Garw S.B.G.C.

Garw S.B.G.C. (Garw Seniors, Boys and Girls Club) is a football club based in the village of Pontycymer, near Bridgend, Wales who are currently playing in the South Wales Alliance League Premier Division.

Garw S.B.G.C.

Full name	Garw Seniors, Boys and Girls Club
Founded	1945
Ground	Blandy Park
Capacity	300
Chairman	Kevin Gay
Manager	Dylan Powell^[1]
League	South Wales Alliance Premier
2021–22	South Wales Alliance Premier, 12th of 16
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was formed in 1945 as Garw Athletic. They joined the Welsh Football League in 1952^[2] and played in the league continuously until the end of 2009–10 when they were relegated out of the league. The club were champions of Welsh Football League Division Two in 2000–01 and 2006–07. The club changed its name to Garw S.B.G.C in 2008–09.^[3] The club then played in the South Wales Senior League, before joining the South Wales Alliance League where they were Division Two champions in 2016–17 and runners-up in Division One in 2017–18.

Welsh Football League history

Information in this section is sourced from the Football Club History Database^[4][3] and the Welsh Soccer Archive.^[5]

Season	Pyramid Tier	League	Final position
1953–54	2	Welsh Football League Division Two West	12th
1954–55	2	Welsh Football League Division Two West	9th
1955–56	2	Welsh Football League Division Two West	11th
1956–57	2	Welsh Football League Division Two West	7th
1957–58	2	Welsh Football League Division Two West	13th
1958–59	2	Welsh Football League Division Two West	16th
1959–60	2	Welsh Football League Division Two West	13th
1960–61	2	Welsh Football League Division Two West	16th
1961–62	2	Welsh Football League Division Two West	16th
1962–63	2	Welsh Football League Division Two West	11th
1963–64	2	Welsh Football League Division Two West	12th
1964–65^[a]	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	9th
1965–66	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	10th
1966–67	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	11th
1967–68	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	11th
1968–69	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	17th
1969–70	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	14th
1970–71	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	14th
1971–72	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	11th
1972–73	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	14th
1973–74	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	14th
1974–75	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	5th
1975–76	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	9th
1976–77	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	2nd - Runners-Up (promoted)
1977–78	2	Welsh Football League Division One	13th
1978–79	2	Welsh Football League Division One	16th (relegated)
1979–80	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	9th
1980–81	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	8th
1981–82	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	10th
1982–83	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	3rd (promoted)
1983–84^[b]	2	Welsh Football League Premier Division	19th (relegated)
1984–85	3	Welsh Football League Division One	4th
1985–86	3	Welsh Football League Division One	10th
1986–87	3	Welsh Football League Division One	11th
1987–88	3	Welsh Football League Division One	10th
1988–89	3	Welsh Football League Division One	1st - Champions (promoted)
1989–90	2	Welsh Football League Premier Division	12th
1990–91^[c]	2	Welsh Football League Division One	10th
1991–92	2	Welsh Football League Division One	17th (relegated)
1992–93^[d]	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	10th
1993–94	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	7th
1994–95	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	7th
1995–96	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	15th
1996–97	4	Welsh Football League Division Three	7th
1997–98	4	Welsh Football League Division Three	10th
1998–99	4	Welsh Football League Division Three	4th
1999–2000	4	Welsh Football League Division Three	1st - Champions (promoted)
2000–01	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	1st - Champions (promoted)
2001–02	2	Welsh Football League Division One	4th
2002–03	2	Welsh Football League Division One	6th
2003–04	2	Welsh Football League Division One	11th
2004–05	2	Welsh Football League Division One	18th (relegated)
2005–06	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	3rd
2006–07	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	1st - Champions (promoted)
2007–08	2	Welsh Football League Division One	18th (relegated)
2008–09^[e]	3	Welsh Football League Division Two	17th (relegated)
2009–10	4	Welsh Football League Division Three	18th (relegated)

Notes

1. 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) Garw Athletic placed in Division 2, the 3rd tier division.
2. 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'.
3. In this season, The 2nd tier division was renamed 'Division 1' with the 3rd tier division renamed 'Division 2'.
4. 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 1); tier 3 (Division Two) and tier 3 (Division Three).
5. Club renamed Garw S.B.G.C for this season onwards

Honours

• Welsh Football League Division Two (Tier 3 Welsh Football Pyramid) - Champions: 2000–01; 2006–07
• Welsh Football League Division One (Tier 3 Welsh Football League) - Champions: 1988-89
• Welsh Football League Division Two (Tier 3 Welsh Football League) - Runners-Up: 1976-77
• Welsh Football League Division Three (Tier 4 Welsh Football Pyramid) - Champions: 1999–2000
• South Wales Alliance League Division One - Runners-Up: 2017–18
• South Wales Alliance League Division Two - Champions: 2016–17

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   WAL Tom Wager — DF   WAL Jay Ellis — DF   WAL Sam Phillips — DF   WAL Connor Eastwood — DF   WAL Joe Symons — DF   WAL Ethan Duke — DF   WAL Jacko Williams — MF   WAL Jamie Thomas — MF   WAL Jack Teiser — MF   WAL Tom Sage — MF   WAL Matthew Bowen — MF   CIV Abdul Beleh — MF   WAL Liam Walters — MF   WAL Dylan Woods — MF   WAL Harley Jones — MF   WAL Jahvel Williams — FW   WAL Oliver Amos — FW   WAL Jake Roche — FW   WAL Adam Brimble — FW   WAL Brandon Huntley — FW   WAL Elliot Williams

References

1. Jones, Jordan (29 May 2018). "Garw boss Nigel Jordan talks of Welsh League ambitions after Division One promotion".
2. "Into The Valley - Centre Circle Publishing". Exposure.
3. "Football Club History Database - Garw S B G C". www.fchd.info.
4. "Football Club History Database - Garw". www.fchd.info.
5. "Welsh League". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk.

External links

• Club Twitter