Rhayader Town F.C.
| Full name | Rhayader Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Thin Red Line[1] | ||
| Founded | 2007[1] | ||
| Ground |
The Weirglodd Rhayader Powys | ||
| Capacity | 2200 | ||
| Chairman | Gareth Price | ||
| Manager | Dylan McPhee | ||
| League | Cymru Alliance | ||
| 2015-16 | Cymru Alliance, 16th | ||
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Rhayader Town FC are a Welsh football team. The club dates from around 1884 and their ground is called Y Weirglodd, which accommodates 435 seating spectators.
The club spent five years in the top flight of Welsh football, the League of Wales, with a best finish of 12th, before being relegated in 2002.
Rhayader Town folded in July 2006 and resigned from the Spar Mid Wales League.
A new Rhayader club formed in 2007 and played in the Watson Associates League (South) for the 2007/08 season.Playing again in Mid Wales League in 2008/2009 after gaining promotion from Mid Wales South Division 1, the team managed to finish an impressive 6th in the league with 55 points on the board. 2009/2010 season saw the side promoted into the Cymru Alliance and only one step away from the top flight.
The 2009/2010 season also saw the rebirth of a reserve squad who are currently playing in the Mid Wales League South division. The first team were promoted to the Cymru Alliance that season but lasted just the 2010/11 season before being relegated. They bounced back however and in 2012/13 they took their place back in the Cymru Alliance.[2]
References
- 1 2 The Official Football Association of Wales Yearbook & Supporters' Guide 2001-2002 (2001) ISBN 1-86223-053-6
- ↑ Cymru Alliance History for Rhayader Town
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