Aberystwyth Town vs Barry Town – Preview

Town head to West Wales in the second round of the JD Welsh Cup with a place in the hat for round three up for grabs.

Town have already faced off with Aberystwyth this season with Town running out 2-1 winners in August in the Nathaniel MG Cup.

Ollie Hulbert and Callum Sainty were on the scoresheet that afternoon and Town will be hoping for a similar outcome this weekend.

Aberystwyth currently sit 6th in the JD Cymru South, 3 points off 3rd which is the final promotion spot.

The Seasiders were relegated from the JD Cymru Premier last campaign after finishing on 21 points.

Callum McKenzie was appointed as Aberystwyth manager back in June and so far has taken charge of 11 matches, winning 5.

The 44 year old has previous managerial experience at Newtown where he took charge of 14 matches last season between November and April.

Town and Aberystwyth have previously met on 24 occasions with Town coming out on top in 14 of the meetings, The Seasiders have won 6 while 4 matches have ended as draws.

by Tierre Miller

Barry Town United host Caernarfon Town on Saturday afternoon.

Town come in to the game on the back of a 1–0 defeat to Britton Ferry midweek and will be hoping to get back to winning ways back at home.

Saturday’s visitors also come in to this weekend on the back of a midweek defeat with The Cofi’s falling to a 3–1 loss at home to TNS.

Richard Davies has been in charge of the visitors since April 2023 and has so far gone on to manage 92 matches.

Prior to taking on the main job Davies had spells as both Assistant and caretaker manager.

The 40 year old has 39 wins to his name so far.

Town and Caernarfon have met once already this campaign with Town falling to a 3–1 defeat at Go Goodwins Stadium.

Town’s last victory over The Cofi’s came in November 2023 courtesy of a late Ollie Hulbert winner.

Town and Caernarfon have previously met on 22 occasions with Town coming out on top on eight times.

It’s football for a fiver at Jenner Park and kick off is at 14:30, we hope to see as many of you at Jenner as possible!

By Tierre Miller

Barry Town United make the trip to Oswestry on Saturday afternoon to take on league leaders The New Saints.

Town and Saints have already met once this season with the first meeting ending as a 0–0 draw at Jenner Park at the end of August.

The Saints have seven wins from the opening 10 matches and currently hold a one point lead over second place Penybont.

Town sit in 5th on 14 points following Saturday’s 0–0 draw with Connah’s Quay Nomads at Jenner Park.

Craig Harrison has been in charge of The Saints since August 2022 in what is his second spell at the club following a spell between 2014–17.

During both spells Harrison has won six JD Cymru Premier titles and will no doubt have his eyes on a seventh this time around.

During the five years away from Park Hall Harrison had stints at Hartlepool United, Bangor City and Connah’s Quay Nomads.

Harrison has so far taken charge of 165 matches in his second stint and has picked up 125 wins and have lost just 26 matches.

This will be Town’s first trip to Park Hall since September 2024 where the Saints ran out 4–0 winners, Town will be hoping for an improvement this time around.

Kick off is at 14:30 on Saturday, we hope to see as many of you in Oswestry as possible!

By Tierre Miller

Barry Town United host Connah’s Quay Nomads on Saturday afternoon in the JD Cymru Premier.

Saturday’s visitors currently sit 7th in the league after eight fixtures, winning three.

Town come in to this weekends fixture on the back of a 3–2 win at Ogi Bridge Meadow against Haverfordwest County while Saturday’s visitors come off the back a 2–1 defeat to Caernarfon Town.

John Disney has been in charge of Nomads since the summer and has so far taken charge of 10 matches, winning four. Disney has been with the Nomads since 2023 and has worked as U19 manager and technical coach before getting the main job.

There have been 23 meetings between Town and Nomads over the years with Nomads coming out on top 12 times. Town have 6 wins in this fixture and will be hoping to add to that on Saturday. The last meeting came back in April with Town running out 2–0 winners on Deeside.

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Back home at Jenner Park this weekend which means another fantastic info-packed matchday guide!

Barry Town United make the trip north to the Go Goodwins Stadium on Sunday lunchtime taking on Caernarfon Town.

Both Town and Caernarfon come in to this fixture on the back of draws last weekend with Town earning a 0–0 draw at home to TNS while The Cofis left Haverfordwest with a 1–1 draw.

Sunday’s hosts come into this weekend top of the league with 11 points from 5 games and are the only side still unbeaten with 3 wins and 2 draws from their opening fixtures.

Richard Davies is in to his 3rd season in charge of Caernarfon and during Davies’ 2 full seasons in charge The Cofis improved on their league position each time finishing 5th in 23/24 and 4th last season. Davies had previously worked as both assistant manager and first team coach before getting the main job in 2023, since taking charge Davies has managed 84 matches winning 35.

Adam Davies joined Caernarfon from Airbus UK Broughton in 2023 and has 29 goals from 77 appearances. The Caernarfon striker has started off this season prolifically with 5 goals from 6 appearances in all competitions and is certainly one The Cofis key men.

Town and Caernarfon have met on 21 occasions with Town coming out with 8 wins, Sunday’s hosts have 10 while there have been 3 draws. Town’s last victory against The Cofis came in November 2023 with a 3–2 away win thanks to a late Ollie Hulbert winner.

Kick off is at 12:30 on Sunday at The Go Goodwins Stadium.

By Tierre Miller

Barry Town are back in action on bank holiday Monday making the short trip to the capital to take on Cardiff Met at Cyncoed Campus.

Monday afternoon’s opposition have drawn all 3 league games so far drawing with Caernarfon Town, Briton Ferry Llansawal and Haverfordwest County.

Town suffered late heartbreak on Friday night falling to a 3–2 defeat at home to Penybont in what was Towns first defeat of the campaign. Town have 4 points from the first 3 fixtures and will be looking to build on that on Bank Holiday.

Manager Ryan Jenkins is in to his second spell as Met manager. Jenkins who rejoined the club in July 2023 and has so far managed 85 matches, winning 34. Jenkins first took on the role in July 2022 where he managed the club on 27 occasions before stepping back in January 2023.

Met and Town are no strangers to each other and have met regularly over the years. The clubs have met 17 times in the JD Cymru Premier with Town edging the head to head record with 7 wins to Met’s 6. There has also been 4 draws between the sides.

Town were unbeaten against Monday’s opponents last season drawing 1–1 at Cyncoed and winning 2–1 at Jenner!

Kick off is at 14:30 on Monday and we hope to see as many of you at Cyncoed as possible!

JD Cymru Premier football returns to Jenner Park Stadium this weekend with Colwyn Bay being the first visitors. The seagulls are back in the Cymru Premier this season after a year away, Michael Wilde’s men topped the Cymru North last season with 81 points.

Colwyn Bay come into this on the back of a 1–1 draw against Connah’s Quay Nomads on opening weekend. Town kicked off the new season with a 2–0 win at Llanelli last Friday and will be looking to put more points on the board this weekend.

Michael Wilde was appointed as manager of Saturday’s visitors in May 2024 following the clubs relegation from the JD Cymru Premier and after 39 games under Wilde’s leadership Colwyn Bay find themselves back in the top tier. Wilde who retired from playing in 2024 made 484 appearances in the Cymru Premier for the likes of Connah’s Quay Nomads, The New Saints and Flint Town United, The Seagulls boss who played as a centre forward during his playing days went on to net on 306 occasions.

Colwyn Bay have had a busy summer following promotion with 15 new players arriving at Blue Turtle Arena including Louis Robles, Matty Hill and Aaron Edwards. Tom Weir, Cai Owen and Guto Williams are all amongst the 10 to depart the club this summer.

Our last meeting with Colwyn Bay came in April 2024 where Town suffered a 1–0 defeat in North Wales. Town’s last victory over Saturday’s opposition came in October 2023 with a Kayne McLaggon goal securing a 1–0 win victory for Town away at Colwyn Bay.

Kick off is at the earlier time of 12:30 on Saturday, we hope to see as many of you there as possible as we welcome back JD Cymru Premier football to Jenner Park for another season!

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By Tierre Miller – https://medium.com/@tierremiller_

Barry Town United return to competitive action Saturday with Aberystwyth making the trip to Jenner Park Stadium in the Nathaniel MG Cup second round.

Town’s last meeting with Aberystwyth came in March with Town running out 2–1 winners at Jenner Park. The visitors kicked off their Cyrmu South campaign last weekend and secured a 2–1 win against Llantwit Major.

Callum McKenzie replaced outgoing manager Antonio Corbiseiro in the summer. The 43 year old Welshman has previously managed Newton where he took charge of 14 games between November 2024 and April 2025.

Aberystwyth have had a busy summer with 16 players leaving the club and 17 arriving as the club look to bounce back to the Cymru Premier at the first time of asking.

Saturday’s visitors made it all the way to final of this competition last season but eventually lost 1–0 to TNS at the final hurdle. Town reached the semi final of this competition last season but just like Aberystwyth lost out to TNS.

Kick off is at 14:30 at Jenner Park Stadium on Saturday!

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