Merthyr Saints F.C. are a Welsh football club from the town of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales.
Having previously played in the Welsh Football League the club last played in the , but resigned from the league in February 2025.
The club moto is âÂÂFORTIUS QUO FIDELIUSâ which translated means âÂÂStrength Through Loyaltyâ and features on the club crest along with the dragon with five keys that represent the 5 Merthyr Saints.
Merthyr Saints were elected to Division Three of the Welsh Football League in 1995, after winning the South Wales Amateur League for a third time playing under the name of Hoover Sports F.C. and sharing Penydarren Park with Merthyr Tydfil F.C.
Promotion to Welsh League Division Two was achieved at the first attempt with a third-place finish.
In 2000, Hoover Sports moved to the ICI Rifle Ground in Pant, just off the A465, the club raised ã500,000 to upgrade facilities at the new ground and changed their name to Merthyr Saints F.C.
The club remained in Welsh League Division Two for ten successive seasons with the highest finishing place of fifth in 2003âÂÂ04.
They were relegated to Division Three at the end of the 2006âÂÂ07 and in season 2008âÂÂ09 were again relegated and back in the South Wales Amateur League for the following season.
At the conclusion of the 2009âÂÂ10 season, despite finishing outside the Division One relegation positions, a restructure of the Welsh football League meant they were forced to drop into the South Wales Amateur League Division Two.
The club's best performance in the FAW Welsh Cup came during the 2011âÂÂ12 season when progressing to the Third Round before losing 6âÂÂ0 to Cymru Premier League side Bala Town at the ICI Rifle ground.
In the 2012âÂÂ13 season the club were promoted as South Wales Amateur League Division Two Champions.
Further success followed in the 2014âÂÂ15 season when they finished runners-up in Division One and with the merge of the South Wales Amateur League and Senior League were placed in the South Wales Alliance League Premier Division.
In August 2022, the club announced the appointment of Jordan Davies as Merthyr Saints first team Manager.
A seven-year stay in the South Wales Alliance League Premier Division came to an end in 2022âÂÂ23 after a difficult season that included a nine-point deduction.
In February 2025 the club withdrew from the Championship Division and their results from the season were expunged.
Merthyr Saints play in a green shirt with white sleeves, green shorts with green and white socks, the away colours consist of the colours of white, and green, however the top is white with green as a secondary colour, in addition to that they have plain, white socks as well as white shorts with a small amount of green on the sides.
2007âÂÂ08, Ten-point deduction. *
2008âÂÂ09, Three-point deduction. *
2019âÂÂ20, Season curtailed due to coronavirus pandemic, league decided on points per game basis. *
2020âÂÂ21, Football in Wales below Tier One cancelled for entire season due to COVID-19 regulations. *
2022âÂÂ23, Nine-point deduction. *
2009-10 & 2010âÂÂ11, Did not compete. *
2020âÂÂ21, No competition held due to the coronavirus pandemic. *