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club Morda United, which plays at the Weston Road Ground. The club was first founded as Morda F.C. in the 1800s, but folded in the mid-1900s. The club was reformed in the 1970s under the name of Morda United F.C. and played throughout central Wales and the West
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champions. Following a period of dormancy from 2017, Morda United reformed and returned to playing action in 2020 in the
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