Cardiff University F.C.

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Cardiff University Football Club
Full nameCardiff University Football Club
League BUCS Football League

Cardiff University Football Club are a Welsh football club based at Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales. They complete in the British Universities and Colleges Sport BUCS Football League competitions.

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Period in the Welsh Football League

The team joined the Welsh Football League for the 1968–69 season in Division Two, finishing 5th in their first season in the league. The 1970–71 season saw them finish as league champions and promoted to Division One. The 1971–72 season saw the club finish as runner-up and gain promotion to Premier Division, then highest tier of football in South Wales. They spent two seasons in the top division finishing 15th and 18th (bottom of the table). The club then spent two seasons in Division One and two seasons in Division Two, leaving the Welsh League at the end of the 1977–78 season. [1]

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References

  1. "Cardiff University". Football Club Historical Database. Retrieved 24 September 2021.


Dai Smith won promotion with Aberaman & Cardiff university in 3 consecutive seasons 1969 to 1972