Undy A.F.C.

Undy Athletic Football Club are a Welsh football club based in the village of Undy, Monmouthshire. The club plays in the Cymru South league.

Undy Athletic
Full nameUndy Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)The Tiger
Founded1947 (dissolved 1962)
1970 (reformed)
GroundThe Causeway, Undy
Capacity3,000
ChairmanRobert Lynch
ManagerMark Crook
LeagueCymru South
2019-20Cymru South, 12th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club were formed in 1947,[1] playing at local level in south Wales and winning the Argus Cup 3 times in 15 years. However, in 1962 the club disbanded as a result of financial difficulties. In 1970, the club reformed and maintained a consistent existence in the local leagues, winning the Gwent County League Division One in 2011 and reaching the Welsh Football League for the first time, entering in Division Three. They won promotion at the first attempt, and then under the guidance of Manager Laurence Owen they sealed their highest ever position in 2016 when they finished third in Division Two and earned promotion to Welsh Football League Division One and finished in the top half of the top division in their first two seasons, step 2 on the Welsh football pyramid. This season also saw the first international footballer to play for Undy, with Gibraltar international Jamie Coombes signing for the club in February 2017.[2] Laurence Owen brought an end to 32 years in club management by announcing his retirement at the end of 2017–18 after another successful campaign, he was replaced by Reserve team manager Jason Pritchard .

Undy also have a reserve team who play in the Welsh league reserve division under manager Luke Smith and a successful 3rd team currently playing in East Gwent Division 1 .

Youth team

Undy A.F.C. also supports a thriving junior section that has teams in age groups from Under 6 to Under 18. Teams play in the Gwent County and East Gwent Leagues and have their home matches on the club pitches. The junior section also hosts a popular football tournament in June that attracts around 150 teams from all over South Wales and beyond each year.

The club's current under 18 side is managed by Greg Anderson and Darren Hegarty.

Honours

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  WAL James Smallcombe
— DF  WAL Dan Williams
— DF  WAL Rhys Aherne
— DF  WAL Paul Clayton
— DF  WAL Gyles Thompson
— DF  WAL Chris Parry
— MF  WAL Ben Davies
— MF  WAL Tom Hooper
— MF  WAL Ben Lawrence
— MF  WAL Ryan Dorrian
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Harry Waterhouse
— MF  WAL Tom Wright
— MF  WAL Nathan Woods
— MF  ENG James Barnes
— FW  GIB Jamie Coombes
— FW  WAL Gareth Cullimore
— FW  WAL Daniel Jarman
— FW  WAL Marcus Power
— FW  WAL Ollie Beckett

References
  1. History Undy AFC Official Website
  2. Jeff Wood: “It is great to see everyone playing” Football Gibraltar, 11 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.


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