Porthcawl Town Athletic F.C.

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Porthcawl Town A.F.C.
Full namePorthcawl Town Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)Seasiders
Founded1947
GroundLocks Lane
Capacity100 Seated [1]
ChairmanPeter Crofts
League South Wales Premier League
2023–24 South Wales Alliance Premier, 5th of 12

Porthcawl Town Athletic F.C. is a Welsh football club based in the seaside town of Porthcawl in South Wales. The first team play in the South Wales Premier League. The team is managed by Mark Brett & Ben Jones.

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The club were promoted to the Premier Division at the end of the 2018–19 season finishing as champions of Division One. [2]

The club runs three senior men's teams & two youth teams & are affiliated with Porthcawl Town Spartans MAFC.

Other Teams

The reserves play in the Port Talbot & District League Premier Division following promotion in the 22/23 season. The team is managed by Pete Gillet , Sam McCarthy & Curtis Ivin.

The third team play in the Port Talbot & District League First Division. The team is managed by Matthew Allen & Gareth Booth.

In the last 2 years the club has also taken on a youth side. They play in the South Wales Youth League - Roald Dahl Division. The team is managed by Jack Brooks & Paul Black.

Mental Health Team

The club merged in Summer 2020 with Mental Health and disabled club South Wales Spartans, to building Porthcawl Town Spartans MAFC. . [3]

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ Jones, Jordan. "Porthcawl Town Athletic appoint Downes and Walker". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Jones, Jordan. "South Wales Alliance League confirm league lists as League runs with forty-six". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Jones, Jordan. "Porthcawl have also merged with South Wales Spartans, a disabled and mental health team. The club will now come under the Porthcawl umbrella and will be known as Porthcawl Town Spartans" . Retrieved 5 August 2020.

Porthcawl Town AFC appointed Mark Brett as 1st Team Manager May 2024


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