Morriston Town

Morriston Town was formed in 1946 initially as Midland Athletic and played briefly in the Swansea and District League prior to joining the Welsh League in 1951 where it stayed until 2008. After suffering successive relegations in the Welsh League and finishing bottom of the Division Three, Town were relegated from the Welsh League after more than 50 years, into the Swansea Senior League. By 2010-11 the Club was languishing in Division Two of the Swansea League, but has been rebuilding over the past few years and with ambitious plans for a better, more successful and sustainable future, firstly in the WWPL and then in the Ardal Southern. 

Town were promoted back to Division One of the Swansea League at the end of the 2018-19 season and after a season of consolidation curtailed by COVID19, it then accepted the challenge of playing in the new Macron West Wales Premier League, the commencement of which was delayed until 2021 as a result of COVID-19. This was a big step forward for the Club as the new league has allowed it to refocus further and help it realise its ambitions. 

During their time in the Welsh League, Morriston Town eventually progressed through to Division One and during the early 1990s achieved notable success by winning the Division One (Tier 2) Championship in 1990-1991 and were runners up the following season, underlining a very successful period, as these were highlights in its often turbulent history.

Morriston Town’s home ground, the Dingle Field, was purchased from a local farmer in the early 1950s. Located in the northern area of Morriston, the Club now have three Senior men’s teams, a thriving, popular and successful junior section and the club are already making plans to reform its Youth team (Under 18s) and have formed a new Ladies team. 

In 1962 a memorable match at the Dingle attracted a capacity crowd of more than 2,000 to witness former Manchester City, Swansea Town and Wales international, Roy Paul’s final game as a player when Morriston Town played Garw Athletic. 

As a result of the collective, combined efforts of so many, the Morriston Town is now becoming a popular and important part of the local community, something that was noticeable even in adversity in March 2023, when the Club opened its doors to help all of the local residents who were severely affected by the gas explosion near to the Dingle, many elderly and having to leave their homes. The Club provided warmth and hot drinks, collecting clothing, money, toiletries and food for those affected, with the significant help of businesses including A1 Resin, Motorpoint, Dalling Stores, AAH Pharmaceutical, Goose Island and Jack Sullivan’s.

The Club is hopeful of a successful future, with records noting that Morriston Town have won nothing for more than 25 years, until success in last season’s WWPL Cup Final. That was a long time.  

Morriston Town finished last season in 3rd place in the WWPL, and proudly took their place in the Ardal Southern South West Division for the 2023-24 season following obtaining a Tier 3 license and Penlan inability to achieve a licence despite their league success. The players and coaching staff of Johnny Martin, Neil Simon, Jonathan Coates, Andrew Morrow and physio Paul Deakin have all worked hard to achieve this.