Penlan Club A.F.C.

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Penlan AFC
Full namePenlan Association Football Club
Founded2006
GroundMynydd Newydd Playing Fields,
LeagueWest Wales Premier League
2022–23West Wales Premier League, 1st of 11

Penlan Association Football Club is an amateur Welsh football team based in Penlan, Swansea, Wales. They play in the West Wales Premier League which is in the fourth tier of the Welsh football league system.[1]

History[edit]

Formed in 2006, the team have been champions of the top division of the Swansea Senior Football League five times since the 2011–12 season. For the 2020–21 season the club joined the newly formed tier 4 West Wales Premier League. The first season of the competition was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic and in the 2021–22 season the club were the inaugural champions of the league losing only one game all season. Penlan AFC also won the West Wales Premier League Cup, claiming a historic double.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Jones, Jordan. "West Wales Premier League formed for 2020/21 season/". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Penlan Club crowned inaugural winners of West Wales Premier League". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ Jones, Jordan. "Penlan Club win Swansea Senior League title". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ^ Davies, Nick. "Swansea Senior League Division 1 – 2017/18". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Swansea Senior League Tables 2006-07". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Swansea Senior Cup Results". Swansea Senior Football League. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. ^ Jones, Dave. "Flashback – 4 years ago: Chirk lift the FAW Trophy thanks to extra time decider". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  8. ^ "West Wales Intermediate Cup Final: Johnston 3-2 Penlan Club (AET)". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Hudgell's header secures West Wales Cup glory for Goodwick United". Pembrokeshire Sport. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

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