Gwynfi United F.C. is a Welsh football club from Blaengwynfi, a village in the

Neath Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot () is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. Its principal towns are Neath, Port Talbot, Briton Ferry and Pontardawe. The county borough borders Bridgend County Borough and Rhon ...

area of

South Wales South Wales ( ) is a Regions of Wales, loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the Historic counties of Wales, historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire ( ...

. They play in the . The club 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 ...

for eleven seasons from 1996–97 until 2006–07 when they resigned from the league and their results from the season were expunged.

History

Gwynfi United were an established club in 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 ...

, winning the Division Two title in 1985 and 1995. Newly promoted to Division One, Gwynfi won the league title, and joined the

. The club won the Division Three title in their first season in the Welsh League. In 1999, they finished second in Division Two, achieving promotion to Division One, at the second tier of Welsh football. The following season they finished ninth, which was their highest ever league finish. In 2005, they were relegated to Division Two, and were again relegated the next season, returning to Division Three. In January 2007, the club resigned from the Welsh League, and took the place of their reserve team in the

Port Talbot Football League The Port Talbot & District Football League, also known as the Port Talbot Football League is a league competition featuring non-professional association football clubs in the area of Port Talbot, South Wales. Founded in 1926, it is one of the old ...

. In 2008, Gwynfi were promoted to the Port Talbot League Premier Division, following a second place finish in Division One. In their first season in the Premier Division they finished second, 18 points behind last season's Division One champions Real Bay View. In 2012, Gwynfi left the Port Talbot League, following a 4th place finish in the Premier Division.

Welsh Football League history

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

Honours

Welsh Football League Division Three The Welsh Football League Division Three, (last known as the ''Nathanielcars.co.uk Welsh League Division Three'', for sponsorship reasons) was a football league. History Until the 1964–65 season the Welsh Football League operated three divi ...

– Champions: 1996–97 *

Welsh Football League Division Two The Welsh Football League Division Two, (last known as the ''Nathanielcars.co.uk Welsh League Division Two'', for sponsorship reasons) was a football league and forms the fourth level of the Welsh football league system in South Wales. If the ...

– Runners-up: 1997–98 *

Division One – Champions: 1995–96 *

Division Two – Champions: 1984–85, 1994–95 *

Challenge Cup – Winners: 2008–09https://x.com/GwynfiU/status/1245712976126058502

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