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Cwm Albion Football Club was a Welsh football club based in Cwm, Monmouthshire.

History

The club joined Division Two of the Southern League in 1911,[1] at a time when the league contained several clubs based in South Wales.[2] They played at a basic ground, which was accessed by crossing two fields.[2] The ground was not enclosed and many fans watched matches from surrounding hillsides.[2] The home team changed in the village, whilst the away team changed in a disused cow shed.[2] After one match the referee was chased by Cwm supporters, who threw him into the river. After sheltering in a house, the referee was escorted to the railway station by police.[2]

Their season in the Southern League was disrupted by the 1912 coal strike, and four matches were left unplayed.[1] The club was forced to leave the league shortly before the end of the season due to financial problems,[2] and finished second from bottom of the table.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cwm Albion at the Football Club History Database
  2. ^ a b c d e f 1912 revisited Dial M for Merthyr


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