Rogerstone Association Football Club is an

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club based in Rogerstone, a large village, ward and community (parish) of the city of

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. They play in the

Gwent County League The Gwent County League (known as the Autocentres Gwent County FA League for sponsorship reasons) is a football league in South Wales, consisting of 3 divisions, named the Premier Division, Division One and Division Two. The Premier Division is a ...

Premier Division, which is in the fourth tier of the Welsh football league system.

History

The club was established in 1890. They played in the

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and were league champions in 1893–94 and 1897–98 and were runners up of Division One of the league in 1899–90 before the following season being crowned league champions for a third time. The club then moved to the Rhymney Valley League Division One in 1905–06 where they finished as champions. The club was refounded in the 1950s by Ivor Charles James and played in the Newport and District League. In recent years, the club has played in the

, where in the 2017–18 season they finished champions in Division Three, gaining promotion to Division Two. The league was renamed as Division One and the club were crowned winners of the league in 2019–20.

Honours

* Rhymney Valley League Division One: – Champions: 1905–06 *

Division One: – Champions: 1893–94; 1897–98; 1900–01 *

Division One: – Runners-Up: 1899–1900 *

Division One: – Champions: 2019–20 *

Division Three: – Champions: 2017–18; 2004–05 * South Wales Senior Cup – Winners: 1896–97; 1897–98 *

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– Winners: 1893–94; 1899–1900.

References

External links

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