Caernarfon Wanderers F.C.

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Caernarfon Wanderers
Full nameCaernarfon Wanderers Football Club
Founded2007
Dissolved2012
GroundCae Top Playing Fields
2011–12 Welsh Alliance League Division One, 16th of 16

Caernarfon Wanderers F.C. was a Welsh football club based in Caernarfon, Gwynedd. The team last played in the Welsh Alliance League Division One, which was at the third tier of the Welsh football league system.

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The club have competed in the Welsh Cup, last doing so in the 2011–12 season, losing in the second qualifying round to Bethesda Athletic. [1]

History

Caernarfon Wanderers was founded in 2007, aiming to save the Cae Top Playing Fields in Caernarfon. [2]

In their first season, the club won the Caernarfon & District League Division Two, [3] getting promoted to Division One, which they then won, [4] getting promoted to the Gwynedd League. The club then finished 5th in the Gwynedd League, and got promoted to the Welsh Alliance League. The club won the Welsh Alliance League Division Two at the first attempt, getting promoted to Division One. [5]

However, in 2012, the club finished bottom of the Welsh Alliance League Division One, and after failing to secure the funds for permanent changing rooms, the club folded. [2]

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Welsh Cup 2011/12". BBC Sport.
  2. 1 2 Live, North Wales (15 August 2012). "End of a journey for Caernarfon Wanderers football club". North Wales Live.
  3. ↑ "Caernarfon & District League Tables 2007-08". WFDA. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Caernarfon & District League Tables 2008-09". WFDA. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Welsh Alliance League 2010/11". Welsh Football.
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