WELSH PREMIER TIMES

2011-12 Issue 15

11/10/11

Wales secure first ESTONIA 1 International WALES 2 Challenge Trophy win

RESULTS
Afan Lido FC v Bala Town Bangor City v Port Talbot Town Llanelli AFC v Aberystwyth Town The New Saints v Carmarthen Town Sunday 9th October 2011 Airbus UK Broton v Newtown AFC Neath FC v Prestatyn Town 0-1 3-1 2-0 4-0 3-2 3-1

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Friday 14th October 2011 19:30 Aberystwyth Town v Neath FC Bala Town v The New Saints Saturday 15th October 2011 14:30 Llanelli AFC v Bangor City Newtown AFC v Carmarthen Town Prestatyn Town v Afan Lido FC LIVE MATCH 14:45 Port Talbot Town v Airbus UK Broughton

TABLE
Pld Pts GDiff

The New Saints FC Neath FC Llanelli AFC Bangor City Bala Town Prestatyn Town Port Talbot Town Airbus UK Broughton Afan Lido FC Aberystwyth Town Carmarthen Town Newtown AFC

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

25 24 22 22 19 14 11 8 8 6 6 6 -

16 15 19 9 5 3 -4 -7 -10 -10 -14 22

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 .

Official Newsletter of the Corbett Sports Welsh Premier League

THIS WEEKS FIXTURES

Friday 14th October ABERYSTWYTH TOWN
05/04/08 15/08/08 26/01/10 18/09/10 1 6 1 1 2 2 1 1

Kick-off 19:30 v NEATH FC

178 378 253 289

Last six meetings

Neaths first season in the Welsh Premier League was 2007-08 Stuart Roberts 76' Matthew Rees 2' 62' Luke Sherbon 10'87' Graham Evans 48'77' Glyndwr Hughes 5' Sean Cronin 20'(og) Jarrod Price 65' 90' Luke Sherbon 44' Chris Jones 47' Luke Sherbon 61' Chris Jones 73'

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

BALA TOWN
05/03/10 12/11/10 0 3 1 4

v THE NEW SAINTS FC

441 268

Last six meetings

Bala Towns first season in the Welsh Premier League was 2009-10 Steve Abbott 48' Shaun Kelly 29' Josh MacAuley 65' 90'+3(p) Matty Williams 8' 19' 44' Chris Sharp 34'

All-Time Record:

Home wins = 0

Away wins = 2

Draws = 0

Aggregate goals = 3 5

Referee: Brian James

Assistants: J P Swindley & M Williams

4th: R Harrington

Saturday 15th October LLANELLI AFC

17/04/07 13/10/07 20/12/08 23/01/10 05/01/11 12/03/11 3 0 4 3 2 2 0 2 3 2 0 2

Kick-off 14:30 v BANGOR CITY

Ashley Stott 65' 74' Les Davies 48' 76' Chris Sharp 30' Mark Smyth 15' Chris Sharp 27'(p) Les Davies 71' Craig Garside 74' 220 377 322 341 226 190

Last six meetings

Andrew Mumford 37' Rhys Griffiths 78' Jacob Mingorance 82' Rhys Griffiths 35' 41' Stuart Jones 20' Jordan Follows 78' Rhys Griffiths 69' 90'+3 Chris Venables 48' Rhys Griffiths 39'(p) Chris Llewellyn 88' Adam Orme 82' Rhys Griffiths 90'+5

All-Time Record:

Home wins = 8

Away wins = 7

Draws = 1

Aggregate goals = 37 35

Referee: Mark Petch

Assistants: G J Ayres & G E Vaughan

4th: B J James

NEWTOWN AFC
21/04/07 15/09/07 06/12/08 30/01/10 25/09/10 12/03/11 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 Sean Butler 15' Mark Griffiths 11' Danny Jellicoe 26' -

v CARMARTHEN TOWN
Danny Thomas 52' Nathan Cotterrall 83' Stuart Roberts 14' Jamal Easter 33'(p) Paul Fowler 37' Nicky Harrhy 28' Tim Hicks 48' 230 152 184 205 193 165

Last six meetings

All-Time Record:

Home wins = 5

Away wins = 6

Draws = 5

Aggregate goals = 15 19

Referee: Lee Evans

Assistants: A Jones & A R Jones

4th: H Jones

PRESTATYN TOWN
All-Time Record: Home wins = 0

v AFAN LIDO FC
Draws = 0 Aggregate goals = 0

Last six meetings

This is the first Welsh Premier League meeting between the two clubs

Away wins = 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
Last six meetings
22/10/05 24/02/07 09/09/07 11/04/09 24/10/09 20/11/10 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 Rhys Griffiths 9' 52'(p) 84' 88' Karl Lewis 36' Martin Rose 75' Neil Thomas 56' Liam McCreesh 86' Liam McCreesh 78' Martin Rose 87' Gareth Owen 12' James Hussaney 76' Tom Rowlands 17' Marc Lloyd-Williams 61' 164 120 143 122 157 165

All-Time Record:

Home wins = 5

Away wins = 1

Draws = 1

Aggregate goals = 13 6

Referee: Dean John

Assistants: M S Dyson & S M Williams

4th: K I Morgan

ODDMENTS
Friday 14th October 2011 Aberystwyth Town v Neath FC Bala Town v The New Saints Saturday 15th October 2011 Newtown AFC v Carmarthen Town Port Talbot Town v Airbus UK Broughton Prestatyn Town v Afan Lido FC Neath last won at Park Avenue in April 2008 Bala looking for first ever win Robins last won this fixture in August 2005 Airbus last won at the GenQuip in February 2007 First ever WPL meeting between the clubs at Bastion Gardens

FORM GUIDE
Club
Aberystwyth Town Afan Lido FC Airbus UK Broton Bala Town Bangor City Carmarthen Town Llanelli AFC Neath FC Newtown AFC Port Talbot Town Prestatyn Town The New Saints FC

black - this seasons 1st phase # red - last seasons 2nd phase # green play-offs Home Away Form to date
WLLL LWDWDL DDLDLW WWLL WDWLWW LWLLW WLWWW WWWWWWWW LLLW WWWDL DWLL WDWWWWW WLLLDDDLL LLL WLDLDL DWWWLW LWWW WDLLLLLLL LDWW LLWW WLLLLL DLLWLWL WLWDL LWWW LWDLLDLDLL LLWLDLWDL WLLDDDLLDDLLW DWWWWWLLLW WLDWWLWWWW LLWLLLLLWL LWDLWWWWWW WWLWLWWWWW WLLLLLLLWL DWLWLWDLL WDLWWLDWLL DLWWWWWWWW

Consolidated milestones
Aberystwyth Town Afan Lido FC Airbus UK Broughton Bala Town Bangor City Carmarthen Town Llanelli AFC Neath FC Newtown AFC Port Talbot Town Prestatyn Town The New Saints need 15 wins for 300; 10 goals conceded for 1000 need 3 draws for 100; 1 point to hit 500 none need 5 goals for 100; 10 points for 100 none none need 5 goals for 900 need 2 defeats for 50; none need 7 wins for 150; 6 defeats for 150; none need 12 goals for 1300; 8 conceded for 700; 5 draws for 150;

Sequences

Have gone seven away without a win Have won six matches on the trot 9 home matches without defeat

Have won EIGHT on the trot

Home milestones
Aberystwyth Town Afan Lido FC Airbus UK Broughton Bala Town Bangor City Carmarthen Town Llanelli AFC Neath FC Newtown AFC Port Talbot Town Prestatyn Town The New Saints FC need 5 draws for 100 need 1 draw for 50; 12 goals conceded for 250 need 6 goals conceded for 200 none need 5 wins for 200; 6 goals for 750 need 5 defeats for 100 none need 9 goals conceded for 100 need 17 goals for 550 need 3 draws for 50; 1 goas conceded for 250 need 20 goals for 100 none

Away milestones
need 7 defeats for 150 need 1 draw for 50; 6 defeats for 100 need 7 goals for 150 need 7 goals for 50 need 1 goal for 600; need 3 wins for 100 need 3 draws for 50; 5 goals conceded for 500 need 13 goals for 100 need 5 defeats for 150; 20 goals for 500 need 7 draws for 50; 13 goals for 250 need 18 goals for 100 none

SUSPENSIONS
No suspensions since last issue

SGORIO
15/10 22/10 29/10

LIVE GAMES SCHEDULE

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

Port Talbot Town v Airbus UK - 14:45 Bangor City v Neath FC - 15:45 Aberystwyth Town v Bangor City - 15:45

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League agrees to Second-Phase Fixture Schedule

The 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 schedule now, 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 CONFERENCE
Saturday 4th February 2012 Team 1 v Team 2 Team 3 v Team 4 Team 5 v Team 6 Saturday 11th February 2012 Team 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 Saturday 17th March 2012 Team 6 v Team 5 Team 4 v Team 3 Team 2 v Team 1 Saturday 24th March 2012 Team 1 v Team 6 Team 3 v Team 2 Team 5 v Team 4 Saturday 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 CONFERENCE
Saturday 4th February 2012 Team 7 v Team 8 Team 9 v Team 10 Team 11 v Team 12 Saturday 11th February 2012 Team 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 Saturday 10th March 2012 Team 12 v Team 10 Team 7 v Team 9 Team 11 v Team 8 Saturday 17th March 2012 Team 12 v Team 11 Team 10 v Team 9 Team 8 v Team 7 Saturday 24th March 2012 Team 7 v Team 12 Team 9 v Team 8 Team 11 v Team 10 Saturday 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 Dinner

League 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 1992/93 season 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 frequently visits 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 again

This 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 Manager Rodger Gifford.

Saints defender 'JJ' loaned to Newtown

JERMAINE 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 2010/11 during which he captained the side for part of the campaign.

SCORECARD
Wednesday 5th October
Estonia Wales 1 2 INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE TROPHY Artjom Dmitrijev 10 Luke Bowen 12 Chris Jones 64 GROUP 1

ESTONIA: Daniil Savitski, Andre Magi, Ken Kallaste, Igor Morozov, Aleksei Jahhimovits, 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'), Kai Edwards, 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 October

Afan Lido FC Bala Town 0 1 Mark Connolly 51'
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 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'

Attendance: 186 Bangor City Port Talbot Town

Referee: 3 1

Dean John Craig Garside 14' Mark Smyth 51' Les Davies 90'+4 Cortez Belle 61'
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: Yellow Cards: None Keddle 90'+3

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'

Attendance: 516 Llanelli AFC Aberystwyth Town

Referee: 2 0

Nick Pratt Rhys Griffiths 1' Craig Moses 53' 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'

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'

Attendance: 219 The New Saints FC Carmarthen Town

Referee: 4 0

Bryn Markham-Jones Matty Williams 8' 55' Greg Draper 45' Chris Seargeant 69 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: Yellow Cards: None Hughes 78'

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

Attendance:

223

Referee:

Mark Petch

Sunday 9th October

Airbus UK Broughton Newtown AFC 3 2 Ryan Edwards 32' Ian Sheridan 39' 83' Nick Rushton 63' Jamie Price 70'
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: Yellow Cards: None Johnson 78' 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'

Attendance: Neath FC Prestatyn Town

275

Referee: 3 1

Richard Harrington Chris Jones 46'(p) Luke Bowen 48' Jack Lewis 80' Ross Stephens 79'
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'

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'

Attendance:

423

Referee:

Wayne Stephens
Home L F Away L F

TABLE
P W D A W D A Pts G.Diff

The New Saints FC Neath FC Llanelli AFC Bangor City Bala Town Prestatyn Town Port Talbot Town Airbus UK Broughton Afan Lido FC Aberystwyth Town Carmarthen Town Newtown AFC

10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

5 6 4 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1

1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0

0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3

16 17 17 15 7 8 6 9 2 5 6 3

4 3 4 8 6 6 4 11 2 10 7 9

3 2 3 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 0

1 2 1 1 1 2 4 2 4 3 5 5

7 6 12 8 9 8 4 3 3 6 1 7

3 5 6 6 5 7 10 8 13 11 14 23

25 24 22 22 19 14 11 8 8 6 6 6

16 15 19 9 5 3 -4 -7 -10 -10 -14 -22

TOP SCORERS
Surname
GRIFFITHS MOSES WILLIAMS BOWEN BULL CONNOLLY DRAPER MASON VENABLES BELLE CODLING FOWLER GIBSON HAYES JONES SHERIDAN

Firstname:
Rhys Craig Matty Luke Alan Mark Greg Chris Chris Cortez Lewis Paul Neil Mike Chris Ian Llanelli AFC Llanelli AFC The New Saints FC Neath FC Bangor City Bala Town The New Saints FC Bala Town Llanelli AFC Port Talbot Town Aberystwyth Town Neath FC Prestatyn Town Airbus UK Broughton Bangor City Airbus UK Broughton

League 12 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

League Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 12 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 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 weekends 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 Catons 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 Connollys 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 Darlingtons 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 weekends big movers, jumping from the bottom of the table into eighth as a result of Sundays 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 McNallys 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 weekends fixtures are completed by Afan Lido travelling to Bastion Gardens to take on Prestatyn Town. Neil Gibsons side have been far from consistent this season, which 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 Dyers 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.

Compiled by Mel Thomas at Soccerfile Wales mel@soccerfilewales.com Tel/Fax: 01766 830805 POSTAL COPIES distributed from WPL, 11 / 12 Neptune Court, Cardiff CF24 5PJ Contact: Lucy Kelly via lkelly@faw.co.uk or 02920 435 847