Carmarthen Town A.F.C.

Carmarthen Town

Full name	Carmarthen Town Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	Hen Aur Old Gold
Founded	1950; 74 years ago (1950)
Ground	Richmond Park, Carmarthen
Capacity	3,000 (1,000 seated)
President	Einsley Harris
Chairman	Anthony Parnell[1]
Manager	Mark Aizlewood
League	Cymru South
2023–24	Cymru South, 6th of 16
Website	https://carmarthentownafc.co.uk/
Home colours Away colours

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

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

As of 2024^[update] Carmarthen Town play in Cymru 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 in 2000–2001, with third place, which qualified them for European competition for the first time.

Stadium

Main article: Richmond Park (Carmarthen)

Clay Shaw Butler Stand, Richmond Park (Carmarthen),

A panoramic view from the Clay Shaw Butler Stand.

From 1952 Carmarthen Town have played at Richmond Park in Carmarthen. 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 side SK Brann.

Supporters

In the 2012–13 season Carmarthen's average attendance was 296, placing them fourth out of twelve teams in the Cymru Premier. The highest league gate of the season came against Afan Lido FC with 213 spectators and the lowest, 167, against Airbus UK Broughton. ^[2]

Current squad

As of 14 September 2023^[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  WAL Nicholas Jones 2 DF  WAL Jordan Vickers 3 DF  WAL Ben Erickson 4 DF  WAL Trystan Jones 5 MF  WAL Will Rickard 6 DF  ENG Lee Surman 7 FW  WAL Mason Jones-Thomas 9 FW  WAL Liam Thomas 10 MF  WAL Tom Dyson

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW  WAL Noah Daley 12 DF  WAL Sam Parsons 18 GK  WAL Lee Idzi 19 MF  ITA Jonathan Invernizzi 20 MF  WAL Jordan Langley 21 MF  WAL Bradley Gibbings 22 MF  WAL Jac Walters 29 GK  WAL Scott James 32 FW  WAL Cameron Allen

Club officials

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

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

As of January 2014

Name	Nationality	Period		Honours
		From	To
Wyndham Evans	Wales	January 1996	October 1996	Welsh Football League Cup Winner
John Mahoney	Wales	October 1996	November 1998
Tomi Morgan	Wales	November 1998	24 September 2003[6]	Welsh Cup Runner-up, Highest League position: 3rd place 2000–01
Andrew York	Wales	24 September 2003[6]	May 2004	Welsh League Cup Runner-up
Mark Jones	Wales	12 May 2004[7]	22 May 2007[8]	Welsh Cup Winner, Welsh Cup Runner-up, Welsh League Cup Winner
Deryn Brace	Wales	23 May 2007[8]	8 June 2010[9][10]
Tomi Morgan	Wales	8 June 2010[9]	5 December 2011[11]
Neil Smothers	Wales	5 December 2011[11]	7 January 2012[12]
Mark Aizlewood	Wales	7 January 2012[12]	5 February 2018[13]	Welsh League Cup Winner (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
Neil Smoothers (Interim Manager)	Wales	February 2018	May 2018
Neil Smoothers	Wales	May 2018[14]	October 2019[15]
Danny Thomas (Caretaker Manager)	Wales	October 2019[16]	November 2019
Kristian O'Leary	Wales	November 2019

Honours

As of 10 January 2014.^[17]

The Welsh Football League

• Welsh second tier (currently Welsh Football League Division One)
  • Winners (1): 1995–96
• Welsh third tier (currently Welsh Football League Division Two)
  • Winners (1): 1959–60

Domestic Cup Competition

• Welsh Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2006–07
  • Runners-up (2): 1998–99, 2004–05
• Cymru Premier Cup:
  • Winners (3): 2004–05, 2012–13, 2013–14
  • Runners-up (1): 2003–04
• Welsh Football League Cup
  • Winners (1): 1995–96
• West Wales Senior Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2004
  • Runners-up (2): 2003, 2006

European Competition

• UEFA Cup
  • Qualification:2005–06, 2007–08
• UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Qualification: 2001–02, 2006–07

Records

As of 3 August 2013.^[18]

Record wins

• Record league win: 9–1 against UWIC Inter Cardiff, 21 October 2000
• Record league home win:

9–1 against UWIC Inter Cardiff, 21 October 2000

8–0 against Cardiff Grange Quins, 10 December 2005

8–0 against Connah's Quay Nomads, 8 December 2007

• Record league away win: 7–1 against Caersws, 6 October 2006

Record defeats

• Record league defeat: 0–8 against The New Saints, 29 March 2009
• Record league home defeat:

1–5 against Bangor City, 7 December 1996

0–4 against Aberystwyth Town, 26 February 1997

0–4 against Ton Pentre, 4 September 1996

0–6 against Haverfordwest County, 8 December 2000

• Record league away defeat: 8–0 at The New Saints, 29 March 2009

Player records

• Most goals in season:

18 by Danny Thomas in 2007–08

18 by Richard Parker in 1999-00

• Most goals in match: 5 by Tim Hicks against Connah's Quay Nomads, 8 December 2007
• Club top scorer: 56 by Danny Thomas from 116 appearances (+41 substitute appearances)
• Most club appearances: 199 (+12 substitute appearance) by Paul Fowler

European record

• Record European win: 5–1 against Longford Town, 28 July 2005
• Record European defeat: 0–8 against SK Brann, 19 July 2007

Carmarthen Town's scores are given first in all scorelines.

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate	Refs
2001–02	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	AIK	0–0	0–3	0–3	[19]
2005–06	UEFA Cup	First qualifying round	Longford Town	5–1	0–2	5–3	[20]
		Second qualifying round	FC Copenhagen	0–2	0–2	0–4	[20]
2006	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Tampere United	1–3	0–5	1–8	[21]
2007–08	UEFA Cup	First qualifying round	SK Brann	0–8	3–6	3–14	[22]

See also

List of Carmarthen Town A.F.C. seasons

References

1. "club Details". The Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
2. "Welsh Premier League Report Season 2012–13". Soccerfile Wales. Retrieved 3 August 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. "1st Team Players". Retrieved 14 September 2023.
4. "FAW WPL Team Page". welshpremier.com. The Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
5. "Carmarthen Town Staff & Squad 2012–13". carmarthentownafc.com. Carmarthen Town AFC. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
6. "Morgan pays price for poor start". BBC Sport. 24 September 2003. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
7. "Jones takes Carmarthen helm". BBC Sport. 12 May 2004. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
8. "Brace in for Jones at Carmarthen". BBC Sport. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
9. "Tomi Morgan appointed Carmarthen Town boss". BBC Sport. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
10. "Town boss Deryn steps down". thisissouthwales.co.uk. Local World. 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
11. "Carmarthen replace manager Tomi Morgan with Neil Smothers". BBC Sport. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
12. "Aizlewood handed task of saving Carmarthen". welshpremier.co.uk. The Football Association of Wales. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
13. Ian Lewis (5 February 2018). "Carmarthen Town sack manager Mark Aizlewood after fraud conviction". WalesOnline. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
14. "Carmarthen Town Appoint Manager Neil Smothers on Permanent Basis". 2 May 2018.
15. @CarmarthenAFC (4 October 2019). "Club Statement" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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.). Retrieved 3 August 2014.
18. "Carmarthen Town Club Profile". welsh-premier.com. Welsh Premier Football. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
19. "UEFA Intertoto Cup 2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 3 August 2013.
20. "2005/06 UEFA Cup Carmarthen Town Results". UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
21. "UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 3 August 2013.
22. "2007/08 UEFA Cup Carmarthen Town Result". UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2013.

External links

Official websites

• Official website
• Carmarthen Town at the Cymru Premier official website
• Carmarthen Town at the UEFA official website

News sites

• Carmarthen Town at the unofficial Cymru Premier website

Other

• Carmarthen Town at OpenCorporates