Croesyceiliog A.F.C.

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Croesyceiliog AFC
Croesyceiliog AFC logo.png
Full nameCroesyceiliog Association
Football Club
Founded1964
GroundWoodland Road
Chairmanmanager = Paul Brown
League Ardal SE League
2023–24[Gwent County League]] Premier Division, 1st of 16 (promoted)
Website Club website

Croesyceiliog Association Football Club is a football club playing in Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran, Wales. They currently play in the Ardal SE League. The club was formed in 1964 as a youth team for pupils of Croesyceiliog School. It later entered a senior team in the Newport and District Football League and reached the Welsh Football League for the first time in 2004.

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History

Croesyceiliog was formed in 1964 by pupils at Croesyceiliog School after they reached an agreement with the school for the use of its sporting facilities. The club was initially formed as a youth team and joined the under-18 division of the Newport and District Football League the same year and later merged with Cwmbran Wanderers. The team entered a team in the senior league for the first time the following season, joining Division 2B of the Newport and District League. For the 1967–68 season, the league launched the Premier Division, of which Croesyceiliog became a founder member. [1]

The club won the First Division of the Gwent County League during the 2001–02 season but were not promoted. The team achieved the feat again two seasons later and were subsequently promoted to the Welsh Football League for the first time in the club's history after finishing the campaign unbeaten. [2] Croesyceiliog enjoyed early success in the Welsh Football League, winning consecutive promotions in its first two season to reach the First Division. The club suffered relegation to the Second Division in the 2008–09 season. [2]

The 23/24 season became the clubs most successful season in its history. All senior teams were champions of their respective leagues with both the Reserves and Youth achieving league and cup doubles. The 1st team dominating the Gwent Premier, going on a 21 game unbeaten run with their star striker Owen Llewellyn scoring 40 league goals and the team over 100. The Reserves had a much tighter battle but still ended up winning the league by 9 points and securing the Vibez Senior Bowl 3-2 in a memorable game against their neighbours Croesyceiliog Athletic. The youth league came down to two teams fighting it out for the title with Croesyceiliog placing one hand on the trophy following a key 4-1 away win over 2nd placed Newport Corries with a few games remaining. The team scored 89 goals in only 14 matches with striker Jay Pelopida contributing 39 of those. As with the Reserves the Youth won the 'Youth Cup' with a dominant 6-2 display in the final.

For the first time in its history Croesyceiliog won 5 trophies in a single season with all 3 teams contributing to that landmark season.

During the club's history, four players have gone on to play professionally in the English Football League: Terry Cooper, Andy Dibble, Glyn Garner and Christian Doidge. [1]

Honours


Club Officials

PositionName
Chairman
Secretary
Vice Chairman Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Commercial Manager Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Treasurer Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stuart Brown & Sharon Williams
Safeguarding Officer Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Brown
Committee Member Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Alan Jones, Ceri Gwilliam, Ian Howells
Committee Member Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stephen Culleton, Kate Culleton

Ground

The club is based at Woodland Road in Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran.

1st Team (Ardal Leagues South East)

Squad

PositionName
ManagerPaul Brown
Assistant ManagerLewis Clare
PhysioJames Kitson

The Development Squad

Squad

Coaching Staff

PositionName
Manager Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stephen Culleton
Assistant Managers Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Linze Meredith

Youth System

Squad

Coaching Staff

Miscellaneous

Notable former players

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References

  1. 1 2 "Croesyceiliog". Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 1 2 "Croesyceiliog". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

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