Ammanford A.F.C.

Ammanford AFC
Full nameAmmanford Association Football Club
Founded1992
GroundThe Rec, Ammanford
ManagerWyn Thomas
LeagueCymru Premier
2025–26Cymru South, 3rd of 16 (promoted)
Websitehttps://ammanfordafc.co.uk/

Ammanford Association Football Club is a football club from Ammanford, Carmarthenshire in Wales. They play in the Cymru Premier. They are now based at the Recreation Ground in Ammanford. The club is affiliated to the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and the West Wales Football Association (WWFA).

History

Football was played in the Ammanford and Betws parish in the 1920s by Ammanford Thursdays (who only played when the shops closed on Thursday afternoons). In the 1930s Ammanford Corinthians played on Betws Park. Betws Blackbirds football team was founded circa 1946, later joining the Carmarthenshire League. The club were elected to the Welsh league and in 1952 reached the final of the West Wales Amateur Cup. In the 1958–59 season they won promotion to the first division.[1]

In 1960 the club changed their name to Ammanford Town, to avoid confusion with similarly named teams. They merged with Ammanford Athletic A.F.C. in 1992, changing their name to Ammanford A.F.C.[1]

The club reached the fourth round of the Welsh Cup in 1991[1] and made it to the quarter-finals in February 1999.[2]

On 18 April 2026 they were promoted to the Cymru Premier for the first time ever after a 2–1 win over Cwmbran Celtic. They ended the 2025–26 season in third place.[3]

Squad

As of 14 August 2026[4]

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
1 GK  WAL Luke Martin
2 DF  WAL Seth Woodhouse
2 DF  GAM Babucar Sauane
4 DF  WAL Euros Griffiths
5 DF  SCO Chris Bell
6 MF  WAL Matthew Delaney
7 FW  WAL Adam John
8 MF  WAL Adam Orme (Captain)
9 FW  WAL Gavin Jones
10 MF  WAL Callum Thomas
11 MF  WAL Rhys Davies
12 DF  WAL Luke Sylvester
13 MF  WAL Joe Hopkins
14 MF  WAL Matthew Fisher
15 DF  WAL Gruffudd Morgan
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  WAL Charlie Davies
18 MF  ENG Thomas Johnston
19 DF  WAL Owain Lyn Davies
20 FW  WAL Hari Lloyd
21 DF  WAL Elliott Scotcher
22 MF  WAL Harri Rowe
23 MF  WAL Luc Owen
24 FW  WAL Jonathan Evans
25 MF  WAL Callum Shirt
26  WAL Lucas Davies
27 DF  WAL Ceiron Davies
28 DF  WAL Gruff Newman
29 MF  WAL Jacob Protheroe
40 MF  WAL Jack Long (Player/ coach)
99 GK  WAL Oliver Williams

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 "Ammanford Town History". Ammanford A.F.C. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Football: Rain's strike sinks Barry; Welsh Cup Round-up". Sunday Mirror. London. 14 February 1999. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9qd254r8xro
  4. ↑ "First Team - Player Profiles". Ammanford A.F.C. Retrieved 4 August 2026.

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