Pontlottyn Blast Furnace A.F.C. were a Welsh football club from the village of Pontlottyn, in the county borough of Caerphilly, Wales. They played in the Welsh Football League for 34 seasons. The club folded in 2003 before reforming in 2008 as Pontlottyn A.F.C.
History Pontlottyn Town The first Pontlottyn team was formed in September 1882.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002849/18820923/058/0005 The Association football club was formed in 1898 with the first season of the club seeing them playing 24 matches with 15 matches won, 5 lost and 4 drawn. A club called Pontlottyn Town A.F.C. won the Second Division of the Glamorgan League in 1909–10.
Pontlottyn A club called Pontlottyn F.C. appeared in the Welsh Football League in the 1920s.
Pontlottyn Blast Furnace The club joined the Welsh Football League for the 1969–70 season and remained a league member for 34 seasons before withdrawing from the league after the end of the 2002–03 season citing lack of players.
Pontlottyn AFC Another club, Pontlottyn AFC was formed in 2008 using the same ground. The team joined the Taff Ely and Rhymney Valley League, before gaining promotion to the South Wales Senior League where they moved up the top division after finishing runners-up in Division Two at the end of the 2012–13 season. In the final season of that division in 2014–15, the club were Division One champions. They came within a game of a return to the Welsh Football League, losing the play-off final to STM Sports at the Cardiff City Stadium in 2015. The club subsequently played in the new merged South Wales Alliance League, but were relegated from the Premier Division. The club again folded in the summer of 2019.
Honours Pontlottyn Blast Furnace
Welsh Football League Division One (Third Tier of Pyramid) – Champions: 1983–84 Welsh Football League Division One (Second Tier of Pyramid) – Runners-Up: 1976–77
Pontlottyn AFC
South Wales Senior League Division One – Champions: 2014–15 South Wales Senior League Division Two – Runners-Up: 2012–13 Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley Alliance League Premier Division – Champions: 2010–11, 2011–12
Pontlottyn Town Glamorgan League Second Division – Champions: 1909–10
Welsh Football League history Information sourced from the Football Club History Database and the Welsh Soccer Archive.
Season Pyramid Tier League Final position1925–26As Pontlottyn FC2Welsh Football League Division Two Section A2nd – Runners-Up1926–27As Pontlottyn FC2Welsh Football League Division Two Section A4th1928–29As Pontlottyn FC2Welsh Football League Division Two11th1969–703Welsh Football League Division TwoFrom the 1964–65 season Division 1 was renamed 'Premier Division', Division 2 East and West were replaced by 'Division One' and 'Division Two' (effectively Division Two and Division Three).4th1970–713Welsh Football League Division Two4th1971–723Welsh Football League Division Two6th1972–733Welsh Football League Division Two5th1973–743Welsh Football League Division Two5th1974–753Welsh Football League Division Two3rd(promoted)1975–762Welsh Football League Division One5th1976–772Welsh Football League Division One2nd – Runners-Up(promoted)1977–781Welsh Football League Premier Division8th1978–791Welsh Football League Premier Division15th1979–801Welsh Football League Premier Division13th1980–811Welsh Football League Premier Division11th1981–821Welsh Football League Premier Division18th(relegated)1982–832Welsh Football League Division One13th(transferred)At the end of this season the club was transferred to Division One as part of the league's re-organisation.1983–84In this season The Premier Division (The Top Tier Division) was renamed 'National Division'. The 2nd tier division was renamed 'Premier Division' with the 3rd tier division named 'Division 1'.3Welsh Football League Division One1st – Champions(promoted)1984–852Welsh Football League Premier Division6th1985–862Welsh Football League Premier Division5th1986–872Welsh Football League Premier Division15th1987–882Welsh Football League Premier Division16th(relegated)1988–893Welsh Football League Division One10th1989–903Welsh Football League Division One10th1990–91In this season, The 2nd tier division was renamed 'Division One' with the 3rd tier division renamed 'Division Two'.3Welsh Football League Division Two17th1991–923Welsh Football League Division Two10th1992–93In 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).4Welsh Football League Division Three9th1993–944Welsh Football League Division Three6th1994–954Welsh Football League Division Three6th1995–964Welsh Football League Division Three9th1996–974Welsh Football League Division Three9th1997–984Welsh Football League Division Three11th1998–994Welsh Football League Division Three9th1999–20004Welsh Football League Division Three15th2000–014Welsh Football League Division Three7th2001–024Welsh Football League Division Three14th2002–034Welsh Football League Division Three8th
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