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Wikipedia - Welshpool Town F.C.
Welshpool Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Y Trallwng) is a football club based in Welshpool, playing in the Ardal NE League.
The club was founded as Welshpool Football Club on 28 August 1877 following a meeting at the National Schoolroom. They play at the Maes y Dre Recreation Ground, Welshpool, playing in the Ardal Leagues North East.
History
Welshpool Town was formed on 28 August 1877 but adopted such colourful names as Welshpool Wanderers and Welshpool Warriors – although the latter may have been a separate club. The club reformed as Welshpool Powysland FC in September 1889 after one season as Welshpool United and briefly flirted with the Shropshire League. Following the 1889 reformation he club colours were chosen as pink and slate. After the First World War Welshpool competed in the Central Wales leagues winning the Central Section in 1921. Four years later in 1925 the club stepped up to the First Division (North) after finishing as runners up to Llanidloes Town.
After the Second World War Welshpool moved to the Welsh National League (Wrexham area). Success followed including Welsh National League Champions 1955, 1956, 1962 and 1965. The club then returned to the Mid Wales League which it won seven times between 1968 and 1980, as well as winning the Welsh Amateur Cup in 1972. The club continued to be a force in Mid Wales football throughout the 1970s and 1980s which led to their application to apply as founder members of the Cymru Alliance in 1990. They finished second in 1993 and 1996 and as champions Oswestry Town were not eligible for promotion, Welshpool took their place in the League of Wales in the 1996–97 season instead, finishing 17th.
Next season they were relegated and stayed in the Alliance until winning the competition in 2002. In the 2002–03 season they finished next to bottom, but appealed against relegation to the FAW, because Neath were denied promotion as they failed to meet Welsh Premier ground criteria. To the surprise of many, they were reinstated in the League for 2003–04.
In the 2005–06 season, the club finished 6th in the Welsh Premier League, their highest finish in the league to date.
Welshpool Town har en rik historia och har vunnit flera titlar, inklusive Welsh Amateur Cup 1925 och Central Wales Football League 1988-89. Klubben har också tävlat i UEFA Regions' Cup vid ett tillfälle, 2010-11.
Welshpool Towns hemmaarena är Maesydre Football Ground, som ligger i utkanten av Welshpool. Arenan har en kapacitet på cirka 3 000 åskådare.
Några av Welshpool Towns mest kända spelare genom tiderna inkluderar Gareth Evans, Gareth Owen och Ryan Wollacott. Klubben har också producerat flera spelare som har gått vidare till att spela på en högre nivå, inklusive Neil Taylor och Robbie Savage.
Welshpool Town är en av de mest framgångsrika klubbarna i Powys och har en stark lokal fanbas. Klubben är känd för sin attackerande fotboll och har ett antal begåvade spelare i sin trupp.