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First team
Eighteen games in the valleys league from September to April, nine of them under the hill at Glan Taf. Unpaid, local and worth a fiver.
£5 on the gate, £3 concessions, under-16s free with an adult.
Garth Hill AFCGlan Taf Ground, Taffs WellSeason 2026/27Issue No. 5 · £1
Next home game · valleys league
Garth HillversusNantgoch Town
Saturday 14 November, 2:30pm. £5 on the gate, £3 concessions, under-16s free with an adult.
- 8days
- 14hours
- 4mins
Top of the table
| Club | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tregwyn Athletic | 7 | +8 | 16 |
| Garth Hill AFC | 7 | +13 | 13 |
| Cefn Llwyd AFC | 7 | +3 | 12 |
Inside this issue
One ground, three teams, a clubhouse.
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Reserves
Saturday afternoons away when the firsts are at home, and at home when they are away. Young lads coming through and old ones hanging on.
Subs £6 a game, £15 a year registration.
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Veterans
Over-35s, on Sunday mornings, with a generous view of what counts as a tackle. Friendlies, the odd tournament and a very long debrief.
£4 a game.
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Clubhouse hire
Room for 120, a licensed bar, a kitchen and free parking, from £120 on a weeknight. Check any date and we will tell you yes or no.
From £120 on a weeknight, £320 on a Saturday.
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Sponsorship
A board on the rail, a page in the programme, a name on the shirts. Prices start at £25 a game, and all of it keeps this ground open.
A match ball from £25.
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Volunteer roles
Lines, turnstile, tea hut, programme, social media, the bar. You do not need to like football. Nobody has been paid here since 1921.
It costs a Saturday now and then, and you get a free tea.
The clubhouse
Is your date free? Ask it.
Room for 120, a licensed bar, a kitchen and free parking. It tells you yes or no on the date and what you'd pay, and every pound goes on the first team's kit.
House rules
It's a football club. It's also the village.
Everybody knows Gwyn
He has been on the turnstile since 1983. Say hello. He will tell you who is injured and why we should have signed someone else.
Decent on the terrace
Families stand here. Shout as much as you like, at anybody, about the football. Anything else and you will have a word from the secretary, which is worse.
Open to anybody
New to the area? Come for a pint on a Friday. The club has more people who moved here than people who grew up here, and nobody asks who you support on Saturdays.
Local lads
Most of the squad live within five miles and have jobs. We do not pay players, and we are quite proud of that.
- £5on the gate, £3 concessions
- Freefor under-16s with an adult
- 9league games at home a season
- 120guests in the clubhouse, at most
Sponsors
There's a blank board with your name on it.
Grounds like this run on boards, programme ads and the odd match ball. A board on the rail is £200 for the season, painted for you, with two season tickets. We can't prove it brings you work, but your customers will see you backed the club.
What it costsLetters page
From the terrace.
Forty years I have stood on that bank. I have seen a lot of very bad football there, and I would not have missed any of it.
We moved here with no family nearby and the kids were bored. Somebody at the school said to try Glan Taf. They got in free and I got chatting. That was four years ago.
We had my dad's wake at the clubhouse. They could not have been kinder. The bar was run by a man who had played against him in 1971.
Questions people ask
What does it cost to watch?
Five pounds on the gate, three pounds concessions, and under-16s are free with an adult. A programme is a pound.
What time do I need to get there?
Gates open at 1:30pm for a 2:30pm kick-off. You can pay on the day and there is no need to book. Evening cup games kick off at 7:30pm.
Can I bring the kids?
Yes, it is free. They can run about behind the goal. Plenty of families stand here, and we keep the language to what you would expect at a football match, but no worse.
How do I hire the clubhouse?
Put your date and number of guests into the clubhouse checker. It tells you yes or no and what it costs, and Menna will confirm by phone or email.
I think I can play. How do I get a game?
Come to training on a Tuesday at seven, or ring Huw. Trials are in July, but he looks at anybody any time. Over-35s should try the veterans.
Do you have a youth section?
No, we run adult teams only. Our trials start at 16, and we can point younger players towards boys and girls clubs nearby.
Five pounds, a hot tea and a bit of shouting.
Saturday, Glan Taf Ground, a five-minute walk from Taffs Well station. Under-16s free with an adult. The clubhouse is open after the game, and you do not need to know anybody.