Undy A.F.C. was formed in 1947 by Mr. Joe Champion, Mr. Lambert Bird, Mr. Harry Hodges. The
changing facilities were in Undy Church Hall, using a tin bath for washing. Back then, the club colours
were black and white.

Unfortunately, in 1962 the club was disbanded, due to a lack of support. During the period between
1947 and 1962 the Argus Shield was won three times.

1970 saw the reformation of the club, the driving force behind this, amongst others, were Mr. John
King, Mr. Percy Pope, Mr Malcolm Pope, Mr. John Smith, Mr John Crook and the tote organiser Mr
Bob Scrivens, the tote keeping the club on a firm financial setting for many years. Our junior section
was led by Mr Bernard Smith and Mr Alf Little amongst others.

From 1970 to 1981 Undy United Football Club operated without any team managers, a selection
committee picked the teams every week. The first manager taken on by the club, in 1981, was Mr.
Dave Segal. New changing facilities were built on the playing fields in 1974, making the tin bath at
the church hall redundant.

During the mid-eighties Undy United F.C. took over the management of the Playing Fields from Undy
Playing Fields Association, changing our name from Undy United to Undy A.F.C.
In 1992, the football club poured its first pint of beer in its new clubhouse, by obtaining its licence to
sell alcohol. 1996 saw the project to extend the clubhouse, providing us with new changing facilities,
and more recently in 2005 the development of our new pitch. Our colours changed during this
period to the Red that the whole club wears today.

Honours achieved by the club since 1970 include several East Gwent titles, including the Argus shield
again. Having gained entry to the Gwent Count League, the Gwent County Motors Cup was won in
2004 under the management of Wayne Jones, and with a continual improvement of our first team,
we became an established Gwent County Division one side. With our excellent facilities, we began
setting our sights on a place in the Welsh League. During this period our managers included Alan
Lancaster, Wayne Jones and John Watkins. Also at this time, the club established itself as a major
force in youth football, boasting one of the largest junior sections in South Wales and hosting widely
acclaimed tournaments, all of which is still evident today.

Finally, in season 2010/2011, under the management team of Mark Crook and Jason Davies, we
finally fulfilled our ambition by being crowned Division one Champions and gaining promotion into
the Welsh Football League. Our time in The Welsh League has been a successful one, with us winning
the Third Division in our first season, and gaining promotion to Division two. Over the next three
seasons, still under the guidance of Mark Crook, we came agonisingly close to gaining a further
promotion, missing out by a single point in successive seasons. However, in 2015/16, now under the
management of Laurence Owen, with Mark Crook as Director of football, we achieved our objective
and gained promotion to the top tier of Welsh League football. Two excellent mid table finishes in
the following seasons, under Laurence’s management, saw us start the 2018/19 season as an
established first division side. League restructuring saw us play in the Cymru South league for several
seasons under different manages, Laurence, Jason Pritchard and Mark Crook, who returned to
further his amazing legacy with his local club. This was an amazing achievement and a great
testament to the junior system and our policy of always promoting the best local players.

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We returned to Tier 3 in season 23/24, nearly returning at the first attempt with Lewis Thomas
continuing his long and successful association with the club by joining Mark as part of the
management team. Lewis took sole responsibility for the start of the 24/25 season before handing
over the reigns to Steve ‘Ted ‘Edwards and James Barnes who steered us safely through to the end
of the season. Ben Leahy has been appointed for the new 25/26 season as we compete again in the
Ardal South East league.

We now also boast 2 senior Women’s teams as of the 25/26 season with our first ever competitive
Women’s match being played in 2023 under the management of Paul Roberts. This part of our club
has grown rapidly but again we have a good number of junior teams as well, so we hope that our
tradition of promoting the best local players extends to the women’s teams as well. 

Our Juniors' section has grown in line with the expansion of Undy and neighbouring Magor in recent
years, and now boasts teams across 4 league associations, providing football from Under 6 to Under
16, for boys and girls.  We continue to host a very highly-regarded annual tournament in June each
year.  The demand for junior football, and the dedication of our coaches and volunteers, allowed the
club to rapidly reach the highest level of accreditation with the FAW, and we are proud to be one of
only a handful of Platinum Accredited Clubs in Wales.  With recognition in a host of annual awards,
both regionally and nationally, and as approved partner clubs for McDonalds Fun Football and the
FAW's Huddle programme, the club has established itself as a great place for young people to learn
to play football in a safe environment. Our junior section is currently led by Mark Shaw who works
tirelessly to make football as accessible as possible across our community.

A new pitch and stand were installed ahead of the 2018/19 season, a major investment that showed
the club's ambitions to improve off the pitch as well as on it.  Today, that pitch is the envy of many in
our region and is the result of a lot of hard work by a dedicated band of volunteer ground staff,
which allows for all of our senior teams to play football on a superb grass surface.

In recent years, the club has also established a number of community support activities, including
setting up ‘Undy Boots’ to recycle boots and trainers and raise money for charity, providing Autism-
friendly junior training sessions, supporting local food banks, promoting the Welsh Blood Service,
and linking up with the Kafunjo Community Project in Uganda, who have received several football
kits and equipment from the club.  

Off the pitch, our clubhouse, now known as The Causeway Bar, has undergone a refurbishment and
provides a full and varied social programme and the opportunity to watch sports in a relaxing, family
environment.  The annual fireworks display has now become a firm feature in the local community's
calendar and is run solely by club volunteers, providing Undy and Magor residents with a traditional
community event each winter.  On match days, the Causeway Café was established to provide hot
food and drinks to supporters and passers-by, with a range of hearty food on offer. 

​We are, rightly, very proud of our history and we celebrate our heritage, which is the result of a long
line of volunteers, now led by Chair Jim Roberts and Vice Chair Dave O’Shaughnessy, who just ‘got
stuff done’ meaning we have come a long way in the past 78 years and have a bright future in front
of us.