Porthcawl Town Athletic F.C.

Porthcawl Town Athletic F.C. is a Welsh football club based in the seaside town of Porthcawl in South Wales. The first team play in the South Wales Premier League. The team is managed by Mark Brett & Ben Jones.

Porthcawl Town A.F.C.

Full name	Porthcawl Town Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s)	Seasiders
Founded	1947
Ground	Locks Lane
Capacity	100 Seated [1]
Chairman	Peter Crofts
League	South Wales Premier League
2023–24	South Wales Alliance Premier, 5th of 12
Home colours Away colours

The club were promoted to the Premier Division at the end of the 2018–19 season finishing as champions of Division One.^[2]

The club runs three senior men's teams & two youth teams & are affiliated with Porthcawl Town Spartans MAFC.

Other Teams

The reserves play in the Port Talbot & District League Premier Division following promotion in the 22/23 season. The team is managed by Pete Gillet , Sam McCarthy & Curtis Ivin.

The third team play in the Port Talbot & District League First Division. The team is managed by Matthew Allen & Gareth Booth.

In the last 2 years the club has also taken on a youth side. They play in the South Wales Youth League - Roald Dahl Division. The team is managed by Jack Brooks & Paul Black.

Mental Health Team

The club merged in Summer 2020 with Mental Health and disabled club South Wales Spartans, to building Porthcawl Town Spartans MAFC. .^[3]

Honours

• South Wales Alliance League Division One – Champions: 2018–19
• Port Talbot & District League First Division Challenge Cup Winners: 2022–23 ( 2nd team )
• Port Talbot & District League First Division Winners: 2022–23 ( 2nd team )
• South Wales Amateur League Champions 1989-90
• South Wales Intermediate Cup Winners 1989-90

References

1. Jones, Jordan. "Porthcawl Town Athletic appoint Downes and Walker". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
2. Jones, Jordan. "South Wales Alliance League confirm league lists as League runs with forty-six". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
3. Jones, Jordan. "Porthcawl have also merged with South Wales Spartans, a disabled and mental health team. The club will now come under the Porthcawl umbrella and will be known as Porthcawl Town Spartans". Retrieved 5 August 2020.

Porthcawl Town AFC appointed Mark Brett as 1st Team Manager May 2024

External links

• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/porthcawl.town.9
• X - https://x.com/porthcawltownfc
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/porthcawltownafc?igsh=MW44ZjZ1MjQycWNiYw