Founded 2008 | ||
Nickname(s) The Yellows, The Pitmen Ground The Pit Mount (Trefonen) 2011-2012 Montgomeryshire League Division Two, 2nd | ||
Trefonen F.C. is a football team situated in the village of Trefonen, Shropshire, who play in the fifth level of Welsh football. They currently play in the Montgomeryshire League Division One, part of the Welsh football league system.
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History
Trefonen had a team playing in the 1883–84 Welsh Cup, they got knocked out by Oswestry White Stars in the second round (Oswestry White Stars won the cup).
In 1981, Trefonen started up another team playing Sunday league in the Wem District Sunday League. Trefonen were a successful team in this league, winning a few trophies, but in 1996 the team folded due to a lack of interest.
In June 2008 after a charity match in the Hillwalk weekend, a few village men said they were interested in starting a team to play in the Montgomeryshire League Division Two. After a few months of hard work and time, spent on the pitch, the team played their first game on 16 August 2008, losing 2–1 to Llanfechain. On Saturday, 11 October 2008 the team played its first home game, against Defaid Du FC in the Llansantffraid Village Cup Round 1. They lost this game 7-0. Their first win came against Llanidloes reserves in a 4–2 score line.
In 2009–10 season the team won promotion from Montgomeryshire League Division Two, however with the club unable to keep players, they decided to stay in the league. As of Saturday 11 September due to the levelling of the pitch, the club were forced to play their home games at various locations around Oswestry
On 8 September 2012, Trefonen played their first match on their new pitch, in a 2-1 win against Guilsfield Reserves.
Trefonen FC
The new team play their games on the local public playing field, known locally as the Pit, because of the old mine situated not far from the pitch. They use the village hall as changing facilities.