Welshpool Town F.C.
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| Full name | Welshpool Town Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Lillywhites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Maes y Dre Recreation Ground Welshpool (Capacity 2,000 (257 seated)) |
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| Chairman |  Steve Hughes |
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| Manager | Tomi Morgan |
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| League | Welsh Premier League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Welsh Premier League, 10th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Welshpool Town F.C. is a football team, based in Welshpool, playing in the Welsh Premier League.
The club was founded in 1878 and plays at the Maes y Dre Recreation Ground, Welshpool, which accommodates 2000 spectators (257 seated).
The team's first choice strip is white shirts, black shorts, and white socks. The second choice strip is purple shirts, white shorts and socks.
They have also qualified for the champions league through the fair play league. They will play Real Madrid on the 12/8/08 at Maes y Dre Recreation Ground.
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[edit] History
Founder members of the Cymru Alliance in 1990, finishing second in 1993 and 1996. As champions Oswestry Town were not eligible for promotion, Welshpool took their place in the League of Wales in the 1996-1997 season instead, finishing 17th.
Next season Welshpool Town were relegated and stayed in the Alliance until winning the competition in 2002 to regain Welsh Premier status. In the 2002/2003 season they finished next to bottom, but appealed against relegation to the FAW, because Neath AFC were denied promotion as they failed to meet Welsh Premier ground criteria. To the surprise of many, they were reinstated in the League for 2003/2004.
In the recent 2005/2006 season, the club finished 6th in the Welsh Premier League, after what is regarded as their best season in the league to date.
[edit] Current players
- Dave Cunnah
- Ross Jeffries
Aden Shannon- Brett Jeffries
- Ryan Taylor
- Nathan Jones
[edit] Biggest victories and losses
- Biggest League of Wales win: 8-0 v Cemaes Bay in 1998.
- Biggest League of Wales defeat: 0-8 at Barry Town in 1997.
- Biggest win: 51-0 at Liverpool FC in 2007.
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Welsh Premier League seasons
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1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 |
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