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Wales Constabulary FC
Dyfed-Powys
Police FC
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Police FC
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The South Wales Constabulary, was founded on l st June, 1969, when the Glamorgan Constabulary, amalgamated with the Cardiff City, Swansea Borough and Merthyr Borough Police Forces, thereby creating, in terms of manpower, the largest Police Force in Wales.
In its early years, the South Wales Police Football Section competed in the Western United Services League, which incorporated, R.A.F., Navy, Army and Police teams from South Wales and the West Country.
It was always the ambition of South Wales to become members of the Welsh League, and in order to further this ambition, in 1 984, they were accepted into the South Wales Amateur League, and for the first time played Saturday football. In 1985 they realised their ambition and were accepted into membership of the Welsh League, and in their first season became First Division Champions. The following season, they finished in third place in the Premier Division and would have been promoted to the National Division (the highest standard of amateur football in Wales) had the Welsh League not ruled this out, because of the power cables, which cross the ground.
Since the Welsh Police Football Association was reformed in 1978, the South Wales Police Section has provided many players to the International team.
The Welsh Police Football Association has made the following members of the South Wales Constabulary, Life Members of the Association, in recognition of their services.
Mr. Viv Church (former Chairman of the Association); Mr. Brian Beattie (former Secretary of the Association); Mr. David Powell (former Manager of the International team); Mr. Brian Dodge (Committee man and former Chairman of South Wales Police); Mr. Alan Jacka (former Manager of the International team); Mr. Malcolm Thomas (former Secretary).
The South Wales Police are currently competing in the P.A.A. and Welsh Police Trophy competitions, which they have won on thirteen occasions since 1978.
The Dyfed Powys Police was formed in 1968 with the amalgamation of the Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire Constabulary, the Pembrokeshire Constabulary and the Mid Wales Constabulary. The area policed by the Dyfed Powys Police is predominantly rural, covers a to tal of 2,679,973 acres and has an establishment of 969 officers. It is split into eight Divisions but owing to the vast area covered, approximately 150 miles from one boundary to the other, the travelling involved even for home matches poses severe problems and unlike neighbouring forces, Dyfed- Powys are unable to compete in an organised league.
Despite this problem, numerous players have fought their way through to represent the Welsh Police with Peter Davies having been the trainer for the National Squad for the last twelve years.
1992 saw the Dyfed Powys Police winning the Welsh Police Cup, their first victory in an inter-force competition. A number of new recruits have improved the quality of the team. They have won the Welsh Police Trophy on two occasions - 1992 and 1996.
Committee wise Dyfed Powys provide the Chairman, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer, and have hosted several Chapman International fixtures, and Welsh Trophy events.
Gwent Police, like the other three Welsh Police Forces, is an amalgamation of two smaller Forces, which has been in existence for over 20 years. Since its early years, Gwent Police has played regular mid-week football in the Western United Services League, competing against other Police Forces, R.A.F., Army an d Navy teams, throughout Wales and West of England.
Like South Wales Police, Gwent features prominently in the founding, and history of the modern Welsh Police Football Association, contributing to the International Squad a large percentage of players.
The Welsh Police Football Association, has made the following members of Gwent Police Life Members of the Association, in recognition of their services - Edward Simmonds, B.E.M. (former Treasurer of the Association); Alan Roberts, O.P.M. (former Chairman).
In May 1994, Gwent won the Welsh Police Trophy for the first time, which they retained in 1995, defeating North Wales in the Final at Colwyn Bay.
In the season 1998/1999 Gwent reached the Final of the Trophy but were defeated 3-2, after extra time, by North Wales Police. They reversed this result in May 2000 when they defeated North Wales Police in a closely competitive Final
In the late 1960's all of the Forces in Wales were amalgamated into just four Welsh Police Trophy Winners new Police Forces, the Forces in the North of Wales becoming the Gwynedd Constabulary, which was later renamed North Wales Police.
Because of the large geographical area covered by the new Force, in its early years, North Wales Police, played only friendly matches, but in recent years, thanks to better administration of the Force Football Section, they have entered a League in the North Wales area, and thanks to playing together more regularly, the North Wales Police team has become prominent in Welsh Police Football, featuring in many recent Welsh Police Trophy finals. North Wales Police were Welsh Police Cup winners in 1988/89, 1992/93 and 1998/1999 seasons.
The improved strength of the team is now reflected in the International Squad, which at present includes seven North Wales players.
