Port Talbot Town F.C.
| Full name | Port Talbot Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Steelmen | ||
| Founded | 1901 as Port Talbot Athletic | ||
| Ground | Victoria Road, Port Talbot (Capacity: 6,000 (1,000 seated)[1]) |
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| Chairman | Andrew Edwards | ||
| Manager | Mark Jones | ||
| Coach | Paul Reid | ||
| League | Welsh Premier League | ||
| 2010–11 | Welsh Premier League, 6th of 12 | ||
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Port Talbot Town F.C. (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Port Talbot) is a football club from Port Talbot in Wales and was founded in 1901, making Port Talbot Athletic as they were then one of the first association football clubs to be founded in Wales. The club plays in the Welsh Premier League, and is based at Victoria Road also known as The Genquip Stadium for sponsorship purposes.
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[edit] History
Although the club can trace rather tenuous roots back to 1901, the modern club was founded shortly after World War II as Port Talbot Athletic.
They were promoted into the League of Wales in 2000, and changed their name to Port Talbot Town in 2001. Port Talbot's biggest rivals are considered to be Afan Lido, located less than half a mile away, the rivalry is one of the fiercest in South Wales, even though both teams are divided by a league.
A 3rd place finish in the 2009–10 season provided Port Talbot with a berth in the Europa League, their first appearance in European Competition.
[edit] Support
Average crowd attendances at Port Talbot Town, taken from attendances between 1994 and 2010 is 207 although attendances regularly exceed that figure. High attendances at the Victoria Road based Stadium include the 2,609 people who watched Port Talbot beat Football League giants Swansea City F.C. 2 – 1 in an FAW Premier Cup quarter final in 2007, the Swans' run-away promotion year. A notable attendance was also the estimated 4,000 Port Talbot fans in attendance at the 2010Welsh Cup final in Llanelli against three time winners Bangor City F.C..
Port Talbot Town are famous for their vocal, loyal and extremely passionate fans, widely regarded as some of the best in the league. The faction of Ultras, who call themselves the Burns Road Enders or Burners, taken from the unseated area behind the goal, named the Burns Road End, an area which the Ultras passionately occupy when their team is playing facing the Burns Road. The group's use of distress flares, drums and trumpets have made them an iconic part of the club and feared across the Welsh league.
[edit] Controversy
During a recent S4C live game between Port Talbot and Airbus UK Broughton F.C. cameras cut to a section of the Ultras to find one of the section's members semi-naked and wearing sexual items of clothing. A record number of 2 live viewers rang in to complain. This was 2 more than ever recorded.
[edit] European record
| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2010–11 | First Qualifying Round |  |
TPS Turku | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–7 |
[edit] Records
- Biggest League of Wales win: 7–0 v Elements Cefn Druids F.C., 16 February 2010
- Biggest League of Wales defeat: 0–6 vs Total Network Solutions, 14 April 2001; 1–7 vs Caersws, 6 January 2001
[edit] Current squad
As of 31 January 2012 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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