Afan Lido Football Club is a Welsh football team based in Port Talbot, Wales, competing in the Cymru South league.[1] The club was founded in 1967 shortly after the opening of the Afan Lido Sports Centre in Aberavon.[1] The club’s official colours are red and white.[2]
Design and History
The current Afan Lido crest is a red and white design that appears on the club’s home kits, which are manufactured by Macron.[3] The club’s home kit for the 2025-26 season is described as a plain red design with white accents.[3] The crest is displayed on the kit alongside the sponsor Shrimpton Developments.[3]
Afan Lido’s identity has been tied to the Lido Sports Centre since the club’s formation. The team was set up to give the Centre’s users a proper organisation, with Ken Williams as the prime mover behind the club.[1] The club gained admission to the Port Talbot and District League for the 1967-68 season before joining the Welsh Football League in 1971-72.[1]
Afan Lido became founder members of the League of Wales in 1992 and won the League Cup in 1992-93 and 1993-94.[1] The club left the Welsh Premier in 2005 after being deducted points for fielding an ineligible player, and later secured a return to the top flight in 2011.[1]
Meaning and Symbolism
The club’s name derives from the Afan Lido Sports Centre in Aberavon, which opened shortly before the team was formed in 1967.[1] The club’s colours of red and white are documented in club references, with the team historically described as playing in all red.[4] The red and white colour scheme is consistent across the club’s home kits and crest.[3]
Typography and Design
The Afan Lido crest is a shield-style badge, a common format for football club emblems. The crest features the club’s name in a bold letterform, with the design rendered in the club’s red and white colours.[3] The club’s kits are produced by Macron, an Italian sportswear manufacturer.[3] Specific details about the crest’s typography or construction have not been officially documented.
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