Pontypridd A.F.C. (2018)

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Pontypridd FC
Full namePontypridd Football Club
Nickname(s)the Black Sheep [1]
Founded2018
GroundYnysangharad War Memorial Park
ChairmanNigel Wheeler
ManagerRyan Wheeler
League TERV Division One
2023–24 TERV Premier, 10th of 10 (relegated)
Website https://pontypriddfc.com

Pontypridd F.C. is an amateur Welsh football team based in Pontypridd, formed in 2018 and inspired by the former professional club Pontypridd A.F.C. which existed between 1911 and 1926. [2] The club was reformed in May 2018 by former members of the Pontypridd Town reserve team [3] and plays in the TERV Division One.

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History

At the end of the 2017–18 season the players and coaches of Pontypridd Town reserves decided to form their own club based in the town. There were several reasons for the split, [3] including frustrations at being unable to progress further up the Welsh football pyramid as a reserve team, lack of opportunities for the players to progress within the Pontypridd Town set-up and a desire to keep a football club representing Pontypridd in the town following Pontypridd Town's move to Cardiff [4] (and later Aberdare [5] ).

The club currently (2024–25) plays in the Taff Ely Rhymney Valley League. [6]

Colours

The club wears the same black and white stripes as the previous club, albeit for 2024–25 in a narrower design. [7]

Ground

The club originally played at the Maritime Recreation Ground, a 3G pitch on the site of the former Pontypridd/Maritime Colliery. From the 2021–22 season it moved to Ynysangharad War Memorial Park. [1]

League Record

SeasonPyramid TierLeagueFinal position
2018-199 Taff Ely Rhymney Valley Football League Division One6th

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References

  1. 1 2 "Club info". Pontypridd FC. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Daryl Leeworthy (2013). 'The Dragons of the North: Working-Class Culture, the Miners' Lockout, and the Development of Rugby League in South Wales, 1926–31'. In Sport in History, vol. 33, issue 1, 2013. Available at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17460263.2013.763284#abstract.
  3. 1 2 "Pontypriddfc.com - who are we and what are our ambitions?".
  4. ↑ "Pontypridd Town to move to Leckwith after successful Tier Two Licence appeal". 16 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Pontypridd Town set for fourth home ground in four years after move from Leckwith Stadium". 20 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Taff Ely Rhymney Valley League".
  7. ↑ "Pontypridd AFC". Facebook. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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