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Tuesday 19th April 2011
Neath League Division Two
Pontardawe Town 4-1 Inco Vale

Match Report

A totally dominant display by this young side saw them ease past a battling Inco Vale side by 4 goals to 1. Goals from Liam James (2), Liam Roberts and an Own Goal were enough to win promotion as Champions in our first season at this level. Inco Vale pulled one back right at the end but had already suffered a dismissal so this was simply a consolation.

This young team full 16 or 17 year olds, together with a few more experienced heads, have won 16 out of their 20 games scoring 116 goals with just 26 against. This resulted in an amazing goal difference of 90 and 50 points

On the night everyone contributed with Ben Thomas and Jason Rourke dominating the aerial battle and James Beer, Liam Griffiths and Liam James controlling the middle and top end of the field.  Other performances of note came from Liam Roberts, Cameron Harris and Jordan Harris who has scored over 30 goals this season.

Well done to coaches Paul Williams and Tony Chilcott and to this young team. This win certainly highlights the outstanding contribution to football from Pontardawe's Junior section as almost all of this team came through the section.

Well done also to Johnny Allen and the guys at Cimla for gaining promotion as runners up.

Thursday 14th April 2011
Neath League Division Two
Pontardawe Town 5-0 Harp Rovers

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Match Report
A first half to forget for the lads and in which Rovers will be disappointed at not taking their chances. The second half was a different matter and early on a good ball by Ben Thomas set Jake Barry on a run down the right and he coolly slotted home the game's first goal. Not long after, a mix up in defence gave Gazza Lewis an easy tap in and it started to look like the game was running away from the visitors. This was compounded when the visiting no.7 stupidly brought down Freddie Beer, who was having a good second half in midfield together with Gareth Govier, and the visiting defender was sent off for his second bookable offence.

The Town lads were now clearly on top and with the back four looking pretty comfortable it was down the left, with Jason Rourke and Steven Hubbuck, where the damage was being done. The third goal came when Gazza confidently beat the keeper and then super sub Corey Bevan got in the act after talking the Rovers back four to death so they simply gave him a goal .... (sorry Corey only joking - it was a great goal !) ......

The final shout of the game came from Gazza Lewis who not only scored his hat trick but also hit the 100th league goal of the season for the home side which takes them into the last two remaining games at home to Bryncoch (Sat) and Inco Vale (Tue) with a great chance of promotion.

Well done to Paul Williams and his team
 

Saturday 5th February
Neath League Division Two Cup Semi Final
Cimla FSC -3-3- Pontardawe Town
Cimla win on penalties

Match Report
This was a better game and Pontardawe raced into a 2-0 lead. The stronger Cimla FSC side, as they had done in the previous encounters, started to get on top and the game finished 2-2. With each side scoring a goal apiece in the extra period the game moved onto the dreaded penalties. Unfortunately it was Pontardawe who failed with their attempt sending the Cimla team into the final. A kick in the teeth for our guys but credit to them for standing up to the physicality of the bigger and older lads and we are sure the lads will learn from this experience.
 

Saturday 29th January
Neath League Division Two
Pontardawe Town -2-4- Cimla FSC

Match Report
This was seen as a warm up for the cup match the following week but it was a game played on a dangerous pitch whcih turned into a bit of a farce. Cimla FSC, to be fair, played the conditions better but this was not a Pontardawe side that wanted to play
 

Saturday 15th January
Neath League Division Two
The Bear -1-9- Pontardawe Town

Match Report
Despite some serious rain over the last few days this game went ahead at Giants Grave and The Bear will certainly be glad to see the back of our youngsters as in just 3 games against them we have hit 35 goals for and conceded just 2.

Paul Williams will be provided full match details and scorers in due course
 

Saturday 20th November
Welsh League Reserve Division West
Pontardawe Town Res -0-5- Neath Athletic Res
 

Match Report
Ponty beat Neath home and away last season in claiming their champions title but it was not to be repeated at home today. This Neath side had overtones of Season 2008/2009 when they brought a very young and skill full side who played Ponty off the pitch and denied Ponty a shot at the title spot. History was to repeat itself here where a very young (16-18yrs old) Neath side produced a tremendous display to overwhelm the Ponty boys.
It started to go wrong for Ponty in the 35th minute when Neath went ahead. half time came with Ponty 1-0 down but things were to get much worse just after Ponty missed a glorious chance to pull one back when Neath got their second on 60 minutes. Shortly afterwards Ponty introduced some youngsters of themselves, brining on Josh Dorwood and Liam Griffiths for Gareth Govier and Luke Price. Things went from bad to worse when Ponty conceded the third on 75 minutes. Ponty now threw on Gazza Lewis for Trystan Edwards but still could not stop the Neath tide conceding the fourth on 77 minutes. The scoring and Ponty's miserable day were wrapped up when Neath got their fifth, heading in unchallenged on 85 minutes.
This was a shock to Ponty who now have a couple of weeks before the next game to pull themselves together and produce a combative display which they are well capable of.

Saturday 13th November
Welsh League Division One
Pontardawe Town -0-2- Caerau Ely
 

Match Report
Heavy overnight rain did not stop this game going ahead but the surface was difficult in one of the goalmouth areas with standing water. The pitch was deemed playable and that's where the good news for Ponty ended. Ponty never seemed to get going in this game and went behind on 33 minutes with a shot from outside the Ponty area sneaking in the near post. Ponty went into the half time break 1-0 down.
Ponty pressed and had more of the game in the second half and were denied two penalty claims for hand ball . Steffan Davies came close to getting Ponty back on level terms in the 65th minute, but somehow the keeper turned his effort around the post. Ponty battled but never found the rhythm to seriously trouble Ely. In the dying minutes, a free kick half way in the Ponty half was put out for a Ponty throw-in but from this, Ely won the ball back and their substitute striker put his chance away to make it 2-0 Ely in the 90th minute. Immediately from the restart the referee blew for full time. Another disappointment for Ponty who must now dig deep as they did last year with the games in hand to drag themselves away from the bottom half of the table

Saturday 6th November
Welsh League Division Reserve Cup
Briton Ferry Llansawel Res -0-4- Pontardawe Town Res
 

Match Report
Ponty were drawn away in this first round tie but quickly got to work on a very uneven and bumpy pitch. Tom Blackburn carried on from last week, tormenting the Ferry right back and twisted him inside and out before shooting from 5 yards to open the scoring for Ponty on 5 minutes. Ponty tried to play creative football but the surface thwarted some efforts before Elliott Thomas got Ponty's second on 15 minutes, beating the Ferry keeper at his near post. Ponty now took almost total control and looked to be cruising when CJ Richards netted Ponty's third on 25 minutes from a header. Half time came with Ponty comfortably in charge and 3-0 up.
The second half saw a fight back from Ferry without really troubling stand in keeper Christian Evans who had a fantastic game coming out to claim numerous crosses and instill confidence in the Ponty back four. The second half saw a little niggle but this was more out of Ferry frustration than anything else on the level of control Ponty had on this game. Ponty's afternoon was rounded off when Tom Blackburn grabbed his second of the game and Ponty's fourth on 80 minutes. Ponty saw the remainder of the match out in total control for a very well deserved 4-0 margin.

Saturday 6th November
Welsh League Division One
Penrhiwceiber -2-1- Pontardawe Town
 

Match Report
Another disappointing result saw Town slip to second from bottom despite a second half strike from Sam Wade. Rangers won the game with strikes from Liam Hutchinson and Richard Veale despite Town creating the better chances.
 

Saturday 30th October
Welsh League Reserve Division West
Pontardawe Town Res -3-2- Cwmamman United Res
 

Match Report
The Ponty lads worked from early morning to make sure this game went ahead following heavy overnight rain - Dan and the lads did a tremendous job to ensure the pitch was playable for this Reserve Division West encounter against near neighbours Cwmaman.

Ponty started confidently on a very difficult surface - Gareth Govier opening the scoring after 5 minutes with a well struck shot which went under the keepers body to put Ponty ahead. Cwmaman struck back after 8 minutes when poor Ponty marking and defending left the striker with a clean header at goal which went past the town keeper Deano. Ponty kept on pressing, playing possession football at times with the ever influential Tom Blackburn getting around the back of the defence on a couple of occasions. Ponty went ahead on 35 minutes when Tom Blackburn took a VERY quick free kick just outside the penalty area (much to quick for the camera - sorry Tom) to take the Cwmaman keeper by surprise to put Ponty 2-1 up. This is how it stayed until half time.

Ponty started the second half well again, taking time in possession and playing the ball around well. This approach paid dividends when Matthew Hibbs went on a run into the Cwmaman box and slotted past the keeper to give Ponty a 2-1 cushion. Ponty should have gone on to get at least another goal but Cwmaman proved that they will be no pushovers again this season as they pinned Ponty back for long periods. Cwmaman deservedly got their second on 80 minutes to make it 3-2 and make Ponty work hard for the last 10 minutes. Ponty laboured at ties, making it much harder than it should have been during the last 10 minutes to hang on for a very welcome 3 points.

Ponty face Briton Ferry Llansawel in the cup next Saturday and will be wishing for a repeat of parts of today's performance
 

Saturday 30th October
Welsh League Reserve Division West
Pontardawe Town -3-2- Cwmamman United

Match Report
A good win for the Reserves on a difficult surface ...... Phil Govier will provide a full report soon!
 

Saturday 30th October
Neath League Open Cup Round One
Sunnybank AFC -3-2- Pontardawe Town

Match Report
An entertaining game at Coedgwilym ended with a 3-2 win for the home team who scored two goals in the last few minutes to disappoint the young Town side who had played their hearts out against Premier League opponents.

In a first half that Sunnybank edged in respect of chances it was Town who gained the advantage after the energetic Rhodri Dykes was brought down in the box. Up stepped Gazza Lewis who calmly beat the home keeper with a quality penalty. This was hard on Sunnybank who had the edge in respect of chances with the back 4 of Town having a difficult time, especially with the Sunnybank keeper's kicks.

The second half began with Town well on top and they were playing some top class free flowing football. Chances came but they just couldn't find that killer finish. Then, about half through the half, a long ball from Sunnybank saw keeper Ryan Herbert come for a 50 / 50 ball but the referee adjudged he had taken out the player and a penalty was awarded, and scored, by the home team despite strong protestations from the Town team as the Ryan definitely got the ball first.

This was a good game by now and with about 8 minutes left on the clock a great ball by Jason Rourke put Josh Dorward away and he scored over the keeper from a tight angle to give the visitors a sniff of a major upset. But it wasn't to be as another ball over the top saw the Sunnybank centre half, who had moved up to centre forward, beat Ryan to the ball to slot home the equaliser.

More disappointment was to come when Jason Rourke was deemed to handle the ball and Sunnybank stole the show with another  well take penalty that gave Ryan no chance. A late header by Rourke just glanced the post but the referee;s whistle brought an end to the game that saw a massive sigh of relief from the Sunnybank  lads who were the first to applaud the Ponty lads for their performance.

A massive performance by the young team with notable performances from Ryan Herbert (GK), Liam Griffiths, Jack Medwin, Rhodri Dykes and the two centre halves, Corey Bevan and Ben Thomas. Well done lads .....
 

Friday 29th October
Welsh League Division One
Aberaman Athletic -A-A- Pontardawe Town

Match Report
A poor start, crappy weather, a massive 20 minutes and then the lights went out !!!!!!!!!!!!

The game ended after 41 minutes with the score at 2-1 to the home team but with Town well on top. Town's goal was from Stuart Hoskins but it doesn't count !!
 

Saturday 16th October
Neath League Division Two
Cimla -3-3- Pontardawe Town

Match Report
Despite being 2-1 up at half time, Ponty Town earned a hard fought 3-3 draw against a well organised and strong Cimla side.

Ponty had the spoil of early possession which saw the lads play composed, possessive and quick football, which Cimla found difficult to contain, the resultant pressure saw well taken goals from first Josh Dorward and then Jordan Harries, putting Town up 2-0.

To their credit, Cimla never gave up and battled their way back into the game, playing some good football up to and through their very strong 2 forwards.These forwards forced Ponty on the back foot and eventually from a resulting corner, Cimla scored shortly before half time.

The second half saw a 'Battle Royale' between these two committed teams and again Cimla proved dangerous through the middle and their strikers, but for some resolute defending and fine keeping, Cimla could well have added to their score early in the half. Indeed it was a sucker punch of route one football that proved Ponty's undoing, when the opposition equalised, with their striker latching onto a deep and long goal kick. Cimla, now on the ascendency, continued to pressure the Ponty defence and eventually got their reward with another goal to make it 3-2. For most sides this would have been the final nail in the coffin, but our young side never gave up and believed in their ability to turn it around and turn it around they did. Cimla had thus far played a with a deep defensive line, and so Ponty midfield and defence contrived to draw this defence further up the pitch, by waging a midfield battle deep in their own half. A strategy that required the defenders and keeper to be strong and solid. The strategy worked and allowed for a number of breaks which saw the Cimla defence being exposed by the Ponty strikers. Although these breaks were eventually contained, Cimla were rattled and their midfield retreated to their defensive line which allowed the Ponty lads to play their football in and around the oppositions 18 yard box. A number of free kicks and corners allowed Ponty to barrage their goal and with 5 minutes left to play, Rhodri Dykes scored from close range bringing leveling the scores and ensuring a share of the points.

Every one of the Ponty players gave this match their all and battled hard to get a deserved result and each one is to be proud of their efforts; be in no doubt this is a massive result against one of the strong and favoured sides in this league.
 

Saturday 16th October
Welsh League Reserve Division West
West End Reserves -3-4- Pontardawe Town Reserves
 

Match Report
Ponty made the short journey to near rivals West End in this Reserve Division West encounter and got off to a very slow start and were 1-0 down after just 2 minutes. Ponty went 2-0 down just 2 minutes later when the stand in keeper Gazza "the cat" Lewis brought down the West End striker in the box for as clear cut penalty as you will ever see. Ponty were rocking and just could not contain the movement and pace of the west End side. Nerves were frayed as West End hit the bar and post before Luke Price settled Ponty nerves when he headed home on 20 minutes from a corner. Ponty's cause was not helped with Liam James leaving the pitch early on with a twisted ankle. Ponty started to settle and play but they were further rocked when West End got their third on 35 minutes direct from a corner. Ponty knew they had to get a grip on the game if they were to get anything out of this game but went into the half time break grateful that they only trailed 3-1 as it could have been much, much worse.

Ponty made a change at half time with Trystan going off to be replaced with Tom Blackburn and went close to reducing the deficit when they also hit the bar and post. West End hit back and made it 4-1. Ponty now seemed to smell the coffee and some pride could be seen when Rob Fulford nodded in from a corner to make it 4-2. West End were now on the back foot with Ponty playing some great football. Tom Blizzard on as a substitute made it 4-3 and the game was all now Ponty. It could surely only be a matter of time before Ponty drew level as they were now far the better side. Ponty's chance came but the ball hit the bar and went to safety. Ponty continued to press until the final whistle but after a very poor start, the lads must be encouraged by the shock that they gave West End who will undoubtedly be at the top of the league challenging for the title come the end of the season.
 

Saturday 9th October
Welsh League Division One
Pontardawe Town -2-1- Garden Village
 

Match Report
A cracking day down at the Recreation Ground saw an entertaining, if somewhat uncompromising, local derby between two sides who were desperate to kick start their seasons.

In the first half both teams gave it a go but despite the fact that the football wasn't of the highest quality it was an entertaining game which saw both keepers, Dean Morgan (Town) and Mark Snell (Village), pull off some excellent saves. Village also hit the bar just as the half came to an end.

The second half was only  4 minutes old when Sam Wade broke through on the left and produce an excellent shot which Snell was unable to stop hitting the back of the net. Within 3 minutes another move down the left saw Arwel Rees hit a low cross which deceived everyone to go in giving Town a 2 goal advantage.

But it was Village's turn next when after 55 minutes referee Mark Dyson (Abertillery) gave a very dubious penalty decision against Town substitute Shaw which Jack Shannon put away well.

This was now a good game but some disappointing refereeing from Mr Dyson was starting to spoil events and tensions on and off the field were getting to boiling point. Chances came at either end and with Village piling on the pressure only some great keeping by Dean Morgan kept them out. A late scare from a corner to Village was the last piece of action  and when Mr Dyson blew up it was a great feeling to get a win after 4 defeats on the bounce.

It has to be noted that at a cost of £116 for the game the officials were poor on the day and with upwards of 7 bookings in what was a competitive, but not nasty game, it has to be considered how much influence on a referee does an assessor have whilst at the game?
 

Saturday 9th October
Welsh League Reserve Division West
Afan Lido Reserves -0-0- Pontardawe Town Reserves
 

Match Report
Ponty visited good friends and neighbours in this Reserve Division West game. Afan Lido have had a great start to the season being unbeaten and sitting on top of the league.

This turned out to be a very tight affair with chances limited for both sides. The first half proved to be a midfield battle with Lido holding onto possession well with Ponty trying to hit them on the break. Both sides played some good football with probably Lido spurning the best chance of the first half when two players had the chance to put the ball in the net but miss-kicked for the Ponty stand-in keeper "The Cat" Lewis to collect safely. Half time came with the sides level 0-0.

The second half saw a bit more goalmouth action and Ponty had the chance to go ahead when Liam James was played through only to see his shot rebound off the post and into the grateful Lido keepers hands. Lido again had a couple of good chances to sneak it after Ponty made a couple of changes due to injury but Ponty held on with a very young finishing side to claim a valuable point against one of the sides likely to be challenging for Pontys title as champions come the end of the year
 

Saturday 9th October
Neath League Division Two
Pontardawe Town -6-7- Miners FC

Match Report
The lads suffered their first defeat to a very physical and committed Miners side. Going a goal behind in the first 5 minutes didn’t bode well and when they extended their lead it was always a game of catch up. However, the boys showed courage and commitment, continuing to battle to get something out of a game that had a number of challenges designed to test the composure, confidence and resilience of a young Ponty side. There were a number of noteworthy performances down the spine of the side, but more composure was required from a side that has proven their footballing acumen so far this season;  uncharacteristic mistakes proved to be very costly, which to their credit, The Miners clinically capitalised on. However scoring 6 goals when not firing on all cylinders and in a very intimidating arena shows the underlying quality of this side, a quality which has not gone unnoticed amongst the other teams in this league.
 

Saturday 2nd October
Neath League Division Two
Pontardawe Town -8-0- Longford FC

Match Report
Another good performance by this young side against a strong and competitive Longford FC.  The visitors tried to soften up the youngsters with some meaty tackles, not always legal, but the skill and pace of the lads, together with a resolute defence, saw the team to to the top of the table. Goals from Jordan Harris (2), Jason Rourke (2), Liam Griffiths, Josh Dorward, Jake Barry and Luke Evans made the scoreline a true reflection of the Pontardawe lads's command of the game. Despite his team's late defeat to the mighty Superhoops, Jason Rourke can be proud of both of his goals.
 

Saturday 2nd October
Welsh League Reserve Division West
Pontardawe Town -P-P- Garden Village

Match Report
Despite every effort by members of the committee, managers and players this game was called off at 2:05 after the referee consulted with both teams. Water cleared from the pitch earlier in the day returned which made part of the pitch unplayable
 

Sunday 26th September
FAW Youth Cup Round One
Barry AFC -0-1- Pontardawe Town

Match Report
A young Youth side travelled to Plymouth Road in Barry and came away with win thanks to a penalty by Jack Green. This was a great win for this young side. Well done lads ....
 

Sunday 26th September
SWFA Youth League West Division
Porthcawl Athletic -0-2- Pontardawe Town

Match Report
A good win on the road for the Under 18s as the continue a solid start to the season. Goals from Luke Meredith and Ashley Scott won the game for us.

Note : Pontardawe Town have contacted the league to request update tables. We have offered to host the table updates to provide other teams, and ourselves, a regular update on the league progress.
 

Saturday 25th September
Nathanial Sales Cup Round One
Llanwern AFC -2-1- Pontardawe Town
 

Match Report
A lovely September day at Newport stadium saw us reach one of the lowest points in recent years after defeat by Llanwern of the 3rd Division.

On a lovely surface Pontardawe were the better team in the first half but created very few chances with the only notable one coming from Llanwern when Mike Vaux volleyed over the bar from close range.

At half time Pontardawe Town brought on Andrew Shaw for Rob Fulford and this immediately paid dividends when he hit home after a flowing move. It started with Christian Evans hitting a long diagonal ball to Luke Evans who showed enough composure to put over a cross to the far post where Shaw met it with a sweet volley which looped over the keeper into the net.

This should have been enough to kickstart the team but it was Llanwern who pushed on and showed the greater desire to go through to the next round. They achieved this with two goals from the every busy Andrew Larcombe who scored with 2 headers on 56 minutes and 67 minutes. As the clock ticked away Pontardawe never looked like getting back to it although we did put  the ball in the net but Andrew Lewis was 2-3 yards off side from Mark Nappiaralla's free kick.

It is now time for everyone at the club to pull together and meet this challenge head on. Heads are down at the moment but with the league now our only challenge and with only 3 games of a busy season under our belt we still have a lot to play for.

Well done to Llanwern and we wish them well for the next round.
 

Saturday 25th September
Welsh League Reserve Division West
Pontardawe Town -11-0- Ammanford
 

Match Report
Ponty went into this game wishing to make a statement as reigning champions, and make a statement they did. Paul Thomas settled what little Ponty nerves there were, netting after just 3 minutes. Further goals followed from Liam James on 28 and 33 minutes before Tom Blackburn made it 4-0 on 43 minutes. Ponty went into the half time break deservedly 4-0 up.

The second half started and continued, much as the first half had with Pontardawe making all the play. Ammanford were able to pass the ball around when they managed to gain possession but lacked that cutting edge that Ponty oozed. Ianto (Ian Jones) got the score line ticking away again for Ponty on 51 minutes, followed in quick succession by Liam James grabbing his hat-trick on 52 minutes, James Pickup making it 7-0 on 55 minutes with Tom Blackburn making it 8-0 on 59 minutes, with Tom Blackburn then grabbing his hat-trick and Ponty's 9th on 65 minutes. The expectant Ponty following had to wait until the 82nd minute for Arwel Rees to make it 10-0 with the performance rounded off in the 85th minute by Ianto grabbing his second and Ponty's 11th.

This was a commanding display by Ponty and sets the groundwork for another successful season if this performance can be taken into subsequent games.

Man of the match award was tied and went to Ianto and Arwel (Tom Blackburn was unable to make it back to the clubhouse) with Deano picking up "Minge of the match" and taking a very long 5 minutes to "down in one" his Guinness !!
 

Saturday 25th September
Neath League Open Cup - Preliminary Round
Longford FC -0-4- Pontardawe Town

Match Report
Another comfortable win for the lads who missed a couple of chances but nevertheless cruised into the next round which will see them up against Premier Division Sunnybank FC. Goals from Jordan Harris (Hat Trick) and a penalty from Jack Medwin secured the victory over at Cwrt Herbert.
 

Wednesday 22nd September
Welsh Youth League Division West
Afan Lido -3-3- Pontardawe Town

Match Report
A disappointing night for the lads as they let slip a 2 goal half time advantage allowing Afan Lido to sneak a point they probably consider themselves lucky to get. Goals from Jack Green (2) and Tom Blizzard should have been enough but a woeful second half let the home team off the hook. Still unbeaten after two though and the boys can now look forward to a trip to Barry Island for a FAW Welsh Cup game against Barry FC
 

Sunday 19th September
SWFA Youth League West Division
Pontardawe Town -8-0- Kenfig Hill

Match Report
A good win for the Under 18s which will please Dan Thomas the coach. It was a good performance and the lads won comfortably despite missing an early penalty. It wasn't plain sailing so credit to Kenfig Hill who battled hard throughout. The game was well refereed, as always, by Phil Lang.
 

Saturday 18th September
Welsh League Division One
Pontardawe Town -1-4- Afan Lido
 

Match Report
A strong and efficient Afan Lido side travelled to the Swansea Valley and immediately took control of the game with a 4th minute close range tap in by Matthew Herman. This was a gift to Lido following mistakes in defence.

Lido had the upper hand for most of the half and increased their lead with a 20 yard strike from Andrew Mumford and then, following another defensive mix up, Gavin Jones was gifted a goal. To their credit Town continued to battle and pulled one back with a well taken free kick by Mark Nappieralla.

The second half was a more even contest in which Town played better and caused Lido a few problems. The turning point was a penalty by newly signed Sam Wade which would have made the scoreline 3-2 but Lido's keeper Chris Curtis saved down to his right.

The final nail in the coffin was as a result of another defensive error by Town which allowed Mumford to get his second

Town move on to League Cup duties next week and will be looking to improve our fortunes when we travel up to Llanwern on Saturday for a 2:00pm kick off.
 

Saturday 18th September
Neath League Division Two Cup Round 1
Pontardawe Town -14-1- The Bear

Match Report
A comfortable win for the young 3rd team against a battling Bear side. The scorers were Liam Griffiths (2), Jake Barry, Tom Gray, Rhodri Dykes, Josh Dorward and Jordan Harries (7). We understand the coaches giving the guys extra training for conceding their first goal of the season.....
 

Sunday 12th September
SWFA Youth League West
Maesteg Park -1-0- Pontardawe Town

Match Report
A good performance by the lads but it was heartbreak after an own goal was all that separated the sides at the final whistle.

Sunday 12th September
Welsh Youth League Division West
Pontardawe Town -4-1- Port Talbot Town

Match Report
A great start to the season for the Young Under 19s that feature no less than 7 players who were part of last season's all conquering Under 16s side.  It was one of the old heads, Josh Hodgson, who shone with two outstanding goals to add to one each from Tom Blizzard and Jack Green. An excellent start for such a young group of players and they will look to build on this during their next game at Afan Lido.

Saturday 11th September
Neath League Division 2
Bryncoch -0-9- Pontardawe Town

Match Report
Another good performance from the 3rd team saw them take their tally to 27 in 3 games against a battling Bryncoch side. A hat trick for Liam Griffiths plus 2 each for Liam James and Jake Barry. In addition there were goals from Rhodri Dykes and Jason Rourke.

Saturday 11th September
FAW Wales Cup Round One
Pontypridd Town -2-0- Pontardawe Town
 

Match Report
Ponty made the journey east to take on Pontypridd in round 1 of this seasons FAW Cup. Ponty started well and created a couple of chances in the first 5 minutes which they failed to take. Pontypridd are a physical side and at times the Ponty lads had difficulty in dealing with their direct "physicality" shall we call it. Pontypridd took the lead when their number 10 headed home. Shortly afterwards Andy Lewis took a cynical elbow to the back of the head (caught on camera) from the Pontypridd number 10 and required lengthy treatment before he could resume. Ponty went into the half time break 1 -0 down. Andy Lewis did not return for the second half with Stokesy taking his place, forcing a rejig at the back for Ponty.

Pontypridd continued with their physical game but scored a very good second goal when a runner was not fully tracked and latched onto a great through ball to turn the Ponty right back Luke and slot the ball passed the Ponty keeper Ryan to make it 2-0. Ponty were awarded a penalty when Stefan was brought down by the Pontypridd keeper but Luke Harris's kick was saved. As the game drew to a close frustration was etched on the Ponty players faces but they were not to repeat the start of last years great cup run.

To the Muppet sitting behind the camera and who complained at every Pontardawe tackle...and had a comment about every referring decision that went against them, take a look at some of the Pontypridd tackles and judge for yourself from the video if the referee was right after all... I think you will find he did quite well.

Tuesday 7th September @ 6:00pm
Neath League Division 2
Godregraig -0-6- Pontardawe Town

Match Report
A good team performance again from the lads with Tom Blizzard leading the way with a hat-trick. The other goals came from Jake Barry, Liam Griffiths and the old stage Ianto Jones

Saturday 4th September @ 2:30pm
Neath League Division 2
Pontardawe Town -12-0- The Bear

Match Report
Comfortable but encouraging winning start for the new team. Hat tricks for Jordan Harris and Jake Barry and other goalscorers listed on team page .

Saturday 4th September
Welsh League Division One
Pontardawe Town -0-4-Bryntirion Ath
 

Match Report
The less said about this one the better. The committee worked hard all week to prepare the ground but were let down, again, by the council so a number of issues were raised by the referee and visitors in respect of the pitch. These will be discussed with the council in  due course. As for the game it was a remarkable turn around following Wednesday night's heroics. Goals from Jack Germaine (2) and Paul Evans (2) gave the visitors a win that probably deserved more goals.  The Town lads are capable of beating anyone so we look for them to bounce back next week at Pontypridd in the cup.

Wednesday 1st September
Welsh League Division One
Goytre United -1-2- Pontardawe Town
 

Match Report

A great start to the season for the lads in what for anyone would be a daunting opener. A good first half was marred by a penalty given when Luke Harris brought down Jacob Daley. This was scored by Richard French which saw the hosts take a lead into half time. The second half belonged to Town who secured a memorable win with two goals from substitute Chris Allen. This was an outstanding second half team effort and we look to carry this confidence into Saturday's tough home opener with Bryntirion Athletic.

Saturday 28th August @ 3:00pm
Risca United -1-1- Pontardawe Town

Thursday 26th August @ 6:30pm
Gors -0-2- Pontardawe Town

Wednesday 25th August @ 6:30pm
Cwmamman Inst Youth -?-? - Pontardawe Town

Tuesday 24th August @ 6:30pm
Treowen Stars -1-3 - Pontardawe Town

Sunday 22nd August @ 2:30pm
Caerleon Youth -?-? - Pontardawe Town

Saturday 21st August @ 2:30pm
Bettws -0-1- Pontardawe Town

Thursday 19th August @ 7:00pm
Cambrian & Clydach Youth -A-A - Pontardawe Town

Wednesday 18th August @ 6:30pm
Carnetown FC -3-2- Pontardawe
A trip up to Abercynon saw the lads come back defeated by South Wales Amateur League side Carnetown. Ponty's goals were from Trystan Edwards and James Pickup.

Saturday 14th August @ 2:30pm
Llangeinior -2-2- Pontardawe
Ponty shared the spoils in the Garw valley with goals from Mark Nappieralla and new signing Paul Thomas.

Monday 9th August @ 6:30pm
Carreg Wen -2-10- Pontardawe
Another good workout and positive performance by the lads this evening.

Wednesday 4th August @ 6:30pm
Trefelin BGC -1-12- Pontardawe
A good win and good performance from a young side over in Port Talbot in Wednesday's delayed friendly.

Wednesday 4th August @ 6:30pm
Kilvey -0-1- Pontardawe
A goal from young Josh Dorward separated the teams in the evenly contested friendly.

Sunday 1st August @ 3:00pm
Clarbeston Road -2-8-Pontardawe
A comfortable win but nevertheless a good workout for the lads down in Pembrokeshire.

Saturday 31st July @ 3:00pm
Bishops Cleeve -4-1- Pontardawe
A good performance but a defeat in Gloucestershire.  <Click for Match Report>

Thursday 29th July @ 7:00pm
AFC Llwydcoed -0-2- Pontardawe
Another on the road friendly win with AFC Llwydcoed who stepped in following Carmarthen's withdrawal. Goals from Steff Davies and Gareth Govier secured a 2-0 win in advance of our trip to Bishops Cleeve of the The Zamaretto League Division One

Saturday 24th July @ 3:00pm
Grange Albion -1-1- Pontardawe
A positive, if somewhat disjointed by changes, performance in Cardiff on Saturday. A goal from Luke Michaels (tbc) put Ponty ahead but a late equaliser from Albion shared the spoils.

Wednesday 21st July @ 7:45pm
Rhayader Town -1-2- Pontardawe
In an excellent workout for the lads we came away with a 2-1 win following goals from newcomers Geraint Goodridge and Dylan Morgan. With 21 players used this long trip was a useful exercise for the lads in both football and map reading !!