Goytre United F.C.
| Full name | Goytre United Football Club | ||
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| Ground | Glenhafod Park Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Manager | Andy Hill | ||
| League | Welsh Football League Division One | ||
| 2012-13 | Welsh Football League Division One, 5th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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- For the club in Monmouthshire, see Goytre A.F.C.
Goytre United F.C. is a Welsh football club based in Goytre, near Port Talbot. They play in the Welsh Football League, part of the second tier of Welsh football. Despite winning Division One of the Welsh Football League in 2005-06 and 2007-08 they were not promoted to the Welsh Premier League.
Their home stadium is the Glenhafod Park Stadium.
History
In the spring of 1963 what funds the club had was handed to football secretary Boris Suhanski. Utilising these funds Goytre United Football Club was reborn with the traditional club emblem, an enlarged thyroid gland, being preserved. The Club were members of the Port Talbot and District Football League but were promoted to the South Wales Amateur League in the late sixties. After a successful opening spell things became more difficult and the Club was eventually relegated back into the Port Talbot League in the late seventies.
In 1982 the Goytre United AFC Social Club opened its doors.
A period of ten years passed when the club competed in the Port Talbot and District League, during this time the Club grew in stature on and off the field and in 1988 was re-elected back into the South Wales Amateur League. In the 1989-90 season the Club secured promotion into the First Division of the South Wales Amateur League. Also in this year a 350 all seating grandstand was built.
In the 1990-91 season the club were promoted into the Welsh Football League and on 24 August 1991 played their first match against Milford United. Since elevation into the Welsh League steady improvements have been made both on and off the pitch and in 2000 floodlights were erected. In the 2003-2004 season the Club attained its highest position within the League when it ended the season in the runners up spot in division one and just missed out on promotion to the Welsh Premier League.
In the 2004-05 season the club won the League Challenge Cup for the first time at Ton Pentre. Further history was made in the 2005-06 season when the club lifted the Welsh League First Division Championship, only losing three games. However, they have chosen to remain in the Welsh League First Division for the 2006-07 season. Normally, the top clubs from each of the two feeder leagues (the Welsh League First Division and the Cymru Alliance) are promoted subject to an application for membership of the Welsh Premier League being received and accepted and the stadium and infrastructure safety criteria of the League being met. Goytre United elected not to apply for promotion, and the First Division runners-up, Neath Athletic, failed to meet the stadium criteria and had their bid for promotion rejected.
In the 2006-07 season, the reserve team won the Welsh League Reserve West Division for the first time in the clubs history, guided by former team player/manager Paul Wiseman.
In 2007-08 they won the Welsh Football League again, but once more they declined to apply for promotion to the Welsh Premier League.
The following year the same situation occurred with Goytre winning the Welsh Football League for a third time, but were still denied promotion.
Honours
- Port Talbot League Challenge Cup Finalists: 1985-86
- Port Talbot League Challenge Cup Finalists: 1988-89
- Port Talbot League Premier Division Runners Up: 1988-89
- South Wales Amateur League Division 2 Runners Up: 1989-90
- Port Talbot Challenge Cup Winners: 1992-93
- First Division Champions: 1992-93
- Welsh League Division Three Runners Up: 1993-94
- Welsh League Reserve Division Runners Up: 1994-95
- Welsh League Division Two Runners Up: 1995-96
- Welsh League Reserve Division Cup Finalists: 1996-97
- Welsh League Division One Runner Up: 2003-04
- Welsh League Shamrock Travel Cup Winners: 2004-05
- Macron Welsh League Division One Champions: 2005-06, 2007–08, 2009–10
- Macwhirter Welsh League Reserve Division West Champions: 2006-07
- Port Talbot & District Reserve Division Champions: 2011-12, 2012-13
- Port Talbot Reserve Division Knockout Cup Winners: 2011-12, 2012-13
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
- Manager:
Andy Hill [1] - 1st Team Coach: Chris Holloway
- Physio: Chris Miller
Reserve Squad History
With the success of the first team, in the summer of 2010 founded by Daniel Jenkins and Ryan "Gammon" Williams the Goytre United Reserve squad was made. The squad entered the Port Talbot Reserve Division and claimed a respectable 8th place finish in the league as well as a quarter final spot in the Port Talbot knockout cup. Notable acclaims for the season included beating champions Bay View 4-2 at the Glenhafod, Bayviews only defeat of the season. The 2011-12 season started off with big signings for the club in the form of Mikkel Mccalmon, Liam McGinley and Richard Phelps. With the new additions the reserve squad won not only the league but also the Port Talbot knockout cup beating local rivals Tata Steel 3-0 in the final. The 2012-13 season ended on the 9th May with Goytre yet again doing the double with the league and cup. Goytre played Cornelly in the final with the scoreline at 5-2 to Goytre.
Reserve Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
- Manager: Andrew Evans
- 1st Team Coach: Andrew Evans
- 1st Team Coach: John Ashcroft
- Physio: Ryan Harris
References
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