Garden Village A.F.C.

Garden Village
Full name Garden Village Association Football Club
Nickname(s) Village, The Canaries
Founded 1922
Ground Stafford Common, Kingsbridge
Ground 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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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
2011-12 Welsh League Division 2 30 11 8 11 57 50 41 8th
2012-13 Welsh League Division 2 30 13 6 11 42 44 45 7th
2013-14 Welsh League Division 2 30 20 4 6 93 34 64 3rd
2014-15 Welsh League Division 1 30 8 10 12 49 61 34 12th

History

Garden Village A.F.C. was founded in 1922 and started playing football at Swansea League level before joining the Carmarthenshire Football League mid-way through the 20th century. After numerous league and cup successes over the years, Garden Village gained promotion into the Welsh Football League at the end of the 1998/99 season after finishing second in the Premier Division of the Carmarthenshire League, and successfully beating Neath League team Cwmamman United in the Welsh League promotion play-off to become the West Wales representative in the Pyramid system.

In only our first season of Welsh League football, the club secured promotion by finishing third in Division 3 behind Garw and Ely Rangers - one point ahead of fourth-placed AFC Llwydcoed - and also fared well in the Welsh Cup; a run that saw them dispose of Pontyclun and Ely Rangers before being knocked out by the then Welsh Cup holder &League of Wales side Inter Cardiff.

The Second Division proved to be a much tougher test for Village but managed to finish a respectable eighth in our first season. We did, however, manage to secure promotion in our second season winning the final game of the season at Chepstow Town and become Division Two Champions.Village had just one short spell in the top flight of Welsh League football before they were relegated at the first attempt. An excellent run of form towards the end of the season, which almost kept them up, but unfortunately this co-in sided with other teams hit similar form and Village narrowly missed out on survival, finishing two points adrift of Ely Rangers.

After a number of seasons in Division Two, where the club never finished outside of the top 8 positions, the club regained Division One status when they finished third in season 2008/09. We remained in top division for two seasons but, unfortunately, a poor season in 2010/11 saw us relegated back into Division Two.

In the summer of 2013 the club made a decision to appoint a management team from outside of the club, something that had not been done since the early 90’s. Steve Price was appointed manager and with his newly formed team gained promotion at their first attempt finishing a creditable third. The outcome of our season going into the last game away to Briton Ferry Llansawel where victory would get us being named as Division Two Champions, unfortunately, we lost 2-1 to a last minute penalty moving us down to third and victory for Briton Ferry gained them runners-up and promotion.

Recently the club has shown its commitment into developing our own young players by introducing an Under 18 team in the West Wales Youth League as well as an Under 19 team in the Welsh National Youth League. Working together with our junior section this will now give our younger players a ladder to work their way into senior football from junior levels.

Club honours

FAW Welsh Cup Record

Season Opposition
1999-00 Round 1: Pontyclun (H) Won 3-0
Round 2: Ely Rangers (A) Won 2-1
Round 3: UWIC 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) Lost 3-1
2008-9 Round 1: West End (A) Won 3-2
Round 2: Risca United (H) Won 2-0
Round 3: Bangor City (A) Lost 4-0
2009-10 Round 1: Corus Steel (A) Won 1-0
Round 2: Caldicot Town (H) Lost 1-0
2010-11 Round 1: Croesyceiliog (A) Won 2-0
Round 2: Aberamman Athletic (H) Lost 6-1
2011-12 Did not Qualify
2012-13 Did not Qualify
2013-14 Round 1: Rhoose FC (H) Lost 2-1
2014-15 Round 1: AFC Porth (H) Won 9-0
Round 2: Risca United (A) Won 2-1
Round 3: Bangor City (A) Lost 1-0

Current Players

Welsh League First Division (1st Team)

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

No. Position Player
Wales GK Chris Curtis
Wales GK Luke Fleming
Wales DF Craig Davies
Wales DF Tom Grey
England DF Frank Tobin
Wales DF Josh Doyle
Wales DF Cerith Williams
Greece DF Anargyros Poutachidis
Wales DF Rhys Whitelock
Wales DF Matthew Harding
Wales MF Colin Harris
No. Position Player
Wales MF Matthew Thompson
Wales MF Garry Taylor
Argentina MF Nehemias Barria
Wales MF Ashley Curtis
Wales MF Scott McCoubrey
Wales MF Sam Brown
Wales MF Jack Britton
Wales MF James East
Wales FW Richard Jones
Wales FW Callum Silcox
Wales FW Christian Allen

Welsh League Reserve Division West (2nd Team)

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

No. Position Player
Wales GK Rhys Williams
Wales DF Scott Appleyard
Wales DF Lewis Paul
Wales DF Luke Allen
Wales DF Jack Jenkins
Wales DF Declan Banfield
Wales DF Jamie Trick
Wales DF Kerry Williams
Wales DF Rhys Dezulian
Wales MF Daniel Burgess
Wales MF Ryan Williams
No. Position Player
Wales MF Craig Matthews
Wales MF Derrick Jenkins
Wales MF Phil John
Wales MF Zach Brown
Wales MF Jack Buss
Wales MF Rhys Jones
Wales MF Josh Bradshaw
Wales MF Jordan Vickers
Wales FW Matthew Thomas
Argentina FW Jonathan Barria
Wales FW Liam Davey

Carmarthenshire League First Division (3rd Team)

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

No. Position Player
Wales GK Sean Rees
Wales DF Connor Davies
Wales DF Steven Wright
Wales DF Dewi Williams
Wales DF Lee Rastatter
Wales DF Neil Lloyd
Wales DF Josh Simmons
Wales DF Daniel Rees
Wales MF Ryan Davies
Wales MF Phil John
No. Position Player
Wales MF Ethan Churchill
Wales MF Shane Davies
Wales MF Cameron Hopkins
Wales MF Kieran Savage
Wales MF Rhys Matthews
Wales FW Greg Fisher
Wales FW Lee Richards
Wales FW Nathan Hodgson
Wales FW Owen Williams

Youth Team (U19's & U18's)

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

No. Position Player
Wales GK Daniel Eddols
Wales GK Niall Thomas
Wales GK Joe Harris
Wales DF Nicky Mooney
Wales DF Bradley Hodson
Wales DF Scott James
Wales DF Shaun Harris
Wales DF Leon Croucher
Wales DF Sam Matthews
Wales DF Cory Norman
Wales DF Daniel Birch
Wales DF Daniel Lewis-Edwards
Wales DF Adam Jones
Wales DF Ross Jones
Wales DF Aaron Waters
Wales DF Jack Thomas
No. Position Player
Wales MF Zach Brown
Wales MF Declan Banfield
Wales MF Tim Georgievsky
Wales MF Charlie Coates
Wales MF James East
Wales MF Aaron Bushrod
Wales MF Jordan Reynolds
Wales MF Rhys Jones
Wales MF Lewis Phillips
Wales MF Jack Buss
Wales MF Josh Bradshaw
Wales FW Jordan Wright
Wales FW Ben Ryan
Wales FW Kieran Richards
Wales FW Luke Williams
Wales FW Jamie Hayward

Transfers In/Out (2014/15)

IN

OUT

Backroom Staff

Club Officials

Management

Teams

The club run five senior teams in:

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

Notable former players

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

External links

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