Knighton Town F.C.
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| Full name | Knighton Town Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Robins, The Borderers | ||
| Founded | 1887 | ||
| Ground | The Showground, Bryn-y-Castell, Ludlow Road, Knighton, Powys, LD7 1RR. | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Gary Cooper | ||
| Manager | Adam Worton | ||
| League | Mid Wales League | ||
| 2014–15 | 1st | ||
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Knighton Town Football Club is a Welsh football club founded in 1887, currently playing in the Mid Wales League's Division One (level 3 in the Welsh pyramid system) after promotion in 2014/2015. During their promotion season Knighton Town scored a staggering 113 league goals, much owing to the striker Connor Bird who netted 30 and midfielder Mark Jones who hit 26. Knighton also conceded only 18 league goals all season which was the best defensive record in Welsh senior football.[1] Knighton Town Reserves play in the Mid Wales League South(level 5 in the Welsh pyramid system).
Honours
- Welsh Cup Semi-finalists: 1896-1897,[2] 1903-1904[3]
- Welsh National League (Mid Wales Section) Runners-up 1925
- Mid Wales League:[4] Champions 1901-02, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1991–92 Runners Up 1900-01, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1945–46, 1949–50, 1983-84.
- Mid Wales League Division Two: Champions 2015-15[5]
- Mid Wales League Cup Winners: 1952-53, 1960–61, 1968–69, 1988/89 Runners-up: 1962-63,1965–66, 1967–68
- Mid Wales League South Champions: 1974-75, 2002–03, 2003–04.
- South Shropshire League Runners-up: 1920-21
- North Herefordshire League Division 1 Champions: 1931-2 Runners up 1934-5, 1951-2
- Central Wales Challenge Cup 1969-70, 1971-1972 Runners-up 1975-1976
- J. Emrys Morgan Cup: 2004[6]
- Radnorshire Cup 1972, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1995
- Highest League Position 4th in the Cymru Alliance, 1997–98 * since formation of Welsh Premier League/League of Wales 1992
Club records
Record Attendance: vs 2,211 v Hereford United, Welsh Cup 4th Round, 1981[7]
Record Victory: 16–0 v Bucknell United, Home - Mid Wales League South, 2004[7]
Record Defeat: 0–16 v Cardiff City, Away, Welsh Cup 5th Round, 1961[8]
League history
- 1887-1914 Mid Wales League
- 1920-1924 Shropshire League
- 1924-1931 Mid Wales League
- 1931-1939 North Herefordshire League
- 1946-1992 Mid Wales League
- 1992–99 Cymru Alliance[9]
- 1999–01 Mid Wales League
- 2002–04 Mid Wales South League
- 2004–08 Mid Wales League
- 2008–11 Mid Wales South League
- 2011- Mid Wales League
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Welsh Cup 1896-97 at Welsh Football Data Archive
- ^ Welsh Cup 1903-04 at Welsh Football Data Archive
- ^ "Club Records". Knighton Town FC. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Archive: Previous Winners - J. Emrys Morgan". Ceredigion League. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Club Records". Knighton Town FC web admin. 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Club Records". Knighton Town FC web admin. 4 January 2014.
- ^ League and Cup club info at Football Club History Database
External links
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