Newport YMCA A.F.C.
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| Full name | Newport YMCA Association Football Club |
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| Founded | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | The YMCA Ground Mendalgief Road, Newport |
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| Capacity | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Viv Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Welsh Football League First Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Newport YMCA are a football team based in the city of Newport. They currently play in the Welsh Football League First Division.
They were founded in 1973 with the merging of the Newport Central YMCA and Newport Pill YMCA sides and were elected to the Welsh Football League in 1978.
[edit] Honours
- Welsh Football League Second Division champions 1979 – Promoted to Division 1
- Welsh Football League First Division 3rd place 1981 - Promoted to Welsh League Premier Division
- Welsh Football League Premier Division 3rd place 1983 (Highest ever finish)
- Welsh Football League Third Division champions 2002 – Promoted to Second Division
- Welsh Football League Second Division runners-up 2005 – Promoted to Division 1
- Welsh Football League Reserve Division Cup Winners 2005
- Monmouthshire/Gwent Senior Cup winners 1975, 1976, 1978; runners-up 1977, 2004
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