Bridgend Town A.F.C.
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| Full name | Bridgend Town Association Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Bridge 'The Fish' |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Dissolved | 2013 |
| Ground | Brewery Field, Bridgend |
| Capacity | 8,000 (1,100 seated) |
| Chairman | Colin Mawer |
| Manager | Mattie Davies |
| Coach | Tom Ramasut |
| League | Welsh Football League Division One |
| 2012-13 | Welsh Football League Division One, 13th |
| Website | Club home page |
Bridgend Town A.F.C. (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Tref Pen-y-bont) was a Welsh football club that played in the Welsh Football League. Historically, their local rivals were Maesteg Park who disbanded in 2009. In 2013, they merged with local rivals Bryntirion Athletic to form Pen-y-Bont.
Bridgend Town were originally formed in the early 1920s playing in the Welsh section of the Southern League. Despite finishing 6th, 14th and 4th, the side disbanded.
The club re-emerged in the 1960s playing in the Welsh League and were crowned Division 2 East champions in their first season. The club won the Welsh league in 1969 and did it again four years later, by that time the name of the club had changed to Everwarm FC due to the sponsorship from the local central heating company of the same name. In the 1976/1977 season Bridgend reached the semi-finals of the Welsh Cup, losing to Cardiff City. The following season Bridgend rejoined the Southern League and were promoted to the Southern Premier Division. In 1979/1980, Bridgend were crowned overall champions of the Southern League, having won the Midland Division of the Southern League, beating Dorchester Town 5-1 in the Championship play-off.
Bridgend returned to the Welsh pyramid in 1983, where they finished runner-up in the National Division twice. After being relegated to the Welsh League First Division and subsequently the Second Division, the club were eventually promoted back to the First Division in 2002/2003, where they have remained since.
Bridgend Town vacated Coychurch Road in 2006 - their home for many years - to make way for associated works related to a new supermarket. They finished with a comprehensive 7-0 win over Croesyceiliog in their last ever fixture at the ground.
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