Pontypridd Association Football Club was a

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football team based in

Pontypridd Pontypridd ( , ), Colloquialism, colloquially referred to as ''Ponty'', is a town and a Community (Wales), community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, approximately 10 miles north west of Cardiff city centre. Geography Pontypridd comprises the ...

which existed between 1911 and 1926.

History

The club was founded as a professional football club in 1911 to "promote first class association football in the Pontypridd District". The club were based at

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in the nearby community

Trefforest Treforest () is a village in the south-east of Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is situated in the Treforest electoral ward, along with the village of Glyntaff (or Glyn-Taf). It is part of the Pontypridd Town ...

. Pontypridd AFC played in the Southern League between 1911 and 1926. The club also played in the

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and were champions in the 1923–24 season. It was a finalist in the

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in 1912, 1913 and 1921. The Dragons won the

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in 1925.

Colours

The club wore black and white.

Ground

The club played at

, in

References

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