Although their name is no more, the spirt of the Abergavenny Thursdays lives on at the hallowed turf of Pen-y-Pound where Abergavenny Town continue to fly the flag for the teams of yesteryear who used to turn heads on the ‘Welsh Wembley’.

In honour of that fact that Abergavenny Town are keeping the fire the Thursdays ignited burring bright and fierce, let’s take a look at a few snapshots from Pen-y-Pound’s past and enjoy a few snippets of how the Chronicle has reported on the teams who have played their down the decades and through the centuries.

1950 - "The Thursdays decisive 5-1 defeat of Ystrad Mynach on Saturday was unexpected as Ingrid Bergman’s new Baby. It is certainly strange why the the Thursdays should put up a poor performance against a lowly placed team like Cwm Welfare, and then a fortnight later produce football which left the league runners up in sixes and sevens."

1960 - "All the ballyhoo which surrounded the visit of cup hunting Ton Pentre did not go in vain. Although their excursion was anything but rewarding, they at least made up the numbers in the finest footballing banquet ever to be played upon the lush Pen y Pound pastures, and took part in a game which lived up to a reputation we had built in the skies of hope.

"If the Thursdays can play again like this I’ll wager my best shirt against a bag of peanuts that they can give Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea a good run for their money on the Pen-y-Pound acreage".

1970 - "Cardiff City completed the double over Abergavenny Thursdays with a confident display of positive attacking football when they run out 4-0 winners at Corinthian Park."

1980 - "A hat trick from Mike Phillips helped Abergavenny Thursdays to a resounding 5-0 victory over Seven Sisters at Pen-y-Pound."

1990 - "Abergavenny Thursdays slipped to fourth place in the National Division of the Abacus Welsh League without even kicking a ball, after their match at Ton Pentre was called off because of the weather."

2000 - "After conceding two goals to Caerleon in the last five minutes to lose the match 2-0, a Thursday’s spokesman said, ’It would be nice to see the locals come out and give us some support. It’s a shame for the players to play in front of just a handful of people.’"

2006 - Hitting a winning streak in both the league and cup has created a real buzz in the Thursdays camp, and the club is confident that promotion this season is still very much a possibility. A spokesperson said, “We’ve always got at least one eye on promotion, and although we could still do with strengthening the squad in terms of numbers, the players we have got are all very committed and dedicated to the cause, and that is encouraging."

2013: Following their shock decision to not field a team in the Gwent County League this season and invite Govilon AFC to play all their home games at Pen-y-Pound, a Thursdays spokesperson said, “We believe this is the best thing for local football and local footballers.

“If it doesn’t work out, then there’s nothing stopping Govilon from returning to their former home next season and the Thursdays once again entering a competitive team into the league, but if Govilon secure promotion and the two clubs decide to merge, it makes for a very exciting future for local football and all those involved with it.”

2017: And the rest as they say is history……… just waiting to be wrote. Come on Town