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Football, groundhopping, GroundhopUK, Merthyr Tydfil, Penydarren, South Wales Alliance, The Bont, Ton and Gelli
Saturday 27th August 2016 ko 16.00
South Wales Alliance Premier Division
PENYDARREN BOYS & GIRLS CLUB 3 (Asa Lloyd 4 Brogden 41p Alex Lloyd 75)
TON & GELLI BOYS CLUB 4 (Markus 60og Hodges 62 88 Evans 79)
Att 285
Entry £3
Programme £1
Badge £3
The third game of the day saw the hop head to the urban environs of Merthyr Tydfil and the town of Penydarren. The area is famous as being where in 1802 Richard Trevithick converted one of his high pressure steam engines used to power a hammer at the steel works. He placed it on wheels, and the “Pen-y-darren” became to many historians the world’s first powered locomotive. The Pen-y-darren is the football club’s badge. Continue reading