Builth Wells F.C. is a
Welsh
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football club based in
Builth Wells
Builth Wells (; cy, Llanfair-ym-Muallt) is a market town and community in the county of Powys and historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire), mid Wales, lying at the confluence of rivers Wye and Irfon, in the Welsh (or upper) part of ...
,
Powys
Powys (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh succession of states, successor state, petty kingdom and princi ...
. They are currently playing in the
Ardal Leagues North East, the third tier of the Welsh football pyramid. The club is the most successful club in the history of the
Mid Wales South Football League
The Mid Wales South League is an association football league, currently consisting of five clubs, mainly from Mid Wales but some from just over the border in England. It is currently called the ''Watson Financial Mid Wales League (South)'' for spo ...
, with ten championship wins. The club's reserve team currently plays in this league.
History
The club was formed in 1879.
In 1988-89 the club joined the Mid-Wales League.
In 2000 the club left the –Mid-Wales League.
In 2010-11 the club rejoined Mid-Wales League from the Mid-Wales League (South).
In 2014 the club were relegated to Division Two.
In 2017–18 the club were Mid-Wales League Division Two Champions, and were subsequently promoted to Division One.
For the 2020–21 season the team played in the newly formed Mid Wales League East Division (the fourth tier of the Welsh football pyramid). They finished the season in second place and were subsequently promoted.
In 2022-23 the club will play in the
Ardal North East League (the third tier of the Welsh football pyramid).
Honours
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Mid Wales League
The Central Wales Football League ''(formerly the Mid Wales Football League)'' is a football league in Wales at tier 4 of the Welsh Football pyramid, run by the Central Wales Football Association. The league consists of two regionally based divis ...
East – Runners-up: 2021–22
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Mid Wales League
The Central Wales Football League ''(formerly the Mid Wales Football League)'' is a football league in Wales at tier 4 of the Welsh Football pyramid, run by the Central Wales Football Association. The league consists of two regionally based divis ...
Division Two – Champions: 2017–18
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Mid Wales South League
The Mid Wales South League is an association football league, currently consisting of five clubs, mainly from Mid Wales but some from just over the border in England. It is currently called the ''Watson Financial Mid Wales League (South)'' for spo ...
– Champions (10): 1967–68; 1968–69; 1970–71; 1975–76; 1977–78; 1978–79; 1982–83; 1984–85; 1985–86; 2009–10
*Mid Wales South League – Runners-up: 1971–72, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1986–87, 1987–88, 2003–04
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J. Emrys Morgan Cup - Winners (1): 1979-80
*Mid Wales League Cup Winners: 2018–19
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Radnorshire Cup – Winners: 1975–76, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1989–90
*Radnorshire Cup – Finalists: 1983–84
External links
Club official TwitterClub official Facebook
References
Association football clubs established in 1879
1879 establishments in Wales
Mid Wales Football League clubs
Football clubs in Wales
Mid Wales South League clubs
Sport in Powys
Builth Wells
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