Cardiff Metropolitan University F.C.

Cardiff Metropolitan University
Full name Cardiff Metropolitan University Football Club
Nickname(s) The Archers
Founded 2000 (as UWIC Inter Cardiff)
Ground Cyncoed Campus
Ground Capacity 1,620
Manager Professor Robyn Jones
League Welsh Premier League
2015–16 Welsh Football League Division One, 1st (Promoted)

Cardiff Metropolitan University Football Club are a Welsh football club, of the Athletic Union of Cardiff Metropolitan University, based in Cyncoed, Cardiff that plays in the Welsh Premier League, having been promoted from the Division One. Founded as UWIC Inter Cardiff in 2000, by the merger of Inter Cardiff F.C and UWIC F.C., the club changed its name to Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2012.

History

The club has had a chequered history experiencing turbulent times and many name changes.

The club was formed by a series of mergers and name changes. Firstly, Lake United renamed themselves A.F.C. Cardiff in 1984. In 1990, they were taken over by Sully F.C to form Inter Cardiff FC and then joined the Konica League of Wales.In 1996, the club was renamed Inter CableTel A.F.C. (after their sponsors), but reverted to Inter Cardiff FC in 1999.

Meanwhile, the team of Cardiff College of Education (later University of Wales Institute, Cardiff) was developing . The team went through a series of name changes, mirroring the name changes of the institution it represented. The team was originally known as Cardiff College of Education F.C.. They became South Glamorgan Institute F.C. in 1979; Cardiff Institute of Higher Education F.C. in 1990 and UWIC in 1996.

In 2000, Inter Cardiff merged with Cardiff Metropolitan University (UWIC) to form UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C.. The team's nicknames by fans included The International, The Sheep (Wales is famous for its sheep) or The Div's (from Car-DIFF). The Seagull on the team's logo originated from the Sully connection (nicknamed 'The Seagulls'). They changed their name again in the summer of 2012 to Cardiff Metropolitan University F.C. On 3 May 2016, Cardiff Met confirmed their place in the Welsh Premier League after Caernarfon Town and Denbigh Town failed to secure licenses to play in the top flight of Welsh football.[1]

League and cup history

Season
 League Contested Level
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 League Position
 Avg. Home
Attendance1
 Welsh Cup
 Welsh League Cup
 Leading scorer1
2000–01 League of Wales 1 34 3 4 27 26 104 –78 13 18th of 18
Relegated 		?? R2 n/a unknown ??
2001–02 Welsh Football League
Division One 		2 36 23 7 6 81 45 +36 76 3rd of 19 ?? R2 n/a unknown ??
2002–03 Welsh Football League
Division One 		2 34 23 7 4 67 33 +34 76 3rd of 18 ?? R4 n/a unknown ??
2003–04 Welsh Football League
Division One 		2 Pl w d l f a dif pts ? of ? ?? QF n/a unknown ??
2004–05 Welsh Football League
Division One 		2 Pl w d l f a dif pts ? of ? ?? R2 n/a unknown ??
2005–06 Welsh Football League
Division One 		2 Pl w d l f a dif pts ? of ? ?? R3 n/a unknown ??
2006–07 Welsh Football League
Division One 		2 Pl w d l f a dif pts ? of ? ?? R2 n/a unknown ??
2007–08 Welsh Football League
Division One 		2 Pl w d l f a dif pts ? of ? ?? n/a n/a unknown ??
2008–09 Welsh Football League
Division Two 		3 34 15 11 8 59 42 +17 56 5th of 182 ?? R1 n/a unknown ??
2009–10 Welsh Football League
Division Two 		3 34 11 11 12 57 59 −2 44 12th of 18
Relegated3 		?? PR n/a unknown ??
2010–11 Welsh Football League
Division Three 		4 34 14 7 13 59 47 +12 49 9th of 18 ?? QF n/a unknown ??
2011–12 Welsh Football League
Division Three 		4 28 13 5 10 49 51 –2 44 6th of 154 ?? R1 n/a unknown ??
2012–13 Welsh Football League
Division Three 		4 30 23 3 4 98 41 +57 72 1st of 16
Promoted 		?? 1Q n/a unknown ??
2013–14 Welsh Football League
Division Two 		3 30 20 6 4 86 24 +62 66 1st of 16
Promoted 		?? R3 n/a unknown ??
2014–15 Welsh Football League
Division One 		2 30 19 6 5 69 32 +37 63 3rd of 16 ?? R4 n/a unknown ??
2015–16 Welsh Football League
Division One 		2 1st of 16
Promoted 		?? ?? n/a unknown ??

1: League games only
2: Name reverted to UWIC at end of season.
3: Relegated as part of League shack-up
4: Name changed to Cardiff Metropolitan University F.C. at end of season.
Last Updated: 29 August 2016

Q = Qualifying Round; R = Round Proper; P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;

Honours

League

Cups

As Inter Cardiff

League

Inter Cardiff represented Wales three times in the UEFA Cup. In the 1994–95 tournament they lost 0–8 over two legs to Katowice of Poland in the Preliminary round. They also played Scottish giants Celtic F.C. in the 1997–98 season (when known as Inter Cable Tel), losing 8–0 over the two legs. In 1999–00 they lost 1–2 to Gorica of Slovenia over two legs in the 1st qualifying round.

They qualified for the 1999–00 FAW Premier Cup but failed to progress from the group stage.

Current squad

Squad for 2016/17[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Will Fuller
2 DF Isaac Philpot
3 DF Kyle McCarthy
4 DF Bradley Woolridge
5 DF Emlyn Lewis
6 MF Ben Bowler
7 FW Eliot Evans
8 MF Chris Baker
9 FW Adam Roscrow
10 MF Charlie Corsby
11 FW Jordan Lam
12 FW Dan Spencer
13 GK Rich Morgan
14 FW Jon Littlemore
No. Position Player
15 DF Joel Letori
16 DF Josh Barnett
17 FW Gwion Howell
18 MF Will Evans
19 DF Aaron James
20 DF Gareth Emanuel
21 FW Harry Owen
23 FW Tim Parker
24 FW Ryan Jenkins
22 FW Liam Black
25 GK Chris Willis
26 FW Taylor James
22 FW Matt Taylor

References

  1. ↑ "Cardiff Met win Welsh Premier promotion". BBC. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.welshpremier.co.uk/players/CardiffMet/2016/2017/p/Position

External links

Coordinates: 51°30′44.982″N 3°9′34.9734″W / 51.51249500°N 3.159714833°W / 51.51249500; -3.159714833

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