12 v Team 7

Team 10 v Team 11

Team 8 v Team 9

Saturday 18th February 2012

Team 12 v Team 9

Team 10 v Team 8

Team 11 v Team 7

Saturday 3rd March 2012

Team 7 v Team 10

Team 9 v Team 11

Team 8 v Team 12


Team 12 v Team 10

Team 7 v Team 9

Team 11 v Team 8


Team 12 v Team 11

Team 10 v Team 9

Team 8 v Team 7


Team 7 v Team 12

Team 9 v Team 8

Team 11 v Team 10Saturday 7th April 2012

Team 7 v Team 11

Team 9 v Team 12

Team 8 v Team 10

Saturday 14th April 2012

Team 12 v Team 8

Team 10 v Team 7

Team 11 v Team 9

Saturday 21st April 2012

Team 9 v Team 7

Team 10 v Team 12

Team 8 v Team 11



Lloyd wins Clubman honour at FAW Awards DinnerLeague legend Gary Lloyd was the recipient of the inaugural Welsh Premier League

Clubman Award at the FAW's annual Dinner in Cardiff this evening.

The red carpet evening was held at Cardiff Museum and Lloyd was in attendance to

receive his award in recognition of his excellent service to the League. The current coach

of Welsh Cup holders Llanelli, Lloyd made 481 starts in the League, as well as 28

appearances from the bench in a career which spanned from the inaugural 1992/93season with his hometown club, until he hung up his playing boots in 2008/09. He

immediately took up a coaching role with the Reds, meaning his one season with

Newport County in 2003/04 was the only campaign in which the 39 year old has not

been involved with the League.

Lloyd is a former Wales 'B' international who was called up by Bobby Gould for the

international squad during his time with Barry Town and he was named on the bench against Belgium but did not

win a cap. He also captained the Wales semi-pro side, having come through the Llanelli youth ranks. During his

eight seasons with Barry, he won seven Championship medals, before his spell with the Exiles. He then joined

Carmarthen Town and played in Europe with the Old Gold as well as making 48 league appearances, before he

rejoined his hometown club in 2005/06, where he claimed his final League trophy.

Lloyd has always been a tremendous supporter of the League and can be relied upon to give back to the

community. He has given up his time when on European duty with the Reds to visit orphanages, he frequentlyvisits schools in the Llanelli area to coach football and he was involved in the FAW's Trophy Tour in Llanelli in

the build up to the Welsh Cup Final last season.

The Awards night also celebrated Bangor City's Welsh Premier League Title, Llanelli's Welsh Cup win, TNS's

League Cup win and Neath's Play-Off success.

Welsh Referees and Observers in demand againThis coming weekend's EURO 2012 qualifiers sees Lee Evans take charge of the

crucial match between Bosnia & Herzegovina and Luxembourg in Zenica. Should

the results go in Bosnia's favour over the next week, then they will qualify for the

finals next year in Poland and The Ukraine. Joining Lee on the game will be

Assistants' Alun Boore (Cardiff) and Eddie King (Ystradgynlais) with Llanrhaeadr's

Huw Jones as 4th Official.

Further good news for Lee Evans came in today, as UEFA have also appointed him

to a Europa League Group Match on October 20th, details of which are confidential

until the week before the match.

Lee's Assistants will be Eddie King (Ystradgynlais) and Phil Thomas (Trealaw) with Huw Jones again taking 4th

Official duties. In the Group stages of this competition, UEFA also require Additional Assistant Referees behind

the goals, so making up the refereeing team will be Dean John (Swansea) and Cardiff's Kevin Morgan.

Referee Observers Brian Lawlor and Ray Ellingham are also in demand with Brian being appointed to the

Denmark v Faroe Islands U21 game on Friday, whilst on the same night in Riga, Latvia Ray Ellingham will be

UEFA's Referee Observer for the EURO 2012 qualifier between Latvia and Malta.

"The continued appointments for our match officials on the International stage is very pleasing indeed and reflects

appreciation of the way in which they carry out their duties on the domestic scene" said FAW Referee's ManagerRodger Gifford.

Saints defender 'JJ' loaned to NewtownJERMAINE Johnson is going out on loan to Newtown to gain more Welsh Premier experience.

The 21-year-old London-born centre-half was the first signing of the summer for director of football Mike Davies

and played a crucial role in the 1-0 Europa League away win at Cliftonville, after coming on as a first-half

substitute for Phil Baker.

But he has yet to make an appearance in a league game and Davies says: "Jermaine remains an important member

of the first-team squad at Park Hall, but playing for Newtown will give him valuable game time and league

experience."

Johnson started his career as a Chelsea youth before becoming a trainee with Derby County. A regular in the

reserves at Pride Park, he spent three months on loan with Stafford Rangers before a permanent move in 2010/11during which he captained the side for part of the campaign.



SCORECARD

Wednesday 5th

October INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE TROPHY GROUP 1

Estonia 1 Artjom Dmitrijev 10’

Wales 2 Luke Bowen 12’ Chris Jones 64’ ESTONIA:

Daniil Savitski, Andre Magi, Ken Kallaste, Igor Morozov, AlekseiJahhimovits, Andre Frolov (Ervin Koll 37'), Janar Toomet, Eino

Puri, Artjom Dmitrijev, Sergei Mosnikov, Juri Jevdokimov

Attendance: 204

WALES:

Steven Cann, Ryan Edwards, Jack Lewis (Tom Roberts 85'), KaiEdwards, Andrew Hughes, James Owen, Chris Jones (Jack

Mackreth 82'), Aeron Edwards, Luke Bowen (Connell Rawlinson

90'), Craig Moses (Kerry Morgan 74'), Alex Darlington (Marc

Williams 63')

Subs not used: Lee Idzi, Curtis McDonald.

Saturday 8th OctoberAfan Lido FC 0 - Bala Town 1 Mark Connolly 51' Afan Lido FC Chris Curtis, Daniel Sheehan, Kristian James, Liam Hancock, Carl

Evans, Adam Orme, Liam McCreesh, Jonathan Hood, Daniel

Thomas (Carl Payne 67'), Andy Hill, Leon Jeanne (Mark Jones 67')

Subs not used: Stephen Pockett, Chris Pridham, Craig Hanford,

Michael Davey, Aaron Ryan (gk) Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: McCreesh 44' Thomas 67'

Bala Town Terry McCormick, Danny Williams, Steff Edwards, Stuart Jones,

Mike Byron, Conall Murtagh, Mark Connolly, Mark Jones, Steven

Brown (Ross Jefferies 87'), Chris Mason (Liam Loughlin 89'), Peter

Doran Subs not used: Steve Morrison, Rees Darlington, Mark Pullman

Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: None

Attendance: 186 Referee: Dean John Bangor City 3 Craig Garside 14' Mark Smyth 51' Les Davies 90'+4 Port Talbot Town 1 Cortez Belle 61' Bangor City Lee Idzi, Peter Hoy, James Brewerton, Chris Roberts, Craig

Garside, Michael Johnston, Chris Jones (David Morley 71'), Mark

Smyth (Sion Edwards 79'), Les Davies, Neil Thomas, Alan Bull

(Kyle Wilson 84') Subs not used: Eddie Jebb, Michael Walsh, Corey Jones, Meilir

Huws (gk) Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Jones 68' Edwards 90'

Port Talbot Town Kristian Rogers, Nicky Holland (Leigh De Vulgt 76'), Paul Keddle,

Gareth Phillips (Lee John 76'), Kye Edwards, Paul Cochlin, Sasha

Walters, Dylan Blain, Martin Rose (Lewis Harlin 58'), Cortez

Belle, David Brooks Sub not used: Oliver Bowen

Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Keddle 90'+3

Attendance: 516 Referee: Nick Pratt Llanelli AFC 2 Rhys Griffiths 1' Craig Moses 53' Aberystwyth Town 0 - Llanelli AFC Ashley Morris, Chris Thomas, Lloyd Grist, Chris Venables, Stuart

Jones, Lee Surman, Antonio Corbisiero (Chris Holloway 36'),

Ashley Evans (Jason Bowen 72’), Rhys Griffiths, Craig Moses,

Craig Williams

Subs: Martyn Giles, Chris Llewellyn, Chad Bond Red Cards: Holloway 75'

Yellow Cards: Venables 25' Thomas 80' Bowen 90'

Aberystwyth Town Steve Cann, Dave Swanick (Alex Samuel 77'), Michael Howard

(Kristian Jenkins 53'), James McCarten, Sion James, Wyn Thomas,

Craig Williams (Kryzsztof Nalborski 45'), Sean Thornton, Lewis

Codling, Ricky Evans, Andy Parkinson Subs not used: Anthony Finselbach, Aneurin Thomas Red Cards: None

Yellow Cards: Nalborski 80' Thomas 82' Attendance: 219 Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones The New Saints FC 4 Matty Williams 8' 55' Greg Draper 45' Chris Seargeant 69’ Carmarthen Town 0 - The New Saints FC Paul Harrison, Simon Spender, Phil Baker, Barry Hogan (Scott

Ruscoe 73'), Greg Draper, Matty Williams (Tom Roberts 60'),

Chris Seargeant, Craig Jones, Steve Evans, Nicky Ward (Alex

Darlington 60'), Marcus Giglio Subs not used: Connell Rawlinson, Alex Ramsay (gk), Aeron

Edwards Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: None

Carmarthen Town Michael Lewis, Lewis Jones, Cledan Davies, Richard Hughes, Lee

Bevan, Geraint Passmore (Corey Thomas 68'), Steffan Williams

(Steve Berry 78'), Tim Hicks, Nick Harrhy, Jack Christopher,

Keiron Howard Sub not used: Rhys Dalling.

Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Hughes 78'

Attendance: 223 Referee: Mark Petch



Sunday 9th OctoberAirbus UK Broughton 3 Ryan Edwards 32' Ian Sheridan 39' 83' Newtown AFC 2 Nick Rushton 63' Jamie Price 70' Airbus UK Broughton Niki Lee Bulmer, Danny Taylor, Adam Worton, Gavin

Cadwallader, Danny Grannon, Glenn Rule, Ryan Edwards, Mark

Cadwallader (Eddie Hope 80'), Ian Sheridan, Mike Hayes, Craig

Whitfield (Mark Allen 89') Subs not used: Paul McManus, Andy Moran, Chris Thomas, Josh

Atkin (gk) Red Cards: Grannon 89' Yellow Cards: Worton 22' Grannon 69'+89'

Newtown AFC Nick Thomas, Kevin Davies, Conor Courtney, Jermaine Johnson,

Lee Hartshorn, Shane Sutton, Zac Evans (Robbie Millington 46'),

Matty Cook, Nick Rushton, Gareth Partridge (Keiran Mills-Evans

61'), Jamie Price Sub not used: Steve Blenkinsop

Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Johnson 78'

Attendance: 275 Referee: Richard Harrington Neath FC 3 Chris Jones 46'(p) Luke Bowen 48' Jack Lewis 80' Prestatyn Town 1 Ross Stephens 79' Neath FC Lee Kendall, Ian Hillier, Jack Lewis, Kai Edwards, Matthew Rees,

Sam Gwynne (Kristian O'Leary 66'), Chris Jones (Toby Jones 66'),

Paul Fowler, Lee Trundle, Craig Hughes (Kerry Morgan 46'), Luke

Bowen Subs not used: Kerry Nicholas (gk), Luke Cummings, Garyn Preen Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Fowler 33'

Prestatyn Town David Roberts, Chris Davies, Martyn Beattie, David Hayes (Adam

France 4' [Carl Murray 70']), Paul O'Neill, Gareth Wilson, Mike

Parker, Neil Gibson, Jon Fisher-Cooke (Ian Griffiths 35'), Dan

Evans, Ross Stephens Subs not used: Steve Harris, Jonathan Hill-Dunt (gk) Red Cards: None Yellow Cards: Davies 16' O'Neill 46' Wilson 61' Beattie 73'

Attendance: 423 Referee: Wayne Stephens

TABLE Home Away

P W D L F A W D L F A Pts G.Diff

The New Saints FC 10 5 1 0 16 4 3 0 1 7 3 25 16 Neath FC 10 6 0 0 17 3 2 0 2 6 5 24 15 Llanelli AFC 10 4 0 1 17 4 3 1 1 12 6 22 19 Bangor City 10 4 1 1 15 8 3 0 1 8 6 22 9

Bala Town 10 2 0 2 7 6 4 1 1 9 5 19 5 Prestatyn Town 10 1 1 2 8 6 3 1 2 8 7 14 3 Port Talbot Town 10 2 1 1 6 4 1 1 4 4 10 11 -4 Airbus UK Broughton 10 1 3 2 9 11 0 2 2 3 8 8 -7 Afan Lido FC 10 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 3 13 8 -10 Aberystwyth Town 10 1 0 3 5 10 0 3 3 6 11 6 -10 Carmarthen Town 10 2 0 3 6 7 0 0 5 1 14 6 -14 Newtown AFC 10 1 0 3 3 9 1 0 5 7 23 6 -22

TOP SCORERSSurname Firstname: League League Cup Total GRIFFITHS Rhys Llanelli AFC 12 0 12MOSES Craig Llanelli AFC 7 0 7

WILLIAMS Matty The New Saints FC 7 0 7

BOWEN Luke Neath FC 6 0 6

BULL Alan Bangor City 5 0 5

CONNOLLY Mark Bala Town 5 0 5

DRAPER Greg The New Saints FC 5 0 5MASON Chris Bala Town 5 0 5

VENABLES Chris Llanelli AFC 5 0 5

BELLE Cortez Port Talbot Town 4 0 4

CODLING Lewis Aberystwyth Town 4 0 4

FOWLER Paul Neath FC 4 0 4

GIBSON Neil Prestatyn Town 4 0 4HAYES Mike Airbus UK Broughton 4 0 4

JONES Chris Bangor City 4 0 4

SHERIDAN Ian Airbus UK Broughton 4 0 4



THE LAST WORD from John Deakin

It was business as usual at the top of the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League over a weekend that saw

all four clubs at the head of the table recording home wins. League leaders, The New Saints led the way

against Carmarthen Town at Park Hall on Saturday, scoring four times without reply, with Matty

Williams contributing a brace. The win results in them maintaining top slot by a single point over Neath,

who are in turn two points clear of Llanelli and reigning Champions, Bangor City.

This weekend’s fixtures are the reverse of those played on the opening weekend of the League season,

which means that The Saints have to travel to Bala Town attempting to better the 1-1 draw that they

managed on 12th

August. That result started an excellent run of early season form for Colin Caton’s side,

but they had slipped up in some recent difficult games, prior to getting a hard fought 1-0 win at Afan

Lido on Saturday. The difference between the two sides was Mark Connolly’s superb strike from a free

kick eleven minutes after the break, which leaves them just three points adrift of a top four place. Friday

evening is likely to pose a real test for them; however, entertaining Carl Darlington’s in form outfit who

have won their last eight League games.

Like TNS, Neath are in Friday night action, travelling to Aberystwyth who continue to struggle having

not won any of their last eight League games. To be fair, they did have a difficult assignment at Llanelli,

where very few sides gain any reward. This looks just as difficult, as Neath seem to be getting their act

together on the road and maintained their 100% record at The Gnoll when they beat Prestatyn 3-1 on

Sunday. After their defeat of Aberystwyth, Llanelli are back at Stebonheath on Saturday, but face their

stiffest opposition for some time, with Bangor in town. City, who defeated Port Talbot 3-1 at Farrar

Road last Saturday and are making a bold bid to retain their League title. This looks a fascinating clash

with both clubs in good form and level on 22 points. It looks too close to call, but forced into a

prediction, I would expect The Reds home advantage to give them a slight edge.

At the other end of the table, Airbus UK were last weekend’s big movers, jumping from the bottom of the table into eighth as a result of Sunday’s 3-2 defeat of Newtown at Broughton, where Ian Sheridan

grabbed a brace for the home side. This weekend they feature in the S4C live match, making the long

journey south to Port Talbot. Mark Jones’ side will be looking to bounce back from their defeat at

Bangor, a result that left them three points adrift of a place in the top six. Jones will be hoping for

greater consistency in the run up to the mid-season split and this game looks a good opportunity for them

to get points on the board.

Airbus were replaced by Newtown at the bottom of the table, Bernie McNally’s side being one of three

clubs on six points. They entertain one of them, Carmarthen Town at Latham Park on Saturday, who are

one place above them on goal difference. This looks to be a big game for both sides as a win for either is

likely to lift them out of the relegation places.

The weekend’s fixtures are completed by Afan Lido travelling to Bastion Gardens to take on PrestatynTown. Neil Gibson’s side have been far from consistent this season, wh ich is reflected by their position

in mid table. Having said that, they are very difficult to beat, being likely to prove too strong for Andrew

Dyer’s side.

This weekend is the half way stage of the First Phase of fixtures and if carries on like this we can look

forward to an exciting run up to the short winter break.



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