Cwmbran Celtic F.C.
| Full name | Cwmbran Celtic Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Celts |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Ground | Celtic Park, Cwmbran NP44 3YS |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Chairman | Tyrone Bourke |
| Manager | Dean Morris |
| League | Welsh Football League |
| 2016–17 | Division One |
| Website | Club home page |
Cwmbran Celtic Football Club is a football club based in Cwmbran, Torfaen, South Wales.
The first team plays in the Welsh Football League 1st Division and the Reserve Team plays in the Welsh Football League Reserve Division (East)which they won two years running in 2009–2011.
The 3rd team plays in the Newport and District Football League in the Premier Division which they won two years running in 2009–2011.
The club runs junior teams at every age level from under 7 up to under 16. Ages 7 to 11 are mini football. Ages 12 to 16 play in the Torfaen Junior and Youth League.
The club also has a Women's team in the South Wales Women's League 1st Division.
All the teams play at Celtic Park, Henllys Way, Cwmbran, which is adjacent to Cwmbran Stadium.
Formed in 1925 Cwmbran Celtic are the town's oldest established football club. In the early years the club was known as CYMS (Catholic Young Men's Society). Initially the club played in the Newport & District League winning the Division 2 Section A title in 1925–26. Between 1930 and 1939 the club played in the Gwent Church League. After the war Celtic were back in the Newport & District League winning the Premier Division title in 1950–51. A few years later the seniors disbanded and only junior sides were run however club in the early 1960s the club was reformed under the new name of Cwmbran Catholics. In 1972 with playing membership open to all denominations the club dropped the catholic title and renamed as Cwmbran Celtic. In season 1972–73 Celtic won the Gwent Amateur Cup and were runners-up in the Gwent Premier League.
In 1979 the club bought its own premises at Oak Street, Old Cwmbran which is the club's present headquarters. The club's ground was in Cwmbran Park but over the seasons the drainage deteriorated and the club sought and was granted the use of the grounds outside Cwmbran Stadium which were shared with Cwmbran Cricket club. The cricket club later moved to Caerleon and Celtic were granted the lease.
Cwmbran Celtic played in the Gwent County League throughout the 1980s and 1990s and after gaining promotion as champions of Division 2 in 1986/7 they were comfortably placed in the 1st division for the next dozen or so seasons. However a disastrous slide found the club languishing in the 3rd division when Paul "Dishy" Richardson became manager in 1999. Richardson transformed the side bringing in experienced ex-Cwmbran Town stalwarts Mickey Copeman, Kevin Payne and Gary Sturch alongside teenage striker Shane Williamson. The side was later bolstered by the return of ex-professionals Ben Graham and Mark Parfitt. The side gained successive promotions from the 3rd to the 1st division between 1999 and 2001 and in season 1999–00 they won the Gwent County league cup.
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