Aberystwyth Town F.C.
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| Full name | Aberystwyth Town Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Seasiders Black and Greens | ||
| Founded | 1884 | ||
| Ground | Park Avenue, Aberystwyth | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 (1,500 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Donald Kane | ||
| Manager | vacant | ||
| League | Cymru South | ||
| 2024–25 | Cymru Premier, 12th of 12 (relegated) | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Aberystwyth Town Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-Droed Tref Aberystwyth) is a Welsh football club, relegated to the Cymru South for the 2025–26 season.
The club was founded in 1884,[1] and plays at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth, where their ground accommodates 5,000 spectators with 1,000 of that capacity seated. The club was one of the founding members of the Cymru Premier.
The club's youth team, Aberystwyth Town Under 19s, currently play in the Welsh Premier Development League – South, whilst the Women's team play in the Genero Adran Premier. The club has an academy, which has produced many players that have played for the first team and some that have gone on to play at higher levels.
Records
[edit | edit source]Biggest victories and losses
[edit | edit source]- Biggest win: 21–1 v. Machynlleth in 1934
- Biggest defeat: 1–20 v. Caersws in 1962
- Biggest Cymru Premier defeat: 0–11 v. The New Saints, 2 December 2022
- Biggest League of Wales win: 6–0 v. Briton Ferry Athletic and Llanidloes Town, both in 1993
European record
[edit | edit source]| Season | Competition | Round | Opponents | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate |
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| 1999 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1st Round | Malta Floriana FC | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 |
| 2004 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1st Round | Latvia Dinaburg | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Republic of Ireland Derry City | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–9 |
Players
[edit | edit source]Current squad
[edit | edit source]- As of 22 August 2025
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Out on loan
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Staff
[edit | edit source]| Position | Name |
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| Chairman | Scotland Donald Kane |
| Secretary | Wales Thomas Crockett |
| Manager | England Callum McKenzie |
| Assistant Manager | England Matthew Bishop[2] |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Wales Tomos Wilson |
| Player/Coach | Wales Alex Darlington |
| Player/Coach | Wales Steff Davies |
| Goalkeeper Coach | England John Davies |
| Physiotherapist | Wales Lucy Jones |
| Physiotherapist | Wales Megan Meredith |
Manager History
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- Wales Angus McLean (Player/Manager) (1951–??)
- Wales Ron Cullum (1974–1977)
- Wales Ron Jones (1977–1979)
- Wales Brian Morris (1979–1980)
- Wales Chris Brown (1980–1981)
- Wales Meirion Appleton (1981–1992)
- Wales Tomi Morgan (1992 – September 1994)
- Wales Meirion Appleton (September 1994 – February 1999)
- England Barry Powell (March 1999 – May 2001)
- England Frank Gregan (June 2001 – November 2001)
- England Gary Finley (November 2001 – August 2004)
- Wales David Burrows (August 2004– November 2005)
- Scotland Brian Coyne[3] (November 2005 – September 2009)
- Wales Christian Edwards (interim)[4] (September 2009 – November 2009)
- Wales Alan Morgan[5] (November 2009 – February 2012)
- WalesTomi Morgan[6] (29 February 2012 – 9 May 2013)
- Wales Ian Hughes[7] (21 May 2013 – 19 April 2016)
- Wales Wyn Thomas (interim)[8] (14 January 2016 – 19 April 2016)
- England Matthew Bishop[9] (24 May 2016 – 21 May 2017)
- Wales Tony Pennock[10] (21 May 2017 – 15 June 2017)
- Wales Neville Powell (12 July 2017 – 28 March 2018)
- Northern Ireland Seamus Heath (28 March 2018 – 9 August 2018)
- Wales Neville Powell (3 October 2018 – 27 January 2019)
- Wales Gavin Allen (interim) (27 January 2019 – 24 March 2019)
- England Matthew Bishop (24 March 2019 – 15 June 2020)
- Wales Gavin Allen (15 June 2020 – 24 May 2021)
- England Antonio Corbisiero (2 June 2021 – 12 May 2022)
- Wales Anthony Williams (28 May 2022 – 8 October 2024)
- Wales Dave Taylor (interim) (9 October 2024 – 12 November 2024)
- England Antonio Corbisiero (12 November 2024 – 1 May 2025[11])
- Wales Callum McKenzie (4 June 2025[12] – 12 November 2025[13])
Notable players
[edit | edit source]- Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Players with full international caps.
- Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.
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- England Andy Parkinson, played for numerous Football League clubs, including for Tranmere Rovers in the Football League Cup Final.
- Northern Ireland Conall Murtagh, played for Wrexham when they were in League 2.
- Wales Tom Bradshaw Called up to the Wales national team in 2015, before making his international debut against Ukraine on 28 March 2016.[14][15]
- Wales Christian Edwards, played for 6 Football League clubs, including Nottingham Forest, Swansea City and Bristol Rovers.
- Wales Gwion Edwards, who currently plays for Morecambe in EFL League One.
- Wales Jack Edwards, capped by Wales.
- Wales John Hughes, capped twice by Wales, played for Aberystwyth 1873–79.
- Wales Marc Lloyd-Williams, the Cymru Premier's all-time top scorer, with 319 career goals.
- Wales Dr. Robert Mills-Roberts, Welsh international goalkeeper in the 1880 and 1890s.
- Wales Grenville Morris, capped by Wales whilst at the club, moved to play for Swindon Town and Nottingham Forest.
- Wales Charlie Parry, capped 13 times by Wales prior to joining the club in 1899, won Welsh Cup with Aberystwyth in 1900.
- Wales Ernest Peake, Welsh international who subsequently played for Liverpool.
- Wales Leigh Richmond Roose The goalkeeper was selected to represent Wales while playing for Aberystwyth in 1900.
- Wales Wyn Thomas, all time Cymru Premier appearance record holder[16] with over 500 appearances.
- Wales Alex Samuel, Welsh under 19 international who plays for Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Championship.[17]
- Wales Daniel Alfei, joined the club after being released from Swansea City in 2016. After being released by Aberystwyth, Alfei joined EFL League Two side Yeovil Town
- England Alan Goodall, over 300 appearances in the English Football League. Played for clubs including Chesterfield, Morecambe and Newport County.
- Wales Rhys Norrington-Davies, Sheffield United player currently on loan at Stoke City and Wales international.
- Spain Alhagi Touray Sisay, played for Aberystwyth five times in 2020, before moving to then EFL League Two side Grimsby Town.
- England Geoff Kellaway, club legend who made over 350 club appearances over 15 years.
- Wales Owain Jones, joined the club in 2020, previously played for Swansea City and Yeovil Town.
References
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External links
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