Trefonen F.C. is a football team situated in the village of

Trefonen Trefonen is a small village located approximately south-west of Oswestry, and three miles east of the England-Wales border, in Shropshire, England. The name translates into "village of the ash trees" in English. In 2001, the total population ...

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...

, who play in the fifth level of Welsh football. They currently play in the

Montgomeryshire League The Montgomeryshire Football League (currently the ''JT Hughes Football League'') is a football league in Mid Wales, sitting at the fifth level of the Welsh football league system. The league hosts several cup competitions. These include: The Em ...

Division One, part of the

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History

Trefonen had a team playing in the 1883–84

Welsh Cup The FAW Welsh Cup ( cy, Cwpan Cymdeithas Pêl-droed Cymru), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the mo ...

, they got knocked out by Oswestry White Stars in the second round (Oswestry White Stars won the cup). They were knocked out in the first round of the same cup by Shrewsbury Castle Blues in 1885–86. In 1981, Trefonen started up another team playing Sunday league in the Wem District Sunday League. Trefonen were a successful team in this league, winning a few trophies, but in 1996 the team folded due to a lack of interest. In June 2008 the current club formed, aiming to play in the

Division Two. After a few months of hard work and time, spent on the pitch, the team played their first game on 16 August 2008, losing 2–1 to

Llanfechain Llanfechain is a village and community in Powys, Wales, on the B4393 road between Llanfyllin and Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain. Historically it belonged to Montgomeryshire. The River Cain runs through. The population of 465 at the 2011 Census wa ...

. On Saturday, 11 October 2008 the team played its first home game, against Defaid Du FC in the Llansantffraid Village Cup round 1. They lost this game 7–0. Their first win came against Llanidloes reserves in a 4–2 score line. In 2009–10 season the team won promotion from

Division Two. On 8 September 2012, Trefonen played their first match on their new pitch, in a 2–1 win against Guilsfield Reserves.

Ground

The current team play their games on the local public playing field, known locally as the Pit, because of the old mine situated not far from the pitch.

Honours

Montgomeryshire Amateur Football League *Runners-up: 2021–22 *Division Two Champions: 2009–10 *Division Two Runners-up: 2011–12, 2018–19 Llansantffraid Village Cup *Runners-up: 2009–10, 2022–23 Derek Mills Cup *Runners-up: 2011–12 Mid Wales Trophies Consolation Cup *Champions: 2017–18 Bernie Jones Memorial Cup *Champions: 2021–22, 2022–23 Montgomeryshire Amateur League Cup *Champions: 2022-23

References

External links

* {{Official website, url=http://www.webteams.co.uk/NewsItems.aspx?team=trefonenfc
BBC Mid Wales football
Football clubs in Shropshire Expatriated football clubs Football clubs in England Association football clubs established in 2008 2008 establishments in Wales Montgomeryshire Football League clubs

History

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