Knighton Town F.C.

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Knighton Town
Full name Knighton Town Football Club
Nickname(s) The Radnor Robins,
The Borderers
Founded 1887[1]
Ground The Showground,
Bryn Y Castell,
Knighton, Powys[1]
Ground Capacity 2,000(96 seated)
League Mid Wales Football League Division Two
2013-14 Mid Wales Football League Division Two, 2nd (of 10)
Website Club home page
Home colours
Away colours

Knighton Town Football Club is a Welsh football club founded in 1887, currently playing in the Mid Wales League's Division Two (level 4 in the Welsh pyramid system).

Honours

  • Welsh Cup Semi-finalists: 1896-1897,[2] 1903-1904[3]
  • Welsh National League (Mid Wales Section) Runners-up 1925
  • Mid Wales League:[4] Champions 1901-02, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1991–92 Runners Up 1900-01, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1945–46, 1949–50, 1983-84.
  • Mid Wales League Cup Winners: 1952-53, 1960–61, 1968–69, 1988/89 Runners-up: 1962-63,1965–66, 1967–68
  • Mid Wales League South Champions: 1974-75, 2002–03, 2003–04.
  • North Herefordshire League Division 1 Champions: 1931-2 Runners up 1934-5, 1951-2
  • Central Wales Challenge Cup 1969-70, 1971-1972 Runners-up 1975-1976
  • J. Emrys Morgan Cup: 2004[5]
  • Radnorshire Cup 1972, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1995
  • Highest League Position 4th in the Cymru Alliance, 1997–98 * since formation of Welsh Premier League/League of Wales 1992

Club Records

Record Attendance: vs 2,211 v Hereford United, Welsh Cup 4th Round, 1981[6]
Record Victory: 16–0 v Bucknell United, Home - Mid Wales League South, 2004[6]
Record Defeat: 0–16 v Cardiff City, Away, Welsh Cup 5th Round, 1961[7]

Current Squad

Current squad

As of 6 January 2014[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
United Kingdom GK David Exall
United Kingdom MF Glenn Tolley
United Kingdom DF Gary Evans
United Kingdom DF Dan Farmer
United Kingdom DF Adam Worton
United Kingdom MF Harry Worton
United Kingdom DF Stuart Jarvis
United Kingdom MF Adrian Jones
United Kingdom MF Matty Davies
United Kingdom FW Mark Jones
United Kingdom FW Sam Williams
United Kingdom MF Tom Evans
No. Position Player
United Kingdom DF Sean Milward
United Kingdom FW Mark Wozencraft
United Kingdom MF Elliot Jones
United Kingdom MF Gwyn Jones
United Kingdom MF Jon Samuel
United Kingdom DF Jason Samuel
United Kingdom DF Liam Watts
United Kingdom DF Kris Jones
United Kingdom MF Will Hodnet
United Kingdom MF Adam Farmer
United Kingdom GK Stuart Turpin

League History

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Club Information". Knighton Town FC Web Admin. Retrieved 6 January 2014. 
  2. ↑ Welsh Cup 1896-97 at Welsh Football Data Archive
  3. ↑ Welsh Cup 1903-04 at Welsh Football Data Archive
  4. ↑ "Club Records". Knighton Town FC. Retrieved 5 January 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Archive: Previous Winners - J. Emrys Morgan". Ceredigion League. Retrieved 26 August 2011. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Club Records". Knighton Town FC web admin. 4 January 2014. 
  7. ↑ "Club Records". Knighton Town FC web admin. 4 January 2014. 
  8. ↑ "Squad". Knighton Town Web Admin. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014. 
  9. ↑ League and Cup club info at Football Club History Database

External links

Mid Wales League 2009-10
National teams
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Women
League system
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Women
Domestic cups
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