Cefn Albion F.C. Explained

Clubname:Cefn Albion
Fullname:Cefn Albion Football Club
Manager:Neil Ashton
Founded:2013
Ground:Clywedog Park
Wrexham
Capacity:3,500 (500 seated)
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Cefn Albion Football Club is a Welsh football club representing the village of Cefn Mawr in Wrexham County Borough. The club was founded in 2013 and plays in the .

History

The team took its name from an older club also named Cefn Albion who existed from 1967 to 1992, who in turn took their name from an even older team who had existed as far back as 1902. The 1967-1992 club merged with Druids United to form Cefn Druids in 1992.

The team began playing in the 2014–15 season in the Clwyd East Football League (fifth tier). It won the league, scoring 150 goals in 22 games and losing only once. The team also won three cups that season, and lost a fourth in the final.[1]

The following season, the team achieved second consecutive promotion when won it won the Welsh National League Division One.[2]

In October 2015, Cefn Albion player Nicholas Williams broke the leg of AFC Brynford's Andrew Barlow in a league cup game. The following August, he was found guilty of grievous bodily harm and sentenced to a year in custody when the jury decided unanimously that it was a deliberate act.[3]

On 29 September 2018, Cefn Albion defeated FC Queens Park 3–2 to qualify for the Welsh Cup for the first time.[4] On 19 October, in the first round, they defeated Dolgellau Athletic 7–1, to earn a trip to Bangor City in the next stage.[5] There, they lost 6–1 away.[6]

On 16 March 2019, Cefn Albion beat STM Sports 3–1 to reach the FAW Trophy final for the first time in their history.[7] On 13 April, they won the final 4–0 against Pontardawe Town at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth.[8] The semi-final was marred by crowd trouble and both teams ordered to pay fines to the FAW, though accusations that Cefn Albion fans were racist were not proven.[9]

In 2020, the Welsh National League was dissolved and Cefn Albion were placed in the new Ardal Leagues North East, still in the third tier.[10]

Seasons

Season! colspan="11"
LeagueWelsh CupFAW TrophyOther
TierDivisionPWDLFAPtsPPGPos
2014-15[11] 5Clwyd East League2221011501563align=center bgcolor="Gold"1align=center bgcolor="Gold"North East Wales FA Junior (Horace Wynne) Cup Winners[12]
2015-16[13] 4Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division One2419141173558align=center bgcolor="Gold"11R[14]
2016-173Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division2610511636735align=center 91QR[15] align=center bgcolor="Gold"Premier Division League Cup Winners[16]
2017-183Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division281639735251align=center 41QR4R
2018-193Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division289613586933align=center 92Ralign=center bgcolor="Gold"Winnersalign=center bgcolor="Gold"Premier Division League Cup Winners[17]
2019-20[18] 3Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division2014336032452.25align=center bgcolor="silver"22QR[19] 2Ralign=center bgcolor=""Premier Division League Cup Semi-Final

Honours

League

Winner (1): 2016

Winner (1): 2015

Cups

Winner (1): 2018–19

Winner (2): 2016–17, 2018–19

Winner (2): 1976–77, 2014–15

Winners: 1977–78

Winners: 2014–15

Premier Cup:

Winners: 2014–15

Runners-up: 2014–15

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Jones . Dave . Five teams that rocked North Wales football: Cefn Albion FC . 24 October 2018 . Daily Post . 2 June 2015.
  2. News: Jones . Dave . Cefn Albion crowned WNL Division One champions . 24 October 2018 . Daily Post . 13 May 2016.
  3. News: Trewyn . Hywel . Wrexham footballer jailed for leg-breaking revenge tackle . 24 October 2018 . Daily Post . 19 August 2016.
  4. News: Jones . Dave . North Wales football results - September 28–29 . 24 October 2018 . Daily Post . 29 September 2018.
  5. News: Jones . Dave . Bangor City FC land home tie against underdogs Cefn Albion in Welsh Cup . 24 October 2018 . Daily Post . 22 October 2018.
  6. News: Jones . Dean . Bangor City ease into JD Welsh Cup third round with Cefn Albion success . 12 October 2020 . North Wales Chronicle . 12 November 2018.
  7. News: Cefn Albion beat STM Sports to set up Welsh Trophy Final date with Pontardawe Town . 12 October 2020 . The Leader . 18 March 2019.
  8. News: Jones . Dave . North Wales rule when it comes to FAW Trophy – we've won EIGHT of last 10 finals . 12 October 2020 . NW Sport . 17 April 2019.
  9. News: FAW confirm alleged racism charges against Cefn Albion 'not proven' . 12 October 2020 . ITV . 12 July 2019.
  10. News: Jones . Jordan . Tier Three: Where are each of the 64 clubs on the map of Wales? . 12 October 2020 . Y Clwb Pel-Droed . 10 July 2020.
  11. Web site: Tables - North East Wales Football League. clwydleagueeast.pitchero.com. en. 2019-03-19.
  12. Web site: Archived copy . 2019-04-18 . 2019-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020440/http://www.newfa.co.uk/media/1097/newfa-handbook.pdf . dead .
  13. Web site: Football Club History Database - Cefn Albion. fchd.info. 2019-03-19.
  14. Web site: Year-by-year. www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. 2019-03-19.
  15. Web site: FAW / FAW Cups. www.faw.cymru. en. 2019-03-19. 2017-09-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20170920145224/http://www.faw.cymru/en/faw-cups/. dead.
  16. Web site: Welsh National League. wnl.org.uk. 2019-03-19.
  17. Web site: Welsh National League. wnl.org.uk. 2019-05-21.
  18. Web site: Welsh National League. 2020-06-24. wnl.org.uk.
  19. Web site: FAW / FAW Cups. 2020-06-24. www.faw.cymru. en. 2017-09-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20170920145224/http://www.faw.cymru/en/faw-cups/. dead.
  20. Web site: Archived copy . 2019-04-18 . 2019-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020440/http://www.newfa.co.uk/media/1097/newfa-handbook.pdf . dead .