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| Full name | Llantwit Major Athletic Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Major, Windmill Army | ||
| Founded | 1962 | ||
| Ground | Windmill Lane Frampton Lane Llantwit Major | ||
| Chairman | John Guy | ||
| Manager | Karl Lewis | ||
| League | Cymru South | ||
| 2024–25 | Cymru South, 9th of 16 | ||
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Llantwit Major supporters are known as the 'Windmill Army'. [2] [3]
Llantwit Major have enjoyed incredible success in recent years, rising from the amateur divisions to the second tier of Welsh football. Manager Karl Lewis has established a strong squad of players from the local area, many of whom have been playing together for their entire lives. The most notable success so far was lifting the Welsh Football League Division Two title in the 2017/18 season, in the club's first season at that level having been promoted from Division Three the season before. Former players Sam Snaith and Adam Roscrow have gone on to play in the Welsh Premier League with Cardiff Met, and the club also enjoyed a victory over Barry Town AFC – one of the biggest clubs in Wales. The Windmill Lane stadium has also seen improvements, with the addition of a new seating area and concrete standing areas, as well as improvements to the bar and clubhouse.
Following a 4 - 3 victory over Pontypridd Town, Karl Lewis announced he would leave the club at the end of the season. Darren Robinson was announced as his replacement shortly after.
For the 2019–20 season, Llantwit were inaugural members of the Cymru South. A number of improvements were made to the ground and pitch to be ready for the campaign, with the highlight being the addition of a new main stand.
Llantwit finished the season in 11th place, with the final standings determined on a points per game basis due to the coronavirus crisis. This meant Llantwit finished clear of relegation and would once again be in the second tier the following season. The highlight of the season was the return of former Manager Karl Lewis, who had overseen the most successful period in the history of the club.
With the 2020–21 campaign cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Llantwit once again remained in the Cymru South. Far from the relegation battle they were predicted to endure, Llantwit led the table for much of the 2021–22 season, and were crowned champions [4] on 18 April 2022, following a 3–1 victory away at Undy Athletic. It was an outstanding campaign for the Major, beating almost every team in the league at least once, with Swansea University FC the only exception.
Before the 22/23 season, manager Karl Lewis decided to leave the club to become an assistant at Briton Ferry FC. He took seven current Llantwit players with him, leaving the club with a significant rebuild. New manager Stevie Campbell-McCarthy was quickly appointed, who went to work bringing in new players.
New signings such as Matt Kimmins and Paolo Marenghi enabled Llantwit to be in a decent position at the halfway point of the season, overcoming a poor start to the campaign to sit mid table. Despite a poor end to the season with no wins from the final 4, Llantwit strongly beat their expectations to finish in 7th place.
Stevie McCarthy-Campbell was dismissed early in the season, replaced by incoming manager Ben Stait. The Major were in the bottom three when Stait took over, but he bought around a huge improvement on the previous manager, and was able to secure safety on the final day of the season with a 3–0 victory away to Carmarthen Town. Llantwit had the best defence in the league over the second half of the season, and will be optimistic about the new campaign as the Ben Stait era can truly begin.
Llantwit enjoyed an improved campaign in 2024–25, ending in 9th place and never looking in danger of relegation. The club once again took part in the Fenix Trophy, although exited in the Last 16 with an 8-2 aggregate defeat to Belgian side Berchem Sport. At the end of the season, Ben Stait decided to resign from his position as manager.
In 2023, Llantwit became the first Welsh side to play in the group stages of a UEFA competition, by being invited to the FENIX Trophy. They were drawn against sides from England and Denmark in the group stages. Llantwit performed well throughout the competition, finishing in 2nd place in Group A, including a historic 1–0 victory over reigning champions BK Skjold. This made Llantwit the first team in Welsh football history to win a UEFA group stage match.
Llantwit were invited back to the competition the following year, facing off against Belgian side Berchem Sport in the first round.
On 25th March 2023, the club turned out in opposition to a demonstration held by neo-Nazi group Patriotic Alternative. Later that afternoon, they played a match under the banner of Show Racism the Red Card against Afan Lido F.C., winning 2-0. Italian anti-fascist folk song Bella Ciao was played over the speaker.
