Merthyr Town player-manager Gavin Williams made his 100th Martyrs' appearance against Farnborough away.

Martyrs Celebrate Achievements of Former Manager Lyn Jones – And Mark Occasion With Home Victory

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Merthyr Town 3, Swindon Supermarine 1

Merthyr Town celebrated one of their own on Bank Holiday Monday – and marked the occasion with victory at their MetCoaches Stadium home.

Lee Lucas (18 mins) and Ian Traylor (65 and 85) scored for the Martyrs on a day when the club paid tribute to former manager Lynn Jones and named a stand after him.

A Martyrs blogger wrote: “It was all about honouring our most famous manager, the delightful Lyn Jones.

“The term ‘gentleman’ was invented for our Lyn.

“He created a magic recipe out of Non-League football ingredients during the late 1980’s and turned the then Merthyr Tydfil team into one of greatest teams around.

“Jones, more of a Quiet Man than John Wayne was ably backed off the field by club chairman John Reddy and turned the soccer spotlight onto our little Valleys town like never before.

“There is no doubt Lyn Jones deserves a stand to be named after him for such remarkable achievements.”

Cynan Valley sharpshooter Ian Traylor led the Merthyr charge against Supermarine and was voted man of the match.

Jamie Veale’s perfectly placed pass, lifted over the head of the last defender, set up one of Traylor’s goals and our blogger described it as ‘the assist of the season’.

“Traylor still had a lot to do, but one-on-one he is deadly,” added the Martyrs blogger. “But while Ian Traylor’s goals are always a pleasure to watch, the best goal of the day came from Lee Lucas.

“After the only first half move of quality, the ball was moved through midfield, finally resulting in a strike that nobody could have stopped.”

‘Marine were captained by former Merthyr striker Stuart Fleetwood and he was shackled by Martyrs’ man Kyle Patten.

Substitute Simpson Kane scored for, hauling his team back to 2-1 down at that stage.

The searing Bank Holiday heat made life hard for all the players, but Merthyr produced a solid team performance.

Swindon manager Lee Spalding was far from happy, saying: “It was probably one of our worst performances of the season. 

“We weren’t at it for the full 90 minutes. We showed what we are capable of in spells, but, unfortunately, playing for 30 minutes of the 90 isn’t going to win you many games of football.

“We started poorly and until Merthyr scored their first goal, we didn’t really get playing. We were sloppy in possession.”

Merthyr went ahead after Kerry Morgan ran untracked down the right and found Lee Lucas, who also enjoyed the freedom of the penalty area to rifle home the first goal from an angle.

The home team hit the inside of a post before scoring their second soon after the hour mark.

Mat Liddiard denied Owain Jones when he cleared off the line before picking up a booking for a foul which led to the second goal.

From a tight angle it looked more favourable for a cross than a shot, but Ian Traylor stepped up and whacked in a low effort to the near post which Matt Dinsley could only deflect high into his own net.

Simpson scored scored after Ryan Campbell’s effort rebounded off the bar, but Traylor made the game safe when he latched onto a long ball over the top, jinking inside Matt Williams and finished into the corner.

Merthyr Town: Alex Harris, Adam Davies (capt), Kerry Morgan (Reece Davies 63), Craig McDonnell, Jarrad Wright, Kyle Patten, Owain Jones, Ashley Evans 78), Lee Lucas, Tom Meecham (Corey Jenkins 53), Jamie Veale, Ian Traylor. Subs not used: Moulaye Ndaye, Stewart Yetton, Rio Garside

Swindon Supermarine: Martin Horsell, Michael Hopkins, Louis Spalding, Jamie Edge, Mat Liddiard, Matt Williams, Brad Hooper (Henry Spalding 56), Calvin Dinsley (Joe Shepherd 69), Stuart Fleetwood, capt (Kane Simpson 69), Conor McDonagh, Ryan Campbell. Sub not used: Joe Turley

Referee: Andrew Shepherd (Gloucestershire) 

Attendance: 509

Home tickets at the MetCoaches Stadium (CF47 8RF)

Admission £12 Adults, £9 Concessions, Children £1

Merthyr Town FC’s full 2019/20 BetVictor Southern League Premier South fixture list: 

AUGUST

Sat 10 –  Harrow Borough 1, Merthyr Town 0

Tue 13 –  Merthyr Town 1, Weston-super-Mare 1

Sat 17 – Merthyr Town 1, Gosport Borough 0

Sat 24 – Farnborough 1, Merthyr Town 0

Mon 26 – Merthyr Town. 3, Swindon Supermarine 1

Sat 31 – Metropolitan Police (A)

SEPTEMBER

Wed 4 – Southern Football League Cup preliminary round

Sat 7 – Emirates FA Cup Qualifying Round 1

Sat 14 – Chesham United (H)

Wed 18 – Tiverton Town (A)

Sat 21- Emirates FA Cup Qualifying round two

Sat 28 – Walton Casuals (A)

OCTOBER

Wed 2 – Southern Football League Cup round one

Sat 5 – Wimborne Town (H)

Sat 12 – Blackfield & Langley (H)

Tue 15 – Dorchester Town A

Sat 19 – Beaconsfield Town (A)

Tue 22 – Salisbury (H)

Sat 26 – Buildbase FA Trophy Qualifying round one

NOVEMBER

Sat 2 – Truro City (A)

Wed 6 – Southern Football League Cup round two

Sat 9 – Taunton Town (H)

Sat 16 – Poole Town (A)

Sat 23 – Hayes & Yeading United (H)

Sat 30 – Hartley Wintney (H)

DECEMBER

Wed 4 – Southern Football League Cup Round 3

Sat 7 – Hendon A

Sat 14 – Walton Casuals (H)

Sat 21 – Wimborne Town (A)

Thu 26 – Yate Town (H)

JANUARY

Wed 1 – Swindon Supermarine (A)

Sat 4 – Harrow Borough (H)

Wed 8 – Southern Football League Cup Round 4

Sat 11 – Weston-Super-Mare A

Sat 18 – Farnborough (H)

Sat 25 – Gosport Borough (A)

FEBRUARY

Sat 1 – Metropolitan Police (H)

Sat 8 – Chesham United (A)

Sat 15 – Dorchester Town (H)

Wed 19 – League Cup Semi-Finals

Sat 22 – Blackfield & Langley (A)

Sat 29 – Beaconsfield Town (H)

MARCH

Wed 4 – Emirates FA Cup 5

Sat 7 – Salisbury (A)

Sat 14 – Taunton Town (A)

Sat 21 – Truro City (H)                   

Wed 25 League Cup Final 1st Leg

Sat 28 Hayes & Yeading United A         

APRIL

Wed 1 – League Cup Final 2nd Leg

Sat 4 – Poole Town (H)

Sat 11 – Tiverton Town (H)

Mon 13 – Yate Town (A)

Sat 18 – Hartley Wintney (A)

Sat 25 – Hendon (H)

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