Football club
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| Full name | Bryntirion Athletic Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Tirion | ||
| Founded | 1956; 69 years ago (1956) | ||
| Dissolved | 2013; 12 years ago (2013) | ||
| Ground | Bryntirion Park, Bridgend | ||
| Capacity | 1,200 (85 seated) | ||
| Coordinates | 51°30′43.1″N 3°36′32.1″W / 51.511972°N 3.608917°W / 51.511972; -3.608917 | ||
| Chairman | Emlyn Phillips | ||
| Manager | Francis Ford | ||
| League | Welsh Football League Division One | ||
| 2012–13 | Welsh Football League Division One, 8th | ||
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Bryntirion Athletic F.C. (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Athletaidd Bryntirion) was a Welsh football team from the Bridgend suburb of Bryntirion. In 2013, they merged with local rivals Bridgend Town to form Pen-y-Bont.
Merger
It was confirmed in 2013 that the club would merge with local rivals Bridgend Town to form Pen-y-Bont given them access to one million pounds of funding. The new club is based at Bryntirion Park and started life in Welsh Football League Division One from season 2013–14.
Club honours
League
- Welsh Football League Division One
- Winners: 2010–11
- Welsh Football League Division Three
- Winners: 2003–04
- South Wales Amateur League Division One
- Winners: 2002–03
Cups
- Welsh Football League Cup
- Runners-up: 2007–08, 2012–13
References
- Phillips, Terry (31 May 2013). "Bridgend Town and Bryntirion Athletic merge to make Pen-y-Bont FC". walesonline. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Bryntirion Athletic". fchd.info. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
