| Merthyr Town F. C. | |
| Full name | Merthyr Town Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1910 |
| Dissolved | 1934 |
| Ground | Penydarren Park (Capacity 10,000) |
Merthyr Town were a Welsh football club that played in the English Football League during the 1920s, but apparently folded in 1934. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions Penydarren Park is the stadium is for Merthyr Tydfil FC in Merthyr Tydfil. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs
They are not the same club as Merthyr Tydfil, who currently play in the English Southern League. Merthyr Tydfil Football Club is a Welsh football club based at the Penydarren Park ground in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north.
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History
In 1909, Merthyr Town joined the second division of the Southern League, which despite being primarily an English league, contained several other Welsh clubs, notably Cardiff City, Newport County and Swansea City. Cardiff City Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. Newport County are a Welsh football team based in the city of Newport. Swansea City AFC ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team playing in the Coca Cola Championship from After finishing third in 1911-12 the club were promoted to the first division, though they were relegated back to the second division in 1913-14. The Southern League did not operate during World War I, and when it resumed for the 1919-20 season Merthyr were placed back in the top division. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
In the summer of 1920 the Football League expanded with the creation of a new Third Division, which was comprised entirely of the First Division of the Southern League from the previous season. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest Despite having finished second bottom in season before, usually a relegation place, Merthyr became a new member of the Football League.
In their first season in the Football League, the club had a much better season and finished 8th. This, however, proved to be their most successful league season, and it was followed by a gradual decline: 11th in 1921-2 and 17th in 1922-3. The 1923-4 season saw a slight improvement in league form as they finished 13th, but the major news was their appearance in the final of the Welsh Cup, though they lost 1-0 to Wrexham in a replay after a 2-2 draw. The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. Wrexham Association Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Wrecsam nicknamed The Red Dragons, or more traditionally The Robins, their previous nickname are a professional
From then on the club declined further, and finished bottom of the Third Division in 1924-5. Although they finished 14th in 1925-6, in the following seasons the club finished 17th, 21st, 20th and then bottom again, and were eventually voted out of the Football League in 1930. [1] They were replaced by the ill-fated Thames. Thames Association Football Club were an English football club from Custom House, East London (historically part of Essex) who briefly During their penultimate season in the Football League the club had their best season in the FA Cup, getting past the first round for the first and only time, before losing to Watford in the second round. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire.
The club dropped back into the Southern League, but lasted only four seasons, before ceasing to play in 1934.
Notable Former Players
References
External links
- Merthyr Town Football Club History Database
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