Trefonen had a team playing in the 1883/84 Welsh Cup, they got knocked out by Oswestry White Stars in the second round (Oswestry White Stars won the cup).
In 1981, Trefonen started up another team playing Sunday league in the Wem District Sunday League. Trefonen were a successful team in this league, winning a few trophies, but in 1996 the team folded due to a lack of interest.
In June 2008 after a charity match in the Hillwalk weekend, a few village men said they were interested in starting a team to play in the JT Hughes Montgomeryshire League Division Two. After a few months of hard work and time, spent on the pitch, the team played their first game on 16 August 2008, losing 2-1 to Llanfechain. | 
