Aberystwyth Town F.C. is a football team, playing in the League of Wales.
The club was founded in 1884, and plays at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth, where their ground accommodates 5500 spectators (300 seated).
- The teams' first choice strip is green shirts with black and white trim, black shorts and socks.
- The second choice strip is yellow shirts with blue trim, blue shorts and socks.
History
The club's early days were marked by friendly matches, the club did not join a league until 1896 when it joined the Welsh League for a year, before reverting to playing friendlies again. They were members of the Montgomeryshire and District League in 1904, winning several championships. With the creation of the Welsh National League in 1921, Aber joined the Central Section, where they were quite successful, winning the title six times in the 1920s, and winning the Mid-Wales League title in 1933 and 1950. Aberystwyth won the Welsh Amateur Cup in 1931 and 1933, and were losing finalists in 1935 and 1972.
The club joined the Welsh League (South) in 1951, although they continued to also field a team in the Mid-Wales League, and for a while in the Cambrian Coast League. Aberystwyth returned to the Mid-Wales competition in 1963 but did not win the league championship until 1984, after having finished as runners-up six times. They retained the title in 1985. Aberystwyth were firmly established as one of premier clubs in Mid-Wales and in 1987 they returned to the Welsh League (South). They were three times runners-up before they became founder members of the League of Wales in 1992. Aberystwyth achieved their best LoW position - 3rd - in their first season.
Biggest victories and losses
