Full name | Bryntirion Athletic Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Tirion | ||
Founded | 1956 | ||
Dissolved | 2013 | ||
Ground | Bryntirion Park, Bridgend | ||
Capacity | 1,200 (85 seated) | ||
Coordinates | 51°30′43.1″N 3°36′32.1″W / 51.511972°N 3.608917°W | ||
Chairman | Emlyn Phillips | ||
Manager | Francis Ford | ||
League | Welsh Football League Division One | ||
2012–13 | Welsh Football League Division One, 8th | ||
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Bryntirion Athletic F.C. (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Athletaidd Bryntirion) was a Welsh football team from the Bridgend suburb of Bryntirion. In 2013, they merged with local rivals Bridgend Town to form Pen-y-Bont.
It was confirmed in 2013 that the club would merge with local rivals Bridgend Town to form Pen-y-Bont given them access to one million pounds of funding. The new club is based at Bryntirion Park and started life in Welsh Football League Division One from season 2013–14.[1]