Abertillery Town F.C.

Abertillery Town
Full name Abertillery Town Football Club
Dissolved 1950s

Abertillery Town F.C. was a Welsh football club based in Abertillery.

Pre-World War I

The club were elected to Division Two of the Southern League in 1913–14.[1] Although they left the league at the end of the 1913–14 season, they rejoined after World War I.

After the war

In 1920–21 they played in both the Welsh section of the Southern League and the Western League, finishing sixth in the Southern League and third in the Western League.[1] They applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but were unsuccessful.[2]

The club then withdrew from the Western League, but continued to play in the Southern League, finishing eighth (out of nine) in 1921–22.[1] However, in January 1923 the club withdrew from the league due to financial problems.[3] They returned to playing in Welsh leagues, playing as Town or Athletic, until disbanding in the late 1950s.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Abertillery". Playing record by season. FCHD. http://www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk/ABERTILL.HTM. Retrieved 3 September 2011. 
  2. ^ A history of admission to the Football League
  3. ^ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
  4. ^ "Club History & Honors". Abertillery Excelsiors FC. 12 April 2010. http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/abertilleryexcelsiorsfc/History. Retrieved 3 September 2011.