Machynlleth F.C.
| Founded | 1885 | |
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| Ground | Plas Grounds | |
| Manager | Richard Evans | |
| League | Central Wales Southern Division | |
| 2024–25 | Central Wales Southern Division, 5th of 17 | |
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Machynlleth Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Machynlleth) is a Welsh football team based in Machynlleth, Powys, Wales. They play in the Central Wales Southern Division.
History
Machynlleth Town were finalists in the 1901–02 Welsh Amateur Cup, losing 1–0 to Wrexham Victoria.[1][2]
Machynlleth played in the 1921–22 FA Cup, losing 7–0 to Chester in the extra preliminary round.[3]
In 2020 they were announced as members of the Ardal Leagues North East, which is in the third tier of the Welsh football league system[4] but withdrew from the league in July 2022 citing lack of player commitment.[5] From the 2022–23 season they instead play in the Central Wales Southern Division.
Honours
- Welsh Amateur Cup – Runners-up: 1901–02
- Mid Wales Football League Division One – Champions: 1992–93; 1993–94; 1994–95[6]
- Mid Wales Football League Division One – Runners-up: 2013–14; 2019–20[7]
- Cambrian Coast Football League – Champions: 1930–31; 1931–32; 1938–39; 1946–47; 1947–48; 1948–49
- CWFA Challenge Cup – Winners: 1994–95[8]
- Montgomeryshire Challenge Cup – Winners: 1937–38[9]
- Gresham Cup – Winners: 1939[10]
References
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online Welsh Junior Cup. --|1902-04-10|Welsh Gazette and West Wales Advertiser - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales.
- ^ "«»■ THE WELSH JUNIOR CUP FINAL.|1902-04-24|Towyn-on-Sea and Merioneth County Times - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales.
- ^ https://wildstat.com/p/1/club/ENG_Machynlleth_FC
- ^ "Membership of Tier 3 leagues confirmed". Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Ardal Northern Leagues plunged into chaos as Machynlleth withdraw". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Machynlleth". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Jones, Jordan. "Mid Wales League: Llanidloes and Penparcau are champions of Mid Wales". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ https://x.com/CentralWalesFA/status/1916056158952976491
- ^ @CentralWalesFA (4 May 2025). "Following yesterday's latest triumph by @caerswsfc we once again take a look at the history books of the Montgomeryshire cup which dates back to the 1906-07 Season..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Dolgellau AAFC". www.dolgellauaafc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
External links
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