Caersws F.C.

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Caersws Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Caersŵs) is a football team, playing in the Cymru North.

Caersws
Full nameCaersws Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bluebirds
Founded1887 (as Caersws Amateurs)
GroundRecreation Ground
Caersws
Capacity4,000 (500 seated)
ChairmanNeil Lewis
ManagerMark Griffiths & Luke Williams [1]
LeagueCymru North
2023–24Cymru North, 9th of 16

The club was founded in 1887 as Caersws Amateurs, and adopted the present name when amateur status was dropped in 1974. The team plays at the Recreation Ground, Caersws, which accommodates 4000 spectators (500 seated), notable as being able to accommodate everyone in the village over four times.

The team's first choice strip is blue shirts, white shorts and blue socks. The second choice strip is orange shirts, black shorts and orange socks.

History

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Although founded in the late 19th century, the club enjoyed little if any success until the 1960s when it won the Mid-Wales League in 1959–60, 1960–61, and 1962–63, and appeared in three Welsh Amateur Cup finals, winning the cup in 1960–61. They also won the cup (now renamed the Welsh Intermediate Cup) in 1989. In the league, the team's fortunes waned until they won the title again in 1978, and four more times before they were invited to join the Cymru Alliance in 1990. In 1992 they became founder members of the League of Wales.

Caersws won the League Cup in 2000–01 and 2001–02, and played in the Intertoto Cup, being defeated 3–1 on aggregate by PFC Marek Dupnitsa of Bulgaria.

Stadium

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Home of Caersws FC

The club plays at the Recreation Ground.

Biggest victories and losses

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Honours

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League

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Cymru Alliance League

Ardal NE League

  • Champions (1): 2022–23
  • Runners-up (1): 2021–22

Mid Wales League

  • Champions (9): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1996–97
  • Runners-up (8): 1953–54, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1987–88

Cups

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Welsh Intermediate Cup

  • Winners (1): 1988–89
  • Runners-up (2): 1983–84, 1991–92

Welsh Amateur Cup

  • Winners (1): 1960–61
  • Runners-up (3): 1952–53, 1962–63, 1963–64

Cymru Alliance League Cup

  • Winners (1): 2014–15
  • Runners-up (3): 1990–91, 2011–12, 2012–13

Welsh League Cup

  • Winners (3): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07
  • Runners-up (1): 1992–93

Central Wales Challenge Cup

  • Winners (6): 1977–78, 1988–89, 1991–92, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2017–18
  • Runners-up (5): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1984–85, 2022–23, 2023–24

Mid Wales League Cup

  • Winners (6): 1979–80, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
  • Runners-up (7): 1953–54, 1954–55, 1960–61, 1969–70, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1988–89

Montgomeryshire Cup

  • Winners: 1952–53, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2001–02

Montgomeryshire Amateur League Cup

  • Winners (3): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
  • Runners-up (1): 1985–86

Village Cup

  • Winners (4): 1983–84, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14

J Emrys Morgan Cup

  • Runners-up (2): 1984–85, 2013–14

Europe

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup Round 1   Marek Dupnitsa 1–1 0–2 1–3

References

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  1. ^ "Caersws". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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