Glynn Barntown · County Wexford · WFL
Soccer for the parish and the town edge
Glynn Barntown AFC gives the Barntown and Glynn area a football name across schoolboy, youths and junior soccer, with Wexford town venues close enough to shape match days.
Club identity
A Wexford club with green, blue and white on the crest
Glynn Barntown AFC is a County Wexford soccer club serving the Glynn and Barntown area, west of Wexford town and close to Forth Mountain. The crest is direct and local: a green shield outline, blue and green sweeps, a central football and the club name above AFC.
The club sits in Leinster and appears in national schoolboy football through the SFAI club map. Its junior adult side is placed in Wexford Football League Division 1, while Glynn Barntown AFC B appears in Division 3A. Final Whistle fixture and table data also connects the club name with WFL cup football, FAI Junior Cup ties and Leinster FA Junior Cup fixtures.
Grounds
Three venues to understand before travelling
Glynn Barntown AFC has a football life that moves between the parish and Wexford town. Barntown community space is the local anchor. Wexford Racecourse and Wexford CBS have both been used by the club for fixtures or hired pitch time, especially when grass conditions and the lack of a settled club owned soccer complex make winter scheduling harder.
For parents and visiting coaches, that means the venue line needs a proper check before every match. Do not assume every Glynn Barntown home fixture is in the same place. Look for the team message, league listing and coach note, then set the map for that venue.
Barntown community pitch area
The local training and school pitch area keeps the club tied to the parish, with early club notes placing young teams at Barntown School pitch.
Wexford Racecourse
The racecourse has been part of the club’s pitch story since the early years and remains a familiar Wexford sports landmark.
Wexford CBS
Wexford CBS appears repeatedly beside Glynn Barntown fixtures and gives the club an urban astro option close to Wexford town.
Origins
The club began with a young age group plan
Glynn Barntown AFC was being organised for the 2011/12 season with a starting focus on under 9 players, including girls and boys born in 2003 and 2004. That early start says something important about the club’s shape: Glynn Barntown was born as a youth soccer answer for the parish, not as one adult team looking for a badge.
Within that opening period, the club was entering an under 10 girls league and running under 9 and under 10 boys training at Barntown School pitch. The football was small sided, local and family led, with schools, church parking and the racecourse all part of the early ground picture.
That origin still fits the modern club. The adult teams now give older players a senior target, but the club’s roots sit in the children who needed a local place to start soccer without leaving the Glynn Barntown community behind.
Player pathway
From schoolboy football into youths and junior soccer
Glynn Barntown has grown into one of the larger schoolboy soccer names in Wexford. That scale shows in the club’s recent life: roles around the men’s A team, men’s B team, under 10 group and youths setup were part of the 2025/26 season callout.
The underage record has substance as well. A Glynn Barntown under 13 squad won a Wexford and District Schoolboys Soccer Division 2A title in 2024 and completed back to back league titles for that group. The squad had gone unbeaten in league football across two seasons, which gives younger players a real local example of what steady training can become.
Adult football
A and B teams in the Wexford Football League picture
The adult side of Glynn Barntown AFC is visible in Wexford Football League Division 1, a league tier that puts the club in regular games against familiar county names such as Gorey Rangers, North End United, Courtown Hibs, Campile United and St Joseph’s. The B team appears in Division 3A, giving the club more than one adult landing point.
The same club name has run through WFL cup fixtures and wider knockout football. Wexford CBS comes up often as a home venue for those adult games, with other grounds appearing for away ties around the county and beyond. That gives the club an adult football footprint that is wider than the parish while still carrying the Glynn Barntown name.
For families
What to check before the first session
Parents should confirm the player’s year of birth, the correct coach, training night, footwear, registration route and venue. Because the club can move between Barntown and Wexford town locations, the venue check is not a small detail. It is the difference between arriving relaxed and chasing a pitch at the last minute.
For contact, btjobrien1@gmail.com is the SFAI route for Glynn Barntown AFC. The club has also used glynnbarntownafc@gmail.com, while jfinngbafc@gmail.com has appeared for club role applications. The club’s Facebook presence is another practical place to start, especially for gear shops, registration dates and training messages.
If your child is new, send the school year, birth year, playing experience and nearest home area. If the player has played elsewhere, include the last club and league level so the coach can direct them into the right group.
Visiting teams
Arrive early and confirm the surface
Visiting coaches should treat Glynn Barntown as a multi venue away day. Barntown community space, Wexford Racecourse and Wexford CBS are close enough to be confused by a quick glance, but they are very different arrivals. Check the fixture message, then share the venue with parents before cars leave home.
For Barntown, allow time for parish roads, local parking and a respectful set down around school and community spaces. For Wexford CBS, plan for town traffic and astro footwear if the match note calls for it. For Wexford Racecourse, use the landmark, then follow the team message for the exact meeting point.
The club has done a lot with shared space, hired pitches and volunteer time. A calm visiting sideline, tidy warm ups and clear communication with the home coach help the day run smoothly for players on both sides.