Trefonen F.C.
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| Full name | Trefonen Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Yellows, The Pitmen | ||
| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Ground | The Pit (Trefonen) | ||
| League | Montgomeryshire League Division Two | ||
| 2010-2011 | Montgomeryshire League Division Two, 8th | ||
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Trefonen F.C. is an amateur football team situated in the village of Trefonen, Shropshire, who play in the sixth level of Welsh football. They currently play in the Montgomeryshire League Division Two, part of the Welsh football league system.
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[edit] History
Trefonen had a team playing in the 1883–84 Welsh Cup, they got knocked out by Oswestry White Stars in the second round (Oswestry White Stars won the cup).
In 1981, Trefonen started up another team playing Sunday league in the Wem District Sunday League. Trefonen were a successful team in this league, winning a few trophies, but in 1996 the team folded due to a lack of interest.
In June 2008 after a charity match in the Hillwalk weekend, a few village men said they were interested in starting a team to play in the JT Hughes Montgomeryshire League Division Two. After a few months of hard work and time, spent on the pitch, the team played their first game on 16 August 2008, losing 2–1 to Llanfechain. On Saturday, 11 October 2008 the team played its first home game, against Defaid Du FC in the Llansantffraid Village Cup Round 1. They lost this game 7-0. Their first win came against Llanidloes reserves in a 4–2 score line.
In 2009–10 season the team won promotion from Montgomeryshire League Division Two, however the club decided to stay in the league because the manager left to manage Four Crosses FC in a higher league, and as a result the players left.
As of Saturday 11th September due to the levelling of the pitch, the club were forced to play their home games at Oswestry School.
[edit] Trefonen FC
The new team play their games on the local public playing field, known locally as the pit, because of the old mine situated not far from the pitch. They use the village hall as changing facilities.
[edit] Honours
- JT Hughes Montgomeryshire League Division Two - Winners: 2009–10
- Llansantffraid Village Cup - Runners Up: 2009–10
