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Aberystwyth Town F.C.

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Aberystwyth Town
Full nameAberystwyth Town Football Club
NicknamesSeasiders
Black and Greens
Founded1884; 141 years ago (1884)
GroundPark Avenue, Aberystwyth
Capacity5,000 (1,500 seated)
ChairmanDonald Kane
ManagerCallum McKenzie
LeagueCymru South
2024–25Cymru Premier, 12th of 12 (relegated)
Websitewww.atfc.org.uk

Aberystwyth Town Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-Droed Tref Aberystwyth) is a Welsh football club, relegated to the Cymru South for the 2025–26 season.

The club was founded in 1884,[1] and plays at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth, where their ground accommodates 5,000 spectators with 1,000 of that capacity seated. The club was one of the founding members of the Cymru Premier.

The club's youth team, Aberystwyth Town Under 19s, currently play in the Welsh Premier Development League – South, whilst the Women's team play in the Genero Adran Premier. The club has an academy, which has produced many players that have played for the first team and some that have gone on to play at higher levels.

Records

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Biggest victories and losses

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European record

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Season Competition Round Opponents 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st Round Malta Floriana FC 2–2 1–2 3–4
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1st Round Latvia Dinaburg 0–0 0–4 0–4
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Republic of Ireland Derry City 0–4 0–5 0–9

Players

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Current squad

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As of 22 August 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  WAL Oliver Edwards
— GK  WAL Tomos Wyn Evans
— GK  WAL Sebastian Osment
— GK  ENG Reece Thompson
— DF  ENG Kane Auld
— DF  ENG Youssef Elazhari
— DF  ENG Konstantinos Mario
— DF  ENG Sam Paddock
— DF  WAL Richy Ricketts
— MF  WAL Gwydion Dafis
— MF  WAL Ben Davies
— MF  ENG Dylan Downs
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Ben Guest
— MF  ENG Zac Hartley
— MF  MSR Desean Martin
— MF  ENG Ethan O'Toole
— MF  ENG Calvin Smith
— FW  WAL Garin Evans
— FW  WAL Tom Mason
— FW  COD Star Mayemba
— FW  ENG Tyrone Ofori
—  WAL Tyler Davies
—  ENG Joshua Ferreira
—  WAL Landon Walton

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player


Staff

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Position Name
Chairman Scotland Donald Kane
Secretary Wales Thomas Crockett
Manager England Callum McKenzie
Assistant Manager England Matthew Bishop[2]
Strength and Conditioning Coach Wales Tomos Wilson
Player/Coach Wales Alex Darlington
Player/Coach Wales Steff Davies
Goalkeeper Coach England John Davies
Physiotherapist Wales Lucy Jones
Physiotherapist Wales Megan Meredith

Manager History

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  • Wales Angus McLean (Player/Manager) (1951–??)
  • Wales Ron Cullum (1974–1977)
  • Wales Ron Jones (1977–1979)
  • Wales Brian Morris (1979–1980)
  • Wales Chris Brown (1980–1981)
  • Wales Meirion Appleton (1981–1992)
  • Wales Tomi Morgan (1992 – September 1994)
  • Wales Meirion Appleton (September 1994 – February 1999)
  • England Barry Powell (March 1999 – May 2001)
  • England Frank Gregan (June 2001 – November 2001)
  • England Gary Finley (November 2001 – August 2004)
  • Wales David Burrows (August 2004– November 2005)
  • Scotland Brian Coyne[3] (November 2005 – September 2009)
  • Wales Christian Edwards (interim)[4] (September 2009 – November 2009)
  • Wales Alan Morgan[5] (November 2009 – February 2012)
  • WalesTomi Morgan[6] (29 February 2012 – 9 May 2013)
  • Wales Ian Hughes[7] (21 May 2013 – 19 April 2016)
  • Wales Wyn Thomas (interim)[8] (14 January 2016 – 19 April 2016)
  • England Matthew Bishop[9] (24 May 2016 – 21 May 2017)
  • Wales Tony Pennock[10] (21 May 2017 – 15 June 2017)
  • Wales Neville Powell (12 July 2017 – 28 March 2018)
  • Northern Ireland Seamus Heath (28 March 2018 – 9 August 2018)
  • Wales Neville Powell (3 October 2018 – 27 January 2019)
  • Wales Gavin Allen (interim) (27 January 2019 – 24 March 2019)
  • England Matthew Bishop (24 March 2019 – 15 June 2020)
  • Wales Gavin Allen (15 June 2020 – 24 May 2021)
  • England Antonio Corbisiero (2 June 2021 – 12 May 2022)
  • Wales Anthony Williams (28 May 2022 – 8 October 2024)
  • Wales Dave Taylor (interim) (9 October 2024 – 12 November 2024)
  • England Antonio Corbisiero (12 November 2024 – 1 May 2025[11])

Notable players

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  1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
  2. Players with full international caps.
  3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.

References

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  1. ^ "Aberystwyth Town Club Information from Football Association of Wales – Football Association of Wales". Faw.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Bish returns as Assistant Manager". Aberystwyth Town FC. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Coyne made new Aberystwyth boss". BBC. 9 November 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Christian Edwards appointed as Aberystwyth Town's new manager". South Wales Echo. WalesOnline. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Morgan appointed Aberystwyth boss". BBC. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Tomi Morgan appointed Aberystwyth Town manager". BBC. 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Ian Hughes appointed new Aberystwyth Town manager". BBC. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Club Statement". Aberystwyth Town. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Aber delighted to announce Matthew Bishop as new manager". Aberystwyth Town. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Pens Takes over as First Team Manager, Wolvesey Back in as Assistant". 21 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  11. ^ "CLUB STATEMENT: ANTONIO CORBISIERO". Aberystwyth Town FC. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Tom Bradshaw: Walsall striker's call ends Wales international exile". BBC Sport. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Tom makes his senior Wales debut". cambrian-news.co.uk. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Focus on: Wyn Thomas — Sgorio". S4c.cymru. 15 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  15. ^ "Swansea City striker Alex Samuel joins Morton on loan". BBC Sport. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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