| Full name | CPD Forden United |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | United[1] |
| Ground | Forden Community Centre[2] |
| Chairman | Mike Evans |
| Manager | Johnny Roberts[3] |
| League | Central Wales Northern Division |
| 2022–23 | Central Wales Northern Division, 12th of 16 |
Forden United Football Club is a Welsh football team based in Forden, a village near Welshpool in Powys, Wales. The team currently play in the Central Wales League Northern Division, which is at the fourth tier of the Welsh football league system. Key players for the 2023/24 season include fullbacks Dillon Gill and Joel Pryce, and their newly signed goalkeeper Adam ‘the cat’ Clewlow.
History
A club from the village was reported by The Montgomeryshire Express in their first ever match, a 1–0 win against Leighton Swifts in January 1897. The club continued to compete under the name of Forden Unity with friendly matches against the Swifts along with Montgomery, Berriew and Marton around the end of the 19th century.
During the early part of the 20th century the club disappeared and then entered the Montgomeryshire League for the first time in 1955, winning titles in 1963 and 1965.[4]
This club were champions of the Montgomeryshire League Division Two in 1983–84, 1997–98 and 2001–02.[5]
The club changed its name to Severn Valley in 2005. The rebrand proved to be short in duration and in 2007 the club folded to leave the village without a football club for the first time in more than 50 years.
The club was reformed in 2013 as Forden FC and managed by former player Neil Breeze[6] and joined the Montgomeryshire League. They won promotion to the Mid Wales League by finishing the 2015–16 season as Division Two champions, only to fold in the summer and hence denying them promotion. In February 2017 the club again reformed and announced they would play in the Montgomeryshire League.[7] In 2017–18 they again finished as Division Two champions with an unbeaten record.[8] The following season they ending they finished as Division One runners-up and league cup winners, and secured back to back promotions,[9] joining the Mid Wales Football League Division Two for the 2019–20 season.[10]
In July 2020 the club was announced as one of the new tier 4 clubs in the restructured East Division of the Mid Wales Football League.[11]
Honours
- Montgomeryshire League Division One - Champions (2): 1962–63; 1964–65
- Montgomeryshire League Division One - Runners-up: 2018–19
- Montgomeryshire League Division Two - Champions (5): 1983–84; 1997–98, 2001–02; 2015–16; 2017–18
- Montgomeryshire League Division Two - Runners-up: 1988–89
External links
References
- ↑ Grosvenor, Gavin. "A closer look at the Mid Wales League East line up". Powys County Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "Forden United". Football Ground Map. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ Grosvenor, Gavin. "Forden United raring to go ahead of midweek Mid Wales League opener". Powys Country Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ Grosvenor, Gavin. "Saturday Spotlight: The story of Forden United". Powys County Times. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ↑ "Forden United". Buckley Town FC. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ↑ Grosvenor, Gavin. "Football returns to Forden". Powys County Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ Grosvenor, Gavin. "Delight as Forden United confirm rise from the ashes". Powys County Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ Grosvenor, Gavin. "Forden crowned unbeaten champions with derby win". Powys County Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ Grosvenor, Gavin. "Forden end Guilsfield Reserves' unbeaten record to seal promotion". Powys County Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "Forden United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ↑ Grosvenor, Gavin. "Central Wales FA confirm Mid Wales League line ups". Powys County Times. Retrieved 24 August 2021.