Llantwit Major A.F.C.

Llantwit Major
Full nameLlantwit Major Athletic Football Club
NicknamesThe Major, Windmill Army
Founded1962 (1962)
GroundWindmill Lane
Frampton Lane
Llantwit Major
ChairmanJohn Guy
ManagerKarl Lewis
LeagueCymru South
2025–26Cymru South, 8th of 16

Llantwit Major A.F.C. is a football club based in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan. The team currently plays in the Cymru South.

History

Llantwit Major A.F.C. was founded in 1962. In 1971 they joined the South Wales Amateur League.[1]

In the 2011–12 season they were South Wales Amateur League champions, and joined the Welsh Football League Division Three. From 2016 to 2018 the club achieved back to back promotions, reaching Division One. In 2019 they were founder members of the newly formed Cymru South.[2] In 2021–22 they won the Cymru South title,[3] but were denied promotion, allowing runners-up Pontypridd Town to enter the Cymru Premier instead.[4]

In the 2023–24 season they appeared in the FENIX Trophy, and finished second in their group, with four points in four games.[5] This included a win over the reigning champions BK Skjold in their opening game.[6] In 2024–25 the competition switched to a knockout format. Llantwit Major were drawn against K. Berchem Sport. In the first leg, Llantwit Major lost 7–2 at Berchem.[7][8] In the return leg, a month later, they lost 1–0 at the SDM Glass Stadium in Bridgend.[9][10]

Supporters and rivalries

Llantwit Major supporters are known as the 'Windmill Army'.[7][11]

The club maintains a strong friendship with Boca Juniors due to the shared colours of both clubs[12][13][14]. As a result, River Plate are considered rivals, as well as traditional rivals Pontypridd United FC.

Honours

Hall of fame

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Llantwit Major Pen Pics 2014-15" (PDF). www.welshleague.org.uk.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Llantwit Major". fchd.info.
  3. 1 2 "Llantwit Major crowned 2021/22 Cymru South champions". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Cymru Premier: Pontypridd Town promoted as Llantwit Major appeal to FAW fails". BBC Sport. 21 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "TOURNAMENT 23/24 – FENIX TROPHY".
  6. ↑ "Ten-man Llantwit Major defeat BK Skjold on European debut". February 16, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Llantwit Major thrashed in front of four figure crowd". October 10, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Fenix Trophy: Berchem take Llantwit by storm". Bro Radio.
  9. ↑ "Llantwit bow out of Fenix Trophy". Bro Radio.
  10. ↑ Verellen, Kris (November 15, 2024). "Llantwit Major AFC - KBS 0-1 ... Berchem fenixt verder!".
  11. ↑ "400-match veteran Jack Lansdown saves penalty in last match for Llantwit Major FC". 16 April 2025.
  12. ↑ En todas partes: la nueva camiseta del Llantwit Major FC de la segunda división de Gáles, inspirada en Boca by Pedro Occhiuzzi] on planetabj.com, 24 Sep 2025
  13. ↑ La impresionante camiseta de un club del ascenso de Gales en honor a Boca on tycsports.com. 13 Feb 2023
  14. ↑ Argentinian fans go crazy for Welsh football club’s ‘Boca Juniors’ kit at Nation Cymru. 2 May 2022
  15. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080628171208/http://www.southwalesamateurleague.co.uk/League_History.htm
  16. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210621162828/http://bridgendfootball.org/Premier%20Division%20Cup%20new.htm
  17. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210621152332/http://bridgendfootball.org/Past%20Winners%20D1%20new.htm
  18. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210621163533/http://bridgendfootball.org/Division%201%20Cup%20new.htm
  19. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDuc4Ktv3Zo
  20. ↑ https://llantwitmajorafc.com/01/25/rhys-gould-becomes-inaugural-llantwit-major-afc-hall-of-fame-inductee/

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