Pontllanfraith A.F.C. were a Welsh football club from the large village and

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and situated adjacent to the town of Blackwood. They played in the Welsh Football League and were associated with South Wales Switchgear, a major employer in the area who specialised in electrical equipment. In 1992 they merged with Fields Park to form Fields Park Pontllanfraith.

Honours

* Welsh Football League Premier Division (Tier 1 Welsh Football Pyramid) – Champions: 1978–79 * Welsh Football League Premier Division (Tier 1 Welsh Football Pyramid) – Runners-Up: 1980–81 *

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(Tier 2 Welsh Football Pyramid) – Champions: 1973–74 *

(Tier 2 Welsh Football Pyramid) – Runners-Up: 1964–65 * Welsh League Division Two East (Tier 2 Welsh Football Pyramid) – Champions (2): 1952–53; 1963–64 * Welsh Football League Division Two (Tier 3 Welsh Football Pyramid) – Champions: 1972–73 * Welsh Football League Cup – Winners: 1979–80; 1984–85 * Welsh Football League Cup – Runners-Up: 1977–78; 1978–79

Welsh Football League history

Information sourced from the Football Club History Database for Pontllanfraith and South Wales Switchgear, and the Welsh Soccer Archive. ;Notes

References

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