Dolgellau Athletic A.F.C.

{{short description|Association football club in Wales}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Dolgellau Athletic

| image = Dolgellau_Athletic_AFC_logo.png

| fullname = Dolgellau Athletic Amateur Football Club

| nickname = The Hornets

| founded = 1971

| ground = Cae Marian
Dolgellau

| capacity =

| chairman = Glyn Roberts

| manager = Robert Evans

| league = {{Welsh football updater|Dolgell}}

| season = {{Welsh football updater|Dolgell2}}

| position = {{Welsh football updater|Dolgell3}}

| website = http://www.dolgellauaafc.co.uk/index.php

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| pattern_b1 = _black/yellow

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| body1 = FFBF00

| rightarm1 = 000000

| shorts1 = 000000

| socks = 000000

| pattern_la2 =

| pattern_b2 =

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Dolgellau Athletic A.F.C. are a Welsh football club based in Dolgellau, Wales, who play in the {{Welsh football updater|Dolgell}}.

They also have a reserve team playing in the FAW Reserve League North West. In 2012 19-year-old David Webber became the youngest football manager in senior British football history when he was appointed first team manager at Dolgellau.{{cite web|url=http://aberstudentmedia.com/2012/12/06/aber-student-takes-charge-at-dolgellau/|title=Aber student takes charge at Dolgellau|author=|date=|website=aberstudentmedia.com|accessdate=31 January 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/news/5243-dolgellau-manager-dave-is-youngest-ever |title=Welsh Premier Football - Dolgellau manager Dave is youngest-ever |accessdate=2012-12-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130209140824/http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/news/5243-dolgellau-manager-dave-is-youngest-ever |archivedate=2013-02-09 }}

The home colours are yellow shirts with a black chevron and black shorts and socks.{{cite web|url=http://www.dolgellauaafc.co.uk/index.php|title=Dolgellau AAFC|author=|date=|website=www.dolgellauaafc.co.uk|accessdate=31 January 2019}}[http://www.midwalesfootball.org.uk/Dolgellau.php Dolgellau AAFC on Mid Wales] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217183441/http://www.midwalesfootball.org.uk/Dolgellau.php |date=February 17, 2010 }}

A club was formed in Dolgellau as far back as 1878.{{Cite web|url=https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3309539/3309544/38/|title=DOLGELLEY.{{!}}1879-10-10{{!}}The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers|website=newspapers.library.wales|language=en|access-date=2020-04-03}}