Trefelin, Swansea Uni And Penydarren Chasing Success

Trefelin BGC and Swansea University are slugging it out for the Welsh League Division Three title.

Port Talbot based Trefelin are the only team in the Welsh League still unbeaten this season, but they have been unable to shake off the determined students.

Manager Richard Ryan’s Trefelin team won 5-1 against Caerau FC at home in their latest match and the same teams face each other again on Saturday.

Jordan Edwards (2), Darren Thomas (2) and Matthew Beynon scored Trefelin’s goals and extended their unbeaten run to 23 league fixtures, although they have drawn five and that has allowed the University boys to stay in the hunt.

Wayne Matthews sponsors from Nathaniel Car Sales presents a manager of the month award to Richard Ryan and Dave. Pic: Welsh League.

The top two are a long way clear of Bridgend Street in third place, although Swansea Uni travel to Cardiff this Saturday play a team who are 18 points behind them.

Trefelin are also in the hunt for a trophy double and play Pontypridd in the League Cup semi-final at Aberdare Town next Wednesday.

 

Remaining fixtures for the top two:

Swansea University

April

Saturday 7: v Bridgend Street (away)

Thursday 12: v Chepstow Town (away)

Saturday 14: v Treharris Athletic Western (away)

Tuesday 17: v Panteg (home)

Friday 20: v Aberbargoed AFC (away)

Wednesday 25: v Trefelin BGC FC (home)

May

Thursday 10: v Caerau FC (away)

Trefelin BGC 

April

Saturday 7 v Caerau FC (away)

Tuesday 11: v Pontypridd Town (League Cup semi-final at Aberdare Town FC)

Saturday 14: v Bridgend Street (home)

Friday 20: Ynysygerwn (away)

Wednesday 25: Swansea University (away)

Saturday 28: Panted (away)

May

Saturday 5: Treharris Athletic Western (home)

Saturday 12 v Tredegar Town (away)

Highadmit Projects South Wales Alliance.

While Trefelin are unbeaten and bidding to earn promotion to Welsh League Division Two, Penydarren BGC are chasing success in the Highadmit Projects South Wales Alliance.

Penydarren have had an outstanding season, reaching the JD Sports Welsh Cup quarter-finals before losing against Bangor City, are are still on course to achieve their number one aim.

That is to earn promotion from the Alliance to the Welsh League Third Division. The problem for Penydarren is that they have played only half of their Alliance fixtures and have another 15 matches to fit in.

The team from Merthyr Tydfil are also still in the WJohn Owen Cup semi-finals.

Owen Cup draw: Penydarren BGC v Clwb Cymric (to be played April 9); Blaenrhondda FC v Caerphilly Athletic (April 16).

South Wales FA Senior Cup semi-finals: Llangeinor FC v AFC Whitchurch; Penrhiwceiber Cons v Cornelly United (to be played on April 7).

Welsh League Three 2017-2018

POS		NAME	P	W	D	L	PTS
1		Swansea University	23	19	3	1	60
2		Trefelin Boys & Girls Club	23	18	5	0	59
3		Bridgend Street	19	12	5	2	41
4		Trethomas Bluebirds	23	10	5	8	35
5		Newport City	25	8	4	13	28
6		Pontyclun	18	7	6	5	27
7		Caerau	20	9	0	11	27
8		Tredegar Town	18	7	5	6	26
9		Ynysygerwn	20	6	7	7	25
10		Penrhiwceiber Rangers	17	7	2	8	23
11		Panteg	15	7	1	7	22
12		Chepstow Town	22	6	4	12	22
13		Treharris Athletic Western	15	6	1	8	19
14		Neuadd Wen	20	1	8	11	11
15		Ely Rangers	20	3	2	15	11
16		Treowen Stars	18	2	2	14	8

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
YNYSHIR ALBIONS		22	14	4	4	66	35	31	46
CANTON LIBERAL FC		21	15	0	6	69	31	38	45
CARDIFF DRACONIANS AFC		21	14	2	5	52	31	21	44
PENYDARREN BGC		15	14	1	0	51	8	43	43
SULLY SPORTS FC		25	12	5	8	72	49	23	41
MERTHYR SAINTS		18	12	1	5	54	31	23	37
BRECON CORRIES FC		22	10	4	8	46	43	3	34
BAGLAN DRAGONS		22	10	4	8	43	42	1	34
PENCOED ATHLETIC AFC		17	9	3	5	48	24	24	30
CAERPHILLY ATHLETIC FC		19	9	2	8	40	39	1	29
GRANGE ALBION FC		20	7	6	7	35	37	-2	27
PONTLOTTYN AFC		23	6	3	14	53	63	-10	21
TON & GELLI BC		24	7	0	17	42	59	-17	21
CWM WELFARE AFC		19	4	1	14	34	62	-28	13
CARDIFF CORINTHIANS		24	3	4	17	36	76	-40	13
LLANGYNWYD RANGERS BGC		22	1	0	21	20	131	-111	3