AFC Rhoose are a Welsh football club from

Rhoose Rhoose ( ; , from ) is a village and community near the sea (the Bristol Channel) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, near Barry. The wider community includes villages and settlements such as Font-y-Gary, Penmark, East Aberthaw and Porthkerr ...

, a village and

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near the sea (the

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) in the

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, Wales, near

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. They played for two seasons in the

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. They play in the .

Club history

The club was formed in 1969 as ''Rhoose Social'' in the Barry and District League. The club, as ''Rhoose FC'', were accepted into the

South Wales Amateur League The South Wales Amateur League was a former football league in South Wales. The league consisted of two divisions, named Divisions One and Two. Division One was a feeder to the Welsh Football League Division Three, and sat at level 5 of the Wels ...

for a second time in 2006–07 and were Division Two champions in the 2007–08 season. In the 2012–13 season they were Division One champions and beat Sully Sports (champions of the

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in the

promotion play-off match. The club spent the following two seasons in

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, finishing eighth and fifth respectively before they resigned from the league at the end of the season. The club's current organisation came as an amalgamation of the different football teams playing in Rhoose in 2015. Senior teams Pro Copy Athletic and Rhoose Rovers merged in addition to the mini and junior teams of Rhoose Athletic to play under one united club as ''AFC Rhoose''.

Honours

A.F.C. Rhoose

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Premier Division – Runners-Up: 2018–19 *

First Division – Champions: 2019–20 (reserves team) *

Second Division – Champions: 2018–19 (reserves team) *ASRS Cup – Winners: 2018–19 *ASRS Cup – Winners: 2021–22 *Barry Cup – Runners–up: 2022–23

Rhoose F.C.

Division One – Champions: 2012–13 *

Division Two – Champions: 2007–08 *

Premier Division – Champions: 2006–07 *

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– Winners: 2009–10

Rhoose Rovers

Second Division – Champions: 2012–13 *Dockers Cup – Winners: 2012–13

Pro Copy Athletic

Division One – Champions: 2012–13 *

Division Two – Champions: 2011–12 *Dockers Cup – Winners: 2011–12

Seasons (as Rhoose F.C.)

Information in this section is sourced from the Football Club History Database.

References

External links

Club website
Football clubs in Wales Welsh Football League clubs South Wales Amateur League clubs Association football clubs established in 1969 1969 establishments in Wales Sport in the Vale of Glamorgan {{Wales-footyclub-stub