Abercarn United A.F.C.

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Abercarn United
Abercarn United A.F.C. logo.png
Founded1997
GroundAbercarn Welfare Ground
Capacity100
ManagerRhys Iles
League Ardal SE League
2024–25 Ardal SE League, 13th of 16

Abercarn United Football Club is a Welsh football team based in Abercarn, Caerphilly county borough, Wales. They currently play in the Ardal SE League.

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History

An earlier Abercarn team played in the 1921–22 FA Cup, losing to Llanhilleth in the extra preliminary round. [1]

Abercarn Town

Abercarn Town were Newport and District Football League champions in 1992–93 and 1993–94.

Abercarn Rangers

Abercarn Rangers won the Junior Cup in 1985–86 and the Newport and District Football League Premier X in 1987–88. From 1988 onwards they played in the Gwent County League. [2]

Abercarn United

Abercarn United was formed in 1997 via the merger of Abercarn Town and Abercarn Rangers. [3] They initially played in the Gwent County League Second Division, [4] but by 2000 they had reached Division One, the top division of the league. They played in the top tier of the Gwent County League continuously from then until a second-place finish in 2022–23 gained them promotion to the Ardal South East. [5] In their first season in the Ardal Leagues they finished 14th out of 16 teams, but avoided relegation due to Aberbargoed Buds' withdrawal. [6]

Honours

Abercarn Town

Abercarn Rangers

Abercarn United

References

  1. https://wildstat.com/p/1/club/ENG_Abercarn_FC
  2. https://ona.improdia.com/page20.html
  3. South Wales Echo, Thursday 01 May 1997 (page 53)
  4. South Wales Echo, Thursday 20 November 1997 (page 59)
  5. "Abercarn United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. https://clwbpeldroed.org/2024/06/07/ardal-leagues-2024-25-map-clubs/

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