.. Cwmbran Celtic FC ..

.. A Brief History of Cwmbran Celtic AFC .. ( extracted from Match Magazine ) ..

We are the area's oldest established football club, having celebrated our 75th Anniversary in 2000, We are probably also the largest football club in Wales, in terms of the number of teams we run  - between 17 and 23 in any one season.

In our original years we were known as Cwmbran Celtic but later became known as Cwmbran C.Y.M.S. Catholic Young Men's Society), When the Club was re-formed in the early 60`s, it took the name of Cwmbran Catholics. In 1972, with the club no longer having any religious connection, a decision was made to revert to the Club's original name.

In 1979, we were fortunate enough to secure our own Social Club, which is located in Oak Street, Old Cwmbran.

For many years, most of our senior football was played at Cwmbran Park but due mainly  to drainage problems there, we re-located to the pitch on Cwmbran Stadium outfields in the early 90`s and have played there ever since.

In season 2005/6, after finishing runners-up in the Gwent County F.A. League the previous season, our first team joined the Welsh Football League. In this first season we shared the main pitch at Cwmbran Stadium with Cwmbran Town.

After carrying out improvements to our old ground to bring it up to Welsh League standard, we are returning to our pitch on the Stadium Outfields in 2006/7 and renamed the ground Celtic Park. This move allowed us to enter our Reserve team in the Welsh League reserve Division (East).

Our other two senior sides compete in the Newport & District League and our junior/youth sides play in the Torfaen Junior & Youth Football League and in the Gwent County Youth League.

In season 2006/7 our first team finished as champions of the MacWhirter Welsh League Division 3 in only their second season in the League.

From season 2007/8 we have joined with the Football Academy at Fairwater High School, Cwmbran and will be operating an under 19 side in the Welsh Youth League and an under 18 side in the Gwent F.A. Youth League.

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.. Cwmbran Celtic Vs. Ammanford ..

Saturday 6th October 2007