| Full name | Cwm Albion Football Club |
|---|---|
| Ground | Cwm Level Park |
| Manager | Kyle Lewis |
| League | Swansea Senior League Division Two |
| 2023–24 | Swansea Senior League Reserve Division Four, 7th of 11 |
Cwm Albion Football Club is afootball club based inPlasmarl,Swansea, Wales. They are currently members of theSwansea Senior League Division Two.
The club joined Division Two of theSouthern League in 1911,[1] at a time when the league contained several clubs based inSouth Wales.[2] They played at a basic ground, which was accessed by crossing two fields, sometimes ankle deep in mud.[2]
The ground was not enclosed and many fans watched matches from surrounding hillsides.[2] The home team changed in the village, whilst the away team changed in a disused cow shed.[2] After one 1911 match againstPortsmouth, the referee was chased by Cwm supporters, who threw him into the river. After sheltering in a house, the referee was escorted to the railway station by police.[2]
Their season in the Southern League was disrupted by the1912 coal strike, and four matches were left unplayed.[1] The club was forced to leave the league shortly before the end of the season due to financial problems,[2] and finished second from bottom of the table.[1]
In the 2022–23 season, the club lost all 22 games with a minus 191 goal difference. On 6 December 2023,Harry Redknapp came out of managerial retirement at the age of 76 to help the club in cooperation withSpecsavers and led them from bottom to 7th in the league.[3][4] The team is now managed by Kyle Lewis.[5]
