Carmarthen Town A.F.C.
{{Short description|Association football club in Wales}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
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| clubname = Carmarthen Town
| image = Carmarthen Town FC.png
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| fullname = Carmarthen Town Association Football Club
| nickname = Hen Aur
Old Gold
| founded = {{Start date and age|1948}}
| ground = Richmond Park, Carmarthen
| capacity = 3,000 (1,000 seated)
| owntitle = President
| owner = Einsley Harris
| chrtitle = Chairman
| chairman = Anthony Parnell{{cite web | title=club Details |url=http://welshpremier.co.uk |publisher=The Football Association of Wales |access-date=26 February 2013}}
| manager = Mark Aizlewood
| league = {{Welsh football updater|CarmTwn}}
| season = {{Welsh football updater|CarmTwn2}}
| position = {{Welsh football updater|CarmTwn3}}
| website = https://carmarthentownafc.co.uk/
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Carmarthen Town Association Football Club ({{langx|cy|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}} Carmarthen Town play in {{Welsh football updater|CarmTwn}} 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|Richmond Park (Carmarthen)}}
Image:Richmondpark clayshawbutlerstand.jpg,|alt=A grandstand at a sports venue. The seats are black and gold.]]
File:Richmond Park Panorama.jpg
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.
Current squad
{{updated|14 September 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.carmarthentownafc.co.uk/teams/Carmarthen-Town-AFC-1st-Team/Players|title=1st Team Players|access-date=14 September 2023}}
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{{fs player|no=1|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Nicholas Jones}}
{{fs player|no=2|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=Jordan Vickers}}
{{fs player|no=3|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=Ben Erickson}}
{{fs player|no=4|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=Trystan Jones}}
{{fs player|no=5|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Will Rickard}}
{{fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Lee Surman}}
{{fs player|no=7|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=Mason Jones-Thomas}}
{{fs player|no=9|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=Liam Thomas}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Tom Dyson}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=Noah Daley}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=Sam Parsons}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Lee Idzi}}
{{fs player|no=19|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=Jonathan Invernizzi}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Jordan Langley}}
{{fs player|no=21|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Bradley Gibbings}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Jac Walters}}
{{fs player|no=29|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Scott James}}
{{fs player|no=32|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=Cameron Allen}}
{{fs end}}
Club officials
Image:Deryn Brace2010.jpg, Player-Manager of Carmarthen Town between 2007 and 2010]]
{{updated|7 June 2013.}}{{cite web |url=http://www.welshpremier.co.uk/LeagueClubInfo.ink?TeamID=791&sSeason=12/13&Season=2012/2013&theseason=y |title=FAW WPL Team Page |publisher=The Football Association of Wales |website=welshpremier.com |access-date=7 June 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.carmarthentownafc.com/page48.html |title=Carmarthen Town Staff & Squad 2012–13 |publisher=Carmarthen Town AFC |website=carmarthentownafc.com |access-date=17 October 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414001018/http://www.carmarthentownafc.com/page48.html |archive-date=14 April 2013 }}
;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
Honours
{{updated|10 January 2014.}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fchd.info/CARMARTT.HTM |title=Carmarthen Town Club History |publisher=Football Club History Database (F.C.H.D.) |website=fchd.info |access-date=3 August 2014}}
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
Records
=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.
| class="wikitable" |
| Season
! Competition ! Round ! Opponent ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate ! Refs |
|---|
| 2001–02
| {{flagicon|SWE}} AIK | style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 | style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 | style="text-align:center;"| 0–3 | style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uic01.html |title= UEFA Intertoto Cup 2001 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) |access-date=3 August 2013}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2005–06
| rowspan="2"| UEFA Cup | {{flagicon|IRL}} Longford Town | style="text-align:center;"| 5–1 | style="text-align:center;"| 0–2 | style="text-align:center;"| 5–3 | style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/clubs/64281--carmarthen/ |title=2005/06 UEFA Cup Carmarthen Town Results |publisher=UEFA |access-date=6 June 2013}} |
| Second qualifying round
| {{flagicon|DEN}} FC Copenhagen | style="text-align:center;"| 0–2 | style="text-align:center;"| 0–2 | style="text-align:center;"| 0–4 |
| 2006
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Tampere United | style="text-align:center;"| 1–3 | style="text-align:center;"| 0–5 | style="text-align:center;"| 1–8 | style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uic06.html |title=UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) |access-date=3 August 2013}} |
| 2007–08
| UEFA Cup | {{flagicon|NOR}} SK Brann | style="text-align:center;"| 0–8 | style="text-align:center;"| 3–6 | style="text-align:center;"| 3–14 | style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/clubs/64281--carmarthen/ |title=2007/08 UEFA Cup Carmarthen Town Result |publisher=UEFA |access-date=6 June 2013}} |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
;Official websites
- {{Official website|http://carmarthentownafc.co.uk}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130711114735/http://www.welshpremier.com/LeagueClubInfo.ink?TeamID=791 Carmarthen Town]}} at the Cymru Premier official website
- [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/64281--carmarthen/ Carmarthen Town] at the UEFA official website
;News sites
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130921113648/http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/clubs/club-guides/carmarthen-town Carmarthen Town] at the unofficial Cymru Premier website
;Other
- [http://opencorporates.com/companies?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=carmarthen+town Carmarthen Town] at OpenCorporates
{{Cymru South}}
{{Welsh Premier League}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Sport in Carmarthenshire
Category:Association football clubs established in 1948
Category:1948 establishments in Wales