O55s WorkwearSupermarket.com League

7th April
Merthyr Tydfil 2, Barry Town 0
It was back to business as usual for the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League champions after their shock defeat last time. They took the 3 points in a good, competitive game at a blustery Penydarren Park with goals from player/manager, Andrew York and Andy Owen.

28th March
Penybont 2, Merthyr Tydfil 1
A shock defeat for the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League champions at the SDM stadium on this Thursday night fixture with Vince Lewis and Mark Ryan getting on the scoresheet.

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24th March
Newport 3, Penybont 2
The hosts took the 3 points at Cardiff University Fields with Fredriksen (2) and Thompson on target. Lewis got a brace for the visitors.

Cardiff Academicals 2, Pontyclun 2
Hopkins and Payne were on target for the hosts at Leckwith Campus but two late goals by Ryan and Fitzgibbon ensured a share of the spoils for the visitors.

Swansea 2, Llanelli 1
The hosts took the three points at Penyrheol Leisure Centre. The visitors took the lead through Vaughan Jones but Gaye equalised and Mark Stephen sealed victory with a late goal - for the second match running!

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17th March
Merthyr Tydfil 4, Cardiff Academicals 0
Congratulations to Merthyr, who lifted the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League crown in style with another emphatic win, this time at Abertillery Sports Centre. Carpanini (2), Evans and Owen were on target to secure the 3 points and, consequently, the title.

Barry Town 1, Swansea 2
An entertaining, free-flowing game at Bro Morgannwg saw the visitors take the lead, against the run of play, with a Romanello header on 12 minutes. The hosts created the better chances and scored through Matthews on the half hour mark. Barry continued to press but found keeper Joyce in fine form and Medwin imperious at the heart of the Swans defence. Inevitably, the visitors sealed victory when Stephen capitalised on a defensive blunder.

Penybont 3, Llanelli Town 2
A fluctuating match with Penybont taking the lead twice at the SDM Stadium through John and Lewis. Steve Evans and Shells replied for the Reds to make the last 10 minutes tense until the hosts claimed the 3 points with a late Christopher winner.

Pontyclun 1, Newport 3
The visitors secured the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League runners-up spot for the second year in succession with a win at Y Pant School. Willis, Grundewald and Fredriksen were Newport’s scorers with Mele scoring for Pontyclun.

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3rd March
Llanelli Town 0, Barry Town 2
An entertaining game at Penrhos School ended with Barry taking the points but their gloveman, Jones, taking the plaudits, making several fine saves to keep the game scoreless. A purple-patch in the 20 minutes up to half-time saw the visitors score two excellent team goals with Matthews and the hard-working Cooksley prominent. Knight gave Barry the lead and Matthews himself finished off a fine move with aplomb to secure the win.

Newport 3, Merthyr Tydfil 6
The big game of the day between first and second in the table went the visitor’s way with an emphatic win at the Cardiff University Fields. A SUPER SIX from marksman Walker put Merthyr clearly in the box-seat to win the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League.

Cardiff Academicals 2, Swansea 2
All square at Penyrheol Leisure Centre with Fredrickson putting the hosts 2 up before Lewis got one back for the visitors before half-time. Payne’s well-publicised ‘worldie’ in the last minute of the match earned Accies a share of the spoils and a £250 cheque from 'You've Been Framed'! :)

Pontyclun 0, Penybont 3
A convincing with for the visitors at Y Pant School with habitual scorer, Lewis getting his team off the mark. 70 year old Peter Morgan put them further ahead and Button completed the scoring to secure a fine 3 points.

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25th February
Cardiff Academicals v Llanelli Town
A tight game at Cardiff University Fields finished all-square. Lazarou gave the hosts the lead but Byron Davies equalised before the break. Chandler put Accies back in front but Waters scored 5 minutes before time to earn a share of the spoils.

Merthyr Tydfil v Pontyclun
This convincing win for the hosts at Penydarren Park sees them extend their lead at the top of the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League table, due to main rivals, Newport’s failure to win. Goals by Walker (2), Roberts (2), Carpanini, Bufton and Owen secured the points.

Swansea 2, Newport 2
The hosts dented Newport’s hopes of catching WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League leaders, Merthyr, with a fine performance at Penyrheol Leisure Centre. Keith Williams gave them the lead, but Dyke equalised to make it 1-1 at the break. Richard Gay scored on the hour but the visitors rescued a point.

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11th February
Cardiff Academicals 0 v Barry Town 4
A great advert for veterans football at Leckwith Campus with the visitors dominating but failing to beat the impressive Accies keeper, Dan Burton, and the game was still scoreless at the interval. Barry made the breakthrough early in the second half when Matthews stroked home calmly before Sanderson made it 2-0 with a good turn and finish. Sullivan could have snatched one back for the hosts but hit the A4232 from an inch out! Matthews secured the points for his side, finishing well from the edge of the box and then executed a sublime clip over the advancing keeper to complete his hat-trick.

Llanelli Town 0, Newport 8
A tough day at the office for the hosts at Penrhos School writes a roving reporter.... Newport were deserved winners and they showed why they are pushing at the top end of the table but the Reds were guilty of being the creators of their own downfall by gifting the visiting strike-force opponents with a few goals....Frederiksen and Thompson bagging themselves four and three goals each respectively and were dangerous all afternoon. The lively John Ross also got himself on the scoresheet and they continue to put pressure on the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League leaders.

Merthyr Tydfil 4, Penybont 1
A strong performance by the hosts at Penydarren Park saw them consolidate their lead at the top of the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League with five matches remaining. A brace a piece by Walker and Carpanini secured a comfortable 3 points. Lewis was on target for the visitors.

Pontyclun 2 Swansea 2
A tough encounter at Y Pant School ended all-square. The hosts took the lead twice through John Lewis and Gerry Hatch, but the Swans fought back and levelled twice through a Steve Toms brace. The visitors finished the stronger side, but they couldn’t get the winner.

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28th January 2024
Llanelli Town 3, Pontyclun 3
Goals galore at Penrhos School and an entertaining game between two evenly-matched teams ended all-square. The hosts scored through Stamp and Water and an own goal. Mele, Hatch and Conway were on target for Pontyclun!

Newport 2, Barry Town 0
A commanding first half performance by the hosts at Cardiff University Fields ensured they keep up the pressure on League leaders Merthyr Tydfil. They were quickly out of the traps and former Barry striker, Fredriksen, punished his former ‘listless’ charges with a well-taken brace and, but for a fine performance by Barry stopper, Toop, the half time lead could have been greater. Barry showed more character in the second 40 and both teams had chances to score but visitors were second best on the day.

Penybont 0, Cardiff Academicals 0
The teams fought out a scoreless draw at Bryntirion Park.

Swansea 1, Merthyr Tydfil 6
The WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League leaders recorded an emphatic away win at Penyrheol. ‘Kipper’ Carpanini grabbed the headlines with 4 goals, Roberts and Walker were also on target. Gay scored a consolation for the Swans.

14th January 2024
Barry Town 5, Pontyclun 2
A dominant first half ensured a fine win for the hosts at Bro Morgannwg. Barry led 4-0 at the break with a 22 yard strike by James and further goals by Murray, Warman and Averies with a fine ‘lob’? In the second 40 Barry’s passing and movement diminished and although Matthews made it 5-0 on the hour, the defiant visitors rallied and scored two late consolation goals by Hatch and Ryan.

Cardiff Academicals 0, Newport 7
A resounding win for the visitors at Cardiff University Fields who scored through Lilygreen (2), Thompson, Grunewald, Ian Jones, Ross and Corfield.

Merthyr Tydfil 9, Llanelli Town 1
An emphatic win for the hosts at The Bont kept them on top of the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League. A Mark Walker hat-trick and further goals by Guinane (2), Carpinini (2), Clive Evans and Owen secured victory. Huw Davies scored a consolation for the Reds.

Swansea 1, Penybont 0
A narrow win for the ‘Swans’ at Penyrheol Leisure Centre in an evenly fought game. Richard Gay grabbed their match winner at the start of the second half.

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17th December
Barry Town 0, Merthyr Tydfil 2
A poor start by the under-strength hosts, enabled a strong Merthyr team to take the initiative at Bro Morgannwg and they were on top from the start against a lacklustre Barry, who were however, unfortunate to concede to a shot-come-cross from Andy Owen. Mark Walker gave them a deserved 2 goal lead but they failed to convert several other opportunities before going into the break 0-2 up. The hosts made changes and the ‘old’ guard made a fist of it in the second half but Merthyr secured a fine win which moves them top of the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League table.

Llanelli Town 1, Swansea 1
The points were shared in this ‘local’ derby at Seaside FC. Lindsay Stamp gave the hosts a first half lead with a well-taken penalty but Steve Toms deservedly equalised late on for the Swans. The Reds could have secured all 3 points but missed a second spot-kick and the game finished all-square.

Penybont 1, Newport 5
A convincing win for the visitors at Y Dderwen School with Mike Fredriksen grabbing a hat-trick and Nik Lukaris and Darren Thompson also on the scoresheet. Wayne ‘Dibbsy’ Anderson scored a late rare consolation for the hosts.

Pontyclun 1, Cardiff Academicals 1
All square at Y Pant School, with two second half goals....Pepe Mele for the hosts and Richard Payne for the Accies to ensure a share of the spoils.

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3rd December
Cardiff Academicals 0, Merthyr Tydfil 6
An emphatic win for the visitors at the Cardiff University Fields, including a Mark Walker hat-trick and further goals for Mark Carpanini (2) and Sandy Owen. A win that keeps them very much in the mix for WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League honours and they face current leaders, and title holders Barry Town, next time out.

Llanelli Town 5, Penybont 6
A goal-fest at Penrhos today ended with Penybont (pictured) taking the spoils and star-man Vince Lewis notching five of their goals...writes a pitch-side reporter.....
Penybont started strongly and Lewis put them ahead on 6 minutes to set the benchmark for both teams. Lewis scored again to give the visitors a 0-2 half-time lead. The Reds kept playing football in the right areas and the comeback was nearly complete but with the Reds in the ascendancy at 4-4, they made two errors, capitalised on by the impressive Lewis, which took his team into a 4-6 lead with 10 minutes remaining. Llanelli converted an 80th minute penalty to make the last couple of injury time minutes twitchy for the visitors, but they held on for the 3 points.
Llanelli scored through Captain Roger Langley, two for Steve Miles (2), Nigel Lewis with a thunderous 25 yard strike and Lindsey Stamp with a Penalty. Penybont’s other scorer was Kevin Christopher.

Newport 4, Pontyclun 0
A comfortable win for the hosts at Cardiff University Fields, as they took a 2-goal lead in the first 3 minutes through Darren Thompson and Mike Fredriksen. Thompson completed his hat-trick in the second half to secure the 3 points for his side.

Swansea 1, Barry Town 3
The usual competitive encounter at Penyrheol Leisure Centre remained scoreless at the interval, but the game swung Swansea’s way a minute into the second half when Fredrickson seized onto a lose pass and fed Nick Romanello, who slid home.

The visitors then began to dominate as the hosts tired and substitutes, Bobbett and Cookley combined well for the latter to head home the equaliser. The excellent Paul Sanderson put the visitors ahead with a sharp finish and 'Town' were well on top before another substitute, Damon Brown, neatly finished off a flowing move to secure the points and his keep his side on top of the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League.

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19th November
Barry Town 5, Llanelli Town 0
The hosts claimed victory at a blustery Bro Morgannwg.....pegging back the visitors in the first half with a gale-force wind behind them. Dave Knight put Barry ahead on 15 minutes, Sanderson extended their lead with a fine strike, before Warman put his side 3-0 up going into the interval. Warman hit a thunderous second and Matthews secured the 3 points from close range which keeps the League champions at the top of the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League.

Cardiff Academicals 3, Swansea 7
Goals galore in the match between the Accies and Swansea at the University Fields in Cardiff. The visitors claimed a victory through a Phil Davidson hat-trick and further goals from Paul Romanello (2), Andy Robb and a Andrew Chandler OG. The hosts replied through Lawrence Pollock, Dave Cook and Keith Sullivan.

Merthyr Tydfil 3, Newport 1
A great win for the hosts at Penydarren Park blows the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League wide open. Former Barry Town talisman, Mike Fredriksen, put the visitors ahead in the 10th minute only for former Newport talisman, Mark Walker, to go one better and bag a brace against his old colleagues. Anthony Thomas was also on target for the home team.

5th November
Barry Town 3, Penybont 0
The hosts claimed victory at a sunny Jenner Park, and in doing so, stay top of the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League. Carl Cooksey capped off a fine game with a calm finish after beating the offside trap and Paul Sanderson extended their lead to give them a comfortable 2-0 half time lead. The hosts controlled much of the second period and Wayne Matthews made the game safe on the hour with a fine finish.

Llanelli Town 0, Cardiff Academicals 1
The Accies (pictured) edged what was always going to be, a close game at Penrhos School.
The hosts welcomed debutants Mark Chandler and Jeff Matthews into their ever-increasing squad and a competitive first half ended scoreless, Steve Miles going closest, hitting the post for the 'Reds'.
The second half followed a similar pattern, lots of endeavour but little goal-mouth activity until the visitors showed their ‘Vets League’ experience, with Pat Chichester heading home on the hour. Llanelli pushed for parity and Lindsay Stamp shot wide from 8 yards following a corner and the Accies held on for their second win of the season.

Newport 3, Swansea 0
A goal after 2 minutes by Mike Fredriksen set the tone for this match at the University Fields in Cardiff. He was on target again just after the break with Sheik Jon Ross completing the scoring with ten minutes remaining to secure a valuable win for last season’s WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League runners-up.

Pontyclun 0, Merthyr Tydfil 3
A comfortable win by the visitors at Y Pant School, keeps them in contention for honours in the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League. After a scoreless first half, Geraint Roberts put Merthyr ahead just after the break, Mark Walker extended their lead and Simon Guinane secured the points late on.

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8th October
Barry Town 4, Cardiff Academicals 1
An entertaining match at a glorious Jenner Park saw the visitors take the lead through David Cook, who ‘beat’ the offside trap to rifle past keeper Darren Toop. The hosts equalised on the stroke of half-time with a Mark Warman penalty and in the second half, with improved intensity and accuracy, secured a comfortable win over a defiant Accies with goals by Mark Jones, Martin James and a second by MoM Warman.

Swansea 1, Pontyclun 0
A highly competitive encounter at Penyrheol Leisure Centre saw the hosts edge past the visitors with a fine goal by Keith Williams which keeps them on top of the WorkwearSupermarket.com o55s League.

24th September
Barry Town 1, Newport 1
A highly competitive encounter between the current League holders against the current cup holders ended all-square at Jenner Park. The visitors had a long periods of possession but rarely troubled the hosts until a lapse allowed Mark Fredriksen to put the visitors ahead from close-range on the hour mark - but MoM Wayne Matthews rifled in a deserved equaliser after being put through by Mark Jones. Both sides had opportunities to seal a win but in the end both were happy with a share of the spoils.

Cardiff Academicals 3, Penybont 2
A great win for the hosts at University Fields with Kevin Butt and David Cook on target along with an own-goal. Mark Button and Vince Lewis got the visitors goals.

Merthyr Tydfil 1, Swansea 1
A good match at Penydarren Park saw the hosts dominate the first 40 and score through Anthony Thomas and the visitors dominate the second half with Tyrone Fredrickson scoring a deserved equaliser.

Pontyclun 2, Llanelli Town 0
A fine competitive match at Y Pant School saw the hosts claim the points against a depleted Llanelli team with Peter Constantinou and Andy “Chalky” White on target.

10th September

Llanelli Town o55s 1 - 5 Merthyr Tydfil o55s
Llanelli (pictured), playing their first ever game in the Wales Veterans’ o55s League, welcomed a strong Merthyr squad to Penrhos School...and the visitors secured a resounding 3 points. New signings, Mark Walker (2) and Andy Owen were on the scoresheet along with a further 2 by Clive Evans, but the hosts probably scored the best goal of the game with good build-up play and a cool finish by Vaughan Jones.

Penybont o55s 1 - 6 Swansea o55s
A fabulous four by Steve Toms along with a brace by Ty Fredrickson earned the re-invigorated Swansea side a comfortable 3 points at Penybont, who scored through Mark Daily.

Newport o55s 5 - 0 Cardiff Academicals o55s
Newport claimed the 3 points at Caerleon with goals for Gough, Morgan, Thompson, Lilligreen and Fredriksen.

Pontyclun o55s 1 - 1 Barry Town o55s
The o55s League title holders had the better of the first half on difficult Ivor Park pitch and they deservedly took the lead when Dave Murray crashed home after good work by MoM Paul Sanderson, but Barry spurned several other golden opportunities to put the game beyond the hosts by half time.
Pontyclun improved after the break and Steve Jones forced Barry stopper Toop into action with an effort from distance but the keeper could do nothing about Ciaran Fitzgibbon’s fine headed equaliser minutes later. Town spurned further chances to make the game safe before the dangerous Mele had a chance to win it at the death for ‘Clun’ - but his shot was well saved by an alert Toop and a scrappy game finished all-square.