Merthyr Saints A.F.C.
Merthyr Saints F.C. are a Welsh football club from the town of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales.
Having previously played in the Welsh Football League the club last played in the, but resigned from the league in February 2025.
The club moto is ‘FORTIUS QUO FIDELIUS’ which translated means ‘Strength Through Loyalty’ and features on the club crest along with the dragon with five keys that represent the 5 Merthyr Saints.
Merthyr Saints F.C. - Brief History
Merthyr Saints were elected to Division Three of the Welsh Football League in 1995, after winning the South Wales Amateur League for a third time playing under the name of Hoover Sports F.C. and sharing Penydarren Park with Merthyr Tydfil F.C.Promotion to Welsh League Division Two was achieved at the first attempt with a third-place finish.
In 2000, Hoover Sports moved to the ICI Rifle Ground in Pant, just off the A465, the club raised £500,000 to upgrade facilities at the new ground and changed their name to Merthyr Saints F.C.
The club remained in Welsh League Division Two for ten successive seasons with the highest finishing place of fifth in 2003–04.
They were relegated to Division Three at the end of the 2006–07 and in season 2008–09 were again relegated and back in the South Wales Amateur League for the following season.
At the conclusion of the 2009–10 season, despite finishing outside the Division One relegation positions, a restructure of the Welsh football League meant they were forced to drop into the South Wales Amateur League Division Two.
The club's best performance in the FAW Welsh Cup came during the 2011–12 season when progressing to the Third Round before losing 6–0 to Cymru Premier League side Bala Town at the ICI Rifle ground.
In the 2012–13 season the club were promoted as South Wales Amateur League Division Two Champions.
Further success followed in the 2014–15 season when they finished runners-up in Division One and with the merge of the South Wales Amateur League and Senior League were placed in the South Wales Alliance League Premier Division.
In August 2022, the club announced the appointment of Jordan Davies as Merthyr Saints first team Manager.
A seven-year stay in the South Wales Alliance League Premier Division came to an end in 2022–23 after a difficult season that included a nine-point deduction.
In February 2025 the club withdrew from the Championship Division and their results from the season were expunged.
Club Colours
Merthyr Saints play in a green shirt with white sleeves, green shorts with green and white socks, the away colours consist of the colours of white, and green, however the top is white with green as a secondary colour, in addition to that they have plain, white socks as well as white shorts with a small amount of green on the sides.Club Officials
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