Aberaeron F.C. Explained

Aberaeron Amateur Football Club is a Welsh football team based in Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales. The team plays in the .

History

The club's website suggests the club was formed in the late 1800s.^[2] The club were a founder member of the Cardiganshire League and saw success as six times champions of the top league (four times in the 1950s) and nine times winners of the league's cup competition.

In 2010–11 they joined the newly created Mid Wales Football League Division Two.^[3] The following season they were crowned champions and promoted to Division One for the 2012–13 season.

In July 2020 the club was announced as one of the tier 4 clubs in the restructured West Division of the Mid Wales Football League.^[4]

Honours

• Ceredigion League Division One – winners (6):^[5] 1952–53; 1953–54; 1955–56; 1959–60; 1981–82; 2001–02
• Ceredigion League Division Two – winners (3): 1992–93; 2003–04 (reserves); 2010–11 (reserves)
• Ceredigion League Cup – winners (9): 1922–23; 1948–49; 1953–54; 1954–55; 1956–57; 1959–60; 1996–97; 2002–03; 2006–07
• Mid Wales Football League Division Two – champions (1): 2011–12
• Central Wales Challenge Cup – Winners: 2016–17

Notes and References

1. Web site: A closer look at the Mid Wales League West line up . Powys County Times . Grosvenor . Gavin . 26 July 2020 . 28 August 2024.
2. Web site: About . Aberaeron AFC . 25 August 2021.
3. Web site: Aberaeron . Football Club History Database . 25 August 2021.
4. Web site: Grosvenor . Gavin . Central Wales FA confirm Mid Wales League line ups . Powys County Times . 24 July 2020 . 24 August 2021.
5. Web site: Aberaeron FC . Ceredigion League . 25 August 2021.