Borth United F.C.
Full name | Borth United Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Crows |
Founded | 1980, 2009 (reformed) |
Dissolved | 2001 |
Ground | Uppingham Playing Fields[1] |
Capacity | 1000 (50 seated) |
Chairman | Tim Ellis-Clark |
Manager | Ian Lewis |
League | Aberystwyth League Division One |
2023–24 | Aberystwyth League Division One, 3rd of 9 |
Borth United Football Club is a Welsh football club based in Borth, Ceredigion. The team currently plays in the Aberystwyth League Division One, which is at the fifth tier of the Welsh football league system.
The club has regularly competed in the qualifying rounds of the Welsh Cup, most recently in the 2021–22 season.
History
[edit]The current club was founded in 2009,[2] following the previous club folding in 2001.[3]
In 2014, the club was promoted from the Aberystwyth League, after winning the league title.[4]
In the 2016–17 season, Borth United got promoted to the tier 3 Mid Wales Football League Division One, but finished 16th out of 16 the following season and were relegated to Division Two.
In 2018–19, the club reached the first round of Welsh Cup, losing 2–0 to Llangefni Town.
In 2020, the club moved back to the Aberystwyth League.
Honours
[edit]- Aberystwyth League - Champions: 2013-14
- Aberystwyth League Cup - Champions 2013-14
- Aberystwyth League Cup - Runners-up: 2022-23[5]
- J. Emrys Morgan Cup - Champions: 2012-13
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.borthcommunity.info/index.php/313-b-u-f-c/81-how-to-get-here
- ^ https://www.countytimes.co.uk/sport/18608612.closer-look-mid-wales-league-west-line/
- ^ https://welshfootballstatistician.weebly.com/adl0001.html
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Borth United". www.fchd.info.
- ^ "Teen Ciaran nets winner as Penparcau Reserves land cup double". Cambrian News. May 10, 2023.