Abertillery Excelsiors A.F.C. are a Welsh football club from the town of

Abertillery Abertillery (; cy, Abertyleri) is a town and a community of the Ebbw Fach valley in the historic county of Monmouthshire, Wales. Following local government reorganisation it became part of the Blaenau Gwent County Borough administrative area ...

, Blaenau Gwent in South Wales. Formed in 2000 as Tillery FC, they have played in the

Welsh Football League The Welsh Football League (also known as the Nathaniel Car Sales Welsh Football League for sponsorship reasons) was a club football league in Wales. For its final season in 2019–20 season it operated at levels 3 and 4 of the Welsh football leag ...

. The team play in the

Gwent County League The Gwent County League (known as the Autocentres Gwent County FA League for sponsorship reasons) is a football league in South Wales, consisting of 3 divisions, named the Premier Division, Division One and Division Two. The Premier Division is ...

Premier Division, tier 4 of the Welsh football pyramid.

History

At the end of the 1999–2000 season, two neighbouring clubs, Cwmtillery and Abertillery Town forged an alliance, and played under the club name Tillery FC until the close of the 2004–05 season. At the beginning of the 2005–06 season, the club was officially renamed Abertillery Excelsiors.

Honours

Premier Division – Champions: 2019-20 *

Second Division – Runners-up: 2018-19 *

Amateur Cup – Winners: 2018-19 * Gwent Amateur Cup – Runners-up: 2017–18 *

Premier League Cup – Runners–up: 2022–23

Welsh Football League history

Information in this section is courtesy of Football Club History Database and the Welsh Soccer Archive. ;Notes

References

External links

* * * Football clubs in Wales Sport in Blaenau Gwent 2000 establishments in Wales Association football clubs established in 2000 Gwent County League clubs Welsh Football League clubs Abertillery Ardal Leagues clubs {{Wales-footyclub-stub