In its early years, the club competed in the Aberdare Valley League and won the division on several occasions during the 1950s.

[1] The club became a founder member of the South Wales Senior League at the start of the 1991–92 season and changed its name to A.F.C.

‘Dai’ stepped back from his role as secretary at the beginning of the 2022–2023 season after over 30 years of service to Llwydcoed.

He is honoured at the club with the stands at the welfare ground being named, “The Dai Runner Stands.” The side remained in the league for the remainder of the decade, finishing as runners-up during the 1996–97 season in which the team scored 104 goals in 30 matches.

The side won promotion two years later, in the 1998–99 season, joining the Third Division of the Welsh Football League.