Olly Allen

4 weeks ago | faw.cymru | Olly Allen

The FAW Cup Conference dates have been confirmed for the 2025/26 campaign. 2025/26 JD Welsh CupQualifying Round 1 – 25-27 July 2025Qualifying Round 2 – 22-24 August 2025Round 1 – 19-21 September 2025Round 2 – 17-19 October 2025Round 3 – 21-23 November 2025Round 4 – 12-14 December 2025Quarter-Final – 30 January-1 February 2026Semi-Final – 6-8 March 2026Final – 12 April 2026**Subject to change depending on ground availability.

1 month ago | faw.cymru | Olly Allen

The FAW Men’s Tier 3 Appeals Body met on 28 May 2025 to consider the appeals as a result of the First Instance Body decisions for Tier 3 Licensing Applications for the 2025/26 season. The Panel assessed appeals from the following clubs:Cardiff DraconiansClydachForden UnitedLlangollen TownNewport CorinthiansPrestatyn TownRhos AelwydRisca UnitedTaffs WellTredegar TownAll ten clubs were successful with their appeals and have been granted an FAW Men’s Tier 3 Club Licence for the 2025/2026 season.

1 month ago | faw.cymru | Olly Allen

Caernarfon Town’s Ben Hughes is relishing the opportunity to help his side secure European qualification this weekend. The 21-year-old, who joined the Cofis on loan from Swansea City in January, has been a key figure for the team in the second half of the season as he enjoys his first taste of senior football. “I got to a point in my career where first team football was a must,” Hughes says.

1 month ago | faw.cymru | Olly Allen

A one-way ticket halfway across the globe has landed Haverfordwest County goalkeeper Zac Jones on the verge of his second taste of European football. The 24-year-old New Zealander is just 90 minutes away from qualifying for the UEFA Conference League for the second time in his career as he prepares for Sunday’s JD Cymru Premier European Play-Off final against Caernarfon Town. Jones admits his decision to leave home was a youthful punt that’s worked out well.

1 month ago | faw.cymru | Olly Allen

Friday 2 June 2023. Five weeks earlier, Connor Roberts had lifted the JD Welsh Cup with The New Saints. But his whole world was about to fall apart as his father Stuart passed away after a battle with mental health. “My father was an inspiration to a lot of people locally,” Roberts says. “He managed to play professionally in the game and then to me there’s that cliche of being a hero but he was exactly that. “He had a huge impact on my football career.