A.F.C. Cardiff

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A.F.C. Cardiff
Full nameA.F.C. Cardiff
Foundedc.1977 (as Lake United)
Dissolved1990 (merged with Sully F.C. to form Inter Cardiff F.C.)
Ground Cwrt-y-Ala

A.F.C. Cardiff was a football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It was founded as Lake United during the 1960s before being renamed A.F.C. Cardiff in 1984. [1]

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After winning back-to-back promotions between 1979 and 1981, moving from the Second Division to the Premier Division, [2] the club won the Welsh Football League Cup in 1984 and were champions of the Welsh Football League Division Two (then known as the "Welsh Football League Premier Division") in 1987, winning promotion to the Welsh National League. It was dissolved in 1990, when it merged with Sully F.C. to form Inter Cardiff F.C. [3] [4]

Honours

League [2] [3]

Cups [5]

See also

Notes

  1. a as Lake United F.C.

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References

  1. ↑ "Inter CableTel do a number on Carmarthen". BBC Sport. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Lake United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 "A.F.C. Cardiff". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Cardiff Met". welsh-premier.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "League Cup Finals" (pdf). WelshLeague.org.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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