Penybont F.C.

To coincide with the merger of the two clubs, artificial turf was laid at Bryntirion Park and at the Bridgend College Football Academy in Pencoed, funded by the sale of Bridgend Town's former Coychurch Road ground to superstore chain ASDA.{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/amateur-footbal/bridgend-town-bryntirion-athletic-merge-4035685|title=Bridgend Town and Bryntirion Athletic merge to make Pen-y-Bont FC|first=Terry|last=Phillips|date=31 May 2013|website=walesonline|access-date=4 February 2019}}

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The club began the season with a series of away games since Bryntirion Park's 3G pitch installation was incomplete until January 2014. The club's first league game was away against Ton Pentre, the result of which was a 1–0 loss.{{cite web|url=https://www.welshleague.org.uk/earlier_results.htm|title=Earlier results|website=www.welshleague.org.uk|access-date=4 February 2019}}

The new pitch was officially opened by former Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay on 7 January 2014 at a friendly game played against a Cardiff City Development XI. Cardiff's development team won the match 5–0.{{Cite web |url=http://www.penybontfc.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=9280#news |title=Peny Bont FC |access-date=2013-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230248/http://www.penybontfc.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=9280#news |archive-date=2013-12-02 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/malky-mackay-wishes-new-cardiff-6478076|title=Malky Mackay wishes new Cardiff City manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer all the best|first=Terry|last=Phillips|date=7 January 2014|website=walesonline|access-date=4 February 2019}}

The club's first manager was Francis Ford, who managed Bryntirion Athletic prior to the club's merger with Bridgend Town. Penybont ended their inaugural season in third place in the Welsh Football League Division One.{{cite web |url=https://fchd.info/PENYBONT.HTM |title=Football Club History Database - Penybont |author= |website=Football Club History Database |access-date=2022-01-11}}

On 18 January 2015, the club announced that it had reached a sponsorship agreement with Bridgend-based KYMCO Healthcare UK, which included renaming Bryntirion Park as The KYMCO Stadium.{{cite web | url=http://www.penybontfc.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=11356 | title=KYMCO STADIUM | publisher=Penybont FC | access-date=23 February 2015 | website=penybontfc.co.uk | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223213712/http://www.penybontfc.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=11356 | archive-date=23 February 2015 | url-status=dead }}

The club finished the 2014–15 season in 5th place in Welsh League Division One.

On 12 September 2015, the club announced that it had applied for a Football Association of Wales Domestic License for the Cymru Premier. This indicated that the club was committed to improving the facilities at Bryntirion Park in order to make the club applicable for promotion to the top flight.{{cite web | url=http://penybontfc.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=11821 | title=Domestic License | publisher=Pen Y Bont FC | access-date=12 September 2015 | website=penybontfc.co.uk | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319022157/http://penybontfc.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=11821 | archive-date=19 March 2017 | url-status=dead }}

In May 2016, Francis Ford resigned from his post as manager to be replaced by former Plymouth Argyle, Newport County and Cymru Premier footballer Rhys Griffiths. On 11 June, former Cardiff City and Newport County player Martyn Giles was appointed as his assistant.

On 13 April 2019, it was confirmed that the club had secured promotion to the Cymru Premier after promotion rivals Cambrian & Clydach Vale and Cwmamman United suffered defeats.{{cite web |last1=Pritchard |first1=Tom |title=Pen-y-Bont clinch promotion to top flight as rivals suffer defeat |url=https://clwbpeldroed.org/2019/04/13/penybont-promotion-welsh-premier-league/ |website=Y Clwb Pel-Droed |date=13 April 2019 |access-date=15 July 2019}}

On 4 July 2019, former Dundee F.C. and Partick Thistle player Daniel Jefferies signed for the club.{{cite web |title=Daniel Jefferies signs for Penybont FC |url=https://penybontfc.co.uk/daniel-jefferies-signs-for-penybont-fc/ |website=Penybont F.C. |access-date=15 July 2019}}

On 23 December 2021, the club announced the signing of former Swansea City, AFC Bournemouth and Wales international Shaun MacDonald on an 18-month deal.{{cite news |title=Shaun MacDonald: Former Swansea midfielder signs for Penybont |work=BBC Sport |date=23 December 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59776775 |access-date=25 January 2022}}

In the 2022–23 season they finished in 3rd place qualifying them for their first-ever Europe game, against FC Santa Coloma in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.

As of match played 20 July 2023

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• Southern Football League
• Winners: 1979–80{{Cite web|title=Football Club History Database - Bridgend Town|url=https://fchd.info/BRIDGENT.HTM|access-date=2022-01-12|website=fchd.info}} (as Bridgend Town)
• Welsh Football League Division One
• Winners: 1968–69, 1972–1973 (as Bridgend Town); 2010–2011{{Cite web|title=Football Club History Database - Bryntirion Athletic|url=https://fchd.info/BRYNTIRA.HTM|access-date=2022-01-12|website=fchd.info}} (as Bryntirion Athletic); 2018–19 (as Penybont)
• Runners-up: 1975–76{{Cite web|title=Football Club History Database - Everwarm|url=https://fchd.info/EVERWARM.HTM|access-date=2022-01-12|website=fchd.info}} (as Everwarm); 1976–77, 1984–85, 1985–86 (as Bridgend Town)
• Welsh Football League Division Two
• Winners: 1996–97 (as Bridgend Town)
• Welsh Football League Division Three
• Winners: 2003–04 (as Bryntirion Athletic)

• Welsh Cup
• Runners-up: 2021–22{{Cite web|title=Saints hold on in dramatic JD Welsh Cup Final Finish|url=https://www.faw.cymru/en/news/saints-hold-dramatic-jd-welsh-cup-final-finish|access-date=2022-05-06|website=faw.cymru|publisher=Football Association of Wales}}
• Semi finalists: 1976–77, 2008–09 (as Bridgend Town); 2022–23
• Welsh Football League Cup
• Winners: 1987–88 (as Bridgend Town)
• Runners-up: 1998–99 (as Bridgend Town); 2007–08, 2012–13 (as Bryntirion Athletic)

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