Ebbw Vale F.C.

Former association football club in Wales

Football club

Ebbw ValeFull name| Ebbw Vale Football Club

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Nickname(s)| The Cowboys
Founded| 1888, re-formed 1907
Dissolved| 1998
Ground| Eugene Cross Park
Ebbw Vale
Capacity| 8,000

Home colours

Ebbw Vale Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Glyn Ebwy) was a football club from Ebbw Vale, South Wales.

## History

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Ebbw Vale played in the first season of the League of Wales in 1992–93. The club then finished 11th before finishing 3rd in two successive seasons to 1997–98. During the years when they finished 3rd the Giles brothers, Paul and David were key members of the team. The manager at the time was John Lewis.

They competed in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup where they played Bastia, GAK, Hrvatski Dragovoljac, and Silkeborg. However, they were expelled from the League of Wales before the 1998–99 season began, and promptly went out of business.[1][2] They played their last game against Kongsvinger in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

A phoenix club[3] Ebbw Vale Town F.C. was formed in 2007,[4] and played in the North Gwent League until May 2018 when they folded.[5]

## Colours

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The club colours were black and amber.[6]

## Honours

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Southern Football League

* Champions (1): 1922–23
* Welsh Section Champions (2): 1921–22, 1922–23

Welsh Football League

* Champions (2): 1952–53, 1987–88

Welsh Cup

* Winners (1): 1925–26

Welsh League Cup

* Runner-up (1): 1996

Welsh Football League Cup

* Winners (3): 1927, 1956, 1957
* Runner-up (1): 1929

Founding Members of: South Wales Senior League, Rhymney Valley League and League of Wales

## European record

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Season  | Competition  | Round  | Opponent  | Aggregate  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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1997 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group Stage  |  Grazer AK |  | 0–0 (H)
NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 0–4 (A)
SC Bastia | 1–2 (H)
Silkeborg IF | 1–6 (A)
1998 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Round 1  |  Kongsvinger | 1–9 | 1–6 (H)  | 0–3 (A)

## Notable former players

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Capped players

* David Giles
* Gary Plumley
* Jimmy Rollo

## References

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1. ^ "Ebbw Vale Brief History". welsh-premier.com. Welsh Premier Football. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
2. ^ "Ebbw Vale Season History". fchd.info. Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
3. ^ Jones, Dafydd. "Cymru Premier Founding Members: Where are they now?". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
4. ^ Jones, Jordan. "What happened to Ebbw Vale after their nine year Premier League stint?". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
5. ^ Lewis, Anna. "A Valleys football club has folded and criticised the FAW for a lack of support". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
6. ^ "Answers to correspondents". Athletic News: 19. 26 December 1927.

## External links

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* Full history from welsh-premier.com Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine

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* Seasons
* Clubs
* winners
* Golden Boot

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* UEFA Champions League
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* Welsh Cup
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Seasons|

* 1992–93
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