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Tonight's proposed friendly match against Ragged School has been called off.

The Carmarthenshire League AGM took place last Tuesday in Stebo Club, where there are various topics discussed.

The CAFL senior and junior fair play awards were awarded with Swiss Valley winning the senior accolade. In the junior section, the Under 12's fair play award went to Drefach, the Under 13's and 14's both to Ammanford, Under 15's to Dafen and the Under 16's to Llandovery. The WWFA fair play award also went to Swiss Valley, with them being awarded £500 and Johnstown coming 2nd, picking up £200.

The coming season will commence on Saturday 3rd September with the juniors kicking their seasons off on Monday 12th September. Fines have also been increased for this coming season and now cost £10 as opposed to last season's £9.

Both Calsonic first and second teams have pulled out of their leagues and because of this, Llanelli Steel and Hendy will not be relegated from their divisions. Llandeilo reserves will also not be relegated as an effect of this. There will be 4 new teams added to Reserve Division 3, with Loughor 'A', Johnstown United, Ammanford and Ponthenri all entering new teams for this season.

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held this Saturday 16th july at The Melbourne Club in Station Road at 3pm. Can all players make every effort to attend as there are a couple of important topics to discuss.

The Star Cup draw took place this evening at Stebo Club. Wellfield have been drawn in Group 4 against Division 2 outfits Penyfan and Llan Rads, Division 3's Bancffosfelin and Premier Division side Burry Port. The rest of the draw is as follows;

The club are pleased to announce the appointment of Leigh Martin as Reserve Team manager. Leigh has been at the club for over 10 years now and took over the role of club secretary only a couple of months ago. Leigh will work with his assistant managers Kelt Jones and Chris Whitten this season and we are sure that they will help our young players progress whilst also encouraging the right way to play football. The committee are sure that this appointment will have a positive affect on the Reserve team, who will progress in the coming seasons.

The club's Annual Dinner took place this year on Saturday 4th June at the Selwyn Samuel Centre. The evening was a great way to celebrate this seasons success, with the club being promoted to the top division of Carmarthenshire League football for the first time in its history.

The evening started with the junior awards which were presented by Swansea City Youth Team player and Wales Under 17's International James Loveridge. The awards were presented as follows;

Under 13's

Clubman of the Year - Tom Williams

Most Improved Player of the Year - Luke Jenkins

Player's Player of the Year - Corey Borthwick

Player of the Year - Lewis Jones

Congratulations to all the junior award winners and a big thanks to everyone that has been involved in starting up this promising team. Thanks go out to all the parents as well who have made the coaches jobs easier this season, you have all been fantastic!

The next awards were given out to the people involved in the club who have been very important with the running of the club. Firstly Jason Garcia was awarded with the Long Service Award after his continued hard work with the running of the club. Jason has been involved in the club for about 20 years now and recently stood down from his roles as Secretary, Treasurer and Reserve Team Manager. He has been a huge part of the club and Wellfield would like to thank Jason for his work over the years.

Stephen Greene was awarded with the Clubman of the Year award after his work with the juniors over the past season and his roles that he has played off the pitch to ensure the running of the club.

The two Reserve Team awards were the next awards to be presented. They have had a decent first season in Reserve Division 2 after being promoted last season, finishing in a respectable fifth place. The deserved winner of the Reserve Team Player of the Year award was Rob Owen, who impressed both managers in his first season of senior football. The Reserve Team Players Player of the Year was awarded to the top goalscorer of the team this season, Rhodri Griffiths.

The first team awards were the last major awards to be presented. In what has been arguably the most successful season on the pitch for the first team, manager Andrew Kirkhouse announced the Player of the Year as Johnny Thomas, who has scored 30 goals in this campaign. After picking up 14 out of 18 votes, veteren Karl Jones picked up the Player's Player of the Year, which was presented to him by Steve Sheriff.

Congratulations to all the award winners and all that have supported the club over the past season. Also, congratulations to 1st team manager Andrew Kirkhouse in achieving his second promotion in three seasons, taking the club from Division 2 to the Premier Division. Jason Garcia has also done well this season in getting his young team to a fifth place finish in what was a tough Reserve Division.

The final awards of the evening were less serious and were presented as follows;

Head Girl - Chris Davies and Deputy Head Girl - Steve Harries

Sitter of the Season - Ryan Williams

Boxing Champion - Steve Harries

Ginger of the Year - Ethen Scougall

A final thanks go out to chairman David Craddock and all the committee members who ensure that the club runs as smoothly as possible. Hopefully next season we will be celebrating in our Club Dinner once again after another successful season.

After having a good season last year and a decent Star Cup run, Wellfield went into this season as the favourites to go up. Wellfield didn't disappoint and under the guidence of Andrew Kirkhouse clinched their second promotion in three seasons. Wellfield started the season well and were unbeaten in the league up until the end of March, where they lost to Tumble. But five wins in the last six games saw them pull away at the top of the table. Wellfield felt they had done enough to win the league, but Tumble beat Pontarddulais 4-0 and 7-0 to clinch the title by 1 goal.

Wellfield only managed to reach the second round of the West Wales Cup this season, where they were beaten by the winners of the competition Ragged School. In the Senior Cup, Wellfield were knocked out in the fourth round by Premier Division champions Seaside. A disappointing loss at home to Felinfoel in the 4th round saw Wellfield out of the Challenge Cup, a competition Wellfield wanted to win this season after coming so close last year.

Karl Jones played 30 games, the most appearances for the first team through the season while Rhys Morgans played the most for the reserves, playing 22 matches. Johnny Thomas was once again top scorer for the 1st team with an impressive 30 goals while Rhodri Griff netted 16 goals to finish as the 2nd team top scorer. Ryan Williams topped the table finishing the season with 4 man of the match awards for the first team while Rob Owen won the accolade 5 times for the reserves during the season, more than any 2nd team player.

The Reserves had a poor start to their first season back in Reserve Division 2 and soon found themselves competing at the bottom of the table. But their results changed in the new year and they won 5 and drew 1 of their last 6 games to climb to a respectable fifth place finish. They also had a decent run in the Darch Cup, getting knocked out in the fourth round in a very close contest with Garden Village that ended 2-1.

This season saw the start of an Under 13's team, coached by Darren and Stephen Greene. It took the boys a few games to get used to playing with each other but when they settled down around October time, went on a 9 game unbeaten run in the league which ended in April. Some players picked up injuries near the end of the season which was key to Wellfield struggling at the end of season and having a bad run in at the end. Josh Burdess played 26 games, more than any other player and Lewis Jones topped the scoring charts with a massive 37 goals. The Under 13's did well in the cup competition and were knocked out by winners Llangennech in extra time in the semi-final. But with a couple of players set to join over the summer, this is a team that looks promising to do well in the coming seasons.

This years presentation night and club dinner will be held on Saturday 4th June in Selwyn Samuel Centre. The juniors will start their presentation at 6.30pm and sausage and chips will be put on for all the players. The seniors presentation, which consists of a three course meal and entertainment afterwards, will follow at 7.30pm.

There is a cost of £12 per head for the senior presentation and any junior parents that wish to stay to attend this should get in touch with Darren Greene. Players or anyone else who want to attend should get in touch with Andrew Kirkhouse, Leigh Martin or David Craddock as payment is required before the evening.

As some of you may already know, Jason Garcia has stood down from all his roles at the club. Jason has been both the secretary and the treasurer of the club for many years and was also the Reserve team manager for the last 3 years. He has been an official at the club for over 20 years and has played a huge role in the organisation of the club during this period. He has made many personal sacrifices for Wellfield over the years and the club wouldn't be where it is now without his hardwork. Wellfield would like to thank Jason for his commitment to the club over the years, the club won't be the same without him.

After a committee meeting last Sunday it was decided that Leigh Martin will be the new secretary at the club, while Ryan Williams will take on the role of being Treasurer. The new reserve team manager hasn't been decided as of yet.