Llanymynech F.C. is a

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club based in

Llanymynech Llanymynech is a village straddling the border between Montgomeryshire/Powys, Wales, and Shropshire, England, about 9 miles (14 km) north of the Welsh town of Welshpool. The name is Welsh for "Church of the Monks". The village is on the ba ...

, on the border between Powys and

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. The team currently plays in the

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Division One, which is at the twelfth tier of the

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History

A football club was formed in the village as far back as May 1858 in a field near Glanverniew House on the English side of the border. There is no further mention of a football club in the village until November 1879 when a club was formed following a meeting at the school room. The football club in Llanymynech existed in 1858, and would be the oldest football club in Wales if a continual link could be proven to the current incarnation. However the club has been reformed numerous times since, and the 1858 club was formed on the English side of the border. The club was reformed in 2011, joining the

Montgomeryshire Football League The Montgomeryshire Football League (currently the ''JT Hughes Football League'') is a football league in Mid Wales, sitting at the fifth level of the Welsh football league system. The league hosts several cup competitions. These include: The Emr ...

. Llanymynech competed in the

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, losing to Caersws in the second qualifying round. In 2022, the club moved from the Welsh league system to the English league system, joining the

Division One.

References

{{reflist Montgomeryshire Football League clubs Shropshire County Football League Football clubs in England Football clubs in Shropshire