South Gower A.F.C.

South Gower
Full name	South Gower Football Club
Founded	1945
Ground	South Gower Sports Club; Scurlage
Manager	Ben Leahy
League	Ardal SW League
2023–24	Ardal SW League, 7th of 16
Home colours	Away colours

South Gower F.C. is a football club based in Scurlage in Wales. The club plays in the Ardal SW League.

History

During the 2008–09 season South Gower were playing in the Swansea Senior League Division One when it was decided that the club should apply for membership to the Welsh Football League. Towards the end of the season the ground was redeveloped the meet Welsh Football Ground Criteria, following an inspection membership was granted. The club finished second in the division as runners-up to Ragged School.^[1] The club took up promotion to the Welsh Football League spending two seasons in the Welsh Football League Division Three finishing 10th from 18 clubs in 2009–10 and 16th from 18 clubs in 2010–11.^[2] Following on from this the club returned to the Swansea Senior Football League.

For the 2020–21 season the club joined the newly formed Tier 4 West Wales Premier League.^[3] Following 2 seasons in the West Wales Premier league the club finished the 2022–23 season as runners-up, securing promotion to the Ardal SW League.

In the club's debut season in the Ardal South West, they finished the season seventh in the table. The team had a respectable run the FAW Welsh Cup, making it to the last 16 in the country, eventually coming out on the wrong side of a 2-1 defeat to the eventual Ardal NW champions, Flint Mountain.

Staff and Board members

1st Team Manager : Ben Leahy
1st Team Coaches: Ben Jenkins & Dan Davies
Secretary : Dan Davies
Treasurer : Paul Lancey
President: Roland Pritchard
Kit Man: Sean Harris

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	WAL	Dion Carroll
2	DF	ENG	Jack Dixon
3	DF	SCO	Connal Driffield-Waddle
4	DF	WAL	Dylan Symmons
5	DF	WAL	Bruno Morris
6	MF	WAL	Jason Heath
7	FW	WAL	Jack Jones
8	MF	ENG	Aidan Killen
9	FW	WAL	Macsen Llewelyn
10	FW	WAL	Owen Evans
11	FW	WAL	Ricky Martin
12	DF	WAL	Sam Soul
15	MF	WAL	Dafydd John


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	JPN	Koki Izumi
17	MF	WAL	Morgan Lucas
18	FW	WAL	Liam Bennett
19	MF	WAL	Louis Jackson
20	DF	WAL	Will James
21	MF	BRA	Jefferson Pinheiro
22	MF	WAL	Isaac Rees
23	DF	WAL	Jake Archer
24	MF	ENG	Kieran Savage
25	DF	WAL	Emyr Hughes
26	DF	WAL	Steve Lancey
27	FW	WAL	Liam Keefe
28	MF	WAL	Jonny Rees


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	DF	ENG	Dominic Dixon
31	FW	WAL	Rhydian Hughes
34	DF	WAL	Dan Pritchard
36	MF	WAL	Steff Brown
40	DF	ENG	Noah Walcott
41	GK	WAL	Jo Boyce
-	DF	WAL	Callum Humphries
-	DF	WAL	Luke Benton
-	DF	WAL	Ciaran Dwan
-	DF	WAL	Thomas Henderson
-	DF	WAL	Toby Link-Jones
-	GK	WAL	Kyle Bamford

Honours

West Wales Premier League – Runners-up: 2022–23
Swansea Senior Football League Division One – Runners-up: 2008–09^[4]
West Wales Premier League Cup – Runners-up: 2022–23
West Wales Intermediate Cup – Winners: 2008–09
West Wales Intermediate Cup – Runners-up: 2005–06

References

^ https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/leagues_swansea_senior.php?season_id=3 ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Football Club History Database - South Gower".
^ "West Wales Premier League formed for 2020/21 season". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
^ "Swansea Senior League Tables 2008-09". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

External links

51°33′48.7″N 4°12′58.2″W / 51.563528°N 4.216167°W / 51.563528; -4.216167

[1] ttps://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/leagues_swansea_senior.php?season_id=3 ^{[bare URL]}

[2] "Football Club History Database - South Gower".

[3] "West Wales Premier League formed for 2020/21 season". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

[4] "Swansea Senior League Tables 2008-09". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

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