Bow Street F.C.
| Full name | Bow Street Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1920, 1976 (reformed) | ||
| Ground | Cae Piod, Rhydypennau | ||
| Manager | Gwion ap Dafydd[1] | ||
| League | Ardal NE League | ||
| 2024–25 | Ardal NE League, 2nd of 16 | ||
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Bow Street F.C. (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Bow Street[2]) are a football club from Bow Street in Ceredigion, Wales, about 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) north-east of Aberystwyth. The first team currently plays in the Ardal NE League. The team are nicknamed the Magpies (Welsh: piod), because the club colours are black and white.
The club's home ground is Cae Piod, in nearby Rhydypennau.
History
Bow Street F.C. was founded some time around 1920, and after two periods of inactivity the club restarted in 1976.[3]
The club has won the Aberystwyth League title in each of the following seven seasons: 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04 and 2006–07.[4] As well as this they also won the J. Emrys Morgan Cup three times, in 1982–83, 1999–2000 and 2005–06.[3][5][6]
After their Aberystwyth League title in 2006–07, Bow Street joined the third-tier Mid Wales Football League, and stayed there until the formation of the Ardal Leagues in 2020.[7] In the 2017–18 season Bow Street won the Mid Wales League Cup.[8]
They were founder members of the Ardal North East, where they finished second in the 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons.[7]
In 2022–23 they were runners-up in the Ardal North Cup.[9]
Their match at home against Flint Town United in the 2025–26 Welsh Cup second round was selected for coverage on Sgorio.[10] Flint won the game 3–0.[11]
Honours
- Ardal NE – Runners-up: 2023–24, 2024–25
- Aberystwyth League Division One – Champions: 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07
- Aberystwyth League Cup – Winners: 1985–86, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95
- J. Emrys Morgan Cup – Winners: 1982–83, 1999–00, 2005–06
- Mid Wales League Cup – Winners: 2017–18
- Ardal North Cup – Runners-up: 2022–23
References
- ^ https://ardalnorthern.co.uk/index.php/northeast/table/team/24-ardal-north-east-2025-2026/19-bow-street-fc
- ^ https://westwalesnewsdesk.co.uk/2022/11/17/impressive-new-mural-appears-at-clwb-pel-droed-bow-streets-cae-piod/
- ^ a b "Llandrindod Wells FC vs Bow Street FC". Issuu. 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Aberystwyth & District League". Welsh Football.
- ^ "Archive - Previous Winners - Emrys Morgan Cup". www.ceredigionleague.co.uk.
- ^ "Heartbreak for Crannog". Tivyside Advertiser. 18 April 2006.
- ^ a b "Football Club History Database - Bow Street". fchd.info.
- ^ "Bow Street lift Spar League Cup | cambrian-news.co.uk".
- ^ "Take a Bow! Dynamic Denbigh prove themselves to be double specialists - again!". 21 May 2023.
- ^ https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/sport/football/bow-street-vs-flint-town-united-jd-welsh-cup-clash-to-air-live-on-s4c-838473
- ^ https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/sport/25560738.flint-boss-fowler-knew-bow-street-cup-tie-pan/
External links
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