NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Merthyr Tydfil F.C.

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. ...

They are unrelated to the town's previous football club, Merthyr Town, who played in The Football League during the 1920s, but folded in 1934. Merthyr Town were a Welsh football club that played in the English Football League during the 1920s, but apparently folded in 1934. ... The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales, and is the oldest such competition in world football. ...

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. ...

Being a Welsh club playing in an English League, Merthyr Tydfil were able to play in both the FA Cup, and the Welsh Cup until the Welsh FA stopped the Welsh clubs in the English pyramid from entering. This article is about the English FA Cup. ... The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. ... The Football Association of Wales is the governing body of football in Wales, being a member of both FIFA and UEFA. Established in 1876, it is the third-oldest association in the world, and is one of the four associations (with the English Football Association, the Scottish Football Association, the...

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 PÃªl-droed Dinas Abertawe) is a Welsh football team currently playing in the Football League League One. ... Cardiff City Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb PÃªl-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

Notable former players/managers

Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... John Charles in his 2nd period as a Leeds United player John Charles, CBE (27 December 1931 â€“ 21 February 2004) was a Welsh football player. ... Leeds United Football Club is the only professional association football club in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. ... Juventus Football Club (Latin for Youth, pronounced yoo-VEHN-toos) is one of Italys oldest and most successful football clubs, based in Turin. ... First international Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 The Wales national football team... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Robert Dennis Bob Latchford was born in Birmingham on 18 January 1951. ... Birmingham City Football Club are an English professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Tommy Hutchison (born 22 September 1947 at Cardenden, Fife) was a Scottish footballer widely considered among the most skilful of his generation. ... Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club based in Burnley, in east Lancashire, England. ... Swansea City F.C. are a Welsh football team currently playing in the English Football League, specifically in Football League Two. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Colin Addison is a footballer and football manager. ... Notts County Football Club is a football club based in Nottingham, England, and are the oldest of all the clubs that are now professional[1]. The team currently plays in Football League Two, of the Coca-Cola league section of the English football league system. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or W.B.A.) are an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, who play in the Premier League. ... Newport County AFC are a football club with a chequered history. ... Real Club Celta de Vigo are a Spanish football team from Vigo in Galicia. ... Club AtlÃ©tico de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Nathan Jones is a Welsh professional football (soccer) left sided defender, currently playing for Yeovil Town. ... Yeovil Town F.C. are an English football team based in Yeovil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Tom Ramasut (real name Mahan Ramasut, born 30 August 1977 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh footballer of Thai decent who currently plays for Carmarthen Town in the League of Wales. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Leroy Rosenior (born 24th March 1964 in Clapham, London) is a football manager and former professional footballer, currently without a club. ... Gloucester City AFC are a semi-professional football club based in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, currently playing in the Southern League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... John Relish is Bath City F.C.s Manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Tim Harris (born October 17, 1959) is an English football manager. ... Forest Green Rovers F.C. are an English football team based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. ... CINDERFORD TOWN F.C. Cinderford Town F.C. are a semi-pro football club who play their football in the Southern League Division One West league. ... Newport County AFC are a football club with a chequered history. ...

External links

Categories: Southern League | Welsh football clubs | Football (soccer) clubs established in 1945 Football is the national sport of England, and as such has an important place within English national life. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... England B team England B is a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the England national football team. ... England C (previously known as the England National Game XI and the England Semi-Pro national team) is a football team that represents England at semi-professional level. ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales, and is the oldest such competition in world football. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... First International England U-21 0-0 Wales U-21 (Molineux, Wolverhampton; December 15, 1976) Largest win England U-21 8-1 Finland U-21 (Boothferry Park, Hull; October 12, 1977) Worst defeat Romania U-21 4-0 England U-21 (PloieÅŸti, Romania; October 14, 1980) & England U-21... CAPTAIN: Richard Chaplow (West Bromwich Albion) COACH: John Peacock ... First International England U-21 0-0 Wales U-21 (Molineux, Wolverhampton; December 15, 1976) Largest win England U-21 8-1 Finland U-21 (Boothferry Park, Hull; October 12, 1977) Worst defeat Romania U-21 4-0 England U-21 (PloieÅŸti, Romania; October 14, 1980) & England U-21... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of non-League football in England. ... Conference National (currently billed as the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons) [1] is the top division of the Football Conference. ... The Football Conferences logo Conference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ... Conference South (currently billed as Blue Square Southern for sponsorship reasons) is one of the second divisions of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ... First international {{{First game}}} Biggest win {{{Largest win}}} Biggest defeat {{{Largest loss}}} Category: ... First international {{{First game}}} Biggest win England 4 - 2 Netherlands (Tubize, Belgium; 7 May 2007) Biggest defeat Spain 1 - 0 England (Tournai, Belgium; 13 May 2007) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 2007) Best result 2007, Qualifying European Championship Appearances 3 (First in 2005) Best result 2007: runners-up vs... The England national under-16 football team are the youth players that may work their way up the ladder and end up in the England national football team. ... For the rugby league competition, see Charity Shield (rugby league) The Football Association Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield) is an English association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the FA Premier League and the winners of the FA Cup. ... The Northern Premier League logo. ... The Northern Premier League logo. ... The Northern Premier League First Division North is a football league planned to cover the north of England from the 2006-07 season. ... // The split of the Northern Premier League First Division resulted in the Northern Premier League Division One North and the Northern Premier League Division One South. ... This is a list of football clubs located in England and the leagues and divisions they play in (though note that not all play in the English football league system). ... The Football League Trophy is the generic name of an English football competition for clubs in the two lower divisions of The Football League and, in some seasons, the leading sides in the Conference National. ... For other uses, see Southern Football League (disambiguation). ... The Southern Football League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. ... The Southern Football League Division One Midlands is a football league covering the most of the Midlands. ... The Southern Football League Division One South & West is a football division covering southern and western England. ... The Football Association Challenge Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in the Football Conference, Southern League, Isthmian League, and Northern Premier League. ... The Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England. ... The Premier Division is the top division of the Isthmian League. ... The Isthmian League First Division North was a football division of the Isthmian League in the UK for two seasons from 2002-03 till 2003-04. ... The Isthmian League First Division South was a football division of the Isthmian League in the UK for two seasons from 2003-03 till 2003-04. ... This is a partial list of English football stadia, ranked in descending order of capacity. ... The Conference League Cup is the generic name of an English football competition, open to clubs playing in levels 5 or 6 of the English football league system, (steps 1 and 2 of the National League System), which covers the three Football Conference divisions. ... 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 Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England. ... This page details football records in England. ... The FA National League System Cup is a new football competition run by The Football Association. ... This is a list of foreign players in Premier League. ...

Contents

History GA_googleFillSlot("encyclopedia_square");

Club records

Notable former players/managers

External links

History