Bwlch Rangers A.F.C. are a Welsh football club from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire in West Wales. They play in the Carmarthenshire League Division One.
Full name | Bwlch Rangers Association Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Welsh Lady |
Founded | 1932 |
Ground | Glanmorfa Park |
Chairman | Wayne Stephens |
League | Carmarthenshire League Division One |
2023–24 | Carmarthenshire League Division Two, 1st of 13 (promoted) |
History
editThe club is one of the most successful teams in the league, having been champions of the top division eight times, and have won the league's senior cup a record eleven times.[1] They were originally founded in 1932 in Bwlch-y-Gwynt, Machynys and were reformed in 1975 under Vernon Morgan.
The club withdrew from the league in October 2022 citing lack of player numbers.[2] The club confirmed in June 2023 that they would rejoin the league for the 2023–24 season.[3]
Honours
edit- Carmarthenshire League Premier Division (Tier 1 of Camrthenshire League) - Champions (2): 1999–2000; 2017–18
- Carmarthenshire League Division One (Tier 1) - Champions (6): 1937–38; 1949–50; 1952–53; 1953–54; 1956–57; 1957–58 (shared)
- Carmarthenshire League Division One (Tier 2) - Winners (1): 1990–91
- Carmarthenshire League Division Two (Tier 3) - Winners (4): 1976–77; 1981–82; 1987–88; 2023–24
- Carmarthenshire Senior Cup - Winners (11): 1932–33; 1933–34; 1936–37; 1948–49; 1949–50; 1950–51; 1953–54; 1955–56; 1958–59; 1999–2000; 2007–08
- Carmarthenshire League T G Davies Cup - Winners (10): 1947–48; 1948–49; 1950–51; 1951–52; 1952–53; 1976–77; 1977–78; 1994–95; 1999–2000; 2017–18
- Carmarthenshire League Challenge Cup - Winners (1): 1990–91
- Carmarthenshire League Darch Cup - Winners (2): 2010–11
- West Wales Amateur Cup – Winners (1): 1947–48
References
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