Garw_S.B.G.C.
Garw S.B.G.C.
Association football club in Wales
Garw S.B.G.C. (Garw Seniors, Boys and Girls Club) is a football club based in the village of Pontycymer, near Bridgend, Wales who are currently playing in the South Wales Alliance League Championship Division.
Full name | Garw Seniors, Boys and Girls Club | ||
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Founded | 1945 | ||
Ground | Blandy Park | ||
Capacity | 300 | ||
Chairman | Kevin Day | ||
Manager | Dai Sam | ||
League | South Wales Alliance Championship Division | ||
2022–23 | South Wales Alliance Premier, 13th of 15 (relegated) | ||
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The club was formed in 1945 as Garw Athletic. They joined the Welsh Football League in 1952[1] and played in the league continuously until the end of 2009–10 when they were relegated out of the league. The club were champions of Welsh Football League Division Two in 2000–01 and 2006–07. The club changed its name to Garw S.B.G.C in 2008–09.[2] The club then played in the South Wales Senior League, before joining the South Wales Alliance League where they were Division Two champions in 2016–17 and runners-up in Division One in 2017–18.
Information in this section is sourced from the Football Club History Database[3][2] and the Welsh Soccer Archive.[4]
- Notes
- 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 1); tier 3 (Division Two) and tier 3 (Division Three).
- Welsh Football League Division Two (Tier 3 Welsh Football Pyramid) - Champions: 2000–01; 2006–07
- Welsh Football League Division One (Tier 3 Welsh Football League) - Champions: 1988-89
- Welsh Football League Division Two (Tier 3 Welsh Football League) - Runners-Up: 1976-77
- Welsh Football League Division Three (Tier 4 Welsh Football Pyramid) - Champions: 1999–2000
- South Wales Alliance League Division One - Runners-Up: 2017–18
- South Wales Alliance League Division Two - Champions: 2016–17
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- "Football Club History Database - Garw S B G C". www.fchd.info.
- "Football Club History Database - Garw". www.fchd.info.
- "Welsh League". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk.