Borth United Football Club is a Welsh

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club based in

Borth Borth () is a village, seaside resort and community in Ceredigion, Mid Wales; it is located 7 miles (11 km) north of Aberystwyth, on the Ceredigion Coast Path. The community includes the settlement of Ynyslas and the population was 1,399 ...

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. The team plays in the . The club has regularly competed in the qualifying rounds of the

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, most recently in the 2021–22 season.

History

There was a Borth team competing in the Aberystwyth Junior League in the 1897–98 season. A football club in Borth was founded in 1908, playing at the Ynys Field. The current club was founded in 2009, following the previous club folding in 2001. In 2014, the club was promoted from the Aberystwyth League, after winning the league title. In the 2016–17 season, Borth United got promoted to the tier 3

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Division One, but finished 16th out of 16 the following season and were relegated to Division Two. In 2018–19, the club reached the first round of

, losing 2–0 to Llangefni Town. In 2020, the club rejoined the Aberystwyth League.

Honours

Aberystwyth League The Aberystwyth & District Football League (known as the ''Cynghrair Cambrian Tyres Aberystwyth League'') is a football league in Mid Wales, sitting at the fifth level of the Welsh football league system. The league hosts several cup competitions ...

- Champions: 2013–14 * Aberystwyth League Cup - Champions: 2013–14 * Aberystwyth League Cup - Runners-up: 2022–23 * J. Emrys Morgan Cup - Champions: 2012–13

References

{{Mid Wales Football League Football clubs in Wales Mid Wales Football League clubs Sport in Ceredigion Association football clubs established in 1980 1980 establishments in Wales Association football clubs disestablished in 2001 2001 disestablishments in Wales Association football clubs established in 2009 2009 establishments in Wales Aberystwyth League clubs