Garden Village A.F.C.

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Garden Village

Full name

Garden Village Association Football Club

Nickname(s)

Village, The Canaries

Founded

1922

Ground

Stafford Common, Kingsbridge

Capacity

2,000 - 75 seats

Chairman

Lynn Jones

Manager

Paul Lewis

League

Welsh Football League Division Two

2011-12

Welsh Football League Division Two, 8th (of 16)

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Home colours

Away colours

Garden Village Association Football Club is a football club, based in Swansea, south west Wales and currently playing in the Welsh Football League Division Two. The club is affiliated to the Football Association of Wales (FAW), West Wales Football Association (WWFA), Welsh Football League and the Carmarthenshire Association Football League.

Form since joining the Welsh League

Season	League	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Position
1999-00	Welsh League Division 3	28	17	4	7	57	28	55	3rd
2000-01	Welsh League Division 2	30	11	8	11	50	54	41	8th
2001-02	Welsh League Division 2	30	21	2	7	69	38	65	1st
2002-03	Welsh League Division 1	34	9	7	18	39	65	34	16th
2003-04	Welsh League Division 2	32	13	4	15	55	56	43	8th
2004-05	Welsh League Division 2	34	17	8	9	60	55	59	6th
2005-06	Welsh League Division 2	34	18	6	10	58	40	60	5th
2006-07	Welsh League Division 2	34	12	9	13	64	64	45	9th
2007-08	Welsh League Division 2	34	16	8	10	70	59	56	6th
2008-09	Welsh League Division 2	34	21	6	7	90	55	69	3rd
2009-10	Welsh League Division 1	34	12	6	16	46	52	42	13th
2010-11	Welsh League Division 1	30	6	7	17	41	75	25	15th

Support

Garden Village have a fanbase mainly consisting of supporters from Gorseinon, of where the club is based and other areas of Swansea.

Club honours

West Wales Senior Cup : Runners-Up (2006/07)

Welsh League Cup : Semi-Final (2005/06)
Welsh League Division 2 : Champions (2001/02)
Welsh League Division 3 : Third Place (1999/00)
Welsh League Reserve Cup : Runners-Up (2001/02)
Welsh League Reserve Division West : Winners (2007/08)
Welsh League Reserve Division West : Runners-Up (2005/06)

Carmarthenshire League Premier : Runners-Up (1989/90), (1997/98), (1998/99)
Carmarthenshire League Division 1 : Champions (1988/89) / Runners-Up (1977/78)
Carmarthenshire League Division 2 : Champions (2001/02), (2004/05)
Carmarthenshire League Division 3 : Runners-Up (1999/00)
Carmarthenshire League Reserve Division 1 : Champions (2005/06)
Carmarthenshire League Reserve Division 2 : Champions (1990/91), (1998/99)
Carmarthenshire League Reserve Division 3 : Champions (1989/90), (1996/97)
Carmarthenshire League Senior Cup : Winners (1989/90), (1994/95), (1996/96), (1996/97) / Runners-Up (1990/91), (1992/93)
Carmarthenshire League TG Davies Premier Cup : Runners-Up (1998/99)
Carmarthenshire League Challenge Cup : Winners (1988/89)
Carmarthenshire League Darch Reserve Cup : Winners (1993/94), (1999/00), (2000/01) / Runners-Up (1981/82), (1990/91), (1991/92), (1996/97), (1997/98)

Lliw Valley Summer Cup : Winners (1978/79), (1990/91), (1992/93), (1994/95), (1997/98), (1998/99), (1999/00) / Runners-Up (1979/80), (1989/90), (1991/92), (2010/11)

Swansea League Investiture Cup : Runners-Up (1968/69)
Swansea League Gwalia Cup : Runners-Up (1938/39)

West Wales Youth Cup : Winners (2003/04)

Welsh Cup Record

Season	Opposition
1999-00	Round 1: Pontyclun (H) Won 3-0
	Round 2: Ely Rangers (A) Won 2-1
	Round 3: Inter Cardiff (A) Lost 5-0

2000-01	Round 1: Pontardawe Town (A) Lost 2-0

2001-02	Round 1: Seven Sisters (H) Won 3-1
	Round 2: Newport YMCA (A) Drew 4-4 AET Lost 5-3 on penalties

2002-03	Round 1: Merthyr Saints (H) Won 5-3
	Round 2: Porth Tywyn Suburbs (A) Lost 3-0

2003-04	Round 1: Bridgend Town (A) Drew 0-0 AET Lost 6-5 on penalties

2004-05	Round 1: Llantwit Fardre (A) Won 1-0
	Round 2: Briton Ferry (A) Won 2-1
	Round 3: Barry Town (A) Lost 2-1

2005-06	Round 1: Croesyceiliog (A) Lost 2-1

2006-07	Round 1: AFC Llwydcoed (H) Won 6-0
	Round 2: Bridgend Town (A) Lost 5-2

2007-8	Round 1: Bridgend Town (A)

Current Players

Welsh League First Division (1sts)

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Chris Didenko
		DF	Andrew Stokes
		DF	Luke Thomas
		DF	Jack Jenkins
		DF	Rory Smitham
		DF	John Berry
		DF	Cerith Williams
		DF	Aaron Houlihan
		DF	Craig Matthews
		MF	Tom Harris
		MF	Dayle Selvage
		MF	Kurtis Morgan
		MF	Richard Cleverley
		MF	Tom Blackburn
		MF	Sam Brown
		MF	Bruno Forkuoh
		MF	Gavin Guy
		FW	Ashley Richards
		FW	Rikki Hayden
		FW	Christian Allen

Welsh League Reserve Division West (2nds)

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Kyle Tucker
		DF	Scott Appleyward
		DF	Lewis Paul
		DF	Connor Davies
		DF	Matthew Harding
		DF	Adam Williams
		DF
		MF	Umberto Brasiello
		MF	Ryan Williams

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Craig Thomas
		MF	Luke Norman
		MF	Ashleigh Twigg
		MF	Mark Howells
		MF	Ross Harding
		FW
		FW	Joe Jones
		FW	Liam Davey

Carmarthenshire League First Division (3rds)

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Rhys Williams
		DF	Sam Richards
		DF	Steven Wright
		DF	Dewi Williams
		DF	Kerry Williams
		DF	Neil Lloyd
		DF	Daniel Rees
		MF	Ryan Davies
		MF	Phil John

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Ethan Churchill
		MF	Shane Davies
		MF	Ogboye Dayo
		MF	Rhys Matthews
		FW	Anthony Logan
		FW	Owen Williams

West Wales Women's and Girls League (Ladies)

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Jess Knight
		DF	Keylighe Clayton
		DF	Emily Coxon
		DF	Rhiana Edwards
		DF	Hannah Breeze-Jones
		DF	Megan James
		DF	Fay Brooks
		DF	Laura Francis
			Christens Dunn
		MF	Alanna Woodford
		MF	Hannah Tucker

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Beth
		MF	Ali Discombe(C)
		MF	Rebecca Courtney
		MF	Hannah Williams
		FW	Alex Davies
		FW	Beth Bevan
		FW	Rachel Deere
		FW	Rachel Jeffries
		FW	Rachel Carter
		FW	Emily Grund

Backroom Staff

Club Officials

President: Jack Thomas
Chairman: Lynn Jones
Vice-Chairman: Phil James
General Secretary: Clive Williams
Treasurer: Brian Matthews
Football Secretary: Clive Greenfield
Commercial Manager: Jeff Davies
Head Groundsman: Elwyn 'Pikey' Gibbon

Management

Football Vice Chairman: Bob Lloyd

1st Team Manager: Steve Price
1st Team Assistant Manager: Lee Brown
1st Team Coach: Paul Arnold
1st Team Coach: Richard South
1st Team Coach: David Rimmer

2nd Team Manager: Kevin Lewis
2nd Team Assistant Manager: Nicky Romanello
2nd Team Coach: Gerry Neal

3rd Team Joint Manager: Greg Fisher
3rd Team Joint Manager: Lee Matthews

Youth Team Manager: Ryan Penny
Youth Team Assistant Manager: Jonathan Rees

Ladies Team Manager: Tom Knight
Ladies Team Manager: Keith Coxon
Ladies Team Coach: Antony Courtney

Teams

The club run Four senior sides in:

Welsh League First Division (First Team)
Welsh League Reserve Division West (Second Team)
Carmarthenshire League First Division (Third Team)
West Wales Women & Girls League (Ladies)

The club also run a number of Junior sides, including:

Under-6s & Under-7s (Friendly Mini Football)
Under-8s to Under-11s (Swansea Junior League Mini Football)
Under-12s to Under-14s (Swansea Junior League)
Under-15s & Under-16s (Carmarthenshire League)
Under-12 Girls (West Wales Women & Girls League)
Under-14 Girls (West Wales Women & Girls League)
Youth Team (West Wales Youth League)

Notable former players

Players to have played for Garden Village and in the Football League include

Alex Davies (Swansea City)
Jamie Davies (Swansea City)
Craig Draper (Swansea City)
Robert Duffy (Rushden & Diamonds)
Richard Evans (Plymouth Argyle, Yeovil Town & Newport County)
Andy Mumford (Swansea City)
Anthony Wright (Oxford United).
Adam Matthews (Celtic)

External links

v t e Welsh Football League Division One · 2012–13

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Football in Wales

National teams

Men	Wales Under-21 Under-19 Under-17 Semi-Pro

Women	Wales

League system

Men	Welsh Premier League Ceredigion League Cymru Alliance Welsh Football League (Div 1 Div 2 Div 3) Welsh National League Welsh Alliance League Mid Wales League Mid Wales South League Montgomeryshire League South Wales Amateur League South Wales Senior League Gwent County League Neath & District League Gwynedd League Clwyd League Anglesey League

Women	Welsh Premier League

Domestic cups

Men	Welsh Cup FAW Premier Cup Welsh League Cup FAW Trophy Welsh Football League Cup

Women	FAW Women's Cup

List of Clubs
Current clubs
Defunct clubs
Welsh clubs in English leagues
Venues
Competitions
Women's football in Wales

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