Merthyr Tydfil
Full name	Merthyr Tydfil Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Martyrs (formerly The Lilywhites)
Founded	1945
Ground	Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil (Capacity 10,000)
Chairman	Wyn Holloway
Manager	Garry Shephard
League	Southern League Premier Division
2006-07	Southern League Premier Division, 12th
Home colours Away colours

Merthyr Tydfil F.C. is a Welsh football team from Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. For historical reasons the team play in the English football league system rather than in the leagues of their own country and they currently play in the Southern League. They play their home matches at Penydarren Park, and play in black and white. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Penydarren Park is the stadium is for Merthyr Tydfil F.C. in Merthyr Tydfil. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: ) is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... The Southern League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. ... The new Wembley Stadium was completed in time for the 2006-07 seasons FA Cup Final. ... The Southern League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. ... soccer jersey left arm with black shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Newport County A.F.C. IF Elfsborg Djurgårdens IF Fotboll User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... soccer jersey right arm with black shoulders File links The following pages link to this file: Newport County A.F.C. IF Elfsborg Djurgårdens IF Fotboll User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links soccer jersey left arm with yellow shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links soccer jersey right arm with yellow shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... This article is about the country. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: ) is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ... Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Welsh: ) is one of thirteen historic counties and former administrative counties of Wales. ... The English football league system, otherwise known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although for historical reasons a small number of Welsh clubs also compete). ... The Welsh football league system (or pyramid) is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them. ... The Southern League is an English football league for semi-professional and amateur teams. ...

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History

In the 1945/6 season, Merthyr Tydfil were runners-up in the Welsh League, and joined the Southern League. The club were immensely successful in their first few seasons, winning the championship in 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1954. In the 1947/8 championship winning season, at home, Merthyr only dropped one point against Colchester United and only lost four games all season. However, despite their success, the club failed to be elected to the Football League. The 1950/1 season ended with Merthyr winning the Southern League, the Welsh Cup, the Southern League Cup and the Welsh Challenge Cup. The Welsh Football League is a club football league in Wales, immediately below the Welsh Premier League in the Welsh football league system. ... Colchester United Football Club is an English football team who play in the Championship. ...

After bouncing between the various Southern League divisions during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, the club finally won their sixth championship in 1989, making them joint Southern League title record-holders together with Southampton. This time, winning the championship meant promotion to the Football Conference, the fifth level of English football. The club did quite well, finishing 9th in their first two seasons, and then 4th. However, the club went into decline, and were relegated back to the Southern League in 1995, and have remained there since. They should have been relegated a season earlier, but were reprieved when Northern Premier League champions Marine failed to meet the stadium criteria for the league. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of non-League football in England. ... The Northern Premier League logo. ... Marine Football Club are a football club who play in Crosby, Merseyside. ...

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The club's best FA Cup performance has been to reach the 2nd round, which they managed in 1946/7 (losing 3-1 to Reading), 1954/5 (losing 7-1 to Bradford City), 1973/4 (losing 3-0 to Hendon), 1979/80 (losing 3-1 in a replay with Chesham United) and 1990/1 (losing 5-1 to Woking). The only time the club managed to actually beat a Football League club in the FA Cup was in the first round of the 1946/7 cup, when they beat Bristol Rovers 3-1. Reading Football Club are an association football club, based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. ... Bradford City Association Football Club (also known as The Bantams, and previously The Paraders or The Citizens) is an English football club based in Bradford, Yorkshire, currently playing in League Two. ... Hendon Football Club are an English semi-professional football club based in the London Borough of Barnet, currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division in 2006-07. ... Chesham United is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. ... This article is written from a fans point of view, rather than a neutral point of view. ... For details of the current season, see Bristol Rovers F.C. season 2007-08 Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football team, based in Bristol. ...

The club were considerably more successful in the Welsh Cup, which they have won on three occasions; 1949 (beating Swansea City 2-0), 1951 (beating Cardiff City 3-2 in a replay) and 1987 (beating Newport County 1-0 in a replay). In addition, the club finished as runners-up in 1947 and 1952. Swansea City AFC (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team currently playing in the Football League League One. ... Cardiff City Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) are a football team based in Cardiff, and are one of the three Welsh clubs competing in the Football League, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... Newport County are a football team based in the city of Newport. ...

After winning the final in 1987, the club were allowed to enter the European Cup Winners' Cup. In the first round, they were drawn against the Italian club Atalanta. The club managed a sensational win in the first leg at home, beating the Italians 2-1. However, the return leg was lost 2-0, and the club were out. The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic league cups. ... Atalanta B.C. (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, sometimes called Atalanta Bergamo) is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy. ...

Currently, the club's biggest rivals are Gloucester City. The two clubs have played over 120 times in their history, making it the most played Anglo-Welsh derby in football. Gloucester City AFC are a semi-professional football club based in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, currently playing in the Southern League. ...

Club records

• Record Attendance: 21,000 vs. Reading, FA Cup 2nd Round 1949
• Best league pyramid position: 4th in Football Conference, 1991/92
• Most goals scored in a League Season: 187 in the Welsh League, 1945/46
• Least goals conceded in a League Season: 32 in the Southern League Western Division, 2002/03

Notable former players/managers

• John Charles CBE (player-manager during the 1970s, formerly with Leeds United and Juventus and a member of the Welsh national team)
• Bob Latchford (player, previously with Birmingham City, Everton and was also capped by the England national team)
• Tommy Hutchison (player in the early 90's, previously with Burnley, Swansea City and many other teams)
• Colin Addison (manager from 1996-8, previously managed Notts County, West Brom, Derby County, Newport County, Celta Vigo and Atlético Madrid amongst others)
• Nathan Jones (player during the mid-nineties, now playing with Yeovil Town)
• Tom Ramasut (player during the 1998-1999 season)
• Leroy Rosenior (manager, previously managed Gloucester City)
• John Relish (assistant manager in 2002, became manager in 2003 and left the club at the end of the 2004/2005 season)
• Tim Harris (manager during 2005-2006, previously managed Forest Green Rovers, Cinderford Town and Newport County)

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External links

• Unofficial Club Website
• Full Record of Merthyr Tydfil's League Positions
• The Wank Bank : Fansite
• Old Merthyr Tydfil: Penydarren Park - Historical Photographs of Merthyr Tydfil F.C. & Penydarren Park.
• Home page of the clubs 'Million Pound Roof' fund raising idea

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