Overton Recreation F.C.

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Overton Recreation
Full nameOverton Recreational Football Club
Nickname(s)The O's
Founded1998
ChairmanDave Smith
ManagerDave Edwards
League North East Wales Championship
2023–24 North East Wales Championship, 5th of 13

Overton Recreational Football Club is a Welsh football club based in Overton-on-Dee, Wrexham County Borough. Founded in 1998, they play in the North East Wales Championship.

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History

The club joined the newly formed North East Wales Football League in 2020 as a Premier Division club. [1]

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References

  1. "Let The Good Times Begin!!". North East Wales Football League. Retrieved 19 July 2020.