Welshpool Town F.C.
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Welshpool Town F.C. is a football team, playing in the League of Wales.
The club was founded in 1878 and plays at the Maes y Dre Recreation Ground, Welshpool, which accommodates 2000 spectators (257 seated).
- The teams' first choice strip is white shirts, black shorts, and while socks.
- The second choice strip is purple shirts, white shorts and socks.
History
Founder members of the Cymru Alliance in 1990, finishing second in 1993 and 1996. 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 Welshpool Town were relegated and stayed in the Alliance until winning the competition in 2002 to regain Welsh Premier status. In the 2002/03 season they finished next to bottom, but appealed against relegation to the FAW, because Neath AFC were denied promotion as they failed to meet Welsh Premier ground criteria. To the surprise of many, they were reinstated in the League for 2003/4.
Biggest victories and losses
- Biggest League of Wales win: 8-0 v Cemaes Bay in 1998.
- Biggest League of Wales defeat: 0-8 at Barry Town in 1997.