Milford United are a Welsh football club from the town of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in the southwest of Wales. Formed in 1885, they had a long period playing in the Welsh Football League. The club currently play in the Pembrokeshire League Division Two.[1]

Milford United
Full nameMilford United Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Robins
Founded1885
LeaguePembrokeshire League Division One
2022–23Pembrokeshire League Division Two, 2nd of 12 (promoted)

History edit

The club played in the South Wales League in the 1908–09 season as well as playing in the Pembrokeshire League. They played in the Welsh Football League between the 1930s and 2003, when they resigned from the league. They were runners-up in Division One (then the highest level of the football league system in South Wales) in the 1948–49 season. After dropping out of the Welsh Football League, the club returned to the Pembrokeshire League.

Honours edit

Welsh Football League history edit

Season Pyramid Tier League Final position
1936–37 2 Welsh Football League Division Two West 1st - Champions
(promoted)
1937–38 1 Welsh Football League Division One 13th
1938–39 1 Welsh Football League Division One 3rd
1945–46 1 Welsh Football League Division One 3rd
1946–47 1 Welsh Football League Division One 9th
1947–48 1 Welsh Football League Division One 10th
1948–49 1 Welsh Football League Division One 2nd - Runners-Up
1949–50 1 Welsh Football League Division One 8th
1950–51 1 Welsh Football League Division One 6th
1951–52 1 Welsh Football League Division One 11th
1952–53 1 Welsh Football League Division One 5th
1953–54 1 Welsh Football League Division One 6th
1954–55 1 Welsh Football League Division One 15th
1955–56 1 Welsh Football League Division One 9th
1956–57 1 Welsh Football League Division One 6th
1957–58 1 Welsh Football League Division One 13th
1958–59 1 Welsh Football League Division One 7th
1959–60 1 Welsh Football League Division One 12th
1960–61 1 Welsh Football League Division One 18th
1961–62 1 Welsh Football League Division One 20th
(relegated)
1962–63 2 Welsh Football League Division Two West 1st - Champions
(promoted)
1963–64 1 Welsh Football League Division One 16th
1964–65 1 Welsh Football League Premier Division 16th
(relegated)
1965–66 2 Welsh Football League Division One 11th
1966–67 2 Welsh Football League Division One 11th
1967–68 2 Welsh Football League Division One 14th
1969–70 2 Welsh Football League Division One 9th
1970–71 2 Welsh Football League Division One 2nd - Runners-Up
(promoted)
1971–72 1 Welsh Football League Premier Division 18th
(relegated)
1972–73 2 Welsh Football League Division One 18th
(relegated)
1973–74 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 17th
1974–75 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 8th
1975–76 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 7th
1976–77 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 1st - Champions
(promoted)
1977–78 2 Welsh Football League Division One 2nd - Runners-Up
(promoted)
1978–79 1 Welsh Football League Premier Division 13th
1978–80 1 Welsh Football League Premier Division 10th
1980–81 1 Welsh Football League Premier Division 5th
1981–82 1 Welsh Football League Premier Division 5th
1982–83 1 Welsh Football League Premier Division 15th
1983–84 1 Welsh Football League National Division 16th
1984–85 1 Welsh Football League National Division 17th
1985–86 1 Welsh Football League National Division 7th
1986–87 1 Welsh Football League National Division 11th
1987–88 1 Welsh Football League National Division 17th
1988–89 1 Welsh Football League National Division 17th
(relegated)
1989–90 2 Welsh Football League Premier Division 4th
1990–91 2 Welsh Football League Division One 17th
(relegated)
1991–92 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 12th
1992–93[a] 4 Welsh Football League Division Three 3rd
(promoted)
1993–94 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 14th
1994–95 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 14th
(relegated)
1995–96 4 Welsh Football League Division Three 12th
1996–97 4 Welsh Football League Division Three 4th
1997–98 4 Welsh Football League Division Three 1st - Champions
(promoted)
1998–99 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 6th
1999–2000 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 2nd - Runners-Up
(promoted)
2000–01 2 Welsh Football League Division One 13th
2001–02 2 Welsh Football League Division One 14th
2002–03 2 Welsh Football League Division One 18th
(relegated)
2003–04 3 Welsh Football League Division Two Resigned from the league
(record expunged)
Notes
  1. ^ In this season the League of Wales was created as the new national tier 1 league. The Welsh Football League covered South Wales and now exists at tier 2 (Division One); tier 3 (Division Two) and tier 4 (Division Three).

References edit

  1. ^ "Teams miss promotion as Pembrokeshire Football League restructures for 2019/20".

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