Lliswerry A.F.C. Explained

Clubname:Lliswerry
Fullname:Lliswerry
Association Football Club
Founded:1926 (reformed 1977)
Ground:Spytty Park, Newport, Wales
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Lliswerry Association Football Club is an association football club based in the Lliswerry area of the city of Newport, South Wales. They currently play in the . They have in the past played in the Welsh Football League, the previous tier three league.[1]

History

The club was original formed in 1926, but after a break from senior football reformed in 1977, progressing through the divisions of the Newport and District Football League.[2] In the early 1980s the club joined the Gwent County League with promotion to the Welsh Football League achieved in 2013.[2]

The 2021–22 season saw the club go win the Gwent County Premier Division[3] which entitled the club to promotion to the tier 3 Ardal Leagues pending the outcome of their tier three Certification application to the Football Association of Wales, which was awarded in May 2022.[4]

Honours

The club's honours include:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football Club History Database - Lliswerry.
  2. Web site: Liswerry FC 201314 . Welsh Football League . 7 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Blaenavon Blues go 30-game season unbeaten… but don't win the league . Y Clwb Pel-Droed . 25 April 2022 . 24 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Tier 3 FAW club licensing decisions 2022 . Football Association of Wales . 13 May 2022 . 11 May 2022.