Cwmbran Celtic vs Aberystwyth Town

Match Report

Matchday Programme

We registered our first win of the season at Celtic Park against Aberystwyth Town thereby ending a run of 31 games (24 lost 7 drawn) going back to the last day of last season 365 days ago, 12 April, when they beat Llantwit Major 1-0 to avoid relegation.

Our opening goal came from Sam Powell from a huge clearance from his own half in the 13^th minute which eluded the Town defence and found the net. Alex McDowell scored the second on 48 minutes and Isaac Powell added the 3^rd on 80 minutes before Tom Mason scored a consolation goal for Town in the 89^th minute.

Sam and Isaac’s goals were the first occasion in our  Welsh League/Cymru South history on which two brothers have scored in the same match.

We are already relegated in last place. The only other time the 1^st team has finished bottom of the league was in 1982/83 when they were relegated from the Gwent County 1^st Division.

The previous lowest number of wins in a season was 4 in 1982/3 (Gwent County 1), 1995/6 (Gwent County 1) and 1997/8 (Gwent County 2).

We currently have 10 points from 1 win and 7 defeats. The least number of points in the club’s history was previously 14 in 1982/3 when 2 points were awarded for a win. In 1995/6, we achieved 15 points when 3 points were awarded for a win.

The lowest number of wins/points by a team in the FAW 2^nd tier back to 1981/2 when the win points were increased from 2 to 3, was in Welsh League Division 2, in 2012/13 when Cwmaman Institute managed 2 draws and no wins and 2 points.

In mitigation, the current Cymru South is the highest ever Tier 2 standard in FAW senior football and we have probably punched above our weight  in having maintained a position at that level for 14 out of 16 seasons – the best record of all Gwent sides.