Newport YMCA A.F.C.
Former association football club in Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Newport YMCA Association Football Club were a football team based in the city of Newport, South Wales.
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Full name | Newport YMCA Association Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The YM or YMCA | ||
Founded | 1973 | ||
Dissolved | 2018 | ||
Ground | The YMCA Ground Mendalgief Road, Newport | ||
Capacity | 250 | ||
2017–18 | Gwent County League | ||
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They were founded in 1973 with the merging of the Newport Central YMCA and Newport Pill YMCA sides and were elected to the Welsh Football League in 1978. Newport YMCA had good Welsh Cup results in the 2000s as they reached the Fifth round of the competition on various occasions. This resulted in them facing off against three Welsh Premier League sides: Carmarthen Town, Welshpool Town & Bangor City.