Aberdare
Town
are
delighted
to
announce
that
Dean
Raven
has
accepted
the
position of manager.
Dean
is
no
stranger
to
the
Club
having
played
for
Town
back
in
season
2019/20
and
has
also
played
for
Cardiff Corinthians, AFC Porth and St Josephs.
Most
recently
he
was
in
charge
of
Ardal
South
West
side
Treharris
Athletic
Western
where
he
inherited
a
squad
with
only
three
players
at
the
start
of
last
season
and
managed
to
steer
them
to
safety
against
all
the
odds with an amazing end to the campaign that saw them lose just once in the last eight games.
Speaking
on
his
appointment
Dean
said:
“I
am
delighted
to
be
the
new
Manager
of
Aberdare
Town.
Having
spent
a
short
time
here
a
few
years
ago
as
a
player
I
always
felt
that
I
had
some
unfinished
business
here,
so when the job came up I felt like it was the logical choice.
“This
Club
has
a
fantastic
set-up
off
the
field
and
you
can
already
see
how
professional
things
are
run
and
the
facilities
are
superb.
We
have
a
great
group
of
players
already
in
place
but
hopefully
with
a
few
additions
that
I
will
look
to
bring
in,
coupled
with
the
work
we
will
do
on
the
training
pitch,
the
Club
will
no
doubt
be
in
a
better position in the league sooner rather than later.
“There
is
also
a
great
group
in
the
youth
team
so
I
want
to
ensure
there
is
a
clear
pathway
for
them
to
be
able
to
aspire
to
become
a
first
team
player
here.
That
is
a
massive
things
for
me
to
allow
local
young
Aberdare players to have something to strive towards”.
Dean
has
already
been
busy
in
the
role
having
met
with
the
existing
backroom
staff,
who
will
all
remain
in
their roles, along with senior players and the youth team management last night.
He
has
moved
to
strengthen
the
off
field
team
with
the
addition
of
Luke
Raven
as
first
aider
and
promoting
Kellan Webb into the coaching set-up.
Dean
will
meet
the
squad
for
the
first
time
at
training
on
Thursday
and
will
take
charge
of
Saturday’s
away
game at Treforest.
We
welcome
Dean
back
to
ATFC
and
look
forward
to
welcoming
his
family
to
the
Easy
Panels
Stadium
soon.
Published Wednesday 6 November 2024
Raven flies in as new boss
News
1892
“Where toil the Cymry deep in sunless pits and emptying all their hills to warm the world”
W.H.Davies
ABERDARE TOWN
Football Club
© Copyright 2025 - The official website of Aberdare Town FC Limited. All rights reserved.
Aberdare
Town
are
delighted
to
announce
that
Dean Raven has accepted the position of manager.
Dean
is
no
stranger
to
the
Club
having
played
for
Town
back
in
season
2019/20
and
has
also
played
for
Cardiff
Corinthians,
AFC
Porth and St Josephs.
Most
recently
he
was
in
charge
of
Ardal
South
West
side
Treharris
Athletic
Western
where
he
inherited
a
squad
with
only
three
players
at
the
start
of
last
season
and
managed
to
steer
them
to
safety
against
all
the
odds
with
an
amazing
end
to
the
campaign
that saw them lose just once in the last eight games.
Speaking
on
his
appointment
Dean
said:
“I
am
delighted
to
be
the
new
Manager
of
Aberdare
Town.
Having
spent
a
short
time
here
a
few
years
ago
as
a
player
I
always
felt
that
I
had
some
unfinished
business
here,
so
when
the
job
came
up
I
felt
like
it
was
the
logical
choice.
“This
Club
has
a
fantastic
set-up
off
the
field
and
you
can
already
see
how
professional
things
are
run
and
the
facilities
are
superb.
We
have
a
great
group
of
players
already
in
place
but
hopefully
with
a
few
additions
that
I
will
look
to
bring
in,
coupled
with
the
work
we
will
do
on
the
training
pitch,
the
Club
will
no
doubt
be
in
a
better position in the league sooner rather than later.
“There
is
also
a
great
group
in
the
youth
team
so
I
want
to
ensure
there
is
a
clear
pathway
for
them
to
be
able
to
aspire
to
become
a
first
team
player
here.
That
is
a
massive
things
for
me
to
allow
local
young
Aberdare
players
to
have
something
to
strive
towards”.
Dean
has
already
been
busy
in
the
role
having
met
with
the
existing
backroom
staff,
who
will
all
remain
in
their
roles,
along
with senior players and the youth team management last night.
He
has
moved
to
strengthen
the
off
field
team
with
the
addition
of
Luke
Raven
as
first
aider
and
promoting
Kellan
Webb
into
the
coaching set-up.
Dean
will
meet
the
squad
for
the
first
time
at
training
on
Thursday
and will take charge of Saturday’s away game at Treforest.
We
welcome
Dean
back
to
ATFC
and
look
forward
to
welcoming
his family to the Easy Panels Stadium soon.
Published Wednesday 6 November 2024
Raven flies in as new boss
News
1892
“Where toil the Cymry deep in
sunless pits and emptying all
their hills to warm the world”
W.H.Davies
ABERDARE TOWN
Football Club
© Copyright 2025 - The official website of Aberdare Town FC Limited. All rights reserved.
