Cwmbran Town F.C.
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Cwmbran Town F.C. is a football team, playing in the League of Wales.
The club was founded in 1951 and plays at Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran, which accommodates 8200 spectators (2200 seated).
- The teams' first choice strip is blue shirts, shorts, and black socks.
- The second choice strip is white & black shirts, black ahorts and socks.
History
Cwmbran's place in history is assured as the first ever champions of the League of Wales. Formed in 1951, Cwmbran began in the Monmouthshire Senior League, playing their matches at Cwmbran Park. In 1960 the club joined the Welsh Football League and they moved to their present home at the Cwmbran Stadium in 1975. Cwmbran lost their place in the top division of the Welsh Football League in 1978 and it took them three years to return to the top level. Although they finished only eighth in the 1981-82 season, they were invited to join the National Division of the restructured League. Cwmbran finished third in 1986-87 and almost won the title in 1989-90. In 1992 they were invited to become founder members of the League of Wales. Unprecedented success followed when they took the title by five points from rivals and near-neighbours Inter Cardiff, conceding only 22 goals all season and losing only three games (all 1-0).
That inaugural Konica League championship brought European reward in the form of a Champions Cup tie against Cork City from the Irish Republic. In the Preliminary Round, Cwmbran won the home leg by 3-2, after being 3-0 in front but despite going a goal ahead early in the second match they lost 1-2 and went out on away goals. Cwmbran had another taste of European football in 1997 in the European Cup Winners Cup, having lost 1-2 to newly crowned champions Barry Town in the Welsh Cup final.
Qualifying for Europe again in 1998 and 1999, Cwmbran met Bucerustic of Romania, and Celtic F.C. respectively. In the 2003-04 UEFA Cup they lost 6-0 on aggregate to Maccabi Haifa of Israel, playing the away leg in Turkey.
Cwmbran's ground, with its estimated capacity of 12000 and 2000 seats under cover, is arguably the best ground in the League of Wales. Despite that, local support is surprisingly poor and with better local backing, Cwmbran could become one of the strongest sides in the League of Wales.
Biggest victories and losses
- Biggest win: 10-0 v Gwynfi Utd 1968.
- Biggest defeat: 1-7 v Cheltenham Town in Welsh Cup 1991.
- Biggest League of Wales win: 6-0 v Aberystwyth Town, and v Haverfordwest Co., both in 1997-98
- Biggest League of Wales defeat: 0-5 at Llanelli AFC in 1993-94 .
External link
Official website (http://www.cwmbrantownfc.homestead.com/)