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Welshpool Town F.C.
Welshpool Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Y Trallwng) is a football club based in Welshpool, playing in the Central Wales Northern Division.
The club was founded as Welshpool Football Club on 28 August 1877 following a meeting at the National Schoolroom. They play at the Maes y Dre Recreation Ground, Welshpool, playing in the Ardal Leagues North East.
Welshpool Town was formed on 28 August 1877 but adopted such colourful names as Welshpool Wanderers and Welshpool Warriors – although the latter may have been a separate club. The club reformed as Welshpool Powysland FC in September 1889 after one season as Welshpool United, and briefly flirted[clarification needed] with the Shropshire League. Following the 1889 reformation, pink and slate were chosen as the club colours. After the First World War Welshpool competed in the Central Wales leagues, winning the Central Section in 1921. Four years later in 1925 the club stepped up to the First Division (North) after finishing as runners up to Llanidloes Town.
After the Second World War Welshpool moved to the Welsh National League (Wrexham area). Success followed including Welsh National League Champions titles: 1955, 1956, 1962 and 1965. The club then returned to the Mid Wales League, which it won seven times between 1968 and 1980, as well as winning the Welsh Amateur Cup in 1972. The club continued to be a force in Mid Wales football throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and they applied to be founder members of the Cymru Alliance in 1990. They finished second in 1993 and 1996; and as champions Oswestry Town were not eligible for promotion, Welshpool took their place in the League of Wales in the 1996–97 season instead, finishing 17th.
Next season they were relegated, and stayed in the Alliance until they won the competition in 2002. In the 2002–03 season they finished next to bottom, but appealed against relegation to the FAW, because Neath were denied promotion as they failed to meet Welsh Premier ground criteria. To the surprise of many, they were reinstated in the League for 2003–04.[citation needed]
In the 2005–06 season, the club finished 6th in the Welsh Premier League, their highest finish in the league to date.[citation needed]
Due to the Welsh Premier League restructuring, the club lost their place in the top flight after not applying for a domestic licence. Life in the Cymru Alliance got off to a disastrous start: after picking up just 4 points from their first six games, they were deducted 15 points for fielding ineligible players.
Manager Graham Evans resigned shortly afterwards, three months into the job, citing a breakdown in relations with the chairman. Head Coach Benji Evans took charge as caretaker manager, before Guilsfield boss, Mike Barton, took over the reins. However, just a month into his reign, he too quit the club. A further three points were deducted for the club failing to fulfil the fixture at Penrhyncoch. Benji Evans again took charge as caretaker manager, before the club recruited Connah's Quay striker Chris Herbert as player manager, his first management post. Over the remaining months of the season, Herbert and Evans completely restructured the playing squad, bringing in various quality and experienced players, and results improved dramatically. Their efforts were not good enough to prevent the club's second successive relegation, due to their massive points deficit, but they did get back into positive points before the end of the season. However, on the final day of the season, away at Rhyl FC, a suspended John Keegan appeared in the starting line-up and the club forfeited another three points, ending the campaign at rock bottom on zero points.
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Welshpool Town F.C.
Welshpool Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Y Trallwng) is a football club based in Welshpool, playing in the Central Wales Northern Division.
The club was founded as Welshpool Football Club on 28 August 1877 following a meeting at the National Schoolroom. They play at the Maes y Dre Recreation Ground, Welshpool, playing in the Ardal Leagues North East.
Welshpool Town was formed on 28 August 1877 but adopted such colourful names as Welshpool Wanderers and Welshpool Warriors – although the latter may have been a separate club. The club reformed as Welshpool Powysland FC in September 1889 after one season as Welshpool United, and briefly flirted[clarification needed] with the Shropshire League. Following the 1889 reformation, pink and slate were chosen as the club colours. After the First World War Welshpool competed in the Central Wales leagues, winning the Central Section in 1921. Four years later in 1925 the club stepped up to the First Division (North) after finishing as runners up to Llanidloes Town.
After the Second World War Welshpool moved to the Welsh National League (Wrexham area). Success followed including Welsh National League Champions titles: 1955, 1956, 1962 and 1965. The club then returned to the Mid Wales League, which it won seven times between 1968 and 1980, as well as winning the Welsh Amateur Cup in 1972. The club continued to be a force in Mid Wales football throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and they applied to be founder members of the Cymru Alliance in 1990. They finished second in 1993 and 1996; and as champions Oswestry Town were not eligible for promotion, Welshpool took their place in the League of Wales in the 1996–97 season instead, finishing 17th.
Next season they were relegated, and stayed in the Alliance until they won the competition in 2002. In the 2002–03 season they finished next to bottom, but appealed against relegation to the FAW, because Neath were denied promotion as they failed to meet Welsh Premier ground criteria. To the surprise of many, they were reinstated in the League for 2003–04.[citation needed]
In the 2005–06 season, the club finished 6th in the Welsh Premier League, their highest finish in the league to date.[citation needed]
Due to the Welsh Premier League restructuring, the club lost their place in the top flight after not applying for a domestic licence. Life in the Cymru Alliance got off to a disastrous start: after picking up just 4 points from their first six games, they were deducted 15 points for fielding ineligible players.
Manager Graham Evans resigned shortly afterwards, three months into the job, citing a breakdown in relations with the chairman. Head Coach Benji Evans took charge as caretaker manager, before Guilsfield boss, Mike Barton, took over the reins. However, just a month into his reign, he too quit the club. A further three points were deducted for the club failing to fulfil the fixture at Penrhyncoch. Benji Evans again took charge as caretaker manager, before the club recruited Connah's Quay striker Chris Herbert as player manager, his first management post. Over the remaining months of the season, Herbert and Evans completely restructured the playing squad, bringing in various quality and experienced players, and results improved dramatically. Their efforts were not good enough to prevent the club's second successive relegation, due to their massive points deficit, but they did get back into positive points before the end of the season. However, on the final day of the season, away at Rhyl FC, a suspended John Keegan appeared in the starting line-up and the club forfeited another three points, ending the campaign at rock bottom on zero points.