Seven Sisters Onllwyn F.C.
51°45′42.8″N 3°43′13.2″W / 51.761889°N 3.720333°W
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| Full name | Seven Sisters Onllwyn Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1910 / 1988 (2020 merger) | ||
| Ground | Welfare Ground | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| Chairman | Leighton Williams | ||
| League | Ardal SW League | ||
| 2024–25 | Ardal SW League, 14th of 16 | ||
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Seven Sisters Onllwyn F.C. is a Welsh football team based in Neath, currently playing in the Ardal SW, which is at the third tier of the Welsh football pyramid.
History
Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters was founded in 1910 and played in the Welsh Football League until 1997. After a season out of the league they rejoined for the 1998–99 season in Division Three where they remained until the end of the 2009–10 season when they left the league.[1] The club then joined the Neath & District League.
For the 2020–21 season the club joined the newly formed Tier 4 West Wales Premier League.[2]
Onllwyn
Onllwyn was founded in 1988 and played in the Neath & District League throughout their entire existence. In the season before the merger, they withdrew from Division Two after just 2 games, drawing 1 and losing 1.[3]
Merger
On 13 July 2020, Seven Sisters announced a merger with Onllwyn, forming a new club, Seven Sisters Onllwyn. The first team would in the West Wales Premier League along with two teams in the Neath & District League.[4]
On 9 June 2022, the it was announced that the club had been promoted to the tier 3 Ardal SW League for the 2022–23 season via the vacancy route.[5]
Honours
- West Wales Intermediate Cup – Winners: 2021–22
- Welsh Football League Division Three - Runners-up: 2003–04[6]
- Neath & District League Premier Division - Champions (3): 1930–31; 1997–98; 2019–20
Committee members
- Secretary : Jeff Bloffwitch
- Fixture Secretary: David Herdman
- Treasurer : Andrew Loynes
- Groundsman: Richard Herdman / Lee Davies
- Committee members:
References
- ^ https://www.fchd.info/7SISTERS.HTM
- ^ "West Wales Premier League formed for 2020/21 season". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ https://welshfootballstatistician.weebly.com/8203neath--district-league-201920.html
- ^ "Club Merger". Seven Sisters Onllwyn AFC. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Ardal Leagues: A geographical look at the teams competing in the 2022/23 season". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Seven Sisters".
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