Pontllanfraith A.F.C. Explained

Clubname:Pontllanfraith Association Football Club
Fullname:Pontllanfraith Association Football Club
Dissolved:1992
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Pontllanfraith A.F.C. were a Welsh football club from the large village and community located in the Sirhowy Valley in Caerphilly county borough, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire and situated adjacent to the town of Blackwood. They played in the Welsh Football League and were associated with South Wales Switchgear, a major employer in the area who specialised in electrical equipment. In 1992 they merged with Fields Park to form Fields Park Pontllanfraith.

Honours

Welsh Football League history

Information sourced from the Football Club History Database for Pontllanfraith[1] and South Wales Switchgear,[2] and the Welsh Soccer Archive.[3]

SeasonPyramid TierLeagueFinal position
1947–482Welsh League Division Two East5th
1948–492Welsh League Division Two East12th
1949–502Welsh League Division Two East3rd
1950–512Welsh League Division Two East4th
1951–522Welsh League Division Two East7th
1952–532Welsh League Division Two East1st - Champions
(promoted)
1953–541Welsh Football League Division One16th
1954–551Welsh Football League Division One8th
1955–561Welsh Football League Division One4th
1956–571Welsh Football League Division One11th
1957–581Welsh Football League Division One5th
1958–59Left the Welsh Football League
1959–601Welsh Football League Division One13th
1960–611Welsh Football League Division One12th
1961–621Welsh Football League Division One15th
1962–631Welsh Football League Division One16th
1963–64[4] 2Welsh Football League Division Two East1st - Champions
1964–65[5] 2Welsh Football League Division One2nd - Runners-Up
(promoted)
1965–661Welsh Football League Premier Division5th
1966–671Welsh Football League Premier Division13th
1967–681Welsh Football League Premier Division9th
1968–691Welsh Football League Premier Division6th
1969–701Welsh Football League Premier Division14th
1970–71Left Welsh Football League
1971–72
1972–733Welsh Football League Division Two1st – Champions
(promoted)
1973–742Welsh Football League Division One1st – Champions
(promoted)
1974–751Welsh Football League Premier Division7th
1975–761Welsh Football League Premier Division8th
1976–771Welsh Football League Premier Division7th
1977–781Welsh Football League Premier Division3rd
1978–791Welsh Football League Premier Division1st – Champions
1979–801Welsh Football League Premier Division4th
1980–811Welsh Football League Premier Division2nd – Runners-Up
1981–821Welsh Football League Premier Division11th
1982–831Welsh Football League Premier Division10th
1983–84[6] 1Welsh Football League National Division13th
1984–851Welsh Football League National Division13th
1985–861Welsh Football League National Division14th
1986–871Welsh Football League National Division9th
1987–881Welsh Football League National Division13th
1988–891Welsh Football League National Division15th
1989–901Welsh Football League National Division16th
(relegated)
1990–91[7] 2Welsh Football League Division One14th
1991–922Welsh Football League Division One15th
Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football Club History Database - Pontllanfraith.
  2. Web site: Football Club History Database - South Wales Switchgear.
  3. Web site: Welsh League.
  4. From this season the club was renamed South Wales Switchgear and used this name until the end of the 1969–70 season when it reverted to Pontllanfraith.
  5. From the 1964–65 season Division 1 was renamed 'Premier Division', Division 2 East and West were replaced by 'Division One' and 'Division Two' (effectively Division Two and Division Three).
  6. In this season The Premier Division (Division 1) was renamed 'National Division'. The 2nd tier division was renamed 'Premier Division' with the 3rd tier division named 'Division 1'.
  7. In this season, The 2nd tier division was renamed 'Division One' with the 3rd tier division renamed 'Division Two'.