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NEWS Merthyr Town FC < Back News (News-Item) Live Commentary | Taunton Town vs. Merthyr Town 19 September 2023 Peacocks Radio will be providing live commentary of tonight's Emirates FA Cup clash, with the stream getting underway from 7.40pm. Listen live here - https://peacocks-radio.mixlr.com/events/2730674 You can also follow live minute-by-minute updates on our social media platforms. Visit @MerthyrTownFC on Twitter and Facebook. Previous Next

NEWS Merthyr Town FC < Back News (News-Title) Jay Williams signs! 29 August 2024 Merthyr Town Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of defender, Jay Williams from National League side, Sutton United, on loan until 7th January 2025. Jay, who is a Merthyr boy, and son of former Merthyr Town player and manager, Gavin Williams, came through the academy system at Newport County before joining Fulham in the summer of 2019 as a 16-year-old. Jay, who is a centre-back and also comfortable at full-back, spent just over four years with the Premier League side featuring over 50 times for their U18s and U21s and played a key role in their Premier League Cup winning campaign, before signing for then League Two side, Sutton United in January 2024. Jay has also been capped 13 times at U16 through to U21 level for Wales, last featuring in the UEFA Under-21 European Championship Qualifiers in October 2023. Speaking on securing the loan deal for Jay, Paul Michael said, “Jay’s a supremely talented player, a local boy and someone who already knows a few of our current players from Wales age-grade squads, and Newport County, so I have no doubt he will settle in very quickly. It is a fantastic signing for us, with Jay having played so many games in the Premier League 2 competition for Fulham, and we are delighted to give Jay another platform in senior football, and I am sure he’ll help us achieve our goals over at least the first half of the season. Thank you to Jay and Sutton United for trusting us with the next small part of his development.” Jay’s loan transfer will be subject to FAW and FA approval, and we would like to thank Sutton United for their assistance throughout the transfer. Previous Next

NEWS Merthyr Town FC < Back News (News-Item) Academy Goalkeeping Coach 21 February 2024 We are seeking to appoint a goalkeeping coach as part of our Academy staffing structure. Providing coaching for our FAW licenced Academy age groups, this is an ideal opportunity for a qualified goalkeeping coach to work in an elite sporting environment. Holding an FAW Goalkeeper ‘C’ Certificate is essential. Applicants will also need safeguarding, first aid certificates and a DBS check. For more information and to submit an application please contact wanderingmartyr@gmail.com Previous Next

NEWS Merthyr Town FC < Back News (News-Title) Catapult Sports partner with Merthyr Town FC 7 July 2023 Merthyr Town Football Club is delighted to announce a new partnership with Catapult Sports. GPS is vital for our performance analysis and we look forward to using this for the upcoming season and beyond. Catapult will provide GPS devices for coaches to monitor players during matches and at training. The device helps measure player workload, which informs coaches about who is in an optimal state to play and those requiring rest. Over the coming weeks, the club will update you on the progress of our partnership and training sessions. The Catapult system will help Merthyr Town Fc perform at greater levels with their push for promotion this season. #UnleashPotential Previous Next

NEWS Merthyr Town FC < Back News (News-Item) Soccalot Result - Monday 6th January 2025 7 January 2025 The numbers drawn randomly in this weeks draw were: 1, 4, 10 and 24. There was no winning claim. Next weeks prize will be £5,600, which will be drawn on Monday 13th January 2025. New entries can be made via our ‘Buy Now’ click and play link - £5 for five weeks entries. Please support your community football club. Tickets can be returned to both bars at the Club, the Station Cafe, Belle Vue, Penydarren, Heolgerrig Club, Pant Cad Ivor, Quarrymans, Baili Glas, Station Cafe, the Welsh Bar and Guest Keen Bowls Club. Good luck to everyone that enters. Previous Next

NEWS Merthyr Town FC < Back News (News-Item) Match Sponsor - Dorchester Town 19 January 2024 This weekends match has very kindly been sponsored in the name of 'Andy's Man Club, Merthyr' by an extremely genorous gesture by Magpies Chairman Scott Symes, in memory of Ceri Collins. Scott explained: “A good friend of mine Tim Beavis, an ex-DTFC director, bought this situation to my attention last year and helping in anyway to raise awareness of this story, and men’s mental health in general, is something all the non-league football family should try and help by raising awareness and funds when we can.” Tim - who is good friends with Ceri’s parents Mark and Madeleine - added the following: Mark Collins is Merthyr through and through, he and his wife Madeleine are regular visitors to not just Penydarren Park but as many of the away matches they can attend also. October 18th 2022, Mark and Madeleine’s lives changed forever. Their son Ceri, the life and soul of the party, a singer, entertainer, and all-round wonderful person, died by suicide. Ceri was a talented musician and songwriter, along with being not a bad footballer in his own right. Mark claims to have been ‘pretty good’ too, having played for Merthyr. Since that sad day, Mark and Madeleine have been huge advocates of mental health for men and done as much as they can to encourage men to talk and seek help. Luke, Ceri’s brother (and they were each other’s heroes it’s safe to say) has even climbed Pen Y Fan to raise money for Andy’s Man Club which helps men with mental health problems. Luke by the way has profound autism, so that was a monumental effort on his part! Mark has been very candid, honest, and selfless in his efforts to prevent other parents from suffering the same loss that the Collins family have suffered. He has been a guest on ‘Just One Man’ podcast’, organised numerous events to raise funds for Andy’s Man Club Merthyr, to continue to help men of any age with their mental health. Apparently, Mark is up too early planning his next fundraiser, whilst Madeleine admits to not being a morning person! Sadly, Mark and Madeleine can’t be at the game today, they are being the best Grandparents to Jesse, Ceri’s young son. But they are here in spirit and without doubt, Mark will be ‘encouraging’ his beloved Merthyr from afar. Previous Next

NEWS Merthyr Town FC < Back News (News-Item) Powell joins Melksham Town on short-term deal 23 August 2023 Merthyr Town Football Club can confirm Lewis Powell has joined Melksham Town on a short-term deal. The striker will join Mark Collier's side for their 2023/24 Southern League Division 1 South campaign. Speaking after the deal was finalised, Paul Michael said: “Lewis has had no pre-season, he’s done one full training session with the team in nine weeks, he feels, and I agree, the best way for him to get up to full speed and feeling sharp is to go out and play games for a period of time to get up and running”. Previous Next

NEWS Merthyr Town FC < Back News (News-Item) Soccalot Result - Monday 20th May 2024 21 May 2024 The numbers drawn randomly in this weeks draw were: 11, 15, 16 and 18. There were no winning claims. Next weeks prize will be £2,000, which will be drawn on Tuesday 28th May 2024. New entries can be made via our ‘Buy Now’ click and play link - £5 for five weeks entries. Please support your community football club. Tickets can be returned to both bars at the Club, the Station Cafe, Belle Vue, Penydarren, Heolgerrig Club, Pant Cad Ivor, Quarrymans, Baili Glas, Station Cafe, the Welsh Bar and Guest Keen Bowls Club. Good luck to everyone that enters. Previous Next

< Back Merthyr Town v Newport County 22 August 2023 Next Previous Kick Off: 19:30 1-2 Result: Merthyr Town Football Club, Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil, UK Match Report: Previous Next

< Back Merthyr Town v Gosport Borough 23 September 2023 Next Previous Kick Off: 15:00 1-4 Result: Merthyr Town FC, Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8RF Match Report: In the opening stages the Martyrs were by far the better team and the performance had the perfect start. In just the 2nd minute of the game, Olly Mehew broke down the left inside channel cutting the ball back across the penalty area to present the perfect chance for Ricardo Rees to side foot home from two yards. The sliding doors moment of the game came in the 17th minute. Kieran Evans was injured on the right touchline and after lengthy treatment was forced to retire, to be replaced by Tom Stokes. In the very next phase of play Aneurin Livermore, in an attempt to win back possession of the ball that he had initially lost, was shown a red card and the home side were reduced to ten men for the remaining 73 minutes of the game. Gosport took full advantage of the disruption caused by the two incidents and equalised immediately when Alex Barsa turned a free kick past Jamie Cogman at the near post. As the home side regained their composure they almost restored their lead when Olly Mehew hit the inside of the post and the ball ran across the goal line before being desperately cleared. This let off allowed Gosport to score just before half time when Barsa’s header looped over the stranded Cogman. Losing 2-1 and down to ten men, from that moment onwards everyone could see where this was going. It was a valiant attempt to claw their way back into the game that saw Tom Handley push forward on the hour mark, as Bradley Tarbuck exploited the space left by the full back to race into the penalty area and squeeze the ball between Cogman and the near post. In a vain attempt to rescue the game the Martyrs were caught on the counter attack in the fifth minute of added time as substitute Jonathan Efedje broke clear from half way to beat Cogman unopposed. Suffering a second home defeat in 2023/24 so far, we are now without Callum Ryan-Phillips, Frazer Thomas, possibly Kieran Evans and soon Aneurin Livermore will also join those missing - key individuals. This particular nightmare will hopefully just feel like a bad dream if we get good results in our next few games. So, a very disappointing day, one from which we’ll have more regrets than anything else at what could have been. Previous Next

Southern League Premier South < Back Match Centre - Title Plymouth Parkway v Merthyr Town FC Southern League Premier South Previous Result 0 - 1 Next Tuesday, 7 February 2023 Match Location Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8RF, United Kingdom Previous Next

NEWS Merthyr Town FC < Back News (News-Title) Matchday Prices confirmed for 2023/24 Pre-Season 3 July 2023 Merthyr Town Football Club can today confirm its matchday prices for the Martyrs’ 2023/24 pre-season campaign. Paul Michael’s men will begin their summer preparations with the visit of Porthmadog FC on Saturday 8th July. On Tuesday 11th July, the Martyrs host Cymru South side Briton Ferry Llansawel, before a trip to Carlton Town the forthcoming Saturday. The club’s fourth friendly of the campaign will see them host Barry Town United in some Friday night football, prior to travelling to face Pontypridd United four days later. Merthyr Town round-off their campaign with a trip to Rhys Griffiths’ Penybont on Saturday 29th July. Pre-Season prices; Adults - £5 Concessions/Students - £3 U16s - £1 The club's full pre-season schedule is as follows: Saturday 8th July Porthmadog FC (H) Kick Off - 2:00pm Tuesday 11th July Briton Ferry Llansawel (H) Kick Off - 19:30pm Saturday 15th July Carlton Town (A) Kick Off - 3:30pm Friday 21st July Barry Town United (H) Kick Off - 7:30pm Tuesday 25th July Pontypridd United (A) Kick Off - 7:30pm Saturday 29th July Penybont (A) Kick Off - 2.30pm Previous Next