Lucas Cwmbran A.F.C.

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Lucas Cwmbran
Nickname(s)The Brakemen
Founded1946
GroundLucas Girling Sports Ground
League Gwent County League Premier Division
2021–22 Gwent County League Premier Division, 12th of 16

Lucas Cwmbran is a Welsh football team based in Cwmbran. The team currently play in the Gwent County League Premier Division, which is at the fourth tier of the Welsh football league system.

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History

The club was formed as part of two factory teams, Cwmbran Girlings FC and Pontypool Girlings FC. These two sides combined in the 1990s to become a stronger team competing as Girlings FC. In the 2000s Saunders Valve FC amalgamated with the club to create the present club of Lucas Cwmbran AFC.

They were founding members of the Gwent County League.

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References

  1. "Lucas Cwmbran". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 19 August 2021.