South Gower A.F.C.

Association football club in Wales
Football club
South Gower
Full nameSouth Gower Football Club
Founded1945
GroundSouth Gower Sports Club
Scurlage
ManagerCraig Gore
LeagueArdal SW League
2024–25Ardal SW League, 10th of 16

South Gower F.C. is a football club based in Scurlage in Wales. The club plays in the Ardal SW League.

History

During the 2008–09 season South Gower were playing in the Swansea Senior League Division One when it was decided that the club should apply for membership to the Welsh Football League. Towards the end of the season the ground was redeveloped the meet Welsh Football Ground Criteria, following an inspection membership was granted. The club finished second in the division as runners-up to Ragged School.[1] The club took up promotion to the Welsh Football League spending two seasons in the Welsh Football League Division Three finishing 10th from 18 clubs in 2009–10 and 16th from 18 clubs in 2010–11.[2] Following on from this the club returned to the Swansea Senior Football League.

For the 2020–21 season the club joined the newly formed Tier 4 West Wales Premier League.[3] Following 2 seasons in the West Wales Premier league the club finished the 2022–23 season as runners-up, securing promotion to the Ardal SW League.

In the club's debut season in the Ardal South West, they finished the season seventh in the table. The team had a respectable run the FAW Welsh Cup, making it to the last 16 in the country, eventually coming out on the wrong side of a 2-1 defeat to the eventual Ardal NW champions, Flint Mountain.

Staff and Board members

  • 1st Team Manager : Craig Gore
  • 1st Team Coaches: Callum Davies & Kyle Powney
  • Secretary : Nigel Rees
  • Treasurer : Paul Lancey
  • Chairman: Roland Pritchard

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK  WAL Dion Carroll
- GK  WAL Morgan Rees
- DF  ENG Jack Dixon
- DF  WAL Bruno Morris
- DF  WAL Luke Benton
- DF  WAL Toby Link-Jones
- DF  WAL Emyr Hughes
- DF  ENG Dominic Dixon
- DF  WAL Jac Barrow
- DF  WAL Will James
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF  ENG Daniel Quinn
- DF  WAL Matthew Turner
- MF  JPN Koki Izumi
- MF  WAL Louis Jackson
- MF  WAL Isaac Rees
- MF  WAL Jonny Rees
- MF  WAL Ben Bowler-Edwards
- MF  WAL Finn Harris
- MF  WAL Leo Maw
- MF  WAL Sean Howells
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF  WAL Josh Jones
- MF  WAL Kallum Peters
- FW  WAL Jack Jones
- FW  WAL Owen Evans
- FW  WAL Rhydian Hughes
- FW  WAL Liam Bennett
- FW  WAL Liam Keefe
- FW  WAL Charlie Morris
- FW  WAL Owen Morris
- FW  WAL Bobby Anderson

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Swansea senior league tables 2008-09". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Football Club History Database - South Gower".
  3. ^ "West Wales Premier League formed for 2020/21 season". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Swansea Senior League Tables 2008-09". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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