Llanfair United are an amateur
football team who are from
Llanfair Caereinion
Llanfair Caereinion is a market town and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales upon the River Banwy (also known as the River Einion), around 8 miles west of Welshpool. In 2011 the ward had a population of 1,810; the town itself had a po ...
,
Powys
Powys (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh succession of states, successor state, petty kingdom and princi ...
,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. They play in the
Ardal Leagues
The Ardal Leagues are a football league in Wales. The word "ardal" translates as "district" in English, with Wales split into four regions at this level. They have clubs with amateur/semi-professional status and sit at the third level of the Wel ...
North East whilst their reserve side play in the JT Hughes Montgomeryshire Division 1. They play their games at Mount Field which is situated in the town itself.
The club’s most successful periods were in the 1970s and 1980s when they won numerous
Montgomeryshire Amateur League championships. The club is also the only club to win the Emrys Morgan Cup 5 times. In 2012, the club set up a Ladies team and a Youth Team (under 19's).
In 2013–14 the club had arguably their most successful season to date. The first team won the Central Wales Cup, the Reserve side won the Montgomeryshire Amateur League, the Ladies won the North Powys league and league cup whilst the Youths won the Mid Wales Youth League. In 2014–15, the first team won the
Mid Wales League
The Central Wales Football League ''(formerly the Mid Wales Football League)'' is a football league in Wales at tier 4 of the Welsh Football pyramid, run by the Central Wales Football Association. The league consists of two regionally based divi ...
and the
Montgomeryshire Challenge Cup
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, both for the first time in the club's history.
Llanfair won the 2018–19
Mid Wales Football League
The Central Wales Football League ''(formerly the Mid Wales Football League)'' is a football league in Wales at tier 4 of the Welsh Football pyramid, run by the Central Wales Football Association. The league consists of two regionally based divi ...
to gain promotion to the newly created
second tier FAW Championship North & Mid
The Cymru North is a regional football league in Wales, covering the northern half of the country. It has clubs with semi-professional status and together with the Cymru South, it forms the second tier of the Welsh football league system.
The fi ...
.
Llanfair now play in the Ardal Leagues North East.
Honours
Spar Mid Wales Division 1
*Winners (1): 2014–15
*Runners Up (1): 2013–14
Spar Mid Wales Division 2
*Winners (1): 2012–13
Montgomeryshire Amateur League Division 1
*Winners (9): 1946–47, 1947–48, 1972–73, 1974–75 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 2013–14*, 2015–16* (*Reserves)
*Runners Up (12): 1937–38, 1938–39, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1962–63, 1970–71. 1981–82, 1983–84, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93
Montgomeryshire Amateur League Division 2
*Winners (2): 1978–79 (Reserves), 2011–12 (Reserves)
*Runners Up (1): 1990–91 (Wanderers)
North Powys Ladies League
*Winners (1): 2013–14
Mid Wales Youth League
*Winners (1): 2013–14, 2014–15
Central Wales Challenge Cup
*2013–14
ER Jenkins Cup
*2011–12, 2012–13
J.Emrys Morgan Cup
*1977–78 (Reserves), 1983–84, 1985–86, 1990–91, 2015–16 (Reserves)
Montgomerysire Town Cup
*1989–90, 1992–93, 2001–02
Montgomeryshire Village Cup
*1972–73
Montgomeryshire League Cup
*1949–50, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1990–91
Montgomeryshire Cup
*2014–15
North Powys Ladies League Cup
*2013–14
Mid Wales Youth Cup
*1978–79
Former players
1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.
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Trefor Owen
*
Kingsley Whiffen
References
External links
Official Website
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Football clubs in Wales
Sport in Powys
Association football clubs established in 1896
Mid Wales Football League clubs
Cymru Alliance clubs
Cymru North clubs
Llanfair Caereinion
Ardal Leagues clubs
Montgomeryshire Football League clubs