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2009–10 Welsh League Cup
The 2009–10 Welsh League Cup (officially the Loosemores League Cup) was the 18th season of Wales’s national knockout football competition for league clubs. The tournament began with a group stage from mid-August to early October 2009, featuring 18 teams divided into six groups, followed by knockout rounds that included quarter-finals, semi-finals over two legs, and a final held on 27 April 2010. The New Saints entered as the defending champions and successfully retained the title by defeating Rhyl 3–1 in the final at The Airfield, Broughton. Across 12 matches, the competition saw 29 goals scored, averaging approximately 2.4 per game. This victory cemented The New Saints’ position as one of Welsh football’s dominant cup sides. Round and draw dates ''Source'' Group stage ''Source'' Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Knockout stage Quarter-finals ---- ---- ---- Semi-finals First leg ---- Second leg ---- Final See also * W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Saints F
''The'' is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the Most common words in English, most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Evans (footballer Born 1979)
Steven James Evans (born 26 February 1979) is a Welsh football coach and former professional footballer who is assistant manager of Flint Town United. He is a Welsh former international footballer, having played for his country at semi-pro and full levels. In 2008, he became the first Non-League footballer to be capped by Wales since 1930 – a 76-year gap. Club career Much of Evans' playing career saw him playing for The New Saints, over two spells either side of a three-year tenure at hometown club Wrexham. Evans also represented Oswestry Town and Connah's Quay Nomads on loan, in 2001–02 and 2014–15 respectively. Early career He began his career with as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra and West Bromwich Albion but was not offered a professional contract by either club. Total Network Solutions (TNS) He joined League of Wales side Total Network Solutions (TNS) in the summer of 1999, playing in the title-winning side of 2000. He struggled to keep a first team place in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Talbot
Port Talbot (, ) is a town and community (Wales), community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, situated on the east side of Swansea Bay, approximately from Swansea. The Port Talbot Steelworks covers a large area of land which dominates the south east of the town. It is the largest steelworks in the United Kingdom, and one of the largest in the world, but has been under threat of closure since the 1980s. The population was 31,550 in 2021, comprising about a fifth of the 141,931 populationPopulation of Neath Port Talbot Varbes. Retrieved: 7 March 2023 of Neath Port Talbot. History Modern Port Talbot is a town formed from the merging of multiple villages, including Baglan, Neath Port Talbot, Baglan, Margam, and Aberafan. The name 'Port Talbot' first appears in 1837 as ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Road, Port Talbot
Victoria Roadis a field sports stadium located on Victoria Road in Port Talbot, Wales. Facilities The stadium has a capacity of 6,000 (1,000 seated) and is the home of Port Talbot Town F.C. The record attendance at the stadium is 2,640, set at a match against Swansea City in the FAW Premier Cup on 15 January 2007. The record league attendance is 804 for a game against Afan Lido Sandfields () is a mainly residential district of Port Talbot, Wales. The area is located in South Wales on a narrow coastal plain between Mynydd Dinas and the sea. The M4 motorway, A48 road, A48 trunk road and South Wales Main Line run nearby. ... on 27 January 2004, however, the club generally struggle to attract a large number of fans, with an average league attendance of just 207 between 1994 and 2010. In an attempt encourage more people to attend the club's games, spectators were allowed to pay whatever price they wanted for a ticket to watch the club's match against Bala Town on 5 January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhyl
Rhyl (; , ) is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire in Wales. The town lies on the coast of North Wales, at the mouth of the River Clwyd. To the west is Kinmel Bay and Towyn, to the east Prestatyn, and to the south-east Rhuddlan and St Asaph. At the 2011 Census, Rhyl had a population of 25,149, with Rhyl–Kinmel Bay having 31,229. Rhyl forms a conurbation with Prestatyn and its two outlying villages, the Rhyl/Prestatyn Built-up area, whose 2011 population of 46,267 makes it North Wales's most populous non-city. Rhyl was once an elegant Victorian resort town, but suffered rapid decline around the 1990s and 2000s; attempts have been made to reverse this through county investment, equal to around £15 million from Denbighshire County, however, the outcomes have been perceived with varying levels of success. Prior to being in Denbighshire since 1996, it was in the Clwyd district of Rhuddlan, and before that the historic county of Flintshire. Etymology Early doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Y Traeth
() is a multi-use stadium in Porthmadog, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches as the home ground of Porthmadog F.C. The stadium has a capacity of 2000 people, with 500 seated. The Traeth saw its largest crowd in recent years during the season 1993/4, when the last game of the season against Bangor City F.C. attracted more than 2,500 spectators. Planning permission was granted in December 2009 for a new stand at the "Quarry End". The additional seating will allow the club to reach the required standard in order to attain the FAW's Domestic Licence; this is a requirement for all clubs in the Welsh Premier League The Cymru Premier, known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the national football league of Wales. It has both professional and semi-professional status clubs and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. It was found .... References External links www.porthmadogfc.com Football venues in Wales Stadiums in Wales Port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Williams (footballer)
Matthew Williams (born 5 November 1982) is a Welsh footballer, who played as a striker. Playing career Manchester United Williams began his football career in 1999 with Manchester United. He signed for them at just 16 years of age and continued to play for a further 5 years. Despite playing well and scoring plenty of goals at reserve level, he was released in March 2005. Although he failed to make an appearance in the first team, he did train with the first team regularly in his Manchester United career. Williams was involved in the reserve team that featured players such as Luke Chadwick, Paul McShane, Michael Stewart, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Kieran Richardson, Phil Bardsley, Giuseppe Rossi, Gerard Piqué, Richard Eckersley, Chris Eagles, Ritchie Jones and strike partner Colin Heath; who have all also left the club since Williams' departure. Notts County Williams joined Notts County on 11 March 2004, where he spent two seasons. Although it did not take him long to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bala, Gwynedd
Bala () is a town and community (Wales), community in Gwynedd, Wales. Formerly an Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland), urban district, Bala lies in the Historic counties of Wales, historic county of Merionethshire, at the north end of Bala Lake (). According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, Bala had a population of 1,999 and 72.5 per cent of the population could speak Welsh language, Welsh. Toponym The Welsh word ''bala'' refers to the outflow of a lake. History Tomen Y Bala ( high by diameter) is a tumulus or "moat-hill", formerly thought to mark the site of a Roman Empire, Roman camp. In the 18th century, the town was well known for the manufacture of flannel, stockings, gloves and hosiery. The large stone-built theological college, ''Coleg y Bala'', of the Calvinistic Methodists and the grammar school (now Ysgol y Berwyn), which was founded in 1712, are the chief features, together with the statue of the Rev. Thomas Charles (1755–1814), the theol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maes Tegid
Maes Tegid () is a community playing field in Bala, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Bala Town (). The stadium holds 3,000 people, with 504 seats and has been used by Bala Town since the 1950s. The seats at Maes Tegid are second-hand from Chesterfield and Coventry City, and were installed when Bala won promotion to the Welsh Premier League. Bala Town use Rhyl's Belle Vue stadium for European matches due to UEFA stadium regulations. In January 2016, Bala Town begun discussions to install a synthetic 3G pitch at Maes Tegid. In February 2016 it was announced by the Football Association of Wales that Bala Town had been successful in applying for a synthetic 3G pitch at Maes Tegid with completion due ahead of the 2016–17 Welsh Premier League. In September 2016, the 3G artificial turf was successfully installed at Maes Tegid. The record attendance at Maes Tegid was set on 14 August 2009 in a match against Bangor City Bangor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtown A
Newtown may refer to: Places Australia *Newtown, New South Wales * Newtown, Queensland (Ipswich) *Newtown, Queensland (Toowoomba) *Newtown, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong * Newtown, Victoria (Golden Plains Shire), a locality near Ballarat Canada * Newtown, Newfoundland and Labrador India * New Town, Kolkata Ireland County Tipperary * Newtown, Ballymurreen, County Tipperary, a townland in North Tipperary * Newtown, County Tipperary, a settlement in the barony of Owney and Arra * Newtown, Ormond Lower County Tipperary, a townland in the barony of Ormond Lower * Newtown (Guest), County Tipperary, a townland in the barony of Ormond Lower * Newtown (Hodgins), County Tipperary, a townland in the barony of Ormond Lower * Newtown, Iffa and Offa East, a townland in County Tipperary * Newtown, Ikerrin, two townlands in County Tipperary * Newtown, Kilnamanagh Lower, a townland in County Tipperary * Newtown, Kilnamanagh Upper, two townlands in County Tipperary * Newtown, Ormond U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangor City F
Bangor may refer to: Places Australia * Bangor, New South Wales * Bangor, Tasmania Canada * Bangor, Nova Scotia * Bangor, Saskatchewan * Bangor, Prince Edward Island United Kingdom Northern Ireland * Bangor, County Down ** Bangor railway station (Northern Ireland) ** Bangor (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency), Bangor's former constituency in the Parliament of Northern Ireland ** Bangor (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Bangor's former constituency in the Parliament of Ireland ** Bangor (civil parish) Wales * Bangor, Gwynedd ** Bangor railway station (Wales) * Bangor Mountain, Gwynedd * Bangor-on-Dee, Wrexham United States * Bangor, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Bangor, California, a census-designated place * Bangor, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Bangor, Maine, a city ** Bangor Air National Guard Base ** Bangor International Airport * Bangor, Michigan, a city ** Bangor (Amtrak station) * Bangor Township, Van Buren County, Michigan * Bang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
