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Plymouth Parkway 5 Paulton Rovers 2
So we stay with the boys from Devon

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From Paulton's website a case of two nil up fooked it up

A game changing last 4 minutes in the first half saw Paulton throw away a two goal lead and had a strong penalty appeal wave away.

After Parkway had a good opening stint Rovers took an 8 minute lead as Jake Slogett split the home defence for Brad Abraham to run on round the keeper. lose his footing and Ed Butcher following to score.

Plymouth's tricky left winger Ryan Lane hit the side netting then chipped through to give Billy Palfrey a half chance. Responding Dave Sims-Burgess won a header sending Ben Bament away to shoot wide.

On 36 minutes Paulton went 2-0 up as Ali Sen won tackle laid the ball to Butcher who made no mistake.

In the 41st minute Bament got in front of Nick Milton who clearly look to tug him down with the Cornish referee waiving aside Rovers protests.

That was crucial as in time added on Parkway hit twice. First as Curtis Demerell's cross was slotted home by home skipper Shane Krac. Then they levelled as Palfrey cut in from the right to strike a low shot in off the post.

Five minutes after the restart Parkway were awarded a contentious penalty as Sen was adjudged to have fouled Demerell and Jordan Copp converted.

Worse was to follow on 61 minutes a defensive error allowed Mike Williams had the easiest to chance to add to the score.

At 4-2 Rovers made several changes and Slogett shot wide. However on 70 minutes Parkway made it 5-2 as Williams cross and Palfrey grabbed his second.

With time running out Butcher shot wide after good build up by Ryan Gay and Bament then Gay saw his shot deflected away for a corner.

Paulton are away to Melksham Town on Bank Holiday Monday kick off 3-00 p.m.

Paulton Rovers man of the match - Ed Butcher

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Parkway at home again against Merthyr Town

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MERTHYR TOWN



Merthyr Town Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Merthyr) is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division South, in the seventh tier of the English football league system.

Merthyr Town were founded in 1909 and played in the Football League from 1920 to 1930, but the club folded in 1934 and were replaced by new formed Merthyr Tydfil F.C. in 1945. In 2010, the club reformed again after Merthyr Tydfil F.C. was liquidated. Both versions of the club played at Penydarren Park.
In 1909, Merthyr Town joined the second division of the Southern League, which despite being primarily an English league, contained several other Welsh clubs, notably Cardiff City, Newport County and Swansea Town. After finishing third in 1911–12 the club were promoted to the first division, though they were relegated back to the second division in 1913–14. The Southern League did not operate during the First World War, and when it resumed for the 1919–20 season Merthyr were placed back in the top division.

In the summer of 1920 the Football League expanded with the creation of a new Third Division, which was made up entirely of the First Division of the Southern League from the previous season. Despite having finished second bottom in season before, usually a relegation place, Merthyr became a new member of the Football League.

In their first season in the Football League, the club had a much better season and finished 8th. This, however, proved to be their most successful league season, and it was followed by a gradual decline: 11th in 1921–2 and 17th in 1922–3. The 1923–4 season saw a slight improvement in league form as they finished 13th, but the major news was their appearance in the final of the Welsh Cup, though they lost 1–0 to Wrexham in a replay after a 2–2 draw.

From then on the club declined further, and finished bottom of the Third Division in 1924–5. Although they finished 14th in 1925–6, in the following seasons the club finished 17th, 21st, 20th and then bottom again, and were eventually voted out of the Football League in 1930.[1] They were replaced by the ill-fated Thames. During their penultimate season in the Football League the club had their best season in the FA Cup, getting past the first round for the only time, before losing to Watford in the second round.

The club dropped back into the Southern League, but lasted only four seasons, before ceasing to play in 1934.


Penydarren Park, home of Merthyr Town Football Club.
The new club
In 2010, Merthyr Tydfil F.C. of the Southern Football League Premier Division were liquidated. The club was reformed under the name of Merthyr Town and consequently were required to drop three divisions to begin the 2010–11 season in the Western Football League Division One. The club was also forced to switch grounds, and left Penydarren Park to take Rhiw Dda’r, the home of Taff's Well A.F.C. as their new home ground. In their first season they won Division One and were promoted to the Western League Premier Division.[2]

The newly promoted club once again called Penydarren Park home. Their first match back at their spiritual ground was a 1–9 defeat to Welsh Premier League side Llanelli in a pre-season friendly in July 2011.[3] However Merthyr went on to secure a second consecutive championship and with it promotion to the Southern League.

On 6 April 2015, Merthyr Town were promoted back to the Southern League Premier Division only five years after being expelled, following a 9–0 home win against Bishops Cleeve.[4] The club is fully owned by the supporters' trust.[5]

Player wise Scott Tancock made 6 appearences for Wales Under 21

LAST TIME OUT
Bridgewater Town 2 Plymouth Parkway 0
Metropolitan Police 1 Merthyr Town 2

Did make an error re a 6-1 defeat for Parkway at St Austell put it down to my inability to read it was last season DOH

Parkway having a decent season lie third in their league and have been granted another home draw this tiime against Welsh side Merthyr Town who presently lie 8th in the Evo Stick Premier League South three points behind leaders Poole Town.
Possibly Parkways toughest test getting towards the draw when the League clubs arrive starting to get the money spinner time.

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What round of the competition is this now?

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Think it’s 2nd qualifying round

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Parkway 0 Merthyr 1

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Merthyr dream away to Weston Super Mare

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I know somebody from Weston super Mare. He follows Stoke City for some strange reason.

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WESTON SUPER MARE V MERTHYR TOWN



THE OPTIMA STADIUM

Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. play their home games at Optima Stadium on Winterstoke Road, where the club moved to in August 2004. They previously played at Woodspring Park a short distance away. The move marked the third time in the past 40 years that Weston-super-Mare have changed venues. The capacity of Optima Stadium is 3,500 in which 2,000 is covered and 350 are seated.[20]

Woodspring Park had been built almost entirely by supporters and boasted a clubhouse costing £100,000.[3] The Park had been the home of Weston-super-Mare since 1983 and had floodlights installed in 1986.[3] Weston-super-Mare sold this ground to a residential home builder when it became apparent the club was going to move the short distance to the Optima Stadium. The last home fixture was played in April 2004.[20]

The ground for what is now Optima Stadium was formerly a sporting complex owned by Westland Aircraft known as Westland Sports Ground. It was home to cricket and football in addition to social buildings. Difficult financial times forced Westland to reconsider their place in town and put the ground up for sale. The club purchased it for £270,000 in 2001.[20] The Stadium opened 14 August 2004, with its first match against Conference South opponents Hornchurch drawing 500 people to the game.

The record attendance for this ground 2,949 in a match in the FA Cup against Doncaster Rovers on 18 November 2014.

WESTON SUPER MARE

Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. was formed in 1887.[2] The team's first record of a competitive match being against near-neighbours Clevedon Town in a "Medal Competition" organised by the Somerset FA.[3] In 1900 they joined Division two of the Western Football League but left after two years.[4] In 1910 they rejoined this league and played there until World War I.[5]

Between the wars, the club played in the local Bristol and District Football League and then the Somerset County League but the club disbanded upon the outbreak of hostilities in 1939.[3] The club reformed in 1948 and immediately rejoined the Western League, initially in Division Two.[6] At this time the team played at the Great Ground in Locking Road, where initially there was no cover for spectators and the players had to change in a marquee.[3] A season after the club joined rejoined the Western league they made their debut in the FA Cup in the 1949–50 season losing to Gloucester City in the preliminary qualifying round.[5] The team remained in the Second Division until the league consolidated to a single division in 1960.[6] During this time they moved to the Langford Road Ground.[3] In 1976 they were placed into the Western League Premier Division upon the creation of a second tier, meaning that by their centenary in 1987 they had never been promoted or relegated in their history.[3][7]

In 1989 John Ellener was appointed manager and led the club to the Western League championship in 1991–92 and with it promotion to the Southern League Midland Division.[5] They remained at this level, playing successively in the Midland, Southern, Midland (again) and Western Divisions due to the Southern League's regular reorganisations, until 2002–03 when they finished in second place and were promoted to the Premier Division, clinching promotion with a win away to rivals Clevedon Town.[3][8] In their first Premier Division season they finished in 10th place, enough to clinch a place in the newly formed Conference South.[8]

The club's most successful cup run came in the 2003–04 season, when the Seagulls reached the Second Round of the FA Cup. After defeating Dorchester Town, Chesham United (via a replay) and Welling United in the qualifying rounds, Weston secured a 1–0 away win against Farnborough Town to progress from the first round. They were awarded with an away tie against Third Division side, Northampton Town where they were eventually beaten 4–1. In the same season, Weston would equal their best performance in the FA Trophy, reaching the Fourth Round of the competition.

In the 2006–07 season of the conference south the club looked they finished in 20th position and looked seemingly relegated.[9] However, Farnborough Town were relegated due to going into liquidation and Hayes and Yeading merged to form Hayes & Yeading United, leaving the Conference South one team short, earning a reprieve for Weston.[10] The 2007–08 season ended in similar fashion for Weston. A 20th-place finish meant the club was eligible for relegation, only to be spared by the enforced demotion of Cambridge City, who failed a ground inspection.[11] The 2009–10 campaign again saw the club finish in the relegation zone again when they finished 21st, however as before the club was saved by the FA, this time when Salisbury City were demoted twice to the Southern league.[12]

The 2010–11 season saw the club win the Somerset Premier Cup for the first time, when they defeated Yeovil Town in the final.[13] The club retained the cup the following season (2011–12) when they beat local rivals Clevedon Town 2–1.[14]

In 2012–13, the club finished the season with their highest ever placing in the Conference South in 7th place with 67 points and narrowly missing out on a place in the playoffs. The 2014–15 season brought a relatively successful cup campaign as the Seagulls won three qualifying matches in the FA Cup and reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup, where they lost 4–1 at home to Doncaster Rovers in front of a record attendance of 2,949.

After a string of poor results, Micky Bell was replaced by Director of Football, Ryan Northmore at the end of November 2014 with the Seagulls at the bottom of the table. Northmore took the team on a string of unbeaten games, taking them to promotion challenging form. Unfortunately this didn't continue and after defeating Bath City at home 4–1 in a rearranged fixture the rejuvenated Seagulls didn't win another league game, which saw them finish 17th.

The 2015-16 season saw the side struggle to gain a win throughout August in the League, winning just 1 point from 18, with that point coming at home in the Somerset Derby against Bath City.

Through September and October, the side couldn't maintain a consistent run of form going and continued to lay low in the dreaded depths of the relegation zone.

However, toward the end of November, Ryan Northmore's troops managed to pull themselves up to 2nd in the league's form table by going 10 games unbeaten in the Nation League South from 21 November until 16 February. It came to an end when Weston couldn't maintain the run, eventually losing 2–0 to Hayes & Yeading at the Woodspring.

The side momentarily lost form with losses coming against St. Albans and Wealdstone however, over the Easter weekend, the side bagged an important 3 points over Ebbsfleet thanks to Captain Dayle Grubb's impressive strikes.

This was followed by a tough defeat to relegation rivals Bath City, with Scott Wilson firing in during the 91st minute, but Bath hit back with a penalty in the 92nd minute and the winner from half-way in the 94th minute.

During the last month of the season, the Seagulls once again turned on the style and ended the season with 6 unbeaten games from 7, with Scott Wilson and Dayle Grubb netting in a 2–0 win over Maidstone to spark manic celebrations from the home fans at The Woodspring knowing that the Seagulls had avoided relegation.

With the season ending in a party atmosphere in Havant on 30 April, with fan favourite Scott Wilson sliding home at the far post to ultimately send Havant down and keep Margate down.

Weston-super-Mare AFC are currently sponsored by Il Michelangelo and Howards Motor Group.

The club revealed a new crest after the end of the 2015–16 season.[15] Manager Ryan Northmore was sacked by the club on 18 September 2016 after a run of seven league losses and an FA Cup exit to North Leigh[16] Northmore was replaced by former Weston-super-Mare player and Forest Green Rovers caretaker manager Scott Bartlett on 3 October 2016.[17] Bartlett left the club at the end of the 2016–17 season after having led the Seagulls to 15th in the National League South.[18] Former player Marc McGregor was his replacement for the new season.[19]

In the 2018-19 season the club suffered their first relegation in the club's 137 year history finishing bottom of the National League South.

LAST TIME OUT
TIVERTON TOWN 1 MERTHYR TOWN O
WESTON SUPER MARE 3 SALISBURY 3

A new ground on the road to Wembley with focus now being on the seaside town of Weston Super Mare, having once stayed teher decent little place with one quirky fact, the town was partly a Quaker town therefore the area towards the Golf club at the Southern end of the town has no pubs, so you are best getting bladdered at the top end.
One famous name amongst teh home squad is Scott Laird who apart from scoring for PNE against Man Utd was also punched by a fan after a Steveage cup tie against Newcastle

https://www.theguardian.com/football/201...cott-laird

Tough game for Merthyr a replay will be a good result