The Port Talbot side that were the first to play at Victoria Road in 1949
Donald Dunn was a prolific striker in the 1950’s
The story of Port Talbot Town Football Club
Formed initially in 1901, Port Talbot spent their early years playing in the Swansea
Senior League. Early records show that one of the club's biggest wins came in 1909/10,
when they beat Llanelli 10-
Port Talbot continued to ply their trade in the Second Division until 1956/57, when
they won promotion to the top flight. They were never comfortable, and it was no
surprise when they were relegated after just one season. After a rebuilding programme,
they were soon back in action in the first division after becoming champions of Division
2 West at the end of 1961/62. However, once again they suffered relegation just twelve
months later. Season 1964/65 saw the re-
A long hard slog in the lower echelons ended in 1982/83 when they finished as runners up to Tondu Robins, and won promotion to the first division. Port Talbot were included in the prestigious new National Division of the Welsh League in 1984/85, and stayed there until 1990/91 when they were relegated after a lamentable season. The club missed out on a place in the inaugural League of Wales, and worse was to follow when they were relegated to the present Division 2 in 1993/94. Better times arrived under the leadership of Steve Llewellyn and Alan Meacham, and the club won back their place in the top division with a last day promotion at local rivals Goytre United in 1995/96.
After a period of consolidation, they finished 5th in 1997/98 under David Rees and
Craig Duggan during their first season in the managerial hot seat. Since then, the
club has been transformed off the field, with Andrew Edwards taking over as Chairman
at the start of the 1998/99 season. At this point a three-
The success of the 1999/2000 season saw the club promoted to the League of Wales
a year ahead of schedule and the introduction of two junior teams and a youth team
in the MacWhirter Youth League. Many improvements were carried out to the Victoria
Road Ground with refurbished dressing rooms, a new 260-
To mark their centenary year, the club's title was changed from Port Talbot Athletic
to Port Talbot Town at the start of the 2001/2002 season. The club reached the semi-
Following the departure of manager Mark Jones to Carmarthen, the Steelmen found it difficult to replicate their success in 2004/5 and spent much of the season battling relegation, although they eventually finished a relatively comfortable 13th under manager Wayne Davies. During the season, chairman Edwards proposed a merger with local rivals Afan Lido, who play less than a mile away from Talbot's Victoria Road ground, in the belief that it would produce a stronger and more commercially viable club for the town. But Lido rejected the move, despite some senior officials being in favour.
Off the field the club have continued to progress as much as they have on the field, the Victoria Road ground has been renamed The RE/MAX Stadium following a major sponsorship deal and the seating capacity has been boosted to 1,000 with the construction of the 750 seater Gerald McCreesh Stand. Hospitality facilities have been improved with the building of the Gerald McCreesh Suite overlooking the ground while the heavy investment into the playing surface has made it one of the best grounds in the Welsh Premier League.
On the field manager Wayne Davies stepped down from his position at the end of the
2006-
Nicky Tucker was appointed to replace Pennock after impressing at Welsh League side
Dinas Powys and made an immediate impact on the side as Port Talbot claimed a fourth
place finish in the 2007-
In December 2008 Mark Jones was re-
A superb season in 2009-
Work begins on the Gerald McCreesh Stand in 2006