Cefn Albion F.C.

Cefn Albion Football Club is a Welsh football club from the village of Cefn Mawr in Wrexham County Borough. The club was founded in 2013 and plays in the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division, in the third tier of the Welsh football league system.

For the 20th-century team of the same name, see Cefn Druids A.F.C.
Cefn Albion
Full nameCefn Albion Football Club
Founded2013
GroundThe Rock
Rhosymedre
Wrexham
Capacity3,500 (500 seated)
LeagueWelsh National League Premier Division
2019-20Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division, 3rd

History

The team took its name from an older club also named Cefn Albion who existed from 1967 to 1992, who in turn took their name from an even older team who had existed as far back as 1902. The 1967-1992 club merged with Druids United to form Cefn Druids in 1992.

The team began playing in the 2014–15 season in the Clwyd East Football League (fifth tier). It won the league, scoring 150 goals in 22 games and losing only once. The team also won three cups that season, and lost a fourth in the final.[1]

The following season, the team achieved second consecutive promotion when won it won the Welsh National League Division One.[2]

In October 2015, Cefn Albion player Nicholas Williams broke the leg of AFC Brynford's Andrew Barlow in a league cup game. The following August, he was found guilty of grievous bodily harm and sentenced to a year in custody when the jury decided unanimously that it was a deliberate act.[3]

On 29 September 2018, Cefn Albion defeated FC Queens Park 3–2 to qualify for the Welsh Cup for the first time.[4] On 19 October, in the first round, they defeated Dolgellau Athletic 7–1, to earn a trip to Bangor City in the next stage.[5]

On 16 March 2019, Cefn Albion beat STM Sports 3-1 to reach the FAW Trophy final for the first time in their history.[6]

On 13 April 2019, the club won the FAW Trophy for the first time in their history, when they beat Pontardawe Town 4-0 in the Final at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth.

Seasons
Season League Welsh Cup FAW Trophy Other
Tier Division P W D L F A Pts PPG Pos
2014-15[7] 5 Clwyd East League 22 21 0 1 150 15 63 1 North East Wales FA Junior (Horace Wynne) Cup Winners[8]
2015-16[9] 4 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division One 24 19 1 4 117 35 58 1 1R[10]
2016-17 3 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division 26 10 5 11 63 67 35 9 1QR[11] Premier Division League Cup Winners[12]
2017-18 3 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division 28 16 3 9 73 52 51 4 1QR 4R
2018-19 3 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division 28 9 6 13 58 69 33 9 2R Winners Premier Division League Cup Winners[13]
2019-20[14] 3 Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division 20 14 3 3 60 32 45 2.25 3 2QR[15] 2R[15] Premier Division League Cup Semi-Final

Honours

League
Winner (1): 2016
Winner (1): 2015

Cups
Winner (1): 2019
  • Welsh National League Premier Division League Cup
Winner (2): 2017, 2019
  • North East Wales FA Junior (Horace Wynne) Cup[16]
Winner (1): 2015

References
  1. Jones, Dave (2 June 2015). "Five teams that rocked North Wales football: Cefn Albion FC". Daily Post. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. Jones, Dave (13 May 2016). "Cefn Albion crowned WNL Division One champions". Daily Post. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. Trewyn, Hywel (19 August 2016). "Wrexham footballer jailed for leg-breaking revenge tackle". Daily Post. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. Jones, Dave (29 September 2018). "North Wales football results - September 28-29". Daily Post. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  5. Jones, Dave (22 October 2018). "Bangor City FC land home tie against underdogs Cefn Albion in Welsh Cup". Daily Post. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  6. https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/sport/football/17508226.cefn-albion-beat-stm-sports-to-set-up-welsh-trophy-final-date-with-pontardawe-town/
  7. "Tables - North East Wales Football League". clwydleagueeast.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  8. http://www.newfa.co.uk/media/1097/newfa-handbook.pdf
  9. "Football Club History Database - Cefn Albion". fchd.info. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  10. "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  11. "FAW / FAW Cups". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  12. "Welsh National League". wnl.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  13. "Welsh National League". wnl.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  14. "Welsh National League". wnl.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  15. "FAW / FAW Cups". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  16. http://www.newfa.co.uk/media/1097/newfa-handbook.pdf
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