Undy Athletic Football Club is a

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club based in the village of

Undy Undy () is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, adjoining the village of Magor with which it forms the community and parish of Magor with Undy. It is located about west of Caldicot and east of Newport, close to the junction of the ...

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. The club's senior men's team plays in the . The club's senior women's team play in the South Wales Women & Girls League Division Two. In addition, there are two other men's teams (reserves and third team), a youth team and a large junior section playing mixed and girls' football. The club has been a chartered provider of the FAW's Huddle programme since its inception, and provides disability football sessions to the local community.

History

The club was formed in 1947, playing at local level in South Wales and winning the Argus Cup 3 times in 15 years. However, in 1962 the club disbanded as a result of financial difficulties. In 1970, the club reformed and maintained a consistent existence in the local leagues, winning the Gwent County League Division One in 2011 and reaching the

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for the first time, entering in

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. They won promotion at the first attempt, and then under the guidance of Manager Laurence Owen, sealed their highest ever position in 2016 when they finished third in Division Two and earned promotion to

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, finishing in the top half of the top division in their first two seasons, step 2 on the Welsh football pyramid. This season also saw the first international footballer to play for Undy, with

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international

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signing for the club in February 2017.Jeff Wood: “It is great to see everyone playing”
Football Gibraltar, 11 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017. Laurence Owen brought an end to 32 years in club management by announcing his retirement at the end of 2017–18 after another successful campaign, he was replaced by Reserve team manager Jason Pritchard . Undy also have a reserve team who play in the Welsh league reserve division under manager Luke Smith and a successful 3rd team currently playing in East Gwent Division 1 .

Youth team

Undy A.F.C. also supports a junior section that has teams in age groups from Under 6 to Under 16. Teams play in the Gwent County and East Gwent Leagues and have their home matches on the club pitches. The junior section also hosts a popular football tournament in June that attracts around 150 teams from all over South Wales and beyond each year. The club's current under-19 side is managed by Steven Edwards with assistance from Jack Morgan, Jon Croft and Dave Hayward.

Honours

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Division One: 2010–11 *

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: 2011–12 * Highest League Finish: 7th,

, 2016–17

Current squad

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References

External links

Official website
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