Brecon Corinthians A.F.C. (Brecon Corries) are a Welsh football club from the town of Brecon in Powys. The club played for much of its history in the Welsh Football League, as well as spells in league in South and Mid Wales. They currently play in the Ardal SE, the third tier of the Welsh football pyramid, having secured two successive promotions within the Mid Wales football leagues.
The club was formed in 1946 at the Greyhound Coffee Tavern in Llanfaes and were accepted into the Mid Wales League (Southern Section).[1] In 1947–48 they achieved a league-cup double and for the 1949–50 season they joined the Welsh Football League Division Two East Division. The club played in the Welsh Football League until the end of the 1966–67 season when they left to play in the Brecon and District League. During their first spell in the Welsh Football League their most notable achievement was winning the Welsh Football League Cup in 1962–62, beating Abergavenny Thursdays.
They re-joined the Welsh Football League for the 1974–75 season, playing in Division Two - the third tier of the Welsh football pyramid. At the end of the 1979–80 season, they finished third, gaining promotion to Division One - the second tier. At the end of the 1981–82 season the club finished as champions gaining promotion to the Premier Division, the top tier of Welsh football. For ten seasons the club played in the top level division until the mid to late 1990's saw the club relegated across a number of seasons, dropping down to tier 4 - the bottom division of the Welsh Football League, with the club leaving the league at the end of the 1998–99 season.
The club then joined the South Wales Senior League but were relegated at the end of their first season from Division One. They earned promotion from Division Two at the end of 2001–02 season but at the end of the 2004–05 season were relegated again. In summer of 2006, decisions were made to focus on using local players and former Newtown midfielder Damien Daniel took over as player-manager. The team were promoted at the end of the 2008–09 season after finishing third, but relegated at the end of the following season having finished bottom of the first division. The following season they were again promoted, this time having finished as Division Two runners-up. At the end of the 2015 season the team transferred to the new South Wales Alliance League Premier Division, at level five of the pyramid. They finished in the top six in each of the new league's opening three seasons, before finishing 9th in their final season in the South Walian league structure.
For the 2019–20 season the club moved within the Welsh football structure to central Wales - and re-joined the Mid Wales South League at tier 5 level. In a season which was curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the club were champions[2] with a 100% record of 16 wins from 16 games with 143 goals scored and just two conceded.[3][4] having previously played in the South Wales Alliance League. In addition to these statistics the team recorded a 27–0 win at Knighton Town Reserves which was expunged from the record books following Knighton's withdrawal from the league. The club were promoted to the Mid Wales Football League's new East Division at tier 4 for the 2020–21 season, however the season was declared as abandoned without any games played due to the continued impact of the pandemic. Ahead of the 2021–22 season the club installed covered seating for 100 spectators, a criterion which needs to be met to play at tier 3 of the Welsh football pyramid.[5] The club earned their second league title win in two seasons by securing the East Division title in May 2022.[6] On 9 June 2022, it was announced that the club had been promoted to the tier 3 Ardal SE League for the 2022–23 season.[7]
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^In this season Division 1 was renamed 'Premier Division', Division 2 East and West were replaced by 'Division 1' and 'Division 2' (effectively Division 2 and Division 3)
^In this season The Premier Division (Division 1) was renamed 'National Division'. The 2nd tier division was renamed 'Premier Division' with the 3rd tier division named 'Division 1'.
^In this season, The 2nd tier division was renamed 'Division One' with the 3rd tier division renamed 'Division Two'.
^In this season the League of Wales was created as the new national tier 1 league. The Welsh Football League covered South Wales and now exists at tier 2 (Division One); tier 3 (Division Two) and tier 4 (Division Three).
^Townsend, Stuart (17 July 2021). "The story of Brecon Corries – New adventures await following mid Wales return". Powys County Times. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^"Rich Field delight as Brecon Corries receive championship trophy". Powys County Times. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^"Titles for the Daffs and Corries". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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Brecon Corinthians A F C Brecon Corries are a Welsh football club from the town of Brecon in Powys The club played for much of its history in the Welsh Football League as well as spells in league in South and Mid Wales They currently play in the Ardal SE the third tier of the Welsh football pyramid having secured two successive promotions within the Mid Wales football leagues Brecon CorinthiansFull nameBrecon Corinthians Association Football ClubNickname s CorriesFounded1946GroundThe Richfield BreconCoachDamien Daniels Player Manager LeagueArdal SE League2022 23Ardal SE League 12th of 16 Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 League history 4 Former players 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe club was formed in 1946 at the Greyhound Coffee Tavern in Llanfaes and were accepted into the Mid Wales League Southern Section 1 In 1947 48 they achieved a league cup double and for the 1949 50 season they joined the Welsh Football League Division Two East Division The club played in the Welsh Football League until the end of the 1966 67 season when they left to play in the Brecon and District League During their first spell in the Welsh Football League their most notable achievement was winning the Welsh Football League Cup in 1962 62 beating Abergavenny Thursdays They re joined the Welsh Football League for the 1974 75 season playing in Division Two the third tier of the Welsh football pyramid At the end of the 1979 80 season they finished third gaining promotion to Division One the second tier At the end of the 1981 82 season the club finished as champions gaining promotion to the Premier Division the top tier of Welsh football For ten seasons the club played in the top level division until the mid to late 1990 s saw the club relegated across a number of seasons dropping down to tier 4 the bottom division of the Welsh Football League with the club leaving the league at the end of the 1998 99 season The club then joined the South Wales Senior League but were relegated at the end of their first season from Division One They earned promotion from Division Two at the end of 2001 02 season but at the end of the 2004 05 season were relegated again In summer of 2006 decisions were made to focus on using local players and former Newtown midfielder Damien Daniel took over as player manager The team were promoted at the end of the 2008 09 season after finishing third but relegated at the end of the following season having finished bottom of the first division The following season they were again promoted this time having finished as Division Two runners up At the end of the 2015 season the team transferred to the new South Wales Alliance League Premier Division at level five of the pyramid They finished in the top six in each of the new league s opening three seasons before finishing 9th in their final season in the South Walian league structure For the 2019 20 season the club moved within the Welsh football structure to central Wales and re joined the Mid Wales South League at tier 5 level In a season which was curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic the club were champions 2 with a 100 record of 16 wins from 16 games with 143 goals scored and just two conceded 3 4 having previously played in the South Wales Alliance League In addition to these statistics the team recorded a 27 0 win at Knighton Town Reserves which was expunged from the record books following Knighton s withdrawal from the league The club were promoted to the Mid Wales Football League s new East Division at tier 4 for the 2020 21 season however the season was declared as abandoned without any games played due to the continued impact of the pandemic Ahead of the 2021 22 season the club installed covered seating for 100 spectators a criterion which needs to be met to play at tier 3 of the Welsh football pyramid 5 The club earned their second league title win in two seasons by securing the East Division title in May 2022 6 On 9 June 2022 it was announced that the club had been promoted to the tier 3 Ardal SE League for the 2022 23 season 7 Honours editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items June 2019 Mid Wales Football League Play off Winners 2021 22 Mid Wales League East Champions 1 2021 22 Mid Wales League Southern Section Champions 1 1947 48 Mid Wales League Cup Winners 1 1947 48 Welsh League Division Two East Champions 1 1954 55 Welsh Football League Cup Winners 3 1962 63 1981 82 1991 92 Gwent Central League Division Two Champions 1 1978 79 reserves Gwent Central League Division Two Cup Winners 1 1978 79 reserves Welsh Football League Division One Champions 1 1981 82 FAW Intermediate Cup Finalists 2 1984 85 1992 93 Welsh Football League Division One Runners up 1 1992 93 South Wales Senior League Division Two Runners up 2 2001 02 2010 11 Mid Wales League South Champions 1 2019 20 J Emrys Morgan Cup Winners 1 2021 22 8 Central Wales Challenge Cup Finalists 2021 22 9 League history editInformation in this section is courtesy of Football Club History Database 10 and the Welsh Soccer Archive 11 Season Pyramid Tier League Final position1946 471947 48 Mid Wales League Southern Section 1st Champions1948 491949 50 2 Welsh Football League Division Two East 12th1950 51 2 Welsh Football League Division Two East 9th1951 52 2 Welsh Football League Division Two East 15th1952 53 2 Welsh Football League Division Two East 14th1953 54 2 Welsh Football League Division Two East 4th1954 55 2 Welsh Football League Division Two East 1st Champions promoted 1955 56 1 Welsh Football League Division One 15th1956 57 1 Welsh Football League Division One 16th1957 58 1 Welsh Football League Division One 4th1958 59 1 Welsh Football League Division One 14th1959 60 1 Welsh Football League Division One 11th1960 61 1 Welsh Football League Division One 10th1961 62 1 Welsh Football League Division One 10th1962 63 1 Welsh Football League Division One 5th1963 64 1 Welsh Football League Division One 6th1964 65 a 1 Welsh Football League Premier Division 15th relegated 1966 66 2 Welsh Football League Division One 4th1966 67 2 Welsh Football League Division One 8th Left joinedBrecon and District League 1974 75 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 14th1975 76 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 17th1976 77 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 13th1977 78 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 13th1978 79 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 7th1979 80 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 3rd1980 81 2 Welsh Football League Division One 8th1981 82 2 Welsh Football League Division One 1st Champions promoted 1982 83 1 Welsh Football League Premier Division 12th1983 84 b 1 Welsh Football League National Division 10th1984 85 1 Welsh Football League National Division 8th1985 86 1 Welsh Football League National Division 4th1986 87 1 Welsh Football League National Division 10th1987 88 1 Welsh Football League National Division 12th1988 89 1 Welsh Football League National Division 5th1989 90 1 Welsh Football League National Division 12th1990 91 c 1 Welsh Football League National Division 8th1991 92 1 Welsh Football League National Division 14th1992 93 d 2 Welsh Football League Division One 2nd Runners Up1993 94 2 Welsh Football League Division One 12th1994 95 2 Welsh Football League Division One 12th1995 96 2 Welsh Football League Division One 16th relegated 1996 97 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 13th1997 98 3 Welsh Football League Division Two 16th relegated 1998 99 4 Welsh Football League Division Three 17th relegated 1999 2000 5 South Wales Senior League Division One 16th relegated 2000 01 6 South Wales Senior League Division Two 10th2001 02 6 South Wales Senior League Division Two 2nd Runners Up promoted 2002 03 5 South Wales Senior League Division One 4th2003 04 5 South Wales Senior League Division One 12th2004 05 5 South Wales Senior League Division One 14th relegated 2005 06 6 South Wales Senior League Division Two 11th2006 07 6 South Wales Senior League Division Two 8th2007 08 6 South Wales Senior League Division Two 7th2008 09 6 South Wales Senior League Division Two 3rd promoted 2009 10 5 South Wales Senior League Division One 16th relegated 2010 11 6 South Wales Senior League Division Two 2nd Runners Up promoted 2011 12 5 South Wales Senior League Division One 8th2012 13 5 South Wales Senior League Division One 7th2013 14 5 South Wales Senior League Division One 10th2014 15 5 South Wales Senior League Division One 6th2015 16 5 South Wales Alliance League Premier Division 5th2016 17 5 South Wales Alliance League Premier Division 5th2017 18 5 South Wales Alliance League Premier Division 6th2018 19 5 South Wales Alliance League Premier Division 9th2019 20 5 Mid Wales South League 1st Champions promoted 2020 21 4 Mid Wales Football League East Division Season cancelled Coronavirus pandemic 2021 22 4 Mid Wales Football League East Division 1st Champions promoted Notes In this season Division 1 was renamed Premier Division Division 2 East and West were replaced by Division 1 and Division 2 effectively Division 2 and Division 3 In this season The Premier Division Division 1 was renamed National Division The 2nd tier division was renamed Premier Division with the 3rd tier division named Division 1 In this season The 2nd tier division was renamed Division One with the 3rd tier division renamed Division Two In this season the League of Wales was created as the new national tier 1 league The Welsh Football League covered South Wales and now exists at tier 2 Division One tier 3 Division Two and tier 4 Division Three Former players editSee Category Brecon Corinthians F C players to see a list of notable Brecon Corries players past and present References edit Townsend Stuart 17 July 2021 The story of Brecon Corries New adventures await following mid Wales return Powys County Times Retrieved 20 July 2021 Rich Field delight as Brecon Corries receive championship trophy Powys County Times Retrieved 21 July 2021 Titles for the Daffs and Corries Shropshire Star Retrieved 10 June 2020 Brecon Corinthians set for homecoming Brecon Corries install 100 seats at Rich Field ahead of new season Powys County Times Retrieved 21 July 2021 Grosvenor Gavin 14 May 2022 Brecon Corries and Meifod celebrate league titles in style Powys County Times Retrieved 17 May 2022 Ardal Leagues A geographical look at the teams competing in the 2022 23 season Y Clwb Pel Droed 9 June 2022 Retrieved 10 June 2022 Grosvenor Gavin 15 April 2022 Brecon Corries crowned Emrys Morgan Cup winners after extra time win Powys County Times Retrieved 10 May 2022 Grosvenor Gavin 21 May 2022 Final glory for Llanidloes Town as Bird double sinks Brecon Corries Powys County Times Retrieved 22 May 2022 Football Club History Database Brecon Corinthians Welsh League External links editOfficial Club website Club official Facebook Club official Twitter 51 56 32 1 N 3 23 12 9 W 51 942250 N 3 386917 W 51 942250 3 386917 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brecon Corinthians F C amp oldid 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