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Abercarn United A.F.C.

Coordinates: 51°38′20.1″N 3°8′8.8″W / 51.638917°N 3.135778°W / 51.638917; -3.135778
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Abercarn United
Founded1997
GroundAbercarn Welfare Ground
Capacity100
ManagerRhys Iles
LeagueArdal SE League
2024–25Ardal SE League, 13th of 16

Abercarn United Football Club is a Welsh football team based in Abercarn, Caerphilly county borough, Wales. They currently play in the Ardal SE League.

History

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An earlier Abercarn team played in the 1921–22 FA Cup, losing to Llanhilleth in the extra preliminary round.[1]

Abercarn Town

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Abercarn Town were Newport and District Football League champions in 1992–93 and 1993–94.

Abercarn Rangers

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Abercarn Rangers won the Junior Cup in 1985–86 and the Newport and District Football League Premier X in 1987–88. From 1988 onwards they played in the Gwent County League.[2]

Abercarn United

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Abercarn United was formed in 1997 via the merger of Abercarn Town and Abercarn Rangers.[3] They initially played in the Gwent County League Second Division,[4] but by 2000 they had reached Division One, the top division of the league. They played in the top tier of the Gwent County League continuously from then until a second-place finish in 2022–23 gained them promotion to the Ardal South East.[5] In their first season in the Ardal Leagues they finished 14th out of 16 teams, but avoided relegation due to Aberbargoed Buds' withdrawal.[6]

Honours

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Abercarn Town

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Abercarn Rangers

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Abercarn United

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References

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  1. ^ https://wildstat.com/p/1/club/ENG_Abercarn_FC
  2. ^ https://ona.improdia.com/page20.html
  3. ^ South Wales Echo, Thursday 01 May 1997 (page 53)
  4. ^ South Wales Echo, Thursday 20 November 1997 (page 59)
  5. ^ "Abercarn United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. ^ https://clwbpeldroed.org/2024/06/07/ardal-leagues-2024-25-map-clubs/

51°38′20.1″N 3°8′8.8″W / 51.638917°N 3.135778°W / 51.638917; -3.135778