Abertillery Town F.C. was a

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football club based in

Abertillery Abertillery (; cy, Abertyleri) is a town and a community of the Ebbw Fach valley in the historic county of Monmouthshire, Wales. Following local government reorganisation it became part of the Blaenau Gwent County Borough administrative area. ...

History

The club were formed prior to 1910, and initially played in the

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until being elected to Division Two of the Southern League in 1913–14. Although they left the league at the end of the 1913–14 season, they rejoined after

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. In 1920–21 they played in both the Welsh section of the Southern League and the Western League, finishing sixth in the Southern League and third in the Western League. They applied to join

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at the end of the season, but were unsuccessful. The club then withdrew from the Western League, but continued to play in the Southern League, finishing eighth (out of nine) in 1921–22. However, in January 1923 the club withdrew from the league due to financial problems.England – Southern League Final Tables
RSSSF They returned to playing in Welsh leagues, playing as ''Town'' or ''Athletic'', until disbanding in the late 1950s. The club was reformed in 1982, and existed until 2000 when they merged with Cwmtillery AFC to form Abertillery Excelsior.

References

{{reflist Defunct football clubs in Wales Southern Football League clubs Western Football League FC South Wales League clubs Sport in Blaenau Gwent Defunct Welsh football clubs in English leagues