Pontypridd A.F.C.
| Full name | Pontypridd Association Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Dragons |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Ground | Taff Vale Park |
Pontypridd Association Football Club was a Welsh professional association football team based in Pontypridd which existed between 1911 and 1926. [1]
History
The club was founded as a professional football club in 1911 to "promote first class association football in the Pontypridd District".[2] The club were based at Taff Vale Park[3] in the nearby community Trefforest. Pontypridd AFC played in the Southern League between 1911 and 1926.[4]
The club also played in the Welsh League and were champions in the 1923–24 season. It was a finalist in the Welsh Cup in 1912, 1913 and 1921.[5] The Dragons won the South Wales FA Senior Cup in 1925.[6]
Ground
The club played at the Taff Vale Park ground, in Treforest.[7]
References
- ^ Daryl Leeworthy (2013). ‘The Dragons of the North: Working-Class Culture, the Miners' Lockout, and the Development of Rugby League in South Wales, 1926–31’. In ‘’Sport in History’’, vol. 33, issue 1, 2013. Available at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17460263.2013.763284#abstract.
- ^ "-i Association Football at ! Pontypridd. I|1911-05-27|The Rhondda Leader – Welsh Newspapers Online – the National Library of Wales".
- ^ "-i Association Football at ! Pontypridd. I|1911-05-27|The Rhondda Leader – Welsh Newspapers Online – the National Library of Wales".
- ^ "Football Club History Database – Pontypridd".
- ^ "Football Club History Database – Pontypridd".
- ^ "South Wales FA Senior Cup previous winners".
- ^ "Pontypridd FC supporters at Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd. Pontypridd vs Brisol Rovers". People's Collection, Wales. Retrieved 17 January 2025.