o60s WorkwearSupermarket.com League 2024/25

By Alun Huish

Huge win for Swansea takes them top!

10th November
Swansea 12, Cardiff Academicals 0
A massive win for the hosts at Penyrheol moves them top of the o60s WorkwearSupermarket.com League on goal difference. On target were Lockett (3), Stephen (2), Williams (2), Fredrickson (2), Otway (2) and Myerscough.

Newport 3, Swansea (A) 1,
Three first half goals secured a win for the hosts at Llanwern School with Herrin, Griffiths and Vaughan on target. Seago grabbed a late consolation for the visitors.

Penybont 0, Barry Town 2
The visitors put in a ‘workmanlike’ performance to claim the win on a poor Penybont grass pitch. Barry controlled the majority of the game against their defiant hosts, but a fine goal by Cooksey followed by a super strike from Hill secured the 3 points.

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27th October
Merthyr Tydfil 0, Newport 8
An emphatic win for the visitors at The Ynys, with a fabulous 4 by the in-form Carpanini. Further goals by Jones (2), Ross and Vaughan secured a valuable 3 points for Newport which keeps them in the hunt for honours.

Penybont 0, Swansea 2
A finely balanced game at the SDM stadium was finally decided with two goals in the last 10 minutes by Otway. The win keeps Swansea joint top of the o60s WorkwearSupermarket.com League with Pontyclun.

Pontyclun 0, Barry Town 1
This hard-fought win for the visitors against previously unbeaten Pontyclun at Ferndale School has blown the o60s League wide open! Bobbett finished off a tremendous team move on twenty minutes and although Pontyclun pushed forward for parity, Barry deserved the win, despite going down to 9 men towards the end with two players in the sin-bin.

Swansea A 1, Cardiff Academicals 0
A tight game at Penyrheol was decided in Swansea Athletic’s favour when Nicholas put through his own-goal! The 3 points moves the Swans into 5th.

13th October
Swansea A 0, Merthyr Tydfil 2
A welcome 3 points for Merthyr at Penyrheol with a Price brace sealing the win.

Cardiff Academicals 2, Barry Town 4
A fine hat-trick by Matthews and a header from Mark Jones secured the points for the visitors at Llanrumney. Moles, scored a 20 yard screamer for the Accies and Welsh, tapped home a rebound after his penalty was saved.

Pontyclun 3, Penybont 1
White, Mele and Fitzgibbon were on target against a defiant Penybont at Ivor Park, to secure another win for top of the table Pontyclun. The ageless Peter Morgan got a consolation for the visitors.

Swansea 2, Newport 1
A great home win for the Swans at Penyrheol with Williams and Pasquantonio on target. Vaughan replied for the visitors.

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29th September
Swansea 1, Pontyclun 4
Pontyclun remain unbeaten following a massive win at Penyrheol. The visitors played the tough conditions the better and earned the 3 points after goals by White (2), Hosey and man-of-the-match, Fitzgibbon. Pascquentino was on target for the hosts.

Merthyr Tydfil 0, Barry Town 3
A good game, despite the blustery conditions at Aberdare’s Ynys Stadium, saw the visitors claim 3 points with goals by Huish, Bobbett and Rutherford.

Penybont 2, Swansea A 1
A good, competitive match on the grass at Bryntirion saw the hosts move the ball around nicely in difficult conditions resulting in a first half penalty tucked away neatly by Dick Steer. Chris Grey popped up with the equaliser after a goal bound effort from Julian Gillings. Penybont sealed the win with 10 minutes left with a well struck shot by Brian Whitmore from outside the box.

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15th September
Swansea A) 0, Pontyclun 6
Big win for Pontyclun at Penyrheol with Mele (4) and White (2) doing the damage.

Swansea 3, Barry Town 1
A competitive match at Penyrheol saw the hosts win out with goals by Fredrickson (2) and Lockett. A Kowalski OG was scant consolation for the visitors.

Penybont 0, Newport 2
A Carpanini brace secured the points for the visitors at the SDM stadium.

Merthyr Tydfil 1, Cardiff Academicals 2
A close game at Penydarren Park saw goals by Cook and Langley enough to secure the points for the visitors. O’Sullivan was on target for the hosts.

1st September
Barry Town 2, Newport 2
A competitive match between two good sides at Bro Morgannwg saw the hosts take a 2-0 lead through Bobbett and a candidate for goal of the season, when Huish curled one in from outside the box. The visitors levelled the match through Steve Thomas and a superb Carpanini strike to ensure a share of the spoils.

Cardiff Academicals 2, Pontyclun 11
The visitors started the season with a bang at Llanrumney with both White and Mele bagging 5-a-piece. Taylor scored their other goal and Welsh was on target for the luckless hosts.

Penybont 3, Merthyr Tydfil 0

Swansea v Swansea (A)
Last season’s champions got off to a winning start at Penyrheol, but they were thwarted by a stout defensive performance by Swansea A until the last 6mins. Swansea Vets passing game finally paid dividends and a flowing move down the left side saw them go 1 up when Clarke beat 3 players before crossing to Medwin who calmly passed it into the net. Lockett bagged a last-minute breakaway goal as Swansea A went in search of the equaliser.

Where next?

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