Mardy A.F.C. was a
Welsh football
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team that played in the
Southern League in the 1910s and 1920s. They were based in the village of
Maerdy,
Glamorgan
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They joined the Southern League (Division Two) for the
1911–12 season, but left at the end of
1913–14. After
World War I they rejoined the league in
1919–20 and the
following season their league was renamed as the Welsh Section. Their last full season in the league was
1921–22, as after starting the
1922–23 season their record was expunged.
Mardy generally finished towards the bottom of the table in their seasons in the league. After the First Division sides left the league in 1920 to join
The Football League Mardy continued to struggle, finishing in the bottom two for the next two seasons.
Former Mardy players include
Jack Cartmell
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,
John Goodall[ and Proctor Hall.]
References
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Southern League finishing positions by club, 1894–95 to 1919–20
Defunct football clubs in Wales
Southern Football League clubs
Sport in Glamorgan
Defunct Welsh football clubs in English leagues