Bettws F.C.

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Bettws FC
Full nameBettws Football Club
Founded1995
GroundNorth Site, Bettws
Capacity1,500
ChairmanDavid Simons
ManagerBarrie Jones [1]
League South Wales Premier League Championship Division
2023–24 South Wales Alliance Division One West, 2nd of 12 (promoted)

Bettws F.C. is a football club based in Bettws, near Bridgend, Wales. The team play in the South Wales Premier League Championship Division. They have previously played in the Welsh Football League. [2] Their ground, North Site, is located in the north-east of the village, east of Heol Glannant and north of Heol Richard Price. At the end of the 2019–20 season they were promoted to the South Wales Alliance League Division Two pending passing the ground inspection criteria. [3]

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History

Bettws FC was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of Bettws AFC and Bettws Athletic. Bettws AFC was formed in 1957 as Bettws Welfare and played in the Llynfi Valley, Bridgend & District League and up until 1995 the Port Talbot & District League. Bettws Athletic was formed in 1981 as Bettws Boys` Club and played in the Bridgend and District League before becoming one of the founder members of the South Wales Senior League which was formed in 1990 as part of the new pyramid system formulated by the FAW.

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References

  1. "Tweet". Twitter. Bettws FC. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. Welsh League Division 3 Clubs Page
  3. "Promotion to the South Wales Alliance Football League Division 2 from local Leagues". South Wales FA. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. Welsh League Club History