The New Saints F.C.
Capacity | 3,000 (3,000 seated) | ||
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Chairman | Mike Harris | ||
Manager | Craig Harrison | ||
League | Cymru Premier | ||
2022–23 | Cymru Premier, 1st of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club, commonly known as The New Saints (
History
Llansantffraid F.C.
The club was formed as Llansantffraid F.C. to represent the border village of Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain (population: 1,000) in 1959, and played at the Recreation Ground.
They first tasted competitive football in the Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League (then the fourth level of the
Total Network Solutions
In 1996, Llansantffraid won the
In 1997 the club's name was changed to Total Network Solutions F.C., being the first instance in the United Kingdom of a football club renaming itself after its sponsor's name only. Following the financial meltdown of
Merger with Oswestry Town
In the summer of 2003, the shareholders of
The 2003–04 season was trophyless for TNS as they finished runners-up in the League of Wales to Rhyl and were beaten finalists in the Welsh Cup, also to Rhyl. The 2004–05 season proved much more successful, as TNS won a League and Cup double.
During the 2005–06
The New Saints F.C.
In early 2006 the club's sponsor, Total Network Solutions, was taken over by
On 10 February 2010, the BBC reported that the New Saints had applied to play home games at Chester City's Deva Stadium in 2010–11, after having been turned down for a grant to help fund the construction of a new 1,000-seat stand at Park Hall. At the time, the mooted move was complicated by Chester City's governance issues. Deva Stadium's pitch and stands lie in Wales, but outbuildings on the site that housed the club offices are in England, and Chester City were under the jurisdiction of the English Football Association.[5] Chester City were liquidated a month later by HMRC; in any event, the New Saints were granted a domestic licence by the FAW in April 2010 and remained at Park Hall for 2010–11 season. The New Saints were crowned 2009–10 Welsh Premier League Champions.
The New Saints entered the Champions League in
On 30 December 2016, The New Saints defeated Cefn Druids 2–0 in the Cymru Premier. This extended their winning run to 27 matches, surpassing the previous record of 26 set by Ajax in the 1970s for the most consecutive club victories by a top-flight team in Europe.[10]
Futsal
The club's Futsal side has also seen success, having been winners of the inaugural FAW Futsal Cup in 2011 and reaching the final in 2012.[11]
Current squad
- As of 15 January 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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League history
Season | League | Final position |
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1959–60[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League | 3rd |
1960–61[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League | 9th |
1961–62[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League | 6th |
1962–63[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League | Runners-Up[b] |
1963–64[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League | 7th |
1964–65[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League | 3rd |
1965–66[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League | 4th |
1966–67[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League | 5th |
1967–68 | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League | unknown |
1968–69[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League | 1st – Champions (1st title) |
1969–70[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League. Division 1 | 1st – Champions (2nd title) |
1970–71[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 2 | 1st – Champions (promoted) |
1971–72[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 2nd – Runners-Up |
1972–73[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 2nd – Runners-Up |
1973–74[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 2nd – Runners-Up |
1974–75[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 2nd – Runners-Up |
1975–76[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 7th |
1976–77[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 6th |
1977–78[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 9th |
1978–79[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 11th (relegated) |
1979–80[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 2 | 5th |
1980–81[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 2 | 1st (promoted) |
1981–82[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 5th |
1982–83[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 1st – Champions (3rd title) |
1983–84[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 3rd |
1984–85[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 10th |
1985–86[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 6th |
1986–87[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 1st – Champions (4th title) |
1987–88[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 5th |
1988–89[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 5th |
1989–90[a] | Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 | 8th[c] |
1990–91[a] | Central Wales League
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2nd – Runners-Up (promoted)[13] |
1991–92[a] | Cymru Alliance | 2nd – Runners-Up[d] |
1992–93[a] | Cymru Alliance | 1st – Champions (1st title)[e] |
1993–94[a] | League of Wales | 18th[14] |
1994–95[a] | League of Wales | 9th[15] |
1995–96[a] | League of Wales | 12th[16] |
1996–97[f] | League of Wales | 6th[17] |
1997–98[g] | League of Wales | 14th[18] |
1998–99[g] | League of Wales | 8th[19] |
1999–2000[g] | League of Wales | 1st – Champions (1st title) |
2000–01[g] | League of Wales | 8th |
2001–02[g] | League of Wales | 2nd – Runners-Up |
2002–03[g] | Welsh Premier League | 2nd – Runners-Up |
2003–04[g] | Welsh Premier League | 2nd – Runners-Up |
2004–05[g] | Welsh Premier League | 1st – Champions (2nd title) |
2005–06[g] | Welsh Premier League | 1st – Champions (3rd title) |
2006–07[h] | Welsh Premier League | 1st – Champions (4th title) |
2007–08[h] | Welsh Premier League | 2nd – Runners-Up |
2008–09[h] | Welsh Premier League | 3rd |
2009–10[h] | Welsh Premier League | 1st – Champions (5th title)[20] |
2010–11[h] | Welsh Premier League | 2nd – Runners-Up |
2011–12[h] | Welsh Premier League | 1st – Champions (6th title)[21] |
2012–13[h] | Welsh Premier League | 1st – Champions (7th title)[22] |
2013–14[h] | Welsh Premier League | 1st – Champions (8th title)[23] |
2014–15[h] | Welsh Premier League | 1st – Champions (9th title)[24] |
2015–16[h] | Welsh Premier League | 1st – Champions (10th title)[25] |
2016–17[h] | Welsh Premier League | 1st – Champions (11th title)[26] |
2017–18[h] | Welsh Premier League | 1st – Champions (12th title)[27] |
2018–19[h] | Welsh Premier League | 1st – Champions (13th title)[28] |
2019–20[h] | Cymru Premier | 2nd – Runners-Up |
2020–21 | Cymru Premier | 2nd – Runners-Up |
2021–22 | Cymru Premier | 1st – Champions (14th title)[29] |
2022–23 | Cymru Premier | 1st – Champions (15th title)[30] |
2023–24 | Cymru Premier |
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj As Llansantffraid F.C.
- winter of 1962–63, a cup style competition was played where Llansantffraid finished runners-up
- ^ Llansantffraid elected to the Central Wales League at the end of the season
- ^ Llansantffraid Reserves were also Champions of Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 (5th title)
- ^ Llansantffraid Reserves were also Champions of Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League, Division 1 (6th title)
- ^ As Total Network Solutions Llansantffraid F.C
- ^ a b c d e f g h i As Total Network Solutions F.C.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n As The New Saints F.C
History in European competition
As of 18 July 2023
Overall
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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UEFA Champions League | 40 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 38 | 68 | −30 |
UEFA Cup & UEFA Europa League | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 68 | −47 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
Total | 76 | 17 | 12 | 47 | 78 | 151 | –73 |
Matches
Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Agg. |
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1996–97 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | QR | Ruch Chorzów | 1–1 (H)[a] | 0–5 (A) | 1–6 |
2000–01 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | FC Levadia Tallinn |
2–2 (H)[a] | 0–4 (A) | 2–6 |
2001–02 | UEFA Cup | QR | Polonia Warsaw | 0–4 (A) | 0–2 (H)[a] | 0–6 |
2002–03 | UEFA Cup | QR | Amica Wronki | 0–5 (A) | 2–7 (H)[b] | 2–12 |
2003–04 | UEFA Cup | QR | Manchester City | 0–5 (A) | 0–2 (H)[c] | 0–7 |
2004–05 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Östers IF | 0–2 (A) | 1–2 (H)[a] | 1–4 |
2005–06 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Liverpool | 0–3 (A) | 0–3 (H)[a] | 0–6 |
2006–07 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | MYPA |
0–1 (A) | 0–1 (H)[b] | 0–2 |
2007–08 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | FK Ventspils | 3–2 (H)[b] | 1–2 (A) | 4–4 (a) |
2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | FK Sūduva |
0–1 (A) | 0–1 (H)[b] | 0–2 |
2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Fram Reykjavik | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (H) | 2–4 |
2010–11 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | Bohemians | 0–1 (A) | 4–0 (H) | 4–1 |
3Q | Anderlecht | 1–3 (H) | 0–3 (A) | 1–6 | ||
UEFA Europa League | PO | CSKA Sofia | 0–3 (A) | 2–2 (H) | 2–5 | |
2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Cliftonville | 1–1 (H) | 1–0 (A) | 2–1 |
2Q | FC Midtjylland | 1–3 (H) | 2–5 (A) | 3–8 | ||
2012–13 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | Helsingborgs IF | 0–0 (H) | 0–3 (A) | 0–3 |
2013–14 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | Legia Warsaw | 1–3 (H)[a] | 0–1 (A) | 1–4 |
2014–15 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | ŠK Slovan Bratislava | 0–1 (A) | 0–2 (H) | 0–3 |
2015–16 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | B36 Tórshavn | 2–1 (A) | 4–1 (H) | 6–2 |
2Q | Videoton |
0–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) | 1–2 | ||
2016–17 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Tre Penne |
2–1 (H) | 3–0 (A) | 5–1 |
2Q | APOEL | 0–0 (H) | 0–3 (A) | 0–3 | ||
2017–18 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Europa FC | 1–2 (H) | 3–1 (A) | 4–3 |
2Q | Rijeka | 0–2 (A) | 1–5 (H) | 1–7 | ||
2018–19 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Shkëndija | 0–5 (A) | 4–0 (H) | 4–5 |
UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Lincoln Red Imps | 2–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) | 3–2 | |
3Q | Midtjylland | 0–2 (H)[d] | 1–3 (A) | 1–5 | ||
2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Feronikeli |
2–2 (H) | 1–0 (A) | 3–2 |
2Q | Copenhagen | 0–2 (H) | 0–1 (A) | 0–3 | ||
UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–5 (A) | 0–4 (H)[a] | 0–9 | |
2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Žilina | 3–1 ( a.e.t. ) (H) |
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2Q | B36 Tórshavn | 2–2 (4–5 p) (A) | — | — | ||
2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | Glentoran | 1–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) | 3–1 |
2Q | Kauno Žalgiris | 5–0 (A) | 5−1 (H) | 10−1 | ||
3Q | Viktoria Plzeň | 4–2 (H)[d] | 1–3 ( a.e.t. ) (A) |
5–5 (1–4 p) | ||
2022–23 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Linfield | 1–0 (H) | 0–2 ( a.e.t. ) (A) |
1–2 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 2Q | Víkingur Reykjavík | 0–2 (A) | 0–0 (H) | 0–2 | |
2023–24 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | BK Häcken | 1–3 (A) | 0–2 (H) | 1–5 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 2Q | Swift Hesperange | 1–1 (H) | 2–3 (A) | 3–4 | |
2024–25 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q |
- Notes
- QR: Qualifying round
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
- 3Q: Third qualifying round
- PO: Play-off round
Honours
- Cymru Premier
- Welsh Cup
- Welsh League Cup
- FAW Premier Cup
- Winners (1): 2006–07
- Welsh Intermediate Cup
- Winners (1): 1992–93
- FAW Welsh Youth Cup
- Winners (2): 2021–22, 2022–23
- Cymru Alliance League
- Winners (1): 1992–93
- Shropshire Senior Cup
- Winners (1): 2011–12[32]
- Elizabeth Jaques Charity Cup
- Winners (1): 2015
as Llansantffraid
- Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League Division One[33]
- Champions (6): 1968–69, 1969–70, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1992–93
- Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League Division Two
- Champions (2): 1970–71, 1980–81
Individual stats
- Highest attendance: 14,563 against Liverpool, 2005
- First progression in European football (4–1) agg -v- Bohemians, 2010
Biggest victories and losses
- Biggest League of Wales win: 12–0 v. Airbus UK Broughton in November 2019.[34]
- Biggest League of Wales defeat: 0–10 v. Barry Townin 1997
Managers
- Graham Breeze (1992–1994)
- Ian Clarke (1994–1996)
- Graham Breeze (1996–1997)
- Tony Henry(1997–1998)
- Andy Cale (1998–2000)
- Ken McKenna(1 January 2001 – 13 March 2008)
- Andy Cale (13 March 2008 – 30 June 2010)
- Mike Davies (2010–6 April 2011)
- Carl Darlington (6 April 2011 – December 2014)
- Craig Harrison (December 2014 – 2017)
- Scott Ruscoe (2017–2021)
- Anthony Limbrick (2021–2022)
- Craig Harrison (2022–)
First team technical staff
- Head coach – Craig Harrison
- Assistant manager – Christian Seargeant
- First Team coach – Simon Spender
- First Team coach – Simon Smith
- Fitness coach – Thomas Noon
- Sports Therapist – Phillip Davies
- Performance Analyst – Connor Hindley
Women's football
The New Saints F.C. Women play in the Adran Premier League, the highest tier of league competition in Welsh women's football.
In the 2022-23 season, they finished in 4th place.[35]
See also
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