Monkton Swifts F.C.
Monkton Swifts are a Welsh football club from Monkton, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in the southwest of Wales. They spent six seasons in the Welsh Football League from 1994–95 to 1999–2000. The club currently play in the Pembrokeshire League Division One.[1] They have been champions of this league on five occasions, the last of which was in 2018–19.[2]
| Full name | Monkton Swifts Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1955 |
| Ground | Monkton Lane |
| Manager | Joe Lewis |
| League | Pembrokeshire League Division One |
| 2019–20 | Pembrokeshire League Division One, 2nd |
History
A pre World War Two team existed called Monkton United, records of which exist with the team playing in 1926. On 5 December 1955, a meeting was held in Monkton Church Hall with the aim to form a new football club which it was hoped would be entered in the Pembrokeshire League for the 1956–57 season.[3]
Honours
- Pembrokeshire League Division One - Champions (5): 2003–04; 2004–05; 2005–06; 2006–07; 2018–19
- Pembrokeshire League Division One - Runners-Up (4): 1975–76; 1978–79; 1993–94; 2019–20
- Pembrokeshire League Division Two - Champions (6): 1961–62; 1969–70; 1994–95; 1995–96; 2010–11; 2015–16
- Pembrokeshire League Division Two - Runners-Up (3): 1964–65; 1968–69; 1992–93 (second team)
- Pembrokeshire League Division Three - Champions (2): 1999–2000; 2019–20 (second team)[4]
- Pembrokeshire League Division Three - Runners-Up (2): 1975–76 (second team); 1990–91 (second team)
- Pembrokeshire League Division Five - Champions (1): 1992–93 (third team)
- Pembrokeshire League Reserves Division One - Champions (2): 2003–04; 2006–07
- Pembrokeshire League Reserves Division One - Runners-Up (2): 2004–05; 2005–06
- Pembrokeshire League Reserves Division Two - Champions (1): 1998–99
- Pembrokeshire Senior Cup - Winners (4): 1976–77; 1980–81; 1992-93; 2006-07
- Pembrokeshire Senior Cup - Runners-Up (4): 1974-75; 2003-04; 2007-08; 2011-12
Welsh Football League history
Information in this section is sourced from the Football Club History Database[5] and the Welsh Soccer Archive.[6]
| Season | Pyramid Tier | League | Final position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | 4 | Welsh Football League Division Three | 5th |
| 1995–96 | 4 | Welsh Football League Division Three | 7th |
| 1996–97 | 4 | Welsh Football League Division Three | 5th |
| 1997–98 | 4 | Welsh Football League Division Three | 7th |
| 1998–99 | 4 | Welsh Football League Division Three | 14th |
| 1999–2000 | 4 | Welsh Football League Division Three | 14th (relegated) |
- Notes
References
- https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/sport/17750581.pembrokeshire-football-league-restructures-2019-20/
- Pritchard, Tom. "Monkton Swifts beat Merlins Bridge to lift Pembrokeshire League Division One title". Y Clwb Pel Droed. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- http://www.tenby-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=1574&headline=Pembroke%20and%20Monkton%20Local%20History%20Society&searchyear=2014
- Watson, Fraser. "Promotion and relegation in 2019/20 Pembrokeshire League". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- http://fchd.info/MONKTONS.HTM
- https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/index.php/welsh-leagues/welsh-league
External links
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