Forgotten Clubs of South and Mid Wales (1875-1915)

Forgotten Clubs of South and Mid Wales uncovers the lost story of early association football across the region between 1875 and the outbreak of the First World War. Drawing exclusively on primary sources-including Victorian and Edwardian newspapers, alongside records from the Football Association of Wales and the South Wales Football Association-this book brings to life a forgotten football landscape.

Featuring over 120 long-vanished clubs, it traces the rise, struggles, and disappearance of teams that once formed the backbone of Welsh football. From industrial valley sides to rural Mid-Wales outfits, their stories are reconstructed in rich detail, revealing a game still finding its footing in a rugby-dominated nation.

Alongside meticulously researched club histories, the book includes cup results, rare competition records, and reconstructed league tables, offering both narrative depth and statistical insight.

Part of the Forgotten Clubs series, this volume completes the story of pre-war football across Wales-an essential resource for historians, groundhoppers, and anyone fascinated by the origins of the modern game.