Ton-up Boys Llanelli Going For Unbeaten Welsh League Record

Llanelli Town celebrate winning the Welsh League Division Three title. Pic: Llanelli Town.

Ton-up Boys Llanelli Going For Unbeaten Welsh League Record

Llanelli Town are the ton-up boys of Welsh League Division Three.

They are the only team in the three Welsh League divisions to have scored 100 goals during 2016-17.

The Reds are unbeaten all season, still have two Second Division fixtures to play and are on course for a trophy double.

Llanelli’s latest win was 7-1 at Dinas Powys when Jordan Follows scored a hat-trick and Lee Trundle took his goals tally for the season to 46 in 27 appearances.

Former Swansea City striker Trundle, 40, has led Llanelli to the title and they will return to the top flight of Nathaniel Car Sales Welsh League football next season.

Llanelli still have two away fixtures to play, against Abergavenny Town on Friday, May 5 (7.45pm) and Ammanford the following Monday (6.30pm).

They are also through to the Nathaniel Cars League Cup final and face Cardiff’s Bridgend Street in the final at Briton Ferry FC on Friday, May 12 (7pm).

Follows (3), Joe Clarke (2), Trundle and Lee Bevan were the Llanelli scorers against Dinas at the Murch.

Dinas Powys: Matthews, Garland (Caulfield 52), Bennett, Marr, Bloxham (capt), Young (Smith 66), Beddard (Perrett 14), Edwards, Lewis, Griffiths, Palmer.

Llanelli Town: Morris, Graves, March (Lewis 46), Clarke, C Thomas, Bevan, capt (Finselbach 52); R Jones, Davies (L Jones 62), Follows, Trundle, R. Thomas. Subs not used: Loveridge; Samuel.

Referee: Neil Stephens (Penarth).

Barry Town United have won the First Division title and Llanelli Town have clinched Division Two, while a STM Sports and Llantwit Major are battling to be crowned Division Three champions.

STM lead the way with one fixture left, but Llantwit Major have two games in hand and are hot favourites to finish top.

They drew 1-1 against Chepstow Town and won 3-0 against Cwm Welfare in their last two matches, while STM earned a 2-0 away win at Tredegar Town.

STM are one point ahead of Llantwit with a superior goal difference (+56 against Major’s +38).

The final game of the season for STM is against Caerau away on Saturday, May 13 (2.30pm), while Llantwit Major go to Ely Rangers on Wednesday (7.30pm). They follow that by playing Trethomas Bluebirds at home (Saturday, May 6, 2.30pm) and Bridgend Street away (Wednesday, May 10, 6.30pm).

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