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Haverfordwest County Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Sir Hwlffordd) is a Welsh semi-professional football team based in Haverfordwest, Wales. They currently play in the Cymru Premier, the top flight of Welsh football.

Haverfordwest County
Full nameHaverfordwest County Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bluebirds, The Town
Founded1899; 123 years ago (1899)
(as Haverfordwest F.C.)
GroundBridge Meadow Stadium
Haverfordwest
Capacity2,100
ChairmanRobert Edwards
ManagerTony Pennock
LeagueCymru Premier
2021–22Cymru Premier, 10th of 12
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours

The club was founded in 1899 and was variously known as Haverfordwest FC, Haverfordwest Town, and Haverfordwest Athletic before adopting the current name, and plays at the Ogi Bridge Meadow Stadium, Haverfordwest, which accommodates 2,000 spectators.[1] The teams' first choice strip is blue shirts, shorts, and socks and the second choice strip white shirts, black shorts, and black socks.


History


Haverfordwest Football Club was formed in 1899, and was quickly renamed Haverfordwest Town in 1901. In 1936, the name of Haverfordwest Athletic was adopted and the first team switched to the Welsh Football League, leaving a reserve side in the Pembrokeshire League. In 1956 they gained promotion to the Welsh League Premier Division, having won the First Division title. The present name of Haverfordwest County was adopted and the club embarked on a long stay in the top flight. Disaster struck in 1975–76 when the club won only four league matches and was relegated to the First Division. Promotion eluded them until 1980 and they went on to take the championship in their first season back, losing only five games.

In 1983 the Welsh League was reorganised to create a form of "premiership" for the leading clubs and Haverfordwest's facilities, administration and playing record secured their admittance. In the nine years of existence of this National Division, Haverfordwest were out of the top six only once, but their way to the title was blocked by the powerful Barry Town side. Their opportunity to take the championship came in 1990, once Barry had decided to move to English non-league football.

Haverfordwest County were founder members of the League of Wales in 1992–93 but their stay was brief. Having accepted an offer which involved the redevelopment of their Bridge Meadow ground, and unable to find a suitable alternative ground of League of Wales standard, they resigned from the League in 1994. The decision to take a long-term view was fully vindicated by their return to the League of Wales three years later. The league has since changed its name to the Welsh Premier League.

In 2004 Haverfordwest County qualified for Europe via league position in the League of Wales and played in the UEFA cup losing over two legs 4–1 to Fimleikafelag Hafnarfjardar of Iceland.

In the 2010–11 season Haverfordwest County were involuntarily relegated from the Welsh Premier League for the first time. On 5 May 2015, they were promoted back to the Welsh Premier League following an unlikely 5–0 victory against Aberdare Town.[2]


Rivalries


Haverfordwest County's main rivals are Carmarthen Town A.F.C. with the rivalry described as among the most hostile in Welsh League football. Known as 'The A40 Derby', which is the principal dual carriageway between the 2 towns, it is a match that always sticks out of the fixture list for the bluebirds. Haverfordwest County supporters often like to remind their neighbours about their 4-0 win away at Carmarthen on 8 December 2000, being Carmarthen's biggest home loss against any club since they were founded in 1950.


Current Squad


As of 30 September 2022[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  WAL Jazz Richards
3 DF  WAL Rhys Abbruzzese
4 MF  WAL Elliot Scotcher
5 DF  WAL Dylan Rees
6 DF  WAL Kyle Patten
7 MF  WAL Ricky Watts
8 MF  WAL Corey Shephard
9 FW  WAL Ben Fawcett
10 MF  WAL Henry Jones
11 FW  WAL Jordan Davies
12 GK  WAL Lee Idzi
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  WAL Jamie Veale
15 DF  WAL Lee Jenkins
16 DF  WAL Ryan George
17 FW  WAL Jack Wilson
18 DF  WAL Ioan Evans
19 MF  WAL Dan James
21 FW  WAL Lucas Davies
22 GK  NZL Zac Jones
24 DF  WAL Iori Humphreys
30 FW  ENG Elliott Dugan
42 FW  WAL Harri John

Staff


Position Name
Manager Tony Pennock
Assistant Manager Gary Richards
Goalkeeper Coach James Devonald
Physiotherapist Triston Jenkins
Kitman Mickey Ellis
Club Doctor Richard Thompson
Club Secretary Julie Legrice
Media Officer Tom Pritchard

European Competitions


Season Competition Round Club 1st Leg 2nd Leg Agg.
2004-05UEFA Cup1QR Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar0–1 (H)[lower-alpha 1]3–1 (A)1–4
  1. Match played at the Ninian Park, Cardiff

Honours



Biggest Victories



References


  1. www.worldstadiums.com Archived 27 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Pitman, Mark (6 May 2015). "Sporting merit a sign of Welsh Premier progress". markpitman1.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. "First Team". Haverfordwest County A.F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2021.



На других языках


[de] Haverfordwest County AFC

Haverfordwest County AFC (wal.: Clwb Pêl-droed Sir Hwlffordd) ist ein walisischer Fußballverein aus Haverfordwest und spielt derzeit in der Division One.
- [en] Haverfordwest County A.F.C.

[es] Haverfordwest County Association Football Club

El Haverfordwest County AFC (en galés, Clwb Pêl-droed Sir Hwlffordd) es un equipo de fútbol semiprofesional situado en Haverfordwest (Gales), que juega en la Premier League de Gales.

[ru] Хаверфордуэст Каунти

«Хаверфордуэст Каунти» — валлийский футбольный клуб, представляющий город Хаверфордуэст. В настоящий момент выступает в премьер-лиге Уэльса. Основан в 1899 году, домашние матчи проводит на стадионе Бридж Медоу, который вмещает 2 000 зрителей. Главным достижением клуба является третье место в чемпионате Уэльса в сезоне 2003—2004. В разные годы клуб носил названия «ФК Хаверфордуэст», «Хаверфордуэст Таун» и «Хаверфордуэст Атлетик».



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