Garw S.B.G.C.
Full name | Garw Seniors, Boys and Girls Club | ||
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Founded | 1945 | ||
Ground | Blandy Park | ||
Capacity | 300 | ||
Chairman | Kevin Day | ||
Manager | Dai Sam | ||
League | South Wales Alliance Championship Division | ||
2023–24 | South Wales Alliance Championship, 11th of 11 | ||
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Garw S.B.G.C. (Garw Seniors, Boys and Girls Club) is a football club based in the village of Pontycymer, near Bridgend, Wales who are currently playing in the South Wales Alliance League Championship Division.
History
The club was formed in 1945 as Garw Athletic. They joined the Welsh Football League in 1952[1] and played in the league continuously until the end of 2009–10 when they were relegated out of the league. The club were champions of Welsh Football League Division Two in 2000–01 and 2006–07. The club changed its name to Garw S.B.G.C in 2008–09.[2] The club then played in the South Wales Senior League, before joining the South Wales Alliance League where they were Division Two champions in 2016–17 and runners-up in Division One in 2017–18.
Welsh Football League history
Information in this section is sourced from the Football Club History Database[3][2] and the Welsh Soccer Archive.[4]
- Notes
- ^ In this season Division 1 was renamed 'Premier Division', Division 2 East and West were replaced by 'Division 1' and 'Division 2' (effectively Division 2 and Division 3) Garw Athletic placed in Division 2, the 3rd tier division.
- ^ In this season The Premier Division (Division 1) was renamed 'National Division'. The 2nd tier division was renamed 'Premier Division' with the 3rd tier division named 'Division 1'.
- ^ In this season, The 2nd tier division was renamed 'Division 1' with the 3rd tier division renamed 'Division 2'.
- ^ In this season the League of Wales was created as the new national tier 1 league. The Welsh Football League covered South Wales and now exists at tier 2 (Division 1); tier 3 (Division Two) and tier 3 (Division Three).
- ^ Club renamed Garw S.B.G.C for this season onwards
Honours
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- Welsh Football League Division Two (Tier 3 Welsh Football Pyramid) - Champions: 2000–01; 2006–07
- Welsh Football League Division One (Tier 3 Welsh Football League) - Champions: 1988–89
- Welsh Football League Division Two (Tier 3 Welsh Football League) - Runners-Up: 1976–77
- Welsh Football League Division Three (Tier 4 Welsh Football Pyramid) - Champions: 1999–2000
- South Wales Alliance League Division One - Runners-Up: 2017–18
- South Wales Alliance League Division Two - Champions: 2016–17
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
External links
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