Caersws Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl Droed Caersŵs) is a football team, playing in the

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North East. The club was founded in 1887 as Caersws Amateurs, and adopted the present name when amateur status was dropped in 1974. The team plays at the

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, which accommodates 4000 spectators (500 seated). The team's first choice strip is blue shirts, white shorts and blue socks. The second choice strip is orange shirts, black shorts and orange socks.

History

Although founded in the late 19th century, the club enjoyed little if any success until the 1960s when it won the Mid-Wales League in 1959–60, 1960–61, and 1962–63, and appeared in three Welsh Amateur Cup finals, winning the cup in 1960–61. They also won the cup (now renamed the Welsh Intermediate Cup) in 1989. In the league, the team's fortunes waned until they won the title again in 1978, and four more times before they were invited to join the Cymru Alliance in 1990. In 1992 they became founder members of the League of Wales. Caersws won the League Cup in 2000–01 and 2001–02, and played in the

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, being defeated 3–1 on aggregate by

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Biggest victories and losses

*Biggest win: 20–1 v. Aberystwyth Town in 1962. *Biggest defeat: Unknown *Biggest League of Wales defeat: 0–7 v.

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in 1995.

Honours

Welsh League Cup *Winners (3): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2006–07 *''Runners-up (1):'' 1992–93 Welsh Intermediate Cup *Winners (1): 1988–89 *''Runners-up (2):'' 1983–84, 1991–92 Welsh Amateur Cup *Winners (1): 1960–61 *''Runners-up (3):'' 1952–53, 1962–63, 1963–64 Central Wales Challenge Cup *Winners (6): 1977–78, 1988–89, 1991–92, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2017–18 *''Runners-up (3):'' 1978–79, 1979–80, 1984–85 Cymru Alliance League *Champions (1): 1991–92 *''Runners-up (1):'' 1990–91 Cymru Alliance League Cup *Winners (1): 2014–15 *''Runners-up (3):'' 1990–91, 2011–12, 2012–13

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*Champions (9): 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1996–97 *''Runners-up (8):'' 1953–54, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1987–88

Cup *Winners (6): 1979–80, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 *''Runners-up (7):'' 1953–54, 1954–55, 1960–61, 1969–70, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1988–89 Montgomeryshire Amateur League Cup *Winners (3): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15 *''Runners-up (1):'' 1985–86 Village Cup *Winners (4): 1983–84, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 J Emrys Morgan Cup *''Runners-up (2):'' 1984–85, 2013–14 Mongomeryshire Cup *Winners: 1952–53, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2001–02

Europe

References

External links

Official Website

Club guide on a Welsh Premier League Football
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