Neuadd Wen A.F.C.

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Neuadd Wen Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Farm
Founded2009
Dissolved2024
GroundBritannia Playing Field
ManagerChris Jones
2023–24 Gwent County League Division One

Neuadd Wen A.F.C. was a Welsh football club from the town of Aberbargoed in the Welsh county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, south Wales. Formed in 2009, they played for one season in the Welsh Football League . They last played in the Gwent County League Division One, which is in the fifth tier of the Welsh football pyramid.

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Club history

The club was formed in 2009 from a group of players largely playing reserve team football for Welsh Football League club Aberbargoed Buds. [1] The club started in North Gwent Football League hoping to get into the Gwent County League. They were Premier League champions in 2011–12. They moved up the Gwent League pyramid by finishing runners-up in Division Three and Division Two in successive seasons. The following season they completed a successive hat-trick of second places as runners-up in Division One, progressing to the Welsh Football League Division Three. The club remained in the league for just one season, finishing bottom of the league in 16th place by one point. In July 2018 the club folded after relegation from the Welsh Football League. [2]

In September 2019 a reformed version of the club entered the North Gwent Football League Premier Division aiming to climb their way back up through the divisions. [3]

In July 2024, the club announced that they had folded.

First Team Honours

Reserve Team Honours

Welsh Football League history

Information in this section is sourced from the Football Club History Database. [5]

SeasonLeagueFinal position
2017–18 Welsh Football League Division Three 16th
(relegated)
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    References

    1. ↑ "Neuadd Wen eager for Welsh League survival after quick rise". 24 July 2017.
    2. ↑ "Former Welsh Football League club Neuadd Wen fold after nine years". 13 July 2018.
    3. ↑ North Gwent Football League leaguerepublic.com [ dead link ]
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 2011 12 Annual. Aberdare Valley League (Heatwise) FCHD Retrieved 26 April 2023
    5. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Neuadd Wen".


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