A.F.C. Rhoose Explained

Clubname:AFC Rhoose
Founded:1969
Ground:Ceri Road, Rhoose
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Manager:Darren George

AFC Rhoose are a Welsh football club from Rhoose, a village and community near the sea (the Bristol Channel) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, near Barry. They played for two seasons in the Welsh Football League . They play in the .

Club history

The club was formed in 1969 as Rhoose Social in the Barry and District League.[1] The club, as Rhoose FC, were accepted into the South Wales Amateur League for a second time in 2006–07 and were Division Two champions in the 2007–08 season. In the 2012–13 season they were Division One champions and beat Sully Sports (champions of the South Wales Senior League in the Welsh Football League promotion play-off match.[2]

The club spent the following two seasons in Welsh Football League Division Three, finishing eighth and fifth respectively before they resigned from the league at the end of the season.[3]

The club's current organisation came as an amalgamation of the different football teams playing in Rhoose in 2015. Senior teams Pro Copy FC and Rhoose Rovers merged in addition to the mini and junior teams of Rhoose Athletic to play under one united club as AFC Rhoose.

Honours

A.F.C. Rhoose

Rhoose F.C.

Rhoose Rovers

ProCopy F.C.

Welsh Football League history

Information in this section is sourced from the Football Club History Database.[8]

SeasonLeagueFinal position
2013–14Welsh Football League Division Three8th
2014–15Welsh Football League Division Three5th
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biggest game in Rhoose's history . Barry & District News . 10 November 2021 . 4 December 2013.
  2. Web site: Rogers . Gareth . Paul Giles' Rhoose beat Sully Sports to claim place in MacWhirter Welsh League . Wales Online . 9 November 2021 . 26 May 2013.
  3. Web site: Dark leaves as Rhoose quit . Pressreader . Glamorgan Gazette . 10 November 2021 . 21 May 2015.
  4. Web site: AFC Rhoose hold presentation evening . The Barry Gem . 10 November 2021 . 19 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Rhoose are the champions! . Barry & District News . 10 November 2021 . 22 May 2008.
  6. Web site: Rhoose FC win South Wales FA Senior Cup! . Barry & District News . 10 November 2021 . 20 May 2010.
  7. Web site: Bright future ahead for Rhoose Rovers FC . Barry & District News . 10 November 2021 . 20 February 2015.
  8. Web site: AFC Rhoose . Football Club History Database . 10 November 2021.