Caldicot Town

Caldicot Town was founded in 1953. With voluntary help from the community, the necessary funds were raised and after much hard work two pitches were laid at King George V playing fields, Jubilee Way.  Initially a green wooden hut was erected to serve as changing rooms with a small shower area. The club participated in the East Gwent League before forming a second team in 1963.

Throughout the 60’s the club was successful in winning both the East Gwent League Division 1 & 2, along with cup success in the Watkins Shield, the Benevolent Cup, Gill Cup, and the Argus Shield. In 1966 the senior side joined the Monmouthshire Senior League Division, before joining the Gwent Senior League.

During the late 70’s and early 80’s the club won the Gwent Senior League Division 1, on two occasions, as well as winning the Senior Cup and Amateur Cup.  In December 1975 the original Clubhouse was built, incorporating a small bar, a lounge, changing rooms and shower facilities. Since then, the clubhouse has been modified and upgraded and now boasts four players changing rooms, a match officials’ room, shower and toilet facilities, a large function room, a new lounge, and outside patio areas complete with bench seats.

1979 saw the formation of Caldicot Town Junior Section. This gave local boys the opportunity to play competitive football at both Local and County Level. 1980 saw the club join the Gwent County League and by 1986 the club achieved its ambition of election into the Welsh Football League. The club just missed out on promotion to Morriston Town in 1987-88. However, two seasons later Caldicot would win the promotion pipping Merthyr Tydfil to the Division 1 title.

Promotion would follow again in 1990-91 as well, the club missing out on the title on goal difference by 2 goals to Morriston Town. The club would spend five seasons in the top division of the Welsh League, finishing 4^th on two occasions before relegation in 1996-97, with a further relegation in 2000-01. However, 2002-03 saw the club promoted from Division 3 in third place behind Pontyclun and Skewen Athletic. While the club were back in the top division after promotion again in third place in 2006-07 behind Garw and Cambrian & Clydach Vale BGC.

After four seasons the club were relegated back to Division 2, however 2015-16 saw the club win the Division 2 title in a tight finish with Cwmbran Celtic and Undy Athletic, just two points separating all three teams.

Caldicot Town is a community club where inclusion and diversity are key to their principles. Apart from Senior Men, Youth and Junior Teams, Caldicot also have a successful Ladies Team that has grown from strength to strength in the past few years. In the early 90’s, continuous ground improvements saw floodlights erected as well as a covered stand. In more recent times, the club has added seats to its original stand, before adding a brand-new stand in 2017 to bring the Jubilee Way up to the required 250 covered seating criteria for Tier 2.

The club enjoyed 34 continuous seasons playing in the Welsh League, but due to the pyramid restructuring will be taking part in the inaugural Ardal Southern League, South East Division in 2021-22.