Barry Town United will be looking to continue their perfect start to the Novira Cymru Premier campaign when Airbus UK Broughton visit Jenner Park on Friday night.
Steve Jenkins’ side have made an impressive start to the new season, collecting maximum points from their opening four league fixtures with victories over Cambrian United, Flint Town United, Cardiff Met and Holywell Town.
Ahead of Friday’s meeting with the Wingmakers, defender Ellis Williams reflected on the Town’s perfect start and believes the different ways Barry have picked up victories demonstrate the strength within the squad.
“Really pleased so far. We’ve dug deep in different ways, having to come from behind in a few games and hold on to a lead in others, but four from four couldn’t be a better start for us.”
The Town have already had to show plenty of resilience this season.
After opening the campaign with a 2-1 victory over Cambrian United at Jenner Park, Barry twice found themselves behind away at Flint Town before fighting back to secure a dramatic 3-2 win.
A 1-0 victory over Cardiff Met followed before Jenkins’ side again demonstrated their ability to respond to adversity last Friday. After falling behind against Holywell Town, Barry hit back to claim a 3-1 victory and maintain their 100% league record.
Williams believes those performances say plenty about the character and belief running through the squad.
“Yeah, I think it shows that we haven’t given in even when we’ve been behind and been under it.
“We still know what we can produce as a team whenever we’re behind, so as long as we stay focused and believe then we’ll always have a good chance.”
Having been at Jenner Park for a number of seasons, Williams has experienced different Barry squads and seen the club develop under Jenkins.
After an impressive campaign last season, the Town welcomed a number of new faces during the summer, and Williams believes those additions have quickly adapted to the standards already established within the group.
“Yeah definitely, two different squads both good in their own right. Last year I feel we weren’t expected to finish as high as we did, but with the quality we had it wasn’t a shock to us as a group.
“Whereas this year, the lads that have come in could see we were a top team and have adapted perfectly to it.”
Attention now turns to Airbus, with the newly promoted Wingmakers making the long journey south to Jenner Park.
Williams is expecting another difficult challenge but says confidence is high within the Barry camp following their excellent opening to the campaign.
“They’re a great footballing side who have been together for a while coming up from the north together.
“It’s going to be a tough game, as is any game in this league, but we go into every game knowing we can win. It’s just about doing it on the night.”
Friday will also see the Town return to Jenner Park after last week’s trip to Holywell, with Barry looking to make it five league victories from five.
Williams was full of praise for the support the side have received both home and away and hopes another strong crowd can help push the Town on against the Wingmakers.
“The support has been unreal so far. There’s been Barry fans at both Flint and Holywell away, both on a Friday night.
“The home support is never questionable, they’re always there supporting no matter what and we’re going to need them again on Friday to push us over the line.”
Barry Town United host Airbus UK Broughton at Jenner Park on Friday night as the Town look to continue their perfect start to the 2026/27 Novira Cymru Premier campaign.
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