Troedyrhiw F.C. Explained

Clubname:Troedyrhiw
Fullname:Troedyrhiw Football Club
Dissolved:2012
Ground:The Willows, Troedyrhiw
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Troedyrhiw F.C. were an association football team based in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, where they played in the South Wales Amateur League First Division. They entered the FA Cup on six occasions in the late 1940s and early 1950s, losing at the first qualifying round stage each time. They played in the Welsh Football League finishing 14th in the 2009–10 Welsh Football League Division Three season. They then dropped to the South Wales Amateur League before folding in 2012.[1]

Honours

FA Cup results

Below is a list of all FA Cup matches played by Troedyrhiw during their only spell in the competition, from 1948 until 1953. In this period they won two Preliminary Round matches, but were knocked out of the competition at the 1st Qualifying Round stage in all six attempts.[2]

YearRoundOpponentVenueResult
1948–491st qualifyingLovells AthleticHome1–2
1949–50Preliminary roundBristol Aeroplane CompanyHome3–0
1st qualifyingClevedonAway1–2
1950–51Preliminary roundHanham AthleticAway2–0
1st qualifyingStonehouseAway1–3
1951–521st qualifyingBarry TownHome1–3
1952–531st qualifyingBarry TownHome3–8
1953–541st qualifyingEbbw ValeHome2–3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The final whistle for football club. 11 April 2012. 12 June 2024. 19 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190619164413/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/final-whistle-football-club-2047548. live.
  2. Web site: TROEDYRHIW . Football Club History Database . 16 March 2009 . 18 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090218152804/http://fchd.info/TROEDYRH.HTM . live .