About Ebbw Vale FC

Ebbw Vale FC was a Welsh football club based in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, with origins dating back to 1888 and a reformation in 1907. The club played its home matches at Eugene Cross Park, a stadium with a capacity of around 8,000 spectators. Nicknamed “The Cowboys,” it became one of the established teams in South Wales football and competed in various regional and national competitions throughout its history.

The club was a founding member of the League of Wales in 1992 and spent its early years in the new national system. Ebbw Vale performed strongly in the mid-1990s, finishing 3rd in consecutive seasons and establishing themselves as one of the more competitive sides in the league. This success led to qualification for European competition, including participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, where they faced clubs from several European countries.

Despite on-field success, the club was expelled from the League of Wales before the 1998–99 season and subsequently went out of business in 1998. Their final competitive appearances came in European competition in the same period. After the club’s dissolution, attempts were later made to restore football in the town through phoenix clubs, continuing the football tradition in Ebbw Vale.