Pontypridd A.F.C.
| Full name | Pontypridd Association Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | the Dragons[1] | |
| Founded | 1911 | |
| Dissolved | 1926 | |
| Ground | Taff Vale Park | |
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Pontypridd Association Football Club was a Welsh football team based in Pontypridd which existed between 1911 and 1926.[2]
History
[edit]The club was founded as a professional football club in 1911 to "promote first class association football in the Pontypridd District".[3] The club were based at Taff Vale Park[4] in the nearby community Trefforest. Pontypridd AFC played in the Southern League between 1911 and 1926.[5]
The club also played in the Welsh League and were champions in the 1923–24 season. It was a finalist in the Welsh Cup in 1912, 1913 and 1921.[6] The Dragons won the South Wales FA Senior Cup in 1925.[7]
Colours
[edit]The club wore black and white.[8]
Ground
[edit]The club played at Taff Vale Park, in Trefforest.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pontypridd brilliant". Western Mail: 3. 6 October 1919.
- ^ Daryl Leeworthy (2013). ‘The Dragons of the North: Working-Class Culture, the Miners' Lockout, and the Development of Rugby League in South Wales, 1926–31’. In ‘’Sport in History’’, vol. 33, issue 1, 2013. Available at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17460263.2013.763284#abstract.
- ^ "-i Association Football at ! Pontypridd. I|1911-05-27|The Rhondda Leader – Welsh Newspapers Online – the National Library of Wales".
- ^ "-i Association Football at ! Pontypridd. I|1911-05-27|The Rhondda Leader – Welsh Newspapers Online – the National Library of Wales".
- ^ "Football Club History Database – Pontypridd".
- ^ "Football Club History Database – Pontypridd".
- ^ "South Wales FA Senior Cup previous winners".
- ^ "Answers to correspondents". Nottingham Football Post: 4. 27 February 1915.
- ^ "Pontypridd FC supporters at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd. Pontypridd vs Brisol Rovers". People's Collection, Wales. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
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