AFC Pontymister is a Welsh football team based in Pontymister, a small village in Caerphilly county borough in Wales. The team currently play in the Gwent County League Division One.
Ground | Lonbridge/ty isaf park |
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League | Gwent County League Division One |
2022–23 | Gwent County League Premier Division, 14th of 16 (relegated) |
History
editThe club was originally formed in the mid-1950s playing under a variety of names, which included Pontymister Rovers, Pontymister Rangers and plain Pontymister. A further name change to AC Pontymister occurred in 1977 following an enforced relocation of their home ground from Tanybryn to Pontymister Recreation Ground.[1]
The Club have been members of the Gwent County league since its formation at the start of the 1980s and have had a second side within the Newport and District Football League.
Honours
edit- Gwent County League Division Two - Champions: 2009–10; 2016–17
- Gwent County League Division Three - Champions: 2008-09[2]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Blaenavon Blues vs AC Pontymister programme" (PDF). Blaenavon Blues AFC. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "AC Pontymister". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 19 August 2021.