Aberdyfi F.C.
| Full name | Aberdyfi Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 | |
| Dissolved | 2022 | |
| Ground | Station Road, Aberdyfi | |
| 2021–22 | Aberystwyth League, 7th of 8 | |
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Aberdyfi F.C. was a Welsh football club based in Aberdyfi, Gwynedd. They last played in the Aberystwyth League.
History
Aberdyfi won the Welsh Amateur Cup in 1935, beating Aberystwyth Town 2–1 in the final.[1] Aberdyfi Town also won the 1937–38 Cambrian Coast Football League.[2] However this club folded in the 1960s.[3]
They were reformed in 1996, joining the Aberystwyth League.[4] In their first season they won the Division Two title, to earn promotion to Division One.[5] In 2010–11 they were Aberystwyth League champions, earning promotion to the Mid Wales Football League Division Two.[6]
In their first Mid Wales League season they finished 11th out of 16 teams, before finishing last of out of 13 in their second season.[7] They then returned to the Aberystwyth League.[8] In 2011–12 they also played in the Welsh Cup, losing in the first qualifying round against Barmouth & Dyffryn United.[9]
In 2017 they were relegated to Division Two of the Aberystwyth League, after finishing bottom of Division One.[10] In 2019 they were promoted back to Division One.[11][12]
The club folded in 2022.[13]
Honours
- Welsh Amateur Cup - Winners: 1934–35
- Cambrian Coast Football League - Champions: 1937–38
- Aberystwyth League Division Two - Champions: 1996–97
- Aberystwyth League Division One - Champions: 2010–11
References
- ^ "Welsh Amateur Cup Finals 1919-40". Welsh Football.
- ^ https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/leagues_cambrian_coast.php?season_id=29
- ^ "Aberdyfi FC | Aberdyfi Community Council".
- ^ "Aberystwyth & District League 1990-2000". Welsh Football.
- ^ "Aberystwyth & District League 1996/97". Welsh Football.
- ^ "Aberystwyth & District League 2010/11". Welsh Football.
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Aberdyfi". fchd.info.
- ^ "Aberystwyth & District League 2013/14". Welsh Football.
- ^ "Welsh Cup 2011/12". BBC Sport. September 5, 2011.
- ^ "Aberystwyth & District League 2016/17". Welsh Football.
- ^ "Aberdyfi bid to make mark while Corris return from cold". County Times. August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Aberystwyth & District League 2018/19". Welsh Football.
- ^ "Aberystwyth & District League 2021/22". Welsh Football.