Tags
Barry Town, Bridgend Town, Bryntirion Athletic, Coychurch Road, Non League, Old Grounds, Pen Y Bont, Wales, welsh football
Friday 6th January 2006 ko 19.30
Welsh League Division One
BRIDGEND TOWN 0
BARRY TOWN 1 (Reddy)
Att c100
Entry £3
Programme 50p
My abiding memory of this game was arriving at Coychurch Road far too early, around 6pm as I didn’t know what time this game was to kick-off at. I knew nothing back then of course Coychurch Road had staged Southern League football, and Bridgend’s stint in English football had only ended in 1983, when the club had opted back into Welsh football.
The night’s visitors had been one of the “Irate Eight” who on the formation of the League of Wales in 1992 had wanted to remain in the English game. They’d played one season as Barri AFC playing out of Worcester City before returning to the Welsh game a season later. Perhaps that’s why they didn’t know what time kick-off time was either…
