Fleur-De-Lys WelfareSaturday 8th December 2012

Kick-off at 2.00pm

A Welcome from our ChairmanIt is a privilege to be elected for the second year as

chairman of Blaenavon Blues. What a transformation the lastsix months has been, we now have our own clubhouse

something this club has never had in its 65 years history.We also have a pitch which is one of the best playing surfaces

in Gwent.

We have also taken over the junior section which is going to be a challenge for us as we hope to achieve better playingsurfaces and improve the facilities to give them the best

possible chance to improve and develop into good footballers.We have very good coaches at all levels and my thanks to

them for taking so much time and commitment to the cause.

Lastly i thank all my committee members who have workedtirelessly to achieve what we now have.

Best of luck to our visitors today and we welcome you intoour new clubhouse after the match.

Robert Browning

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Match Report - 17.11.12Blaenavon Blues 0 - Dafen Welfare 2

FAW Trophy - Round 4

The Blues crashed out of the FAW Trophy at the fourth round stageafter a 0-2 victory for the visiting Dafen Welfare of theCarmarthenshire League Premier Division.

The Blues started the game well and enjoyed more than their fair share of possession in the opening quarter of an hour.

After the early exchanges the visitors got stronger and passed theball around with confidence.

After creating numerous chances during the opening 35 minutes where Blues keeper’ Lee Jones produced several outstanding savesto keep Dafen at bay, the visitors finally broke the deadlock after a goal mouth scramble when midfielder Dean Jenkins fired home.

The west Wales club going in at half time a goal to the good andfully deserving of their lead.

After some stern words at half time the Blues came out with more vigor, and pressed the opposition, with the Blues enjoying morepossession they pushed forward, but found the visitors defence todifficult to break down.

Dafen doubled their lead with ten minutes of the game remaining when Andrew Gardner beat Blues keeper’ Jones.

Dafen were fully deserving of their victory which leaves the Bluesout of all cup competitions, which will allow the club to concentrateon securing Gwent County division one football.

Dean YemmMobile Catering

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wedi derbyn nawdd gan/

has been helped by

The Co-operative Membership

Cronfa Gymunedol/Community Fund

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BLAENAVON BLUES AFC

Cronfa Gymunedol/Community FundThe co-operative membership

01.12.12

5

£100

No Winner

£200

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Match Report - 24.11.12Clydach Wasps 3 - Blaenavon Blues 2

After a week of heavy rain and Saturday’s constant downpour, the game should never have taken place, but at 2pm both sides were on the pitch ready to do a battle in a local derby.

The opening half was an even affair as the Blues played some neat pass and move football on a pitch that was holding puddles of watereverywhere, and it was the Blues who took the lead when some nice football put Matt Burns in behind the Wasps defence and the 16 year old coolly beat the home keeper at the near post with a tight angle against him.

Clydach came back at the Blues and forced Blues keeper’ Jones into two outstanding saves, but they soon found themselves level when a cross was well headed Jones again made a superb save only for the follow up to be fired home.

Clydach went in at half time a goal to the good after a Cox back passwas miss-judged by Jones in the Blues goal.

The Blues battled hard in the mud during the second half and gotthemselves on level terms when skipper Mikey Waite fired home a free kick.

Clydach again came back at the Blues when a ball wasn’t cleared from the visitor’s defence, the home side capitalised and beat Jones in the Blues goal.

Final score 3-2 to Clydach both sides should be given credit for tryingto play football on a pitch that should never have been given the allclear to start.

Blaenavon Blues are without a fixture on the 1st December due to not being involved in the cup competition.

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Fleur-De-Lys Welfare Club HistoryFleur-De-Lys Welfare Afc were formed in 1926 and played their football in the South Wales Amateur League. They were very successful and won the South Wales Amateur Cup, The South Wales Amateur league, Corinthion Cup and Monmouthshire Cup.

The club switched leagues in the 6o’s to the newly formed Mon Senior League.In the 70’s the league changed its name to the Gwent County League, Fleur played in this league until the 80’s where after years of struggle they dropped down to the North Gwent League. Under the management of Bev Barnett they bounced back to the Gwent County league in two seasons winning both North Gwent Leagues and cups and going undefeated all season.

Fleur then took the Gwent County by storm and within fi ve years they climbed from the third division to fi nishing third in the fi rst division and missed out on promotion to the Welsh league in the last week of the season. The years had took its toll on this side and the whole team broke up two seasons later.

The club was then took over by Cwmfelinfach who changed the clubs name to Crusaders and this was the beginning of the end of Fleur-de-lys Welfare Afc and they slid down the leagues and out of business within seven seasons. In 2007 they joined the North Gwent Premier League having taken over the Castle Football team, they then brought in quality players and in their fi rst season won the North Gwent Premier League only to lose out on promotion to the Gwent County league after defeat in the play offs.

By the second season the club had grown to include 7 junior teams. Naylor and Giffy brought in more quality players and went on to win the Premier League, the Tom Perkins Cup and invitation Cup and most importantly promotion to the Gwent County League via the play offs.

Back in the Gwent County at last and determined not to rest on their laurels Giffy and Naylor added more quality youngsters from their successful league winning u18s team and also added to the backroom staff and took the third division by storm winning the league and getting another promotion.The managers then added COREY JENKINS and CRAIG PRICE who scored 85 goals between them.

Fleur started the 2010-11 season in the 2nd division and fi nished it in 1st winning the league going unbeaten all season and also reaching the semi-fi nal of the County Motors cup and were the last remaining Gwent side left in the Welsh cup.So another successful campaign by the Fleur their 4th league championship in a row.

Fleur-De-Lys Welfare

Memorial GroundBlaenavon Gwent County League

Division One2012 - 2013 Fixtures

Lee Jones (G/K)

Matthew Cox

Grant Evans

Lee Wathen

Ryan Simons

Craig Tanner

Jamie Brankley

Lloyd Jeffries

Darryl Brenton

Michael Waite (C)

Richard Williams

Marc Browning

Darren Harris

Matt Burns

Jake Bull

Nathan Simons

Craig Harris

Managers – Ryan Huish & Lee Wathen

Blaenavon Blues AFC

Liam James

Joel O’Halloran

Gavin Meacham

Steven James

Liam Shaw

James Graham

Jonathon Lawrance

Michael Bond

James Sherman

Ricky Amos

Craig Price

Jacob James

Jordan Harding

Levi Evans

James Young

Aaron Thomas

Acob Shaw

Daniel Coles

Daniel Richard