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CAERNARFON TOWN | Principality Welsh Premier |
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CLUB GUIDE |
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CLUB GUIDE |
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Manager: Dave Taylor Assistant: |
| xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | Secretary: Gwilym Lewis TEL No: 01686 688586 (no calls after 9pm) |
| The Recreation Ground Caersws Powys Ground Tel: 01686 688753 |
From Newtown follow signs for A489 Caersws/Llanidloes, after six miles turn right for A470 Caersws, around quarter mile find ground down lane on left immediately before River Severn. You can drive through that entry under the railway line! Ample car park beyond, social club in village - not close to ground. |
| Capacity: 2500 | Nickname: The Bluebirds |
| Colours:
Blue/White Colours: Orange/Black |
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Caersws FC
History & Honours |
| Until fairly recently it was generally
believed that the Club was formed in the mid 1880s, no official records
still existing. Recent research, however, has revealed that in 1879
Caersws played fixtures against, amongst others, Newtown, Druids and
Llanidloes. There are also records of matches between Caersws Red Rose and Newtown Blue Stars on 24th December 1877, and on Boxing Day Caersws British played Newtown Blue Stars sec- ond Xl. However it was not until the 1950s that the exploits of the Bluebirds began to match and indeed surpass those of their Mid Wales neighbours. Since then the Club has reached the final of 8 all-Wales cup competitions, including winning the Welsh Amateur Cup against Buckley Wanderers in 1961 and the Welsh Intermediate Cup against Aberystwyth in 1989. The honours list also includes 9 Welsh National League (Mid Wales Section) championship titles, 8 runners up and 6 League Cup wins. The Montgomeryshire Challenge Cup has been won 24 times. In the two seasons prior to the formation of the League of Wales the Club played in the Cymru Alliance, being runners-up in 1991 and Champions in 1992. In the inaugural season of the League of Wales the Club reached the final of the League Cup and finished in 1lth position. Subsequent positions have been l7th, l4th, 9th, l4th, llth, l0th, l2th, 5th, 4th, 8th, 5th and 10th. The Bluebirds won the Gibert League Cup for the second year in a row in 2002/2003 beating Cwmbran Town 2 - 1 in the final at Aberystwyth. Having finished fourth in the League in 2001/2002, Caersws were entered into the UEFA Intertoto Cup and were drawn against PFC Marek of Dupnitsa, Bulgaria in the first round. The Bulgarian full timers won the home leg 2 – 0, but Caersws managed a creditable 1 - 1 draw in the home leg, played at Aberystwyth. Success on the field has been matched by equally impressive improvements at the Recreation Ground. Over £250,000 was spent on spacious modern dressing rooms, covered standing, floodlights and tarmacadamed parking area and access road. More recently the stand has been extended, new purpose built refreshment facilities have been added and the floodlights upgraded, and are now the best in the League. An outstanding achievement for a village club. The Club can boast several Welsh internationals, including the present Manager, Mickey Evans (Wrexham) and his assistant Barry Harding. The most famous Bluebird of all was Phil Woosnam (West Ham United, Aston Villa and USA). Older supporters will remember two amateur caps - Gareth Davies and Melvin Jones. More recently Kevin Lloyd (Hereford United and Cardiff City) gained a non-league cap, and now Graham Evans (Aston Villa) has played for his country. |
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2004-05 |
Welsh
Premier League |
5th | 34 |
19 |
5 |
10 |
67 |
39 |
62 |
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2005-06 |
Welsh Premier
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34 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
44 |
56 |
45 |
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2006-07 |
Welsh Premier League |
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32 |
6 |
9 |
17 |
34 |
59 |
27 |
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2007-08 |
Welsh Premier
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6 |
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| Llay based manager Dave Taylor is best remembered
as a prolific goalscorer with a host of Welsh sides and for netting the
Golden Boot award for his exploits at Porthmadog. In management he impressed with Buckley Town, but after the Globe Way side refused promotion despite winning the Cymru Alliance he decided his future lay elsewhere. Dave initially joined Caersws as assistant to Mike Barton but stayed on after his departure to steer the club away from relegation during the 2007-08 season. |
| UPDATED
AUGUST 2008 |
| Caersws | Pen Pictures Pen Pictures Pen Pictures 2008-09 |
| Andy Mulliner |
Goalkeeper who has uniquely won Welsh Cup Winners
Medals with two different clubs, TNS and Bangor City.
Signed in October 2002 from Connahs Quay Nomads.
Andy is closing in on 400 Welsh Premier appearances,
with more than 430 to his name in March 2007.. (Dob: 03-01-1971) |
| John Rowley |
Goalkeeper who signed for The Bluebirds during the
summer of 2008. Made a couple of Welsh Premiership appearances
for Oswestry Town during the 2002-03 season and added a further 44
outings for Newtown. Has also played for now defunct Queens Park and Welsh
National side Brymbo. (Dob: 09-03-1984) |
| Steve Hopkins |
St Asaph born defender joined the club
in the summer of 2004. Spent four seasons with Connahs
Quay following his release from Wrexham FC in 1999 and made
138 appearnances for the Nomads. Joined Caersws during the summer of 2008. (Dob: 12-04-1980) |
| Michael
Sawtell |
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left footed defender, Michael moved into Welsh football with Buckley Town
in the Cymru Alliance. He joined newly promoted Llangefni during
the summer of 2007 but moved to Caersws just before the September 2007
transfer deadline. His previous clubs include Northwich and Burscough. (Dob: 07-02-1984) |
| Mark Davies |
Left footed defender who became the first member of the
TNS academy side to sign professional forms during the summer of 2006.
Shrewsbury born Mark lives in nearby Guilsfield and was with Rochdale
before joining the scholarship programme. (Mark is on loan at Caersws until
June 2008) (Dob: 12-02-1988) |
| Steve Towers |
Promising young defender
who was signed during the summer of 2007 from Cymru Alliance side
Guilsfield. Steve has represented Shropshire Under
18s. (Dob: 09-01-1985) |
| Jack Bermingham |
Former Port Vale youth team player who joined The Bluebirds
from local rivals Newtown. (Dob: 07-09-1984) |
| Aaron Edwards |
Young defender who caught the eye with Cymru Alliance
side Buckley Town and switched to Caersws during the summer of 2007. (Dob: 16-02-1988) |
| Jamie Haynes |
Shrewsbury born winger who began his career with his home
town side before appearing briefly for Unibond side Colwyn Bay and local Welsh
Premier rivals Newtown. (Dob: 04-03-1988) |
| Craig Stephens |
Youngster who has graduated from the clubs reserves. (Dob: 24-11-1981) |
| Sion
Meredith |
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well travelled midfielder who joined Caersws just before the transfer
window of September 2007. Sion has previously played for Aberystwyth,
Carmarthen and Welshpool, plus Cymru Alliance side Penrhyncoch. (Dob: 18-01-1978) |
| Martin Plant |
A skilful, creativemidfielder Martin made a couple
of substitute appearances for Welsh Premiership side Cefn Druids
during the 2001-02 season and first signed for Caersws in November 2006.
He returned to The Rec under the management of Dave Taylor in July
2008. (Dob: 03-03-1981) |
| Jamie Davies |
Youth Player of the Year and Young Player of
the Year 2002-03, a very promising midfielder. (Dob: 18-05-1984) |
| Nathan Prodger |
Shrewbury born, but based in Llanfyllin, 18 year old
Nathan was manager Mike Barton's first signing after taking over at Caersws.
Nathan caught the eye with his goalscoring performances with TNS reserves
in the Spar Mid Wales. (Dob: 20-10-1988) |
| Marcus Sharrad |
Ludlow born Marcus began his career on the academy of
Cheltenham Town. He signed for Caersws during the summer of 2007
having had experience with Shrewsbury Town and Newtown. (Dob: 06-03-1989) |
| Chris Melia |
Diminutive Chester born striker whose goalscoring for
Winsford United in the Second Divison of the North West Counties attracted
the attention of then Connahs Quay Nomads boss Neville Powell. Signed
for Caersws during the summer of 2008. (Dob: 20-02-1981) |
| Stewart White |
A former Wrexham trialist, Stewart has represented the
Welsh Premier and Welsh Colleges at Under 19 level. He made a dozen
or so substitute appearances for Rhyl and enjoyed brief spells with Bangor
City and Airbus. He signed for Caersws from Connahs Quay during the
summer of 2008, having made 20 or so WP appearances for The Nomads during
the 2007-08 season. (Dob: 31-01-1984) |
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Pictures 2008-09 |
| Caersws | Pen Pictures Pen Pictures Pen Pictures 2007-08 |
| Andy Mulliner |
Goalkeeper who has uniquely won Welsh Cup Winners
Medals with two different clubs, TNS and Bangor City.
Signed in October 2002 from Connahs Quay Nomads.
Andy is closing in on 400 Welsh Premier appearances,
with more than 430 to his name in March 2007.. (Dob: 03-01-1971) |
| Mike Barton |
Experienced goalkeeper whose career began at
Shrewsbury Town where he gained English Football League experience
before moving into the Welsh Premiership with Newtown. After
moves to Rhayader and Oswestry Town he took over as player manager
at Guislfied in December 2002 and mvoed to Caersws during the summer
of 2007. (Dob: 23-09-1973) |
| Andrew Thomas
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Reliable defender who has progressed through
the ranks from the club's junior sides, now in his tenth season
with The Bluebirds. Andy has more than 350 Welsh Premiership appearances
to his name, all obtained whilst with Caersws. (Dob: 26-01-1975) |
| Michael
Sawtell |
A
left footed defender, Michael moved into Welsh football with Buckley Town
in the Cymru Alliance. He joined newly promoted Llangefni during
the summer of 2007 but moved to Caersws just before the September 2007
transfer deadline. His previous clubs include Northwich and Burscough. (Dob: 07-02-1984) |
| Mark Davies |
Left footed defender who became the first member of the
TNS academy side to sign professional forms during the summer of 2006.
Shrewsbury born Mark lives in nearby Guilsfield and was with Rochdale
before joining the scholarship programme. (Mark is on loan at Caersws until
June 2008) (Dob: 12-02-1988) |
| Steve Towers |
Promising young defender
who was signed during the summer of 2007 from Cymru Alliance side
Guilsfield. Steve has represented Shropshire Under
18s. (Dob: 09-01-1985) |
| Jack Bermingham |
Former Port Vale youth team player who joined The Bluebirds
from local rivals Newtown. (Dob: 07-09-1984) |
| Aaron Edwards |
Young defender who caught the eye with Cymru Alliance
side Buckley Town and switched to Caersws during the summer of 2007. (Dob: 16-02-1988) |
| Jamie Haynes |
Shrewsbury born winger who began his career with his home
town side before appearing briefly for Unibond side Colwyn Bay and local Welsh
Premier rivals Newtown. (Dob: 04-03-1988) |
| Craig Stephens |
Youngster who has graduated from the clubs reserves. (Dob: 24-11-1981) |
| Sion
Meredith |
A
well travelled midfielder who joined Caersws just before the transfer
window of September 2007. Sion has previously played for Aberystwyth,
Carmarthen and Welshpool, plus Cymru Alliance side Penrhyncoch. (Dob: 18-01-1978) |
| Dan Williams |
Promising youngster, the son of 'Sws legend Gwyn "Rocker"
Williams. (Dob: 03-04-1979) |
| Jamie Davies |
Youth Player of the Year and Young Player of
the Year 2002-03, a very promising midfielder. (Dob: 18-05-1984) |
| Nathan Prodger |
Shrewbury born, but based in Llanfyllin, 18 year old
Nathan was manager Mike Barton's first signing after taking over at Caersws.
Nathan caught the eye with his goalscoring performances with TNS reserves
in the Spar Mid Wales. (Dob: 20-10-1988) |
| Marcus Sharrad |
Ludlow born Marcus began his career on the academy of
Cheltenham Town. He signed for Caersws during the summer of 2007
having had experience with Shrewsbury Town and Newtown. (Dob: 06-03-1989) |
| Jon Slater |
A tall strong old fashioned centre forward. Jon was Llandyrnog's
leading goalscorer in their three season's in the Cymru Alliance despite
playing at centre half when needed. Has also played for Rhyl reserves
in the Welsh Alliance and Dyrni's local rivals Denbigh Town. Jon joined
Caersws during the January 2008 transfer window. (Dob: 31-10-1982) |
| Graham Evans |
Pacey striker joined the club upon his release
by Aston Villa in March 2000, son of former manager Mickey
Evans. The youngest player and scorer in the WP whilst
15 years of age Graham has more than
100 League goals to his name. (Dob: 16-06-1980) |
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| Caersws | Pen Pictures Pen Pictures Pen Pictures 2006-07 |
| Andy Mulliner |
Goalkeeper who has uniquely won Welsh Cup Winners Medals with two different clubs, TNS and Bangor City. Signed in October 2002 from Connahs |