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1912 Jenner Park Barry Road Barry CF62 9BG Funded by Supporters Committee Manager Gavin Chesterfield Secretary David Cole Assistant Manager Damon Searle Assistant Coaches Mike Cosslett Matthew Case Programme Ashley Cox Jason Pawlin Jeff McInery Russell Amos Committee Chairman Eric Thomas Treasurer Stephen Hewitt Company 06796885 #SaveBarryTownFC #UpTheTown Happy New Year Thanks to Richard Jones for his kind sponsorship of this afternoon's match

Welsh Premier Champions 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 Welsh League Champions 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89, 1993-94 Southern League Welsh Champions 1920-21 Welsh Cup Winners 1954-55, 1993-94, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 FAW Premier Cup Winners 1998-99 FAW Trophy Winners 1993-94 South Wales Senior Cup Winners 1916-17, 1926-27, 1935-36, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1965-66, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1983-84, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90 FA Cup 1929-30, 1934-35, 1951-52, 1961-62, 1984-85 European Cup Winners Cup 1994-95 UEFA Cup 1996-97, 2000-01 UEFA Champions League 1997-98, 1998-99, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 Next at Jenner Park Barry Town vs Ton Pentre MacWhirter Welsh League One Saturday 21 January 2012 at 2pm Match Sponsored by Eddie Latimer

Welcome to Jenner Park Good afternoon and welcome to Jenner Park for the Welsh League encounter between Barry Town and West End of Swansea. Currently, Barry Town still sit at the wrong end of the Division 1 table, but although the old adage of 'the table never lies' certainly rings true, it doesn't exactly tell the whole story of our performances on the pitch. Also, we have played less than half of our scheduled 30 league fixtures, so there are plenty more points up for grabs. If you remember, we began the season brightly enough with the away win at Caerau (Ely) with a late late winner coming from Josh Bell. However, as good as the performance was that day, it was evident that goals wereon ce again going to be at a premium for Barry Town. And so it proved. We failed to score in the next 360 minutes of football, with losses against Cwmbran Celtic, Goytre United, Cwmbran Celtic again, and Bridgend Town. There was not a 'bad' performance in that sequence of four losses, and it wasn't until September that our particular brand of football yielded a win. The 2-0 away victory over today's West End was refreshing, and much needed, although in many ways the performance that day was no different from previous games where wed lost. A tough extra-time victory over Division Three Goytre in the League Cup was deserved, but wonderful performances against Aberaman and Ton Pentre only netted us two points. We then had the much anticipated Welsh Cup 1st Round clash with Merthyr Town, and the 3-0 victory in warm October sunshine will live long in the memories of the Barry Town fans who were in attendance that day. It was a tremendous team performance, and yet it was nothing that we hadn't already seen from our players. This time though, we took every chance we were offered. Barry Towns performance raised a few eyebrows that day, and several players earned a lot of interest from other clubs. Luckily for us, they declined. The 4-0 win over Cardiff Quins was somewhat easier, but the 4-0 reverse at AFC Porth was nothing short of a disaster. With a massively depleted squad, it's fair to say we took a bit of a mauling. However, it was Christian Doidge's debut match, and you instantly saw the germ of a partnership growing between him and Anthony Nagi from that first game. Another good performance came against Taffs Well, but it was another case of fancy football but no points on the board. The long trip to Haverfordwest in the league earned us another away point, but we yet again conceded an early goal. It was getting to a point where it was like kicking off a match already 1-0 down. We were always at a disadvantage of being a goal down within the opening minutes.

However, nothing we saw at Haverfordwest on the 29th October made us fear our Welsh Cup 2nd Round Bonfire Night fixture. Yet again going behind to an early goal, Atif Bashir bagged a late equaliser to take the match into extra-time, and Josh Bell fired home a wonder-strike to take us into a rare 3rd Round place. It was a terrible pitch at Bryntirion which saw us exit the League Cup, and without any disrespect to the competition the feeling among the fans here was a sense of having bigger fish to fry in the league before that massive cup tie with Newport County. Just dont pick up any injuries, boys. With the Welsh Cup 3rd Round tie scheduled for 30th November, we had two chances to improve our lowly league position with opposition coming from Cardiff Corries and Cwmaman Institute. Although we made it difficult for ourselves, all 6 massive points came our away, and all from the boot of Christian Doidge, who not only scored his debut goal, but scored all four Barry goals in the 2-1 victories. Knowing there was a crucial 6 league points bagged, we went into the Newport County game flying high with confidence - but somewhat hamstrung by not having perhaps our strongest eleven out. Cup-tied Doidge being the most obvious absentee from the line-up that took to the pitch at Spytty. What a game! The extremely vocal Barry support got plaudits from all quarters, but it was on the pitch where we impressed most. Make no mistake, this was a great performance by the boys, and with a little more luck we may have added Newport to our list of high-profile Welsh Cup scalps this season. Every Barry fan will no doubt rave about TJs opening goal until their throats are raw. It was quite a moment. In many ways it was a bitter-sweet evening. The supporters had a taste of the high-life again, as well as the players and staff, but you felt that Newport were there for the taking that night. As it was, a stunning piledriver of a goal for County came too late in the day for us to take the game to extra-time. Lastly, 2011 was rounded off with a visit from Goytre United always a tasty battle, home or away. The first half was shared between the two teams, but it was Barry Town who dominated the second-half albeit with a few scares along the way. Nevertheless, when Goytre United scored from a set-piece in the 93rd minute of the match there was a collective groan around the ground apart from the hoots of joy from the Goytre players who delighted in bagging all three points at the death. Or so they thought. For no sooner had the ref blown to re-start the final seconds of the match, with Goytre players still smiling, their coaching staff

still high-fiving and Barry fans just about lifting their face from their hands, that TJ netted a goal to deny the Port Talbot side the win and earn Barry a precious point. It was a fitting end to the first part of the season which has seen drama after drama. We can wax-lyrical about the team performances this season, win or lose, but one thing is for certain this is one of the most resilient group of players I have personally seen at Jenner Park in many years. To come back from a 93rd minute deficit takes some kind of special inner belief or desperation! Either way, at least we got something out of the match. Many times this season we havent. So here we all are again, looking to 2012, which will actually be a massive year for Barry Town as the club marks its centenary. It's been a long, tough old battle down the decades, but weve made it to our 100th year. The club was born at the Windsor Hotel, Holton Road, in November 1912, with the club finally kicking a ball in the 1913-14 season. There are many different things being planned throughout the year to mark the occasion, including a Centenary Dinner in November, so keep buying the programme and try and follow us online if you can. We have had a very generous offer from the new owners of the King William IV pub in Cadoxton to use their skittle alley and bar for our social functions. With this in mind, we are trying to organise a Barry Town Race Night on February 18th at the Billy. The evenings have been an excellent way to increase the coffers of the old Supporters Club in the past, as well as being a fun night out, so hopefully itll be a success. Please attend if you can. Another big date for us is May 18th as this is the provisional date for the annual Barry Town Awards Gala. Any of you who have been to the last few of these will know that its a proper event, with guest speakers and decent food. Weve averaged out at about 170 attendees in the past few years, so theres no reason why this one cant be a success also. So thats February 18th and May 18th for some important dates in your diary. Back to the football, Gavin has again strengthened the squad with some recent acquisitions. Some of you may already know Dan Cares brother, Lewis, who has joined us from Goytre (Gwent), and Ryan Evans has joined us from Ely Rangers. Lewis is a striker, while Ryan plays on the left of defence. Gavin has described both players as young, hungry, technically gifted and keen to improve. Welcome aboard, boys. Okay, thats enough from me. Enjoy todays match, be as vocal as you can, and lets get the first three points of the New Year. Jason Pawlin, Barry Town Supporters Committee

In Town Today West End West End FC was formed in 1964 by a group of local enthusiasts in a local public house (The Wellington), situated in the west end of Swansea (hence the name). The clubs first set of jerseys was donated to the club by the late Welsh international Trevor Ford, who had lived on Merlin Crescent (situated in Townhill, Swansea) in his early days. When the club first started out it ran just two teams in the Swansea Senior League. At the present the club has three senior teams, three youth teams and twelve junior teams. Over several decades of football in the west, the club has won the Senior League Championship 12 times, the West Wales Cup five times, the Swansea Senior Cup seven times and the Open Cup seven times. In West End's 40th anniversary in 2004/05, the club won the FAW Trophy with a 3-1 win against Rhydymwyn at Rhayader Town, also winning the Swansea Senior League Championship that season.. The club made the step up to the Welsh League as the first side from Swansea achieve the feat through the pyramid system. In 2005/06, West End impressively retained the FAW Trophy, whilst finishing in the runners-up spot in Welsh League Division Three earning promotion. Three seasons later, the club would win Welsh League Division Two, advancing to their current status as a Division One club. West End visit Jenner Park today in fourth place, largely due to an excellent run of early season form. Of late, the Swansea team have been shipping goals at an alarming rate, with 15 conceded in their last four outings which must be of some concern to the club and its management. Indeed with only one win (in the Welsh Cup against Cardiff Corries), in their last eight and with Town unbeaten in four, this match may be a lot closer than the league positions suggest. Memorably for those in attendance, Barry Town earned their most recent promotion by securing a result away at West End in 2007/08, a match that can be briefly seen online at YouTube.com/BarryTownSupporters

West End FC Results 2011/12 Season 13/08/2011 17/08/2011 20/08/2011 24/08/2011 27/08/2011 03/09/2011 10/09/2011 17/09/2011 24/09/2011 01/10/2011 08/01/2011 15/10/2011 22/10/2011 29/10/2011 05/11/2011 19/11/2011 26/11/2011 04/12/2011 17/12/2011 Pontardawe Town Haverfordwest Bryntirion Athletic West End Cardiff Corinthians Barry Town Ton Pentre West End Caerau (Ely) Cwmbran Celtic Dinas Powys Bridgend Town Cwmaman Institute Aberaman Athletic Cardiff Corinthians UWIC Taffs Well Neath Cardiff Corinthians WL WL WL WL WL WL WL WL WL WC1 LC2 WL WL WL WC2 LC3 WL WC3 WL H H H A H H H A H H A H H H H A A A A 2 5 3 1 2 0 2 2 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 5 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 3

Meet the Opponents As is customary, here is a look at today's visiting squad; West End. Goalkeeper Richard Evans is a great shot stopper with lots of experience, and returned to the club last season after a spell in the Swansea Senior League. Fellow net minder Jonathan Martin has played for a number of teams in the Welsh League, is another good shot stopper. Josh Medwin in defence enjoyed spells with Cardiff City and Swansea City at youth level. Very strong in defence, Medwin possesses good awareness. Ashleigh Wright is a strong, athletic and brave defender who earned the accolade of Player of the Year at the club last season. Another defender, Rory Smitham also gives the club a great attacking option on the left side, and is great on set plays. Great things are expected of Sam Rodin, who played for Wales Youth on a number of occasions last season, and is very, very, strong in the tackle, with great heading ability. Leigh Morgan meanwhile has been with West End since the age of seven, aside from a spell with Swansea City. Rounding off the defence is Daniel Kavanagh, seen by many to be the best centre half in the Welsh League, A determined player, who has been known to score from set pieces. In midfield, West End have a number of options,including Sam Brown. Sam has been with the club for the past two seasons and always gives 100%. Great on set plays, he already has bagged 10 goals this season. Teammate Neil Phillips is another touted as one of the Welsh League's finest. Very skilful, with great awareness, Neil always encourages the youngsters in the team. Chris Hole is another who has played for West End from the age of 7, and has improved dramatically over the last two seasons, playing the anchor role in midfield. Youth teammate Carl Smitham has the ability to go past opponents with ease, creating chances, and is possibly the side's most skilful talent. Alex McKinney is a recent acquisition from Swansea Senior League side Winch Wen. Alex has great ball control, great first touch and great work ethic. Elliot Gowan is another to have come through the ranks of West End, excelling last season, and working hard for the team. Finally, the pacey Rikki Hayden is a great find for the club, having only been playing competitive football for the past three years. Lastly, in attack, forwards include the strong and athletic Alex Chyrsantho, the quick Rob Jenkins, long-serving Kieran Cullen, recent signing Jamie Hopkins and complete forward Andrew Tyrell. Each will pose a threat to Dan Bradley's goal today. Player-manager Anthony Wright is perhaps the visitors' most familiar name, having played for Liverpool and Oxford United, as well as a number of Welsh Premier teams. Still possessing excellent awareness and a fine range of passing, Anthony has coached the team alongside Don Smitham for the past three seasons.

Last Time at Jenner Park Barry Town 1 Goytre United 1 A point earned or two points dropped? Well, a bit of both really, as Town certainly created enough chances to beat visitors Goytre United on Saturday but in the end were grateful to TJ Nagis 93rd-minute strike to earn a 1-1 draw. Fourthplaced United, shorn of its balding midfielders so often the driving force for the Goits, sprang a surprise by including an even greater threat in their ranks, that of their very recent signing Richard Ryan, a well-known forward in Welsh League and Welsh Premier circles and a man whos found Barry defences to his liking in the past. Town welcomed back Atif Bashir from international duty with Pakistan and he replaced the suspended Nicky Jones. The only other change from the starting line up which did so well at Newport saw Mike Hartley drop to the bench to be replaced by Christian Doidge. United started brightly. Content to sit deep and build patiently from the back, the visitors also broke well and after just four minutes Ryan set up Richard French, the latter being thwarted by two sprawling near post saves by keeper Dan Bradley. While the two midfield quartets battled for dominance, chances did come. Barrys Ryan Jenkins set up TJ Nagi after 10 minutes but the Town striker blazed over the bar at the Gladstone Road end. Soon after, Geraint Frowen who had a right battle-royale with former Dinas wingman Jacob Dailley headed off the line from his adversary following a tricky corner from Uniteds Morgan. At the mid way stage, United were marginally on top as Barry struggled to get its passing game moving, but slowly and surely the homesters endeavours paid off. Scott Jones silky skills on a sticky pitch plus Ryan Jenkins set up several half-chances for Town. TJ began to lead Waters, the United left back, a merry dance and twice left him for dead in the box, to drive two fierce balls across the face of the goal which eluded defenders and attackers alike, whilst the Town back four marshalled superbly by Dan Clare and Lewis Cosslet kept Ryan and French relatively quiet, no mean feat in itself. Doidge also went close but was thwarted by a timely interception from the eye-catching Maynard. Nil-nil at the interval, with United marginally having the better of possession but Town the better of the chances. The second half exploded into life, when the Goytre skipper Ryan Morgan's, Klinsmann-like locks aflow, slipped in his penalty are allowing the menacing

Nagi to again fire across a dangerous ball across the face of the goal on what was to become a recurrent them for the Town in the second period. After a dull ten minutes or so, the introduction of the substitutes saw the game burst into life in what really was an excellent last half an hours action at Jenner Park and both sets of players should feel pleased with their efforts and skill shown. On the hour cam one of the games big talking points. Nagi appeared to have been felled in the box. As was kindly explained by the officials after the game and agreed upon by the Barry management, Referees Assistant Chris Bowsher called the foul, but Nagis delayed fall was deemed as a simulation by referee Gallacher (on European duty this week) so the kick was overturned. TJ collected a harsh yellow card, but as frustrating as this was for the Town players and fans, in the cold light of day, the officials probably got this decision just about right though the booking was harsh as Nagi was falling following the foul. Opinion and perception are all and it was good of the officials to take the time to explain their decisions after the game. They dont have to but it makes a very welcome change for the explanations to be so forthright and honest. They gave what they saw. End of story. The pace picked up. Dailey lobbed over the bar when he should have at least forced a save, and when the Barry subs, Bell for Jenkins and Hartley for the tiring Saddler whod had a fine game, joined the fray, Town really began to pound away at United. Bashir, whod grown stronger as the game wore on entertained with some powerful runs and linked really well with Nagi who tormented the hapless left-back Waters. After 75 minutes Nagi set up Doidge, whose effort was scrambled away after a last-ditch lunge by Steve Cox though the flow of the game was interrupted a little by some yellow cards for players of both teams, including Bashirs unlucky card for slip which brought down his opponent. When Ryan was withdrawn with around ten minutes remaining, and a big well-done to Dan Clare and Lewis Cosslet for keeping the danger man very quiet, you felt United, now on the back-foot had settled for a point. But Barry powered on. Bashir hit the bar with a thunderous header after the splendid Lee Baldock had linked with Doidge, and minutes later a fine corner form Mike Hartley again saw Bashir win a header at the near post only to see his flicked effort trickle agonisingly past the far post. Within a minute a neat Doidge chip clipped the bar and how Town hadnt scored was a wonder to all.

The crowd, excited but wary of a break way from United almost saw their worst fears confirmed when Dailey for once eluded Frowen, the outstanding Town defender on the day. His ball found French who also hit the bar but fortunately linesman Shaw flagged Morgan for offside before the ball had hit the net. Not all men in black decisions are bad after all! Still the drama wasnt over and in injury time, a well rehearsed and wellsignalled corner saw skipper Morgans give United an unlikely lead. The groans of disappointment were audible but Town immediately struck back when Josh Bell did what Nagi had done all afternoon he beat his man on the bye-line and squared Nagi up who finished of the move with a low drive which gave Town a well-deserved point. A fine match so ended all-square and this Town team, now unbeaten in four league games can start the new year in good heart. Town are a pretty good team these days and with a little luck in front of goal will certainly begin to improve their league position. Lastly, much has been written about the Towns plight of late, but the club is making progress on and off the pitch and plans for celebrating the clubs 100th year are beginning in earnest. More of that later but to finish all the fans and committee members would like to send out their heartfelt thanks to the players and management, who play and run for the club for nothing, for their brilliant efforts thus far. If they gave prizes for that alone, the Town lads would sweep them up. Onwards and upwards... JM Bradley, Frowen, Baldock, Cosslett, Clare, (S)Jones, Bashir, Jenkins (Bell), Saddler(Hartley) ,Doidge ,Nagi. Subs unused: Cropley, Searle, Lewis. On This Day January 7 In 1995, braces for Paul Evans and Adrian Harding, plus one for Dai Withers, helped Barry Town to a thrilling 5-3 win over Llanelli in front of 210 spectators. It was the first time that Barry would score five goals in one League of Wales match, though certainly not the last! In 1989, a Paul Evans hat-trick (including a penalty kick) and a further effort from Barry Road stalwart Jimmy Blackie helped Barry Town to a 4-2 win over Briton Ferry Athletic here at Jenner Park. In 1970, a Welsh Cup Fifth Round trip to Swansea ended in a 4-0 defeat, one of several times the Swans would dent Barry's Welsh Cup aspirations. In 1950, some twenty years earlier, Barry Town and Exeter City Reserves played out a scoreless draw in the Southern League.

Welsh League Division One P Cambrian & Clydach Cwmbran Celtic AFC Porth West End Bridgend Town Goytre United Ton Pentre Taffs Well Haverfordwest County Bryntirion Athletic Cwmaman Institute Barry Town Pontardawe Town Aberaman Athletic Cardiff Corinthians Caerau (Ely) 13 17 13 14 13 14 16 12 15 11 16 14 11 15 15 13 W 9 8 7 7 7 5 4 6 5 6 4 4 4 3 2 2 D 4 1 3 3 2 6 9 2 4 0 5 4 2 4 6 1 L 0 8 3 4 4 3 3 4 6 5 7 6 5 8 7 10 F 34 20 27 33 29 29 27 20 22 18 26 13 9 18 20 16 A 7 28 16 25 18 22 22 17 24 16 27 19 15 30 31 44 GD 27 -8 11 8 11 7 5 3 -2 2 -1 -6 -6 -12 -11 -28 PTS 31 25 24 24 23 21 21 20 19 18 17 16 14 13 12 7

The match between Bridgend and Barry on December 16 was postponed.

When We Last Met September 2010 West End 0 Barry Town 2 Prior to this game and with the kind agreement of West End Football Club and the match officials, a minute's silence was observed for former Dragons keeper Mark Ovendale who so tragically died from cancer at the age of 37. West End is always a very difficult place to go and the Dragons have not had much success there over the past couple of seasons. The game was played at a terrific pace and the Barry players showed how they could adapt by playing a more direct style as well as the short, neat passing game we are used to. Town took the lead as early as the seventh minute when Atif Bashir played a great ball into Josh Bell who shrugged of a defender to fire home from just inside the six yard box. Another chance fell to Josh but he was unable to control the ball. West End were not prepared to let The Dragons have it all their own way though, coming back strongly, and it took a magnificent save from Dan Bradley in the Town goal to keep his team in front. The play was flowing from end to end with both teams creating chances but unable to convert them. Josh Bell and Ryan Jenkins were in the thick of things and created a number of chances. The Dragons supporters, making up the majority of the crowd, were in fine voice and offered endless encouragement to the team. The referee, who was having a fine game, brought the first half to a close with Town well worth their one goal lead. The second half started as the first finished with Barry dominating the play. West End's strikers were restricted to shots from distance or crosses from free kicks or corners. The Dragons defence, however, was strong and superbly marshalled by the experienced Damon Searle, and dealt with everything that West End could throw at them. With just over an hour gone Ryan Jenkins created a chance that seemed to have been saved but the referee saw something and awarded a penalty. Although he had missed his last spot kick against Caerau (Ely), Ryan stepped up but again his shot was saved. This time however he followed up to score his first of the season. Barry Town were now well on top and fully deserving the lead. Dan Bradley was called on to make one save when a speculative shot from 25 yards dipped in front of him, but he saved well. Mike Hartley came on to replace Ryan Jenkins and almost scored with his first touch when his lob beat the keeper but just went over the bar. There would be no more goals, but Barry would earn their second win of the season and move up two places. Dan Bradley; Lee Baldock, Lewis Cosslett, Damon Searle, Dan Clare, Geraint Frowen; James Saddler, Scott Jones, Atif Bashir; Ryan Jenkins (Sub. Mike Hartley), Josh Bell. Subs (not used). Michael Parkins, Rhys Lewis, Tom Ramasut

Blast from the Past February 2010 West End 3 Barry Town 3 After the previous weeks victory in the Nathaniel Car Sales League Cup at Bridgend Town, manager Gavin Chesterfield took his in-form Barry Town side down the M4 to Swansea based West End. The travelling fans' high expectations took a knock after just a minute when the West Wales side scored following a fine pass on the right, with striker Kieran Callan showing great control to slip the ball wide of Dan Bradley in the Barry goal. This, however, did not seem to upset the Dragons unduly and they began to control the game in their usual fashion. Rob Blatchford scored in the 12th minute after some great build-up play and Town continued in this vein, completely dominating the opposition. They were rewarded with a penalty in the 18th minute when one of the visiting front runners was brought down in the box and striker Sam Small finished with some aplomb to give Barry the lead. Further chances fell to Jaymes Dixon and Sam Hartrey but they were unable to score. The Dragons increased their lead in the 28th minute when Jaymes Dixon, who had missed a similar opportunity earlier, did not make the same mistake again. With a moment of individual brilliance he danced around his defender and hit a sweet shot past the home keeper for a fine goal. One of the oldest sayings in football is 'a game of two halves', and if ever there was a case for it was this one. With fans jubilant, hopeful of recording a big win, the second half saw West End turn the game on its head. The home side, to many's surprise considering their performance in the first half, started to play some lovely football and scored again almost on the hour, following a well taken free kick when their giant centre half David Rimmer glanced a fine header into the far corner from a superbly flighted free kick, leaving Dan Bradley helpless. The Dragons were left resorting to long balls in the air which were easily cleared by the big centre halves and when they did try to control the ball, the West End midfielders muscled them off the ball. It was now all West End, completely dominating play, and it was no surprise when in the 68th minute the home team equalised with arguably the goal of the game. The move involved four players at pace going the full length of the field and ended in a fine clip by Alex Chisanthau into the net, past the visiting keeper. All in all a draw was a fair result, but the Barry Town management team will be very disappointed that their team did not kick on in the second half to take all three points; all the while grateful for several classy saves from Dan Bradley to keep hold of a point. It was that kind of game!

Photo Flashback

Barry's last Welsh League-winning side of 1993/94. Spot the BTSC member. Hall of Fame The Barry Town Hall of Fame was set up to honour the outstanding achievements and contributions of Barry players of yore. Bill Jones Barry manager in the golden 1950s, played before and after the war. Mark Ovendale Record-setting keeper, over 1000 minutes without conceding in the league. Dai Ward Prolific goalscorer, top marksman for eight seasons with over 300 goals. Stan Cowie Key part of our first Welsh League and Southern League winning teams. Ernie Carless Accomplished footballer and cricketer, Barry-born and bred. Fred Whitlow A Charlton legend, three Barry stints included 13 hat-tricks in two seasons. This afternoon, we honour the career of Johnny Gardner.

Hall of Fame #7 Johnny Gardner Johnny 'Jackie' Gardner was a product of the then newly-constituted Barry & District Association Football League which was formed in time for the 1920-21 season. Playing his football in the impressive Cadoxton Old Boys side that came together after the war, he was picked as early as August 1920 to showcase the new League's talent in a friendly between two League XI's at Jenner. Gardner's Cadoxton Old Boys was the first team out of the hat in the first ever Barry Cup draw in October 1920, a fixture that included Cardiff Corinthians Reserves as the opposition. It was a fixture they would go on to win. On Christmas Day 1920, Gardner was again picked in a League XI to face Barry Town at Jenner Park. Despite the select XI losing 5-0 to the Linnets, it was stated that, with Gardner "..the Barry Club do not want to go out of the District to look for new talent." With the Old Boys getting past Trelewis in the South Wales and Monmouthshire Junior Cup match in February 1921, Gardner was again selected in yet another League XI, this time to face Mid Rhondda United Reserves in Tonypandy with a reminder to all Cadoxton supporters that "the charabanc leaves King's Square at 1 o'clock sharp"! Gardner scored the winning goal in a Barry Cup Semi Final against Sully AFC that made Cadoxton Old Boys the first ever Barry Cup Finalists, with another famous Barry boy, J Felix Williams, also on the score-sheet. Williams would later be more renowned in the world of bowls. A week after his Barry Cup heroics, Gardner was called up to Barry's senior side for the first time. As the Linnets' injury list grew towards the end of a gruelling season, so Barry Town began to dip into the League's resources for the first time with both Gardner and J.Jenkins (presumably NOT Jody or Jamie!) getting the nod.

Barry went on to beat Bargoed in the Welsh League 3-0, and extra praise was dished out for the local lads, particularly Gardner in the centre-half who performed 'remarkably well'. Indeed, Gardner had a hand in Barry's 2nd goal with his through pass to Hinton who set up Stan Cowie to score with a beautiful shot. The appearance meant Gardner missed Cadoxton's South Wales Junior Cup Semi Final win at Bridgend the same day. Unfortunately, the inaugural League title was taken from Cadoxton when Barry Centrals defeated Cadoxton to claim the Division 1 championship, and the club's Barry Cup Final win was also shrouded in controversy when Cadoxton and their opponents Barry YMCA were found guilty of fielding unregistered players. The Final had to be replayed the following season, but by that time Gardner had signed pro-forms for Barry. Johnny Gardner would never look back, and staying loyal to his hometown club, eventually recorded over 500 appearances for Barry - and that is with some season's statistics being absent. Only Bobby Smith, 70 years later, would even get close to Gardner's appearances. His debut goal for Barry came as early as October in a Welsh Cup Preliminary Round, and was part of the line-up that took on Brighton and Hove Albion Reserves in the pretty pointless Southern League Championship Play-Off match. Pointless in as much as Aberdare and Charlton had already got promotion to the new Division 3 South over Barry. Gardner played in the club's first international friendly, when Barry beat the Belfast Crusaders 3-1 at Jenner Park on April 17th, 1922, with Gardner on the scoresheet. The early 1920s were difficult years for the club and success was at a real premium, but Gardner remained an influential player in the Barry defence. It wasn't until the 1926-27 season that the club won some silverware again in the form of the South Wales Senior Cup, and the club's first ever Welsh League title. Barry then had its best ever FA Cup in the 1929-30 season which saw the Linnets progress past Taunton Town, Street, Lovell's Athletic, Yeovil and Petters and Portland United in the qualifying rounds before entertaining Dagenham in the 1st Round Proper at Jenner Park on November 30, 1929. Almost 5,000 saw Barry held 0-0 by the Dagenham amateurs, but the Replay played at Upton Park in front of over 6,000 saw Barry's Len Jones famously score the goal that put Barry into the hat for the 2nd Round for the only time in the club's history. Ironically, perhaps, the League club that Barry were to face was Brighton & Hove Albion in Brighton. Much was made of the fact that Barry had previously played Brighton's Reserves some years previously, and that only Ivor Hinton and Johnny Gardner remained at Barry since that game some years before. As it was, Brighton were too strong for Barry who went down 4-1 on the day. However, the club's fortunes had really turned around and as the Linnets' prepared for the challenges of the 1930s, the club finished in

a very creditable 4th place in the Southern League. Retiring at the end of the 1931-32 season, I believe at the age of 34, Johnny Gardner would go on to manage the Barry Town 'A' side that was playing its football in the Barry League as well as the Cardiff League. Coming through the ranks of the local league himself, Gardner knew that good talent was out there, in the club's home town. Johnny's younger brother, Albert, was in the Town 'A' side at that time, after playing for Cadoxton, and Albert himself would go on to play for Barry Town and eventually become the club's manager on and off in the 1950s before becoming one of the club's directors. Johnny Gardner's decade at Barry Town between 1921-22 and 1931-32 saw him clock up 310 Southern League and Cup appearances, and well over 200 Welsh League appearances. He would experience being a small part of the Southern League Welsh Section championship side, as well as being an integral part of the club's best ever FA Cup run. The 500+ appearances will probably never be beaten, and for that fact, we induct Johnny Gardner into the Barry Town Hall of Fame. JP. More Barry Town history is available in Jeff McInery's book 'The Linnets', on limited sale locally and on the shelves of the Barry public library. Welsh Cup Update As many of you may know, rumours have been abound recently regarding Newport County possibly fielding one or more ineligible players in their Welsh Cup match against us on November 30. After a period of speculation and guesswork on the various messageboards and social networking sites. Barry Town secretary David Cole issued the following comments: I queried some player registrations with the FAW and they confirmed all was in order. The FAW said that as far as they are concerned all players from Newport County who played in that game were correctly registered. While speculation has since persisted, it appears that there will be no remarkable return for Barry into the competition, which has offered more than its fair share of thrills and spills this season. Nonetheless, some supporters have expressed their disappointment at the lack of clarity and explanation regarding this issue. For any further developments, keep an eye on the Barry Town Supporters Forum at www.barrytown.proboards.com

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Match of the Archives Barry Town 2 Vardar Skopje 1 Weds 23 July 2003 Barry Town bowed out of Europe at the first hurdle but could take pride in a spirited performance that had opponents FK Vardar on the back foot for most of this Wednesday night clash at Jenner Park. Facing a 3-0 deficit from the first leg of their Champions' League first qualifying round out in Macedonia, Barry made the best possible start by pulling back a goal within the first minute. Barry forced their visitors from Skopje to concede a free kick on the left and a good, deep cross hung invitingly in the Jenner Park air. Defender Lee Jarman then muscled his way into the box to make the sweetest of connections and power the ball into the back of the net. Despite still holding a two-goal advantage in the tie, Vardar were clearly rattled by their early reversal as Barry poured forward in search of a second. Chances came and went begging, with the most agonising a header from young striker Bayo Akinfenwa that rolled agonisingly wide of the post with the Vardar goalkeeper beaten. Barry continued to attack in the second half, but as the match progressed were forced to take more chances. The feared sucker punch came on 61 minutes as Vardar counter-attacked swiftly and Rogerio Oliveira forced the ball over the goal-line. However, the home side were not prepared to lie down and replied within two minutes as Jamie Moralee pounced to make it 2-1 on the night. But with the away goals rule, Barry still needed three more goals to win through to the next round and face Russian giants CSKA Moscow. Vardar were content to sit back, defend in depth and try to catch Barry on the break. The Dragons hammered away but it was in vain as they again bowed out in the first qualifying round of the Champions' League. Barry - Ovendale, Jarman, Kennedy, Morgan, Phillips, French, Jamie Moralee, Ramasut, Akinfenwa, Cotterrall, Ocquaye. Subs: Lloyd, Molloy, Jenkins, Byrn, York, Moss, Rudall. FK Vardar - Zekir, Veselinovski, Gjosevski, Blesing, Trajcev, Petkov, Zaharievski, Ristovski, Georgievski, Brankovic, Dos Santos. Subs: Basnarkov, Grozdanoski, Bozinovski, Milevski, Oliveira, Nacevski. Referee - Sergey Kapanin (Kazakhstan) Footage of this match can be seen at YouTube.com/BarryTownSupporters

Woah, Akinfenwa! Jason Pawlin recaps the brief Barry career of Adebayo Akinfenwa and the success he has gone on to achieve since leaving Jenner. Adebayo Akinfenwa came to Barry Town via FK Atlantas in January 2003. Although he only played a few games for us, his class was immediately obvious and 'Bayo' proved a popular acquisition for the club. Having won the Lithuanian Cup with Atlantas a few months previously, Akinfenwa helped Barry lift the Welsh Cup and was part of the 'Treble Double' squad that also lifted the Welsh Premier League title for the third consecutive year. Unfortunately, Akinfenwa was a victim of the financial collapse at the club following our Champions League exit and soon found himself out of football, albeit briefly. Finding a berth at Boston United, Akinfenwa's League career was about to take off. Akinfenwa has played for many clubs since he left Barry's golden sands, but his presence was most felt at Torquay United, Swansea City (of course), and Gillingham. But it was at Northampton Town where he found most success, netting 37 goals in 88 appearances in his first stint for the Cobblers. Bayo is currently enjoying a second stint at Northampton Town, and recently reached the happy total of 100 League goals scored. Congratulations, Bayo.

Bayo recently told The Football League Paper: "My ton is proof that you can be an achiever. Scoring my 100th league goal last weekend was a sweet feeling. Since I was five a lot of people have said that I was too big to play football, which makes me believe, 100 goals later, that if you believe in something, you can achieve it. Don't let anybody tell you what you can and cannot do. If you believe in your heart of hearts, and keep the faith, you will achieve your goals in the end. Don't let people tell you otherwise. But I wouldn't say that I have proved certain people wrong. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I'm not bothered by what people say. The main thing is what you see in the mirror. I say that but I do actually have a tshirt to prove people wrong. I was approached to do a clothing line which is called the 'ha-ha' brand, which basically says ' don't let anyone tell you what you can't do'. I wear a "Too big to play football, ha-ha" t-shirt under my kit! It's just a bit of fun but at the same time it's to show that other people's opinions about me and my career don't really bother me. But throughout the 100 goals, I have learnt that as you get older it does get harder to score goals and maintain your fitness. When you are younger, you just think a goal is a goal, whereas now I know what to put in during a week to be sharper on a Saturday. You need to get better as the game evolves. Younger players are getting better and better, so every time I score now, I do appreciate it more - 100% more - than I was when I was 21. Maybe at the end of my career I will be able to look back on my 100 goals with fond memories and be able to say I achieved an aim. But at the moment I am just trying to score as many goals as possible. The main thing is that the team does well. Ultimately, if the team does well you do well. I enjoyed the first goal ever scored for Swansea at the Liberty Stadium, and I will probably be in one of those Trivial Pursuit questions for that! Barry Town for Fair Play Congratulations to manager Gavin Chesterfield and his players for recently topping the FAWs published FAW Play table for the Welsh League Division One, alongside AFC Porth. The FAW has stated that it will reward clubs making a significant contribution to raising behavioural standards in football, and we hope that Barry Town have played its part in ensuring that these standards are high. Well done lads.

Fan Focus - Rhys Deans, 15 How long have you been a Barry Town supporter? Not long, I've only been supporting Barry Town for 3 years. Do you remember your first Barry Town match? Yes, my first ever Barry match was vs Corus Steel at Jenner in the Welsh Cup. We lost 2-1 in extra-time, but it was exciting to come and watch. What attracted you to Barry Town? After hearing things about the club and looking up their amazing history. It was then I wanted to come and watch Barry Town play. What's been your favourite Barry Town match so far? Well, there are loads of favourite matches, but the away trip to Haverfordwest where we drew 2-2 in the League has to be my favourite. What Barry Town match do you wish you'd seen? There are two matches I wished I could go back and see; Barry vs Porto at Jenner Park in 2001, and Barry vs Cardiff City in the 1994 Welsh Cup Final. Who are your favourite Barry players you've seen from the past? That would be the great goalkeeper Mark Ovendale, and Tony Bird. Who is your favourite Barry Town player of the present? Crazy Damon Searle and Dan 'Tintin' Clare Do you follow any other teams? Cardiff City. I've been supporting them all my life and I've been a season ticket holder. If Barry and Cardiff played against each other again though, I would go home after the game with a smile on my face whoever won! Have you ever tried to get your friends to come along to Jenner? Yes I have and they also came and watched a few matches. You were recently spotted doing the annual New Year's Day swim at Barry Island by one of our reporters, what was that in aid of? I was doing it for the fun of it, along with some friends. What other interests do you have away from the football? Going out with friends and family mostly, but amateur dramatics has always been my favourite thing to do. I enjoy going to the BillBoard Ensemble . Do you have a message for all the other Barry Town supporters? I'm very happy to support my local club through thick and thin with the most dedicated and most passionate fans I could ever come and cheer with. There is no place like Barry Town AFC!

Upcoming Events February 18 May 18 November 12 Barry Town Supporters Committee Race Night King William IV Public House, Barry Barry Town Awards Dinner (w/Guest Speaker) The Angel Hotel, Cardiff Barry Town 100th Year Celebration Details TBA

The Race Night will mark the start of a hopefully beneficial relationship between the Barry Town Supporters Committee and the King William IV. Self-employed engineering consultant David Miller and his partner, full time support worker Joanne Binding snapped up the Bridge Street, Cadoxton, premises just before it was due to go under the hammer at an auction at Newport's Celtic Manor resort in August last year. They immediately outlined their vision to turn the King William IV into a family-friendly hub where "bad attitudes" are not welcome. The couple have since begun the process of renovating the property and exterior skittle alley. David, 40, said: "We are quite excited about it. I have known the pub for a long time. As a kid I played skittles out the back. We want it to remain a focal point in the community." David and Joanne have already begun to woo new customers and win back old ones, dropping beer prices and inviting the Barry Town Supporters Committee to consider using the venue as a base.

Sponsorship Please find below the list of current sponsorship opportunities for the 2011/12 Welsh League season. Our sponsors significantly reduce the Barry Town Supporters Committee's outgoings in putting on matches and helps with all costs and expenses. Match Sponsorship 200 includes free entry to the game for up to eight people includes complimentary matchday programmes for up to eight people includes front-page acknowledgement on matchday programme cover Matchball Sponsorship 50 includes free entry to the game for two people includes complimentary matchday programmes for two people includes acknowledgement in matchday programme Player Sponsorship (Home) 50 includes name on back cover for the season, as player's home sponsor Player Sponsorship (Away) 30 includes name in programme for the season, as player's away sponsor Please direct sponsorship enquiries to Barry Town Supporters Committee via btsc2011@hotmail.co.uk or contact Mr. D. Cole on 07896 419 364. Welsh Cup, League Cup and friendly match sponsorship opportunities will be published in the programme if and when announced. Player sponsors will be entitled to choose a new player should their choice leave the club. Become a Barry Town Vice President for 2011/12 Incentives include free entry to all home Welsh League and Welsh League Cup games, plus free matchday programmes and hospitality offers. Adult 30 Senior 20 Junior 10 Family 50 per per per per month month month month by by by by Standing Standing Standing Standing Order Order Order Order or or or or one-off one-off one-off one-off payment payment payment payment of of of of 300 200 100 500

The Barry Town Supporters Committee would like to thank all of our Vice Presidents for their generous support this season. Mr. Colin Churchill Mr. Brian Jones Mr. Jeff McInery Mr. David Cole Mr. Graham Jones Mr. Ivor Simpkins Mr. Don Edmunds Mr. Eddie Latimer Mr. Alan Whelan

Ron Howells RIP The Barry Town Supporters Committee Matchday Programme was sad to recently learn of the passing of former Barry goalkeeper Ron Howells. Ron began his playing career with Swansea Town, joining the club in September 1946. He overcame a broken wrist to make his debut for the club in a 11 draw with Walsall in February 1948, making nine appearances for the club during the 194748 season in the old Football League Third Division South. It was in 1948 that Ron would arrive at Jenner Park, playing alongside Town greats Gwilym Cain, Chris Mason and others. Harris would stay in Barry until June 29 1950, when he signed for local rivals Cardiff City for a modest 1,000. Making his league debut in the Boxing Day win over old club Swansea, that day Howells kept goal in front of a massive crowd of 46,003 at Ninian Park. Ron spent almost five years as the Cardiff first choice goalkeeper as the club earned promotion to the old top flight First Division. Born in Ponthenri, he would also be capped by Wales on two occasions against both England and Scotland in World Cup qualifying matches. Despite moving to Worcester and then Chester City, Howells would continue to live in South Wales and rejoined Barry in 1960. He died on December 29 2011 at the age of 84. Below, Ron is in action against Chelsea in 1953. AC

Barry Town Records Here are the record wins and losses amassed by Barry Town AFC 11-1 v Ebbw Vale (H) 16/01/1932 13-0 v Milford United (H) 26/01/1985 12-0 v Cemaes Ynys Mon (H) 04/04/1998 8-0 v Porth (H) 1934/5 & v Knighton (A) 1997-98 9-0 v Conwy United (H) 06/01/1998 9-1 v Carno (A) 15/01/1994 10-5 v Merthyr (H) 19/02/1930 8-0 v Rhayader Town (A) 16/12/1997 11-0 v Aberdare (H) 10/12/1947 7-3 v Bath City (H) 27/04/1946 6-0 v Llanelli (H) 03/10/1987 12-1 v Bedminster (H) 0/10/1927 3-1 v FC Porto (H) 01/08/2001 2-0 v Shamkir (H) 11/07/2001 3-1 v Budapest Vasutas (H) 20/08/1996 Only qualified once and did not win a match 1-11 v Newport (A) 16/12/1932 0-11 v Llanelly (A) 6/08/1961 0-8 v Caernarfon (A) 30/08/2003 0-8 v Cardiff City (A) 30/01/1951 0-8 v Rhyl (A) 27/01/2004 Only entered once and never beaten 1-8 v Lovells Athletic (A) 24/09/1960 0-6 v Caersws (H/A) 2/9/2003 & 16/9/03 2-7 v Aberdare (A) 27/01/1926 0-10 v Bath City (A) 29/08/1966 1-4 v Dorchester (A) 05/11/1985 0-7 v QPR (A) 07/11/1961 0-8 v Dynamo Kiev (A) 22/07/1998 0-8 v FC Porto (A) 25/07/2001 0-3 v Boavista (H) 17/08/2000 0-6 v Zalgiris Vilnius (A)26/08/1994

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2pm kick-off Dan BRADLEY Brendan CROPLEY Atif BASHIR Damon SEARLE Dan CLARE Geraint FROWEN Lewis COSSLETT Ryan JENKINS Lee BALDOCK Mike HARTLEY Nickie JONES Scott JONES Michael PARKIN Rhys LEWIS James SADDLER TJ NAGI Josh BELL Christian DOIDGE Lewis CLARE
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