AFC Welwyn is a football club from Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division (step 5), for the 2025/26 season, and play at the Lantern Stadium in Potters Bar.
The club was established in 2023,[1] by Tawhid Juneja and Richard James, after rebranding from the Welwyn Garden City FC Development team.[2] They joined the Spartan South Midlands League in Division Two, at step 7 (level 11), for their inaugural season.[3][4] For their first two seasons, the club played at the Herns Way ground which it shared with Welwyn Garden City F.C.
Their first ever cup competition was in the Herts Senior Centenary Trophy, where they were beaten 3–2 on penalties by Cuffley Seniors after a 2–2 draw on 30 September 2023.[6]
In their first season (2023-24), the club won the division, gaining promotion to league one. They were also successful at winning the league cup.[7] In their second season (2024-25), they achieved back-to-back promotions by winning the Spartan South Midlands Division One.
AFC Welwyn are also known as "The Romans", chosen because of the nearby Welwyn Roman Baths, situated in Welwyn Village. This theme was also incorporated into the team logo and badge. The club motto is "Sic Parvis Magna", which translates into English as "Greatness from Small Beginnings".
Ground
After winning promotion to the Spartan South Premier Division, the club relocated to the Lantern Stadium, which it shares with Potters Bar Town football club. [8][9]
Location: The Lantern Stadium, Parkfield, Watkins Rise (off The Walk), Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 1QB
Best FA Cup performance: Extra Preliminary Round, 2025–26.[10]
Best FA Vase performance: Second Qualifying Round, 2024–25.[11]
Attendance: 272 vs Desborough Town FC on 12th April 2025 (Played at Herns Way, Welwyn Garden City).[12]
Player Statistics
Information correct as of 2nd August 2025. Competitive matches counted only.
The player who holds the record as AFC Welwyn's top goal scorer is Kendall Ata Gyamfi, with 45 goals in all competitions.[13]
The player with the record for the most number of goals in a season for AFC Welwyn is Kendall Ata Gyamfi, with 27 goals in the 2023/24 season.[14]
The player with the record for the most number of goals in a single match for AFC Welwyn is Charlee Yearwood, who scored 5 against Milton Keynes Irish Reserves on 5 August 2023.[15]
AFC Welwyn scored the most number of goals in a single game against Huntingdon Town on 15th February 2025. A home game that resulted in an 11-0 victory, with 7 different players scoring.[16]
Will McNeill became the youngest player to score a goal when he scored in the 12th minute against Newport Pagnell Town Development on the 13th April 2024, aged 17. He scored twice in the match, helping the team to win 4-2.[17]
Ashton Broome-Alexander became the youngest player to debut for AFC Welwyn, when he played in goal against Long Buckby AFC, while on loan from St Neots FC, on 27th July 2024, aged 17.[18] He also holds the record for the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets in a season. 23 clean sheets (2024/25 season).[19]
The player with the most appearances for AFC Welwyn is Kendall Ata Gyamfi, with 81 appearances in all competitions, and is the first player to pass fifty competitive games for the club.[20]
The longest unbeaten run that the team has achieved is 24 competitive league games between November 2024 and April 2025.
Management Team
Club officials
Management
Position
Name
Manager
Brett Donnelly
Assistant Manager
Callum Donnelly
First Team Coach
Matt Evans
Goalkeeper Coach
Nathan Godfrey
Data Analyst
Jamie Dunn
Physio
Ryan Jefferies
List of Managers
Information correct as of 2nd August 2025. Competitive matches counted only.
Table of AFC Welwyn managers, including tenure, record and honours
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