South Gower A.F.C.

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South Gower
South-Gower-300x300.png
Full nameSouth Gower Football Club
Founded1945
GroundSouth Gower Sports Club
Scurlage
ManagerBen Leahy
League Ardal SW League
2023–24 Ardal SW League, 7th of 16

South Gower F.C. is a football club based in Scurlage in Wales. The club plays in the Ardal SW League.

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History

During the 2008–09 season South Gower were playing in the Swansea Senior League Division One when it was decided that the club should apply for membership to the Welsh Football League. Towards the end of the season the ground was redeveloped the meet Welsh Football Ground Criteria, following an inspection membership was granted. The club finished second in the division as runners-up to Ragged School. [1] The club took up promotion to the Welsh Football League spending two seasons in the Welsh Football League Division Three finishing 10th from 18 clubs in 2009–10 and 16th from 18 clubs in 2010–11. [2] Following on from this the club returned to the Swansea Senior Football League.

For the 2020–21 season the club joined the newly formed Tier 4 West Wales Premier League. [3] Following 2 seasons in the West Wales Premier league the club finished the 2022–23 season as runners-up, securing promotion to the Ardal SW League.

In the club's debut season in the Ardal South West, they finished the season seventh in the table. The team had a respectable run the FAW Welsh Cup, making it to the last 16 in the country, eventually coming out on the wrong side of a 2-1 defeat to the eventual Ardal NW champions, Flint Mountain.

Staff and Board members

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Dion Carroll
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Dixon
3 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Connal Driffield-Waddle
4 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Dylan Symmons
5 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Bruno Morris
6 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Jason Heath
7 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Jack Jones
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Aidan Killen
9 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Macsen Llewelyn
10 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Owen Evans
11 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Ricky Martin
12 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Sam Soul
15 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Dafydd John
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Koki Izumi
17 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Morgan Lucas
18 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Liam Bennett
19 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Louis Jackson
20 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Will James
21 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Jefferson Pinheiro
22 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Isaac Rees
23 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Jake Archer
24 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kieran Savage
25 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Emyr Hughes
26 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Steve Lancey
27 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Liam Keefe
28 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Jonny Rees
No.Pos.NationPlayer
29 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Dominic Dixon
31 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Rhydian Hughes
34 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Dan Pritchard
36 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Steff Brown
40 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Noah Walcott
41 GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Jo Boyce
- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Callum Humphries
- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Luke Benton
- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Ciaran Dwan
- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Thomas Henderson
- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Toby Link-Jones
- GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Kyle Bamford

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/leagues_swansea_senior.php?season_id=3 [ bare URL ]
  2. ↑ "Football Club History Database - South Gower".
  3. ↑ "West Wales Premier League formed for 2020/21 season". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Swansea Senior League Tables 2008-09". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

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