Formed in 1951, Cwmbrân Town began in the Monmouthshire Senior League, playing their matches at Cwmbrân Park. In 1960 the club joined the
Welsh Football League and they moved to their present home at the
Cwmbran Stadium in 1975. Cwmbrân lost their place in the top division of the
Welsh Football League in 1978 and it took them three years to return to the top level. Although they finished eighth in the 1981–82 season, they were invited to join the National Division of the restructured League. Cwmbrân finished third in 1986–87 and almost won the title in 1989–90. In 1992 they were invited to become founder members of the
League of Wales. They took the title by five points from rivals and near-neighbours
Inter Cardiff, conceding only 22 goals all season and losing only three games (all 1–0). That inaugural championship brought European reward in the form of a
UEFA Champions League tie against
Cork City from the
Republic of Ireland. In the preliminary round, Cwmbrân won the home leg 3–2, after being 3–0 in front but despite going a goal ahead early in the second match they lost 2–1 and went out on away goals. Cwmbrân had another taste of
European football in 1997 in the
European Cup Winners Cup, having lost 2–1 to newly crowned champions
Barry Town in the
Welsh Cup final. Qualifying for Europe again in 1998 and 1999, Cwmbrân met
FC Național București of
Romania, and
Celtic respectively. In the 1999–2000
Welsh Cup final Cwmbrân lost to
Bangor City, and in 2002–03
Barry Town defeated them in the final in a penalty shoot-out. In the
2003–04 UEFA Cup they lost 6–0 on aggregate to
Maccabi Haifa of
Israel, playing the away leg in
İzmir,
Turkey.
Financial problems (2006–2007) The 2003–04 season saw the introduction of a new manager,
Brian Coyne, who had previously managed Newtown. But his reign was short, and during the 2004–05 season after the resignation of long term chairman John Colley, Coyne also decided to step down as manager due to financial reasons. For the rest of that season Cwmbrân were managed by former player
Sean Wharton. For the next two seasons, in difficult circumstances Wharton looked to local talent to try to avoid relegation. At the end of the 2005–06 season, Town were close to dropping out of the Welsh top flight for the first time since the League's formation. Cwmbrân finished in the second relegation position, but were saved from relegation due to a lack of teams in the feeder leagues wishing to be promoted. But at the end of the 2006–07 season Cwmbrân were relegated for the first time from the
Welsh Premier League into the
Welsh Football League. They finished in 17th place and were ultimately relegated following a 5–1 defeat by
Llanelli AFC on 20 April. The season's on-field performances were overshadowed by off-field financial problems. Towards the end of November 2006, reports surfaced that players were not being paid. The club initially denied this, but on 30 November the club announced officially that it was unable to pay its players. A few key players left, including top scorer Jody Jenkins, who joined
Haverfordwest County. Cwmbrân Town received some help from
Newport County, who offered a friendly with all proceeds going to the club. Wharton resigned at the end of the season.
Post Welsh Premier League relegation and Welsh League Football (2007–2011) Season 2007–08 saw the club install a new manager, Guillermo Ganet; but his reign was short: he only stayed with the club for one season and then left by mutual consent. A year later the experienced Gary Proctor became as manager, but relegation from
Welsh Football League Division 1 followed. For the 2009–10 season the club had a new management team of Barrie Hughes and Gareth Kedward. With a completely new squad, the team finished fifth from bottom in Division 2, and because of the league restructure, demotion to Division 3 followed. Another relegation followed at the end of the 2010–11 season, and Hughes resigned mid-season.
Gwent County League (2011–present) Manager Mark Parfitt and assistant Jamie Jenkins built a new squad for 2011–12 using local players and managed a creditable third place in Division 1 of the
Gwent County League. Season 2012–13 started in promising fashion but a few games into the season Parfitt stepped down and Jamie Jenkins took the hot seat, finishing the long hard season near the bottom. The following season Jenkins was joined by his brother and ex-Crow Daniel Jenkins and the pair oversaw a good run of results: the team were fighting for the league championship until four defeats in the last five games resulted in a seventh-place finish. The Crows appointed former
Cwmbran Celtic FC manager Steve Morgan for the start of the 2014–15 season, but after a bad run of results with no wins in the first eight games, Morgan resigned. First team coach Andrew Howells stepped into the manager position and was joined by former PILCS manager Matthew Ryder with a third of the season remaining. Together they steered the team to the safety of 14th place. Howells left the club, and Ryder took over as manager for the 2015–16 season. Season 2015–16 started so well on the new 3G pitch at
Cwmbran Stadium winning more than usual; as the season ended, the Crows avoided another relegation, finishing in 12th place, with the league restructuring relegating 4 teams from the
Gwent County League. For 2016–17, Ryder brought in Gareth Hinwood as his assistant manager and a host of new players from
Cwmbran Celtic FC, finishing the season in eight position, despite being the league's leading goal scorers; it was the other end that let the team down. In 2017–18 Ryder and Hinwood had added quality to the squad, with a real hope of achieving promotion to the
Welsh Football League. Ryder hit a bad patch over the Christmas period losing three games in succession resulted in him resigning, leaving the Crows in sixth position and Hinwood taking over as
caretaker manager for the final ten games, but Hinwood also stepped down with three games remaining. In April 2018, at the end of the season, Nicky Church was appointed manager with Della Cheedy as his assistant. The club finished the season in 4th place. The 2018–19 season proved to be the Crows' strongest of recent years. The squad was enhanced with experience and talented youth players and although the Crows cemented 4th place again in the league, the club won the Gwent Senior Cup for the fourth time, beating a very strong Ynysddu Welfare side in the final 1-0 and claiming their first trophy in over 13 years. On top of this, the Club endured a very strong showing in the
Welsh Cup getting to the 2nd round proper eliminating Afan Lido of the Welsh League First Division before eventually being knocked out by Ton Pentre, losing 2–1 at
Cwmbran Stadium. A league run of 17 games topped off with winning season for
Cwmbran Town. The 2019–2020 season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic bringing a premature end to Nicky Church's reign as manager. Town secured a mid table finish due to a points per game outcome. Dean Taylor was appointed as Church's replacement in May but only lasted a few weeks in the job leaving for Abergavenny Town. Lee Waddon replaced Dean Taylor in June with Wayne Jepson stepping in as assistant manager. Lee only lasted a few months then stepped down.
Dark days A lack of players and Lee stepping down week before the season started looked like the end of the crows, crises meeting led to the Appointment of former Newport County Defender Darren Jones. Not before the team played two games against Pill home and the worse result a 20–0 away loss. Darren appointed Jon Mardon as his assistant and started to build a team, 2021/2022 was a long hard season surviving relegation by just three points. In the 2022–23 season, new club President Dan O'Connell brought in a new lease of life, with new players and the club started winning games more regularly. The club finishing in fourth position. In the 2023–24 season Darren Jones stepped down. Former Newport County coach Danny Elliott became manager, replaced by Steve Davies, another Newport County coach taking the hot seat before the start of the season. At the end of the season, the team finished fifth with 20 wins, one draw, and nine losses, just one place behind last season.
The Dale Clark Era On 30 May 2024, Dale Clark was appointed as the manager of Cwmbran Town, signifying the start of a new era for the football team. From his appointment, Dale has taken the team on a 22 match unbeaten run, breaking the team record set in 1992–93 season. During this period, the team became the subject of
Sgorio, who made a short video summarising the history of Cwmbran Town, interviewing several key figures and fans. On 16 February 2025, the club announced that they had received planning permission for the instalment of a stand at Cwmbran Stadium, a huge step from the position they were in five years ago. In the 2024–25 season they won the
Gwent Premier League title after an unbeaten season, and were promoted to the
Ardal South East. Their first Ardal South East game was a 6–1 win away at
Abertillery Bluebirds. ==Honours==