Llangennech A.F.C.
| Full name | Llangennech Association Football Club[1] | ||
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| Founded | 1982 | ||
| Ground | Llangennech Recreation Ground | ||
| League | West Wales Premier League | ||
| 2024–25 | Carmarthenshire League Premier Division, 2nd of 12 (promoted) | ||
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Llangennech A.F.C. is a Welsh football club from Llangennech, a village just outside Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. They currently play in the West Wales Premier League, and previously played in the Carmarthenshire League.
The club has competed in the Welsh Cup, most recently in the 2025–26 season.[2] They have also played in the WWFA Intermediate Cup.[3][4][5]
The club also has junior teams competing in local leagues.[6][7]
History
Football was played in Llangennech as early as 1921. The next known team in the village was made up of workers from the Morlais Colliery in 1955. They played in the Carmarthenshire League for two seasons.[8]
Llangennech A.F.C. was formed at the Bridgend Inn pub in 1982. In 1984 they joined the Carmarthenshire League.[8][9]
In October 1990 they beat First Division title contenders Pembrey 1–0 in the Carmarthenshire League Challenge Cup first round. At the time Llangennech played in the Third Division.[10]
In 1999 the team narrowly missed out on promotion to Division Two, by one point. For the 1999–2000 season the club's first team kit was sponsored by L&G Motors.[11]
In the 2010–11 season they played in Division Two. In February they were 4th, only separated from 3rd place Llandeilo Town on goal difference before a 6–0 loss at home to Llandeilo.[12]
The club first reached the top division of the league in 2023, after a second-place finish in Division One.[8]
In the 2024–25 season they finished second in the Carmarthenshire League Premier Division,[13] and were promoted to the West Wales Premier League.[14][15]
In March 2025 the club was granted £2,000 by Swansea City through their charity SwansAid.[16]
Ground
In 1986 the club was described as sharing a pitch with the village's rugby and cricket teams.[17]
The club plays most of its games at the Llangennech Recreation Ground.[18]
References
- ^ "CLWB Pel Droed Llangennech Association Football Club".
- ^ "JD Welsh Cup 2025-26 results and fixtures". 28 July 2025.
- ^ "West Wales Cup: Llangennech hit seven against St Florence". 10 October 2022.
- ^ "West Wales Cup: Clarbeston Road hold off Llangennech". 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Tony Nackonecznyj Insurance Brokers WWFA Intermediate Cup 1st round". Western Telegraph. 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Ammanford sunk by six". South Wales Guardian. 12 April 2003.
- ^ "Llangennech AFC U18 - WWYL Adran Tawe 2025 / 2026 Season - West Wales Youth Association League". www.wwyl.org.uk.
- ^ a b c "CLWB Pel Droed Llangennech Association Football Club".
- ^ Carmarthen Journal, Friday 27 April 1984 (page 13)
- ^ South Wales Daily Post, Wednesday 24 October 1990 (page 36)
- ^ "Llangennech in Celebration Mood" - Llanelli Star, Thursday 17 June 1999 (page 56)
- ^ "Carmarthenshire League Division Two Llangennech 0 Llandeilo Town 6". South Wales Guardian. 9 February 2011.
- ^ "Skipper Williams seals title glory for Pontlliw". Llanelli Star. 16 April 2025 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Llangennech AFC - 𝗪𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽 It's official!..."
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Llangennech".
- ^ "Llangennech AFC awarded £2,000 SwansAid grant | Swansea".
- ^ Burry Port Star, Friday 31 January 1986 (page 8)
- ^ "CLWB Pel Droed Llangennech Association Football Club".