Aberdare Athletic F.C.

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Aberdare Athletic Football Club (now known as ENTO Aberaman F.C.) is a Welsh football team founded in 1892 and based in Aberaman. It was replaced in the Football League by Torquay United F.C. after failing to be re-elected in 1927.

Contents 1 History 2 Notable players 3 Managers 4 External links

[edit] History

• 1903-04 - Welsh Cup runner-up
• 1904-05 - Welsh Cup runner-up
• 1920-21 - Joined Southern League, Welsh Section. Runners up. Welsh League Champions
• 1921-22 - Elected to Football League Division Three South
• 1922-23 - Welsh Cup runner-up
• 1923-24 - Welsh Cup semi-finalists
• 1927 - Failed to be re-elected to Football League. Joined Southern League as Aberdare & Aberaman Athletic.

• Best League position: 9th in Division Three South; 1926-27
• Best FA Cup performance: 3rd round, 1925-26

[edit] Notable players

• Billy Henderson

[edit] Managers

The following were managers around the time the team was Football League side:

• William Lot, June 1920 - March 1922
• Frank Bradshaw, May 1923 - April 1924
• Sydney Beaumont, 1924 - 1927
• Harry Hadley, November 1927 - April 1928

[edit] External links

• The official Club website
• Aberdare Athletic at the Football Club History Database