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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 13th minute which eluded the Town defence and found the net. Alex McDowell scored the second on 48 minutes and Isaac Powell added the 3rd on 80 minutes before Tom Mason scored a consolation goal for Town in the 89th 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 1st team has finished bottom of the league was in 1982/83 when they were relegated from the Gwent County 1st 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 2nd 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.

Details

Date Time League Season Full Time
April 11, 2026 2:30 pm JD Cymru South 2025-26 90'

Ground

Cwmbran Celtic
Henllys Way, Cwmbran, Torfaen, NP44 3FS

Results

Club1st Half2nd HalfGoalsOutcome
Cwmbran Celtic123Win
Aberystwyth Town011Loss

Cwmbran Celtic

1Lewis Watkins Goalkeeper
2Evan Maidment
3Jac Evans Defender
4Finley Hayman 18 Midfielder 25'
5Sam Powell Defender 14'
47'
6Kian Bodenham Defender 47'
7Alex McDowell 14 Defender 49'
8Cole Doolan Midfielder
9Andrew Larcombe Defender
11Thomas Dean 15 Midfielder
17Isaac Powell 10 Midfielder 80'
10Tom Challenger 17 Defender
12Oliver Berry Defender
13Iwan Hooper Goalkeeper
14Tim ap Sion 7 Forward
15Kian Saunders 11 Midfielder
18Louis Cochrane 4 Midfielder