Aberdare Athletic F.C.
Full name | Aberdare Athletic Football Club | |
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Founded | 1893 | |
Dissolved | 1928 | |
Ground | Athletic Ground, Aberdare | |
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Aberdare Athletic Football Club were a Welsh football club founded in 1893 and based in Aberdare. They joined the Football League in 1921 but were replaced by Torquay United after failing to be re-elected in 1927.
History
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Founded in 1893, Aberdare were Welsh Cup runners-up, in 1903–04 1904–05 and 1922–23. In 1920–21 they joined the Welsh Section of the Southern League and duly finished runners-up in their first season. That gained them entry to the Football League Third Division South in time for 1921–22.[1]
Aberdare spent six seasons in the League, with their best season being 1921–22, when they finished 8th. In 1926 Aberdare merged with nearby Aberaman Athletic; the first team continued to compete in the Football League under the name Aberdare Athletic, while the reserve team played in the Welsh League under the name Aberdare & Aberaman Athletic.
However, in the next season, 1926–27 Aberdare Athletic finished bottom of the Third Division South and failed to gain re-election to the league; Torquay United took their place.[2] The merged club fully renamed themselves as "Aberdare & Aberaman Athletic", and rejoined the Southern League.
However, the merged club only survived for another year, and in 1928 the Aberaman faction split away from the club to re-form Aberaman Athletic, while the Aberdare half folded. After World War II, in 1945 a reformed Aberdare & Aberaman Athletic was formed, but this side also split into two, in 1947; Aberdare Town FC club continue to play in the Welsh Football League.
The club had several different team colours during their existence.[3] Their membership of the Football League coincided with that of a team from another Welsh town Merthyr Town.
Managers
The following were managers around the time the team was Football League side:
- William Lot, June 1920 – March 1922
- Frank Bradshaw, May 1923 – April 1924
- Sydney Beaumont, 1924–1927
- Harry Hadley, November 1927 – April 1928
History
- Winners (4): 1904–05, 1908–09, 1911–12, 1920–21
League and Cup History
Season | Div | Pos | Pl | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | FA Cup | Notes |
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1921–22 | 3rd | 8 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 24 | 44 | ||
1922–23 | 3rd | 21 | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 70 | 29 | 1st Round | |
1923–24 | 3rd | 12 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 58 | 38 | 1st Round | |
1924–25 | 3rd | 18 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 67 | 37 | ||
1925–26 | 3rd | 9 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 66 | 42 | 3rd Round | |
1926–27 | 3rd | 22 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 62 | 101 | 25 | 1st Round | Failed Re-election |
All-time League results: | 252 | 78 | 60 | 115 | 334 | 386 | 215 |
References
- Twydell, Dave (1988). Rejected F.C.: Comprehensive histories of the ex-Football League clubs, Volume 1. D. Twydell. ISBN 0-9513321-0-4.
External links
- Aberdare Athletic at the Football Club History Database