South Gower A.F.C.
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| Full name | South Gower Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1945 | ||
| Ground | South Gower Sports Club Scurlage | ||
| Manager | Craig Gore | ||
| League | Ardal SW League | ||
| 2024–25 | Ardal SW League, 10th of 16 | ||
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South Gower F.C. is a football club based in Scurlage in Wales. The club plays in the Ardal SW League.
History
[edit]During the 2008–09 season South Gower were playing in the Swansea Senior League Division One when it was decided that the club should apply for membership to the Welsh Football League. Towards the end of the season the ground was redeveloped the meet Welsh Football Ground Criteria, following an inspection membership was granted. The club finished second in the division as runners-up to Ragged School.[1] The club took up promotion to the Welsh Football League spending two seasons in the Welsh Football League Division Three finishing 10th from 18 clubs in 2009–10 and 16th from 18 clubs in 2010–11.[2] Following on from this the club returned to the Swansea Senior Football League.
For the 2020–21 season the club joined the newly formed Tier 4 West Wales Premier League.[3] Following 2 seasons in the West Wales Premier league the club finished the 2022–23 season as runners-up, securing promotion to the Ardal SW League.
In the club's debut season in the Ardal South West, they finished the season seventh in the table. The team had a respectable run the FAW Welsh Cup, making it to the last 16 in the country, eventually coming out on the wrong side of a 2-1 defeat to the eventual Ardal NW champions, Flint Mountain.
Staff and Board members
[edit]- 1st Team Manager : Craig Gore
- 1st Team Coaches: Callum Davies & Kyle Powney
- Secretary : Nigel Rees
- Treasurer : Paul Lancey
- Chairman: Roland Pritchard
Current squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
[edit]- West Wales Premier League – Runners-up: 2022–23
- Swansea Senior Football League Division One – Runners-up: 2008–09[4]
- West Wales Premier League Cup – Runners-up: 2022–23
- West Wales Intermediate Cup – Winners: 2008–09
- West Wales Intermediate Cup – Runners-up: 2005–06
References
[edit]- ^ "Swansea senior league tables 2008-09". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk.
- ^ "Football Club History Database - South Gower".
- ^ "West Wales Premier League formed for 2020/21 season". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Swansea Senior League Tables 2008-09". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2020.