{"id":59933,"date":"2022-01-25T11:53:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T11:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=59933"},"modified":"2022-01-25T12:57:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T12:57:03","slug":"albions-splott-less-record-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/01\/25\/albions-splott-less-record-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Albion\u2019s Splott-less Record Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Splott Albion&#8217;s men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s football teams are both top of their leagues <\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>FOOTBALL may be just a game, but Splott Albion&#8217;s teams are very good at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The men\u2019s first team won 3-2 this weekend against Canton Liberals to continue their&nbsp;winning streak and are eleven points clear at the top of Division One in the Cardiff and District League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Splott&nbsp;boasts a wealth of football teams catering to all age groups, and while the men\u2019s first team are currently unbeaten, the women\u2019s team are also top of the fourth tier of the Welsh Women\u2019s League.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"273\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Cardiff-Districts-Div-1-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Cardiff-Districts-Div-1-.png 439w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Cardiff-Districts-Div-1--300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Cardiff-Districts-Div-1--293x182.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Cardiff-Districts-Div-1-.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Cardiff-Districts-Div-1-.png 439w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Cardiff-Districts-Div-1--300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/01\/Cardiff-Districts-Div-1--293x182.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The table as it stands. Image: AllWalesSport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gareth Hawke, Splott Albion\u2019s treasurer, said: \u201cWe\u2019ve got so many teams, the interest locally is outstanding. We started off with a men\u2019s team years&nbsp;ago and we slowly added children\u2019s teams. The women\u2019s team started about five years ago.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The club has teams for&nbsp;all different age groups from Under-5s to Under-16s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Hawke said: \u201cThere is not a lot for children to do in the Splott and Tremorfa area.&nbsp;So we started it off to get children more involved with the club and&nbsp;to&nbsp;keep them off the streets and busy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the pandemic, the lack of socialising through community sport was&nbsp;difficult for teams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo be honest it was pretty devastating. We&nbsp;were at the football club most nights.&nbsp;When all that stopped the socialising&nbsp;stopped&nbsp;too. It was really hard&nbsp;over the course of the first lockdown,\u201d said Mr Hawke.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The return of community football has been a huge boost for the area.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed Stubbs, Labour Councillor for Splott, said: \u201cThis has been a tough couple of years and it&#8217;s so great to see our sports clubs playing again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are having some real sporting success in Splott and Tremorfa at the moment, both in football and rugby. One thing our sports teams all have in common is the dedication of the volunteers who keep them going. I am always&nbsp;in awe of the commitment they give.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in getting involved with any of the teams then get in touch with&nbsp;Splott Albion on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Splott-Albion\/100008940371259\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE men\u2019s first team won 3-2 this weekend against Canton Liberals to continue their\u00a0winning streak.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":734,"featured_media":59930,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,4],"tags":[1291,95,80],"coauthors":[7296],"class_list":["post-59933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-splott","category-sport","tag-cardiff-2","tag-football","tag-splott-albion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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