Pen-y-Bont FC

Pen-y-Bont FC

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History

As part of the deal to merge the two largest football clubs in Bridgend, artificial turf was laid at Bryntirion Park and at the Bridgend College Football Academy in Pencoed. This work was funded by the sale of Bridgend Town's Coychurch Road ground to superstore chain ASDA.

The club began its inaugural season with a series of away games because Bryntirion Park's new pitch installation was incomplete until January 2014. The club's first league game was away against Ton Pentre, the result of which was a 1–0 defeat. The new pitch was officially opened by former Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay on 7 January 2014 at a friendly game played against a Cardiff City Development XI. Cardiff's development team won the match 5–0. The club's first manager was Francis Ford, who managed Bryntirion Athletic prior to the club's merger with Bridgend Town. Penybont ended their inaugural season in third place in the Welsh Football League Division One. On 18 January 2015, the club announced that it had reached a sponsorship agreement with Bridgend-based KYMCO Healthcare UK, which included renaming Bryntirion Park as The KYMCO Stadium. The club finished the 2014–15 season in 5th place in Welsh League Division One. On 12 September 2015, the club announced that it had applied for a Football Association of Wales Domestic License for the Cymru Premier. This indicated that the club was committed to improving the facilities at Bryntirion Park in order to make the club applicable for promotion to the…

League
Welsh Football League Division One
League
Cymru Premier

Legacy

Club honours

League

Cymru Premier Runners-up: 2024–25 Southern Football League Winners: 1979–80 (as Bridgend Town) Welsh Football League Division One Winners: 1968–69, 1972–1973 (as Bridgend Town); 2010–2011 (as Bryntirion Athletic); 2018–19 (as Penybont) Runners-up: 1975–76 (as Everwarm); 1976–77, 1984–85, 1985–86 (as Bridgend Town) Welsh Football League Division Two Winners: 1996–97 (as Bridgend Town) Welsh Football League Division Three Winners: 2003–04 (as Bryntirion Athletic)

Cups

Welsh Cup Runners-up: 2021–22 Semi finalists: 1976–77, 2008–09 (as Bridgend Town); 2022–23 Welsh Football League Cup Winners: 1987–88 (as Bridgend Town) Runners-up: 1998–99 (as Bridgend Town); 2007–08, 2012–13 (as Bryntirion Athletic)

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association football club in Wales

Extract from Wikipedia

Penybont Football Club is a Welsh professional football club based in Bridgend, that plays in the Cymru Premier. The club was formed in 2013, following the merger of Bridgend Town and Bryntirion Athletic. Penybont play their home games at Bryntirion Park, currently known as The DragonBet Stadium for sponsorship reasons.

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