Cefn Albion F.C.

For the 20th-century team of the same name, see Cefn Druids A.F.C.
Cefn Albion
Full nameCefn Albion Football Club
Founded2014
GroundClywedog Park
Wrexham
Capacity3,500 (500 seated)
ManagerNeil Ashton
LeagueArdal NE League
2023–24Ardal NE League, 7th of 15

Cefn Albion Football Club is a Welsh football club representing the village of Cefn Mawr in Wrexham County Borough. The club was founded in 2014 and plays in the Ardal NE League.

History

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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] There, they lost 6–1 away.[6]

On 16 March 2019, Cefn Albion beat STM Sports 3–1 to reach the FAW Trophy final for the first time in their history.[7] On 13 April, they won the final 4–0 against Pontardawe Town at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth.[8] The semi-final was marred by crowd trouble and both teams ordered to pay fines to the FAW, though accusations that Cefn Albion fans were racist were not proven.[9]

In 2020, the Welsh National League was dissolved and Cefn Albion were placed in the new Ardal Leagues North East, still in the third tier.[10]

Seasons

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

Honours

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League

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

Cups

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Winner (1): 2018–19
  • Welsh National League Premier Division League Cup
Winner (2): 2016–17, 2018–19
Winner (2): 1976–77, 2014–15
Winners: 1977–78
  • Presidents Cup
Winners: 2014–15

Premier Cup:

Winners: 2014–15
  • Clwyd Cup:
Runners-up: 2014–15

References

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  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. ^ Jones, Dean (12 November 2018). "Bangor City ease into JD Welsh Cup third round with Cefn Albion success". North Wales Chronicle. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Cefn Albion beat STM Sports to set up Welsh Trophy Final date with Pontardawe Town". The Leader. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  8. ^ Jones, Dave (17 April 2019). "North Wales rule when it comes to FAW Trophy – we've won EIGHT of last 10 finals". NW Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  9. ^ "FAW confirm alleged racism charges against Cefn Albion 'not proven'". ITV. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  10. ^ Jones, Jordan (10 July 2020). "Tier Three: Where are each of the 64 clubs on the map of Wales?". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Tables - North East Wales Football League". clwydleagueeast.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  12. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2019-04-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Football Club History Database - Cefn Albion". fchd.info. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  14. ^ "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  15. ^ "FAW / FAW Cups". www.faw.cymru. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  16. ^ "Welsh National League". wnl.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  17. ^ "Welsh National League". wnl.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  18. ^ "Welsh National League". wnl.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  19. ^ a b "FAW / FAW Cups". www.faw.cymru. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  20. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2019-04-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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