Lovells Athletic F.C.

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Lovells Athletic F.C. was the works football club for Lovell's sweet factory in Newport, South Wales. They joined the Western Football League in 1923 and won the title twice, including their inaugural season. In the 1945-46 season, they reached the 3rd round of the FA Cup, losing in a two-legged match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. In their 43-year existence they were Welsh League champions six times, Southern League champions and Welsh Cup winners.

[edit] Honours

• Western League champions 1924, 1939; runners up 1936.
• Southern League Midland Division joint champions 1940; runners up 1999.
• Welsh League winners 1932, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1966.
• Welsh Cup winners 1948; runners up 1959.

[edit] History

• FA Cup progress: Third round defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1946.
• Record FA Cup victory: 7-1 vs. Stonehouse, 1954.
• Record Welsh Cup victory: 3-0 vs. Shrewsbury Town, 1948 final.