Aberystwyth Town F.C.

{{Short description|Association football club in Wales}} {{Use British English|date=April 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox football club | nickname = ''Seasiders''<br />''Black and Greens'' | ground = Park Avenue, Aberystwyth | capacity = 5,000 (1,500 seated) | pattern_la1 = _thinblackborder | pattern_la2 = _thinblackborder | pattern_b1 = _darknavygradient | pattern_b2 = _darknavygradient | pattern_ra1 = _thinblackborder | pattern_ra2 = _thinblackborder | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so1 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm1 = 71B770 | leftarm2 = FFF400 | body1 = 71B770 | body2 = FFF400 | rightarm1 = 71B770 | rightarm2 = FFF400 | shorts1 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFF400 | socks1 = 71B770 | socks2 = FFF400 | clubname = Aberystwyth Town | image = Aberystwyth_Town_FC_logo.png | upright = 0.8 | fullname = Aberystwyth Town Football Club | founded = {{start date and years ago|1884|df=yes}} | chairman = Donald Kane | manager = Craig Williams | league = Cymru South | season = {{Welsh football updater|Aberyst2}} | position = {{Welsh football updater|Aberyst3}} | website = {{URL|www.atfc.org.uk}} }}

'''Aberystwyth Town Football Club''' ({{langx|cy|Clwb Pêl-Droed Tref Aberystwyth}}) is a Welsh football club, relegated to the Cymru South for the 2025–26 season.

The club was founded in 1884,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faw.org.uk/ClubInfo.ink?TeamNameShort=Aberystwyth |title=Aberystwyth Town Club Information from Football Association of Wales – Football Association of Wales |website=Faw.org.uk |access-date=16 April 2016 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426191012/http://www.faw.org.uk/ClubInfo.ink?TeamNameShort=Aberystwyth |archive-date=26 April 2016 }}</ref> and plays at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth, where their ground accommodates 5,000 spectators with 1,000 of that capacity seated. The club was one of the founding members of the Cymru Premier.

The club's youth team, Aberystwyth Town Under 19s, currently play in the Welsh Premier Development League – South, whilst the Women's team play in the Genero Adran Premier. The club has an academy, which has produced many players that have played for the first team and some that have gone on to play at higher levels.

==Records== ===Biggest victories and losses=== *Biggest win: 21–1 v. Machynlleth in 1934 *Biggest defeat: 1–20 v. Caersws in 1962 **Biggest Cymru Premier defeat: 0–11 v. The New Saints, 2 December 2022 *Biggest League of Wales win: 6–0 v. Briton Ferry Athletic and Llanidloes Town, both in 1993 ** 6–0 v. Afan Lido, 18 February 2014 ** 7–1 v. Afan Lido, 28 March 2014 ** 7–1 v. Prestatyn, 16 December 2017.

===European record=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Opponents ! 1st Leg ! 2nd Leg ! Aggregate |- | 1999 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1st Round | {{flagicon|Malta}} Floriana FC | st style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 | style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 | style="text-align:center;"| '''3–4''' |- | 2004 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1st Round | {{flagicon|Latvia}} Dinaburg | st style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 | style="text-align:center;"| 0–4 | style="text-align:center;"| '''0–4''' |- | 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | {{flagicon|IRL}} Derry City | style="text-align:center;"| 0–4 | style="text-align:center;"| 0–5 | style="text-align:center;"| '''0–9''' |}

==Players==

===Current squad=== {{updated|28 May 2026}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Oliver Edwards}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Tomos Wyn Evans}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Sebastian Osment}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Reece Thompson}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Youssef Elazhari}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Konstantinos Mario}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Sam Paddock}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=Richy Ricketts}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Gwydion Dafis}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Ben Davies}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Dylan Downs}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Ben Guest}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=Montserrat|name=Desean Martin}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Ethan O'Toole}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Calvin Smith}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=Garin Evans}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=Tom Mason}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=DRC|name=Star Mayemba}} {{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Tyrone Ofori}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=|name=Tyler Davies}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=|name=Joshua Ferreira}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=|name=Landon Walton}} {{Fs end}}

===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs end}}

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==Staff==

{| class=wikitable !Position !Name |- | Chairman | {{flagicon|Scotland}} Donald Kane |- | Secretary | {{flagicon|Wales}} Thomas Crockett |- | Manager | {{flagicon|ENG}} Callum McKenzie |- | Assistant Manager | {{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Bishop<ref>{{cite web |title=Bish returns as Assistant Manager |url=https://www.atfc.org.uk/post/bish-returns-as-assistant-manager |publisher=Aberystwyth Town FC |access-date=11 June 2025}}</ref> |- | Strength and Conditioning Coach | {{flagicon|WAL}} Tomos Wilson |- | Player/Coach | {{flagicon|WAL}} Alex Darlington |- | Player/Coach | {{flagicon|WAL}} Steff Davies |- | Goalkeeper Coach | {{flagicon|ENG}} John Davies |- | Physiotherapist | {{flagicon|WAL}} Lucy Jones |- | Physiotherapist | {{flagicon|WAL}} Megan Meredith |}

===Manager History=== {{Incomplete list|date=July 2013}} *{{flagicon|Wales}} Angus McLean ''(Player/Manager)'' (1951–??) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Ron Cullum (1974–1977) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Ron Jones (1977–1979) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Brian Morris (1979–1980) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Chris Brown (1980–1981) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Meirion Appleton (1981–1992) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Tomi Morgan (1992 – September 1994) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Meirion Appleton (September 1994 – February 1999) *{{flagicon|England}} Barry Powell (March 1999 – May 2001) *{{flagicon|England}} Frank Gregan (June 2001 – November 2001) *{{flagicon|England}} Gary Finley (November 2001 – August 2004) *{{flagicon|Wales}} David Burrows (August 2004– November 2005) *{{flagicon|Scotland}} Brian Coyne<ref>{{cite news|title=Coyne made new Aberystwyth boss|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_of_wales/4414194.stm|publisher=BBC|date=9 November 2005|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref> (November 2005 – September 2009) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Christian Edwards ''(interim)''<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Edwards appointed as Aberystwyth Town's new manager|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/football-news/2009/10/03/christian-edwards-appointed-as-aberystwyth-town-s-new-manager-91466-24841401/|work=South Wales Echo|publisher=WalesOnline|date=3 October 2009|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref> (September 2009 – November 2009) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Alan Morgan<ref>{{cite news|title=Morgan appointed Aberystwyth boss|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_of_wales/8342925.stm|publisher=BBC|date=4 November 2009|access-date=6 July 2012|archive-date=27 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827205524/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/8342925.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> (November 2009 – February 2012) *{{flagicon|Wales}}Tomi Morgan<ref>{{cite web|title=Tomi Morgan appointed Aberystwyth Town manager|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17205889|publisher=BBC|date=29 February 2012|access-date=6 July 2012|archive-date=3 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303033209/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17205889|url-status=live}}</ref> (29 February 2012 – 9 May 2013) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Ian Hughes<ref>{{cite web|title=Ian Hughes appointed new Aberystwyth Town manager|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22618759|publisher=BBC|date=21 May 2013|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref> (21 May 2013 – 19 April 2016) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Wyn Thomas ''(interim)''<ref>{{cite web|title=Club Statement|url=http://www.atfc.org.uk/home/club-statement|publisher=Aberystwyth Town|date=14 January 2016|access-date=9 June 2016|archive-date=9 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809045030/http://www.atfc.org.uk/home/club-statement|url-status=live}}</ref> (14 January 2016 – 19 April 2016) *{{flagicon|England}} Matthew Bishop<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.atfc.org.uk/home/aber-delighted-to-announce-matthew-bishop-as-new-manager |title=Aber delighted to announce Matthew Bishop as new manager |publisher=Aberystwyth Town |date=24 May 2016 |access-date=9 June 2016 |archive-date=9 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809044946/http://www.atfc.org.uk/home/aber-delighted-to-announce-matthew-bishop-as-new-manager |url-status=live }}</ref> (24 May 2016 – 21 May 2017) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Tony Pennock<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pens Takes over as First Team Manager, Wolvesey Back in as Assistant|url=http://www.atfc.org.uk/home/pens-takes-over-as-first-team-manager-wolvesey-back-in-as-assistant|date=21 May 2017|access-date=21 May 2017|archive-date=24 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524163831/http://www.atfc.org.uk/home/pens-takes-over-as-first-team-manager-wolvesey-back-in-as-assistant|url-status=live}}</ref> (21 May 2017 – 15 June 2017) *{{Flagicon|Wales}} Neville Powell (12 July 2017 – 28 March 2018) *{{Flagicon|NIR}} Seamus Heath (28 March 2018 – 9 August 2018) *{{Flagicon|Wales}} Neville Powell (3 October 2018 – 27 January 2019) *{{Flagicon|Wales}} Gavin Allen ''(interim)'' (27 January 2019 – 24 March 2019) *{{Flagicon|England}} Matthew Bishop (24 March 2019 – 15 June 2020) *{{Flagicon|Wales}} Gavin Allen (15 June 2020 – 24 May 2021) *{{flagicon|England}} Antonio Corbisiero (2 June 2021 – 12 May 2022) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Anthony Williams (28 May 2022 – 8 October 2024) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Dave Taylor ''(interim)'' (9 October 2024 – 12 November 2024) *{{flagicon|England}} Antonio Corbisiero (12 November 2024 – 1 May 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=CLUB STATEMENT: ANTONIO CORBISIERO |url=https://www.atfc.org.uk/post/club-statement-antonio-corbisiero |publisher=Aberystwyth Town FC |access-date=27 May 2025 |date=1 May 2025}}</ref>) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Callum McKenzie (4 June 2025<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cp92pzjdkg3o</ref> – 12 November 2025<ref>https://www.countytimes.co.uk/sport/25615382.aberystwyth-begin-managerial-search-mckenzie-departs/</ref>) *{{flagicon|Wales}} Craig Williams (1 December 2025<ref>https://www.atfc.org.uk/post/croeso-craig</ref><ref>https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/sport/football/aberystwyth-town-fc-appoint-craig-williams-as-first-team-manager-856928</ref> – )

==Notable players== # Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).<br /> # Players with full international caps.<br /> # Players that hold a club record or have captained the club. {{incomplete list|date=December 2013}}

*{{flagicon|England}} Andy Parkinson, played for numerous Football League clubs, including for Tranmere Rovers in the Football League Cup Final. *{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Conall Murtagh, played for Wrexham when they were in League 2. *{{flagicon|Wales}} Tom Bradshaw Called up to the Wales national team in 2015, before making his international debut against Ukraine on 28 March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34726671 |title=Tom Bradshaw: Walsall striker's call ends Wales international exile |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 November 2015 |access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=103245&headline=Tom%20makes%20his%20senior%20Wales%20debut&sectionIs=sport&searchyear=2016 |title=Tom makes his senior Wales debut |website=cambrian-news.co.uk |date=31 March 2016 |access-date=9 June 2016 |archive-date=19 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919121715/http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=103245&headline=Tom%20makes%20his%20senior%20Wales%20debut&sectionIs=sport&searchyear=2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> *{{flagicon|Wales}} Christian Edwards, played for 6 Football League clubs, including Nottingham Forest, Swansea City and Bristol Rovers. *{{flagicon|Wales}} Gwion Edwards, who currently plays for Morecambe in EFL League One. *{{flagicon|Wales}} Jack Edwards, capped by Wales. *{{flagicon|Wales}} John Hughes, capped twice by Wales, played for Aberystwyth 1873–79. *{{flagicon|Wales}} Marc Lloyd-Williams, the Cymru Premier's all-time top scorer, with 319 career goals. *{{flagicon|Wales}} Dr. Robert Mills-Roberts, Welsh international goalkeeper in the 1880 and 1890s. *{{flagicon|Wales}} Grenville Morris, capped by Wales whilst at the club, moved to play for Swindon Town and Nottingham Forest. *{{flagicon|Wales}} Charlie Parry, capped 13 times by Wales prior to joining the club in 1899, won Welsh Cup with Aberystwyth in 1900. *{{flagicon|Wales}} Ernest Peake, Welsh international who subsequently played for Liverpool. *{{flagicon|Wales}} Leigh Richmond Roose The goalkeeper was selected to represent Wales while playing for Aberystwyth in 1900. *{{flagicon|Wales}} Wyn Thomas, all time Cymru Premier appearance record holder<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.s4c.cymru/sgorio/e_/2015/pwy-di-pwy-wyn-thomas/ |title=Focus on: Wyn Thomas — Sgorio |website=S4c.cymru |date=15 January 2015 |access-date=16 April 2016 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053021/http://www.s4c.cymru/sgorio/e_/2015/pwy-di-pwy-wyn-thomas/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with over 500 appearances. *{{flagicon|Wales}} Alex Samuel, Welsh under 19 international who plays for Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34123900 |title=Swansea City striker Alex Samuel joins Morton on loan |website=BBC Sport |date=1 September 2015 |access-date=9 June 2016 |archive-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024105351/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34123900 |url-status=live }}</ref> *{{flagicon|Wales}} Daniel Alfei, joined the club after being released from Swansea City in 2016. After being released by Aberystwyth, Alfei joined EFL League Two side Yeovil Town *{{flagicon|England}} Alan Goodall, over 300 appearances in the English Football League. Played for clubs including Chesterfield, Morecambe and Newport County. *{{flagicon|Wales}} Rhys Norrington-Davies, Sheffield United player currently on loan at Stoke City and Wales international. *{{flagicon|Spain}} Alhagi Touray Sisay, played for Aberystwyth five times in 2020, before moving to then EFL League Two side Grimsby Town. *{{flagicon|England}} Geoff Kellaway, club legend who made over 350 club appearances over 15 years. *{{flagicon|Wales}} Owain Jones, joined the club in 2020, previously played for Swansea City and Yeovil Town.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== <!-- Per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only --> * {{Official website|http://www.atfc.org.uk/}}

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Category:Aberystwyth Town F.C. Category:Cymru Premier clubs Category:Mid Wales Football League clubs Category:Sport in Aberystwyth Category:1884 establishments in Wales Category:Montgomeryshire Football League clubs Category:Association football clubs established in 1884 Category:Welsh Cup winners Category:Cambrian Coast Football League clubs Category:Cymru South clubs