Borth United Football Club is a Welsh football club based in Borth, Ceredigion. The team plays in the Aberystwyth League Division One.
| Full name | Borth United Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Crows |
| Founded | 1980, 2009 (reformed) |
| Dissolved | 2001 |
| Ground | Uppingham Playing Fields[1] |
| Capacity | 1000 (50 seated) |
| Chairman | Tim Ellis-Clark |
| Manager | Ian Lewis |
| League | Aberystwyth League Division One |
| 2023–24 | Aberystwyth League Division One, 3rd of 9 |
The club has regularly competed in the qualifying rounds of the Welsh Cup, most recently in the 2021–22 season.
History
editThere was a Borth team competing in the Aberystwyth Junior League in the 1897–98 season.[2]
A football club in Borth was founded in 1908, playing at the Ynys Field.[3]
The current club was founded in 2009,[4] following the previous club folding in 2001.[5]
In 2014, the club was promoted from the Aberystwyth League, after winning the league title.[6]
In the 2016–17 season, Borth United got promoted to the tier 3 Mid Wales Football League Division One, but finished 16th out of 16 the following season and were relegated to Division Two.
In 2018–19, the club reached the first round of Welsh Cup, losing 2–0 to Llangefni Town.
In 2020, the club rejoined the Aberystwyth League.
Honours
edit- Aberystwyth League - Champions: 2013–14
- Aberystwyth League Cup - Champions: 2013–14
- Aberystwyth League Cup - Runners-up: 2022–23[7]
- J. Emrys Morgan Cup - Champions: 2012–13
References
edit- ^ http://www.borthcommunity.info/index.php/313-b-u-f-c/81-how-to-get-here
- ^ https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3712697/3712704/34
- ^ https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3410994/3411002/67
- ^ https://www.countytimes.co.uk/sport/18608612.closer-look-mid-wales-league-west-line/
- ^ https://welshfootballstatistician.weebly.com/adl0001.html
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Borth United". www.fchd.info.
- ^ "Teen Ciaran nets winner as Penparcau Reserves land cup double". Cambrian News. May 10, 2023.