Monkton Swifts F.C. Explained

Clubname:Monkton Swifts
Fullname:Monkton Swifts Football Club
Founded:1955
Ground:Monkton Lane
Manager:Joe Lewis

Monkton Swifts are a Welsh football club from Monkton, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in the southwest of Wales. They spent six seasons in the Welsh Football League from 1994–95 to 1999–2000. The club currently play in the Pembrokeshire League Division One.[1] They have been champions of this league on five occasions, the last of which was in 2018–19.[2]

History

A pre World War Two team existed called Monkton United, records of which exist with the team playing in 1926. On 5 December 1955, a meeting was held in Monkton Church Hall with the aim to form a new football club which it was hoped would be entered in the Pembrokeshire League for the 1956–57 season.[3]

Honours

Welsh Football League history

Information in this section is sourced from the Football Club History Database[5] and the Welsh Soccer Archive.[6]

SeasonPyramid TierLeagueFinal position
1994–954Welsh Football League Division Three5th
1995–964Welsh Football League Division Three7th
1996–974Welsh Football League Division Three5th
1997–984Welsh Football League Division Three7th
1998–994Welsh Football League Division Three14th
1999–20004Welsh Football League Division Three14th
(relegated)
Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pembrokeshire Football League restructures for 2019/20 . Western Telegraph . 2022-05-08.
  2. Web site: Monkton Swifts beat Merlins Bridge to lift Pembrokeshire League Division One title. Y Clwb Pel Droed. 24 April 2019. Tom. Pritchard. 24 April 2019 .
  3. Web site: Pembroke and Monkton Local History Society | tenby-today.co.uk . 7 August 2014 .
  4. Web site: Watson . Fraser . Promotion and relegation in 2019/20 Pembrokeshire League . Western Telegraph . 17 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Football Club History Database - Monkton Swifts . Fchd.info . 2022-05-08.
  6. Web site: Welsh League . Welshsoccerarchive.co.uk . 2022-05-08.