Penybont United F.C.

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Penybont United
Full namePenybont United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Polecats [1]
Founded1945
GroundRacecourse Ground
League Mid Wales South
2024–25 Central Wales Southern Division, 15th of 17 (league transfer)

Penybont United Football Club is a Welsh football team based in Penybont, Powys, Wales. The team play in the Mid Wales South.

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History

Football in Penybont dates back as early as 1884, with a match reported against Llandrindod Wells, which Penybont won 1–0. On 30 December 1922 a crowd of over 1,000 saw them beat Builth St Mary 4–1. This club folded in 1929. [2]

Penybont United was reformed in 1945. They were ever-present members of the Mid Wales South League [3] until promotion in 2014. During that time they were also known as Penybont Athletic. After promotion, the club joined the Mid Wales Football League, but returned to the Mid Wales South League in 2018 after four seasons of struggle, and three consecutive last-place finishes. In 2022 the club joined the Central Wales Football League in its newly-formed Southern Division. [4]

The club also has a women's team, which won the Herefordshire League in 2024–25. [5] [6]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Grosvenor, Gavin (4 July 2021). "Polecat pride – The long and proud history of Penybont United Football Club". Powys County Times. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Efforts underway to keep proud footballing tradition alive in Powys village". County Times. 15 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bulletin No 9". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Penybont United". fchd.info.
  5. ↑ "Penybont United celebrate Herefordshire Women's Football League title". County Times. 22 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Penybont win Herefordshire FA Women's League championship". Hereford Times. 8 June 2025.


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