Clarbeston Road A.F.C.

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Clarbeston Road A.F.C.
NicknamesClarby, The Road
Founded1962
GroundGraham Roberts Playing Field, Wiston Road
League Pembrokeshire League Division One
2024–25 Pembrokeshire League Division One, 6th of 12
Website http://www.clarbestonroadafc.co.uk/

Clarbeston Road A.F.C. is a Welsh football club based in Clarbeston Road, Pembrokeshire. The men's first team currently plays in the Pembrokeshire League Division One. The club also includes a reserve team, a women's team, a number of junior teams, and the Clarby Warriors disability team.

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History

Clarbeston Road A.F.C. was founded in 1962. [1]

In 1962–63 and 2007–08 Clarbeston Road won the Pembrokeshire League's Margaret Davies sportsmanship cup. [2] In 2008 the club also received an award at the Welsh Football Trust's awards ceremony. [3]

In November 2023 Clarbeston Road became the first football club in Pembrokeshire to gain the Disability Sport Wales (DSW) insport Club award, recognising their commitment to inclusivity. [4] This was for their Clarby Warriors disability team, formed after an amalgamation of the club with Cleddau Warriors. [5]

At the end of the 2023–24 season, Clarbeston Road beat Goodwick United in the final of the Pembrokeshire Senior Cup. [6]

In July 2024 Sport Wales reported on the club's successes in promoting biodiversity in the local area. [7]

In September 2025 it was approved for the club to extend car parking and create a mini football pitch at their ground on Wiston Road. [8] [9] [10]

Ground

Clarbeston Road's home ground, pictured in 2015 Home ground of Clarbeston Road AFC - geograph.org.uk - 4611158.jpg
Clarbeston Road's home ground, pictured in 2015

In 2019 one of Clarbeston Road's pitches was renamed in memory of the landowner, Graham Roberts. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Clarbeston Road AFC".
  2. ↑ "Fair play Clarbie win Margaret Davies cup". June 25, 2008 – via www.westerntelegraph.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Clarbie pick-up prestigious award". May 28, 2008 – via www.westerntelegraph.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Club celebrates prestigious sporting award". November 22, 2023 – via www.westerntelegraph.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Clubs combine and pick up prestigious award". PembrokeshireCC News. November 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ Sport, Herald (April 29, 2024). "Fox's fantastic Clarby shock the county to win Senior Cup".
  7. ↑ Wales, The Welsh football club championing biodiversity | Sport (July 24, 2024). "The Welsh football club championing biodiversity". Sport Wales.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "Pembrokeshire's Clarbeston Road AFC expansion approved by planners | tenby-today.co.uk".
  9. ↑ "Call to expand Pembrokeshire football club's facilities backed". September 12, 2025 – via www.westerntelegraph.co.uk.
  10. ↑ Reporter, Bruce Sinclair-Local Democracy (September 13, 2025). "Clarbeston Road AFC parking and mini-pitch approved".
  11. ↑ "Clarbie open to all after club completes vital work". August 29, 2019 – via www.westerntelegraph.co.uk.
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