Golden Boot Winner
@ArdalSouthern
South East
Congratulations to Chris Ham of Goytre who scored 39 goals in 28 League games.
Including other competitions, Chris scored 43 goals in 36 games.
@ChrisHam92
@GoytreFC
Golden Boot Winner
@ArdalSouthern
South West
Congratulations to Liam Eason of Ynyshir Albions who scored 27 goals in 28 League games.
Including other competitions, Liam has scored 38 goals in 42 games to date with a Play Off game and cup games to come.
@liam_eason
@YAFCthebuns
Making History......Chris Ham, who has become the first ever player to reach 50 goals
@ArdalSouthern
.
Chris has 54 Ardal Southern South East goals on his CV, was last seasons top scorer with 39 goals and leads the goal charts this season with 15 goals.
@GoytreFC
@ChrisHam92
Breaking News.........Penydarren BGC will play host to the Ardal Southern Play-Off Final between Ynyshir Albions and Abertillery Bluebirds on Tuesday 17th May, KO 19:30. Admission is pay on the gate, at 'The Bont Playing Fields', CF47 9HH.
Ground 19 of our series, Ivor Park, home of Pontyclun AFC. Founded in 1876, Pontyclun Football Club had the distinction of providing the President of the Football Association of Wales from 1967 to 1972, Thomas Edward Russell. Thanks to John Smith and
@PontyclunFC
for the photos.
Here's the October Club of the Month Winners for 2023-24
@ArdalSouthern
Congratulations to
@RiscaUtd
and
@CefnCribwrFC
The results include all games played during October.
Ground 7 of our series, Lydstep Park, home of Cardiff Draconians. The ground played a part in the clubs amazing 21 game winning streak in 2016-17, while is also testimony to the hard work by the club in developing the stadium. Thanks to Nick Driscoll
@CDraconians
for the photos.
Chris Ham and Liam Eason, the Ardal Southern Top Scorers for Season 2021-22, have now been presented their Golden Boots by League Media Officer Neil Dymock.
Chris scored 39 goals for Goytre in the South East, while Liam scored 27 goals for Ynyshir Albions in the South West.
Congratulations to Risca United and Cefn Cribwr for winning the Floodlighting & Electrical Ardal Southern Club of the Month Awards for December 2022
@RiscaUtd
@CefnCribwrFC
@ArdalSouthern
Club of the Month Winners for November 2022
Ardal Southern South West - Pontyclun
P3 W3 D0 L0 F8 A 2 GD +6
Ardal Southern South East - Risca United
P4 W4 D0 L0 F10 A 2 GD +8
@PontyclunFC
@RiscaUtd
Cefn Cribwr receive the
@ArdalSouthern
South West Club of the Month Trophy for December 2022 off Ardal Southern Media Officer Neil Dymock.
Left to Right are John Griffiths, Mark Galliers, Dylan Powell, Scott Dryden, Neil Dymock and Mark Davies.
@CefnCribwrFC
Ground 10 of our series, The Jim Owen Field, home of Abertillery Excelsiors AFC. The Excelsiors previously played at the Keith Williams Field, named in memory of the club legend who served Abertillery for over 40 years. Thanks to Martin Price and
@Aber_Excelsiors
for the photos.
Risca United Manager Simon Berry along with Ben Stait and Owain Hackling receives the
@ArdalSouthern
South East Club of the Month Trophy for December 2022 off Ardal Southern Media Officer Neil Dymock.
@RiscaUtd
Congratulations to
@BaglanDragons
, Manager Carl Clement and Coach Sean Cayford here receiving the South West Club of the Month award for March off
@ArdalSouthern
Media Officer Neil Dymock and Referees Officer Lee James.
Ground 16 of our series, Bush Park, home of Treowen Stars. In 1973, the changing rooms below Bush Park were built with the club bar opening in 1984. Their first season in the Welsh League in 92-93 brought just one defeat. Thanks to John Smith and
@Treowenstarsfc
for the photos.
Ground 6 of our series, The Candour Talent Stadium, home of Abertillery Bluebirds. The ground was reclaimed from its previous use for waste from the Cwm Nant-y-Groes Colliery and was a previous home for Six Bells Saracens RFC. Thanks to John Smith
@AberBluebirdsFC
for the photos.
Congratulations
@GardenVillage12
who celebrated reaching the
@ArdalSouthern
Semi Finals today, by receiving their Club of the Month Trophy for January.
League Media Officer Neil Dymock, presented the award to Garden Village Manager Dai Rimmer and Captain Dayle Selvage.
Chepstow Town Manager Marc Ingles and Assistant Manager Paul Parry, receive the Ardal Southern Club of the Month Trophy for the South East, September 2022, off League Media Officer Neil Dymock
@ChepstowTownAFC
Congratulations to Mark Dunford and his squad
@TreBluebirdsFC
for winning the Club of the Month Award
@ArdalSouthern
South East for January 2024. Likewise to Jon Beale and his squad
@SwanseaUniFC
for winning the South West Award.
To finally end last season, a belated award of Club of the Month for April 2023
@ArdalSouthern
South West.
@BaglanDragons
Manager of Carl Clement and his son as well as Coach Sean Cayford receive the award off Referees Officer Lee James.
Ricky Carter receives the
@ArdalSouthern
Golden Boot off League Media Officer Neil Dymock and the
@afc_llwydcoed
First Team Management of Lee Phillips and Jordan Coles.
Also receiving the trophy with his teammates.
Thanks to
@SerenNelson1
for the Photos.
Ground 4 of our series, Pen-y-Pound Stadium, home of Abergavenny Town. The ground built in the 1930s known as the 'Old Lady', witnessed the John Lennon helicopter landing in 1963 and Wales v Holland U21s in 1991. Thanks to John Smith and
@AbergavennyTFC
for the photos.
Congratulations to Undy Athletic (South East) and Pontyclun (South West) for winning the first ever club of the month awards for the Floodlighting & Electrical Ardal Southern League for performances during August 2022.
@UndyAFC
@PontyclunFC
Ground 18 of our series, Woodland Road, home of Croesyceiliog AFC. Four former players
@croesyafc
have progressed to league football, Terry Cooper, Andy Dibble, Glyn Garner & Christian Doidge amassing over 1200 League games. Thanks to John Smith and
@croesyafc
for the photos.
This weeks pre-match preview looks at the clash between local rivals
@CwmammanUnited
and
@GardenVillage12
in the
@ArdalSouthern
South West clash Friday evening, KO 7.15pm at Grenig Park. Thanks to Managers Paul Lewis and Dai Rimmer for their interviews.
A crowd of over 100 tonight to see the final game
@ArdalSouthern
between
@FcYnysygerwn
and
@afc_llwydcoed
at Llandarcy Park. A great game, 5 goals, a missed penalty and the woodwork hit by both sides. A great advert for Tier 3 football.
Ground 25 of our series, Ynyshir Oval, the permanent home of Ynyshir Albions.
@YAFCthebuns
are however ground sharing this season 2 mile away at Dinas Park while work continues on the Oval, the club only 28 years old. Thanks to John Smith for the photos.
Deepest condolences from everyone
@ArdalSouthern
to the family and friends of Brian Fear BEM, who sadly passed away yesterday. Brian was a former FAW President, who had joined the Welsh Football League in 1965 and was the serving President when the League ended in 2020.
Congratulations to Gary Lloyd on becoming our 1000th twitter follower.
@gaza003
played at our level in 1988 for Llanelli AFC
@panteg
before going on to play
@BarryTownUnited
against Dynamo Kiev
@jksheva7
ten years later. Gary made over 500 Welsh Premier appearances.
The Quarter Final Draw of the
@ArdalSouthern
League Cup has taken place earlier this evening....
Swansea University or Goytre v Caldicot Town
Cefn Cribwr v Chepstow Town or Treowen Stars
Risca United v Mumbles Rangers
Port Talbot Town or Penydarren BGC v Cardiff Corries or Undy
Pontyclun (Barry Quinn - Manager & Chris Bell - Captain) and Undy Athletic (Mark Crook - Assistant Manager, Chris Parry - Captain & Lewis Thomas - Manager) receive their 'Club of the Month' Awards for August off
@ArdalSouthern
Media Officer Neil Dymock
@PontyclunFC
@UndyAFC
A successful day for some of our Match Officials at our first ever Assessment Centre
@ArdalSouthern
. The day was held at Neath Sports Centre and David Griffiths ex-President
@FAWales
was present to assist Lee James, Teifion Cook and Mark Roberts.
Ground 12 of our series, Plough Road, home of Goytre AFC. Purchased in 1988, the ground opened for season 1991-92, while Assistant Manager Glyn Garner made his debut for Wales on the same day as
@GarethBale11
in Graz in 2006. Thanks to John Smith and
@GoytreFC
for the photos.
Ground 14 of our series, Newport Stadium, home of
@NewportCity_FC
. Also known as Spytty Park, it is also home to Newport Harriers Athletic Club and cost £7 million to construct prior to its opening in 1994, when it was home to
@NewportCounty
. Thanks to John Smith for the photos.
Connor Keating of Penydarren BGC has scored the first Ardal Southern goal of 2022-23 against Cwmamman United. Connor aged 26, signed from Merthyr Saints in the January and has 7 goals in 11 appearances in the Ardal Southern League.
@PenydarrenBGC
Simon Berry
@RiscaUtd
receives the Club of the Month Trophy for the
@ArdalSouthern
South East for October 2023 off Media Officer Neil Dymock. Likewise Scott Dryden, Craig Hopkins and Mark Galliers
@CefnCribwrFC
receive the Trophy for the South West.
Congratulations to
@CaerauElyFC
who have received their
@FloodlightingE
@ArdalSouthern
South West Club of the Month Trophy for February. Manager Dean Wheeler and Captain Jack Ashford received the award from League Media Officer Neil Dymock.
Sam Houldsworth and Peter Francombe
@NewportCity_FC
receive the Club of the Month Trophy for the
@ArdalSouthern
South East for December 2023 off Media Officer Neil Dymock. Likewise Scott Dryden, Craig Hopkins and Mark Galliers
@CefnCribwrFC
receive the Trophy for the South West.
Ground 3 of our new series, Dinas Park, home of AFC Porth. The ground was the scene of the dramatic cup run to the quarter finals of the Welsh Cup in 1992-93, ended by Connahs Quay Nomads. Thanks to John Smith and Huw Jones for the photos.
@Sameoldsmiths
@the_nomads
@AFCPorth
Its all over in the South East
@ArdalSouthern
as Abergavenny Town
@AbergavennyTFC
have clinched the title following a 1-0 win over Trethomas Bluebirds. Abertillery Bluebirds
@AberBluebirdsFC
finish as runners up and a play off place against the runners up in the South West.
Trethomas Bluebirds Manager Mark Dunford, receives the Ardal Southern Club of the Month Trophy for the South East, October 2022, off League Media Officer Neil Dymock
@TreBluebirdsFC
Risca United v Seven Sisters Onllwyn
Cwmamman United v Abertillery Bluebirds
Undy Athletic v Port Talbot Town
Caerau (Ely) v Penrhiwceiber Rangers
Caldicot Town v Trethomas Bluebirds
Newport City v Cefn Cribwr
Brecon Corries v Ynysygerwn
Croesyceiliog v RTB Ebbw Vale
Hot off the press...........
The first ever
@FloodlightingE
@ArdalSouthern
League Cup Final Programme
There are a limited number available for postal sale if any collectors out there wish to purchase a copy, please send a DM for further details.
Ground 5 of our series, Cwrt-yr Ala, home of Caerau (Ely) AFC. On this ground on the 22nd April 2015,
@CaerauElyFC
won the Welsh League First Division with a 3-1 win
@Taffswellfc
under the management of
@NanaBaah09
Thanks to John Smith and Mike Jones for the photos.
Floodlighting & Electrical Ardal Southern Cup Round 1 Draw
Mumbles Rangers v Penydarren BGC
AFC Llwydcoed v Pontyclun
Goytre v Dinas Powys
Blaenavon Blues v Lliswerry
Treharris Athletic Western v Cardiff Draconians
Baglan Dragons v Tredegar Town
Treowen Stars v Chepstow Town
To finally end last season, a belated award of Club of the Month for April 2023
@ArdalSouthern
South East.
@TreBluebirdsFC
Coach Lee Moore receives the award off Media Officer Neil Dymock at a recent friendly at Ammanford.
Ground 24 of our series, Jubilee Way, home of Caldicot Town. This is another ground developed on one of the 471 King George V Fields in the UK and the club house was built in 1975. Thanks to Tom Foolery
@christopher7590
and
@CaldicotTownAFC
for the photos.
The Floodlighting & Electrical Ardal Southern League kicked off 2023 last night at Grenig Park, full credit to the Cwmamman United volunteers, especially Huw Harries the Groundsman, for getting the pitch playable.
Cwmamman United 1 Port Talbot Town 2
Ground 17 of our series, Parc Taf Bargoed, home of Treharris Athletic Western since 2018-19. Redeveloped on the site of the Deep Navigation Colliery operated from 1872 to 1991
@TreharrisAthFC
had played at the Athletic Ground for 116 years. Thanks to John Smith for the photos.
Programme 9 of our 32
@AberBluebirdsFC
@FC_Cwmaman
during 2002-03 season in the FAW Trophy. This competition started in 1890-91, known as the Welsh Junior Cup and Wrexham Victoria were the first winners, defeating Flint Town in the final at the Racecourse Ground.
@NonLgeProgs
This week's preview is of the game between
@RTBEbbwValeFC
and
@TredegarTownFC
in the
@ArdalSouthern
South East Division at the RTB Hilltop Stadium in Ebbw Vale, on Saturday 15th April, Kick off 2.30pm.
The first ever Ardal Southern League Cup draw has been made in a zoom call with clubs. Ties to be played on Saturday 18th September but clubs also have the option to play on the friday evening.
Ground 29 of our series, Stafford Common, home of Garden Village. In 2010 the ground hosted its 1st International
@Cymru
Women's U17s defeated Belgium 1-0, their first ever win while floodlights were switched on for the first time in 2011
@GardenVillage12
. Thanks to Phil Davies.
Ground 13 of our series, The Bont, home of Penydarren Boys & Girls Club. After obtaining a lease in 1994 work started to upgrade the facilities and in 2018 the club beat
@CDraconians
2-0 to seal promotion to the Welsh League. Thanks to John Smith and
@PenydarrenBGC
for the photos