Knighton Town F.C.
| Full name | Knighton Town Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
The Radnor Robins, The Borderers | ||
| Founded | 1887[1] | ||
| Ground |
The Showground, Bryn Y Castell, Knighton, Powys[1] | ||
| 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 | ||
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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).[2] Knighton Town Reserves play in the Mid Wales League South(level 5 in the Welsh pyramid system).
Honours
- Welsh Cup Semi-finalists: 1896-1897,[3] 1903-1904[4]
- Welsh National League (Mid Wales Section) Runners-up 1925
- Mid Wales League:[5] 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 Division Two: Champions 2015-15 [6]
- 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[7]
- 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[8]
Record Victory: 16–0 v Bucknell United, Home - Mid Wales League South, 2004[8]
Record Defeat: 0–16 v Cardiff City, Away, Welsh Cup 5th Round, 1961[9]
League History
- 1887-1992 Mid Wales League
- 1992–99 Cymru Alliance[10]
- 1999–01 Mid Wales League
- 2002–04 Mid Wales South League
- 2004–08 Mid Wales League
- 2008–11 Mid Wales South League
- 2011- Mid Wales League
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Club Information". Knighton Town FC Web Admin. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑
- ↑ Welsh Cup 1896-97 at Welsh Football Data Archive
- ↑ Welsh Cup 1903-04 at Welsh Football Data Archive
- ↑ "Club Records". Knighton Town FC. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ↑
- ↑ "Archive: Previous Winners - J. Emrys Morgan". Ceredigion League. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Club Records". Knighton Town FC web admin. 4 January 2014.
- ↑ "Club Records". Knighton Town FC web admin. 4 January 2014.
- ↑ League and Cup club info at Football Club History Database
External links
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