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 Robert Lloyd
Manager David D'Auria
League Welsh Football League Division Two
2016-17 Welsh Football League Division Two, 13th (of 16)

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 Swansea Senior 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
2015-16 Welsh League Division 1 30 1 4 25 27 93 7 16th
2016-17 Welsh League Division 2 30 8 4 18 45 58 28 13th

History

Garden Village A.F.C. was founded in 1922 and started playing football at Swansea League level before joining the Carmarthenshire Football League midway 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.

For the 2017/2018 season, Garden Village joined the Swansea Senior Football League, thus leaving the Carmarthenshire Football League, for the first time in some 50+ years.

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
2015-16 Round 1: Rhayader Town (H) Won 2-1
Round 2: STM Sports (H) Lost 4-1
2016-17 Qualifying Round 2: Pontyclun F.C. (A) Lost 4-3 AET

Current Players

Welsh League Second 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 Luke Jones
Wales DF Scott Appleyard
England DF Peter Hyndman
Wales DF David Evans
Wales DF Ryan Morgan
Wales DF Craig Matthews
Wales DF Elliott Rees
Wales DF Jack Jenkins
Spain MF Bartolome Bauza Mayol
Wales MF Kurtis Morgan
No. Position Player
Wales MF Michael Morris
Wales MF Iwan McNab
Wales MF James McEvoy
Wales MF Sam Evans
Wales MF Dayle Selvage
Wales MF Josh Bradshaw
Wales MF Callum Silcox
Wales FW Mark Howells
Wales FW Kieran Richards
Wales FW Ashley Richards

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 Jacob Ireland
Wales DF Ben Jenkins
England DF Peter Hyndman
Wales DF Matthew Harding
Wales DF Jack Jelf
Wales DF Rhys Matthews
Wales DF Nicholas Mooney
Wales MF Elliott Rees
Wales MF Ross Jones
No. Position Player
Wales MF Matthew Jenkins
Wales MF Derrick Jenkins
Wales MF Scott Hayward
Wales MF Owen Morris
Wales MF Harri Lawson
Wales MF Jordan Reynolds
Wales MF Harry Smith
Wales FW Jamie Hayward
Wales FW Phil Myles

Swansea League Third 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 Rhys Williams
Wales GK Sean Rees
Wales DF Connor Davies
Wales DF Scott Bevan
Wales DF Connor Cartwright
Wales DF Sean Ruggieri
Wales DF Lee Rastatter
Wales DF Neil Lloyd
Wales DF Luke Williams
Wales DF Jac Edwards
No. Position Player
Wales MF Nick Rees
Wales MF Rod Lerwell
Wales MF Craig Morgan
Wales MF Josh Park
Wales MF Daniel Falvey
Wales FW Greg Fisher
Wales FW Lee Richards
Wales FW Owen Williams

Youth Team (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 Josh Givelin-Davies
Wales GK Jacob Ireland
Wales DF Jack Davies
Wales DF Thomas Morgan
Wales DF James Dennis
Wales DF Elliott Rees
Wales DF Thomas Lewis
Wales DF Scott Bevan
Wales DF Ben Harris
Wales DF Brooklyn Drake
No. Position Player
Wales MF Lewys Edwards
Wales MF Jacob Phillips
Wales MF Jonathan Morgan
Wales MF Harry Smith
Wales MF Harri Lawson
Wales MF Liam Owen
Wales MF Ricardo Cagi
Wales FW Luke Williams
Wales FW Owen Cartwright
Wales FW Tyler Mas

Transfers In/Out (2017/18)

IN

OUT

Backroom Staff

Club Officials

Club Management

Teams

The club run four 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

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