A.F.C. Cardiff Explained

Clubname:	A.F.C. Cardiff
Fullname:	A.F.C. Cardiff
Founded:	c.1977 (as Lake United)
Dissolved:	1990 (merged with Sully F.C. to form Inter Cardiff F.C.)
Ground:	Cwrt-y-Ala

A.F.C. Cardiff was a football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It was founded as Lake United during the 1960s before being renamed A.F.C. Cardiff in 1984.^[1]

After winning back-to-back promotions between 1979 and 1981, moving from the Second Division to the Premier Division,^[2] the club won the Welsh Football League Cup in 1984 and were champions of the Welsh Football League Division Two (then known as the "Welsh Football League Premier Division") in 1987, winning promotion to the Welsh National League. It was dissolved in 1990, when it merged with Sully F.C. to form Inter Cardiff F.C.^{[3] [4]}

Honours

League^{[2] [3]}

• Welsh Football League Premier Division
  • Champions: 1986–87
  • Runners-up: 1985–86
• Welsh Football League Division One
  • Runners-up: 1980–81
• Welsh Football League Division Two
  • Champions: 1979–80

Cups^[5]

• Welsh Football League Cup
  • Champions: 1984
  • Runners-up: 1987

See also

• Cardiff Metropolitan University F.C.

Notes

1. as Lake United F.C.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Inter CableTel do a number on Carmarthen . BBC Sport . 29 April 2016 . 13 December 2018.
2. Web site: Lake United . Football Club History Database . 13 December 2018.
3. Web site: A.F.C. Cardiff. Football Club History Database. 13 December 2018.
4. Web site: Cardiff Met . welsh-premier.com . 13 December 2018.
5. Web site: League Cup Finals. WelshLeague.org.uk. pdf. 13 December 2018.