Welshpool Town F.C.

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fullname = Welshpool Town Football Club
nickname = Lillywhites
founded = 1878
ground = Maes y Dre Recreation Ground Welshpool
capacity = 3,000
chairman = flagicon|Wales Steve Hughes
manager = flagicon|Wales Tomi Morgan | league = Welsh Premier League
season = 2007-08
position = Welsh Premier League, 10th
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Welshpool Town F.C. is a football team, based in Welshpool, playing in the Welsh Premier League.

The club was founded in 1878 and plays at the Maes y Dre Recreation Ground, Welshpool, which accommodates 2000 spectators (257 seated).

The team's first choice strip is white shirts, black shorts, and white socks. The second choice strip is blue shirts, white shorts and socks.

History

Founder members of the Cymru Alliance in 1990, finishing second in 1993 and 1996. As champions Oswestry Town were not eligible for promotion, Welshpool took their place in the League of Wales in the 1996-1997 season instead, finishing 17th.

Next season Welshpool Town were relegated and stayed in the Alliance until winning the competition in 2002 to regain Welsh Premier status. In the 2002/2003 season they finished next to bottom, but appealed against relegation to the FAW, because Neath AFC were denied promotion as they failed to meet Welsh Premier ground criteria. To the surprise of many, they were reinstated in the League for 2003/2004.

In the 2005/2006 season, the club finished 6th in the Welsh Premier League, their highest finish in the league to date.

Biggest victories and losses

*Biggest League of Wales win: 8-0 v Cemaes Bay in 1998.
*Biggest League of Wales defeat: 0-8 at Barry Town in 1997.

Current squad

External links

* [http://www.welshpooltownfc.co.uk/news.php Official Site]