Ynysygerwn F.C.
Ynysygerwn Football Club is a Welsh football club based in Aberdulais, situated approximately two miles from Neath town centre. The club currently competes in the Welsh Football League Division Two.
Ynysygerwn has three senior football sides along with a junior section from Under 6s right through to Under 18s. The first team currently play their home games at Llandarcy Academy of Sport, home of The Ospreys training ground, while the rest of the sides play at Ynysygerwn Cricket Club. The club's President is Tottenham Hotspur and Wales player Ben Davies.
History
Ynysgerwyn Football Club was founded in 1981 by members of the Town's cricket club as a way for the players to stay fit when the cricket season ended.[1] The team won promotion to the Welsh Football League during the 2015–16 season,[2] defeating Team Swansea in a play-off match in May 2016.[3]
Wales International defender Ben Davies was named club president in the 2010s.[4] Davies had previously played cricket for the club as a teenager.[5]
References
- ^ "Ynysgerwyn FC". Welsh Football League. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Ynysgerwyn". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "JD Welsh Cup the Latest Learning Curve for Ynysgerwyn". Football Association of Wales. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ Jones, Jordan (27 May 2019). "The Welsh League club who'll be supporting Tottenham in the Champions League final this Saturday". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ Jones, Jordan (1 June 2019). "Ben Davies: How Ynysygerwn prepared Wales star for Champions League final". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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