Looking Back Around This Time
with the Yellow Dragon
25.02.1995 League of Wales
LLANELLI 3 BARRY TOWN 2
F.Ford 2
Barry's first visit to Stebonheath Park in the League of Wales led to disappointment as the West Walians deservedly took all three points. The Barry side featured a nu,ber of reserve players, but were unable to match the home side. Llanelli scored first, through Mark Evans, but Barry struck back through Francis Ford. He scored again soon after, and it looked as though Barry would take the points. However, the traveling support were disappointed when first Aneurin Evans scored for Llanelli to take the lead before namesake, Mark, scored again to win the match 3-2.
24.02.1996 League of Wales
BARRY TOWN 3 CONWY UNITED 1
P.Giles, W.Batchelor, C.Pike
With the League of Wales title in the balance, Conwy could hardly have had worse preparation than a bad road journey to South Wales, arriving only twenty minutes before kick-off. Barry caught them cold, dominating the first twenty minutes, and drawing blood when Paul Giles put the South Wales side ahead. The visitors' equaliser came through Hugh McAuley, whose shot found its way through the Barry defence. Their delight didn't last long, though, as Barry took the lead again with a freak goal. As a corner was cleared, Willie Batchelor had his back to goal but his backheel looped over Ian Bamford in the Conwy goal and just crossed the line. Barry's winning goal came minutes later, as Chris Pike found himself in space and netted to give Barry a 3-1 win and a free run at the League of Wales championship.
18.02.1997 League of Wales
BARRY TOWN 7 EBBW VALE 3
C.Griffith 4, T.Bird 2, T.Evans
A match that will be remembered by many people, not least Justin Perry, who was making his debut for the visitors that night. It was a cold February night, but the support was warmed by a cracker of a match with ten goals, Barry eventually romping to victory after a difficult first half. Perry scored twice for Ebbw Vale in that first half, equalising after Barry had twice taken the lead, once through Cohen Griffith and once through Tony Bird. Barry were 4-2 up at half-time, with Griffith having netted a hat-trick. In the second half, Bird and Terry Evans scored again for Barry with Griffith's bagging a fourth goal as Ebbw's final goal was consolation in a good Barry performance.
21.02.1998 League of Wales
BARRY TOWN 6 CAERSWS 1
G.Lloyd, E.Williams, R.Jones, D.Ryan, L.Barrow, C.Pike
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Caersws took the lead in the ninth minute, but Barry bounced back to comfortably win this League of Wales match. Sean Jehu beat the Barry defence to put the mid-Walian village side ahead, but with goals from six different players, Barry steamrollered their way to three points. Gary Lloyd scored the equaliser after 29 minutes, with Eifion Wiliams adding a second goal five minutes later. In the second half, Barry took control with Richard Jones scoring after 54 minutes, Darren Ryan scoring on the hour, Lee Barrow scoring the fifth after 75 minutes, and Chris Pike coming on as substitute to score in the 84th minute.
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This article first published in the Barry Town Matchday Magazine, v Total Network Solutions, League of Wales, 20.02.1999
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