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Llanidloes Town F.C.

Llanidloes Town F.C. in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

Victoria Avenue, Llanidloes - geograph.org.uk - 2961482

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Llanidloes Town F.C. is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Llanidloes Town Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Llanidloes) are an association football club based in the town of Llanidloes, Wales. They currently play in the Central Wales Southern Division.

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Background

History

The first ever recorded game of football in mid Wales was in Llanidloes at the 'Lower Green' on Victoria Avenue on 26 December 1870. The club was founded 5 years later in 1875, the same year as Newtown. The club are recorded as playing a fixture against Newtown on Christmas Day 1875 on a field called Caegwyn. Records of Llanidloes' early days are quite patchy, but it is known that the club reached the semi-final of the Welsh Cup in 1881, losing to Newtown. There are no reports in the newspaper archives of Llanidloes entering any cup competitions between 1882 and 1892. A report from 1892 suggested there had been no football in recent years. A Llanidloes club re-emerged in 1892 when it…

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Coordinates
52.4500, -3.5357
Established
1875

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Llanidloes Town F.C.?
Llanidloes Town F.C. is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom.
When was Llanidloes Town F.C. built?
Built or established in 1875.
Who owns Llanidloes Town F.C.?
Llanidloes Town F.C. is owned by | league = {{Welsh football updater|Llanidl}}.