Pontllanfraith A.F.C.

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Pontllanfraith Association Football Club
Full namePontllanfraith Association Football Club
Dissolved1992

Pontllanfraith A.F.C. were a Welsh football club from the large village and community located in the Sirhowy Valley in Caerphilly county borough, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire and situated adjacent to the town of Blackwood. They played in the Welsh Football League and were associated with South Wales Switchgear, a major employer in the area who specialised in electrical equipment. In 1992 they merged with Fields Park to form Fields Park Pontllanfraith.

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Welsh Football League history

Information sourced from the Football Club History Database for Pontllanfraith [1] and South Wales Switchgear, [2] and the Welsh Soccer Archive. [3]

SeasonPyramid TierLeagueFinal position
1947–482 Welsh League Division Two East 5th
1948–492 Welsh League Division Two East 12th
1949–502 Welsh League Division Two East 3rd
1950–512 Welsh League Division Two East 4th
1951–522 Welsh League Division Two East 7th
1952–532 Welsh League Division Two East 1st - Champions
(promoted)
1953–541 Welsh Football League Division One 16th
1954–551 Welsh Football League Division One 8th
1955–561 Welsh Football League Division One 4th
1956–571 Welsh Football League Division One 11th
1957–581 Welsh Football League Division One 5th
1958–59Left the Welsh Football League
1959–601 Welsh Football League Division One 13th
1960–611 Welsh Football League Division One 12th
1961–621 Welsh Football League Division One 15th
1962–631 Welsh Football League Division One 16th
1963–64 [lower-alpha 1] 2 Welsh Football League Division Two East 1st - Champions
1964–65 [lower-alpha 2] 2 Welsh Football League Division One 2nd - Runners-Up
(promoted)
1965–661 Welsh Football League Premier Division 5th
1966–671 Welsh Football League Premier Division 13th
1967–681 Welsh Football League Premier Division 9th
1968–691 Welsh Football League Premier Division 6th
1969–701 Welsh Football League Premier Division 14th
1970–71Left Welsh Football League
1971–72
1972–733 Welsh Football League Division Two 1st – Champions
(promoted)
1973–742 Welsh Football League Division One 1st – Champions
(promoted)
1974–751 Welsh Football League Premier Division 7th
1975–761 Welsh Football League Premier Division 8th
1976–771 Welsh Football League Premier Division 7th
1977–781 Welsh Football League Premier Division 3rd
1978–791 Welsh Football League Premier Division 1st – Champions
1979–801 Welsh Football League Premier Division 4th
1980–811 Welsh Football League Premier Division 2nd – Runners-Up
1981–821 Welsh Football League Premier Division 11th
1982–831 Welsh Football League Premier Division 10th
1983–84 [lower-alpha 3] 1 Welsh Football League National Division 13th
1984–851 Welsh Football League National Division 13th
1985–861 Welsh Football League National Division 14th
1986–871 Welsh Football League National Division 9th
1987–881 Welsh Football League National Division 13th
1988–891 Welsh Football League National Division 15th
1989–901 Welsh Football League National Division 16th
(relegated)
1990–91 [lower-alpha 4] 2 Welsh Football League Division One 14th
1991–922 Welsh Football League Division One 15th
Notes
  1. From this season the club was renamed South Wales Switchgear and used this name until the end of the 1969–70 season when it reverted to Pontllanfraith.
  2. From the 1964–65 season Division 1 was renamed 'Premier Division', Division 2 East and West were replaced by 'Division One' and 'Division Two' (effectively Division Two and Division Three).
  3. In this season The Premier Division (Division 1) was renamed 'National Division'. The 2nd tier division was renamed 'Premier Division' with the 3rd tier division named 'Division 1'.
  4. In this season, The 2nd tier division was renamed 'Division One' with the 3rd tier division renamed 'Division Two'.

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References

  1. "Football Club History Database - Pontllanfraith".
  2. "Football Club History Database - South Wales Switchgear".
  3. "Welsh League".