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| Guilsfield
Community Centre Guilsfield Nr. Welshpool Powys |
From the North follow the A5 around
Oswestry and head South on
the A483 towards Welshpool. After ten miles turn right onto the A495 signposted Arddleen and Guilsfield. After four miles enter the village, the ground is situated at the far end to the right, adjoining the primary school/community centre which boasts adequate car parking. Tea hut on the ground. |
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Guilsfield FC History & Honours |
| Football has been played
in Guilsfield since the early part of 1930's but little is known of the
teams of that era. A team was known to have played in the village
at the end of World War 2. One game played was their version of an
international when they played the local Italian prisoner of war camp
side. One player of note from the early 50's was Wyn Nicholls who
later played for Newtown, Welshpool and gained Welsh Caps at under 18
level, he later signed professional forms for Wrexham. The present club was formed on August 6th 1957. Mr Bill Laker and several other men folk of the village got together to form a local side, with seven or eight local lads playing for surrounding villages it was felt that the village needed to form a team of its own. The club entered the Montgomeryshire Amateur League and matches during this early period were played on local farmer's fields and during the summer months the committee and players would help the farmer with his harvest to cover the ground rent for the season. During the mid sixties the village doubled in size and the local Community Centre was built with room to accommodate a football pitch, which is where the club play today. Throughout the 60's, 70's and 80's the team was almost all local players of a good standard but honours eluded the club except for the occasional runners-up in cup finals. Players of note from this period who moved to higher standard of football were David Jones, Welshpool and Oswestry and also gained a Welsh Amateur Cap. Former Llanidloes, Cardiff and Welsh Amateur goalkeeper, Lyn Meredith, who finished his career with the club. Adrian Lloyd went on to score goals for Welshpool, Berriew and Montgomery in the Mid Wales League. Brothers Gareth and David Williams went on to play League of Wales football with Llansantffraid (TNS) and Caersws. At the beginning of the 90's a grandstand was built and the dressing rooms refurbished at a total cost of £34,000. By now the team was starting to show potential and the 1994/1995 season saw the club win the Montgomeryshire Amateur League, First Division. The club then took advantage of the Welsh F.A. pyramid system and were promoted to the Mid Wales League and in their first season finished in a creditable 4th position. Our 2000/2001 Spar Mid Wales League campaign was brought to a premature conclusion following the foot and mouth crisis which broke out in mid February 2001. At the time of abandonment we were well placed in the league and fighting for promotion to the Cymru Alliance League. As a result of the merger of two existing Cymru Alliance League clubs (Llangefni Town and Glantraeth) our application to join the league for 2001/2002 was accepted. We finished our first season in 15th place but nonetheless thoroughly enjoyed our experiences on and off the pitch. The club also runs a reserve side in the Montgomeryshire Amateur League and a youth team at Under 18 level to compete in the Mid Wales Youth League. Also the local Junior Football Club, which runs seven teams, helps the promising youngsters of the village to keep the future of the senior club alive. During the 2008-09 season the first team moved to play on the newly constructed pitch which has been developed alongside the original field. This is complete with new changing rooms, car park and main stand. Plans are in place for further improvements including floodlights. |
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Tanners Wine Division One |
12th |
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Tanners Wine Division Two |
5th |
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Tanners Wine Division Two | 2nd |
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Tanners Wine Division One |
1st | 20 |
15 |
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Spar Mid Wales League | 3rd |
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Spar Mid Wales League | 7th |
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Spar Mid Wales League | 7th |
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Spar Mid Wales League | 6th |
29 |
13 |
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Spar Mid Wales League |
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2004-05 |
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2005-06 |
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4th |
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2007-08 |
Huws Gray Fitlock Cymru Alliance | 9th |
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Appointed
following the departure of Graham Evans during the pre-season 2008, and
back in the hot seat he knew so well only a couple of years earlier. The Gills will clearly hope Mike Barton has developed as a manager during this time in charge at Welsh Premier outfit Caersws and is able to outperform the impressive 4th he achieved in charge in 2005-06. |
| Guilsfield Team Line ups from August 2008
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| UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2008 |
| Guilsfield |
Pen Pictures Pen Pictures Pen Pictures 2008-09 |
| Dave Littleford |
Promising
young goalkeeper who has represented England Youth sides, re-signed for
Guilsfield after a spell with Queens Park. Dave has also played
for Morda United and Newtown. (Dob: 14-04-1986) |
| 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 in December 2002 and returned after
half a season in charge at WP side Caersws. (Dob: 23-09-1973) |
| Lance
Parkes |
Defender
who has Welsh Premiership experience with Welshpool Town and more
recently played for junior side Welshpool Waterloo in the Spar Mid
Wales League. (Dob: 17-09-1979) |
| Gareth
John Jones |
A
summer 2008 signing from Spar Mid Wales side Four Crosses, Gareth's
versatility is an asset to the side. |
| Barry Jones |
A
promising
young defender signed from Cymru Alliance rivals Glantraeth in
September 2008. Barry previously played for Welsh Premier side
Porthmadog and played for Bangor City in the Under 21 League
and Final play off match during the 2005-06 season. Joined The
Gills in September 2008. (Dob: 26-03-1986) |
| Llion Davies |
A defensive utility player whose
previous clubs include Carno, Caersws, Dyffryn Banw, Bethesda Athletic
and Bangor University. Llion signed for Guilsfield from
Glantraeth during the summer of 2008. (Dob: 05-11-1985) |
| Jon Gamble |
Promising young central defender in his
second spell with the club, previously with Shrewsbury Town and
Welshpool Town where he made one Welsh Premier appearance. (Dob: 02-05-1984) |
| Gareth Rhodri Jones |
Skilful midfielder whose previous clubs
include local Welsh Premier side Welshpool Town for whom he made half a
dozen league starts. (Dob: 14-05-1986) |
| Wayne
Austin |
Midfielder
signed from local rivals Meifod during the summer of 2008. |
| Emyr Wyn Roberts |
A
tall centrehalf signed from Llanrhaeadr
during the summer of 2007. |
| Matt
Newton |
Hard
working utility player, based in Shrewsbury, in his second season with
Guilsfield. |
| Graeme
McGill |
Skilful
defender or midfielder signed from Welshpool Town where he gained Welsh
Premiership experience. Club
captain for the 2007-08 season. (Dob: 02-05-1983) |
| Carl Lewis |
A hugely talented maverick midfielder
whose previous clubs include his home town side Oswestry, as well as
Caersws and Morda United. (Dob: 31-12-1976) |
| Sam
Thomas |
Former
Morda United midfielder who joined Guilsfield from Ellesmere Rangers in
August 2008. |
| Steve
Jones |
Right
sided midfielder who signed from Welshpool Waterloo during the summer
of 2007. |
| Tom Reynolds |
Goalscoring forward first joined The
Gills during the summer of 2005 from Shropshire County league side
Hopesgate. Tom has Welsh Premiership experience with Newtown and
Porthmadog. (Dob: 01-02-1982) |
| Ben White |
Striker
signed from Spar Mid Wales
side Llanfyllin during the summer of 2007. Ironically scored for his
old
club against The Gills in the Central Wales Cup Final of 2007. |
| Dave Foster |
Talented left winger whose previous
clubs include Morda United, returned to Guilsfield during the summer of
2008. |
| Dan Graham |
A goalscoring forward who joined The
Gills from Ellesmere Rangers in August 2008. Dan had been leading
goalscorer for the Shropshire side in both previous seasons. (Dob: 26-06-1985) |
| Guilsfield |
Pen Pictures Pen Pictures Pen
Pictures 2007-08 |
| Dave Littleford |
Promising
young goalkeeper who has represented England Youth sides, re-signed for
Guilsfield after a spell with Queens Park. Dave has also played
for Morda United and Newtown. (Dob: 14-04-1986) |
| Lance
Parkes |
Defender
who has Welsh Premiership experience with Welshpool Town and more
recently played for junior side Welshpool Waterloo in the Spar Mid
Wales League. (Dob: 17-09-1979) |
| Rob
Cookson |
A
skilful left footed defender or winger, Rob came
through the ranks at Welshpool Town before moving to Guilsfield.
Dangerous
a set pieces with his left footed delivery. (Dob: 9-10-1982) |
| Rob
Fox |
A
summer 2007 signing from Spar Mid Wales side Llanrhaeadr, left footed
defender Rob has also played for Cymru Alliance rivals Bala Town. |
| Glenn Evans |
Newly
signed from Bala Town, Glenn
is a big presence at the back who has had Welsh Premier experience with
Newtown
and Welshpool Town. (Dob: 14-11-1986) |
| Emyr Roberts |
A
centrehalf signed from Llanrhaeadr
during the summer of 2007. |
| Lee
Davies |
Experienced
defender who normally plays at rightback, Lee has Welsh Premier
experience with local rivals Welshpool Town and Newtown. (Dob: 30-09-1977) |
| Matt
Newton |
Hard
working utility player, based in Shrewsbury, in his second season with
Guilsfield. |
| Graeme
McGill |
Skilful
defender or midfielder signed from Welshpool Town where he gained Welsh
Premiership experience. Club
captain for the 2007-08 season. (Dob: 02-05-1983) |
| Dave Watkins |
A
midfielder with experience with
a number of local Spar Mid Wales sides who has also made around 30
Welsh Premier appearances in total for Oswestry and Newtown where he
was a
prominent member of The Robins reserve side. (Dob: 14-11-1981) |
| Tim Nunnerley |
Goalscoring
forward who has Welsh Premier experience with Llansantffraid, more
recenlty played for Buckley Town before joining Guilsfield. (Dob: 08-11-1975) |
| Neil Pryce |
Hard
working midfielder who has Welsh Premier experience with Welshpool Town
and more recenlty played for Spar Mid Wales side Welshpool Waterloo. (Dob: 05-01-1980) |
| Steve
Jones |
Right
sided midfielder who signed from Welshpool Waterloo during the summer
of 2007. |
| Oliver
Morgan |
Left
footed midfielder or striker who has progressed through the club's
youth and reserve sides. |
| Nathan
Leonard |
Oswestry
based striker who joined Guilsfield during the 2006-07 season from
Llanfyllin. |
| Ben White |
Striker
signed from Spar Mid Wales
side Llanfyllin during the summer of 2007. Ironically scored for his
old
club against The Gills in the Central Wales Cup Final of 2007. |
| Craig
Edwards |
Skilful
forward or attacking midfielder whose previous clubs include Weston
Rhyn and Morda United. |
| Andy
Webb |
Well
travelled Oswestry based forward Andy Webb joined Guilsfield from Four
Crosses in January 2008. He has CA experience with Lex X1 and has
played for Newtown in the Welsh Premier. (Dob: 14-09-1984) |
| Guilsfield |
Pen Pictures Pen Pictures Pen Pictures 2006-07 |
| 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 in December 2002. (Dob: 23-09-1973) |
| Mike Davies |
Calm defender who is
actively involved in football coaching in Shropshire and Mid Wales.
HasWP experience with Welshpool Town and Inter Cardiff. (Dob: 19-11-1979) |
| Steve Towers |
Promising young central
defender who was signed during the summer of 2004, Steve has
represented Shropshire Under 18s. |
| Kris Donnelly |
Defender signed from
Unibond side Ashton United durng the summer of 2006. |
| Dave Timms |
Left footed defender who
joined The Gills in the summer of 2005 from Shawbury, previous clubs
include Caersws, Welshpool and Oswestry Town. (Dob: 18-08-1980) |
| Chris Skitt |
Defender signed
from Shropshire based Shawbury United in February 2007. |
| Jon Gamble |
Promising young central
defender in his second spell with the club, previously with Shrewsbury
Town and Welshpool Town where he made on WP appearance. (Dob: 02-05-1984) |
| David Jenks |
Left footed defender or
wingback signed from Morda United. |
| Graeme McGill |
Skilful young defender or
midfielder signed
from Welshpool Town where he gained Welsh Premiership experience. (Dob: 02-05-1983) |
| Chris Smout |
Composed central defender
or midfielder signed from Morda United during the summer of 2003.
Has Unibond experience with Colwyn Bay. |
| Gareth Jones |
Promising young midfielder,
a Wales U15 Schools Cap. Son of long serving clubman Bernie
Jones, Gareth is on Welsh Premiership forms with local rivals Welshpool
Town. (Dob: 14-05-1986) |
| Andy Reeve |
Left winger signed from
Shawbury during the summer of 2005. |
| Matt Burton |
Much travelled midfielder
who signed from Haughmond during the summer of 2005, previous clubs
include Wigan Athletic, Port Vale and Oswestry Town. (Dob: 21-01-1977) |
| Paul Herbert |
Midfielder signed from
local rivals Llanfyllin durng the summer of 2006. |
| Dan Evans |
Right sided midfielder who
joined the club from Oswestry Town Youths in August 2003. |
| Craig Edwards |
Skilful forward or
attacking midfielder whose previous clubs include Weston Rhyn and Morda
United. |
| Mark Lunt |
Striker who rejoined The
Gills during the summer of 2006 after a couple of years with a number
of clubs including Chirk and Morda United. |
| Frank Mottram |
An experienced
goalscorer whose career began at Morda and took in spells with
Welshpool
Town, Frank returned to Guilsfield in March 2007 and typically scored
on his debut at Bala Town. With more than a hundred Welsh Premier
goals to his name - mainly for Bangor City where he won Championship
medals - he has also played in the Conference for Macclesfield and for
other WP clubs including Caernarfon Town and Cefn Druids. (Dob: 01-04-1972) |
| Tom Reynolds |
Goalscoring forward joined
The Gills during the summer of 2005 from Shropshire County league side
Hopesgate. Tom has Welsh Premiership experience with Newtown and
Porthmadog. (Dob: 01-02-1982) |
| Chris Bishop |
Skilful little striker from
the Oswestry area who signed for The Gills in December 2006, previously
on the TNS academy. Chris joined The Gills from local junior side
Four Crosses. |
| Guilsfield |
Pen Pictures Pen Pictures Pen Pictures 2005-06 |
| 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 in December 2002. (Dob: 23-09-1973) |
| Steve Goodwin |
Former Welshpool Town and
Newtown goalkeeper who is a former WP player of the season with over 70
WP appearances to his name. (Dob: 12-10-1979) |
| Steve Towers |
Promising young defender
who was signed during the summer of 2004, Steve has represented
Shropshire Under 18s. |
| Darren Leonard |
Experienced former Ludlow
Town and Shawbury central defender who joined Guilsfield during the
summer of 2005. |
| Dave Timms |
Left footed defender who
joined The Gills in the summer of 2005 from Shawbury, previous clubs
include Caersws, Welshpool and Oswestry Town. (Dob: 18-08-1980) |
| Jon Gamble |
Promising young central
defender in his second spell with the club, previously with Shrewsbury
Town and Welshool. (Dob: 02-05-1984) |
| David Jenks |
Left footed defender or
wingback signed from Morda United. |
| Graeme McGill |
Skilful young defender or
midfielder signed
from Welshpool Town where he gained Welsh Premiership experience. (Dob: 02-05-1983) |
| Chris Smout |
Composed central defender
or midfielder signed from Morda United during the summer of 2003.
Has Unibond experience with Colywn Bay. |
| Gareth Jones |
Promising young midfielder,
a Wales U15 Schools Cap. Son of long serving clubman Bernie
Jones, Gareth is on Welsh Premiership forms with local rivals Welshpool
Town. (Dob: 14-05-1986) |
| Andy Reeve |
Left winger signed from
Shawbury during the summer of 2005. |
| Matt Burton |
Much travelled midfielder
who signed from Haughmond during the summer of 2005, previous clubs
include Wigan Athletic, Port Vale and Oswestry Town. (Dob: 21-01-1977) |
| Richard Harris |
Stylish left footer who
boasts Manchester City, Crewe and Shrewsbury Town amongst his former
clubs. Has Welsh Premiership experience with Newtown. (Dob: 14-09-1984) |
| Dan Evans |
Right sided midfielder who
joined the club from Oswestry Town Youths in August 2003. |
| Craig Edwards |
Skilful forward or
attacking midfielder whose previous clubs include Weston Rhyn and Morda
United. |
| Jamie Davies |
Powerful centre forward
whose previous clubs include Mid Wales rivals Welshpool Town and Caersws. (Dob: 07-04-1976) |
| Sean Butler |
Pacey young striker who
joined Guilsfield upon his release from the Shrewsbury Town academy
during the summer of 2004. Has a reputation as a conisistent
goalscorer. |
| Tom Reynolds |
Goalscoring forward joined
The Gills during the summer of 2005 from Shropshire County league side
Hopesgate. Tom has Welsh Premiership experience with Newtown and
Porthmadog. (Dob: 01-02-1982) |
| Guilsfield |
Pen Pictures Pen Pictures Pen Pictures 2004-05 |
| 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 in December 2002. (Dob: 23-09-1973) |
| Steve Towers |
Promising young defender
who was signed during the summer of 2004, Steve has represented
Shropshire Under 18s. |
| Simon Edwards |
Experienced former
Welshpool Town and Morda United defender. (Dob: 29-03-1967) |
| Adam Burgess |
Tough tackling defender who
can play in central defence or push into midfield to good effect.
Considerable LoW experience with local sides including Oswestry Town
and Llansantffraid (Dob: 01-08-1972) |
| Glenn Evans |
Promising young central
defender signed from Welsh Premiership side Welshpool Town during the
summer of 2004. (Dob: 14-11-1985) |
| David Jenks |
Left footed defender or
wingback signed from Morda United. |
| Graeme McGill |
Skilful young defender or
midfielder signed
from Welshpool Town where he gained Welsh Premiership experience. (Dob: 02-05-1983) |
| Chris Smout |
Composed central defender
or midfielder signed from Morda United during the summer of 2003. |
| Gareth Jones |
Promising young midfielder,
a Wales U15 Schools Cap. Son of long serving clubman Bernie
Jones, Gareth is on Welsh Premiership forms with local rivals Welshpool
Town. (Dob: 14-05-1986) |
| James Neal |
Defensive midfielder who is
a member of the Shropshire U19 squad. |
| Dan Evans |
Right sided midfielder who
joined the club from Oswestry Town Youths in August 2003. |
| Tim Allen |
Powerful left winger who
has Welsh Premiership experience with Cefn Druids and TNS, signed
during the summer of 2004 from Shropshire side Ellesmere Rangers. (Dob: 02-01-1979) |
| Craig Edwards |
Skilful forward or
attacking midfielder whose previous clubs include Weston Rhyn and Morda
United. |
| Jamie Davies |
Powerful centre forward
whose previous clubs include Mid Wales rivals Welshpool Town and Caersws. (Dob: 07-04-1976) |
| Mark Lunt |
Promising striker who has
experience with
Weston Rhyn and Morda United in West Midlands football. |
| Sean Butler |
Powerful young striker who
joined Guilsfield upon his release from the Shrewsbury Town academy
during the summer of 2004. Has a reputation as a conisistent
goalscorer. |
| Will Thomas |
Pacey little striker signed
from Welshpool Town reserves during the summer of 2004. |