Blaen-y-Maes AFC

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Blaen-y-Maes
Full nameBlaen-y-Maes Association Football Club
Founded1973
GroundCadle Mill football pitch
League Swansea Senior League Premier Division
2023–24 Swansea Senior League Premier Division, 4th of 12

Blaen-y-Maes Association Football Club is an amateur Welsh football team from the area of Blaen-y-Maes in Swansea. The club was formed in 1973. They play in a leased pitch called the Cadle Mill football pitch. [1] Blaen-y-Maes AFC currently plays in the Premier Division of the Swansea Senior Football League. [2]

The club has competed in the Welsh Cup, most recently in the 2024–25 season, where they lost 5–1 in the first qualifying round against Caldicot Town. [3]

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References

  1. "Blaen-y-Maes AFC". Penderi. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. "2024/25 leagues, fixtures & results". Swansea Senior Football League. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c51y3yxv6m2o