Gorseinon Athletic A.F.C.

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Gorseinon Athletic
Full nameGorseinon Athletic Association Football Club
Founded1963
GroundParc y Werin
ChairmanIan Bamford
League Carmarthenshire League Division Two
2024–25 Carmarthenshire League Division Two, 5th of 10

Gorseinon Athletic A.F.C. are a Welsh football club from Gorseinon, in the City and County of Swansea in Wales. They currently play in the Carmarthenshire League Division Two.

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History

Gorseinon Athletic A.F.C. was founded in 1963 by Mel Williams. [1]

The club is one of the most successful teams in the league, having been champions of the top division nine times. [2] This included a double in the 1985–86 season of the league and Carmarthenshire Senior Cup. [3] In the following season they again won the league, beating Garden Suburbs on goal difference. [4] Gorseinon also won the league in 1990–91. [5]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/founder-gorseinon-athletic-afc-mel-17125237
  2. ↑ "Previous Winners – Carmarthenshire County Football League".
  3. ↑ South Wales Daily Post, Thursday 15 May 1986 (page 39)
  4. ↑ Carmarthen Journal, Friday 22 May 1987 (page 37)
  5. ↑ Carmarthen Journal, Wednesday 24 April 1991 (page 28)


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