Canton F.C.

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Canton FC
Canton F.C. logo.png
Full nameCanton FC
Founded2006
GroundCardiff International Sport Stadium SSI Pitch, part of the Cardiff International Sports Campus
ChairmanDean Bowden
ManagerDaniel Tanhai
League Ardal SE League
2024–25 Ardal SE League, 5th of 16

Canton Football Club is a Welsh football team based in Canton, Cardiff, Wales. The club plays in the Ardal SE League.

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History

The club was established as Canton Liberal FC in 2006, named after a local social club, and initially played in the Cardiff & District League. In their first four seasons they won each divisional title. [1] They were champions of the Premier Division in the 2012–13 season, [2] joining the South Wales Amateur League Division Two, where they were champions in 2014–15. They joined the newly formed South Wales Alliance League for the 2015–16 season, and were again league champions, gaining promotion to the Premier Division for the 2016–17 season.

Canton finished third in the South Wales Alliance League Premier Division in the 2021–22 season missing out on promotion by one point.

Christopher Dye became the first player to make 500 appearances for the club, spanning 13 seasons.

Promotion to the third tier

The club finished second in the South Wales Alliance Premier Division at the end of 2022–23 season, and earned promotion to the Ardal South-West, the third tier in the Welsh pyramid. During that season Canton had the strongest defence in the league, conceding 31 goals in 28 games, which was better than the league winners Cardiff Corinthians. Canton scored a total of 87 goals, which was second best in the league. They also reached the final of the J.Owen Cup but were well beaten 1–0 by Cardiff Cosmopolitan.

During the club's 2022—23 awards ceremony, vice captain Brian Camilleri won the Manager's Player award for the season, featuring for the first team 33 times throughout the season, contributing to three goals and one assist accompanied by seven clean sheets. Kofi Rowe won the Player's Player award, finishing top scorer for the club and also winning the South Wales Alliance League Golden boot in the lague campaign with 29 goals overall and 9 assists. Captain Bo Cordle finished with the highest amount of assists for the club for the second season in a row with 21 in all competitions, 17 of those in the league, along with 17 goals in all competitions. Cohen Riella won the Golden Glove award for the season with 10 clean sheets altogether. He also scored a goal and provided three assists while playing in goal.

In July 2023, the club changed its name to Canton, dropping Liberal from the title. [3]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Cohen Riella
25 GK Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Namir Queni
30 GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Aaron Fettah
32 GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL James Wood
2 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Christopher Dye
3 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Luke Davies
4 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Arron Garrett
5 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Sam O'Sullivan
12 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG David Trace
15 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Harvey Powell
16 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Brian Camilleri(VC)
17 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Nile White
18 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS David Allen
20 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Stephen Ward
23 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Kyle Campbell
No.Pos.NationPlayer
6 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Ashley Park
7 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Andre Phillips
8 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Harri Collins
13 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Louie Crowe
14 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Cian Hales
19 MF Flag of Iran.svg  IRN Saul Tanhai
26 MF Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Abdoulie Tunkara
27 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Dani Rodriguez
9 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Kofi Rowe
10 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Jordan Carey
11 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Tyrrell Webbe
21 FW Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Mario Amona
22 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Bo Cordle(C)
24 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Adam Jones
29 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Fin Richards

Technical staff

PositionName
Club Chairman Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dean Bowden
Manager Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Iran.svg Daniel Tanhai
Assistant manager Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Sam O'Sullivan
Coach Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg James Wood
Coach Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Neil Thomas
Reserve Manager Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Tucker
Youth Team Manager Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Craig Robinson
Youth Coach Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Christopher Dye
Coach Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Nathan Murphy
Kitman Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of the United States.svg Ezra Harper
Kit Ladie Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Iran.svg Freya Tanhai

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Canton Liberal are backed to make step up to Senior League". Wales Online. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Canton Liberals". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Club Statement on name change Twitter, 30 July 2023
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130520082543/http://cantonlibsfc.co.uk/
  5. ↑ "Leaguewebsite.co.uk has now closed".

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