Clarbeston Road A.F.C.
| Nicknames | Clarby, The Road | ||
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| Founded | 1962 | ||
| Ground | Graham Roberts Playing Field, Wiston Road | ||
| League | Pembrokeshire League Division One | ||
| 2024–25 | Pembrokeshire League Division One, 6th of 12 | ||
| Website | http://www.clarbestonroadafc.co.uk/ | ||
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Clarbeston Road A.F.C. is a Welsh football club based in Clarbeston Road, Pembrokeshire. The men's first team currently plays in the Pembrokeshire League Division One. The club also includes a reserve team, a women's team, a number of junior teams, and the Clarby Warriors disability team.
History
Clarbeston Road A.F.C. was founded in 1962.[1]
In 1962–63 and 2007–08 Clarbeston Road won the Pembrokeshire League's Margaret Davies sportsmanship cup.[2] In 2008 the club also received an award at the Welsh Football Trust's awards ceremony.[3]
In November 2023 Clarbeston Road became the first football club in Pembrokeshire to gain the Disability Sport Wales (DSW) insport Club award, recognising their commitment to inclusivity.[4] This was for their Clarby Warriors disability team, formed after an amalgamation of the club with Cleddau Warriors.[5]
At the end of the 2023–24 season, Clarbeston Road beat Goodwick United in the final of the Pembrokeshire Senior Cup.[6]
In July 2024 Sport Wales reported on the club's successes in promoting biodiversity in the local area.[7]
In September 2025 it was approved for the club to extend car parking and create a mini football pitch at their ground on Wiston Road.[8][9][10]
Ground
In 2019 one of Clarbeston Road's pitches was renamed in memory of the landowner, Graham Roberts.[11]
References
- ^ "Clarbeston Road AFC".
- ^ "Fair play Clarbie win Margaret Davies cup". June 25, 2008 – via www.westerntelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Clarbie pick-up prestigious award". May 28, 2008 – via www.westerntelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Club celebrates prestigious sporting award". November 22, 2023 – via www.westerntelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Clubs combine and pick up prestigious award". PembrokeshireCC News. November 13, 2023.
- ^ Sport, Herald (April 29, 2024). "Fox's fantastic Clarby shock the county to win Senior Cup".
- ^ Wales, The Welsh football club championing biodiversity | Sport (July 24, 2024). "The Welsh football club championing biodiversity". Sport Wales.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pembrokeshire's Clarbeston Road AFC expansion approved by planners | tenby-today.co.uk".
- ^ "Call to expand Pembrokeshire football club's facilities backed". September 12, 2025 – via www.westerntelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Reporter, Bruce Sinclair-Local Democracy (September 13, 2025). "Clarbeston Road AFC parking and mini-pitch approved".
- ^ "Clarbie open to all after club completes vital work". August 29, 2019 – via www.westerntelegraph.co.uk.