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| Full name | Rhos Aelwyd Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1943 | ||
| Ground | Ponciau Park, Ponciau | ||
| Chairman | Robert Edge | ||
| Manager | Gareth Jones | ||
| League | Ardal NE League | ||
| 2022–23 | Ardal NE League, 6th of 15 | ||
Rhos Aelwyd F.C. is a Welsh football club based in Ponciau. The club are currently members of the Ardal Leagues North East and play at Ponciau Park.
The club was established in January 1943 in Rhosllannerchrugog and was initially a youth club. In 1958 they merged with Ponciau Aelwyd. [1]
Playing in the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area), the club won the Division Two Cup in 1955. In 1958–59 they won both Division Two and the Division Two cup, and were promoted to Division One, which they won in 1964–65. However, the club then slipped down the divisions, ending up in Division Four, which they won in 1976–77. They won the Division Three Cup in 1982–83 and were promoted the same year. The following season they won both Division Two and the Division Two Cup.
In 1992 the club joined the Cymru Alliance. [2] After finishing in the bottom half of the table for several seasons, they were relegated back to the Welsh National League in 1997 after finishing bottom of the league.
In 2005–06 the club won the Premier Division. After winning the League Cup in 2008–09, they won the Premier Division again in 2009–10, earning promotion back to the Cymru Alliance.
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