Newtown A.F.C.
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Full name | Newtown Association Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Robins | ||
Founded | 1875 | ||
Ground | Latham Park | ||
Capacity | 5,000 (1,300 seated)[1] | ||
Chairman | Nick Evans | ||
Manager | Scott Ruscoe | ||
League | Cymru Premier | ||
2022–23 | Cymru Premier, 6th of 12 | ||
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Newtown Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Y Drenewydd) is a Welsh football club based in Newtown, Powys, which plays in the Cymru Premier. Newtown are one of only two clubs that can claim unbroken membership of the league since its formation in 1992, with the other club being Aberystwyth Town.
The club plays at Latham Park, Newtown, which accommodates 5,000 spectators. They are the only top flight football club in Powys.
History
For a full history see List of football seasons involving Newtown AFC and its predecessor clubs
A club was founded in 1875 by the name of Newtown White Stars, and was one of the founder members of the Football Association of Wales. A club named Newtown Football Club also formed around the same time. Newtown Football Club appeared in the first Welsh Cup match on 13 October 1877. Newtown White Stars, who also competed in the first Welsh Cup competition, is believed to have merged with Newtown Excelsior to form another Newtown Football Club in time to be Welsh Cup finalists in 1885 and 1888.[2][3][4] There is some ambiguity over the merger as a September 1879 article states that Newtown Football Club, Newtown White Stars and other clubs, merged to form Newtown Excelsior.[5] However, subsequent reports suggest that White Stars survived the merger and carried on independently.
An article from July 1900 refers to the club losing the use of the Cunnings, diminished gates and additional expenses, and fears for the future of the club.[6] Another article from March 1901 referred to Newtown being defunct, and hoped that Newtown Excelsior would resuscitate the club.[7] Newtown North End and Royal Welsh Warehouse Newtown emerged in the town in their place.[8] In 1910, they were still inactive.[9] No records exist of Newtown Football Club again until the 1919.[10]
For most of the years since the 1920s the club operated in the Mid-Wales League, or the Central Wales League as it was sometimes known, winning the championship in 1975–76, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1986–87 and 1987–88 and on the strength of this record, the club gained entry to the English league system in the Northern Premier League.
In 1992 the club became rather reluctant founder members of the
Newtown Association Football Club are one of the oldest clubs in Wales, being formed in 1875 and are one of the founder members of the FAW. In addition, the club was also one of the founder members of the League of Wales, now known as the Cymru Premier.
The club has a long and proud tradition with the move in the late 1980s into the Northern Premier League being part of the progressive nature of the club.
Way back in 1877, Newtown took part in the first Welsh Cup tie on Saturday 13 October against Druids of
In 2014 Newtown became the second Cymru Premier club, after The New Saints, to change their grass turf for a 3G pitch. During the 2014–15 season Newtown finished in the top six for the second consecutive season. They also took part in their first Welsh Cup final in 118 Years after memorable wins against Caersws, Bangor and Rhyl. However they lost the match 2–0 to The New Saints, despite it being played at Latham Park in front of a capacity crowd. After the cup final defeat, Newtown entered the European play-offs. During the play-offs, they won away at Port Talbot Town and won away at Aberystwyth Town to take a spot in the 2015–16 Europa League qualifiers.
In July 2015 Newtown faced
Honours
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Current squad
- As of 1 February 2024[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
Position | Name |
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Manager | Chris Hughes |
Assistant manager | Callum McKenzie |
Goalkeeping coach | Andy Roberts |
First-team coach | Matty Lewis |
Physio | Andy Pellow |
Kit Man | Dave Rose |
Managers
- Brian Coyne (1992–03)
- Roger Preece (2003–06)
- Darren Ryan (2006–10)
- Andy Cale (2010–11)
- Darren Ryan (2011)
- Bernard McNally (2011–13)
- Chris Hughes (2013–2024)
- Scott Ruscoe (2024–present)
Europe
Newtown have participated in UEFA competition five times.
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1996–97 | UEFA Cup | PR | Skonto FC | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–7 |
1998–99 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Wisła Kraków | 0–0 | 0–7 | 0–7 |
2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Valletta
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2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
2Q | Copenhagen | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | ||
2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | Dundalk | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–5 |
2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | HB Tórshavn | 2–1 ( a.e.t. )
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0–1 | 2–2 (4–2 p) |
2Q | Spartak Trnava | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–6 |
- Notes
- PR: Preliminary round
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
Name | Competition | Goals |
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Jason Oswell | UEFA Europa League | 2 |
Henry Cowans | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 |
Tom Goodwin | UEFA Europa League | 1 |
Matty Owen | UEFA Europa League | 1 |
Luke Boundford | UEFA Europa League | 1 |
Lifumpa Mwandwe | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 |
Aaron Williams | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 |
Romilly Brown | UEFA Cup
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Rivalries
Newtown share a local rivalry with
League Record
Season | League | Position | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
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1959–60 | Mid Wales League
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7th | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 73 | 54 | 29 |
1960–61 | Mid Wales League
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6th | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 64 | 42 | 23 |
1961–62 | Mid Wales League
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6th | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 42 | 22 |
1962–63 | Mid Wales League
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7th | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 52 | 24 |
1963–64 | Mid Wales League
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8th | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 62 | 22 |
1964–65 | Mid Wales League
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6th | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 64 | 49 | 24 |
1965–66 | Mid Wales League
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9th | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 62 | 25 |
1966–67 | Mid Wales League
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8th | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 56 | 27 |
1967–68 | Mid Wales League
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4th | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 76 | 49 | 33 |
1968–69 | Mid Wales League
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4th | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 39 | 36 |
1969–70 | Mid Wales League
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11th | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 62 | 73 | 24 |
1970–71 | Mid Wales League
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11th | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 77 | 19 |
1971–72 | Mid Wales League
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11th | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 50 | 19 |
1972–73 | Mid Wales League
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13th | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | — | — | 12 |
1973–74 | Mid Wales League
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11th | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 48 | 19 |
1974–75 | Mid Wales League
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2nd | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 40 |
1975–76 | Mid Wales League
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1st | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 86 | 33 | 43 |
1976–77 | Mid Wales League
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4th | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 54 | 45 | 33 |
1977–78 | Mid Wales League
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7th | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 43 | 28 |
1978–79 | Mid Wales League
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1st | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 77 | 22 | 52 |
1979–80 | Mid Wales League
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3rd | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 68 | 40 | 41 |
1980–81 | Mid Wales League
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3rd | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 18 | 37 |
1981–82 | Mid Wales League
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1st | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 24 | 45 |
1982–83 | Mid Wales League
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2nd | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 25 | 31 |
1983–84 | Mid Wales League
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6th | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 38 | 36 |
1984–85 | Mid Wales League
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5th | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 53 | 33 |
1985–86 | Mid Wales League
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3rd | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 65 | 30 | 36 |
1986–87 | Mid Wales League
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1st | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 16 | 42 |
1987–88 | Mid Wales League
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1st | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 21 | 42 |
1988–89 | NPL First Division | 9th | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 59 | 57 |
1989–90 | NPL First Division | 14th | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 49 | 62 | 54 |
1990–91 | NPL First Division
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13th | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 75 | 51 |
1991–92 | NPL First Division | 14th | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 60 | 95 | 51 |
1992–93 | League of Wales
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18th | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 87 | 36 |
1993–94 | League of Wales
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6th | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 48 | 63 |
1994–95 | League of Wales
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4th | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 47 | 68 |
1995–96 | League of Wales
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2nd | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 69 | 25 | 80 |
1996–97 | League of Wales
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5th | 40 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 74 | 49 | 71 |
1997–98 | League of Wales
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2nd | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 101 | 47 | 78 |
1998–99 | League of Wales
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6th | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 35 | 49 |
1999–00 | League of Wales
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8th | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 49 | 41 | 48 |
2000–01 | League of Wales
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4th | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 68 | 37 | 58 |
2001–02 | League of Wales
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13th | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 44 | 38 |
2002–03 | Welsh Premier League
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10th | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 54 | 42 |
2003–04 | Welsh Premier League
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10th | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 50 | 41 |
2004–05 | Welsh Premier League
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10th | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 55 | 46 |
2005–06 | Welsh Premier League
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16th | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 61 | 31 |
2006–07 | Welsh Premier League
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16th | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 63 | 24 |
2007–08 | Welsh Premier League
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13th | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 66 | 37 |
2008–09 | Welsh Premier League
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10th | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 54 | 40 |
2009–10 | Welsh Premier League
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13th | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 54 | 57 | 41 |
2010–11 | Welsh Premier League
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9th | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 55 | 35 |
2011–12 | Welsh Premier League
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12th | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 82 | 23 |
2012–13 | Welsh Premier League | 9th | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 54 | 37 |
2013–14 | Welsh Premier League | 5th | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 58 | 42 |
2014–15 | Welsh Premier League | 6th | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 65 | 38 |
2015–16 | Welsh Premier League | 5th | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 54 | 42 |
2016–17 | Welsh Premier League | 7th | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 41 | 45 |
2017–18 | Welsh Premier League | 8th | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 52 | 55 | 40 |
2018-19 | Welsh Premier League
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5th | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 56 | 46 |
2019-20 | Cymru Premier
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6th | 25[a] | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 35 |
2020-21 | Cymru Premier
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7th | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 53 | 42 |
2021-22 | Cymru Premier
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3rd | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 35 | 51 |
2022-23 | Cymru Premier
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6th | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 56 | 41 |
- ^ League was suspended on 13th March due to COVID-19 pandemic
References
- ^ "Newtown AFC | Latham Park | Football Ground Guide".
- ^ "The Welsh Champion Football Team". The Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser. 1895-04-27. Retrieved 2017-10-17 – via newspapers.library.wales.
- ^ "[No title]". Wrexham Guardian. 1879-09-13. Retrieved 2020-04-03 – via newspapers.library.wales.
- ^ "The Popularity of Football". The Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times. 1893-04-18. Retrieved 2020-05-21 – via newspapers.library.wales.
- ^ "Newtown clubs". Wrexham Guardian and Denbighshire and Flintshire Advertiser. 13 September 1879. p. 8.
- ^ "Newtown Football Club". Montgomeryshire Echo. 21 July 1900. p. 5.
- ^ "Football Notes". Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser. 30 March 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Montgomeryshire & District League Tables 1904-05". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Newtown". The Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times. 1910-03-29. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via newspapers.library.wales.
- ^ "Football". Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal. 1919-09-19. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via newspapers.library.wales.
- ^ http://welsh-premier.com/rel_club.php?cid=13. Archived 2016-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "First Team". Newtown AFC. Retrieved 7 August 2023.